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List of Patents granted for Scotland, from 20//* March to llth 

 June 1845. 



1. To OcTAViTJs Henry Smith, of Wimbledon, in the county of Sur- 

 rey, Esq., "certain improvements in steam engines, boilers, and con- 

 densers." — 20th M.arch 1845. 



2. To RoBEUT Heath the younger, of Kidsgrove, in the parish of 

 Wolstanton, in the county of StaiTord, coal-agent, " improvements in 

 heating ovens and kilns used in the manufacture of china, bricks, tiles, 

 and other articles of earthenware." — 24th March 1845. 



3. To John Berkeley Cotter, of the cit}'- of Dublin, gentleman, " im- 

 provements in the preparation and manufacture of woven fabrics or tis- 

 sues applicable to various useful purposes." — 25th March 1845. 



4. To John Baptiste Simeon Teissier, of Paris, engineer, and An- 

 TOiNE Hvppolyte Triat, of Puris, professor of gymnastics, " improve- 

 ments in propelling vessels, carriages, and agricultural machines." — 26th 

 March 1S45. 



5. To William Willcocks Sleigh, late of St James' Square, in the 

 county of Middlesex, but now of Stamford Brookhouse, Chiswick, in the 

 same county, doctor of medicine and surgeon, " a hydro-mechanic appa- 

 ratus for producing motive power." — 2d April 1845. 



6. To Thomas Dunn, of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, engi- 

 neer, " certain improvements in, or applicable to, turn-tables, to be used 

 on or in connection with railways." — 4th April 1845. 



7. To John Svkes, of Hollinwood, in the county of Lancaster, ma- 

 chine-maker, and Adam Ogden, of Hey Chapel, in the parish of Ashton- 

 under-Lyne in the said county, gentleman, " certain improvements in 

 machinery for preparing and cleaning wool, cotton, and similar fibrous 

 material." — 4th April 1845. 



8. To William Cormack, of the Commercial Road, in the county of 

 Middlesex, chemist, " improvements in purifying gas." — 4th April 1845. 



9. To Robert Kerr, of Thread Street, in the town of Paisley, and 

 county of Renfrew, in that part of Great Britain called Scotland, manu- 

 facturer, " certain improvements in hand-loom weaving, and for produ- 

 cing a double fabric of raised figured work in the same loom, by process 

 of weaving." — 7th April 1845. 



10. To John Spencer, of the Phoenix Iron Works, West Bromwicb, in 

 the county of StaiTord, agent, " improvements in manufacturing or pre- 

 paring plates of iron, or other metal for roofing, and other purposes to 

 which the same may be applicable." — 7th April 1845. 



11. To James Napier, of Hoxton, in the county of Middlesex, dyer, 

 " improvements in treating mineral-waters, to obtain products therefrom, 

 and for separating metals from other matters." — 8th April 1845. 



12. To George Hurwood, of Ipswich, engineer, " improvements in 

 apparatus for moving and fastening windows." — 14th April 1845. 



13. To Charles Robert Roper, of Hackney, in the county of Middle- 

 sex, chemist, " improvements in the manufacture of gelatine." — 16th 

 April 1845. 



14. To John Taylor, of the Adelphi, in the county of Middlesex, 

 gentleman, being a communication from abroad, " improvements in 



