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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. 



[June, 



remains of one ol' the larger pacliaderniatous (or thick-hkiniieil) animals, mo.st jiro- 

 bably of an extinct species orplepliunts. Tliey were accidentally tnrned up by some 

 labourers at work in a gravel pit. not fur Irom tlie Grand Junction Railway .statiun at 

 Coppenhall. As far as our information extends they are apparently remains of one 

 animal, and amongst the most remarkable is a line molar tootli, weighing more than 

 seven pounds. — Chester Courant. 



ANTIQUITIES. 



VUcovcry of Roman Rema'uis ut J'or/.-. — The railroads are about the best friends 

 which antiquarians have in this world. Since the commencement of the York and 

 North ]\Ii<iland Railway, many valuable discoveries have been made, and many noble 

 relics added to the nniscum of the Yorkshire Plnlosophical Society. Lately, the 

 workmen of the railway discovered in the garden lately in the possession of Mr. 

 Blaekhouse, some relics, and among them a Roman altar, of which the following is 

 the inscription : Deae Fortvnae Sosia I\7icina tj. Antonu Isavricit Leg. Avo. To the 

 Cioddoss Fortune, Sosia luiuina (daughter) of Ciuintus Antouius Isauriaa of the 

 Augustan Legion. — MuinuuuDisliin- Meilin. 



Dmcortn/ofan Ancimt Chnpel at Cliesler— Some years ago Messrs. Powell and 

 Edwards, cutlers of this city, discovered at the back of their premises some 

 traces of Gothic architecture, and to a certain extent they remGved the rubbish 

 which had hitherto concealed the archwork. However, conceiving it was merely 

 a cellar which had in course of time got tilled with rubbish, they did not proceed 

 in clearing it until a few weeks back. To their credit they have carried upwards 

 of 100 loads of rubbish out of the place, and now is exposed to view to the lovers 

 of antiquity a chapel upwards of 15 yards long', 153 broad, and 14 feet in height. 

 The arches are gothic, beautifully groined, resting on pilasters, about halfway 

 down the wall, very much resembling those at the entrance into the cloisters of 

 our cathedral near Little Abbey-square ; the whole is in an admirable state of 

 preservation. At the west end are two niches, in which the b.^ptismai or sprinkling 

 founts (for holy water) have been kept, one of which was found in the 

 rubbish, and is now placed in the situation it originally occupied ; the other was 

 broken by the workmen. At the east end of the chapel are steps which have 

 led up to the altar; and on the south side of the chapel are a flight of steps lead- 

 ing into a subterraneous passage, now choked up. It is plain that this was 

 anciently a place of worship for the monks belonging to the monastery of Gray 

 Friars, which was situated near where the St. Bride's new church, opposite the 

 Castle, now stands. Many conjectures have arisen as to the date of the founda- 

 tion of this place of worship, but all is mere conjecture, as nothing has been dis- 

 covered which could lead to fixing the point of time. Antiquaries will enjoy a 

 rich treat in surveying this relic of the ancient devotional scenes of our fore- 

 f.ithers; and we have no doubt vast numbers will avail themselves of the kind- 

 ness and civility of Messrs. Powell and Edwards, and visit it. -Chester Gazette 



Queen EUzaheth'a Stutm: — On Friday morning, lOtb ult., the recently discovered 

 statue of Queen Elizabeth was erected in St. Dunstan's f'hurch avenue. The 

 pedestal is hxed over a Gothic portico on the eastern side of the church, which has 

 been erected for the purpose. Underneath is u block of black stone, on whieli is 

 engraved the following inscription : — ■" This statue of Queen Elizabeth formerly 

 stood on the west side of Ludgate, and M-as presented by the city to Sir Francis 

 Gosling, knight, ahlerman of the ward, who caused it to be placed here." 



NEW PATENTS. 



LIST OF ENGLISH PATENTS GRANTED BETWEEN THE 

 25th APRIL AND THE 25th MAY, 1839. 



