the manufacture of snuffers.July 3rd. William Church, of Threadneedle-street, London, gentleman; for an improved apparatus for printing.-July 3rd. William Coles, of New-streetsquare, London, mechanic; for braces or instruments for the relief of hernia or ruptures.-July 5th. Robert Dickinson, of Great Queen-street, Middlesex, esq.; for certain 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 navigation. July 14th. Charles Newman, of Brighton, Sussex, coachmaster; for an improvement 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 passengers.-July 17th. Samuel Cooper, engineer, and William Miller, gentleman, both of Margate, Kent; for certain improvements in printing machines.-July 17th. Frederic Mighells Van Heythuysen, of Chancery-lane, London; for a new method of propelling small vessels or boats through water, and light carriages over land. July 23rd. David Barclay, of Broad-street, London, merchant; for a spiral lever, or rotatory standard press. Communicated to him by a foreigner residing abroad-July 26th. Thomas Barker, of Oldham, Lancashire, and John Rawlinson Harris, of Winchester-place, Southwark, hat-manufacturers; for certain improvements in the method of cleaning furs and wools, used in the manufacture of hats, from kemps and hairs.— July 26th. John Richard Barry, of the Minories, London; for certain improvements on, and additions to, wheeled carriages.-July 26th. Samuel Bagshaw, of Newcastleunder-Line, Staffordshire; for a method of forming and manufacturing vases, urns, basins, and other ornamental articles, which have been heretofore usually made of stone or marble, from a combination of materials never heretofore used.-July 26th. John Manton, of Dover-street, Piccadilly, Middlesex, gun-maker; for an improvement in the construction of all kinds of fowlingpieces and fire-arms.-July 30th. Thomas Bennet, jun. of Bewdley, Worcestershire, builder; for certain improvements in steamengines, or steam-apparatus.— Aug. 4th. John Slater, of Birmingham, manufacturer; for improvements in making a kitchen-range and apparatus for cooking, and other purposes.-Aug. 4th. William Henry Hyman, of Bath, sadler; for certain improvements in the construction of harness.-Aug. 14th. David Gordon, esq., of Edinburgh, now residing at Stranraer, for certain improvements in the construction of wheeled carriages. -Aug 14th. Jean Frederic, marquis de Chabanne, of Russell-place, Fitzroy-square, Middlesex; for a new method and apparatus for attracting and catching fish. Aug. 14th. John Collins, of Lambeth, Surrey, engineer; for an improvement on cast-iron rollers for sugar-mills, by more permanently fixing them to their gudgeons.Aug. 14th. John Nichol, of West-End, St. John's, Hampstead, Middlesex, master-mariner; for an improved capstan, windlass, and hawserroller.-Aug. 22nd. William Lane, of Birmingham, jack-maker; for certain improvements on horizontal roastingjacks; which improvements are applicable to other useful purposes. Aug. 23rd. David Gordon, esq., of Edinburgh, at present residing in Stranraer, for certain improvements in the construction of harness for animals of draft and burthen.-Sept. 8th. Bevington Gibbins, of Wrelin Crythen Works, near Neath, Glamorganshire, chemist, and Charles Hunnings Wilkinson, of Bath, M.D.; for an improved retort or vessel for making coal and other gas; and for distillation, evaporation, and concentration of acids and other substances.-Sept. 8th. Dominique Pierre Deurbroucq, of King-street, Soho, Middlesex, gent.; for an apparatus for the purpose of condensing the alcoholic steams arising from spirituous liquors, such as wine, brandy, beer, cyder, &c. during their fermentation. Communi cated to him by a foreigner residing abroad.Sept. 11th. Richard Francis Hawkins, of Plumstead, Kent, master-mariner; for improvements in the construction of anchors.-Sept. 11th. William Webster, of Georgecourt, Princes-street, Soho, Mid dlesex, gun-maker; for certain improvements in the mechanism of, and appertaining to, Forsyth's roller magazine, for the discharge of fowling-pieces and fire-arms in general, by means of percussion. Sept. 14th. William Losh, of Newcastleupon-Tyne, ironmonger; for a method of increasing the strength of timber.-Sept. 20th. Sir William Congreve, of Cecil-street, Strand, Middlesex, bart.; for certain improvements on his former patent, bearing date Oct. 19, 1818, for certain new methods of constructing steamengines.