238 New Patents. [March, 



T. Magrath, DuTilin, for his composition to preserve animal and 

 vegetable substances. — Jan. 11. 



T. Magrath, Dublin, for his improved apparatus for conducting and 

 containing water and other fluids, and preserving the same from the 

 effects of frost. — Jan. 11. 



J. Phipps, Upper Thames-street, stationer, and C. Phipps, River, 

 Kent, paper-maker, for improvements in machinery for making paper. 

 —Jan. 11. 



W. S. Burnet, London-street, for anew method of lessening the drift 

 of ships at sea, and protecting them in gales of wind. — Jan. 11 . 



J. Andrew, G. I'arlton, and J. Shepley, Crumpshall, near Manches- 

 ter, cotton-spinners, for improvements in the machine used for throstle 

 and water spinning of thread or yarn, which improved machine is so 

 constructed as to perform the operations of sizing and twisting in or 

 otherwise removing the superfluous fibres, and of preparing a roving 

 for the same. — Jan. 11. 



J. Heathcoat, Tiverton, lace-manufacturer, for improvements in 

 machinery for making bobbin-net. — Jan. 12. 



W. Booth and M. Bailey, Congleton, Cheshire, machinists, for 

 improvements in spinning, doubling, throwing, and twisting silk, wool, 

 cotton, flax, &c. — Jan. 13. 



J. Lockett, Manchester, engraver to calico-printers, and copper- 

 roller manufacturer, for iriiprovements in producing,' a neb or slob in 

 the shell or cylinder, made of copper or other metal, used in the pi'int- 

 ing of calico.— Jan. 14. 



VV. Rudder, Egbaston, Birmingham, cock-founder, for improvements 

 in cocks. — Jan. IS. 



W. Church, Birmingham, for improvements in casting cylinders, 

 tubes, and other articles of iron and other metals. — Jan. 18. 



F. Melville, Argyie-street, (Jlasgow, piano-forte maker, for his im- 

 proved method of securing the small piano-fortes from the injuries to 

 which they are liable from the tension of the strings. — Jan. 18. 



E. Lees and G. Harrison, brick-makers, Little Thurrock, Essex, for 

 an improved method of making bricks, tiles, &c. — Feb. 1. 



J. Thin, Edinburgh, architect, for a method of constructing a 

 roasting jack. — Feb. 1. 



S. Crosley, Cottage-lane, City-road, for certain apparatus for mea- 

 suring and registering the quantity of liquids passing from one place 

 to another. — Feb. 1. 



S. Crosley, Cottage-lane, City-road, for an improvement in the con- 

 struction of gas regulators or governors. — Feb. 1. ; 



T. Burstall, Bankside, Southwark, and J. Hill, Greenwich, engi- 

 neers, for a locomotive or steam-carriage. — Feb. 3. 



G. Augustus Lamb, DD. Rye, Sussex, for a new composition of 

 malt and hops. — Feb. 10. 



R. Badwall, jun. Leek, Staffordshire, silk -manufacturer, for improve- 

 ments in the winding, doubling, spinning, throwing, or twisting of silk, 

 wool, cotton, &c. — Feb. 10. 



h J. Heathcoat, Tiverton, Devonshire, lace-manufacturer, for improve- 

 mente on the method of manufacturing silk, — Feb. 11. ,; 



