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person to their notice was, that she had spun lib. of Merino wool into yarn, so fine, that it was considered by those who were competent judges, to excel any ever attempted-that it measured in length 29 miles 200 yards. He assured the com

Europe to produce so rare a specimen of skill and industry as that now produced, which was sent for their inspection by Mr. E. K. Fordham, of Royston; this toast excited mirth and applause, and the yarn was admired for the beauty and silky softness of its texture. The prizes were adjudged to the Earl of Bridgewater for the best plough, which being the invention of Mr. Plenty, of Hampshire, the Earl begged him to accept the prize value 10 gs. as he considered more merit due to him as the inventor; the best and second best ploughman received 3 and 2 guineas each; Mr. Rd. Flower, Hertford, for the best one-year cid ram, of the mixed Merino breed, a cup value 5 gs.; to the same for the two best ewes, of the same breed, a cup value 3 gs.; to J. Halsey, Esq. 3 gs. for the best boar; to the best sheep-shearer 3 gs., the second best 2 gs., and the third best 1 guinea.

A gentleman of the society, who has deserved | ly acquired considerable reputation in the agricultural world, for his well-contrived experiments as to the most effectual mode of destroying the grub or larva of the Tipula, or Tommy Long Legs, detailed the result of a very curious experi-pany, he was informed, he might challenge all ment which he had instituted for the purpose of ascertaining the number of these insects which a nest of rooks may probably consume annually. One of his servants was stationed a whole day, from one o'clock in the morning to eight at night, in the neighbourhood of a rookery, and kept an accurate account of the number of times which the old rooks, during that interval, fed their young ones. The average result of his observations on five nests, was, that the old rooks made 70 journeys per day; and it having been ascertained by shooting one of them, just before its entry into the nest, that it had in the bag below its beak, 33 grubs, it follows, that supposing them to feed on these insects through the year, a family of rooks would in that time destroy 1,445,500 grubs. And supposing, (which is a very moderate calculation) that each grub, previous to its assuming the winged state, destroys the herbage of 4 square inches, this number would destroy the herbage of 3 roods, 27 perches.-Hence the ingenious contriver of this experiment inferred the immense advantage which the farmer derives from this species of bird alone, without whose services, added to those of its coadjutors, the toils of the agriculturist would be in vain.

Another member of the society produced the crop of a pigeon shot lately, in which were not more than a few grains of wheat and a bean or two, its principal contents being the seeds of ketlocks, and other noxious weeds.

After an interesting discussion, the company agreed in the affirmative, on both parts of the question.

Several specimens of prepared whale-bone, which it is proposed to apply in the manufacture of sieves, riddles, and sheep-nets, were afterwards exhibited; and the day was spent with the utmost conviviality.

The Hertfordshire Agricultural Society met at Cold Harbour Farm, the scat of the Earl of Bridgewater, their President; the day was fine and the company numerous, amongst whom were the Duke of Bedford, Sir John Sebright, and many of the principal gentry of the county. Alter viewing the stock exhibited on the ground, and

paying due attention to the ploughs contending

for prizes, the company adjourned to dinner at the King's Arms, Berkhampstead. The toasts given were the King, the Queen, the Prince of Wales and Royal Family, Speed the Plough, Small in Size Great in Value, Breeding in all its Branches, the Fleece: the Duke of Bedford, with three times three, was drank with the greatest enthusiasm. The Noble Duke returned thanks in a neat and elegant speech. On the Members of the County being given, Sir John Sebright thanked the company for himself and colleagues, and gave as a toast, Peace, Plenty, Commerce all over the World; Mr. Flower of Hertford, gave as a toast--Mary Bodwell, aged 60, living in Hertfordshire. The reason of introducing such a

