USEFUL PROJECTS. 
cats or dogs, upon which things are 
placed before the fire. Dated Oct. 
2, 1806. 
Robert Salmon, of Woburn, in 
the county of Bedford, surveyor ; 
for newly invented mathematic prin- 
cipled, safe and easy trusses, for the 
relief and cure of ruptures. Dated 
October 2, 1806. 
William Cooke, of Chute-house, 
in the county of Wilts, gentleman ; 
for certain improvements in the con- 
struction of waggons and other car- 
riages with more than two wheels. 
Dated October 2, 1806. 
Ralph Wedgwood, of Charles- 
street, Hampstead-road, in the 
county of Middlesex, gent.; for an 
apparatus for producing duplicates 
of writings. Dated October7, 1806. 
Ralph Sutten, of Macclesfield, in 
the county of Chester, brazier and 
tin-plate-worker ; for certain im- 
provements in an apparatus for 
cooking, either by steam or water. 
Dated October 7, 1806. 
William Sampson, of. Liverpool, 
in the county of Lancaster, mill- 
wright ; for a new discovery or in- 
vention to be acted on by the impulse 
of wind, in order to work mills, 
pumps, and other machinery suitable 
to its application. Dated October 
7, 1806. 
Archibald Jones and James Jones, 
of Mile-end, in the county of Middle- 
sex, printers ; for a method of dis- 
charging colours from shawls and 
other dyed silks, and silk and 
worsted of every description, on 
such part or parts thereof as may be 
required, for the ‘purpose of intro- 
ducing, by printing or staining, 
various patterns on such discharges 
or otherwise. Dated October 7, 
1806. fo 
William Clegg Gover, of Rother- 
hithe, in the county of Surrey, car- 
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penter ; for an improved wheel or 
purchase for the steering of ships, 
by means of which wheel or purchase 
a considerable degree of labour is 
saved, and a ship may be steered 
with more ease, and greater steadi- 
ess and certainty, and with more 
safety to the steersman. Dated 
October 15, 1806. 
Joseph Bramah, of Pingico, in 
the county of Middlesex, efginéer ; 
for a machine whereby valuable im. 
provements in the art of printing 
will be obtained. Dated October 
15, 1805, 
John Fletcher, of Cecil-street, in 
the Strand, in the county of Middle- 
sex, esquire; for a composition for 
agricultural purpgses, which is not 
only of the greatest value as a 
manure, but is also extremely eflica- 
cious in the destruction of the fly in 
turnips, snails, slugs, ants, and the 
majority of those other insects which 
are detrimental to vegetables ; which 
composition he usually denominates 
prepared gypsum. Dated October 
21, 1806. 
Elihu White, of. Threadneedle. 
street, in the city of London, gent. 
for a method of making a machine 
for casting orfounding types, letters, 
spaces, and quadrats, usually made 
use of in printing. Communicated to 
him by a certain foreigner residing 
abroad. Dated Oct. 23, 1806. 
John Prosser, of Back hill, 
Hatton-garden, in the county of 
Middlesex, smith ; for various im- 
provements upon smoke or air 
jacks, which may ‘be applied to 
those now in use. Dated October 
30, 1806. 
James Caparn, of Leicester, in 
the county of -Leicester, brazier ; 
fora machine for discharging smoke 
from smoking chimnies. Dated 
October 30, 1806. 
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