To John Melville, of Upper Harley-street, in the county of Middlesex, gentleman, for improvements in the generation of steam, and on the application of steam or other power to navigation.-Sealed Sth February-6 months for inrolment.

To Jerome Deville, of Crutched-friars, in the city of London, coach-builder, for his invention of certain improvements in rail-roads, and in the carriages to be used thereon.-Sealed 8th February-6 months for inrolment.

To Robert Essex, of the parish of Saint Mary, Islington, in the county of Middlesex, silversmith, for his invention of certain improvements in the construction of paddle-wheels, and in the paddle-boxes or cases of steam vessels.-Sealed 8th February-6 months for inrolment.

To James Dutton, of Wotton-under-Edge, in the county of Gloucester, clothier, for his invention of certain improvements in the manufacture of woollen cloth, which improvements apply both to weaving and dressing of woollen cloth.-Sealed 8th February-6 months for inrolment.

To William Farquhar, of George-street, Tower-hill, in the precincts of the Tower of London, chronometermaker, for his invention of improvements in generating steam for steam-engines.-Sealed 13th February-6 months for inrolment.

To John Ericsson, of Berkeley-street, Connaughtsquare, in the county of Middlesex, civil engineer, for his invention of an improved steam-engine.-Sealed 16th February-6 months for inrolment.

To Johann Gottlob Peyrig, late of Paris, in the kingdom of France, mechanician, now of Old Comptonstreet, Soho, in the county of Middlesex, for his invention of certain improvements in expressing or extracting liquids or moisture from woollen, cotton, and other

stuffs and substances, either in a manufactured or unmanufactured state.-Sealed 16th February-6 months for inrolment.

To John Jackson, of Kersley, in the county palatine of Lancaster, joiner and cabinet-maker, for his invention of certain improvements in sawing, planeing, tongueing, and grooving, and otherwise preparing or constructing window sashes, door and other frames, cornices, mouldings, and various other fittings or ornamental wood work, and in the machinery, tools, or apparatus to be used in the same.-Sealed 16th February 6 months for inrolment.

To Eugene Richard Ladislas de Breza, of Paris, in the kingdom of France, now of St. Martin's-street, Leicester-square, in the county of Middlesex, gentleman, for his invention of a chemical combination or compound for rendering cloth, wood, paper, and other substances indestructible by fire, and also preserving them from the ravages of insects.-Sealed 20th February→ 6 months for inrolment.

To Jeremiah Grime, of Bury, in the county of Lancaster, engraver, for his invention of certain improvements in manufacturing wheels, which are applicable to locomotive-engines, tenders, and carriages, and to running wheels for other useful purposes; also in the apparatus for constructing the same.-Sealed 21st February6 months for inrolment.

To John Clay, of Cottingham, near Hull, in the county of York, merchant; Samuel Walker, of Millshaw, near Leeds, in the same county, cloth manufacturer; and Frederick Rosenborg, of Hull. in the same county, gentleman, for their invention of certain improvements in machinery or apparatus for shearing or cropping and dressing, and finishing woollen and other cloths.Sealed 22d February-6 months for inrolment.

To Edward Holte, of Arundel-street, Strand, in the county of Middlesex, Esq., for his invention of improvements in making sugar from sugar-cane, and in refining sugar.-Sealed 24th February-6 months for inrolment.

To Moses Poole, of Old-square, Lincoln's Inn, in the county of Middlesex, gentleman, for his invention of improvements in preserving wine and other fermented liquids in bottles, being a communication from a foreigner residing abroad.-Sealed 24th February— 6 months for inrolment.

To John Houlston, of Bradford, in the county of York, printer, for his invention of improvements in apparatus for stopping or retarding carriages.-Sealed 24th February-6 months for inrolment.

To Ambrose Ador, of Leicester-square, in the county of Middlesex, chemist, for his invention of certain improvements on lamps or apparatus for producing or affording light.-Sealed 24th February-6 months for inrolment.

To John Thomas Betts, of Smithfield-bars, in the city of London, rectifyer, for improvements in the manufacture of gin, which he intends to denominate Betts's patent gin, or Betts's patent stomachic gin, being a communication from a foreigner residing abroad.-Sealed 24th February-6 months for inrolment.

To Michael Wheelwright Ivison, silk-spinner, residing in Hailes-street, Edinburgh, for his invention of an improved method of consuming smoke in furnaces other places where fire is used, and for economising fuel, and also for applying air, heated or cold, to blasting or smelting furnaces.-Sealed 24th February6 months for inrolment.

CELESTIAL PHENOMENA, FOR MARCH, 1838.

JANJOLEWTHWAITE, Rotherhithe.