Mr. Montagu Burgoyne assembled the princi pal agriculturists at his annual Ploughing Match and show of Live Stock, &c. at his seat in Essex. On the first day, a select party of his friends rede over his home farms, and afterwards dined with him at Mark Hall. The superior culture of the land, and the luxuriance of the crops, with the skilful management of the meadows, by drainage and irrigation, were highly and deservedly admired. On Wednesday morning, the ploughing commenced in a fallow field, when twee ploughs began their work for the annual prizes; the first of which was adjudged to the ploughman of Mr. C. C. Western, and the second to that of Lord Petre. A large body of respectable number), were this day present, and dined with yeomen of the county (nearly one hundred in Mr. Burgoyne and his friends, at the Green Man, at Harlow. After dinner, the company went into the stock-field, where several yoke of Devon and Hereford oxen, and some lots of Devon cows and calves, and South Down sheep, were sold at good prizes. Mr. J. C. Curwen, Member for Carlisle, and the spirited leader of agricultura improvements in the county of Cumberland, was the purchaser of all the oxen.-Among the agi culturists present were: His Grace the Duke of Bedford, Lord Somerville, Mr. Coke, Sir Jeha

Sinclair, Sir G. Hill, Mr. Western, Mr. Conyers
Mr. J. Fane, Mr. F. Fane, Mr, Wilbraham, Mr.
Gregg, Mr. G. Caswell, Mr. W. Smith, Mr.
Rev. H. B. Dudley, Mr. Wakefield, Mr. Tulls,
Claude Sott, Mr. Vechell, Mr. S. Chamberlaine,
Mr. Arthur Young, &c. &c. &c.

July 5, a meeeting of the Society for the En couragement of Agriculture, was held at the Rutland Arms, Newark, when the different premiums were adjudged as follow: Long-woolled sheep: to Mr. C. Milward, of Hoxgrave Park, for the best tup hog 5 guineas; to Mr. J. Milward, of Horkeston, for the next best, 3 guineas; to Mr. G. Maltby, for the 4 best ewe hogs, 4 guineas,

-Short-woolled sheep: to the Earl of Manvers,, been the first to appreciate, by the frequent prefor the best tup hog, 3 guineas; to Benjaminmiums they have given to the manufacturers, as* Thompson, Esq. of Red Hill Lodge, for the next best tup hog, 2 guineas.

There were several bulls exhibited, but none of them were thought to merit the premium.To Mr. J. Marfleet, of Somerton Castle, for the best boar, 2 guineas; to Mr. J. Flint, of Newark, for the next best, 1 guinea.

Mr. F. Clay exhibited specimens of fine wool, from the different crosses of the Merino race; and patterns of cloth made of wool from the flocks of his Majesty, Lord Somerville, Dr. Parry, and Mr. Tollet; also some hats made of skin wool, and samples of leather made of the skins of Merino sheep. An excellent letter, addressed to the society by Benjamin Thompson, Esq. in which the different merits of the Merino sheep were pointed out, was read by the secretary, and excited great interest and attention.

At the Kentish Wool-fair and Agricultural Meeting, held at Ashford, July 6, all the five prizes for long-woolled sheep were adjudged to Mr. Wall, of Ashford; for the short-woolled sheep, two prizes were adjudged to Mr. Boys, of Betshanger; and for a third, no sheep were shown deemed worthy. Mr. Martin, of Great Chart, near Ashford, was adjudged the prize for the best three-years-old bull; and Mr. Jacob Kingsnorth, of Appledore, the prize for the best pair of Kentish heifers. In the wool trade very little business was transacted; the buyers offered 10d. per lb for Romney-marsh wool, but the growers expected better prices. We did not hear of a single offer of South-down wool.-Nearly 300 noblemen, gentlemen, and agriculturists, dined together at the Saracen's Head Inn, among whom were the Duke of Bedford, Earl of Thanet, Sir W. W. Wynne, Sir Thomas Miller, Sir E. Knatch buil, Sir J. Honeywood, Mr. Coke of Norfolk, Mr. Motteux, Mr. Harrison, Mr. Ellman, &c. &c. &c.

BATH AND WEST OF ENGLAND AGRICULTURAL

SOCIETY.

