206 List of' English Patents. 



neer, tor a new method of Constructing Gasometers, communi- 

 1827, cated from abroad. 



Feb. 20. To William Jefferies, of liondon Street, Radcliffe, brass manu- 

 facturer, for Improvements in Calcining or Roasting and Smelting 

 or Extracting Metals from Ores, &c. 

 To Pierre Erard, of Great Marlborough Street, musical instru- 

 ment maker, for improvements in the construction of Pianofortes, 

 communicated from abroad. 

 To Augustus, Count de la Garde, of St James's Square, for a me- 

 thod of making Paper from the ligneous parts produced from certain 

 textile plants, in the process of preparing them by the patent ru- 

 . . ral mechanical brake, and which substances are to be employed 



alone, or mixed with other suitable materials, in the manufacture 

 of paper. 

 To William Smith, of Sheffield, for an improved method of manu- 

 facturing Cutlery, and other articles of Hardware, by means of 

 Rollers. 

 Mar. 2. To Joseph F. Ledsam, of Birmingham, for purifying Coal-gas by 

 means not hitherto used. 

 10. To Jonathan Lucas and Henry Ewbank, both of Mincing Lane, 



for an improved process for dressing of Paddy or rough Rice. 

 17. To Samuel Wellman Wright, of Upper Kennington Lane, Sur- 

 rey, engineer, for improvements in Machinery for making Metal 

 Screws. 

 22. To Benjamin Rotch, of Furnival's Inn, Esq. for his Diagonal 

 Prop, for transferring perpendicular to lateral pressure. 

 To James Stewart, of Store Street, Bedford Square, pianoforte- 

 maker, for improvements on Pianofortes, and in the mode of string- 

 ing the same. 

 To James Woodman, of Piccadilly, perfumer, for his improvements 



on shaving and other brushes. 

 To James Perkins, of Fleet Street, engineer, for improvements in 

 the construction of Steam-engines. 

 27. To Aristides Franklin Mornay, of Ashburton House, Putney 

 Heath, Surrey, Esq. who, in consequence of a communication made 

 to him by a foreigner residing abroad, and of discoveries by himself; 

 is in possession of certain improvements in preparing for Smelting, 

 and in Smelting Ores, and other substances, containing certain 

 metals, or in extracting such metals from such ores and substances. 

 To Matthew Bush, of Dalmonach Printfield, near Bonhill, near 

 Dunbarton, North Britain, calico printer, for certain improvements 

 in Machinery, or Apparatus for Printing Calico, and other fabrics. 

 31. To Bennett Wodcroft, of Manchester, Lancashire, manufac- 

 turer, for certain Processes and Apparatus for printing and pre- 

 paring for manufacture yarns of linen, cotton, silk, woollen, or any 

 other fibrous materials. 

 April 4. To Henry Aspray Stothert, of the city of Bath, founder, for 

 certain improvements on or additions to Ploughs. 



