48G Agricultural Patents for the ijear 1861. 
56G. Andrew Gibson Corbett, of Glasgow, N.B., merchant, Improvements in 
constructing and draining flours suitable for stables and other places. 
Application dated otli March ; provisional protection, 15th March. 
597. Joseph Bunnett, of Deptford, Kent, engineer. Improvements in the manu- 
facture of bricks and tiles and in machinery for that purpose. Applica- 
tion dated 11th March ; provisional protection, 22ud March. 
G05. James Tomlinson, of Kegworth, Leicestershire, An improved huclde-plate 
or apparatus used for attaching and detaching horses when in harness, 
or for other purposes. Application dated 12th March ; notice, IGth 
July ; patent sealed 5th September. 
036. William Hodson, Hull, Yorkshire, Improvements in propelling and steer- 
ing carriages, and also ploughs and other agricultural implements. 
Application dated 14th March. 
641. Bernhard Samuelson, of Banbury, Oxon, engineer. Improvements in 
machines for breaking up and cultivating land. Aj^plicatiou dated 
15th March; provisional protection, 29th March; notice, 2nd July; 
patent sealed 12th September. 
<549. George Dixon, of 26, Cecil-street, Strand, Improvements in ploughs. A 
communication. Application dated 15th March ; provisional protec- 
tion, 10th May ; notice, Ifith July. 
<354. Augustus Smith, of Brentwood, Essex, Improvements in machinery for 
cleansing or dressmg bass, flax, and other vegetable fibres, applicable also 
to the threshing of corn and other grain. Application dated 15th 
March ; provisional protection, 29th March ; notice, 7th May ; patent 
sealed 12th September. 
661. William Cloutman, of Calverton, Berks, Improvements in tanks or vessels 
for dairy use. Application dated 15th March ; provisional protection, 
29th March. 
666. Charles Stevens, patent agent, Charing Cross, Impiroved agricidtural 
implemeiits. A commimication. Application dated 16th March ; pro- 
visional protection, 5th April. 
684. Jacob Jcrvell, of Moldc, Xorway, An invejition of the p)reparation offish 
and sea-animals for manure. Application dated 19th March ; provi- 
sional protection, 12th April. 
696. John Ridley, of Stagshaw, Xorthumberland, An improvement in reap- 
ing-machines. Application dated 20th March; provisional jirotection, 
19th April ; notice, 30th July. 
730. John Potter, of Leeds. Yorkshire, Improvemeiits in the construction of 
wire and other similar fences. Application dated 22nd March ; provi- 
sional protection, 5th April; notice, 16tli July; patent sealed 30th 
August. 
737. John Spencer, of Doncastcr, Yorkshire, agricultural implement-maker. 
Improvements in the construction of harroius. Application dated 23rd 
March; provisional protection, 5th April; notice, 14th May; patent 
sealed 19th September. 
741. Paul Eapsey Hodge, of Lee, Kent, Improved inverted hydraulic-press for 
pji'essing hay, straiv, hops, hemp, flax, cotton, or animal wool, &c. 
Ap]jlicatiou dated 25th March ; provisional protection, 5tli April ; 
notice, 23rd July ; patent sealed 19th September. 
757. John Smith, Jun., of Coven, Staffordshire, and John Birch Higgs, of 
Brewood, Staffordshire, Improvements in thrashing-machines. Appli- 
