Aug. 23. William Armitage, of Louth, operative chemist, for a safety signal light.

24. Samuel Messenger, of Birmingham, for an improved

railway signal lamp.

25. Isaac Rider, of East-street, Bedminster, Bristol, for an
improved bib-cock.

26. Alexander Lewis, of Fenchurch-street, London, for a
protective machine for cleansing, painting, and gla-
zing sashes, or forming reveals to windows, &c.
26. Messrs. Wilson, of 95, Wardour-street, Soho, for an
improved artist's sketch-box.

26. Arthur Perks Dudley, of Birmingham, for a trouser

strap.

28. J. & W. A. Blair, of 125, Trongate, Glasgow, for a compass hat.

28. Wm. English & Son, of Brighton and Lewes, cutlers and surgical instrument makers, for Dr. Madden's uterine douchè bath.

List of Patents

That have passed the Great Seal of IRELAND, from the 17th July, to the 17th August, 1848, inclusive.

To William Bridges Adams, of Adam-street, Adelphi, in the county of Middlesex, engineer, carriage-builder, and contractor, for certain improvements in the transport storeage and preservation of perishable articles; and in the construction of wheel-carriages and locomotive engines; and also in roads or ways.-Sealed 7th August.

George Edmund Donisthorpe, of Leeds, in the county of York, manufacturer, for improvements in roving and spinning wool and flax, and in treating wool previous to spinning, and in heckling flax.-Sealed 10th August.

List of Patents

Granted for SCOTLAND, subsequent to July 22nd, 1848.

To James Napier, of Shacklewell-lane, London, operative chemist, for improvements in smelting copper and other ores.— Sealed 26th July.

John Miller, of Henrietta-street, Covent Garden, London, for a

new system of accelerated menattrite locomotion, even by animal
impulsion, for any species of transport machines acting by
means of wheels, whether on land or water,-being a foreign
communication.-Sealed 27th July.

George Emmett, of Oldham, civil engineer, for certain improve-
ments in the manufacture of fuel, and in the construction and
arrangements of furnaces, flues, boilers, ovens, and retorts,
having for their object the economical application of caloric;
the manufacture of gas for illumination; and the consumption
of smoke and other gaseous products.-Sealed 28th July.
Charles William Siemens, of Manchester, engineer, for improve-
ments in engines to be worked by steam and other fluids, and
in economizing heat.-Sealed 31st July.
Thomas Marsden, of Salford, machine-maker, for improvements
in machinery for dressing or combing flax, wool, and other
fibrous substances.-Sealed 31st July.

Henry Highton, of Rugby, clerk, M.A., and Edward Highton,
of Regent's-park, London, civil engineer, for improvements in
electric telegraphs.-Sealed 31st July.

Felix Alexander Testud de Beauregard, of Paris, engineer, for im-
provements in generating steam, and in the means of obtaining
power from steam-engines.-Sealed 31st July.

James Warren, of Montague-terrace, Mile-End-road, London, and
Willoughby Theobald Monzani, of St. James's-terrace, Blue
Anchor-road, Bermondsey, London, for improvements in the
construction of bridges, aqueducts, and roofings.-Sealed 2nd
August.

William Bridges Adams, of Adam-street, Adelphi, London, en-
gineer, for certain improvements in the construction of wheel-
carriages and locomotive engines, and also of roads or ways.
-Sealed 8th August.

Jean Napoleon Zermani, of Greenwich, Kent, captain in the
French navy, for improvements in ships and other vessels.-
Sealed 8th August.

Joseph Simpson, of Manchester, civil engineer, and James Alfred
Shipton, of Manchester, engineer, for certain improvements in
steam-engines. Sealed 14th August.

Matthew Kirtley, of Derby, engineer, for improvements in the manufacture of railway wheels.-Sealed 15th August.

John Weston, of Portland-town, machinist, for certain improvements in obtaining and applying motive power.-Sealed 15th August.

Samuel Thornton, of Birmingham, merchant, and James Edward Mc Connell, of Wolverton, engineer, for improvements in steam-engines, and on the means of retarding engines and carriages on railways, and in connecting railway-carriages or waggons together; also improvements in effecting a communication between one part of a railway-train and another, by signals or otherwise.-Sealed 18th August.

James Porritt, of Edenfield, woollen manufacturer, for certain improvements in carding-engines, for carding wool and other fibrous substances.-Sealed 18th August.

Samuel Lees, of the firm of Hannah Lees & Sons, of Parkbridge, iron manufacturer, for certain improvements in the manufacture of malleable iron.-Sealed 18th August.

Henry Henson Henson, of Hampstead, for certain improvements in railway-carriages and waggons.-Sealed 21st August.

New Patents

SEALED IN ENGLAN D.

1848.

To Charles Hancock, of Brompton, Middlesex, Gent., for improvements in apparatus and machinery for giving shape and configuration to plastic substances. Sealed 29th July-6 months for inrolment.

