struction of burners for burning the same,-being a foreign communication.-Sealed 7th January.

William Petrie, of Croydon, Surrey, for a mode of obtaining a moving power, by means of voltaic electricity, applicable to engines and other cases where a moving power is required.— Sealed 7th January.

James Taylor, Jun., smith and engineer, Turner's-court, Glasgow, for a self-acting machine, for driving piles and stakes, and for other such purposes, to be so wrought by steam or other power.-Sealed 10th January. John George Bodmer, of Manchester, engineer, for certain improvements in the construction of screwing stocks, taps, and dies, and certain other tools or apparatus, or machinery for cutting and working in metals.-Sealed 13th January. William Petrie, of Croydon, Surrey, for improvements in obtaining mechanical power.-Sealed 13th January.

Alphonse Rene de Mire de Normandy, of Redcross-square, London, M. D., for certain improvements in the manufacture of soap.-Sealed 13th January.

Henry Hough Watson, of Bolton-le-Moors, Lancaster, consulting chemist, for certain improvements in dressing, stiffening, and finishing cotton and other fibrous substances, and textile and other fabrics, part or parts of which improvements are applicable to the manufacture of paper, and also to some other processes or operations connected with printing calicoes and other goods. Sealed 18th January.

John Lee, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, manufacturing chemist, for improvements in the manufacture of chlorine.-Sealed 19th January.

John Thomas Carr, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, for improvements in steam-engines,-being a foreign communication.—Sealed 19th January.

Robert Stirling Newall, of Gateshead, wire rope manufacturer,

for improvements in the manufacture of flat bands, and in machinery for the manufacture of wire ropes.-Sealed 20th January.

New Patents

SEALED IN

IN ENGLAND.
1841-2.

To William Robinson Kettle, of Waterloo-street, Birmingham, Warwick, accountant, Benjamin Wakefield, of Ryland-street, North, Birmingham, civil engineer, and William Crosher, of Cumberland-street, Birmingham, aforesaid, screw manufacturer, for an improved bolt for building, and other purposes.-Sealed 24th December-6 months for inrolment.

Montagu Macdonogh, of St. Alban's-place, Middlesex, Gent., for improvements in spindles, flyers, and bobbins, for spinning, twisting, and reeling all sorts of fibrous or textile substances, and in the application or adaptation of either, or all of them, to machinery for the same purposes,-being a communication.Sealed 6th January-6 months for inrolment.

Edward Hall, of Deptford, civil engineer, for an improved steam boiler.-Sealed 11th January-6 months for inrolment.

Samuel Hearne Le Petit, of St. Pancras place, St Pancras road, for certain improvements in the manufacture and supply of gas,-being a communication.-Sealed 11th January-6 months for inrolment.

James Chesterman, of Sheffield, mechanist, and John Bottom, also

of Sheffield, aforesaid, mechanist, for certain improvements in tapes for measuring, and in the boxes for containing the same. -Sealed 11th January-6 months for inrolment.

Charles Wye Williams, of Liverpool, Gent., for certain improvements in the construction of furnaces, and effecting combustion of the inflammable gases from coal.-Sealed 11th January-6 months for inrolment.

John Tresahar Jeffree, of Blackwall, engineer, for certain improvements in lifting and forcing water and other fluids, parts of which improvements are applicable to steam engines.— Sealed 11th January-6 months for inrolment.

Richard Dovor Chatterton, of Derby, Gent., for certain improvements in propelling.-Sealed 11th January-6 months for inrolment.

James Ions, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Gent., for improvements in smelting copper ores.-Sealed 13th January-6 months for inrolment.

Julius Bordier, of Austin Friars, merchant, for certain improve

ments in preparing skins and hides, and in converting them into leather.-Sealed 13th January-6 months for inrolment. Caleb Bedells, of Leicester, manufacturer, and Joseph Bedells, of the same place, assistant to the said Caleb Bedells, for improvements in the manufacture of elastic fabrics, and articles of elastic fabrics-Sealed 18th January-6 months for inrol

ment.

