for distillation, evaporation, exsiccation, and for the preparation of colours. W. Geldart, J. Servant and J. Howgate, of Leeds; for improvements in the manner of heating dry houses, &c. C. Attwood, of Bridge-street, Blackfriars; for a mode of manufacturing mineral and vegetable alkali. J. Lewis, W. Lewis and W. Davis, of Brinscomb; for improved application of pointed wires for raising the pile of woollen and other cloths. The same for improved application of mechanic powers to laying, smoothing and polishing the pile of woollen or other cloth. J. Nedson, of Linlithgow; for discovery of vegetable substances not hitherto used by tanners and leather dressers, and of vegetable substances not hitherto used by dyers. W. Brunton, of Birmingham; for improvements in steam-engines and their furnaces, by which a saving in fuel is effected. N.Conne, of St. Mary-le-Strand, glass-engraver; for an improvement applicable to lamps for domestic purposes. J. Scheffer, of Blackfriars-road; for a machine for writing, termed the pennographic instrument. W. Good, of Bridport-harbour, ship-builder; for an improvement in tanning hides and skins, and barking or colouring nets, sails and other articles, by the application of materials not before used for that purpose. J. Head, of Lower Brookstreet, esq.; for a machine to ascertain the difference of ships' draught of water forward and aft, at sea or in harbour. H. Tritton, of Clapham, esq.; for an improved filtering apparatus. J. Thompson, manufacturer of iron and coal-miner; for a new method of extracting iron from ore. Baron C. P. de Thierry, of Bath Hampton; for a bit for coach and bridle horses, called the humane safety-bit. J. Baynes, of Leeds, cutler; for machinery to be attached to carriages for giving them motion by manual labour or other suitable power. W. Bainbridge, of Holborn, musician; for improvements in the double and single flageolet, or English flute. C. Hilton, of Darwen, Lancashire, bleacher; for his process for improving and finishing manufactured piece-goods. A. R. Strutt, of Mackeney, Derbyshire, cotton-spinner; for improvements in the construction of locks and latches. A BILL of all the CHRISTENINGS and BURIALS from December 15, 1818, to December 14, 1819. * There have been Executed in London and the county of Surrey, 28; of which Number 10 only have been reported to be buried PRICE Table of the Number of Bankruptcies in England, from December 20, 1818, to December 20, 1819, inclusive. Total 1499.-Increased from the last year, 531 Average prices of CORN per Quarter, in England and Wales, 1819. Quantity of PORTER brewed by the eleven first Porter Breweries in London, for the Year ending July 5, 1819. Barclay, Perkins and Co................... Truman, Hanbury, Buxton and Co............... ... 320,090 210,967 |