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well as the growers of improved British wool. Much praise is due to those public spirited men, who, contrary to the prejudices which generally prevail, have made these experiments, the suc cessful result of which, in all situations of public affairs, must be considered of national importance, inasmuch as it proves, in one instance at least, how independent we can be of foreign nations. We hear that, further to promote an object which they have been the first to cherish, the Bath Society intend to appear at their public meetings in cloth made only of improved British wool. B. Hobhouse, Esq. M. P. F. R. S. president of the society, was present during all the mart, and was accompanied to a dinner, at the White Hart, by a number of respectable gentlemen, growers of wool, and manufacturers; when the conversation turned on that staple article of our country, Wool, and particularly on that eminent improvement of it by the Spanish cross, which had been made. apparent in so many distinguished by that day's exhibition. Several appropriate toasts were given, and the company retired at an early hour, expressing great satisfaction at the pleasing presage afforded by the business of the day, that this mart will, in a few years, prove equally advantageous to the growers and manufacturers of fine British wool, in the vicinity of Bath and the adjacent

counties.

SCOTLAND.-Association of Breeders, &c. The Northern Association of gentlemen and farmers, breeders of sheep, met at Beauly, Inverness, on Friday, June 3d, and made choice of the following gentlemen as their officers for the following year: Hon. A. Fraser, of Lovat, President; Sir Charles Ross, of Balnagown, Bart., and Donald M'Leod," Esq. of Geanies, Vice-Presidents; Mr. James Mitchel, of Achnaclerach, Treasurer; Sir George M'Kenzie, of Coal, Bart. Secretary.

guineas; to William Chisholm, of Comer, for the second best, 6 guineas; to John M'Kenzie, Esq. of Allangrange, for the third best, 4 guineas.

A subscription having been entered into for giving premiums for improving the breed of black cattle, a great number of excellent bulls were brought for competition. After a very attentive and scrupulous examination by the judges, preSomersetshire. The anniversary of the Woolmiums were unanimously adjudged as follows:Mart, established by the Bath and West of Eng-To Sir George M'Kenzie, for the best bull, 10 land Agricultural Society, was holden at their exhibition-yard, in the city of Bath, on Wednesday, August 3. The quantity of Anglo-Merino wool deposited for sale proved a more abundant sapply than last year, A quantity, exceeding the expectations of the society and of the growers, was disposed of, and at prices, for the most part, adequate to the demands of the owners. The extreme fineness of some lots was a great temptation to manufacturers, who were the chief purchasers; and the mode recommended and put in practice by Mr. Joyce, of sorting and scowering the improved wool of the Spanish crosses (with the process of which many wool-staplers are not yet well acquainted) greatly tended to increase the business of the day. This institution, as yet in its infancy, bids fair to justify the patriotic intention of the society in its establishment, by promoting the growth of, and giving publicity to, the AngloMerino wool, the excellence of which they have

The amount of the sales of wool at the market last year amounted to about eleven or twelve thousand pounds sterling; but this year, not one ounce of any sort of wool has been sold. Owing to some mistake, there was no competition for the premiums offered for tups; for the trustees for fisheries, manufactures, &c.

IRELAND. Cultivation of Hemp.-The most active endeavours are using in Ireland to induce the people to cultivate hemp; the Linen Board in Dublin have given notice, that all poor farmers and manufacturers who have not been able to purchase flax-seed, can obtain, without payment, any reasonable quantity they may require of the hemp-seed, now in possession, by application to

