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USEFUL PROJECTS. 
List of Patents for new Inventions, 
&c. granted in the Year 1803. 
OBERT Wilson, of the parish of 
St. Saviour, Southwark, Surry, 
plaisterer; for an apparatus for the 
‘purpose of stopping ungovernable 
horses. Dated January 20. 
_ Joseph Jacob, of Greek-street, 
of the parish of St. Ann, Soho, 
Middlesex, coachmaker ; for a me- 
tal box for the axle-trees of wheels, 
carriages, mills, engines, and ma- 
chines. Dated January 20. 
George Matcham, of the city of 
Bath, esquire; for a principle or 
mechanical power for raising 
weights, in preventing ships from 
sinking, in raising ships when sunk, 
in rendering ships, which are dis- 
proportioned to shallow water, ca- 
pable of entering rivers, passing 
bars or shoals, or otherwise moving 
in shallow water; and for a variety 
of other useful purposes. Dated 
January 29. 
Edward Stephens, of the city of 
Dublin, for a furnace stove, or fire 
place, which can conveniently be 
applicd to the burning of limestone, 
at the same time that it is used for 
the heating of all manner of corn- 
kilns, evaporating stoves, and dry- 
ing houses. Dated January 29. 
- James Gayleard, of New Bond- 
street, Middlesex, staymaker ; for 
long stays, short stays, and corsetts, 
on an improved constru¢tion.— 
Dated February 1, 
Stephen Hooper, of Walworth, 
Surry ; for machines, or machinery, 
upon improved principles, and me- 
thods of using the same, for the 
purpose of cleaning creeks, bars of 
harbours, and preventing bars from 
making. Dated February 5. 
William Henry Clayfield, of the 
city of Bristol, wine merchant ; for 
a method of reducing and extracting 
lead, and other metals, from a com- 
pound substance commonly known 
by the name of regulus. Dated Fe- 
bruary 10. 
Timothy Cobb, of Banbury, Ox- 
fordshire, woollen manufacturer 5 
for improvements -in the manufac- 
turing a certain kind of piece goods, 
called shag, or plush. Dated Fe- 
bruary 21. 
Jonathan Woodhouse, of Ashby- 
de-la-Zouch, Leicestershire, engi- 
neer ; for a method of forming a 
cast iron rail, or plate, which may 
be used in making iron rail roads, or 
ways, for the working and running 
of waggons, carts, drays, and other 
carriages, on public and other 
roads, and also a new method of 
fixing, fastening, and securing, such 
cast iron rail or plate on such roads. 
Dated February 28. 
Robert Kirwood, of Edinburgh, 
engraver and copper plate printer ; 
for improvements on the copper plate 
printing press. Dated February 
28. 
Thomas Johnson, of Bradbury, 
Cheshire, weaver ; for a method of 
preparing 
