2551. JAMES PONITT, of Stubbin Vale Mill, near Ramsbotham, Lancaster, for A certain improvement or improvements in carding machines.-Dated December 4, 1854. Sealed May 18, 1855. 2742. GERD JACOB BENSEN, of 7, Christian-street, St. George'sin-the-East, for An improvement in refining sugar.-Dated December 28, 1854. Sealed May 18, 1855. 639. JOHN SCOTT RUSSELL, of Millwall, for Improvements in ship building.-Dated March 22, 1855. Sealed May 18, 1855. 2555. CROMWELL FLEETWOOD VARLEY, of 1, Charles-street, Somers Town, St. Pancras, Middlesex, for improvements in producing and applying dynamic electricity.-Dated December 5, 1854. Sealed May 18, 1855. 2665. THOMAS HART, of 255, George-street, Glasgow, for Improvements in Jacquard apparatus for weaving.-Dated December 18, 1854. Sealed May 18, 1855. 393. ROBERT M'CONNELL, of Glasgow, for Improvements in finishing or dressing textile fabrics.-Dated February 22, 1855. Sealed May 18, 1855. 431. ALEXANDER THEOPHILUS BLAKELEY, of Little Ryder-street, St. James's, for Improvements in ordnance.-Dated February 27, 1855. Sealed May 18, 1855. 529. JAMES BULLOUGH, of Accrington, Lancaster, for Improvements in looms and apparatus for weaving.-Dated March 9, 1855. Sealed May 18, 1855. 591. WILLIAM HILL, of Birmingham, Warwick, Tool Maker, for Improvements in metallic pens and pen-holders, and in ornamenting metallic pens and pen-holders.-Dated March 14, 1855. Sealed May 18, 1855. 2464. RICHARD TERRETT, of Hercules Buildings, Lambeth, for An Improved machine or apparatus for cleaning knives.-Dated November 22, 1854. Sealed May 22, 1855. 2472. EMANUEL EABORN, MATTHEW ROBINSON, and JOHN KENDRICK, of Birmingham, for Certain apparatus or contrivances for holding hats in churches, chapels, and other public assemblies.-Dated November 23, 1854. Sealed May 22, 1855. 2506. CHARLES PETERSON, of the Isle of Wight, for The application of a new vegetable substance to the manufacture of textile fabrics and pulp for paper, cardboard, papier-maché, and similar purposes.-Dated November 29, 1854. Sealed May 22, 1855. 2556. JOHN HENRY JOHNSON, of Lincoln's-inn-fields, for Improvements in the arrangement of electric telegraphs.-Dated December 5, 1854. Sealed May 22, 1855.—(A communication.) 35. JOHN HENRY JOHNSON, of Lincoln's-inn-fields, for Improvements in machinery or apparatus for effecting agricultural operations, parts of the said improvements being applicable for the obtainment of motive power for general purposes.-Dated January 6th, 1855. Sealed May 22, 1855.-(A communication.) 2476. STEPHEN SHAW, of Plaistow, Essex, for An improved mode of marking metal plates for rivetting or bolting, and the application of a new material as a template for receiving such marks.-Dated November 23, 1854. Sealed May 22, 1855. 2483. RILEY CUNLIFFE, of Accrington, for Improvements in machinery or apparatus for making or manufacturing bricks and tiles or other similar articles.-Dated November 24, 1854. Sealed May 22, 1855. 2484. ROBERT WILLAN and DANIEL MILLS, of Blackburn, for Improvements in looms.-Dated November 24, 1854. Sealed May 22, 1855. 2492. THOMAS GREENSHIELDS, of George-street, Derby, for Improvements in treating cotton-waste that has been used by railway companies, and preparing it to be used again.-Dated November 25, 1854. Sealed May 22, 1855. 2509. JOHN ABRAHAM, of Standfield, Great Crosby, near Liverpool, for Improvements applicable to draining.-Dated November 29, 1854. Sealed May 22, 1855. 2576. SAMUEL HESELTINE, of Harwich, Essex, for Improvements in the construction of cannon-shot and shell.-Dated December 7, 1854. Sealed May 22, 1855. 448. HENRY PENNEY, of York-place, Baker-street, Portland-square, for An improved mode of treating vulcanized or cured india-rubber. -Dated February 28, 1855. Sealed May 22, 1855. 2593, EDWARD MANIERE, of Bedford-row, for Improvements in lamps.-Dated December 9, 1854. Sealed May 22, 1855. 327. RICHARD SHIRLEY HARRIS, of Leicester, for Improvements in the manufacture of looped fabrics. — Dated February 12, 1855. Sealed May 22, 1855. 617. ALEXANDER ROBERT TERRY, of the Adelphi, for Improvements in apparatus for copying letters and other documents.-Dated March 19, 1855. Sealed May 22, 1855. 2615. JOSEPH MAYER, of Dale Hall, Pottery, Longport, and JOHN DAVID KIRD, of Birmingham, for An improvement or improvements in door-knobs or handles made of china, earthenware, glass, or other vitreous or semi-vitreous substance, and in attaching the said knobs or handles to their spindles.-Dated December 13, 1854. Sealed May 22, 1855. 2649. JOHN SYKES, of Huddersfield, for Improvements in piecing machines, a part of which improvements are applicable to other similar purposes.-Dated December 18, 1854. Sealed May 22, 1855. 2642. ARTHUR LYON, of Finsbury, for Improvements in machines for reducing or mincing meat and other solid edible substances.Dated December 15, 1854. Sealed May 22, 1855. 2655. ROBERT LUCAS CHANCE, of Birmingham, for An improvement in the manufacture of glass.-Dated December 16, 1854. Sealed May 22, 1855. INDEX TO VOL. XXV.—ENLARGED SERIES. ALCOHOL, Bordier's patent for im- Alum, Richardson's patent for im Ammonia, Haeffeley's patent for im- patent for improvements in obtain- Archbald's, W. A., patent for im- provements in the manufacture of 78 Newton's patent for Atlees's, T. W. and G. I., patent for Ball's, T., patent for an improvement Bank notes, Moss's patent for im- bills, Ross's patent for an im- Bankers' cheques, &c., Atlees's patent ments in the treatment of natural ments in manufacturing articles Bauwens's, F. L., patent for improve- Bavelier, J. B., and H. Champonnois. Beale, C., and J. Latchmore's patent Bedsteads, Iles's patent for improve- Bell, T., and H. Scholefield's patent provements in the construction of, for improvements in the manufac- | Bridges, M'Gaffin's patent for im- 337 Bethell's, J., patent for improvements in manufacturing coke, 167 68 Bleaching, &c., rags, Fourdrinier's Bodmer's, R., patent for the applica- Boilers, Grimshaw's patent for im- patent for improvements in, 115 Briggs's, E., patent for improvements Brushes, Tiffany's patent for an im- 211 Buildings, La Mothe's patent for Caissons, Francis's patent for im- Callan's, N., patent for a means by patent for improvements Cannon, Wanostrocht's patent for patent for improvements in the China, Blashfield's patent for im- Cements, Barrett's patent for im- Dupont's patent for im- Chenille fabrics, Greenshields's pa- C. B. A. (continuation), 236 provements in the manufacture of, Chlorine, Horsford's patent for the and minerals, Levick and Field- iron and other metals, Cal- metals, Ryder's patent for wire, Johnson's patent for 358 |