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List of Patents granted in Scotland from 15th September to 

 Uth December 1838. 



1. To Samuei. Hall of Basford, in the county of Nottingham, civil en- 

 gineer, for an invention of " improvements in steam-engines, heating or 

 evaporating fluids or gases, and generating steam or vapours." — 15th Sept. 

 1838. 



2. To William Joseph Curtis of Stamford Street, Blackfriars Road, 

 in the county of Surrey, civil engineer, for an invention of " certain im- 

 proved machinery and apparatus for fiicilitating travelling and transport on 

 railways, parts of which are also applicable to other pui-poses." — 17th Sept. 

 1838. 



3. To Thomas EoBiNsoif Williams of No. 61 Cheapside, in the city of 

 London, civil engineer, for an invention of " certain improvements in ma- 

 chinery for spinning, twisting, or curling and weaving horse-hair, and other 

 hairs, as well as various fibrous substances." — 18th Sept. 1838. 



4. To Archibald M'Lelland of the city of Glasgow, coach-builder, for 

 an invention of " certain improvements upon the springs and braces of 

 wheel carriages, and upon the mode of hanging such carriages." — 21st Sept. 

 1838. 



6. To Robert William Sievier of Henrietta Street, Cavendish Square, 

 in the county of Middlesex, gentleman, for an invention of " certain im- 

 provements in looms for weaving, and in the mode or method, of producing 

 figured goods or fabrics." — 1 st Oct. 1838. 



6. To JoHs- RoBB, residing at No. 13 Commercial Road, Hutchesontown, 

 Glasgow, mechanic, for an invention of " a machine for preparing wood for 

 joiners, carpenters, and others." — 2d Oct. 1838. 



7. To Edmond Henze of Fenton's Hotel, James' Street, in the county 

 of Middlesex, merchant, in consequence of a communication made to him 

 by a certain foreigner residing abroad, for an invention of " improvements 

 in the manufacture of dextrine." — 8th Oct. 1838. 



8. To Robert William Sievier of Henrietta Street, Cavendish Square, 

 in the county of Middlesex, gentleman, for an invention of " certain im- 

 provements in rigger and pulley bands for driving machinery, and ropes 

 and lines for other purposes." — 11th Oct. 1838. 



9. To James Nasmyth of Patricroft, near Manchester, in the county of 

 Lancaster, engineer, for an invention of " certain improvements in Ma- 

 chinery, Tools or Apparatus for cutting or planing metals and other sub- 

 stances, and in securing or fastening the Keys or Cottars used in such ma- 

 chinery, and other machinery where Keys or Cottars are commonly applied." 

 —11th Oct. 1838. 



10. To Thomas Ridgway Bbidsok of Great Bolton, in the county of 

 Lancaster, bleacher, for an invention of " certain improvements in the con- 

 struction and arrangements of Machinery or Apparatus for stretching, 

 mangling, drying, and finishing woven goods or fabrics, and part or parts of 

 which improvements are applicable to other useful purposes." — 12thOct.l838. 



11. To William Angus Robertson of Peterborough Court, Fleet 

 Street, in the city of London, patent agent, for an invention of " certain 

 improvements in the Manufacture of hosiery, shawls, carpets, rugs, blan- 

 kets, and other fabrics," being a communication from a certain foreigner 

 residing abroad.— 12th Oct. 1838. 



12. To John Seaward, of the Canal Iron Works, Poplar, in the county 

 of Middlesex, for an invention of " an Improvement in Condensing Steam- 

 Engines."— 12th Oct. 1838. 



13. To John Wordsworth of Leeds, in the county of York, machine- 

 maker, for an invention of " Improvements in Machinery for heckling and 

 dressing flax, hemp, and other fibrous materials." — I8th Oct. 1838. 