John Grist, of New North-road, Middlesex, engineer, for improvements in furnaces and fire-places. Sealed 29th July-6 months for inrolment.

James Robertson, of Great Howard-street, Liverpool, cooper, for improvements in the manufacture of casks and other wooden vessels, and in machinery for cutting wood for those purposes. Sealed 29th July-6 months for inrolment.

George Walter Pratt, of the city of Rochester, in the United States of America, Gent., for improvements in the manufacture of printing-ink. Sealed 29th July-6 months for inrol

ment.

Richard Abbey, of Slough, Buckinghamshire, brewer, for improvements in preserving fermented and other liquids and matters in vessels. Sealed 29th July—6 months for inrolment. Edward Gribben Wilson, of Bury, Lancashire, tin-plate worker, for certain improvements in the construction of tin drums or

rollers used in the machinery for drawing, spinning, doubling, twisting, and throwing cotton, wool, silk, flax, and other fibrous substances. Sealed 1st August-6 months for inrol

ment.

Duncan Mackenzie, of Goodman's Fields, Middlesex, manufacturer, for certain improvements in Jacquard machinery, for figuring fabrics and tissues generally, and apparatus for transmission of designs to said Jacquard machinery; parts of which are applicable to playing musical instruments, composing printing types, and other like purposes,-being a communication. Sealed 5th August 6 months for inrolment. David Newton, of Macclesfield, in the county of Chester, merchant, for certain improvements in the application of glass or glazed surfaces to nautical, architectural, and other similar purposes. Sealed 7th August-6 months for inrolment. Samuel Thornton, of Birmingham, merchant, and James Edward Mc Connell, of Wolverton, Buckinghamshire, engineer, for improvements in steam-engines, and in the means of retarding engines and carriages on railways, and in connecting railwaycarriages or waggons together; also improvements in effecting a communication between one part of a railway train and another by signals or otherwise. Sealed 7th August 6 months for inrolment.

John Metcalfe, of Little Bolton, machine-maker, and Robert Halliwell, of the same place, mechanic, for certain machinery or apparatus for preparing and spinning cotton and other fibrous substances. Sealed 8th August 6 months for inrol

ment.

Moses Poole, of the Bill Office, Gent., for improvements in the manufacture of casks and other similar vessels of wood,— being a communication. Sealed 8th August-6 months for inrolment.

Samuel Lees, of the firm of Hannah Lees and Sons, of Parkbridge, Lancashire, iron manufacturer, for certain improvements in the manufacture of malleable iron. Sealed 8th August 6 months for inrolment.

Joshua Cooch, of Harleston, Northamptonshire, agricultural implement-maker, for improvements in sack-holders. Sealed 10th August 6 months for inrolment.

William Thomas Henley, of Clerkenwell, Middlesex, philosophical instrument-maker, and David George Forster, of Clerkenwell, metal merchant, for certain improvements in telegraphic com

munication, and in apparatus connected therewith; parts of which improvements may be also applied to the moving of other machines and machinery. Sealed 10th August-6 months for inrolment.

Samuel George Hewitt, of Buchanan-street, Glasgow, North Britain, engineer, for improvements in the construction of certain parts of railways. Sealed 11th August-6 months for inrolment.

John Varley, of Bury, Lancashire, engineer, for certain improvements in steam-engines. Sealed 14th August—6 months for inrolment.

James Henderson, of Surrey Canal Dock, millwright, for improvements in machinery for cleansing and polishing rice, pearl barley, and other grain and seed. Sealed 14th August6 months for inrolment.

Joseph Simpson, of Manchester, engineer, and James Alfred Shipton, of the same place, engineer, for certain improvements in steam-engines. Sealed 14th August-6 months for inrol

ment.

Edwin Thomas Truman, of No. 40 A, Haymarket, London, dentist, for an improved method or methods of constructing and fixing artificial teeth and gums, and of supplying deficiencies in the mouth. Sealed 15th August-6 months for inrolment. James Warren, of Montague-terrace, Mile End-road, Middlesex, Gent., and Willoughby Theobald Monzani, of Saint James'sterrace, Blue Anchor-road, Bermondsey, Surrey, Gent., for improvements in the construction of bridges, aqueducts, and roofings. Sealed 15th August-6 months for inrolment. Thomas De la Rue, of Bunhill-row, Middlesex, manufacturer, for improvements for producing ornamental surfaces to paper and other substances. Sealed 15th August-6 months for inrol

ment.

William Galloway and John Galloway, of Knott Mill Iron Works, Hulme, Manchester, engineers, for certain improvements in steam-engines. Sealed 17th August-6 months for inrolment. Moses Haym Picciotto, of Finsbury-square, London, merchant, for a method or methods of purifying and decolorizing certain gums. Sealed 17th August-6 months for inrolment. Thomas Richardson, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, chemist, for improvements in the condensation of metallic fumes, and in the manufacture of white lead. Sealed 21st August-6 months for inrolment.