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List of Patents granted in Scotland from 9\st March to Sth 



June 1827. 



1827, 



Mar. 21. To Matthew Bush, of Dalmonach Printfield, near Bonhill, ^n the 

 neighbourhood of Dunbarton, North Britain, calico printer, for 

 " certain improvements in machinery or apparatus for Printing 

 Calicoes, and other fabrics." 

 30. To MoRTOK AViLLiAM Lawrence, Lemon Street, Goodman's 

 Fields, county of Middlesex, sugar refiner, " for an improvement 

 in the process of Refining Sugar." 

 To William Wilmot Hall, of the city of Baltimore, United 

 States of America, at present residing in the city of Westminster, 

 county of Middlesex, attorney -at-law, for a communication made 

 to him by a foreigner residing abroad, " of a new invention of an 

 Engine for moving and propelling ships, boats, carriages, mills, and 

 machinery of every kind." 



April 2. To John Oldham, of the city of Dublin, gentleman, for " certain 

 improvements in the construction of Wheels, designed for driving 

 machinery which are to be impelled by water or by wind, and 

 which said improvements are also applicable to propelling boats 

 and other vessels." 

 3. To Thomas Howard, of New Broad Street, in the city of London, 

 merchant, for " the construction of a new Engine for giving mo- 

 tion, by the expansive power of the vapour of liquids (particularly 

 such as evaporate at a lower temperature than water), comprising 

 a new method of condensation of vapour or elastic fluids, and which 

 engine the petitioner intends to denominate a Vapour Engine ; 

 which invention he believes will be of general benefit and advan- 

 tage, by affording very important improvements in giving motion 

 to various kinds of machinery." 



May 7. To John Paterson Reid, merchant and manufacturer in Glasgow, 

 for " an improvement or improvements on Power Looms for 

 weaving cloth of different kinds." 

 To Joseph Tilt, of Prospect Place, in the parish of St George, 

 South wark, in the county of Surrey, merchant, for a communica- 

 tion made to him by a foreigner residing abroad, for " an inven- 

 tion of certain improvements m the Boilers used for making salt, : 

 commonly called salt-pans, and in the mode of applying heat toj 

 the brine." 



21. To Charles Barwell Coles, late of Duke Street, Manchester] 

 Square, in the county of Middlesex, presently residing in the city 

 of Paris, France, Esq. and William Nicholson, of Manchester, 

 in the county of Lancaster, civil engineer, for a communications 

 made to them by a foreigner residing abroad, " of a certain inven-] 

 tion of a new method of constructing gasometers, or machines or| 

 apparatus for holding and distributing gas for the purpose of illu- 

 mination." 



June 8. To Thomas Clarke, of Market Harborough, in the county of Lei- 1 

 cester, carpet and worsted manufactured, for an invention of " cer- 

 tain iiaproyements in manufacturing Carpets." 



