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cation from abroad, ‘‘ certain improvements in apparatus for propelling 
vessels.” —4th February 1845. 
35. To Roserr Gorpon of Heaton Foundry, Stockport, mill-wright 
and engineer, ‘“‘ certain improvements in grinding wheat and other grain, 
and in dressing flour and meal, which improvements are also applicable 
to grinding cement and other substances.”—5th February 1845. 
36. To Grorce Brett of Pembroke Road, in the city of Dublin, “ im- 
provements in drying malt, grain, and seeds.”——5th February 1845. 
37. To Peter Borrre of Princes Square, St George’s in the East, 
in the county of Middlesex, engineer, “‘ certain improvements in steam- 
engines, boilers, and propelling machinery.”—13th February 1845. 
38. To Artuur Varnuam.of the Strand, in the county of Middlesex, 
stationer, ‘“‘ improvements in the manufacture of paper, in order to pre- 
vent fraud, which he intends to call ‘ safety and protective paper.’ ’— 
13th February 1845. 
39. To Francis Sranisias DE Sussex of Bethnal Green, in the county 
of Middlesex, chemist, and Atexanprr Arrotr of Gloucester Crescent, 
Regent’s Park, in the same county, chemist, ‘‘ improvements in the manu- 
facture of oxides of manganese.” —13th February 1845. 
40. To Frank Hits, “‘ certain improved means for producing or manu- 
facturing artificial coal or fuel, and other useful products connected there- 
with.”’—17th February 1845. 
41. To Josrrn Tuomas of No. 1 Finch Lane, Cornhill, in the city of 
London, publisher, being a communication from abroad, “a new and 
improved tube.”—17th February 1845. 
42. To Wittiam Epwarps Sraire of High Street, Mary-le-bone, in 
the county of Middlesex, gentleman, “ certain improvements in the pro- 
cesses and apparatus for preparing extracts and essences of vegetable and 
animal substances.” —19th February 1845. 
43. To James Power of Threadneedle Street, in the city of London, 
merchant, being a communication from abroad, ‘improvements in the 
manufacture of candles and soap, and in treating a certain vegetable 
matter for such manufacture, and for other uses.” —24th February 1845. 
44. To Roserr Oxtanp of Plymouth, in the county of Devon, chem- 
ist, ‘‘ improvements in the manufacture of chlorine.’-—24th February 
1845. 
45. To Jean Atsert Patmarrr of Brussels, in the kingdom of Bel- 
gium, colonel of staff, being a communication from abroad, “ improve- 
ments in the means of economizing and applying heat obtained from 
known processes.” —25th February 1845. 
46. To Ricnarp Haworrn of Bury, in the county of Lancaster, 
- engineer, “certain improvements in steam engines.”—26th February 
1845. 
47. To Wititam Hannis Tayxor of Piccadilly, in the county of 
