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ment or improvements in the construction of gas retorts and furnaces 

 and in apparatus or machinery, applicable to the same." — 14th August 

 1850. 



28. To Charles William Bell, of Manchester, in the county of Lan- 

 caster, ** improvements in apparatus connected with water-closets, drains, 

 and cesspools, and gas and air traps." — 14th August 1850. 



29. To Henry Meyer, of the Strand, in the county of Middlesex, 

 gentleman, *' certain improvements in power looms for weaving." — 14th 

 August 1850. 



30. To Read Holliday, of Huddersfield, " improvements in lamps." 

 —14th August 1850. 



31. To William M'Nauqht, of Rochdale, in the county of Lancaster, 

 engineer, " certain improvements in steam engines, and also improve- 

 ments in apparatus for ascertaining and registering the power of the 

 same." — 16th August 1850. 



32. To Alfred Holl, of Greenwich, in the county of Kent, engineer, 

 *' improvements in steam engines." — 16th August 1850. 



33. To William Edward Newton, of the OiRce for Patents, 66 Chan- 

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

 in the construction of ships or vessels, and in steam boilers or generators ;'* 

 being a communication from abroad. — 20th August 1850. 



34. To Edward Highton, of Clarence Villa, Regent's Park, in the 

 county of Middlesex, engineer, " improvements in electric telegraphs, 

 and in making telegraphic communications." — 21st August 1850. 



35. To Charles William Lancaster, of New Bond Street, in the 

 county of Middlesex, gunmaker, " improvements in the construction of 

 fire arms, cannon and projectiles, and in the manufacture of percuision 

 tubes." — 21st August 1850. 



36. To William Dick, of the city of Edinburgh, professor of veteri- 

 nary medicine in the Edinburgh Veterinary College, " improvementa 

 in the manufacture of steel and gas." — 22d August 1850. 



37. To Thomas Lucas Paterson, of the city of Glasgow, North 

 Britain, manufacturer and calico printer, " certain improvements in the 

 preparation or manufacture of textile materials, and in the finishing of 

 woven fabrics, and in the machinery or apparatus used therein." — 22d 

 August 1850. 



38. To Robert Westmoreland Hutchinson, of Camberwell, in the 

 county of Surrey, gentleman, ** certain improvements in saw sets, 

 mallets, and other tools, and in apparatus and machinery for manufac- 

 turing the same." — 28th August 1850. 



39. To James Hall, of Gercross, near Stockport, in the county of 

 Chester, machine maker, *' certain improvements in looms for weaving." 

 — 28th August 1850. 



40. To Henry Houldsworth, of Coltness House, in the county of Lan- 

 ark, North Britain, iron-master, " improvements in the manufacture of 

 iron and other metals." — 28th August 1850. 



41. To Charles Lamport, of Workington, in the county of Cumber- 

 land, ship-builder, ** certain improvements in machinery or apparatus for 

 lifting and moving weights, working chains, and pumping, which improve- 

 ments are more especially adapted for ship's use." — 2d September 1850. 



42. To Astley Paston Price, of Margate, in the countyof Kent, and 

 James Heywood Whitehead, of the Royal George Mills, Saddleworth, 

 near Manchester, " improvements in filters." — 2d September 1850. 



43. To Frederick Woodbridge, of Old Gravel Lane, in the county of 



