Mr Frase^ difys, "'Ais Uythe inking apparatMky»tfcatBttiichcd 

 to>->tlie machines of MeSBrft Cowpcr and Applegath ^igbt be 

 placed immediartely behind the tympana of the Stanhopq or Qtjl^ 

 umbian presses, and be worked by steam-power as at presenjl^ 

 Were the tympans and carriage of jt^^r^f^in s^afPf^to pWce%]^f^ 

 made so as to fit very exactly into each other, the carriage might,, 

 after each impression, be taken from the ha^jdj on reaclnn^^j 

 certain point, by the inking apparatus, SLn&iiff^^i^ ^ftf^j^fffiff^ 

 being rolled, returned to the same point. In the jnterioi) th^ 

 pressman could be laying on and off his sheets; and bjr, $h^ 

 time ike had done so, the form would again be 8tatio|ie4 T^fbVB^ 

 hand, and ready for his taking another impression. It is ob-l 

 vious, that the great difficulty to be overcome here, will be the 

 construction of xhc machinery for receiving and returning the 

 carriage, and making the carriage so nicely to4t th^ frame*. work 

 of th^ tympans, as to preserve reg-'tster, as it is called ; but afjter 

 the ingenious contrivance of Mr Napier, in his machine, ;for je- 

 ceiving and giving off the paper, there can b« little doubt of these 

 difficulties being soon obviated. In this way, the great desidera- 

 tum of securing an equality of colour would be suppKed, and 

 %^ qxpenwjof an apparatus foreacli press, with an engi^e-povea^ 

 for the whole, would be compensated by only one-half of^hc 

 men being required.*" , . , . ,{[> 



Having been named a member of the Committee appointed 

 to consider and report on Mr Fraser"*8 suggestions, my attention' 

 has been turned to this subject, and some contrivances have oc* 

 curred to me, which seem fitted, in some degree, to accomplishn 

 what has been considered to be desirable. I have now tho 

 honour of laying them before the Society, as they occtirrcd to 

 me, thinking, that the shewing of the original conception is Ik ttrr 

 adapted ito elucidate the principles of the contrivance^ thsiii4|> 

 description of a more perfect fomi of machine, with its part^) 

 more compactly an*anged, and, on that account, more difiicuiti 

 ta lie described ; besides, I conceive '4bei ipriiicipk» of 4 tom^ 

 trivance more intercstinf^ than the details. j; > tt> 



If any hint coiiiaiiuil in the sequel should prove of ' iis^ fiv 

 those wIk) may make trials to effect what Mr FraEz?r has proa > 

 |wseil, it would 1h? a proof of the value of this Society, and o|( 

 the benefits to be derived from statemeuts like Mr FrascrV, 