Joseph Barnes, of Church, near Accrington, Lancashire, manufacturing chemist, for certain improvements in the working of steam-engines.-Sealed 13th January-6 months for inrolment. Henry Waterton, of Winsford Lodge, Chester, Esq., for improvements in the manufacture of salt.-Sealed 13th January -6 months for inrolment.

John Jeremiah Rubery, of Birmingham, umbrella and parasol furniture manufacturer, for improvements in the manufacture of a certain part of umbrella and parasol furniture.-Sealed 13th January-6 months for inrolment.

Moses Poole, of Lincoln's-inn, Gent., for improvements in the construction of locks,-being a communication.-Sealed 15th January-6 months for inrolment.

John Thackeray, of Nottingham, lace thread manufacturer, for improvements in the process of preparing and gassing thread. or yarn.-Sealed 15th January-6 months for inrolment. Thomas Lambert, of Regent's Park, musical instrument-maker, for improvements in the action of cabinet piano-fortes.-Sealed 15th January-6 months for inrolment.

Edward Palmer, of Newgate-street, philosophical instrumentmaker, for improvements in producing, printing, and embossing surfaces. Sealed 15th January-6 months for inrolment. James Cole, of Youl's-place, Old Kent-road, brush manufacturer, for certain improvements in the construction of brushes.— Sealed 15th January-6 months for inrolment.

Cornelius Ward, of Great Tichfield-street, musical instrument

maker, for improvements in flutes.-Sealed 18th January-6 months for inrolment.

William Tindall, of Cornhill, ship owner, for a new and improved method of extracting or manufacturing from a certain vegetable substance, certain materials, applicable to the purposes of affording light and other uses.-Sealed 19th January-6 months for inrolment. William Baker, of Grosvenor-street, Grosvenor-square, surgeon, for certain improvements in the manufacture of boots and shoes. Sealed 27th January-6 months for inrolment. John James Baggaly, of Sheffield, seal engraver, for certain improvements in making metallic dies and plates for stamping, pressing, or embossing.-Sealed 27th January-6 months for inrolment.

Andrew Kurtz, of Liverpool, manufacturing chemist, for certain improvements in the manufacture of artificial fuel.-Sealed 27th January-6 months for inrolment.

Francis Marston, of Aston, in the county of Salop, Esq., for improvements in apparatus for making calculations.-Sealed 27th January-6 months for inrolment.

Samuel Mason, of Northampton, merchant, for improvements in clogs, part of which improvements is applicable to shoes and boots.-Sealed 27th January-6 months for inrolment. Gottlieb Boccius, of the New-road, Shepherd's Bush, Gent., for

certain improvements in gas, and on the methods in use, or burners for the cumbustion of gas.-Sealed 27th January6 months for inrolment.

William and John Galloway, and Joseph Haley, of Manchester, engineers, for certain improvements in machinery for cutting, punching, and compressing metals.-Sealed 27th January6 months for inrolment.

Pierre Journet, of Dean-street, Soho, engineer, for improvements in steam-engines,-being a communication. Sealed 27th January-6 months for inrolment. Henry Benjamin, of St. Mary-at-Hill, fish factor, and Henry Grafton, of Chancery-lane, machinist, for improvements in preserving animal and vegetable matters.-Sealed 27th January-6 months for inrolment.

CELESTIAL PHENOMENA FOR FEBRUARY, 1842.

D. H. M.

1

2 10 26

3 18 13

5

6 11 50

14 29

7 17 9

9 12 52

18

10

Her. in conj. with the D diff. of 22
dec. 5. 28. S.

in conj. with the D diff. of dec. 24
5. 38. S.

Mercury R.A. 22h. 58m. dec.

Juno R. A. 16h. 26m. dec. 10. 27 4 42 Juno in with the Sun.