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List of Patents granted in Scotland from Ytth December 1836 

 to UM J/W* 1837. 



1 . To JAMES ELNATHAN SiiiTH, of Liverpool, in the county of Lancas- 

 ter, merchant, in consequence of a communication made to him by a certain 

 foreigner residing abroad, for an invention of ** certain improvements on 

 railways, and on locomotive carriages to work on such railways." Sealed at 

 Edinburgh 1 7th December 183C. 



2. To DANIEL CHAMBERS, of Carey Street, Lincoln's Inn, water-closet 

 manufacturer, and JOSEPH HALL, plumber, of Margaret Street, Cavendish 

 Square, both in the county of Middlesex, for an invention of k ' an improve- 

 ment in pumps." 17th December 183<>. 



3. To GEORGE GUYNNE, of Holborn, in the county of Middlesex, gentle- 

 man, and JAMES YOUNG, of Brick lane, in the same count}', brewer, for an 

 invention of " improvements in the manufacture of sugars." 17th Decem- 

 ber 183C. 



4. To JOHN BURNS SMITH, of Salford, in the county of Lancaster, cot- 

 ton-spinner, for an invention of " certain improvements in the machinery for 

 roving, spinning, and twisting cotton, and other fibrous substances." 24th 

 December 183. 



5. To JOHN ROBERTS, of Prestolle, in the parish of Preswick, and county 

 of Lancaster, calico-printer, for an invention of * certain improvements in the 

 art of block printing." 28th December 1835. 



6. To WILLIAM NEALE CLAY, of West Bromwich, in the county of Staf- 

 ford, manufacturing chemist, for an invention of u improvements in the ma- 

 nufacture of sulphate of soda." 28th December 183C. 



7- To JAMES WHITE, of Lambeth, in the county of Surrey, engineer, for 

 an invention of certain improvements on railways." 31st December 1836. 



8. To BAIION HENRY DE BODE, Major-General in the Russian Service, 

 of the Edgeware Road, in the county of Middlesex, for an invention of " im- 

 provements in capstans." 31st December 1836 1 . 



!>. 1\) WILLIAM SHAMPE, of the city of Glasgow, in North Britain, mer- 

 chant, for an invention of" a certain improvement in the treatment of cotton 

 wool in preparation for manufacturing the same into yarn and thread." 4th 

 January 1837- 



10. To WILLIAM COOPER, glass merchant and stained-g^lass manufacturer, 

 of Picardy Place, in the city of Edinburgh, in Scotland, for an invention of 

 " an improved method of executing ornaments, devices, colours, or stains, on 

 glass." 12th January 1837- 



1 1. To HAMER STANSFELD, of Leeds, in the county of York, merchant, in 

 consequence of a communication received by him from CHRISTIAN WILLIAM 

 SCHONHERR, of Schneeberg, in the kingdom of Saxony, for an invention of 

 " certain improvements in machinery for weaving, one of which improve- 

 ments is applicable to other purposes.'' 13th January 1837. 



12. To THOMAS VAUX, of Woodford Bridge, in the parish of Woodford, in 

 the county of Essex, land-surveyor, for an invention of *' a certain mode of 

 constructing and applying a revolving harrow for agricultural purposes." 

 14th January 1837. 



13. To CHARLES THORNTON COATHUPE, of Wraxall, in the county of 

 Somerset, glass-manufacturer, for an invention of" certain improvements in 

 the manufacture of certain descriptions of glass." 18th January 183?. 



14. To JOHN RUTHVEN, of Edinburgh, for an invention of bk an improve- 

 ment in the formation of rails or rods for making railways, and in the me- 

 thods of fixing or joining them." 20th January 183?. 



15. To GEORGE GOODLET, of Leith, in the county of Edinburgh, mer- 

 chant, for an invention of " a new and improved mode of distilling spirits 

 from wash and other articles, also applicable to general purposes of rectify- 

 ing, boiling, and evaporating, or concentrating -~>th January 1837- 



16. To CHARLES WHEATSTONE, of Conduit Street, in the county of Mid- 

 dlesex, musical-instrument manufacturer, and JOHN GREEN, of Soho Square, 

 in the same county, musical-instrument manufacturer, for an invention of 



