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gines, and in wheels to be used on rail and other ways, parts of which ira- 

 provoments are applicable to f- team-engines generally." — 24th July 1840. 



23. To JosKPii TuNNicLiFF of Chfirles Street, in the City Road and 

 county of Middlesex, engineer, " certain improvements in the machinery 

 or process for the reduction or comminution of dye woods, for facilitating 

 the extraction of their colouring matter." — 27th July 1840. 



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

 ter, engineer, of an extension of seven years from 18th August 1824, of a 

 patent granted to him for " certain improvements in the machinery for 

 cleaning, carding, drawing, roving, and spinning of cotton and wool." — 

 27th July 1840. 



25. To Richard Smith and Richard Hacking both of Burj', in the 

 county of Lancaster, machine-makers, " certain improvements in machin- 

 ery, for spinning cotton r.nd other fibrous substances." — 28th July 1840. 



26. To Richard Smith and Richard Hacking both of Bury, in the 

 county of Lancaster, machine-makers, " certain improvements in machi- 

 nery or apparatus for drawing, slubbing, roving, and spinning cotton, wool, 

 llax, silk, and other fibrous substances." — 30th July 1040. 



27. To John Aitchison of Glasgow, in Scotland, at present residing at 

 No, 144 Minories, in the city of London, merchant, and Archibald 

 Hastie of West Street, I'insbury Square, in the county of Middlesex, 

 merchant, " certain improvements in generating and condensing, heating, 

 cooling, and evaporating fluids." — 31st July 1840. 



28. To Richard Beard of Egremont Place, New Road, in the county 

 of Middlesex, gentleman, being a communication from abroad, " improve- 

 ments in apparatus for taking or obtaining likenesses and representations 

 of nature and of drawings, and other objects." — 4th August 1840. 



29. To Richard Hodgson of Salisbury Street, Strand, in the county 

 of Middlesex, gentleman, being a communication from abroad, " improve- 

 ments in the forms or shapes of materials and substances used for building 

 and paving, and in their combination for such purposes." — 4th August 1840. 



30. To John Rapson of Park Street, Park Place, Limehouse, in the 

 county of Middlesex, engineer, " improvements in steering ships and ves- 

 sels." — 4th August 1840. 



31. To Thomas Oram of Lewisham, in the county of Kent, gentleman, 

 " improvements in the manufacture of fuel." — 4th August 1840. 



32. To Samuel Lawson of Leeds, in the county of York, and John 

 Lawson of the same place, engineers and co-partners, being a communica- 

 tion from abroad, " improvements in machinery for spinning, doubling, and 

 tv.'isting flax, hemp, wool, silk, cotton, and other fibrous substances.*' — 

 6th August 1840. 



33. To George Clarke of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, 

 manufacturer, " certain improvements in the construction of looms for weav- 

 ing." — 6th August 1840. 



34. To RoBiRT Hampson of Mayfield Print- Works in Manchester, in 

 the county of Lancaster, calico-printer, " an improved method of block- 

 printing on Avoven fabrics of cotton, linen, silk, or woollen, or of any two 

 or more of them intermixed, with improved machinery, apparatus, and im- 

 plements for that puqiose." — 13th August 1840. 



35. To Colin Macrae of Comhill, Perthshire, Scotland, gentleman, 

 being a communication from abroad, " improvements in rotatory engines 

 v»orkcd by steam, smoke, gases, or heated air, and in the modes of aj^ly- 

 ing such engines to useful purposes." — 13th August 1840. 



36. To Downes Edwards of Surbiton Hill, Kingston, in the county of 

 Surrey, farmer, " improvements in preserving potiitoes and other vegetable 

 substances." — 13 th August 1840. 



37. To William Crane Wilkins and Matthew Samuel Kendrick of 

 Long Acre, in the county of Middlesex, lamp manufacturers, " certain im- 

 provements in lighting and iu lamps." — 13th August 1840. 