the inspector-general in Dublin, or any of their provincial or country inspectors.-The Dublin society also have offered a premium of 20s. for every acre plantation measure, and in proportion for any less quantity from which shall be sown with hemp between now, and the 10th day of June; to obtain a certificate of the surveyor, and an affidavit of the sower; and the society mean to continue the experiment for the space of three years more, provided that the persons claiming the same, shall notify to the society, before the 25th of December in each of those years, their intention of sowing, and the quantity intended to be sown in the spring following the 25th day of December in each of these years.-They have also offered to provide such persons and implements as may be necessary for heckling, scutchling, and dressing hemp, and instructing the growers in the management thereof.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES. A Proclamation has lately been published, revoking the former Proclamations relating to the Distribution of Prizes, and appointing the following, viz.-The whole of the nett produce to be first divided into eight equal parts. The captain or captains of any of our said ships or vessels of war, or officer commanding such ship or vessel, who shall be actually on board at the taking of any prize, shall have two-eighth parts; but in case any such prize shall be taken by any of cus ships or vessels of war, under the command of a flag of flags, the flag officer or officers being ac tually on board, and directing or assisting in the capture, shall have one-third of the said twoeighth parts; the said one-third of such twoeighth parts to be paid to such flag or flag-officers, in such proportions, and subject to such regula tions, as are hereinafter-mentioned. The sta lieutenants, captains of marines and land forces, Wicklow Farming Society.The annual and master, on board, shall have one-eighth part, Ploughing Match was held in a field adjoining the to be equally divided amongst them: but every town of Wicklow. Eight ploughs, all well ap- physician appointed, or hereafter to be appointed, pointed, started. The spirited competition for the to a fleet or squadron of our ships of war, shall, i cup (which was presented by the Farming Society the distribution of prizes, which may hereafter be of Ireland), and for the three premiums to the taken by the ships in which he shall serve, or in best ploughmen, combined with the excellence which such ship's company shall be entitled to of the ploughing altogether, proved truly gratify-share, be classed with the before-mentioned of ing.-1. Rev. James Symes, a Scotch plough, ficers with respect to one-eighth part, and be drawn by two spayed heifers) held by James lowed to share equally on board at the time of Doyle, without a leader.-2. Rev. Doctor Truel, taking such prizes.-The lieutenants and quarterdo. (two oxen) John Walsh, do.-3. Earl of masters of marines, and lieutenants, ensigns, and Meath, do. (two spayed heifers) P. Sulivan, do.— quarter-masters of land forces, secretaries of ad4. Earl of Meath, do. (two horses) Nicholas mirals, or of commodores, (with captains under Murray do.-5. Mr. Synge, do. (two oxen) Chas. them), second masters of line-of battle ships, surByrne, do.-6. Mr. Cottar, do. (two oxen) Margeons, chaplains, pursers, gunners, boatswains, thew Roche, do.-7. Mr. Synge, do. (two horses) carpenters, masters'-mates, and pilots, on board, Matthew Cathew Curley, do.-8. Mr. John Price, shall have one-eighth part, to be equally divided do. (two horses) John Flanagan, do. amongst them.-The other four-eighth parts d the prize to be divided into shares, and distributed to the persons composing the remaining part of the crew, in the following proportions, viz. To the first class of petty officers, namely, the mic shipmen, surgeons, assistants, secretaries'-clerks, captains's-clerks, schoolmasters, masters at arms, captains' coxswains, gunners'-mates, yeomen of the powder-room, boatswains'-mates, yeomen ci the sheets, carpenters'-mates, quarter-masters, quarter-masters'-mates, ship's corporals, captains of the forecastle, master sailmakers, master caulkers, master ropemakers, armourers, serjeants of marines and of land forces, four and a half shares each. To the second class of petty officers, viz. midshipmen, ordinary, captains of the foretop, captains of the maintop, captains of the after guard, captains of the mast, sailmakers'-mates, caulkers'-mates, armourers'-mates, ships' cook, corpórals of marines and of land forces, three shares each. The quarter-gunners, carpenter's crew, sailmaker's-crew, coxswains'-mates, yeomen of the boatswain's store-room, gunsmiths, coopers, trumpeters, able seamen, ordinary seamen, drum mers, private marines, and other soldiers, if doing duty on board in lieu of marines, one and a half share each.-The landsmen, admirals' domestics, and all other ratings, not above enumerated, to gether with all passengers and other persons barne as supernumeraries, and doing duty and assisting on board, one share each, excepting officers acting

The cup was adjuged to the Rev. James Symes. First premium of 31. 8s. 3d. adjudged to James Doyle. Second premium of 21. 5s. 3d. adjudged to John Walsh ; and the third premium of 11. 2s. 9. adjudged to Patrick Sulivan.

