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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS juuiu^ai.. 



The PRiNCETON.-The Time, correspondent (A Genevese Traveller 

 writes-" A great object of interest to our citizens at tins time is the Umte 1 

 States war-steamer Princeton, just built under the superintendence of Capt 

 I ockton «luch now lies in this harbour, and is daily visited by crowds of 

 ktere ted snectalors. This steamer is constructed with Ericsson's proi.elle . 

 steam mrchinerv is placed entirely below the water line, ont of the reach 

 of shot Us ensine is extremely light and simple of construction, occupying 

 only about one-dgbth of the bulk required by the ordinary British marine- 

 enK ne of the same power. It gives a direct motion to the axis of the pro- 

 neller without the aid of cog-wheels or auxiliary gearing of any description. 

 It IS styled the semi-cybndrical steam engine, and is the invention of Captain 

 Ericsson For the vast power which it includes in so small a compass, ami 

 for the exquisite symmetry and projiortion of all its working parts, this 

 eneine is the theme of general admiration. The armament of the Princeton 

 includes two huge wrought iron guns (introduced by Capt. Stockton , placed 

 one at each end of the ship, the largest weighing 10 tons, and with a bore 

 of I" inches, carrying a ball of 2131h. This gun is placed on awronght iron 

 carriage, also contrived by Captain Ericsson, and which, without the use ot 

 the ordinarv breaching, checks the immense recoil, and the vessel sutlers but 

 a very slight shock from the diseliarge. By means of this carriage this 

 huKC gun is managed bv half-a-dozen bands with peifect facility. The peeu- 

 liarity of tlie steam machinery of the Princeton and its being placed out of 

 the reach of shot are supposed to give her obvious advantages over all other 

 steamers now afloat intended for naval warfare." 



• Improvements in the 



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Koyal Museum. 



Another method of applying tlic waves of the sea has been lecently contrived, which 

 prorses more practical result's than the p.opelling -l'""-^- J ^e olyect ,, ,„ „,a^^^^^^^^^ 

 breal;ers on a dangerous coast serve as tlieir oivn warning' signals to sailors I he invLntor 

 ^rODOses to have hollow buoys moored near the dangerous coast or sand bank, to wh.c* 

 buo?s nmes somewhat like organ pipes are to be affixed. Metal tongues, on the prmcple 

 01 acco Srons are to be titled to the pipes, so that when the buoys are tossed up and 

 down by the breakers the air may be lurced through, and cause them to utter warn.og 

 soumis, winch would become louder and lou.ler as the sea raged more harcely and the 

 danger incrsased.— tlorning Post. 



LIST OP NEWT' PATENTS. 



fFrorn Messrs. Robertson's Lisl.J 



GRANTED IN ENGLAND FROM JANUARY 27, TO FEBRUARY 24, 1844. 



Six Months allowed for Enrolment, unless otherwise erpresseil. 



Robert Johnstone, of Baker street, Middlesex, gent., for " '"P'^'f ''="'y" "fj",", 

 struction of lamps ior the combustion of naphtha, turpentnie. and other resinous 0.1s. 

 .lanuary 27. 



.lanuaryj/. ,. ,, .„ „„ 



Henry Vernon Physick, of Bath, civil engineer, for " Improvements applicable to ma- 

 chinery for driving piles." January au. . 



William Edward Newton, of Chancery Lane, civil engineer for '\'"P"y™,''''J "\, '^ 

 preparation of caoutchouc or India rubber, and in manulacturing various fabrics, ol wnic.i 

 caoutchouc forms a component part." (A communication.)— January JO. ^_ 



Ezra Washington Burrows, of Swinton Street, St. Pancras, civil engineer, for Im- 

 provements in the construction of engines for producing and commumcat.ng motive powei 

 by the elastic force of steam, or by manual or anunal labour. January M. 



George Millar Clark, of Albany Street, Regent's Park, taUow chandler, for "Improve- 

 ments in night lights, and in apparatus used therewith." January aO. 



William Lucas Sargant, of Birmingham, for " Improvements in the manufacture ol 

 barrels for lire arms." (Partly a communication.!— January aO. 



Baptiste Buret, of Leicester Square, merchant, and Franjois Marios David, of the same 

 place, manufacturer of gas apparatus, lor •' Improvements in the manufacture ol gas. 

 January aU. ...,,„ 



William Fletcher, of Moreton House. Buckingham, clerk, for Improvements in the 

 construction of locks and latches applicable for doors and other purposes. January .in 

 James Silcock, of Birmingham, engineer, for " Improvements in planes." January 31. 

