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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. 



[March, 1839. 



We recoimueiitl to the iiutico of the pvoft'ssioii, Mr. Day's, AJvurtisement, liis 

 peiii'ils we liave trJeJ, ami Uiui the lead to he of a good quality, uud may he depended 

 upon ;iN bi-iiig of one degree of hardness througli the whole length of tlie lead. 



Mr. I*. Tlionison, on Thursday, the '2\st ult., obtained leave to bring in a bill to 

 provide for tlie copyright of designs for articles of nianufaettire, and a bill for extend 

 ing the copyright of designs fur calico printing to other wovttu labrics. 



Lai'e i'ltps. — A new and important inaimfacture has lately arisen in the hoaiery 

 tjiid^, in making lace caps from the stocking-ftanie, by llie aid of the jack tickler 

 nmclfiiie. This machine has been latterly applied to the making of lacun in broidtba, 

 and Vvilh such brilliant success as to astonish even the tddeat w orkuien. — Nutttiujham 



JoiiilUll. 



Iron Statue*. — A correspoudeut, M. (»., suggests that as it is of importance tliat 

 public statues should be executed of a cheap metal, whether the use of iron niiglit 

 not be contemplated to jhe preserved from rust by the preparation of tlie Anti 

 Oxidisation of NietaU Company. 



Carvings ill Wood. — Two very curious and very elaborate carving*, in walnut-tree 

 wood, of the alto relief class, have just been brought t> this countiy. Tliey were 

 fornterly in the possession of the Emperor Napoleon, whose eagerness to possess the 

 rarest gems of art was much nuire than connaensurate with his respect fur mmm and 

 Itinm. These carvings are each about live or six feet in lengUi, and about three or 

 four in height or width. One of them represents ibe victory of Cunstantine over 

 Maxentiufl. The design is from Julio Romano, and is known to artists. It contains 

 upwards of two hundred figures of combatants, horse and fout, mingled and grouped 

 with great pictorial effect, and carved with extraordinary boldness and accuracy. 

 The finish of the armour, costmne, and nunute details is very delicate. The second 

 tablet is after a design by Kubeiis ; some of the figures are after Leonardo da \*inci. 

 The subject is the scriptural battle in which Joshua commanded the sun to stand 

 -Still. TWs can'ing is in higher relief than its companion ; it contains fewer figure's, 

 and most of them are equestrian. It is full of spirit, and cut with great freedom of 

 hand. 'I'hese carvings, which certainly surpass anything that is generally to be seen 

 in this country, are by an Italian artist, Simon Cognoselli, and bear dale 17t)l. lipon 

 the downfall of Napoleon they were returned to their original locality, the Castle of 

 Salms. — Untt'ii. Mag. 



A GHtAT HuRRic.vNK. — A severe hurricane has deva-stated tlie north-west of 

 Europe. It is supposed to have come from the West Indies across the Atlantic, and 

 spent its chief fury in the Irish sea. Liverpool, Manchesiter, and Dublin, particularly 

 sufTored, and the loss of shipping is very great, besides the damages to public works, 

 jiarks, and trees. The loss of lite in Ireland is said to have been above *JO0 persons. 

 The hurricane swelled up the waters in the north sea to sueli an extent, that irregu- 

 lar tides were produced, the coast works of Deinnark. Germany, ami Holland, severely 

 injured, and tlie wavenof the VAhn forced up into Hamburgh tour feet above the level 

 of the Kxchange. A remarkable featiire is the deposition of sea salt eighty nnles 

 inland in Ireland, Lancashire, Cheshire, and Yorkshire. — Wyld'ti Monthly Index and 

 Mfgi»ter tu the Metropolitan Morning Papers. 



Geolouicai. History of last Montu. — The principal geological events are pre- 

 sented by the efl'ects of the activity now prevailing in the volcanic basin of the Medi- 

 terranean. The eruption of Muunt I'Una has ceased, but that of Vesuvius tuntinues, 

 and in the early part of the month supplied u great ijuantity of cinders and lava. 

 Earthquakes have been felt at Ldinburgb, Leicester, Berlin, and Malta. Coal has 

 been discovered in Greece. — Wijld\ Monthly Index. 



NEW PATENTS. 



LIST OF ENGLISH PATENTS GRANTED BETWEEN THE 90th 

 JANUARY, AND THE :^3ku EEBRLARY, 1839. 



Thomas Collktie, of Aylesbury, in the county of Buckingham, for " Iiniuove- 

 ments in Children s Cots." — *ilst January ; 'i months to .vpecify. 



