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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. 



[May, 



of I'amilii'S will be tliiii»n out (if cnipluymeiit. tlicjc vvoiild Ije room for no 

 other scntiiJU'iil than that of u<lniiration at llicniagiiilicciit spectacle. Iiiiaj^inc 

 a deep ravine, nearly ciicnlar, in tlie form of a reversed cone, ttitli its edge's, 

 Iiowever. hourly enlarging. Through fourteen large openings, issuing at 

 alioui iweiity feel above the ground of this ravine, and giving access to the 

 innnnierable'galleries of the mines below, as many torrents of Hame are pour- 

 ed forth, with frightful violence from the cauldrons wilhin — flames of a thou- 

 sand hues, rushing i'nrth like tiery whirlwinds — ^di\iding, and crossing, and 

 mingling, and rising, and falling, and rising again! At times, a hollow 

 cracking founri echoes through the aby.ss; this is some huge block of coal 

 detaching itsidf from the roof or sides of cmc of tlie galleries, and falling into 

 tlie blazing gulf. Then rises np.a thick column of l<lack dust, till it rcachi'S 

 the ojicnin^s of the galleries, where, pierced in all directions l>y the llames. 

 long serpents of fire work throtigh its volume from side to side. Sixty feet 

 higher up, on each side of the galleries, tw o gaping mouths shoot into the air 

 their dazzling cidumns of fire. Suddenly one of these ceases. It seems hjr 

 a moment, as if checked in its wrath. Then comes a long and starlling 

 groan from the entrails of the earth ; and forth again rushes the dame, blood 

 red, roaring and terrible, threalening in its fury to lift up the burning m<iuii- 

 lain altogether, and bury the spectators beneath its dreadfid ruins. Again, 

 look around you ; it is midnight, and two thousand human faces are there, 

 some grouj.ied oit the opposite crest i>f the ravine, some sheUcred in the cavi-^ 

 tics of the rocks. Vet no sound meets the ear save that of the roaring dames. 

 The latest accounts states that tlie rafters of the galleries had all fallen, and 

 the founts of flame nearly ceased to play. The whole had become one huge 

 burning gulf. The loss is saiil to be incalculable; millions of lieetnlitres of 

 coal had been consumed. The engineers were preparing to turn the course 

 of a stream, whidi flows at a league's distance, and direct it upon the biu'u- 

 ing mountain. Workmen were employed night and day in this operation, by 

 w hich it was hoped to lay the mines under water. — Atlienreum. 



The Bride Trade. — It has been recently ordered that in estimating the duty, 

 the size of the brick shall be measured in its dry, and not in its moist, state, 

 as hitherto. Those familiar with the manufacture of bricks will at once see 

 the fairness of the regulation, as some clays pine in mvch more than others. 



MoiM of the Cliiircli of St. Peler.—\\v beg to call the attention of our rea- 

 ders to this most elaborate work of art, which is now e.\liibiting in the Gal- 

 lery in Maddox -street, opposite ,St. (leorge's Church, Hanover-siiuare. It is 

 the work of Celestino Vai. who has had the boldness to come to this country, 

 trusting in the hope that he might reap an abundant harvest, and we most 

 heartily w ish him all the success the great merit of his model entitles him to 

 expect. M'e can truly say, that it gives a more .satisfactory idea of the cele- 

 hrated original — of its beautihil proportior.s and enormous size — than any 

 painting could possibly do. It is, therefore, a most interesting exhibition, 

 not only to those who have had the good fortune to have .'■een Rome, but to 

 that class more parlicularly who are imtravcUed. It is executed in wood, on 

 the scale of 1 to lOO. and conscijuently takes up a consideralde sjiace in a 

 very large r om. The fidelity and beauty with which every architectural 

 ornament is rendered, is truly surprising, and this is more parlicularly 

 evinced in the ntiinerous statues that ornament the buililing. Every one of 

 these represents a dillerent attitude, tmd their number, amounting to be- 

 tween 500 and COO. renders them an amusing study, ^^'e may here observe, 

 that the artist has represented the building as the architects intended it to 

 be, but, as the church is not yet finished, he has executed a much greater 

 number of ligures than are now tictually placed on the building. In the 

 centre of the piazza is the Egyptian obelisk, which rises to the height of 13 1 

 feet. Its structure of red granite is exactly imitated. The fountains too are 

 there, and the grand fl'glit of ste|is which leads to the vestibule, and all about 

