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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. 



[January, 



tlST OP NEVr PATENTS. 



r.RANTKl) IN KNCI.AXD FROM 2nD DECKMBKU TO 24tiI DKCEMBEIl, \S'.W. 



fii;oii(ii: Davky, of lilandiulno. County of Carnarvon, Mining Agent, for 

 " rt« Improvrd nioilr of applying irulcr-pmrer." — Sealed Uecember 2 ; six 

 montlis for enrolnie)it. 



LttKK HKnKRT, of Iiirmlnq:liani, l*atent Agent, for ^^ improvements in thf 

 mec/ta/iiym ami procesn of packinij tnid prefiahtti vnrions artinles of commerce." 

 Coniinuiiicatcd by a foreigner residing a)iroad. — December 2 ; six months. 



Miles Uerhv, of Chancery I.anc. Patent Agent, for " cer/aiti iiiiprore- 

 vieiifs hi iiiachlnfry or oppardfim for mftking or iiianufnctnrhuj phis and 

 slicking them in paper." Communicated l)y a foreigner residing abroad. — 

 Ueccml)cr 2 ; six montlis. 



CoDFRi'.Y Anthony Ermf.n, of Manchester, Cotton Spinner, for " certain 

 improremen/s in machinery or ajtparatns for .sjtiiniing, doubling, or tirisfing 

 cotton, far, wool, silk, or other filjrons materials, part of which improve- 

 ments are applicable to rnachinerg in general." — December 2 ; six niontlis. 



John Evans, of Birmingliani, Pa[)er Maiver, for " improvements for che- 

 vncallij preparing and cleansing of felts used bg paper manufacturers." — 

 December 2 ; six niontlis. 



Henry Duni.ngton, of Nottingham, Lace Mannfactnrer, for " improve- 

 ments in mae/iinerg emploged in making frame work knit, or stocking fabrics." 

 ■ — December 2 ; six months. 



J.\MEs Guest, Junior, of Birmingham, Merchant, for *' improvements in 

 locks and other fastenings." — Deceml)er 2 ; six monllis. 



Georoe Saunders, of Hooliuorton, Clerlv, Oxford, and James Wii.mot 

 Newricry. of the same ])]ace. Farmer, for "improvements in machinergfor 

 dibbling or setting wheat and other grain or seed." — December 2 ; six months. 



Henry Trewhitt, of Newc.astlc-on-Tyne, Esq., for " certain improve- 

 ments in the fabrication of china and earthetuvare, and in the apparatus or 

 machinery applicable thereto." Communicated by a foreigner residing aln'oad. 

 Dccendier 4 ; six moutlis. 



Christopher Nicki.es, of York Road, Laml)cth, Gentlemen, for "im- 

 provements in propelling carriages." Communicated l>y a foi'cigner lesiding 

 abroad. — Decendjer 4 ; six monttis. 



Pierre N'arcisse Cronier, of Fricourt's Hotel, Saint Martin's Lane, for 

 ^' /mprovernents in filters, and in the means ef clransiag the same, and for 

 separating, colouring, and tanning matters for filteralion. and for improvements 

 in employing such tanning matters hg filteratiun." Partly communicated by 

 a foreigner residing .ibroad. — Decenilicr 4 ; six months. 



James Mayer, of Ashley Crescent, Saint Luke, Gentlemen, for " an im- 

 proved machine for cutting splints for mntclies." — December 4 ; six months, 



Gkorc;e Lowe, Engineer to the Chartered Gas Company, and John 

 KiRKHAM, Engineer to the Imperial Gas Company, both of London, for " im- 

 provements in the manufacture of gas for purposes of illumination." — Decem- 

 ber 4 ; six months. 



James Nasmyth, of P.itricroft, near Manchester, Engineer, for "certain 

 improvements applicable to railway carriages." — December 4 ; six months. 



John Heaton Hall, of Doncaster, Chemist, for " improvements in pre- 

 senting and rendering woollen, and otlicr fabrics, and leather waterproof." — 

 Dccendier 5 ; six months. 



