218 List of Patents granted in Scotland. 



Oct. 31. To Andrew Hall of Manchester, in the county of Lancaster, manu- 

 facturer, and John Slack the younger, of Chorlton-upon-Med- 

 lock, in the said county, putter out, for an invention of " im- 

 • provements in the construction and working of looms for weav- 

 ing by hand or power." 



Nov. 14. To Charles Itherton of the city of Glasgow, engineer, for an inven- 

 tion of " an improvement or improvements on steam engines." 

 19. To Joseph Gibbs of Kennington, in the county of Surrey, engi- 

 neer, for an invention of " certain improvements in wheels for 

 carriages." 



Dec. 12. To Alexander Craig of Edinburgh, in consequence of a communi- 

 cation made to him by a certain foreigner residing abroad, for 

 an invention of " improvements in steam engines." 



1835. 



Jan. 5. To James Jones of Salford, in the county of Lancaster, machine 

 maker, for an invention of " certain improvements for making 

 rovings, spinning and doubling cotton, silk flax, and other fibrous 

 substances." 



7- To Samuel Garner of Lombard Street, in the city of London, 

 gentleman, in consequence of a communication made to him by 

 a certain foreigner residing abroad, for an invention of " an im- 

 provement in the art of multiplying certain drawings and en- 

 gravings or impressions." 

 To George Dickinson of Buckland, near Dover, in the county of 

 Kent, paper-maker, for an invention of" an improvement or im- 

 provements applicable to making of paper." 

 15. To James Couch of Stoke, Devonport, captain in the Royal Navy, 

 for an invention of " certain improvements in ship's channels." 

 14. To John Johnson and George Johnson junior, hatters in Leith, in 

 the county of Edinburgh, and James Johnson, Alexander John- 

 son, and Joseph Johnson, hatters in Edinburgh, in the aforesaid 

 county, for an invention of" certain improvements in the manu- 

 facture of hats, caps, and bonnets by machinery, and for render- 

 ing the same waterproof." 

 23. To Samuel Seaward of the parish of All Saints Poplar, in the coun- 

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

 ments in the construction of steam engines." 

 30. To William Wright, hatter, North Bridge, Edinburgh, for an in- 

 vention of " a new and improved method of manufacturing hats." 

 Feb. 2. To Joseph Ferguson of Carlisle, manufacturer, for an invention of 

 " a certain combination of processes whereby a new kind of dress 

 or finish is given to certain goods.'' 

 3. To Henry Crosley of Hooper Square, Leman Street, in the city 

 of London, civil engineer, for an invention of " an improved 

 method or process, arrangement and combination of apparatus, 

 with certain agents used or employed therewith, whereby evapo- 

 ration of fluids and solutions may be effected advantageously, and 

 also for other beneficial purposes to which the said method or 

 process is applicable or can be applied." 



6. To James Hudson of Gale, near Rochdale, in the county of Lancas- 

 ter, calico-printer, for an invention of " certain machinery and 

 apparatus applicable in block printing, or silk woollen cotton, and 

 other fabrics, and on paper." 

 To Peter Fairbairn of Leeds, in the county of York, mechanist, for 

 an invention of " an improved method of preparing, slivering, or 

 roving hemp, flax, and other fibrous substances, for spinning." 



10. To Alexander Shanks junior, flax-spinner in Arbroath, in the county 

 of Forfar in North Britain, for an invention of " certain improve- 

 ments in machinery for preparing and dressing hemp and other 

 fibrous substances." 



12s To James Kay of Pendleton, in the county of Lancaster, flax- 

 spinner, for an invention of " a heckling machine of a new con- 

 struction." 



