400 List of Scotch Patents. 



Medicine, for an invention of " a New Alloy, or Compound Me- 

 tal, applicable to the Sheathing of Ships, and various other useful 

 1830. purposes." 



Feb. 2. To Edward Dakeyne and James Dakeyne, both of Derby Dale, 

 in the county of Derby, merchants, for an invention of " a Ma- 

 chine or Hydraulic Engine, for applying the power or pressure 

 of Water, Steam, or other Elastic Fluids, to the purpose of work- 

 ing Machinery, and other uses requiring power, and applicable to 

 that of Raising or Forcing Fluids." 



8. To Geokge Straker, of South Shields, in the county of Durham, 

 . ship-builder, for an invention of " an improvement in Ships Wind- 

 lasses." 



9. To James Ramsay and Andrew Ramsay, both of Greenock, in 



North Britain, cordage and sail-cloth manufacturers, and Ma- 

 THEw Orr of Greenock foresaid, sailmakej,, for " an Improve- 

 • ment in the Manufacture of Canvas, and Sail-cloth for the making 



of Sails." 



13. To Thomas John Fuller of the Commercial Road, Limehouse, 

 in the county of Middlesex, Civil Engineer, for an invention of 

 " an improved Mechanical Power applicable to Machinery of dif- 

 ferent descriptions." 



16. To Ayton Bernhard of Finsbury Circus, in the county of Mid- 

 dlesex, engineer, for an invention of " Certain Improvements on 

 or additions to. Wheels or Apparatus for propelling Vessels, and 

 other purposes." 



19. To John Braithwaite and John Erisson of the New Road, 

 London, for an invention of " an Improved Method of Manu- 

 facturing Salt." 



26. To Patrick Dawson, distiller at Lillyburne, for an invention of 

 " an Improvement in the Apparatus used for Distilling." 

 To Robert Busk of Leeds, in thecounly of York, gentleman, for 

 an invention, in consequence of a communication made to him 

 by a certain foreigner, residing abroad, " of certain Improve- 

 ments in Apparatus used for Distilling and Rectifying." 

 Mar. 3. To John M'Innes of Auchenreoch and of Woodburn, in the coun- 

 ty of Stirling, Esq. for an invention of " the Manufacture or Pre- 

 paration of certain substances, which he denominates the British 

 Tapioca, and the' Cakes and the Flour to be made from the 

 same." 



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