1809. | New Patents 
of the youn eee apostle, and the bearded 
head next to him, arethe most worthy of 
pr aise. 
Ow Saturday, the 7th ult. the Directors 
of the British Institution met at their 
Gallery in Pall Mali, for the purpose of 
adjudging the premiums offered for the 
three best pictures, and a model, executed 
in the preceding year, in the four follow- 
ing classes, viz. 
st. For the best picture in historical 
or poetical composition, 50 guineas; 
which was adjudged to Mr. Geo. Dawe, 
for his picture ot Imogen, from Cymbe- 
line. 
2d Ditto, in familiar life, the same sum 
to Mr. William Sharpe, for his picture of 
the Music Master. 
3d Ditto, landscape, the same sum to 
Mr. J. Linnel, tor his Landscape, with 
jigures removing timber. 
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4th, For the best model in bebe or 
poetic composition ; the same sum toe 
Mr. 8. Gahagan, for is model of Samp- 
son breaking the Bonds. 
The above performances remain the 
property of the respective artists. The 
judicious spirit of rewarding native ta- 
lent cannot fail of acceleratme the great 
object of this patriotie and useful instite- 
tion; namely, the establishment and per- 
fection of the fme arts in this country. 
Yhere were no less than twenty-four can- 
didates for the different premiums. 
lately Enrolled. 
Errarom. In the Retrospect of last 
month, by a whimsical mistake of the press,. 
the eminent surgeon, Mr. Carlisle, was ap- 
pointed Professor in Painting to the Royad 
Academy, a nomination to which Mr. Tres- 
ham probably would not consent. The fact 
designed to be stated is, that Mr. Carlisle is 
elected Professor of Anatomy in the Royal 
Academy. 
NEW PATENTS LATELY ENROLLED. 
YR. RICHARD FOTHERGILL’S (SUNDERLAND), 
for a Machine for dressing Hemp. 
N order fully to explain his invention, 
if Mr. Fothergill divides the whole ma- 
chine into seven parts; of which the first 
part or operation is to bruise, clean, open, 
and free hemp from its native husk, so as 
to make it fit for the subsequent pro- 
cesses; the second, third, fourth, and 
fifth parts or operations of the machine 
are to dress and draw the hemp, and 
make it fit for spinning; the sixth part or 
operation is, to spin the same into thread 
or yarn; 2nd the seventh and last part or 
operation of the machine is, the twisting 
and making the thread or yarn into ropes 
and cordage. These several parts are de- 
scribed by ficures, which cannot be in- 
troduced here, and of course it will be 
impossible to do more than announce the 
invention as we have already done. 
MR. JOHN DICKENSON’S (LUDGATE-HILL), for 
his Invention of a Cannon Cartridge Paper, 
manufactured ona new Principle. 
“« My invention,” says the pateitee, 
consists in the addition of a certain 
proportion of wool or woollen rags to 
the linen rags or other materiais, con- 
sisting of hemp or flax, that have ‘hi 
therto been made use of for manufactur- 
ing this kind of paper; by means of which, 
im consequence of the intermixture of the 
woollen fibres with thuse Of the hemp or 
tc 
flax, when the paper is lighted by the 
explosion of the powder in ‘the gun, It a 
prevented from retaining sparks of fire 
after the flame goes out; the mixture 
should consist of about tw Beaiths woollen, 
and three-fifths linen, or some other ae 
bric composed of hemp or fiax. The 
lmen and the woollen should be washed 
and made into half stuff in Ss en- 
gines, and afterwards mixed in their pro- 
per proportions, and beat together m the 
beating engine. But if wool is made use 
of, or woollen rags that are of a very loose 
texture, they may, in that case, be washed 
in the same washing engine with the linen, 
as well as beat off “together i in the same 
beating engine. The woollens require a 
roll, the bars of which must be so round 
or dull that they will not cut, otherwise 
any close-woven rags will be chopped up 
into small pieces; of course the roll must 
be heavy, or the process of making them 
only half stuff will be very tedious. The 
linen should be very. strong and sound, 
and beat as wet, and at the same time ae 
long, as possible, otherwise with the pro- 
portions mentioned above, the paper will 
not be suthciently strong. The greater 
quantity of woollen there is introduced, 
the more effectually will the paper be 
prevented hanging fire; but, as it con- 
tributes very little to the strength of the 
paper, it would not be practicable to use 
a larger proportion than what jt men- 
tioned 