 are scattered little diminutive figures, which will serve to show the relative 

 size of the building. 'J'he colonnades next attract tlie attention, and although 

 in (jur fipinion they are out of place, yet the fame they have acquired the 

 arcliitect, Cellini, is well deserved. Above all we were attracted by the 

 glorious dome of Michael Angelo. which is indeed a wonder to look upon. 

 This exhibition cost the artist (Vai) a labour of 11 years, to him a labour of 

 love. The room is surrounded by a clever panoramic sketch of the most 

 interesting objects in the immediate vicinity of this most celebrated church. 



LIST OF NEW PATENTS. 



GRANTED IN ENGLAND FRCM 30t1I MARCH TO 23kD Al'KIt, 1810. 



Ci.AUDE Joseph Edmeu Chaddron Junot, of Brewer Street, Golden 

 Square, Operative Chemist, for " certain improved processes for pnrifi/ing 

 and nl.<to for xolidifying tallov.i, r/rease, oik, and oleayinoxis substances." — 

 Sealed Aiareh 30 : six months for enrohneut. 



Uknrv Martin, of Morton Terrace, Camden Town, for " improveyne^its 

 in preparing surfaces of paper" — March 30; six months. 



William Neale Clav, of ITimhy, Cumberland, Gentleman, for "imp'^ove- 

 ment.'i in the manufacture of iron." — March 31 ; six mouths. 



John Leberecht Steinhaneser, of Upper Islington Terrace, Gentle- 

 man, for " improvements in spinning and doubling wool, co/ton, silt, and other 

 Jibrons materials." Communicated by a foreigner residing abroad. — March 

 31 ; six months. 



Peter Bancroft, of Liverpool, Merchant, and John Mac Innes, of the 

 same place, Mauutacturing Chemist, for " an improved method of renot^ating 

 or restoring animal charcoal, after if has been used in certain processes or 

 manufactures to which charcoal is now generally applied, and thereby recover- 

 ing the ^iroperties of such animal c/iarcoal, and rendering it again ft for 

 similar uses." — March 31 ; six months. 



Charles Cummins, of i.eadenhall Street, Chronometer Maker, for "cer- 

 tain improvements in barometers and sympi(someters,"—h^n\ 2 ; six months. 



James Stead Crosland, of Leeds, Engiueer, "for certain improvements 

 a/i/jliffible to locomotive and other stcam-engiurs." — .\pril 2; six months. 



Tho.mas S.meulev, of Holywell, county of Hint, Gentleman, "/or im- 

 provements in the manufacture of tubes, pipes, and cylinders." — April 4 ; six 

 months. 



Harrison Blair, of Kearsley, Lancaster, Chemist, and Henry HotinH 

 W.\TSON, of Little Bolton, Chemist, "for an improvement or improvements 

 in the manufacture of sulphuric acid, crystallized soda, and soda ash, and the 

 recovery of a residuum or residuums, applicable lo various useful purjwses." 

 April 6; six months. 



Richard Beard, of Egieinoiit Place, New Koad, Gentleman, "ybr i'm- 

 provemenls in printiny calicoes and ottter fabrics. Communicated by a 

 foreigner residing abroad." — April 6; six months. 



EovvARo Thomas Bainbridge, of I'ark Place, Saint James', Gentleman, 

 "for improvements in obtaining power." — April 13; six months. 



Thomas You.vg, of Queen Street, in the city of London, Merchant, "for 

 improvements in lamps." — .VprU 13; six months. 



James Caldwell, of Mill Place, Commercial Road, Engineer, "ybr /»<- 

 provements in cranes, windlasses, and capstau-t." — Ajiril 15; six months. 



