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.List o/' Patents granted in Scotland from \st Jxily to 7th Sep- 

 tember 1829. 



1829. 

 July 1. To Orlando Harris Williams of North Nibley, in the county 

 of Gloucester, Esq. for an invention of" certain improvements in 

 machinery or apparatus for propelling ships or other vessels on 

 water, and which are also applicable to undershot water wheels." 

 1. To John Braithwaite and John Ericsson, engineers, of New 

 Road, Fitzroy Square, in the county of Middlesex, for an in. 

 ventioii of " a mode or method of converting liquids into vapour 

 or steam." 



8. To John Lihon of Guernsey, but now residing at the Naval Club 

 House, Bond Street, in the county of Middlesex, Commander 

 in his Majesty's Navy, for an invention of " an improved me- 

 thod of constructing ships' pintles for hanging the rudder." 

 Aug. 4. To James Milne of Edinburgh, architect, for an invention of " a 

 machine or engine for dressing of stones used in masonry, by 

 the assistance of a steam-engine, a wind, a horse, or a water 

 power, whereby a great quantity of manual labour will be 

 saved." 



14. To Richard Williams of Tabernacle Walk, in the county of 

 Middlesex, civil engineer, for an invention of " certain improve- 

 ments in the application of elastic dense fluids to the propelling 

 or giving motion to Machinery of various descriptions." 



28. To Barnard Henry Brook of Huddersfield, in the county of 

 York, civil engineer, for an invention or " improvement in the 

 construction and setting of ovens or retorts for carbonizing 

 coals for the use of gas works." 

 - 28. To MosEs Poole of the Patent Office, Lincoln's Inn, Gent., in 

 consequence of a communication made to him by a certain fo- 

 reigner residing abroad, for " an invention for certain improved 

 machinery for preparing or kneading dough." 



28. To Peter Rigby Mason of the Middle Temple, Esq. barrister- 

 at-law, for an invention of " a certain improvement in the article 

 commonly called stick sealing wax." 

 Sept. 2. To WiLLiASi Ramsbottom of Manchester, in the county of Lan- 

 caster, journeyman shape-maker, for an invention of " certain 

 improvements in power looms for weaving cloth." 

 2. To John Boase of Albany Street, Gent, and Thomas Smith of 

 Augustus Street, both in the Regent's Park, for an invention of 

 " certain improvements on machines or machinery for scrapings 

 sweeping, cleaning and watering street-roads and other ways, 

 which machines or machinery may be applied to other pur- 

 poses." 

 7. To John Levers of the town of Nottingham, machinist, for an in- 

 vention of " certain improvements on machinery for making lace, 

 commonly called bobbin net." 



