The late Mr. Cusac.—Patents. 313 
THE LATE MR. CUSAC. 
; [From a Correspondent. ] 
We gave some account in a former number of Mr. Cusac’s 
researches into the ancient state of Britain and Ireland before the 
Christian zra, and previous to the entrance of Alexander the Great 
into Babylon, in which Tacitus and the Norwegian and Icelandic 
annalists appear as his chief guides. We also find he has left some 
dramatic pieces founded on the great events of that remote pe- 
riod, and which may ultimately once more replace our three King- 
doms on their ancient pinnacle of glory. With such a view they 
were probably composed. 
“In farthest Britain Romans yet may rise.” —Tuomson. 
He has also left a poem a good deal in the strain of Petrarch, 
which will shortly make its appearance. 
In his papers on comets he supposes them to be globes of water ; 
that on return to perihelion, the solar rays (after sunset) strike 
on the mass of water, enter converging to the centre, where, after 
decussation, they emerge from the liquid globe diverging, and 
form the phenomenon in the Heavens called the comet’s tail. 
As to the use of these watery bodies—he thinks they were 
formed by nature to assist in giving a due temperature to our 
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LIST OF PATENTS FOR NEW INVENTIONS, 
To Sir William Congreve, baronet, for certain improvements 
on his former patent bearing date the 19th day of October 1818, 
for certain new methods of constructing steam-engines.—Dated 
28th September 1521.—6 months allowed to enrol specification. 
To James Fergusson, of Newman-street, Oxford-street, ste- 
reotyper and printer, for improvements upon additions to and 
substitutes for certain materials or apparatus made use of in the 
process of printing from stereotype plates. —1Sth Oct.—2 mo. 
To Stephen Hawkins, of the Strand, civil engineer, for certain 
improvements on air traps for privies, water-closets, close-stools, 
chamber conveniencies to which the same may be applicable,x— 
18th Oct.—6 months. 
To Thomas Lees the younger, of Birmingham, snuffer manu 
' facturer, for certain improvements in the construction of snuffers. 
—18th Oct.—2 months. 
To Peter Davey, of Old Swan Wharf, Chelsea, coal-merchant, 
for an improved preparation of coal for fuel.—18th Oct.—4mo. 
To John Poole, of Sheffield, for certain improvements in plait- 
ing iron or steel with brass or copper, or copper alloyed with 
other metal or metals, both plain and ornamental, for the pur- 
pose of rolling and working into plates, sheets or bars, and such 
goods or wares to which the same may be found applicable.— 
18th Oct.—6 months. 
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