472 List of New Patents. 



its value once, and now leave tliem just where they were. Such 

 a scheme, to have any effect, must be a Government ordinance, 

 and at Gox-ernment's expense: the people are far too indiffe- 

 rent, and too poor, to make any ad\ances m such measures of 

 their own accord." 



LIST OF NEW PATENTS. 



To Edward Ollerensliaw, Manchester, Lancashire, hat manufacturer, for 

 a method of dressing and furnishing hats, by means of certain machinery 

 and implements to be used and applied thereto.— Dated 27th May, 1823. 



To Thomas Peel, of Manchester, Lancashire, Esq. for a rotary engine for 

 the purpose of communicating motion by means of steam or other gaseous 

 media.— 27th May. — 6 months allowed to enrol specification. 



To Stephen Wilson, of Streatham, Surry, Esq. who, in consequence of his 

 own discoveries, and connnunications made to him b}' foreigners residing 

 abroad, is in possession of certain improvements in machinery for weaving 

 and winding. — 31st May. — 6 months. 



To John Mills, of St. Clement Danes, Middlesex, and Silver-street, Lon- 

 don, and Herman William Fairman, Silver-street, London, merchants, in 

 consequence of a communication made to them by a certain foreigner resid- 

 ing abroad, for certain improvements in rendering leather, linen, flax, sail- 

 cloth, and certain other articles, waterproof.— 31st May. — 2 months. 



To Richard Badnall, of Leek, Staffordshire, silk manufacturer, for certain 

 improvements in dyeing. — 3rd June. — 6 months. 



To Thomas Attwood, of Birmingham, Warwickshire, banker, who, in con- 

 sequence of a communication made to him hy a person residing abroad, is 

 in possession of certain improvements in the making of cylinders for the print- 

 ing of cottons, calicoes, and other articles.— 3rd June. — 6 months. 



To Thomas Mills, of Dudbridge, near Stroud, Gloucestershire, cloth 

 dresser, who, in consequence of communications made to him by certain 

 foreigners residing abroad, is in possession of certain improvements in ma- 

 chines for shearing or crop|)ing woollen cloths. — 3rd June.— 6 months. 



To Jacob Perkins, late of Philadelphia, in the United States of America, 

 but now of Fleet-street, London, engineer, who, in consequence of com- 

 munications made to him by certain foreigners residing abroad, and disco- 

 veries bj' himself, is in possession of an invention of certain improvements 

 in steam engines. — 5th June.— 6 months. 



To Edward Cowper, of Kennington, Surry, mechanist, for certain im- 

 provements in machines and apparatus for printing calico, linen, silk, wool, 

 paper, and other substances capable of receiving printed impressions. — 10th 

 June. — 6 months. 



To Robert Mushet, of the Royal Mint, Tower-hill, Middlesex, Gentle- 

 man, for his mean or means, process or processes, for impro^^ng the quality 

 of copper and alloyed copper applicable to the sheathing of ships and other 

 purposes.— 1 4th June.— 6 months. 



To Richard Pew, of Sherborne, Dorsetshire, Esq. for a new composition 

 for covering houses and other buildings, which will be of great public utility. 

 — 17th June. — 2 months. 



To Charles Macintosh, of Crossbasket, Lanarkshire, Esq. for his process 

 and manufacture whereby the textm-e of hemp, fla.x, wool, cotton, and 

 silk, and also leather,paper,and other substances may be rendered impervious 

 to water and air. — 1 7th June. — 6 months. 



To James Smith, Droitwich, Worcestershire, civil engineer, for an appa- 

 ratus for the applying steam to the boiling and construction of solutions in 

 the general crystallizing the muriate of soda from brines containing that salt, 

 melting and refining of tallow and oils, boiling of sugar, distilling, and other 

 similar purposes.— ] f)th June. — G months. meteoro- 



