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23. To Nathan Waddinqton of Hulme, in the county of Lancaster, 

 engineer, " certain improvements in the construction of boilers and boiler- 

 funiaces." — 25th August 1841. 



24. To John Cox of Gorgie Mills, Edinburgh, tanner and glue manufac- 

 turer, " improvements in apparatus for assisting or enabling persons to 

 swim or float and progress in water." — 25th August. 1841. 



25. To James Sidebottom of Waterside, in the parish of Glossop, in 

 the county of Derby, manufacturer, " certain improvements in machinery 

 or apparatus for preparing cotton and other fibrous substances for spinning." 

 — 30th August 1841. 



26. To Francis "William Gerish of East Road, City Road, in the 

 county of Middlesex, patent hinge-maker, " improvements in locks and 

 keys and other fastenings for doors, drawers, and other such purposes." — 

 2d September 1841. 



27. To Samuel Hardman of Farnworth, near Bolton, in the county of 

 Lancaster, spindle and fly maker, " certain improvements in machinery or 

 apparatus for roving and slubbing cotton and other fibrous substances." — 

 3d September 1841. 



28. To Louis Lachenal of Tichfield Street, Soho, mechanic, and An- 

 ToiNE ViEYRES of 40 Pall Mall, watchmaker, both in the county of Middle- 

 sex, " improvements in machinery for cutting cork." — 7th September 1841. 



29. To Joshua Taylor Beale of East Greenwich, in the county of 

 Kent, engineer, and Benjamin Beale of the same place, engineer, " cer- 

 tain improvements in steam-engines." — 8th September 1841. 



30. To Charles Sneath of Nottingham, lace-manufacturer, " certain 

 improvements in machinery for the making or manufacturing of stockings 

 or other kinds of loop- work."— 13th September 1841. 



31. To Lawrence Kortright of Oak hall. East Ham, in the county of 

 Essex, Esquire, being a communication from abroad, " certain improve- 

 ments in treating and preparing the substance commonly called whalebone, 

 and the fins and such like other parts of whales, and rendering the same 

 fit for various commercial and useful purposes." — 14th September 1841. 



32. To William Newton of the Office for Patents, 66 Chancery Lane, 

 in the county of Middlesex, civil engineer, being a communication from 

 abroad, " certain improvements in machinery for making pins and pin- 

 nails."— 15th September 1841. 



33. To Thomas Craddock of Broadheath, in the county of Radnor, far- 

 mer, " certain improvements in steam-engines and boilers." — 16th Sep- 

 tember 1841. 



34. To William Newton of the Office for Patents, 66 Chancery Lane, 

 in the county of Middlesex, civil-engineer, being a communication from 

 abroad, " certain improvements in looms for weaving." — I7th September 

 1841. 



35. To William Scamp, of No. 11 Charlton Terrace, near Woolwich, 

 in the county of Kent, surveyor, " an application of machinery to steam- 

 vessels for the removal of sand, mud, soil, and other matters from the sea, 

 rivers, docks, harbours, and other bodies of water." — 21st September 1841. 



36. To Thomas William Berger, of Upper Homerton, Hackney, in 

 the county of Middlesex, gentleman, " improvements in the manufacture 

 of Starch."-- -22d September 1841. 