John BovD, of College-street, South, and Hiniii Francis Rknnik, of Glengall- 

 street, both in the town ©f Belfast, and eounty of Antrim, Flax-spinners, for " Certain 

 Improvements upon the Spinning Frame used for spinning Flax, Hemp, and Tow 

 upon the wet principle." — April .^0 ; G months to enrol the specification thereof. 



Ji'LiAX Skkine, of Cambridge, Esquire, for "Improvements in Manufacturing 

 Forks and Spoons, Coins and Medals." — April 30; tj months. 



James Smith, of Deauston Works, in the parish of Kilmardock, county of Perth, 

 Cotton-spinner, for " Certain Improvements in the Machinery for Spinning and 

 Twisting of Wool and oilier similar Fibrous SiibHtances." — April* 30 ; C months. 



.ToHN RosraoN, of Edenfield, in the comity of Lancaster, Manufacturer, for " Cer- 

 tain Improvements in the Construction of Looms for "Weaving." — April 30 ; 6 montlis. 



Joseph Hunt, of Dalston-terrace, Middlesex, Gentleman, fur " Improvements in 

 the Manufacture of Soda and other valuable products from Common Salt."— May 7 ; 

 tt months. 



David Navlor, of Copley-mill, Halifax, in the county of Vurk, Manufacturer, and 

 John Crighton, Junior, of Manchester, Machine maker, for " C'ertain Improvements in 

 Macliinery for weaving Single, Double, and Triple Cloths by Hand or Power."— May 

 7 ; G months. 



George England, of Gloucester-terrace, Vauxhall-bridge-road, Engineer, for ** An 

 Improved Screw Jack for Raising or Moving Heavy Bodies, both vertically and late- 

 rally." — May 7 ; t* months. 



William Davis, of Leeds, Machine-maker, and George Kinder, of Aldmansbury, 

 Cloth-dresser, both in the county of York, for " Certain Improvements in Machinery 

 for Dressing and Cleansing Woollen Cloths."— May 7 ; montlis. 



Joseph Maudslav and Joshua Field, of Lambeth, Kngineers, for" Improve- 

 ments in the construction of Marine Steam-engines which are particularly applicable 

 to Steam-engines of the largest class."~7th May ; G months. 



James Whitelaw, of Glasgow, Engineer, for " An Imi)roved Rotary Machine to 

 be worked by the pressure and reaction of a column of water, which Machine may 

 be used as a Steam-engine ; also an Improved Water Meter, and a Machine for 

 Raismg Water or other liquid by its centrifugal force."— 7th May ; 6 months. 



Edward Oliver Manby, of Swansea. Glamorgan, Ciril Engineer, for " A New 



Method of Manufacturing Gas for the general purposes of Illumination." — Sth May; 

 6 months. 



Germain le Normand de L'Osier, of the Tavistock-hotel, Covent-gardeu, 

 Merchant, for " Improvements in Machinery for Raising Water." — 8th May ; G 

 months. 



Richard Pkosser, of Birmingham, Civil Engineer, for " Certain Improvements 

 in Machinery for making Nails and Screws." — 8th May; 2 nmnths. 



William Harper, of Cooper's-court, Cornhill, Patent Stove Manufacturer, and 

 Thomas W^alker, of Birmingham, Machinist, for "Improvements in Stoves and 

 Grates." — 10th May ; 6 months. 



George Stocker, of Birmingham, Brass-founder, for '* Certain Improvements in 

 Cocks or Apparatus for drawing ofl' Liquids." — 13th May; ti months. 



MosES Poole, of Lincoln's-inn, Gentleman, for " Improvements in reducing the 

 friction of Axletrees and Asletree Boxes, and other such moving parts of machinery." — 

 1 3lh May ; months. 



John Henry Rodgers, of Birmingham, Merchant, for " Improvements in 

 Clasps or Fastenings' principally ajiplicable to certain articles of Dress." — 13th May ; 

 ti months. 



John Williamson AVhittaker, of Bolton. Lancaster, Joiner, and Rowland 

 HallHeaton, of the same place, Cotton-spinuer, for " Certain Improvements in 

 the means of connecting or uniting Straps or Bands for driving Machinery, and 

 other similar purposes, and in the Apparatus for etiecting the same." — 20th May ; 

 months. 