 Robert Hodgson, of Princes Street, Clapham Road, Surrey, engineerj for " Improve- 

 ments in propelling vessels, and in the machinery for working the same. hebruary -. 



William Sangster, of Regent Street, Middlesex, umbrella and parasol manufacturer, for 

 •' Improvements in umbrellas and parasols." February ti. 



Benjamin Aingworth, of Birmingham, gent., for " Improvements in manufacturing but- 

 tons for wearing apparel." February tt. 



Thomas Southall. of Kidderminster, druggist, and Charles Cmdgington, of the same 

 place, banker, lor " Improvements in the manufacture of iron and steel." February ». 



James Johnstone, of Willow Park, Greenock, Esq., for " Improvsroents in steam 

 boilers." Fehruarv 8. 



Christopher Nickels, of the York Road, I-ambelh, gent., fol 

 manufacture of crape, or substitutes for crape. Februarys. 



F,r-, lenks Coates of Bread Street, Cheapside. mercliant, lor " Improvements in appa- 

 rat^s"oMiliU.h'g the reduction ol .■■■-tures.dislocations of bones, and for man.taunng 

 their parts in their just positions. (A commumcat,on.)-Pebumry 8. 



Charles Wheatstone, of Conduit Street, Hanover Square, gent., for "Improvements on 

 thfconcerthia and oU.er musical instruments, in which the soun.ls are produced by the 

 action of wind on vibratory springs." Februarys. , , , . , ,, „ 



John Cox .and George Cox, of Georgie Mills, near Edinburgh, manufacture of leather 

 and Belati,«, or " Improvements in the manu.acture ot leather and gelafUM. Feb. 8. 



George Straker, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, shipowner, for " An improvement, or improve- 

 ments in ships' windlasses." Februarys. „ „ „ ,. «n 



Pdwin shenoard of Manchester, foreman in the works of Messrs. G. C. Pauhng & Co., 

 conuaclo'srd Im'iWers, lor "Improvements in niachinery or apparatus for planing, 

 sawing, and cuttiug wood, and other substances.' -February S. 



William Fdward Newton, of Chancery Lane, civil engineer, for " A new or impvoved 

 .vueno^annandus for obtaining and applying motive power for propeUmg on railways 

 ofwlter, aid tol raising heavy'bo.lies,' applicable also to various other purposes where 

 power is required." (A communication.)— February 8. 



Joseph Gibson, jun., of Birmingham, japanner, for "Improvements n. ornamenting 

 glass."— February 10. „ „ . . , 



Henry Hawes Fox, of Northw.ods, Gloucester, doctor of medicine, for An unproved 

 mode of constructing lire-proof floors, ceilings and roots. -Feb. 1(1. 



William Geeves of Little Portland Street, cork and cork gun wadding manufacturer, 

 for • ' i^no^men'.s in prepared wood for lighting or kindbng hres."-February U. 



William Edward Newton, of Chancery Lane, civil engineer for " An improvement or 

 improvements in furnaces." (A communicatiou.j-February 1.. 



Job Haines of Tipton, Stafford, coal master, and Richard Hames, of the same nlace, 

 coal ma8 ler tor " An improved method or methods of making or „,anu acturn.g hnk , lor 

 the co.i^trucuou of hat chains used for mining and other purposcs."-Febroary la. 



Bennet Woodcrott, of Manchester, consulting engineer, for " Improvements in propel- 

 ling vessels."— February 13. ....,,• -.i 

 James Overend, of Liverpool, gentleman, for " IrtDrovements in printing t'l-ri" ".th 

 metaufc niatter". and in linishing silks and other fabrics." (A commun.cal,on.)-Feb. 13. 

 Andrew Kurtz, of Liverpool, manulacturing chemist, for " Improvements "> =Pi'''™'"^ 

 to be employed lor drying, evaporating, distilling, torrelying, and calc.mng."-Feb. 13. 



Vln,h Galloway of Union Place, City Road, civil engineer, for " Certan. combinations 

 of mateHals to be used as a substitute for canvas,and other surfaces employed as grounds 

 ?or pafil?ng, and s .me of which combinations are applicable to other purposes. - 



^tlraull Dobree. of Putney, Surrey, esquire, for " Improvements in the manufacture of 

 fuel." (A communication.)— February 17. 



John Lionel Hood, of Old Broad Street, gentleman, for " An improved composition, or 

 mfxtnreo," metals Applicable to the manufacture of sheathing for slnp_s and other ves- 

 sels, bolts, nails, or oilier fastenings." (A com,nun>cat,on.)-February L . 



