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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. 



[February, 



METROPOLITAN IMPR0VEMKNT3. 



The twenty-first report of the Commissioners of Woods and Forests has just been 

 printed, from which it appears that in respect to the metropolis improvsments th« Com- 

 missioners hnve completed purchases to the amount in the whole of 4:u,SS-if. l.'^5. lOd., 

 and have contracted for further purchases to the amount in the whole of UiI,H17/.15s. lUd. 

 and, besides these, the purchases now remaining to be made, in order to clear the whole 

 of the ground required for completing the several lines of improvements, it is estimated 

 will cost the further sum of 54,256/. 5s., or thereabouts. 



In the line from Oxford Street to Holborn the Commissioners have completed purchases 

 to the amount of 2U,li8-l/. 14s. lOd., and have contracted for turther purchases to the 

 amount of 50.969/. as. 4d. ; and besides these, theie remain to be made purchases esti- 

 mated to tost the sum of I J.57U. 15s., or thereabouts. 



In the line from Bow Street to Charlotte Street, Bioomsbury, they have completed pur- 

 chases to the amount of 70,y53/, ISs. 3il., and have contracted for further purchases tn the 

 amount of ii.OUD/. lis. yd., and bosides these, purchases remain to be made to about 

 17.595/. 



In the line from the London Docks to SpitalGelds Church they have completed pur- 

 chases to 9ti, 742/. 168. lid., and contracted for further purchases to aO,2oU/. Ss. 7d. and 

 there remain to be made other purchases, estimated to cost 6,740/. 



In the line from Coventry Street to Long^ Acre they have made purchases to 77,Q78l. 5s. 

 lOd., contracted tor others to 89,'2i)2l. 123. 2d., and besides, purchases will be required to 

 about y,097/. 10s. 



In the line from East Smithfield to Rosemary Lane the commissioners have completed 

 purchases to 1420/., contracted for further purchases to 12,200/., and besides these, others 

 will be needed to 7,252/. 



The commissioners, it appears, borrowed some time ago the sum of 500,000/. from the 

 Equitable Assurance Company, upon the security of certain portions of the land revenue 

 of the Cruwn, and money was also procured from Exchequer-bills and the sale of mate- 

 rials. The funds are now nearly expended in the sums mentioned, and the commissioners 

 are taking measures for obtainiug a further loan of 250,000/. for the purpose of completing 

 the improvemeuts in the metropolis. 



Cologne Cathedr.4L.— The model of the pulpit intentleJ for this etlificp js 

 exhibiting at Berlin, and astonishing the public by its beauty tnd magnificence. The 

 pedestal Is a bundle of columns, about two feet in height, imitaiinit in their clusttring the 

 huge pillars which sustain the building. These are terminated by a capital of acanthus 

 leaves and scrolls artistically disposed, out of which spring a system of ribs that embrace 

 the pulpit, developing them.selves in e.xaet resemblance to those which climb towards the 

 keystones of the vault. Bas-reliefs, and niches containing the figures of the beneiactors 

 of the cathedral, or saints more especially revered by the diocese, constitute the principal 

 decoration of the monument. At its base Is the Archbishop Conrad of Hochstaden. and 

 higher up, surrounrilug the pulpit, the twelve Apostles, and our Saviour beaiing the 

 banner of the redemption, and blessing his disciples. The canopies, beneath which these 

 figures stand, form so many little steeples of florid workmanship, In whose upper portions 

 are sculptured the arm* of the principal German cities. The pulpit is covered by a sound- 

 ing-board, on which sit the four Evangelists, with their recognized attributes. Over them, 

 in a curved niche, Is the Holy Virgin ; and the cupola is closed in by a crown of flowers, 

 on which Sculpture has lavished its resources. The pulpit is ascended by a spiral stair- 

 case winding round the pillar before mentioned. 



SuDMARKNE CURRENTS —At the Academh dcs Scknces, Paris. M Arago pre- 

 sented, In the name of M. Ami^, two instruments, one to ascertain the direction of sub- 

 marine currents, the other to measure their speed. These instruments were accompanied 

 by an account of several experiments which had been made with them. It slates, amongst 

 other things, that the gre-itest speed of the currents on the coasts is on the coast of Africa 

 between Alpiers and Bona, and not, as is generally supposed, between Gibraltar and 

 Algiers, and that in the Straits of Gibraltar there arc three parallel currents. Near the 

 coasts the direction Is from east to west, xvhereas the central current proceeds constantly 

 from the west to the east ; the latter is 7 miles wide between Trafalgar and Cape Spartel. 

 The width of the strait, .It its narrowest part, is 12 miles; between Trafalgar and Cape 

 Spartel it is 27 miles; and 15 miles between the Point of Europe and Ceuta. 



