Messrs.Woodcroft considered it an infringement of their patent. Mr.Woodcroft wrote to me-I being in London-to see Messrs. Stone and Kemp on the subject. I had an interview with Mr. Kemp, and he said he had some invention which he conceived was a near approach to the same invention, but that he imagined he had a right to print. I believe he was threatened with an injunction by Mr. Woodcroft, and we went to the patent office to ascertain whether he had a right to do what he was doing under his own patent; he found he had not a right, and he proposed to pay three shillings a pound upon all silk he should print, under a license from Mr. Woodcroft. I accepted that offer on the part of Mr. Woodcroft, and that was ratified by him afterwards. That is the simple story.

Lord Brougham: He ought to pay three shillings per pound during the continuance of the patent?-Yes.

Mr. Teed: Do you know that Messrs. Woodcroft have been willing to grant licenses at the same rate to other persons?-Mr. Woodcroft told me he had not refused any licenses, but I know nothing more.

Do you know whether three shillings per pound for silk is a reasonable price?It is a reasonable price.

Do you know whether this invention could have been brought into use for the purpose of silk manufacture earlier than it was ?—I cannot say that; I have no opinion upon the subject; but I have understood it was owing to the change of the trade.

Had you any communication with Messrs. Butterworth and Brooks respecting any infringement of the patent ?-Messrs. Butterworth and Brooks had infringed the patent, and it was proper that the matter should be referred to me; and I think I gave a decision on the subject. It was several years ago: I do not recollect the precise time.

Were there any proceedings in the Court of Chancery against them?—Yes. Mr. Teed stated that he had an order of the Lord Chancellor in the cause of Bennett Woodcroft against Brooks and Payne, sued by the name of Edward Payne, for an injunction to restrain the parties from invading the patent. Mr. Teed: Do you know what that cost?-I was referee. Butterworth and Brooks agreed to pay £50 towards the costs.

Cross-examined by Mr. Hill: £50 towards the costs you say. They could have very little of equity for £50 certainly. How much were the costs?—I do not know.

Did you make an award between Mr. Bennett Woodcroft and Mr. John Woodcroft?-Yes.

When was that award made ?—The partnership was dissolved in 1835; the affairs remained unsettled until 1840. Proceedings were taken by Mr. John Woodcroft against his father, to have a settlement of the account. It was ultimately agreed to refer the whole matter in difference between them to Mr. Pilling and myself, and we appointed Mr. Jonathan Cocker the umpire. Our award was, that Mr. John Woodcroft should pay Mr. Bennet Woodcroft

£800.

Mr. Teed put in the award.

Mr. Hill (to Mr. Brotherton): You say, if I understand you right, that you did value this patent, as far as Mr. Bennet Woodcroft was interested in it, at more than between two and three hundred pounds?-We had to consider the value in 1835.

You valued it, as I say, at between two and three hundred?—Yes. Was there no account, no balance sheet drawn out as the foundation for your award? Of course we received the evidence of both parties as to the state of the account, and made an award according to the evidence submitted

to us.

[To be continued.]

List of Patents

That have passed the Great Seal of Ireland, from the 17th of February to the 17th of March, 1841, inclusive.

To Peter Fairbairn, of Leeds, in the county of York, engineer, and William Suttill, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, flax spinner, for certain improvements in drawing flax, hemp, wool, silk, and other fibrous substances.-Sealed 3rd March-6 months for inrolment.

John Clay, of Cottingham, in the county of York, gent., and Frederick Rosenborg, of Sculcoates, in the same county, gent., for improvements in arranging and setting-up types for printing.-Sealed 6th March-6 months for inrolment. Peter Bradshaw, of Dean, near Kimbolton, in the county of Bedfordshire, gent., for improvements in dibbling and drilling corn, seeds, plants, roots, and manure.-Sealed 6th March-6 months for inrolment.

Robert Cooper, of Pebworth, near Evesham, in the county of Gloucester, gent., for improvements in ploughs.-Sealed 6th March-6 months for inrolment.

List of Patents

Granted for Scotland subsequent to February 22nd, 1841. To William Orme, of Stourbridge, iron-master, for improvements in the manufacture of cofered spades, and other cofered tools. -Sealed 23rd February.

William Pierce, of Islington, for certain improvements in the preparation of wool and other animal fibres, both in the raw and manufactured state; by means of which the quality will be considerably improved.-Sealad 24th February. Theophilus Richards, of Birmingham, for improvements in cutting or sawing wood,-being a foreign communication.Sealed 26th February.

Francis Sleddon, jun., of Preston, machine-maker, for certain improvements in machinery or apparatus for roving, slubbing, and spinning cotton and other fibrous substances. -Sealed 2nd March.

