New Patents, 317 



To R. Prosser, Birmingham, civil engineer, for certain improve- 

 ments in manufacturing nails or tacks for ornamenting boxes and 

 articles of furniture.— 13th of July.— 2 months. 



To J.Milne, Shaw, parish of Oldham, Lancashire, cotton-spmner, 

 for improvements on certain instruments or machines, commonly 

 called roving frames, and slubbing frames, used for preparing cot- 

 ton wool for spinning. — 13th of July.— 2 months. 



To M. Poole, Lincoln's Inn, gentleman, for certain improvements 

 in steam-engines, and in propelling boats and other floating bodies, 

 parts of which improvements are applicable to other purposes. 

 Communicated by a foreigner.— 13th of July.— 6 months. 



To A. Demondion, Old Fish-street Hill, for certain improve- 

 ments on guns, muskets, and other fire-arms, and in cartridges to be 

 used therewith, and in the method of priming the same; and in the 

 machinery for making the said guns, muskets, and fire-arms; also 

 the cartridges and priming: which improvements are also applica- 

 ble to other purposes. Communicated by a foreigner.— 13th of 

 July. — 6 months. 



To J. Pycroft, Rolleston, near Burton-on-Trent, gentleman, lor 

 certain improvements connected with grates and other fire-places, 

 — 13th of July.— 6 months. 



To S. Mordan, Castle-street East, Finsbury, engineer, for cer- 

 tain improvements in writing- and drawing-pens and penholders, 

 and in the method of using them.— 13th of July.— 2 months. 



To W. Batten, Rochester, gentleman, for an apparatus for 

 checking or stopping chain cables, which apparatus may be applied 

 to other purposes.— 13th of July. — 6 months. 



To J. de Burgh, Marquis of Clanricarde, for certain improve- 

 ments in fire-arms, and in the projectiles to be used therewith. 

 Communicated by a foreigner.— 15th of July — 6 months. 



To W, Allen, Catherine-street, Strand, piano-forte maker, for 



certain improvements upon piano-fortes. — 20th of July, — 2 months. 



To H. L. Maw, South Molton-street, lieutenant in the Royal 



Navy, for an improved method of using fuel so as to burn smoke. 



_20th of July.— 6 months. m j i- 



To J. Bauce, Moscow Cottages, Bayswater, parish of Padding- 

 ton, gentleman, for an improvement in the construction of heads or 

 hoods for cabriolets, gigs, or other open carriages, whereof the 

 heads or hoods are required to fold down behind the back of the 

 seat when out of use. Communicated by a foreigner.— 27th of July. 



— 2 months. . . 



To J. Young, Wolverhampton, locksmith, for certain improve- 

 ments on locks and latches, with regard to the security of the same, 

 and the construction of the interior and exterior parts thereof.— 

 27th of July.— 6 months. 



To M.Robinson, Great George-street, Westminster, navy agent, 

 on behalf of W. A. Archball, esq., lieutenant in the Royal Navy, 

 at present residing at Louisiana, America, for certain improvements 

 in the making and purifying of sugars. Communicated by the said 

 W. A. Archball.-'27th of July. 



