672 Agricultural Patents for the year 1862. 
378. M. A. F, Mennons, of Paris, patent agent, Improvements in the dis- 
infection of animal excretions, and in the extraction therefrom of 
fertilising elements. (^A communication.') Application dated 13th 
February ; j^atent sealed 29th July, 1862. 
1189. William E. Newton, of 66, Chancery-lane, civil engineer, An im- 
proved fertilising composition. (An Amei-ican communication.') Ap- 
plication dated 23rd April ; provisional protection, 2ud May ; notice, 
26th August; patent sealed 3rd October, 1862. 
2201. John R. Nicholl, of Streatham, Surrey, clerk, Improvements in the 
means of, and apparatus for, utilising and disposing of the sewage of 
towns and villages. Application dated 5th August ; provisional pro- 
tection, 22nd August, 1862. 
*3265. Thomas Pickford, Fenchurch-street, merchant, Improvements in the 
manufacture of manure. Application dated 31st December, 1861. 
3449. John Piatt and William Richardson, both of Oldham, Lancashire, 
engineers. Improvements in machinery or apparatus for disinte- 
grating or pulverising artificial manures, chemical salts, and other 
substances. Application dated 24th December, 1862. 
587. Bridge Standen, of Salford, near Manchester, chemist, Improvements in 
the manufacture of piortalle manure, and in machinery or apparatus 
to be employed therein. Application dated 4th March; provisional 
protection, 14th March ; notice, 18th March ; patent sealed 6th May, 
1862. 
*2159. Alexander Taille, of Agen, France, An improved manufacture of 
manure. Application dated 30th August ; provisional protection, 
13th September, 1861 ; notice, 7th January, 1862 ; patent sealed 
18 th February. 
3361. John Louis William Tliudichum, of Kensington, doctor of medicine. 
Improvements in collecting human excreta and in the apparatus or 
means employed therein. Application dated 16th December ; provi- 
sional protection, 26th December, 1862. 
*2525. Thomas Tidmarsh, of Dorking, Surrey, agriculturist, An improved arti- 
ficial manure. Application dated 9th October ; provisional protection, 
25th October, 1861 ; patent sealed 1st April, 1862. 
CONDIMENTAL FoOD. 
1811. E. J. Davis, of West Smithfield, in the City of London, Improvements 
in treating and preparing food for horses and other animals. Appli- 
cation dated 19th June ; provisional protection, 11th July ; notice, 
21st October ; patent sealed 5th December, 1862. 
2876. James Spratt, of Camden Town, Improvements in the preparation of 
food for hogs, dogs, cats, and poultry, and in apparatus for the same. 
Application dated 15th November ; provisional protection, 29th 
November, 1861 ; patent sealed 13th May, 1862. 
891. William Tyler, of Birmingham, corn dealer, A new or improved mix- 
ture or composition for feeding dogs and other animals and poultry. 
Apjilication dated 31st March ; provisional protection, 18th April ; 
notice, 12th August ; patent sealed 25th September, 1862. 
3273. George Wright, of Peckham Rye, Surrey, Improvements in the prepa- 
ration and manufacture of food for cattle. Application dated 6th 
December ; provisional protectiou, 26th December, 1862. 
