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5663. 16th July. Maby Elisb Wieth, Wife of William Frederick Wirth, of Dunedin, New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention for piercing cattle, to liberate gases which cause cattle to swell after eating clover, &c, which invention is entitled " Wirth's Cattle-piercer." 5664. 21st July. Dbmbteius Bittle Steousb, Attorney-at-Law, and Wingfield Gbipfin, Judge, both of Salem, Virginia, United States of America.—An invention for improvements in spark-arresters for locomotives and other engines. 5665. 21st July. William Lockhaet Mobton, of Caroline Street, South Yarra, near Melbourne, Victoria. —An invention for improvements in boots and shoes. 5666. 21st July. Thomas Sampson, of Gawler, South Australia, Farmer.—An invention for an improved contrivance for regulating the tension of twine in harvesting-machines.* 5667. 23rd July. John Bligh Suttoe, of Bathurst, New South Wales, Bailway-engineer.—An invention for an improved process of extracting copper from pyritic ores. 5668. 25th July. Fbedbeick Henby Weigley, of Opaki, Masterton, New Zealand, Farmer. —An invention entitled " Wrigley's Wire-strainer."* 5669. 26th July. Feedbrick Heney Weigley, of Opaki, Masterton, New Zealand, Farmer.—An invention entitled "Wrigley's Bush-falling Scaffold-board Shoe."* 5670. 25th July. John Belk, of Feilding, New Zealand, Coachbuilder.—An invention for a nutless bolt for fish-plates on railways, and some other purposes. 5671. 25th July. Fbedebick de Jeesey Clbee, of Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand, Architect.—An invention for an improvement in the method of hanging ordinary sashes, to be known as " Clere's Sashes." 5672. 25th July. Joseph William Sutton, of Eagle Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Engineer.—An invention for improvements in the wet process for the extraction of gold or silver, or both, from pulverised ores or other finely-divided material, and in apparatus therefor. 5673. 21st July. John Midgley Eishwoeth, Stephen Ingham, and Joseph Vickees, all of Leeds, England, Corn-millers.—An invention for machinery for sorting and separating loose sub- • stances into various grades of fineness. 5674. 21st July. Joshua Thomas Johns, of Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand, Biscuit-manu-facturer.—An invention for improvements in tins or cans for meat, fruit, and some other substances. 5675. 22nd July. Andeew Geay, of "Eoslyn," Eemuera, Auckland, New Zealand, Analytical Chemist. —An invention entitled " Gray's Detachable-band Tin-fastening."* 5676. 27th July. Huntee Heney Muedoch, of Hastings, Hawke's Bay, New Zealand, Patent Agent.—An invention for an improvement in bicycles and tricycles.* 5677. 22nd July. James Young, of Castle Street, Dunedin, New Zealand, Cooper.—An invention entitled " The Orbit Cylinder Churn." 5678. 23rd July. Heebeet Obeblin Beown, of Albert Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand, Pianoforte-tuner. An invention for a combined window-cleaner, all-round duster, and furniture-polisher. 5679. 23rd July. Hebbeet Obeelin Bbown, of Albert Avenue, Mount Eden, Auckland, New Zealand, Pianoforte-tuner.—An invention for a new and improved hand circular hair-brush. 5680. 23rd July. Joshua Thomas' Johns, of Ponsonby, Auckland, New Zealand, Biscuit-manufac-turer. —An invention for an improved process for condensing milk.* 5681. 28th July. Eobeet Augustus Panohaud, of 42, Great Tower Street, London, England, Secretary. —An invention for improvements in apparatus for drawing off or dispensing aerated liquids. (W. G. Temple.) 5682. 26th July. Eobeet Cockeeell, of Invercargill, New Zealand, Blacksmith.—An invention entitled "E. Cockerell's Self-acting Lever Water-discharger, for Mining and Other Purposes." 5683. 27th July. The Colonial Haedwaee, Woodwabb, and Implement Company (Limited), of Dee Street, Invercargill, New Zealand, Manufacturers and Merchants.—An invention entitled " The Colonial Flexible through Steel Axle," a jointed or flexible through axle to be applied to seed-sowing machines or drills. (J. Macalister.) 5684. Ist August. James Eobeetson, of Oamaru, New Zealand, Shepherd. —An invention for catching rabbits, to be called "James Eobertson's Babbit-trap." 5685. Ist August. Feedebick Henby Wbigley, of Opaki, Masterton, New Zealand, Farmer.— An Invention entitled "Wrigley's Chain-lever and Self-locking Sheaf."* 5686. Ist August. James Feeybbeg, of Percival Street, Wellington, New Zealand, Surveyor, &c.— An invention for wood lmoleurn. 5687. 3rd August. William Hbney Boyens, of Kaikoura, New Zealand, Engineer. —An invention for a reversible fire-grate.* 5688. 3rd August. Joseph Day, of Spring Gardens, Bath, England, Engineer.—An invention for a new or improved gas-engine. 5689. 29th July. James Andeeson, of Edington Mains, Otago, New Zealand, Gentleman. —An invention entitled." Anderson's Improvements in Combined Drills," for sowing all kinds of manures, seeds, and grain, and for forming ridges or drills, and for topping and uprooting turnips, and for uprooting potatoes, and for grubbing land. 5690. sth August. Julius Evinof, of the Australia Hotel, Castlereagh Street, Sydney, New South Wales, Doctor of Medicine. —An invention for improved means for locking nuts on bolts. 5691. sth August. James Moobe, of City Eoad, South Melbourne, Victoria, Timber Merchant.— An invention for an improved nailless butter-box. (F. I. Campbell).* 5692. 2nd August. Samuel Beight, of Auckland, New Zealand, Commission and Land Agent.— An invention for spring-side trousers.* 5693. 6th August. Geoegb Waltbb Blanks and Bebnaed Lepebuee, of Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales, Engineers.—An invention for an improved brick-making machine.*