To John Gemmell, of Stockwell-street, in the city of Glasgow, in the county of Lanark, merchant, for his invention of certain improvements in steam-boats, ships, and other vessels, which are partly applicable to other purposes.-Sealed 6th February-6 months for inrolment.

To William Boarder, of Bradford, in the county of York, millwright, for his invention of certain improvements in steam-engines.-Sealed 16th February-6 months for inrolment.

To John Walker, of Allen-street, in the parish of Lambeth, in the county of Surrey, oven-builder, for his invention of an improved method of heating coppers, stills, and boilers.-Sealed 16th February-2 months for inrolment.

To William Stedman Gillet, of Guildford-street, in the county of Middlesex, gentleman, for his invention of improvements in harness for draft and saddle horses. -Sealed 16th February-6 months for inrolment.

To Richard Burch, of Heywood, in the county of Lancaster, mechanist, for his invention of certain improvements in locomotive steam-engines, to be used either upon rail or other roads; which improvements are also applicable to marine and stationary steamengines.-Sealed 16th February-6 months for inrolment.

To Robert Smith, of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, engineer, for his invention of certain improvements in the means of connecting metallic plates for the construction of boilers and other purposes.-Sealed 16th February-6 months for inrolment.

3. To John Isaac Hawkins, of Chase Cottage, Hampstead-road, in the county of Middlesex, civil engineer, for certain improvements in the application of the products of combustion in generating and in aiding of steam for giving motion to steam-engines; being a communication from a foreigner residing abroad. Sealed 16th February-6 months for inrolment.

To Henry Elkington, of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, gentleman, for his invention of improvements in covering or coating of certain metals with platina, and also improvements in gilding certain me tals, and in apparatus used in such processes. Sealed 17th February-6 months for inrolment.

2To Henry Elkington, of Birmingham, in the county

of Warwick, gentleman, for his invention of improvements in steam-engines, and in boilers and furnaces used therein, and for other purposes.-Sealed 17th February-6 months for inrolment.

To John Chanter, of Earl-street, Blackfriars, in the city of London, and of Upper Stamford-street, in the county of Surrey, Esq., and John Gray, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, engineer, for their invention of improvements in furnaces in locomotive-engines, and other purposes.-Sealed 17th February-6 months for inrolment.

To Benjamin Baillie, of Henry-street, Cumberland market, Regent's-park, in the county of Middlesex, metal-frame maker, for his invention of certain improvements in regulating the ventilation of buildings, which he intends to denominate Baillie's Patent Ventilation.-Sealed 20th February-6 months for inrol

ment.

To John Hardman, of Bradford, in the county of York, millwright, for his invention of a certain improvement or certain improvements in steam-engines.Sealed 21st February-6 months for inrolment.

To Jasper Weston, of Dover, in the county of Kent, gentleman, for his invention of improvements in certain wheeled carriages.-Sealed 23rd February-6 months for inrolment.

To John Thomas Betts, of Smithfield-bars, in the city of London, rectifier, for improvements in the process of preparing spirituous liquors in the making of brandy; being a communication from a foreigner residing abroad.-Sealed 25th February-6 months for inrolment.

To Thomas Bentley, of Cleckheaton, near Leeds, in the county of York, dyer, for his invention of improvements in fulling woollen cloths.-Sealed 25th February -6 months for inrolment.

To John Robinson, of North Shields, in the county of Northumberland, engineer, for his invention of a nipping-lever, for causing the rotation of wheels, shafts, or cylinders under certain circumstances.-Sealed 28th February-6 months for inrolment.

AURORA BOREALIS.-On the night of the 18th, from eleven till nearly an hour after midnight, we had the most splendid Aurora perhaps ever witnessed in this latitude; the coruscations were intensely red, and extended, at times, to within a few degrees of the moon, which was not many hours from the opposition.

Edmonton.

CHARLES HENRY ADAMS.

Latitude 510 37 32 N.

Longitude 3 51 West of Greenwich.