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10. Tp J.«jd£# SMJTii of Dpanston Works, in t-b« parish of Kilxnadock, 

 and county of Perth, cotton -spinner, and James Buchanan of the city of 

 Glasgow, merchant, " certain improvements applicable to the preparing and 

 spinning of cotton, wool, flax, hemp, and other fibrous substances." — 13th 

 April 1842. 



11. To Mathias Nicolas La Rocue Barre of St Martin's Lane, in the 

 county of Middlesex, manufacturer of cotton, " an improvement in the 

 manufacture of a fabric applicable to sails and other purposes." — 19th April 

 1842. 



12. To Reuben Partridge of Cowper Street, Finsbury, in fhe county 

 of Middlesex, engineer, " certain improvements in machinery or apparatus 

 for splitting and shaping wood into splints for the manufacture of matches 

 and other similai- forms.'' — 20th April 1842. 



13. To Richard Dover Chatterton of Derby, in the county of Derby, 

 gentleman, '^ certain improvements in propelling." — 22d April 1842. 



14. To Theophile Anton Wilhelm Count de Hompesch of Burich 

 Castle, near Aix La Chapelle, in the kingdom of Prussia, " improvements 

 in obtaining oils and other products from bituminous matters, and in puri- 

 fying or rectifying oils obtained from such matters." — 22d April 1842. 



16. To John Venables of Burslem, in the county of Stafford, earthen- 

 ware manufacturer, and John Tunnicliff of Burslem aforesaid, brick- 

 layer, " a new and improved method of building and constructing ovens 

 used by potters and china manufacturexs in the firing of their wares." — 25th 

 April 1842. 



16. To WiLiiiAM Newton, of the office for patents, 66 Chancery Lane, in 

 in the county of Middlesex, civil engineer, being a communication from 

 abroad, " an improved machine or apparatus for weighing various kinds of 

 articles or goods." — 27th April 1842- 



17. To Joseph Aitkinson of Braham Hall, near Harrowgate, in the 

 county of York, farmer, '' improvements in thrashing and winnowing ma- 

 chines."— 4th May 1842, 



18. To John Carr of North Shields, in the county of Northumberland, 

 earthenware manufacturer, and Aaron Ryles of the same place, agent, 

 <' an improved mode of operating in certain processes for ornamenting 

 glass."— Cth May 1842. 



19. To Henry Barron Rodway of Birmingham, in the ccu'ity of War- 

 wick, wine merchant, " improvements in the manufacture of horse shoes." — 

 12th May 18.42. 



20. To Sir James Murray of Merrion Square, in the city of Dublin, 

 Knight, and Doctor of Medicine, " an improved method of combining vaiious 

 materials in a manner not hitherto in use for the purpose of manure." — 12th 

 May 1842. 



21. To John George Bodmer of Manchester, in the county of Lancas- 

 ter, engineer, ** certain improvements in machinery, or apparatus for clean- 