JoH.v Gold, of Etna Glass Works, Birminghaiu, Glass Manufacturer, "ybr 

 improvements in the manufacture of decanters and other articles of glass." — 

 April 15; six months. 



M'ti.LiAM PoTTS, of Birmingham, Brass Founder, "for certain apparatus 

 for suspending pictures and curtains." — April 15; six months. 



Louis August de St. Sylvain Baron de Los Valles, of Notting- 

 liara Street, Mary-le-bone, "forcertainimprovementsia cleansing, decoticating, 

 purifying, and preserving corn and oilier grain. Communicated by a foreigner 

 residing at/road." — April 15; six mouths. 



William Grimman, of Camden Street, Islington, Modeller, "for a new 

 mode of wood paving." — .\pril 15; six months. 



Joseph Whitwortii, of Manchester, Engineer, "for certain improve- 

 ments in machinery or apparatiLs for cleaning and repairing roads or wagg, 

 and which machinery is also applicable to other purposes." — April 15; six 

 months. 



Thomas Robinson Willi.vms, of Cheapside, Gentleman, "for certain 

 improvements in obtaining power from steatn and elastic vapours orjtuids, 

 and for tlie means emploged in generating such vapours or fuid^, and also for 

 using these improvements in conjunction with distillation or evaporation, and 

 other useful purposes." — April 15; six months. 



William Unsworth, of Derby, Silk Lace Jlaimfacturer, "for an improved 

 tag for laces." — April 16; six months. 



Samuel Wilks, of Darlcston, Stafford, Iron Founder, "for improvements 

 in the manufacture of vices." — .Vpril 16,; six months. 



William Henry Bailey M'ebster, of Ipswich, Surgeon, R. N., "for 

 improvements in prej)aring skina ami other animal matters for the purpose of 

 tanning, and the manufacture of gelatine." — April 16; six months. 



Samuel Marlow Banks, of Bilston, Statlbrd, Gentleman, "for improve- 

 ments in the manufacture of iron." — April 16; six months, 



Robert Cooper, of Petvvortli, Gloucester, Gentleman, "for improvements 

 inploughs." — April 16; six months. 



Francis Molineux, of Walbrook Buddings, London, Gentleman, "for 

 improvements in the manufacture of caudles, and in the means of conwming 

 tallow and other substances for the purposes of light." — .\pril 23; six months. 



Elijah Galloway, of Manchester Street, Grays' Inn Road, Engiueer, "for 

 improvetnents iu steam engines, which are also applicable to engines for raising 

 and forcing fuids." — April 23; six months. 



Jonathan Sparke, of Langley Mills, Northuiuberlaud, Agent, "for cer- 

 tain improved processes or operations for smelting lead ores." — April 23; six 

 months. 



John White, of Manchester, Engineer, "for certain improvements in 

 vices." — April 23; six months. 



James Malcolm Rymer, of Henrietta Street, Civil Engineer, "/or cer- 

 iain improvements in castors for furniture, such improved castors being 

 applicable to other purposes." — April 23; six months. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



The sl.eteli of the gothic window at Clomel Church is received, and will he noticed 

 ne.xt month. 



Ve do not consider Mr. Coles' plan for propelling steam boats on canals is 

 practicable : besides, the outlay required to carry it into execution will be too large 

 to induce any canal company lo adopt it . 



"A Subscriber" is iiifonurd Ihtl there is a society called "The Contractors 

 Association" ; Mr. Barry of Manchester is the secretary. 



\Y. .]. B. — We do not think, being admitted into the Institution named will be of 

 mneh service to him. until he has had some practice in a respectable office. fVe 

 regret that ur cannot give any aduiee that will be beneficial to him, for the object 

 be wishes to attain. 



Comnnniimfions arc requested to be addressed to "The Editor of the Civil 

 Engineer and Architect s Journal," A'». 1\. Parliament Street, Westminster. 



Boohs fur review must be .mit carli/ in the month, communications on or before 

 the 20th' (if with wood-cuts, earlier), and advertisements onor before the 2!>th 

 instant. 



The First Volume may be had. bound in c i otii and lettered in gold. 

 Price 17s. 



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