To Joseph Gibbs, of the Kent Road, in the county of Surrey, engineer, for his invention of improvements in the means, apparatus, and machinery for exhibiting scenery, paintings, or certain descriptions of pictures.-Sealed 4th April-6 months for inrolment. To John Ericsson, of Albany-street Regent's Park, in the county of Middlesex, civil engineer, for his invention of an engine for producing motive power, whereby a greater quantity of power is obtained from a given quantity of fuel than heretofore.-Sealed 4th April—6 months for inrolment. To Claude Marie Hilaire Molinard, of Bury-street, St. Mary Axe, in the city of London, merchant, for an invention of certain improvements in looms or machinery for weaving fabrics, being a communication from a foreigner. Sealed 9th April-6 months for inrolment. To George Washington Wilds, of Coleman-street, in the city of London, merchant, for his invention of certain improvements in machinery for cutting marble and other stones, and cutting or forming mouldings in grooves thereon-Sealed 15th April-6 months for inrolment, To James Smith, Jun. and Francis Smith, both of Radford, near Nottingham, machinists, for their invention of certain improvements in certain machinery for manufacturing lace, commonly called bobbin net lace.-Sealed 15th April-6 months for inrolment. 1 CELESTIAL PHENOMENA, FOR MAY, 1833. Ꭰ. H. M. 00 Clock after the Sun 3 m. 3 s. 17 0 14 D in conj. with Sun rises 4 h. 34 m. sets 7 h. 21. Moon rises 4 h. 7 m. p.m. sets 3 h. 59 m. A. M. Moon passes the meridian 10h. lat. 4. 57. S. diff. of lat. 1. long. 31. D lat. 3. 16. S. 41. 18 19 55 D in conj. with Q 2 13 0 23 m. in Aphelio 19 1 39 3 12 46 Ecliptic opposition or full 20 20 45 moon. 20 0 0 5 0 0 Clock before the Sun 3 m. 30 s. rises 4 h. 27 m. sets 7 h. 27 m. Jono R. A. 15 h. 14 m. dec. 2.5 S. Pallas, R. A. 2 h. 55 m. dec. 3. 0. S. Ceres R. A. 4 h. 30 m. dec. 21. 30. N. 10 0 0 Clock after the 3 m. 50 s. rises 4 h. 18 m. sets 7h.35 m. rises 1 h. 0 m. A. M. sets 9 h. 20 m. A. M. passes mer. 17 h. 59 m. long. 55. D lat. 4. 13. S. Q lat. 2. 32. N. diff. of lat. 6. 45. Ecliptic conj. or enters Gemini. new moon. Clock after the O3 m. 47 s. rises 4 h. 4 m. sets 7 h. 50 m. rises 4h. 58 m. A. M. sets 8 h. 54 m. P. M. passes mer. O h. 54 m. 0 h Stationary. 0 D in conj. with long. 116 D lat. 40. 0. N. lat. 1. 30. N. diff. of lat. 50. 0 in Perige. 25 0 0 Clock after the 3 m. 25 sec. 15 25 D passes the meridian 5h. 44m. 0 0 Mer. R. A. 2 h. 40 m. dec. 12. 42. N. 11 11 11 13 0 6 47 in or last quarter. in Apoge. Elong. max. W. 23, 25 And I in quartile. 15 0 0 Clock after the 3 m. 56 sec. Orises 4 h. I1 m. sets 7 h. 42 m. Drises 3 h. 5 m. A. M. sets 2 h. 49 m. P. M. passes the meridian 3 h. 5 m. 16 8 7 in conj. with 2 long. 22. D lat. 5. 4. S. 24 lat. 1.7. S. diff. of lat.3. 57. 20 0D in conj. with Q 0. 44. S. Pallas R. A. 3 h. 33 m. dec.' 1.50. S. Ceres R. A. 5 h. 6 m. dec. 23. 17. N. Dinor first quarter. Stationary. in conj. with long. 171. D lat. 4 39. N. h lat. 2. 20. N. diff. of lat. 2. 19. in the South node. in conj. with long. 47. lat. 2. 12. S. 9 lat. 0. 2. S. diff. of lat. 2. 10. Eclipses of Jupiter's Satellites are not visible at London this month. J. LEWTHWAITE, Rotherhithe. TO WILLIAM NEWTON, of the Office for Patents, Chancery Lane, in the county of Middlesex, civil engineer, and mechanical draftsman, for an invention communicated to him by a foreigner residing abroad, of an improved apparatus for producing instantaneous light, and the means and mechanism to be employed in the manufacture of the same.-[Sealed 10th August, 1832.] THIS improved apparatus for producing instantaneous light consists of Two parts-FIRST, a peculiar construction of valve or plug, to be inserted in the neck of a bottle con VOL. II. 2 M taining sulphuric acid or other chemical liquor, capable of igniting any combustible matter attached to the end of a match; SECONDLY, a peculiar mode of manufacturing matches to be ignited by the chemical action of sulphuric acid, or by any other CHEMICAL or MECHANICAL AGENCY. The means and machinery to be employed in the manufacture of the same will be described after the peculiarities of the chemical bottle and igniting matches have been explained. The bottles which I employ, I prefer to be made of glass, and they may be of any form and dimensions which convenience or taste shall dictate. The chemical agent to be contained in the bottle for igniting the matches may be sulphuric acid, or any other liquid that would effect the purpose. In the Plate XIII, fig. 1, represents the section of a bottle, with the improved plug or valve a, inserted in its neck. Fig. 2, is the plug itself detached from the bottle, shown in two views. These may be supposed to be represented half the real size. I prefer to make this plug of lead, and I form it by means of a stamping press, with dies capable of giving it a cup shape or recess on the upper surface, and a convexity on the lower surface, the sides being as the frustrum of a cone slightly tapering downwards. One or more very fine holes are to be pierced through the plug, to allow the chemical liquor within the bottle to pass through into the cup. The leaden plug being formed and pierced as described, and the neck of the bottle at the inside ground to the proper shape, that is slightly conical, and left rough, the proper quantity of chemical liquor is put into the bottle, and then the plug is inserted at its mouth, and being pressed down into its neck by force, it will be found to adhere firmly to the neck of the bottle as a stopper, and prevent the liquor from flowing out. |