THE PHILOSOPHICAL TRANSACTIONS AND
SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS OF ALL NATIONS.

MONTHLY INTELLIGENCE

RELATING TO

THE USEFUL ARTS,

PROCEEDINGS OF LEARNED SOCIETIES,

AND

NOTICES OF ALL PATENTS GRANTED FOR INVENTIONS.

VOLUME XII.-SECOND SERIES.

London:

PRINTED FOR THE PROPRIETORS;

AND SOLD BY W. H. WYATT, AT THE
REPERTORY AND PATENT OFFICE, 9, PICKETT-STREET,
TEMPLE-BAR.

1808.

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Earl STANHOPE's for certain important Improvements respect-

ing the Form, Construction, and Manner of building and

fitting out Ships and Vessels for the Purpose of Navigation,

and especially for counteracting or diminishing the Danger

of that most mischievous Invention for destroying Ships

and Vessels, known by the Name or Appellation of subma-

rine Bombs, Carcasses, or Explosions,

Mr. STANLEY'S for a Method of tanning Leather without the

Use or Application of Bark or Mineral Astringent (except

in the tanning of Backs and Bends), yielding a great Advan-

tage both in respect to Time and Expense, whereby as

good, if not a superior, Article or Commodity is produced, 21

Mr. BRADLY's for a new kind of Iron Bar to be used in Fire

places for Boilers, Furnaces; Hot-houses, and other Fire-

places where Bars are used,

Mr. NORTON'S for a new-invented Pump,

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Mr. CHAPMAN'S for a Method or Methods of making a Belt or

flat Band for the Purpose of drawing Coals or other Mine-

rals up the Pits or Shafts of Mines, and for raising of heavy

Articles in any Situation whatever,
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Mr. ELLIOT's for certain Improvements in the Construction of

Coaches, Chariots, Barouche, Landaus, and various other

Four Wheel Carriages,

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