The great merit of the work performed by Charles Byrne, aged about twelve years, and by Matthew Curley, aged fifteen years, having been taken into consideration, the society ordered that a gratuity of one guinea be paid to each, as a reward for the skill they displayed.

We have thus noticed the principal agricultural meetings, and refer our readers, for the State of the English Wool Trade, by Lord Sheffield, with an account of Lewes Wool Fair, to Panorama, Vol. IV. p. 1174; p. 1178, for Thetford Wool Fair, and p. 1180, for Lord Somerville's Sale of Merino Wool and Sheep.-We wish particularly to draw our readers' attention to the progress the Dutch are making in their Wool concerns; the rest of the important report on that subject made to the King of Holland, begun in page 1169, will appear in our number for October-being the Commencement of Vol, V.

by order, who are to receive the share of the rank offered this advice, it was calculated, that notin which they shall be acting.-And young gen-withstanding the stern language of the commantlemen volunteers, by order, and the boys of every description, half a share each.

Seamen. The Lords of the Admiralty have determined to try a new plan, which has received their lordships approbation, to increase our seamen, and which is to be adopted with all convenient speed. It is to raise five thousand boys, for which a guinea bounty each is to be offered. They are to be divided into three classes. From 12 years old to 14, to receive seven guineas a-year wages; from 14 to 16, nine guineas a-year; from 16 to 18, eleven guineas a-year.

The Prussian Ambassador.-The following account of the manner in which the Prussian ambassador, Baron Jacobi, was treated at Calais, is, we believe, tolerably accurate:" At three o'clock on Saturday morning, March 22, the Elizabeth flag of truce, Captain Heyward, with his Excellency, his suite, and some other passengers on board, arrived off the Porte Rouge, and upon hailing in these terms-" a flag of truce, with the Baron Jacobi," the answer from the fort was, "beware of the cannon." The Elizabeth hailed again, and again, and again, and again: the answer was precisely in the same terms. To several other communications from the flag of truce no answer whatever was received. At length it was intimated to the fort that the flag of truce would wait till day-light, and then put into the port for the purpose of seeking some explanation upon a proceeding which it was supposed must be the effect of mistake. To this communication also the fort was silent. But towards six o'clock the Elizabeth put into the harbour, and Baron Jacobi, who was on deck, announced himself to an officer who approached the vessel. The officer took off his hat, and in the most courteous manner thus addressed him :"I am sorry to occasion any inconvenience to your Excellency, but I cannot allow you to land. I am commander of the military movements at Calais; or to speak more intelligibly to your Excellency, I am captain of the port; my orders are strict, not to permit any vessel, from any place whatever, to enter this harbour, or any individual whatever to land; and if the commander of the fort had done his duty, your vessel would have been fired on."-Baron Jacobi replied, "Sir, I have got a passport from your government, the duplicate of which, according to the information. I have received, you will find in the hands of the commissary of marine." "It is in vain," said the captain, 66 to refer me to the officer your Excellency mentions, as the duty of that officer, being subject to my authority, is upon all occasions to refer to me. I must request your Exceltency immediately to order your vessel away." The Baron then expressed his wish to have a letter from him transmitted to the Prussian ambassador at Paris; with which the captain declined to comply, observing, that his commands strictly were, to prohibit all communication whatever between any vessel and the land. The Baron instantly ordered the Elizabeth to sail for England, although advised by many persons on board to let the vessel stay a little, in order to try the effect which might arise out of a communication of the case to the constituted authorities on shore. By those who

dant, the vessel having passed the fort, and actually entered the harbour, no risk would be incurred; no injury was likely to arise from the proposed delay. It was also suggested, that probably an exception to the order of the commandant might be made in favour of the Baron. But his Excellency would not revoke his order, and therefore the vessel came away."