John Kibble of Glasgow, gentleman, for " Improvements in transnutlnlg power in 

 working nmchinery, where 'endless belts, chains, and straps are or may be used. - 



"'wilUam Losh, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, esquire, for "Improvements in the manufac- 

 ture of metal chains lor mining and other purposes. - February 1, . 



Alexander Alliolt, of Lenton, bleacher, for "Improvements in fulH.g stretching, 

 drying"" 'lr"lg Boods m.amifactnred of wool, cotton, silk, and other librons mate- 

 rials." — February lit. t- * r 



Caleb Bedells, of Leicester, manufacturer, for " Improvements .n the manufacture of 

 elastic fabrics."— Feb. 19. .... 



Christopher Nickels and Benjamin Nickels, of York Road. Lambeth, manufacturers, 

 fo. " imp.ovc.ments in the manufacture of elastic fabrics, and in rendering elastic labrus 

 less elastic." — February lit. . 



Alfred Jeffery, of Bruntou works, Limehouse, for "Improvements in treating wood, 

 and certain olher substances required to be exposed to water."-February 19. 



Alexander Parkes, of Birraingliam, artist, for " Improvements in the manufacture of 

 cenatn alloys o? combinations ot'metals, and in depositing certain metals."-February '1. 



William Sheldon, of Birmingham, japan painter, for "Improvements in the manufac- 

 ture of buttons andinjapanner'sware, and articles in substitnl.on ot papier-mach^."- 



''VzraTenk's Coates, of Bread Street, Cheapside, mercliant, for " Improvements in the 

 forging of bolts, spikes, and nails."- February 21. . , . . ■ „, 



Henry Charles Ilowells. of Hay, gentleman, for " Improvements in the fastenings of 

 nartsol- bedsteads and other frames." (A commun.cation.)-Febrnary .'l. 



Thomas Li,ldell, of Newcastle, engineer, for " Improvements in apparatus for pre- 

 venting explosion in steam boilers."— February 21. 



Robert nettle, of Gourock, Scotland, civil engineer, for " Improvements in gridirons, 

 frying-pans, and other cooking utensils and heating apparatus."-February 24. 



Francis Studlev of Shrewsbury, gentleman, for "An improved mill, or apparatus for 

 grimhuggrarn. with or without siftir or dresser, also for cobbling bruising crnshiug 

 futting spiilting, or dividing seed, pulse, berry, or other art.cle9."-February M. 



Alexander Alliott. of Lenton, N.ttingham, bleacher, for " Improvements in scouring, 

 bleaching, and dyeing."— February 24. 



Tl,„n>as Masterman. of the Dolphin Brewery. Broad Street. Ratchffe. common brewer, 

 fo^'' A method of mechanism for the speed'y cooling of liquids, being within certain 

 fregieesi? temperature, and which method, or mechanism, he terms a " Belrigerator. 

 February 24 ; two months. 



William Rouse, of Great Barton, Bury Saint Edmund's, wheelwright, for '[nprove. 

 ments in carriages, and in parts of carriages applicable to certain ,,urposes.' Feb. S. 



Peter Bothwell Jackson, of Strawheny Hill, Manchester, engineer, for "Improvements 

 b, the cons r Si. and manufacture of wheels, cylinders, hoops, and rollers, and ,n the 

 machinery or appara",;scon,,ected therewith, and also improvements .n stea.n valves." 



""He'.uy iirown, of Selkirk, for " Improveme..ts in cardh.g silk, cotto.,, and other fibres." 



"'BenjImh^Bailey, of Leicester, fra.uesmith, for " Improvements in n.achinery for manu- 

 facturing looped fabrics." February 24. 



Caleb Bedells of the borough of Leicester, manufacturer, for " impr.iveme.its in the 

 ma,n.facfure' of' bonne's, collfrs, capes, ca,,s. shawls, coats, gaite.s. scarfs, stock.ngs, 

 gloves, and mils." February 24. , ., , . - i 



Gaspare Conti, of James Street, Buckingham Gate, gent., for "Improvements in h>- 

 draulicmachinery to be used as a motive power," February .4. „„,.,, 



John Aitken, of Surrey Sq..are, for " Improvements h. atmospher.c railways. Feb, .-1. 



Archibald T.ail, of G.eat Russell Street, Bloomsbuvy, for "An improvement .n th 

 manufacture of sails, for ships and other vessels." Februa.y .4. 



James Smith, of Qu»eu Square, Westminster. Esq., for " Imp.ovements i.. slubb.ng, 

 spinning, twisting, and doubling cotton, and other fibrous substances." ieb.uary .4. 



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