Railway Indicator. — There has just been published, in Pans, an account 

 of an instrument for indicating the speed of trains, and registeringanyundue excess ; this 

 will act as a wholesome monitor to engine drivers, and lessen the risk of railway travel- 

 ling, by rendering It impossible to escape detection, where a dangerous velocity has been 

 attained. This contrivance consists in a governor, such as is commonly used in steam 

 engines, and set in motion by the customary gearing from one of the axles of the locomo- 

 tive. To the vertical sliding portion of the governor an Index is attached, which passes 

 along a graduated vertical scale, and, by the height to which it reaches shows the degree 

 of speed attained; any excess of speed produces a further elevation, and brings into play 

 a second index, which is unconnected with the first, and which, on the fall of the governor, 

 remains at its maximum height — a standing testimony against the negligence and reck- 

 lessness of the engineer. As a further precaution, it is arranged that one of the balls of 

 the governor carries a hammer, which strikes a bell, and loudly calls for the attention of 

 the driver. To prevent tampering with the indications of the instrument, the second, or 

 tell tale index, Is locked up, and the key remains in the possession of some superior officer, 

 who, alone, at the termination of a journey, can replace it in its original position, ready 

 for a new indication. — 'Scotsman.* 



Bronze C.\sting. — The Journal dcs Delats states that the gif^antic head of 

 tha statue of Bavaria, a bronze statue, which is to be sixty-eight feet high, was withdrawn 

 from the mould in ivhlch it was cast at the royal foundry ot Munich on the evening of 

 the 14th ult.. In presence of the King and Queen of Bavaria, and a considerable number 

 of distinguished perionages. The beauty of the head of Bavaria, which is the work of 

 the celebrated Schwanthaler, excited such enthusiasm amongst the spectators that they 

 joined their voices tu a chorus of 300 of the Philharmonic Society of fliunich, who chanted 

 a hymn composed for the occasion by the Baron de Poissel, director of the Theatre Royal 

 of Munich. 



Gigantic Locomotives. — Four of the largest locomotives ever conslructed 

 are to be built for the Sheffield and Manchester Railway. The cylinders are to be 18 in. 

 diameter, the stroke 2 feet, six wheels, and all six coupled. The weight of the engine 

 alone, when loaded with fuel and water, is 24 tons. It is calculated that ou a level way 

 they will draw separately from 1,009 to 2,000 tons.— 'Tyne Mercury.' 



LIST OP NBW PATEI^TS. 



GRANTED IN ENGLAND FROM DECEMDER 30, 1841, TO JANUARY 23, 1845. 



Six Mouths allowed for Enrolment^ loiless ofhenvlse expressed. 



Ix)iiis Joseph Wallerand, of Basing-lane, merchant, for " Imjirovements in dyeing or 

 staining various kinds of fabrics." (Being a communication.)— Sealed December ^iO. 



William Betts, of Smithheld-bars, distiller, and Alexander Southwood Stocker, of the 

 same place, gentleman, for " certain Improvements in bottles, jars, pots, and other similar 

 vessels, and in the mode of manufacturing, stoppering, and covering the same." — Dec. 30. 



Alexander Bain, of Charlotte-street West, engineer; for •' Improvemente in apparatus 



for «ecertainlng and registering the progress and direction of ships and other vessels 

 thraugh water, and for ascartaining the temperature in the holds of ships and other ves* 

 sels, and for taking soundings at sea." — December 31. 



Moses Poole, of the Patent Office, London, gentleman, for " Improvemenls in preparing 

 or treating hemp, flax, and other textile plants." (Being a communication.)— Dec. 3l. 



James Home, of Clapham Common, Esq., for *' certain Improvements in injecting in- 

 struments, whicli are also applicable to various pneumatic parposei."— January 2. 



William Hannis Taylor, of West Strand, gentleman, for " certain Improvements In pro- 

 pelling." — January 2. 



Thomas Russell, of Kirkaldy, Fife, iron founder, and John Peter, junior, of the Kirk- 

 land Works, of the same county, for "certain Improvements in flax spinning and flax 

 spinning machinery, which are also applicable to the manufacture of other fibrous sub- 

 stances." — January H. 



Henry Lund, of the Inner Temple London, Esq., for " Improvements in the manufac- 

 ture of umbrellas and parasols." — Jan. II. 



John GoUop, of Charles Street, Middlesex, engineer, for " Improvements In spring 

 hinges, in spring roller blinds, and in applying springs to easy chairs and carriages," — 

 January 11. 



Robert Griffiths, of Smethwick, near Birmingham, engineer, for " Improvements in the 

 manufacture of bolta, railway-pins, spikes, and rivets." — January 11. 



George Spencer, of Hungerford-street, West Strand, engineers' draftsman, for "Im- 

 provements in propelling vessels on inland waters." — January U. 



George Bell, of Pembroke-road, Dublin, merchant, for *' Iraprcvements in drying malt, 

 grain, and seeds." — Jauuary 11. 



