withthesteamboat，thelocomotive，andtheelectrictelegraph。
AsJohnWilkinsonsaidofthefirstvesselofironwhichheintroduced，“itwillbeonlyaninedays’wonder，andafterwardsaColumbus’segg。“
Onthe25thofFebruary，1808，MurdockreadapaperbeforetheRoyalSociety“OntheApplicationofGasfromCoaltoeconomicalpurposes。“Hegaveahistoryoftheoriginandprogressofhisexperiments，downtothetimewhenhehadsatisfactorilylitupthepremisesofPhillipsandLeeatManchester。Thepaperwasmodestandunassuming，likeeverythinghedid。
Itconcluded:——“IbelieveImay，withoutpresumingtoomuch，claimboththefirstideaofapplying，andthefirstapplicationofthisgastoeconomicalpurposes。“[9]TheRoyalSocietyawardedMurdocktheirlargeRumfordGoldMedalforhiscommunication。
InthefollowingyearaGermannamedWintzer，orWinsor，appearedasthepromotorofaschemeforobtainingaroyalcharterwithextensiveprivileges，andappliedforpowerstoformajoint-stockcompanytolightpartofLondonandWestminsterwithgas。Winsorclaimedforhismethodofgasmanufacturethatitwasmoreefficaciousandprofitablethananythenknownorpractised。Theprofits，indeed，weretobeprodigious。Winsormadeanelaboratecalculationinhispamphletentitled’TheNewPatrioticImperialandNationalLightandHeatCompany，’fromwhichitappearedthatthenetannualprofits“agreeabletotheofficialexperiments“wouldamounttoovertwohundredandtwenty-ninemillionsofpounds！——andthat，givingovernine-tenthsofthatsumtowardstheredemptionoftheNationalDebt，therewouldstillremainatotalprofitof570L。tobepaidtothesubscribersforevery5L。ofdeposit！Winsortookoutapatentfortheinvention，andthecompany，ofwhichhewasamember，proceededtoParliamentforanAct。BoultonandWattpetitionedagainsttheBill，andJamesWatt，junior，gaveevidenceonthesubject。HenryBrougham，whowasthecounselforthepetitioners，madegreatfunofWinsor’sabsurdspeculations，[10]andtheBillwasthrownout。