960 
Josias Robbins, of Liverpool, in 
the county of Lancaster,  mill- 
wright, and James Curtis, of the 
city of Bristol, coppersmith ; for 
certain improvements in boilers, for 
manufacturing sugar, and in the 
mode of fixing the same, whereby 
’ much Jabour and fuel will be saved. 
Dated August 20, 1806. 
John Bywater, of the town and 
county of Nottingham; for an im- 
provement in certain sails of ships, 
and other navigable vessels, and the 
mode of working the same.” Dated 
August 22, 1806. 
John Curr, ef Belie Vue House, 
in the county of York, gent; fora 
method of laying and twisting the 
yarns that compose a rope; by 
which method the yarns of a rope 
have a better and more equal! bearing 
than they have in a rope made in 
the common way. Dated August 
23, 1806. - 
‘Richard Ford, of the city of 
Bristol, rope-maker; for a new 
kind of cordage, made by a proccss 
entirely new, from old rope or 
junk, or such short ends of new rope 
as are now commonly converted only 
into oakum or coarse paper; by 
means of which process the objec- 
tion to cordage, usually termed 
twice-laid cordage, are totally obvi- 
ated, and the newly invented cord- 
age is made nearly equal to cordage 
made from new materials. Dated 
August 30, 1806. 
Themas Pearson, of Haberdash- 
er’s Place, in the parish of St. Leo- 
nard, Shoreditch, in the county of 
Middlesex, wholesale upholsterer ; 
for a machine or machinery, for the 
purpose of cleansing, seasoning, and 
dressing feathers, and other articles. 
Dated August 30, 1806. 
John Carey, D. L. of Camden. 
ANNUAL REGISTER, 1806. 
street, Tottenham court road, Mid- 
street, Islington, in the county oF 
Middlesex ; for various contrivances 
for preventing or checking fires, 
and preserving persons and propert 
therefrom, by means of divers ima) 
provements in alarms, chimnies, cis- 
terns, fire-skreens, and other arti- 
cles. Dated August 30, 1806. 1 
Christopher Wilson, of Windmill 
dlesex, master mariner; for a new} 
system of naval architecture. Dated} 
August 30, 1806. 
Robert Newman, of Dartmouth, | 
in the county of Devon,  shipe| 
builder ; for improvements in the 
form, formation, and construction 
of ships and other vessels of war, 
and ships.and other vessels of com- 
merce, and of sloops, barges, and 
other vessels, any otherwise employs. 
ed. Dated September 6, 1806. 
Joseph Manton, of Davies-street, — 
Berkeley square, London, gun. 
maker : for improvements in double- 
barrelled guns. Dated September 
15, 1806. 
Isaiah Birt, of Plymouth dock, in 
the county of Devon, gent.; fora 
black paint, composed chiefly of 
carthy and mineral substances, which 
will be beneficial to our navy, and 
the shipping interest at large ; being 
particularly calculated to preserve 
wood, and prevent rust in iron, and 
may be applied to all purposes for 
which paint in general is used. 
Dated September 18, 1806. 
Marc {sambard Brunel, of Port. - 
sea, in the county of Southampton, 
gent.; for a new mode of cutting 
veneers, or thin boards. Dated 
September 23, 1806. : 
Henry Pratt, of Birmingham, in 
the county of Warwick, steel toy. 
maker ; for a new toast-stand, or an 
improvement on the article called 
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