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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. [September, 



LIST or NE^W PATENTS. 



GRANTED IX ENGLAND FROM 29tU JULY TO 2CtH AuGUST, 1839. 



William Colchester, of Ipswich, merchant, for " nn improved sonj> 

 frame." — Sealed, July 20 ; six months allowed for eiirolhneiit. 



Christopher Nickels, of York Koad, Laiidretli, Gentleman, for " iin- 

 jirorements in cuttiny India-rubber." — August 1 ; six months. 



Louis Francois Fenillet, of George Yard, Lomhard-street, Gentleman- 

 for " improrements in casting type Jhr printiny." — August 1 ; six mouths. 



Samuel Sidney Smith, of Suftblk-idace, llackney-road, for " certain im- 

 provements in machinery for raisiny water." — .Vugust 1 ; six months. 



Joseph Webb, of Iluddersfiehl, for '' imjrrove7nenls in machinery fur 

 raisiny tite pile of woollen and other cloths." — August 1 ; six months. 



Alphonse Rene Le Mire De Normandy, of Cheapside, Doctor in 

 Medicine, for '• certain improvements in the manufacture of inks and dyes. — 

 August 1 ; six months. 



William Abbott, jun., of Wyudham-place, Middlesex, Gentleman, for 

 " improvements in the manufacture of felt." — August 1 ; six months. 



Thomas Knowles, of Manchester, cotton spinner, for " certain improve- 

 ments in machinery or apparatus used in the preparation of cotton and other 

 Jibrorm substances. — .Vugust 1 ; six months. 



William Miller, of Clithero, Lancaster, engineer, for " certain improve- 

 ments in yrafes used in steam-enyincs or other furnaces or fre places." — 

 .\ugust 1 ; six months. 



I'lERRE Jac«ues Ferier, of No. 5, Paul's-chain, Saint Paul's Cluu'ch- 

 varil, jeweller, for '•certain improvements in the construction of vapour and 

 hot-air baths." — iVugnst 1 ; six months. 



Samuel Guppv, of the City of Bristol, merchant, for," improvements in a 

 certain process and apparatus used in the manufacture of soap." — August I ; 

 six months. 



William Morrett Williams, of Bedford-place, Commercial-road, for 

 '* an im])roved lock and key." — .-Vugust 1 ; four months. 



John Humphries, of Kidderniinster, carpet munufacturcr, for "certain 

 improvements in the manufacture of carpets and ruys." — August 1 ; six 

 months. 



John Mercer, of Oakenshaw, in the county of Lancaster, calico printer, 

 John Dynkley Prince, the younger, of Manchester, calico i)rinter, and Wil- 

 liam Blythe, of Church, in the said county, manufacturing chemist, for 

 " certain improved processes to be used in the printiny, dyeiny, or colouriuy 

 of cotton, woollen, silk, or other cloths and yarns." — August 1 ; six months. 



Sir John Scott Lillie, of Kensington, Knight, for " certain imprrwe- 

 menls in the application of elastic Jluids to the workiny of machinery." — 

 August 1 ; six months. 



Joh.v Moore, of Broad Weir, Bristol, Gentleman, for " an improvement or 

 impi-ovements in the steam-engine or steam-engine apparatus." — August 5 ; 

 six mouths. 



Jonathan Fell, of Workington, Cumherland, for " improvements in 

 building ships and other vessels." — August 5 ; six months. 



Robert William Jearr.^rd, of Oxford-street, architect, for " certain 

 improved means of retarding wheeled carriayes." — August G ; six months. 



Joseph Whitworth, of JIanchester, engineer, for " certain improvetnents 

 in machinery, tools, or apparatus, for planiny, boring and cuttiny metals or 

 other substances." — .Vugust 7 ; six months. 



Thomas Burr, of Shrewshury, lead merchant, for " improvements in roll- 

 lead and other soft metals." — .4ugust 8 ; six months. 



John Fitzpatrick, of Stanhope-street, Clare-maiket, Gentleman, for " a 

 new and improved method of makiny and manufacturing thread and linen, by 

 means of a material not hitherto used for that purpo.se." Comumnicated hy 

 a foreigner residing ahroad. — .Vugust 10 ; six months. 



Robert Varicas, of Burton-crescent, Middlesex, surgeon, for " improve- 

 ments in rendering fabrics and leather water-prooof." — iVugust 10 ; six 

 months. 



Nelson John IIolloway, of Pentonville, Gentleman, for " an improved 

 head for carriayes. Communicated hy a foreigner residing ahroad. — 

 .Vugust 13; six mouths. 



Hen-ry Brow.v, of Mde-end, for " a netv coveriny or platiny for house- 

 hold furniture, picture frames, cabinet and fancy work, and other articles of 

 domestic and personal n.se, and the mode of making such covering or plating." 

 — August 13 ; six months. 



Miles Berry, of Chancery-lane, .Middlesex, Patent .'Vgent, for " a new or 

 improved method of obtaining the spontaneous reproduction of all the images 

 received in the focus of the camera obscura." Communicated l)y a foreigner 

 residing abroad. — August H; six months. 



James Capple Miller, of Manchester, Gentleman, for ■' certain improve- 

 ments in printing calicoes, muslins, and other fabrics." — August 15 ; six 

 months. 



John Mason, of Rochdale, machine maker, for " certain improvements in 



machinery or apparatus for boriny and turning metals and other substances.' 

 — .Vugust 15; six months. 