-Sept. 28th. James Fergusson, of Newmanstreet, Oxford-street, Middlesex, stereotyper and printer; for improvement upon, additions to, or substitutes for, certain materials or apparatus made use of in the process of printing from stereotype plates.-Oct. 18th. Stephen Hawkins, of the Strand, Middlesex, civil engineer; for certain improvements on airtraps for privies, water-closets, close-stools, and chamber conveniencies, to which the same may be applicable.-Oct. 18th. Thomas Lees, jun. of Birmingham, snuffer-manufacturer; for certain improvements in the construction of snuffers.-Oct. 18th. Peter Davey, of Old Swanwharf, Chelsea, Middlesex, coalmerchant; for an improved preparation of coal for fuel.-Oct. 18th. John Poole, of Sheffield, victualler; for certain improvements in plating iron or steel with brass or copper, or copper allayed with other metal or metals, both plain and ornamental, for the purpose of rolling and working into plates, sheets, or bars; and such goods or wares to which the same may be found applicable.-Oct. 18th. John Christophers, of New Broad-street, London; for certain improvements on, or a substitute for, anchors.-Oct. 18th. Owen Griffith, of Tryfan, Carnarvonshire, gent.; for an improvement in the principle and construction of manufacturing or making trusses for the cure of ruptures or hernia, in whatsoever part or parts of the body it may be situated.-Oct. 18th. Thomas Martin and Charles Grafton, of Birmingham, printing-ink manufacturers; for a method of making fine light black of very superior colour, which they call spirit black; and a new apparatus for producing the same. Oct. 24th. Benjamin Thompson, of Ayton Cottage, Durham, gent.; for a method of facilitating the conveyance of carriages along iron and wood rail-ways, tram-ways, and other roads. Oct. 24th. Charles Tuckley, sen. of Kenton-street, Brunswick-square, cabinet-maker; for certain improvements applicable to windowsashes, either single or double hung, fixed or sliding sashes, casements, window shutters, and window blinds.-Nov. 1st. Samuel Hobday, of Birming. ham, patent snuffer-maker; for a method of manufacturing the fur niture for umbrellas and parasols, and of uniting the same together. -Nov. 1st. John Frederick Archbold, esq. of Serjeants'-inn, Fleet-street, London; for a mode of ventilat ing close carriages.-Nov. 1st. Richard Wright, of Mount-row, Kent-road, Surrey, engineer; for improvements in the process of distillation.-Nov. 9th. David Redmund, of AgnesCircus, Old-street-road, Middlesex, engineer; for an improvement in the construction or manufacture of hinges for doors. Nov. 9th. Franz Areton Egells, of Britannia-terrace, City-road, Middlesex, engineer; for certain improvements on steam-engines. Nov. 9th. William Westley Richards, of Birmingham, gun-maker; for an improvement in the construction of gun and pistol locks.-Nov. 10th. James Gardner, of Banbury, Oxfordshire, ironmonger; for a machine preparatory to melting in the manufacture of tallow, soap, and candles; and which machine may be used for other similar purposes.-Nov. 9th. John Bates, of Bradford, Yorkshire, machine-maker; for certain machinery for the purpose of feeding furnaces of every description, steam-engines, and other boilers, with coal, coke, and fuel of every kind.-Nov. 9th. William Penrose, of Stummorgangs, Yorkshire, miller; for various improvements in the machinery for propelling vessels, and in vessels so propelled.→ Nov. 10th. B. Symes, of Lincoln's Inn, for an expanding hydrostatic piston, to resist the pressure of certain fluids, and slide easily in an imperfect cylinder.- Nov. 10th. N. Arnott, M. D. of Bedfordsquare, for improvements connected with the production and agency of heat in furnaces, steam and air engines, distilling, evaporating, and brewing apparatus. Nov. 14th. R. Macnamara, esq. of Canterbury-buildings, Lambeth, for an improvement in paving, pitching, and covering streets and roads.Nov. 20th. J. Collinge, of Lambeth, for an improvement on hinges.Nov. 22nd. H. R. Palmer, of Hackney, for improvements in the construction of rail-ways and tram-roads, and of the carriage or carriages to be used thereon.-Nov. 22nd. T. Parkin, of Skinner-street, for an improvement or improvements in printing.-Nov. 24th. W. Baylis, jun. of Painswick, Gloucestershire; for a machine for washing and cleaning clothes. -November 27th. T. Motley, of the Strand; for certain improvements in the construction of candlesticks or lamps, and in candles to be burnt therein.