Harroi.d Potter, of Manchester, Esquire, for "certain improvements in 

 printing calicoes, 7nnslius, and other fabrics." — December 9 ; six months. 



Samuf.i. White, of Charlton, Mai-shatts, Dorset, Esquire, for "improve- 

 ments in preventing persons froai being drowned." — December 9 ; six months. 



Moses Pooi.e, of Lincoln's Inn, Gentleman, for '* improvements in the 

 manufacture of caustic, .toda, and carbonate of soda." Communicated by a 

 foreigner residing abroad. — December 9 ; six montlis. 



Thomas RiciiARnsoN, of Newcastle, Chemist, {or " a preparation of sul- 

 phate of lead, applicable to some of the purposes for which carbonate of lead 

 is now applied." — Deecmber 9 ; six months. 



John Leslie, of Conduit Street, Hanover Square, Tailor, for " (/H/irow- 

 ments in measuring the human figure." Communicated by a foreigner resid- 

 ing abroad.— December 9; six months. 



John Juckes, of Shropsliire, Gentlenuan, for " improvements in furnaces 

 or fire-places for the better consuming of fuel." — December 9 ; six months. 



Pierre FKEnKiiicK GoNiiY, of Tavistock Street, Westminster, Watch 

 Maker, for "an improvement iu clocks, wotc/tes, and ot/ier time-keepers." — 

 December 11 ; six months. 



Robert 1Ier\'Ey, of Manehestcr, Drysalter, for " certain improvements in 

 the mode ofprejiaring and purifying alum, alumina, aluniiuous mordants, and 

 other aluminous combinations and solutions, and the application of such im- 

 prorements to the purposes of manufacture." — December Ki; six months. 



Roiiert Gill Ransom, of Ipswich, I',iper Maker, and Samuel Mill- 

 uouRN, foreman to the said R. (1. Ransom, for " improvements in the manu- 

 facture of paper." — December l.'l; six months. 



Angier March Perkins, of Great Coram Street, Civil Engineer, for 

 " improvements in apparatus for transmitting heat by circulating water." — 

 December 13 ; six montlis. 



Jacob Brazill, Governor of Trinity Ground, Deptford, for "improve- 

 ments in obtaining motive power." — December 16; six months. 



Henry Seymour Moore Vandellur, of Kilrush, Ireland, for "im- 

 provements in paving or covering roads, and other ways." — December Ki; 

 six months. 



Samuel Walton Faxton, of Park Village East, Regent's Park, Surgeon 



for " au apparatus to be applied to the chimneys of gas and ottier burners, or 

 lamps to improve combustion" — December 16; six months. 



■MoNNiN Jai'Y, and Co.nstant Joufi'roy Oumery, of George Yard, 

 Lombard Street, Geatleinen, for " improvements in rotatory engines, to be 

 act Hated by steam or water." — December 16; six months. 



Daxii) Morison, of Wilson Street, Finsbury, Ink Maker, for " imy^roff- 

 men/s in printing." — December 16; six months. 



Damu Navmir. of Copley Mill, Halifax, Manufacturer, and John Crioh- 

 TON, Junior, of Manchester, Machine Maker, for " certain improvements in 

 machinery for weaving single, double, and treble cloths, bg hand or jiower." — 

 December 16; six months. 



George Wilson, of Salford, Machinist and Engineer, for " certain im- 

 provements in steam-whistles adapted for locomotive engines and boilers, and 

 other purposes." — December 16; six mouths. 



John Robinson, of North Shields, Engineer, for " an improved steering 

 apparatus." — December 16 ; six months. 



John Wood, of Burslem, Stafford, Manufacturer of Mineral Colours, for 

 '* a new method or process in the applieation and laying on of the substances 

 used in the printing, colouring, tinting, and oimamenting of china, porcelain, 

 earthenware, ami other v^ares of tfie same description, by which such icares 

 can he printed and ornamented with fiowers and other devices in a much 

 cfieaper and more simple and ejpeditious manner than by any process now iu 

 use, and colours of all or any variety may be printed, shaded, mixed, and 

 blended toyettter in one of and tlie same design or pattern, and hardened or 

 burnt into the substance of the aforesaid wares by a sinyle process of firing or 

 hardening iu the enameliny kiln." — December 16 ; two months. 