CuAiu-Ks Jamls Blasuis Williams, of Half-.Moonstreet, Riicadilly, Esip, M.D., 

 for " Certain Improvements in two-wheel Carriages." — 2yih January ; juunth.s. 



RoBKiiT CAHt:v, of Breadgar, Kent, gentleman, for " Certain Improvements in 

 Paving, or Covering Streets, Roads, or other Ways." — 2yth January ; ti months. 



Frank Hills, of Deptford, Manufacturing C'hemist, for " Certain Improvements 

 in the constrnctiuu of Steam Boilers, and of Locomotive Engines." — 2!Hh January ; 

 6 months. 



Tjiomas Barnabas Daft, of Regent-street, gentleman, for " Certain Improve- 

 meuts in Ink stands, ami in Materials and Apparatus for Fastening ami Sealing 

 Letters, or other Documents." — 2nd February ; t> months. 



MosKs I'ooLK, of Lincoln's Inn, Clentleman, for " Improvemonts in the nu-ans of 

 conveying and transporting Persons and Gomls from une place to another." — Ith 

 February ; ti months. 



John Evans, of Birmingham, Paper Manufacturer, fctr " Improvements in the 

 Manufacture of Paper. " — Ith February; 6 months. 



Thomas Kodinson, of Wilmington-square, Middlesex, Gentleman, for " Improve- 

 ments in tlie i»rocess of Rectifying or Preparing Spirituous Liijuors in the making of 

 Brandy." — 7th February; tl months. 



Christopher Binks, of Newington, Edinburgh, Manufacturing Chemist, for 

 " Certain Improvements in Obtaining or Mauufacturing, and in ren<lering Chlorine, 

 the useful Chlorides of Lime and Soda, and other Compounds of Chlurine applicable 

 in Bleaching." — 8ili February; t( months. 



Cmaki.es Gabriel Baron nt: Siuuce, ofRed Lion stjuare, Middlesex, Colonel 

 in the I-'rench service, und William Pontikex, of Shoe-lane, in the city of London, 

 Coppersmitb, fur " \ new mode of obtaining Dyes, Colours, Tannin, and Acids, 

 from vegetable substance*." — llih February ; montlis. 



Georue Henkv M\nton, of Dover street, Piccadilly, Gun Maker, for " Certain 

 Improvements in Fowling I'ieces, and other Fire Arms.' — 11th February ; (i nu>nths. 



EuwARD Pearson Tei,, of Barn^U■y, York, Dyer, for" Improvements in Weaving 

 Linen, and other Fabrics." — !lth FebruHry ; six months. 



John Thomas Bktts, of Smithtield Bars, Keclilier, for " Improvements in the 

 process of preparing Spirituous Litjuors in the making of Brandy." — 11th February ; 

 6 months. 



Fkederick Caylev Worsley, of Holly well-street, Wostmiusler, Esq., for 

 " Certain Improvements io Lacomutive Engines and Carriages." — 1-lth February ; 

 G months. 



RuuARD pHu?<sh:R, of Birmingham. Civil Engineer, for " Certain Improvements 

 in Apimiatus for Gtjuevating iiteatn, Con^iuiwintj Smoke, uiulHeatinp Apartments, "— 

 J&lh F»bniary; iitwtUs, 



MosKS PooLK, of Lincoln's lun.Gentleman, for " Im()rovenients in Epaulettes and 

 Ornamental Metallic Wire Fringe, ami other Ornamental .Articles or Fabrics of 

 Wire. A t'ommunication fruni a Fori-igner." — 21st Febnuiry ; (i months. 



JoHANN Andreas Stumfk, of Great Portland-street, Musical Instrument Maker, 

 tor " Improvements in Grand and other Pianofortes.' — 21st February ; ti months. 



Matthew UziELLK,of Fenchurch street, Merchant, for " Improvements in Locks 

 or Fastenings." — 31st February; months. 



Heriiert Reid Williams, of Gloucester, Surgeon, for " Improvements in Trusses 

 and Surgical Bandages." — Slst February ; C months. 



Thomas Hall, of Leeds, Brass Founder, for " A New Combination or Arrange- 

 ment of Parts, forming an Improved Furnace for Consuming Smoke, and Econo- 

 mising Fuel, applicable to Steam-engine Boilers and other Furnaces." — 21st February ; 

 ti months, 



William Nash, of Budgerow, Merchant, for "Certain Improvements in the Con- 

 structions of Bridges, Viaducts, Roofs, and other Parts of Buildings." — 23rd February; 

 U mimths. 