William Bridges Adams, of Porcliester-terraee, Bayswater, Gentleman, 

 and John Buchannan, of Glasgow, coach hnilder, for " certain improre- 

 menfs in the construction of wheel carriages, parts of which improvements are 

 also applicable to maciiinery for propeUiny, and also for the pmpose of secur- 

 ing ships and other vessels, and for communicating motion between different 

 portions of machiuerg." — August 10; six months. 



Joseph Scholefield, of Littlehorough, Lancaster, cotton spinner, and 

 Edmu.nd Leach, of Littlehorough, .iforesaid, manager, for " certain improee- 

 nients in looms for weaving various kinds of cloth." — .Vugust 17 ; six months. 

 M.\tthew Uzielli, of King WiUiam-strect, London merchant, for " im- 

 provements in the modes of impregnating vood or timber with chemical mate- 

 rials." Communicated by a foreigner residing abroad. — August 17; six 

 months. 



George .\ugustus Kollman, organist of Her Majesty's German Chapel, 

 Saint James, for " improvements in railwags, and in locomotive and other car- 

 riages." — August 1 7 ; six months. 



James Vardy, of Wolverhampton, Gentleman, and Moritz Platow, of 

 Poland-street, Oxford-street, engineer, for " improvements in making decoc- 

 tions of coffee and other matters." — August 17; six months. 



Stephen Joyce, of Croydon, Surrey, artist, for "certain improvements in 

 stoves for warming the air in buildings, which improvements are also applica- 

 ble for cooking or for communicating heat for other useful purposes." — 

 August 21 ; six mouths. 



Moses Poole, of Lincoln's Inn, Gentleman, for " improvements in intro- 

 ducing elastic materials into fabrics, to render them elastic or partly elastic." 

 Communicated hy a foreigner residing abroad. — .\Hgust 23 ; six months. 



William Coles, of Charing-eross, Middlesex, Esquire, for " improvements 

 in reducing friction of machinery used in propelling vessels, lathes, and other 

 machines." — August 23 ; six months. 



Charles Barweld Coles, of .VUsop-terrace, New-road, Gentleman, for 

 " improvements in the method offi.ring and carryiny fire-arms on horseback." 

 — .Vugust 23 ; six months. 



John Augustus Tulk, of Seaton and Lower Iron Works, Cumberland, 

 Iron Master, for " improvements in the manufacture of iron." — August 2G ; 

 si-X mouths. 



Henry- Puikus, of Old Slaughters Coffee House, Saint Martiu's-lane, 

 Gentleman, for ** improvements in the methods of applyiny motive power to 

 the impelliny of machinery, which improvements are applicable to several use- 

 ful purposes." — .Vugust 20; six mouths. 



J.\MEs Bog.\rdus, of Trinity-scpiare, Tower-hill, Gentleman, for " improved 

 means of applyiny labels, stamps, or marks to letters, and such other docu- 

 munts." — August 20 ; six months. 



Thomas Mac Gauran, of Golden-terrace, Pentonville, for " improve- 

 ments in the manufacture of paper from a material not hitherto so employed." 

 — August 20 ; six months. 



John Muir, jun., merchant, of Glasgow, for " certain improvements in tlie 

 apparatus connected with the discharging-press, for conductiny, distributiuy, 

 and applyiny the discharyiny liquors, and the dyeiny litjuors." — August 20 ; 

 six months. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



.'/ Suhscriher's quvrivs shall be answered in the next Journal. 



The coiiiiiiuiilrittiau relative to liuuiwt and Corjit'\i Coui-i-utric Engine, we have 

 been uUii^ed tii posljiouc for waul <>J spuve iiiitii iit .li luouth. U'f uiii.sl plvuil the 

 same e.xeu.'ie fur Lii'Ut.-C'ul. T. s eoiiuuuiiicutiou. (dthoii^^tt his article is in type, 

 and the drawings engraved. 



Nelson Memorial — Ti; have received .wnu- uilditiouul partieuhtrs of designs 

 exhibited at the St. Janws's liay.iutr, Jor which we cannot Jind space in the present 

 uuuiber. They shall appear vat uumth. 



The Journal for ue.rt mouth will eoutain B \tagcs extra, and eontain .sonre im- 

 portant papers connected with the profession, we will tlien endeavour to bring up ait 

 arrears. 



We feel obliged to Mr. Casey of America, for his rammumention wfiieh orrived 

 as our work was goiui^ to press. Ji'e shall be glad tit bear f nun him again. 



The Editor will Jeel obliged to country siibseriliers if they will Jnrieurd inuj 

 account of works in progress, or any uew.ipapers containing articles or paragraphs 

 eounicteil with the objects of the Journal ; it will also be doing a great service if 

 engineers and architects will cause all advertisements connected with contracts 

 to be inserted in the Journal. 



Conimuiiieations are requested to be addressed to " The Editor of the Civil 

 haigineer and Architect's Juurnal," No. 11, Parliament Street, Westminster, 

 or to Mr. Groomhridgc, Panqer Alley, Paternoster Row i if hy post, to be di- 

 rected to the former place ; if by parcel, please to direct it to the nearest of the 

 two places where the coach arriees at in Loudon, as we are frequently put to the 

 e.ipence of one or two shillings for the purter.Tge only, of a very small parcel. 



Books for review must be sent early in the month, eoinmunieations on or before 

 the 20th (if with wood-cuts, earlier), and advertisements on or before the 25lh 

 instant. 



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