New Court-Houses.-Carlisle, June 11. Monday last, being the day, appointed to lay the chief corner-stone of a fabric on the scite of the citadel (to be appropriated as Court-houses, &c.) the most worshipful John Losh, Esq, Provincial Grand Master for the county of Cumberland, signified a wish to the Lodges of Harmony and Union, in this city, that this great design, which embraces almost every object interesting to the feelings of humanity, should be executed in Masonic form. This request was most gratefully acceded to, and took place with a regularity, solemnity, and splendour, equal to the public and important.occasion. At eleven o'clock, the Lodges convened at their respective Lodge-rooms; at one, they as sembled at the coffee-house, when the procession began. On arriving at the place intended, they halted, and, dividing to the right and left, made a passage for the Provincial Grand Master, who entered first; the rest of the brethren following in inverted order. As soon as the procession could form round the stone, (which was nearly two tons weight, and suspended) the Provincial Grand Master deposited, in a cavity of the stone, a bottle, chemically sealed, containing parchment and paper manuscripts the order of session for building goals, county halls, &c.-the date, "June, the 6th day, A. D. 1808. A. L. 5812."-a copy of verses, by a young lady, and the two last newspapers, published in Carlisle; together with all the current coins, and some beautiful medals struck in his present Majesty's reign; a Carlisle bank-note; Mr. Telford's original manuscript plan of the arrangements of the buildings.-There was also deposited in the stone, according to ancient masonic practice, a phial, replete with corn, wine, and oil. He then applied the proper instruments to the stone, and implored the aid of the Almighty to prosper and complete this laudable work-to which an interesting pause succeeded. After the usual ceremony of laying the foundation stone, and the due honours given, the Provincial Grand Master delivered an extempore oration on the occasion. At the conclusion, the air resounded with the joyful acclamations of the workmen and the immense concourse of people.

Methodists. On March 4, there was a general meeting of the sect of Methodists, called Jumpers, at Aberystwith, when the jumping and horrid yells and screams made at the end of the service, exceeded any thing of the kind ever witnessed before." No less than 1510 horses went through the tollgates; and it has been pretty accurately ascertained, that the whole number of persons assembled amounted to 7500, although the Jumpers are ge nerally allowed to be on the decline, and the Wesley Methodists on the increase. Be this as it may, to their honour be it spoken, they collected and paid into the Aberystwith Bank, upwards of 201 for the relief of English prisoners in France,

Thomas Preston, jun. of Tooley-street, Suncy, lead merchant, new method of setting boilers for steam-engines, pans for melting lead, and other

George Savage, of Huddersfield, Yorkshire,

Tillage. A merchant at Liverpool, of the name of Earle, has obtained a patent for a certain mode for tillage and dressing of land, and for the ap-metals of easy fusion; new mode of discharging plication of manure: he proposes, by means of a them when full, and setting coppers and boilers of double mould-board plough, to throw the earth every description. Jan. 26, 1808. into furrows of 18 inches or two feet asunder, and in the bottom of these furrows, to drill the seed-watchmaker, new method of regulating the force the sides of the furrows are occasionally to be or power of the main-spring in watches, or ober scraped upon the plants as they grow, but the machines for measuring time. Jan. 26, 1803. channels are to be preserved as conductors for the manure, which, on being reduced into a liquid state, is to flow into these courses from a general reservoir, Mr. Earle proposes to allow farmers the benefit of this system of practice, on their paying to him five shillings per acre annually for such indulgence.

William Stewart, of Limehouse, Middlesex, builder, improvements in making bricks and tiles. Jan. 26, 1808.

Joseph Johnson and John Wilmot, of Birming ham, Warwickshire, manufacturers, new kind of warming-pans, not only applicable to warming beds, but also for warming rooms or carnages, &c. Jan. 28, 1808.

William Newberry, of St. John's-street, Middlesex, Gent. machinery for sawing wood, splitting or paring skins, &c. Jan. 30, 1808.