James William Thompson, of Turnstile Alley, Long Acre, Upholsterer, 

 for " improvements in lite construction of bedsteads, which improvements are 

 particularly applicable to the use of invalids." — December 16; six months. 



William Newman, of Birmingham, Brass Founder, for " certain im- 

 proved mechanism for roller blinds, which it is intended to denominate Simcoj' 

 and Company's patent blind furniture." — December 10 ; six months. 



Joseph Giuus, of KciHiington, Surrey, Engineer, for "an improvement or 

 improvements in t/ie machinery for preparing fibrous substances for spinning 

 ami in the mode of spinning certain fibrous substances." — December 21 ; six 

 months. 



George Lindsay Young, of Hackney, iu the county of Middlesex, Gen- 

 tleman, for " an improved surface for paper, mill or card board, vellum and 

 parchment." — December 21 ; six months. 



Henry Francis Richardson, of Ironmonger Lane, Gentleman, for " i(«- 

 provements in omnibuses." — December 21 ; six months. 



John Cutts, of Manchester, Machine Maker, and Thomas Spencer, of 

 the same place. Mechanic, for " certain improvejnents in tlte machinery or 

 apparatus for making wire cards for carding cotton, silk, wool, and other 

 fibrous subslances."~Decemhcr 21 ; six months. 



Laurence Wood Flbtcher, of Chorlton-upon-Medlock, Manchester, 

 Machinist, for *' an improvement or improvemejits in t/ie manufacture of 

 woollen and other cloths, fabrics, and in tlte application of such cloths or fa- 

 brics to various useful purposes." — December 23 ; six months. 



Thomas Firmstone, of Newcastle, Coal Master, for " improvemenia in 

 the manufacture of salt." — December 24 ; six months. 



Alexander .Mac'Rar, of the London Cotfee House, Ludgate Hill, Lon- 

 don, for " improvements in machinery for ploughing, ftarrowing and other 

 agricultnral purjMses, to be worked by steam or other power." — December 

 24 ; six months. 



Thomas Hardeman Clarke, of Birmingham, Cabinet Maker, for " cer- 

 tain improved fastenings fur window sashes, tables, and such like purposes," — 

 December 24 ; si.\ mouths. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



R. H. — Till' Marquis of Tweeddale's brick and tile-making machine is patented, 

 and lirenrcs are. granted for using it in various parts of tlie kingdom. 



The eummuuivatiou of M. N. 0. will appear ne.rl month. 



A Catliolir must e.rcnse us fur not publishing his last eoininunieatinn. 



The Kpgryeloidal Motion fur a Steam Engine is not new. 



A lithogi'aphic drawing of a Chureii was rereivetl from Norwich by our pub- 

 lisher, but uufiirttiuatehf it huis been mislaid, we were charged 2s. Sd./ur carriage 

 and porterage fur it, we t'-uat that uur eorrespuiideiit will not iu future put us to 

 that i'.tpntce. 



If'e have been obliged to postpone some important Eugraviugs, which we could 

 nut get ready in time, until next month. 



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

 lOngincer and Architect s Journal," Ko. \], Parliament Street, tl'est minster, 

 or to Mr. (Irooinbridgr. Pauyer Alley, Paternoster Rutv ; if by post, to be di- 

 rected to the former place ; if by parcel. In be directed to the nearest of tlte two 

 places where the eoaeh arrives at iu I.oudau, as we are frequently put to the 

 ejpeuee of one or two shillings for the piirterage only, of a eery small parcel. 



Books fur review must lie sent early in tlte mouth, eommuuieatiuns on or before 

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

 instant. 



The First Volume mav be had, bound in cloth and lettered in gold 

 Price 17s. 



*,* The .Seconb Volume mav also be had, Price 20*. 



