The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-10-02 00:00:00

PATENTS LATELY GRANTED.

Charles Random, Baron de Ikrenger, Kentish-town ; for Im-
provements as to a new method or methods of applying percussion
to the purpose of igniting charges in fire.amis generally, and in a
novel and peculiar manner, whereby a redaction of the present high
price of fire.anns can be effected, and the priming is also effectu-
ally protected against the influence of rain or other moisture; mach
invention and contrivances rendering the Fercussian principle more
generally applicable even to common pistols, blunderbusses, and
muskets, u well as to all sorts of sporting and other guns, by
greatly reducing not only the charges of their manufacture, but
also those impelling circumstance* which persons hare to encounter
whilst loading or discharging fire-arms, when in darkness, or
whilst exposed to wet, or during rapid proper, serious impedi-
ments which soldiers and sailors, and consequently the seralee,
more particularly and most injuriously experience. July 27, 1821.
A. Nesbitt. of Upper Thanies.street ; .or a process by which
terrain materials may be manufactured into paper or felt, or a sub-
stance nearly resembling coarse paper or felt, which material so
prepared. is applicable to various useful purposes. Communi-
cated to him by a foreigner residing abroad. July 27, 1824.
I'. W. Stanslield, of Leeds; for improvements in power.looms,
and the preparation of warps for the same. July 27, 1821.
E. Cartwright. of Brewer-street, Golden.square • for improve-
ments on or additions to roller printing-presses. July 27, 11124.
C. Jerrold, of Havannah Mills, and E. Makers-7d, of I'ongle.
ton : for • method of making a swift and other apparatus thereto
belonging, for the purpose of winding silk and mild tihreus mate.
riots. July 29, 1824.
W. Wheatstone of Jerm ; for a method of improving
and augmenting the tones of piano.fortes, organs, and euplionons.
July 29, 1824.
J. Price, of Stroud; for hnprovernents In tho construction of
spinning machines. August 6, Itt4.
G. Graydon, of Bath ; for a new compass for navigation sad
other purposes. August 5, 1821.
W. Jolinfon, of Great Totham ; for means of evaporating fluids
for the plantose of conveying beat into buildings, for manufactur-
ing, horticultural, and domestic uses. and fur heating liquors in
distilling, brewing, and dyeing, and in making sugar and salt with
reduced expenditure of fuel. August 5, 1124.
J. Perkins, of Fled-street ; for improvements In propelling
vessels. August 9, 1824.
J. l'usscll. of .0 ; for an improved method of heating woollen
cloth, for the purpose of giving it • lustre in dressing. Aog. 11,
1824.
11. Sel;rodrr, of hackney ; fora new filter. Aug. 11, 11123.

CIITto DaorriNc.—A few evenings ago, an extraordi-
nary pledge (the value of which could not be discovered by
any pawnbroker's rates) was I.:ft at Mr. Morrict's, pawn-
broker, York-street, Westminster. It was a fine male in-
fant, about eight months old. It was found in one of the
boxes, me the apprentices were about to shut up the shop.
The child was wrapped up in an old red cloak. It was
conveyed to thz• workhouse of the united parishes of Saint
Margaret and St. John's, Westminster. I:,.ry escrticn is
trAi!ng to diszever the r.nnataral parent.