John Svlvrster, of West Bromwich, Staflurd, Wliite.smith, for " Certain Im- 

 provements in the Arrangement and Construction of Apjiaratus for Hanging and 

 Closing Doors. ■ — 21st February ; 6 months. 



\\'illiam Johnson, of Saint Mar3' Cray Paper Mills, Kent, Paper-maker, for " A 

 Certain Imi>ro^enient, or Certain Improvements, in the Mannfactiu-e of Paper " — 

 21st February ; months. 



WiLLMM Nash, of Budge-row, Merchant, for " Improvements in Machinery for 

 Winding. Spijiniiig, Doubling, and Throwing Silk and other Fibrous Materials." — 

 2:ird February ; ti months. 



OBITUARY. 



Diiath of Rudolph Ciihanel Esq., Architect.— On the 4lh of February Mr. Caba- 

 nel, after a long ami severe illness died at his house, Mount-(inrdens, at the age of 70. 

 He was a native of Aix-la-Chapelle, but bad lived in England since his boyhood. He 

 was the arciiitect of the stage of Old Drury-lane, for he blended with high talents asau 

 architect an ingenious and inventive turn of mind, and an extensive scientific and me- 

 chanical knowledge- He was the sole architect of the Cohurg Theatre, which, as he left 

 it finished, was acknowledged by the most competent judges at the lime to be the must 

 perfectly-constriu:ted theatre in London, or perhajts in P'nghuid. He was the sole 

 inventor of the roof known by his name, besides a inunher <if machines and other 

 matters of great value. He Uvi'd much respected and died nmcb regretted by a 

 nuuierous and highly respectable circle of iVii-uds. — Morning Adrertistr. 



ERRATA- 



In our last number, page 36. 1st ctdumn, line 2 of 4th paragraph, "jtollshed and 

 gilt '^ Now Ibe bronze capitals and bases of the columns of the Isuoc Churtb, at 

 St. Peter.sburg, are not gilt, neither have they ever been, or ^vill they be. 



Page 37, Ist coliinni, Candidus, describing the Isaac Chunh at St. Petersburg, 

 says, " The height of the dome is .'l lU Rii.ssian fee), or nciu'lv 4U0 iMiglish ones." 

 We are not prepared to say whether the height be 310 or 100 feet ; but Candidus is 

 under a great mistake regarding the value of the Russian foot, which is idt-ntiral 

 \\ith the English IVtot. We are the more anxious to see this error corrected, as it is 

 as generally as erroneously imagined that the Russian and English foot are difterent 

 measures, whereas they are exactly one and the same. 



Page 43. 2ml coliinni. lines 30 and 40, fur '" level, when," read " level with." 



Page 41, 1st tolunni, line 1, for " indicates our," read " indicates the correctness of 

 our," 



ADDKESS- 



Our readers will perceive, by the cover, that we have this month atlded another 

 sixpence to the price of the Journal, and they will see, by its contents, that llie 

 enlargement of size, and increase of wood engravings, have been proportionate to the 

 additional charge. This measure has been reluctantly forced upon us by the extent 

 of matter whicli we ha\e hitherto been obliged to reject, and wo trust that every one 

 will feel that this has been done less for our own profit than the public advantaj^e. 

 This increase of si/.e we have long resisted, but its necessity has now become so 

 apparent, that, however unw illingly, we have been compelled to submit to its adoptitni. 

 As we feel convinced, however, that cheapness is most conducive to our own interest 

 and the public convenience, we shall, if the press of matter should dimini.sh after the 

 present season, again reduce the size to its old standard. 



For this increase of matter we are i)rincipally indebted to the engineers ; anil 

 though we liave every disposition to give eijual scope to architecture, we regret that 

 the extent of conuuunications we receive from that branch of our readers, is not 

 cturespondent to our desire to do justice to their wishes. We earnestly request from 

 all classes the coumumieation of anything they may deem likely to promote the 

 objects of our Journal ; and we are suiv ibey will feel conviiu*ed that no want of 

 attention on <iur i)art will ever cause them to regret their exertions in its favour. We 

 may, in conclusion, ..onlidently appeal to our past eli'orts, and the present nuuiber, to 

 show that,^\lnle we do everything in our jiower to merit the stipport of our readers, 

 we have not been inellicient in fulfilling this desire. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



W%' have just received, as we were going to i>ress, a satirico-poetlcal effusion hum 

 une who signs himself" ACandidate vanquished, but not castdown," of which we can 

 now spare room for uu more than the concluding couplet, which is not without som^ 

 point. 



" Hurrah! for brave Nelson, now England may buast, 

 Tlmt iu O^fttU, QH in lifdf lie »tiU itUck^ to ^U ^jvnt, ' 



