List of Patents. 401 



List of Patents granted for Scotland from 22d June to 22d 

 September 1850. 



1. To William Watson, the younger, of Chapel Allerton, in the 

 parish of Leeds, in the county of York, manufacturing chemist, " im- 

 provements in the preparation and manufacture of various materials 

 to be used in the processes of dyeing, printing, and colouring." — 18th 

 June 1850. 



2. To William Edward Nevv^ton, of the Office of the Patents, 66 

 Chancery Lane, in the county of Middlesex, civil engineer, '* improvements 

 in rotary engines ;" being a communication from abroad.— 2l8t June 

 1850. 



3. To James Ward Hoby, of Blackheath, in the county of Kent, 

 engineer, *' certain improvements in the construction of parts of the per- 

 manent way of railways, and in shaping iron." — 2l8t June 1850. 



4. To William Wood, of Over Darwen, Lancashire, carpet-manu- 

 facturer, " improvements in the manufacture of carpets and other fabrics." 

 —24th June 1850. 



5. To Moses Poole, of the Patent Office, London, gentleman, *• im- 

 provements in machinery for punching metals, and in the construction of 

 springs for carriages and other uses ;" being a communication from 

 abroad.— 28th June 1850. 



6. To Peter Armand le Comte de Fontaine Moreau, of 4 South 

 Street, Finsbury, in the county of Middlesex, patent agent, ** certain im- 

 provements in the manufacture of sulphate of soda, muriatic, and other 

 acids ;" being a communication from abroad. — 3d July 1850. 



7. To Thomas Dickason Rotch, of Drumlamford House, in the county 

 of Ayr, Esquire, *' an improved mode of manufacturing soap;" being a 

 communication from abroad. — 3d July 1850. 



8. To Robert Andrew Macfie, of Liverpool, in the county of Lan- 

 caster, sugar-refiner, " improvements in manufacturing, refining, and pre- 

 paring sugar, also improvements in manufacturing and treating animal 

 charcoal." — 10th July 1850. 



9. To William Cormack, of No. 60 King Street, Danston Road, Hag- 

 gerstone, in the county of Middlesex, chemist, " certain improvements in 

 purifying gas, also applicable in obtaining or separating certain pro- 

 ducts or materials from gas- water and other similar fluids." — 10th July 

 1850. 



10. To Richard Roberts, of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, 

 engineer, " improvements in the manufacture of certain textile fabrics, 

 in machinery for weaving plain, figured, and terry or looped fabrics, and 

 in machinery or apparatus for cutting velvets and other fabrics." — 12th 

 July 1850. 



1 1. To James Thomson, of Glasgow, in the county of Lanark, civil en- 

 gineer, " improvements in hydraulic machinery, and in steam-engines." 

 —17th July 1850. 



12. To John Stevenson, of Roan Mills, Dungannon, county Tyrone, 

 flax-spinner, " certain improvements in machinery for spinning flax and 

 other substances." — 17th July 1850. 



13. To Tempest Booth, of Ardwick, in the county of Lancaster, gum- 

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