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Article XVIII. 



NEW PATENTS. 



Sir William Congreve of Cecil-street, Strand, Middlesex, Bart, and 

 James Nisbet Colquhoun, of Woolwich, Kent, Lieutenant in the 

 Royal Artillery ; for certain improvements in the art of killing and 

 capturing whales, and other animals to which such means are applica- 

 ble.— June 7, 1821. 



John Vallance, of Brighton, Sussex, brewer ; for improvements on 

 a patent granted to him on the 20th of June, 1320, for a method and 

 apparatus for freeing rooms and buildings (whether public or private) 

 from the distressing heat sometimes experienced in them, and of keep- 

 ing them constantly cool, or of a pleasant temperature, whether they 

 are crowded to excess or empty ; and also whether the weather be hot 

 or cold ; and the said John Vallance hath invented or discovered 

 improvements relative thereto, and in some cases with, and in some 

 cases without, a gas or gases extended, or additional applications of 

 the principles, or of some or one of the principles (either of construc- 

 tion or operation) thereof, as applicable to purposes other than what he 

 first contemplated. — June 19. 



James Simpson, of the Strand, Middlesex, surgical instrument 

 maker ; for an improvement in the manufacture of snuffers. — July 3. 



William Church, of Threadneedle-street, London, gentleman, for 

 an improved apparatus for printing. — July 3. 



William Coles, of New-street-square, London, mechanic, for braces, 

 or instruments, for the relief of hernia or ruptures.— July 5. 



Robert Dickinson, of Gretat Queen-street, Middlesex, Esq. for cer- 

 tain improvements in the construction of vessels, or crafts, of every 

 description, whereby such vessels, or crafts, may be rendered more 

 durable than those heretofore constructed for the purposes of naviga- 

 tion — July 14. 



Charles Newman, of Brighton, Sussex, coachmaster, for an improve- 

 ment in the construction of the body and carriage of a stage or other 

 coach, by placing a certain proportion of the outside passengers in the 

 centre of the carriage, and a proportion of the luggage under the same, 

 producing thereby safety to the coach, and convenience to the passen- 

 gers. — July 17. 



Samuel Cooper, engineer, and William Miller, gentleman, both of 

 Margate, Kent, for certain improvements in printing machines.—- 

 July 17. 



