408 List of Patents. 



of Stafford, paper-manufacturer, " improvements in apparatus to be used 

 for raising and lowering weights from mines, and other places." — 3d March 



1848. 



27. To David Williams Wire, of No. 9 St Swithin's Lane, in the 

 city of London, gentleman, " an improved manufacture of candles and 

 other like articles, used for aflfbrding light," communication from abroad. 

 —3d February 1848. 



28. To John Platt, of Oldham, in the county of Lancaster, machine- 

 maker, and Thomas Palmer, of the same place, mechanic, " certain im- 

 provements in machinery or apparatus for making cards ; also for pre- 

 paring and spinning cotton and other fibrous materials ; and for preparing 

 and dressing yarn, and weaving the same." — 6th March 1848. 



29. To James Natsmith, and Holbrooe Gaskett, both of Patricroft, 

 in the county of Lancaster, engineers, " certain improvements in ma- 

 chinery or apparatus for forging, stamping, and cutting iron, and other 

 substances." — 6th March 1848. 



30. To George Edmund Denisthorpe, of Leeds, in the county of 

 York, manufacturer, " improvements in roving and sjiinning wool and 

 flax, and in treating wool previous to spinning, and in heckling flax." — 

 7th March 1848. 



31. To JohnTharg Harradine, of Holywell, Cunaheedingworth, in 

 the county of Huntingdon, farmer, " an improved agricultural instrument 

 for preparing land in various ways for agricultural purposes." — 9th 

 March 1848. 



32. To James Lochhead, of Milton, Gravesend, in the county of Kent, 

 " certain improvements in ventilation." — 13th March 1848. 



33. To John Lawson, of Paisley, North Britain, woollen shawl printer, 

 " improvements in machinery for separating burs, seeds, and other foreign 

 matters from wool, cotton, and other fibrous substances, being a commu- 

 nication from abroad." — loth March 1848. 



34. To William Beckett Johnson, of Liverpool, in the county of 

 Lancaster, engineer, ' certain improvements which are applicable to 

 locomotive, stationary, and marine steam-engines." — l7th March 1848. 