Jr>HN George Bodmer, of Manchester, Engineer, for " Certain Improvements 

 in Machinery, Tools, or Apparatus, for cutting, planing, turning, and rolling Metals 

 and other Substances."— 20th May ; fi months. 



John W'alker, of Allen street, Surrey, Oven-builder, for " Certain Improvements 

 in Coke Ovens." — 22nd May ; ti months- 



Williasi Jefeeries, of Hulme-street, Mile-end, Metal Refiner, for " Certain Im- 

 provements iu the process of smelting or extracting Metal from Copper and other 

 Ores." — 22nd May ; 6 months. 



Thomas Harper, of tlie Grange, near Newnham, Gloucester, Merchant, for 

 ' Certain Improvements in Railways or Tram Roads." — 22nd May ; 6 months. 



James Vardv, of Wolverhampton, Stafford, Gentleman, for " Improvements in 

 rolling Iron." — 22nd IMay ; 6 months. 



Nicholas Troughton, of Leicester-street, Regent-street, Gentleman, for " Im- 

 provements iu obtaining Copper from Ores." — 22nd May ; 6 months. 



Nicholas Troughton, of Swansea, Glamorgan, for " Improvements iu the Man- 

 ufacture of Zinc." — 22nd May ; 6 months. 



LiEt'TENANT WiLLiAM Olumixon, of Her Majesty's Navy, for " Means of 

 SaWng Human Life iu cases of disasters at sea, by certain arrangements of Vessels, 

 Decks or parts thereof, which he terms Safety Decks or Deck." — 22nd May ; 6 

 months. 



Henrv Griffiths, of Acton-place, Camden-town, Artist, for " Improvements in 

 the Process of Producing I'rints or Impressions from Steel, Copper and other 

 Plates."— 25th May ; 6 months. 



Martial Aiigustin Joseph de Herrypon, of Leicester-street, St. Martin in 

 the Fields, Mining Engineer, for an " Improved Machine or Apparatus, for washing 

 and bleaching Wool, Cotton, Silk, Linen, and other Fibrous Materials, either in a 

 manufactured or unmanufactured state," — 2oth May; 6 months. 



Thomas Clark and Charles Clark of Wolverhampton, Ironfoimders and 

 Copartners, for an " Invention for glazing and enamelling Cast Iron Hollow Ware, 

 and other Metallic Substances." — 2,')th May ; 6 months, 



Benjamin Hick, of Bolton, in the county of Lancaster, Engineer, for " Certain 

 Improvements in Machinery or Apparatus for driying Cotton, Woollen and other 

 fabrics, and other Fibrous Substances or Materials." — 25th Mav ; 6 months. 



ERRATA. 



In the Table of Public Buildings, page 187, the lines In the fourth column 

 of " Remarks," do not range [properly— the line opposite " Adelphi,*' and the 

 four lines below should each be a line lower. 



Page 192 in the last line of the Procedings of the "Institution of the Civil 

 Engineers," for 500 read 5000 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



The communication of M., on Railway Curves, will be inserted next month, if it 

 be found upon examination essentially different from what we have already pub- 

 lished. 



B's Parody is not admissable. 



We have been obliged to postpone our reviews until next month in consequence 

 of a press of matter and arrears ^^'hich we were desirous of clearing oif. 



The continuation of Mr. Curtis's Railway Improvements will appear in our next 

 Journal. 



We shall feel obliged to our country correspondents if they will forward us any 

 account of works in progress, or any newspaper containing articles connected with 

 the objects of our Journal. 



Communications are requested to be addressed "To the Editor op the Civil 

 Engineer and Architect's Journal," 57, King street, Westminster : or to Mr. 

 (iRoQ.MBRiDGE, Pauyer-alley, Paternoster-row — if by post to be directed to the 

 former place. 



*,* The first volume may be had bound in cloth and lettered in gold, price, 17s. 



