Afjricultural Patents fur the year 1863. 
579 
machines. Application dated 1st December ; provisional protection, 
12th December, 1862 ; notice, 14th April ; patent sealed, 27th May, 
1863. 
2027. F. Flavcll, of Welton, near Davcntry, in the county of Northampton- 
shire, machinist, Improvements) in shakers for thrashing-machines. 
Application dated 15th August ; provisional protection, 4th Sep- 
tember ; notice, 22nd December, 1863. 
558. William Gray, of Sheffield, machine-knife manufacturer, Improvements 
in the manufacture of beaters for thrashing-machines. Application 
dated 27th February; provisional protection, 20th March; notice, 
26th May ; patent sealed, 30th June, 1863. 
1607. J. Head and H. Brinsmead, of Ipswich, Suffolk, Improvements in 
machinery applicable to thrashing-machines, and for cutting and 
bruising straw. Application dated 25th June ; provisional protection, 
31st July, 1863. 
1758. James, Thomas, and F. R. Holmes, of Norwich, agricultural engineers, 
Improvements in thrashing and dressing machines. Application dated 
14th July ; provisional protection, 24th July ; notice, 18th August ; 
patent scaled, 23rd October, 1863. 
1472. Thomas Hughes Milner, of Edinburgh, N. B., gentleman, Improve- 
ments in thrashing-machines. (A communication to him from 
William Roberts, Melbourne, machine-maker.) Application dated 
12th June ; provisional protection, 3rd July, 1863. 
1042. W. E. Newton, of 66, Chancery-lane, Middlesex, civil engineer, Im- 
provements in thrashing-machines, part of which improvements arc 
also applicable for hulling, decorticating, cleaning, and polishing 
grains and seeds. (A communication from A. Barbier and N. E. 
Daubre'e, both of Clermont, France.') Application dated 25th April ; 
provisional protection, 8th May ; notice, 1st September ; patent sealed, 
2nd October, 1863. 
620. E. P. Plenty and W. Pain, of Newbury, Berkshire, agricultural 
engineers, An improved method of supporting screens and straw- 
shakers, specially applicable to thrashing-machines. Application dated 
6th March ; provisional protection, 27th March, 1863. 
1718. William Tasker, junr., of Andover, agricultural engineer, Improvements 
in thrashing-machines. Application dated 9th July ; provisional 
protection, 24th July ; notice, 17th November, 1863. 
*2563. Thomas Watts, of Carisbrooke, Isle of Wight, Improvements in com- 
bined thrashing-machines. Application dated 19th September ; pro- 
visional protection, 10th October, 1862 ; notice, 20th January ; 
patent sealed, 3rd March, 1863. 
2272. B. J. Webber, of Newton Abbot, Devon, Improvements in thrashing- 
machines. Application dated 18th September ; provisional protection , 
25th September, 1863. 
2706. John Wilson, of Upper Poppleton, Yorkshire, Improvements in thrash- 
ing-machines. Application dated 31st October ; provisional pro- 
tection, 20th November, 1863. 
Straw and Grain Elevators, &c. ' 
3101. Henry' Audinwood, of Weston-upon-Trent, Derbyshire, engineer, 
Improvements in raising or removing grain from one place to another. 