-November 27th. R. Bill, of Newman-street; for an improvement in the construction of certain descriptions of boats and barges.-December 5th. C. Broderip, of London, esq.; for various improvements in the construction of steam-engines.December 5th. H. Ricketts, of Bristol; for an improvement in the art or method of making or manufacturing glass bottles, such as are used for wine, porter, beer, or cyder.December 5th. W. Warcup, of Dartford; for certain improvements upon a machine for washing linen cloths, cotton cloths, or woollen cloths, whether in the shape of piece goods, or of any article made up of linen cloth, cotton cloth, or woollen cloth.-December 10th. W. Horrocks, of Portwoodwithin-Binnington; for an improvement in the construction of looms for the weaving of cotton or linen cloth by power, commonly called power-looms.-December 14th. J. Winter, of Stoke-underHamdon; for certain improvements in a machine for sewing and pointing leather gloves with neatness-December 19th. S. Brierly, of Salford; for an improved method of preparing raw silk, and cleansing the same, for the purpose of dying and manufacturing.-December 19th. J. Gladstone, of Castle Douglas; for an improvement or improvements in the construction of steam-vessels, and mode of propelling such vessels, by the application of steam or other powers. December 20th. J. Griffith, of Brompton-Crescent, Middlesex; for improvements in steam-carriages; which steam-carriages are capable of transporting merchandize of all kinds, as well as passengers, upon common roads, without the aid of horses. December 20th. P. Erard, of Great Marlborough-street; for improvements on piano-fortes, and other keyed musical instruments. Communicated to him by a foreigner.December 22nd. G. Linton, of Gloucesterstreet; for a method of impelling machinery without the aid of steam, water, wind, air, or fire.December 22nd. ANTIQUITIES, FINE ARTS, AND MISCELLANEOUS LITERATURE. STATE 200,000; the County Herald above 200,000; Bell's Weekly Messenger, and the News, above 500,000; and the Observer, above 900,000. The three latter, as well as the Examiner, publish on two days, the Sunday and Monday (which makes the distinction in the Englishman and Literary Gazette above parenthetically noticed), as do many others of what are called Sunday Newspapers. TATE of the English Newspaper-Press.-An Account of all the Weekly Newspapers published in London on Saturdays and Sundays, and also of those Sunday prints of which there is a Monday edition, laid before parliament some weeks ago, contains the names of forty-two journals; of these, however, several had perished between 1817 and 1820, the years embraced in the record: the remaining number consequently stands at thirty-two; but several have originated in the year 1821, not comprised in this list, which would carry the number to within four or five of the first total. Of these, twenty-two have taken from the Stamp-office within the year, above three millions and a quarter of stamps, Opposition Press, stand higher in the lowest number being 825, the highest, 992,500. The other journals enumerated, probably purchase their stamps from their stationers, and therefore the Stamp-office could furnish no clue to their demand. It is not within our limits to name all the journals to which the foregoing epitome applies; suffice it to mention those of the largest sale :-Bell's Weekly Dispatch, the Englishman (the highest Sunday), the Examiner, the Guardian, and the Literary Gazette (the highest Saturday), are at between yearly 130,000 and It is observable, from the return, that, in several instances, there has been considerable fluctuation in the sale of certain journals. The best-established do not vary much; others exhibit a certain and rapid decline: one, the Observer, nearly doubled in 1820. The most violent of the 1819 than in 1820; and, in general, it appears, that the papers less decidedly of a party character, have increased; while those of a contrary cast, have diminished. We do not, however, pretend to be acquainted with all these; but the Champion, which, in 1817, consumed 64,100 of stamps, in 1820, takes only, 36,934. Cobbett's Register disappears from the list; Duckett's Dispatch drops from a duty of 300l. to 21. 5s. 6d.; the Englishman decreases from 199,525 to 173,800; the Examiner differs from 205,000 to 194,500; the |