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List of Patents granted for Scotland from 22rf March to 22d 

 June 1850. 



1 . To James Higqins, of Salford, in tLe county of Lancaster, machine 

 maker, and Thomas Showfield Whitworth, of Salford aforesaid, " im- 

 provements in machinery for preparing, spinning, and doubling cotton, 

 wool, flax, silk, and similar fibrous materials." — 22d March 1850. 



2. To Francais Vouillon, of Princes Street, Hanover Square, in 

 the county of Middlesex, manufacturer, " improvements in the manu- 

 facture of hats, caps, bonnets, and other articles made of the same or 

 similar materials." — 26th March 1850. 



3. To William Edward Newton, of the Office for Patents, 66 Chan- 

 cery Lane, in the county of Middlesex, civil engineer, " improvements in 

 the manufacture of knobs of doors, articles of furniture, or other pur- 

 poses, and in connecting metallic attachments to articles made of glass, 

 or other analogous materials." — 26th March 1850. 



4. To Jonathan Charles Goodall, of Great College Street, Camden 

 Town, in the county of Middlesex, card-maker, " improvements in ma- 

 chinery for cutting paper." — 27th March 1850. 



5. To Charles Felton Hailsman, of Argyle Street, in the county of 

 Middlesex, gentleman, ** improvements in machinery for spinning or 

 twisting cotton, wool, or other fibrous substances." — 28th March 1850. 



6. To RoBEBT Milligan, of Harden, near Bingley, in the county of 

 York, manufacturer, ** an improvements mode of treating certain floated 

 warp, or welt, or both, for the purpose of producing ornamented fabrics." 

 —28th March 1850. 



7. To Robert White, and James Henderson Grant, both of Dal- 

 marnock Road, Glasgow, North Britain, engineers, *' certain improve- 

 ments in machinery, or apparatus to be used in mines, which improve- 

 ments, or parts thereof, are also applicable to other purposes of a similar 

 nature." — 11th April 1850. 



8. To William M' Lardy, of Manchester, gentleman, *' certain im- 

 provements in machinery or apparatus for preparing and spinning cotton 

 and other fibrous substances." — 15th April 1850. 



9. To John Scoffebn, of Essex Street, in the county of Middlesex, 

 M. B., " improvements in the manufacture and refining of sugar, and in 

 the treatment and use of matters obtained in such manufacture, and in 

 the construction of valves, and in such and other manufacture." — l7th 

 April 1850. 