Culture of Cranberries.-Sir Joseph Banks has for several years past cultivated the American cranberry about six ponds at Spring Grove, near Hounslow, with the greatest success. He last John Drunbell, of Mersey-mills, Warrington, year gathered about five dozen bottles of high- Lancashire, miller, methods of obtaining a mos flavored berries, very superior to those imported, ing power or force, and of communicating motion which have in general been gathered unripe, and to engines, pumps, and machinery, and of formhave become vapid and almost tasteless, by longing and using a circular motion, or a motion to soaking in the water in which they are packed for carriage. Sir Joseph's cranberry beds contain about 326 square feet; the last, made in 1805, was constructed on the side of the pond, 20 feet long by 5 and a-half broad, by a few stakes driven into the bottom, parallel to the side, and lined with old boards; the bottom of this was filled up with stones and rubbish, and on these was laid a bed of black mould, three inches above, and seven below the usual surface of the water. On this the plants were placed, and in the autumn of 1807, they produced an abundant crop of fine fruit. The cranberry ripens well without being subject to the attack of vermin, or to injury from the excess of heat or cold.

LIST OF PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS, ISSUED
BETWEEN JAN. 1 AND JUNE 30, 1808.
[Compare Panorama, Vol. III. p. 1119.]
Willis Earle, of Liverpool, Lancaster, merchant,
for improvements in tillage and dressing of land,
and cultivation of plants, Jan. 13, 1808.

James Lee, of Plaistow, Essex, merchant, and John Perrin, of the same place, Esq. new node of preparing certain kinds of hemp, by which its value and utility are much increased. Jan. 3, 1808.

John Wilkinson, of Bradley iron-works, Stafford, Esq. new method of making pig or castmetal from the ore; equal in quality to any imported from Russia or Sweden. Jan. 23, 1808.

Andrew Johansen, of Homerton, Middlesex, Gent. improved methods of manufacturing an artificial whetstone, for sharpening razors, pen. knives, surgeon's instruments, and which he denominates" Cotific Tablets." Jan. 23, 1808.

Edward Moore Noble, of Birmingham, surgeon, new method of making carbonate of lead, i. e. white lead. Jan. 23, 1808.

Samuel Phelps, of Cuper's-bridge, Lambeth, Esq. improvements in manufacturing soap. Jan. -23, 1808.

and fro, ad libitum; and of working and applying the same to mills, machinery, ploughs, tools, and equipage in general, and in particular to carriages) of making less frequent the overturning of car riages, and of improving their structure and governing the same, which carriages he names Oss or George's Wain. Feb. 4, 1808.

Samuel Brown, Lieut. Royal Navy, for im provements in the rigging of ships.. Feb. 4, 1808.

William Francis Snowden, of Oxford-street, Middlesex, engine-maker, for improvements in an engine for cutting hay and straw into chaff, &c. Feb. 4, 1808.

John Shorter Morris, of Pancras-place, Middle x, Gent, a machine for mangling. Feb. 4,

1808.

Ralph Wedgwood, of Oxford-street, Middle sex, Gent. apparatus for producing several original writings or drawings at the same time, which he calls a pennapolygraph, or pen and stylographic manifold writer. Feb. 22, 1809.

Samuel Thomson, of Addle-street, London, callenderer, a frame for widening or stretching leather, cloth of linen, cotton, woollen, or of a mixture of either, and all descriptions of piece goods. March 3, 1808.

Richard Willcox, of St. Mary, Lambeth, Sutrey, mechanist, for apparatus whereby all objects in the sea, or clear water, can be discovered from the surface thereof with accuracy; and for raising of vessels sunk at sea, or near the sea-coast, and removing sunken rocks or other obstructions. March 3, 1808.

Frederic Albert Winsor, of Pall-Mall, Middle sex, Esq. for improvements on his former patent stove, for carbonising raw fuel and combustibles, into superior fuel of coke and charcoal, for ex tracting the oil, tar, pyroligneous vegetable acid, and ammonial coal liquors; for refining all the inflammable gas so as to deprive it of all disagree able odour during combustion, and rendering the gas itself salutary for respiration when properly diluted with atmospheric air. March 3, 1808.

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