402 List of Patents, 



manufacturer, " certain improvements in the method of, and apparatus 

 for, obtaining and applying motive power." — I7th July 1850. 



14. To Peter William Barlow, of Blackheath, in the county of 

 Kent, civil engineer, and William Henry Barlow, of Derby, civil en- 

 gineer, *' improvements in the permanent ways of railways." — 22d July 

 1850. 



15. To Richard Archibald Broom an, of the Patent Office, 166 Fleet 

 Street, in the city of London, patent agent, " improvements in types, 

 stereotype plates, and other figured surfaces for printing from." — 26th 

 July 1850. 



16. To Donald Beatson, of Stepney, in the county of Middlesex, 

 mariner, *' certain improvements in instruments, for taking, measuring, 

 and completing angles." — 29th July 1850. 



17. To Joel Spiller, of Battersea, in the county of Surrey, engineer, 

 " improvements in cleaning and grinding wheat and other grain." — 

 29th July 1850. 



18. To William Edward Newton, of the Office for Patents, QQ Chan- 

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

 in machinery or apparatus for making hat bodies, and other similar 

 articles ;" being a communication. — 30th July 1850. 



19. To John Gwynne, of Lansdowne Lodge, Notting Hill, merchant, 

 " improvements in obtaining motive power, and in applying the same to 

 giving motion to machinery." — 31st July 1850. 



20. To Walter Neilson, of Hyde Park Street, in the city of Glas- 

 gow, North Britain, engineer, " an improvement or improvements in the 

 application of steam, for raising, lowering, moving, or transporting heavy 

 bodies."— 2d August 1850. 



21. To George Gwynne, of Sussex Square, in the county of Middlesex, 

 Esquire, ** improvements in the manufacture of sugar." — 7th August 

 1850. 



22. To William Cox, of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, 

 cigar-merchant, " certain improvements in machinery or apparatus for 

 manufacturing aerated waters or other such liquids ;" being a communi- 

 cation from abroad. — 7th August 1850. 



23. To William Edward Newton, of the Office for Patents, QQ 

 Chancery Lane, in the county of Middlesex, civil engineer, " improve- 

 ments in obtaining, preparing, and applying zinc, and other volatile 

 metals, and the oxides thereof; and in the application of zinc, or ores con- 

 taining the same, to the preparation or manufacture of certain metals, or 

 alloys of metals ;" being a communication from abroad. — 8th August 

 1850. 



24. To Matthew Gray, of 3 Morris Place, in the city of Glasgow, in 

 the county of Lanark, practical engineer, " an improved method of sup- 

 plying steam boilers with water." — 9th August 1850. 



25. To William Watt, of the city of Glasgow, North Britain, manu- 

 facturing chemist, " certain improvements applicable to inland naviga- 

 tion, which improvements or parts thereof are also applicable, generally, 

 to raising, lowering, or transporting heavy bodies." — 13th August 1850. 



2Q. To George Augustus Huddart, of Brynkir, in the county of Caer- 

 narvon, Esquire, " certain improvements in the manufacture of cigars, 

 and certain improved apparatus for smoking cigars."- 14th August 

 1850. 



27. To James Rennie, of Gowan Bank, Falkirk, in the county of 

 Stirling, in the kingdom of Scotland, gentleman, " a certain improve- 