Hugh Lee Pattinson, of Bensham-grove, near Gateshead, manufacturing chemist, for improvements in the manufacture of white lead.-Sealed 3rd March.

Charles Cameron, lately Captain in Her Majesty's 18th Regiment of Foot, at present residing at Mount Vernon, county of Edinburgh, for certain improvements in engines to be actuated by steam or other elastic fluids.-Sealed 3rd March. Paul Hammic, of Paris, but now of Manchester, solicitor, for certain improvements in the construction of governors or regulators, applicable to steam-engines and to other engines used for obtaining motive power,-being a foreign communication.Sealed 3rd March.

Charles de Bergue, of Sydenham, Kent, for certain improvements for making reeds used in weaving,-being a foreign communication.-Sealed 3rd March.

William King Westley, of Leeds, flax machinist, for certain improvements in carding, combing, straightening, cleaning, and preparing for spinning, hemp, flax, and other fibrous substances.-Sealed 6th March.

Robert Urwin, of South Shields, engineer, for certain improvements in steam-engines.-Sealed 9th March.

Walter Richardson, of Regent-street, London, and George Mott Braithwaite, of Chelsea, for improvements in tinning metals,being a foreign communication.-Sealed 11th March.

John Rand, of Howland-street, London, for improvements in preserving paints and other fluids.-Sealed 16th March. Thomas William Booker, of Melen Griffith Works, near Cardiff, iron-master, for improvements in the manufacture of iron.Sealed 16th March.

Charles Edwards Amos, of Great Guilford-street, Southwark, for certain improvements in machinery or apparatus used in the manufacture of paper.-Sealed 18th March.

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William Handcock, jun., of King-square, Goswell-road, London, accountant, for an improved description of fabric suitable for making friction gloves, horse brushes, and other articles requiring rough surfaces, and the method of manufacturing the same. Sealed 19th March.

Frederick Steiner, of Hyndburn Cottage, near Accrington, Lancaster, Turkey-red dyer, for improvements in looms for weaving and cutting asunder double-piled cloths, and a machine for winding weft to be used therein,—being a foreign communication.-Sealed 19th March.

Matthew Uzielli, of King William-street, London, merchant, for improvements in impregnating and preserving wood and timber for various useful purposes,-being a foreign communication. -Sealed 22nd March.

New Patents

SEALED IN ENGLAND.

1841.

To George England, of Westbury, Wiltshire, clothier, for improvements in machinery for weaving woollen and other fabrics; and for twisting, spooling, and warping woollens; also for improvements in the manufacture of woollen doe-skins.-Sealed 2nd March-6 months for inrolment.

John Wilkie, of Nassau-street, Marylebone, upholsterer, and John Charles Schwieso, of George-street, St. Pancras, musical instrument-maker, for their invention of improvements in constructing elastic seats or surfaces of furniture. -Sealed 2nd March-6 months for inrolment.

Henry Newson Brewer, of Jamaica-row, Bermondsey,

mast and block-maker, for an improvement or improvements in wooden blocks for ships' rigging, tackles, and other purposes, where pullies are used.-Sealed 3rd March-6 months for inrolment.

John Rand, of Howland-street, gent., for improvements in preserving paints and other fluids.-Sealed 6th March6 months for inrolment.

James Johnson, of Glasgow, gent., for certain improvements in machinery for the manufacture of frame-work knitting, commonly called hosiery; and for certain improvements in such frame-work knitting or hosiery.—Sealed 8th March-6 months for inrolment.

Thomas Spencer, of Liverpool, carver and gilder, for an improvement or improvements in the manufacture of picture and other frames, and cornices; applicable also to other useful and decorative purposes.-Sealed 8th March— 6 months for inrolment.

John William Neale, of William-street, Kennington, engineer, and Jacque Edouard Duyck, of Swan-street, Old Kent-road, commission agent, for certain improvements in the manufacture of vinegar, and in the apparatus employed therein.-Sealed 8th March-6 months for inrolment.

John Varley, of Bayswater-terrace, Bayswater, artist, for an improvement in carriages.-Sealed 8th March-6 months. for inrolment.

Benjamin Smith, of Stoke Prior, Worcester, butcher and publican, for an improved apparatus for making salt from brine.-Sealed 8th March-6 months for inrolment.

John Walker, of Crooked-lane, King William-street, builder, for an improved hydraulic apparatus.-Sealed 8th March-6 months for inrolment.

Richard Lawrence Sturtevant, of Church-street, Bethnal-green, soap manufacturer, for certain improvements in the manufacture of soap.-Sealed 8th March-6 months for inrolment.