588 
Agricultural Patents for the year 1863. 
3145. J. Piatt and W. Richardson, of Oldham, Lancashire, mechanical 
engineers, Improvements in the preparation of clay for the manu- 
facture of bricks, tiles, and other articles which may be made of such 
material. Application dated 12th Decemher, 1863. 
*3116. Charles Stevens (Stevens and Henderson), of 31, Charing-Cross, 
patent agent, An improved brick-making machine. {A communi- 
cation by Alois Milch, of Paris.) Application dated 20th November ; 
provisional protection, 28th November, 1862 ; notice, 31st March ; 
patent sealed, 15th May, 1863. 
Manufacture of Peat. 
597. Theodor Erich, of 77, Newgate-street, London, Improvements in 
machinery for pressing peat. {A communication from Christian 
Augustus Erich, of Munich.') Application dated 3rd March; pro- 
visional protection, 20th March, 1863. 
2163. Theodor Erich, of Newgate-street, London, Improvements in machinery 
for pressing peat. (A communication from 0. E. Erich, of Munich.) 
Application dated 1st September ; provisional protection, 18th 
September, 1863. 
528. Thomas Vincent Lee, of 6, Bank-cliambers, Lothbury, civil engineer, 
Improvements in machinery for digging, compressing, and moulding 
peat or turf, and for retorts and kilns for drying peat or turf and 
making peat or turf charcoal through the agency of hydro-caloric or 
super-heated steam, and for collecting the piroducts of distillation whilst 
charring the peat or turf. Application dated 25th February ; pro- 
visional protection, 13th March ; patent sealed, 10th August, 1863. 
Wire-Fencing, &c. 
1311. George Hunt, of Glasgow, patent agent, Improvements in posts and 
pillars for fences and gates. {A communication from D. Middleton, 
New Zealand.) Application dated 25th May ; patent sealed, 20th 
November, 1863. 
1720. A. R. Johnston, of Toxford, Suffolk, gentleman, Improved portable 
fence for sheep and cattle pens and other enclosures. Application dated 
10th July ; provisional protection, 24th July ; notice, 27th October ; 
patent sealed, 29th December, 1863. 
1651. John King, of Chadshunt Farm, Kineton, Warwickshire, Improvements 
in fencing land and in hanging gates. Application dated 2nd July ; 
provisional protection, 7th August ; notice, 3rd November ; patent 
sealed, 8th December, 1863. 
2978. J. A. R. Main, of No. 5, Renfield-street, Glasgow, gentleman, 7m- 
provements in the mode of connecting and sustaining the intersecting 
bars of iron fences, hurdles, gates, and other analogous structures. 
Application dated 27th November, 1863. 
1626. Joseph Simpson, of Darlaston, Staffordshire, manufacturer, Improve- 
ments in iron hurdles and fencing. Application dated 30th June ; 
provisional protection, 10th July, 1863. 
Horticultural Appliances, &o. 
1855. T. 0. Bull and T. Morgan, of Wolbley, Herefordshire, An apparatus 
for collecting fruit from trees witlumt injury. Application dated 
25th July ; provisional protection, 14th August, 1863. 