Stephen Perry, of Woodland-place, St. John's Wood, gentleman, for " Improvements 

 in the application of springs to locks and other fastenings, to paper-holders, to candle- 

 lamps, to blinds, window-sashes and doors, and to seats and elastic surfaces for sitting 

 and reclining on." — January 11. 



William Tudor Mabley, of West Larcbrook, Somerset, engineer, for "certain Improve- 

 ments in the manufacture of buttons from horn or hoof, and other matters requiring 

 similar pressure, and in the manufacture of other articles in dies from horn or hoof, and 

 other matters requiring similar pressure." — Jauuary 11. 



Squire Diggle, of Bury, Lancaster, machine maker, for "certain Improvements In looms 

 for weaving." — January 11. 



John Ross, of Woodbridge, Suffolk, dissenting minister, for " Improved machinery for 

 platting or braiding straw, grass, and other materials, principally designed to prodace 

 what is called or known as Tuscan or Leghorn braided straw, for hats and bonnets." — 

 (Being a communication.) January 11. 



Henry Cartwright, of the Dean, near Broseley, Salop, farmer, for "certain Improve- 

 ments in the construction of paddle-wheels." — January 11. 



Samuel Porrit. of Endenfield, Lancaster, manufacturer, for "certain Improvements in 

 machinery or apparatus for preparing and carding wool." — January 1 1. 



Thomas Kensley, of Bermondsey, tanner, for "certain Improvements in the manufac- 

 ture of leather, part or parts of ^^hich improvements are also applicable to other useful 

 purposes." — January 11. 



Henry Charles Lacy, of Kenyon House, I\Ianchester, Esq., and George Watson Buck, 

 of Manchester, civil engineer, for " A new manulacture for and method of sustaining the 

 rails of railways." — January 14. 



Edwin Lucas, of Birmingham, machinist, for "certain Improvements in the manufac- 

 ture of chairs." — January 16. 



William Hunt, of Dodderhill. Worcester, brickmnker, for " Improved apparatus to he 

 used for burning coal; also improved apparatus to be used for applying heat to effect 

 evaporation of certain solutions." — January IG. 



John James Osborne, of Macclesfield, gentleman, for " Certain improvements in the 

 manufacture uf iron and steel, and in the furnaces to be employed for such or similar 

 manufactures." (Communication.)— January 10. 



Henry Adolphe Dubern, of Paris, merchant, for "Improvements in atmospheric rail- 

 ways." (Communication.)— January 16. 



Paul Godefroy, of Ludgate-hill, merchant, for " Improvements In printing calico and 

 other fabrics.— -January Ifj. 



Louis Joseph Lecour, of Leicester- square, for " Improvements Id apparatus for movlDg 

 the warp in looms." — January 16. 



Augustus William Gadesden, of Woburn- square, gentleman, for "Improvements lo the 

 manufacture of sugar." — January 16. 



James Palmer Budd, of Yatalfyera Iron-works, Swansea, merchant, for " Improvements 

 in the manufacture of iron."— January 16. 



Edouard Loysel de la Lantaia, of Walsingham-place, Kcnnlngton-road, engineer, for 

 " Improvements in making infusions of tea, coffee, and other materials."— January 16. 



John Cox and Geoige Cox, of Georgic Mills, Edinburgh, tanners and glue makers, for 

 " Improvements in tanning and leather-dressing."— January 16. 



Isaac Abraham Boss, of Bury-strcet, London, merchant, for certain *• Improvements In 

 the manufacture of parasols and umbrellas." — January 16. 



Felix Moreau, of Ghent, in the kingdom of Belgium, engineer, for " Improvements in 

 the manufacture of corks and other similar articles, made of cork, wood, or other materials, 

 and the application of certain of the refuse matt-rs to various useful purposes fur which 

 Ihsy have never heretofore been employed."— January 18, 



Edward Brown Wilson, of Kingston-upon-Hull, merchant, for certain *' Improvements 

 in machinery for twisting, running, and spinning cotton, flax, silk, wool, and other 

 fibrous substances." — January 18. 



John Seller, of Whitby, gentleman, for " Improrements in machinery to be used for 

 drain-cutting and subsoiling."— January 21. 



Thomas Turner Cbatwin, of [Birmingham, button manufacturer, and George Seymour, 

 of the same place, toolmaker, for " Improvements in propelling vessels."— January 21. 



Thomas Noton, of Deanston Works, Perth, manager of cotton works, for " Improve- 

 ments in power-looms for the manufacture of cloth from cotton, wool, and other fibrous 

 substances."- January 21. 



James Traver, of Davontry, Northampton, iron-founder, for certain " Improvements in 

 machinery, or apparatus, for cutting, grinding, and dressing vegetable substances."— Ja- 

 nuary 21. 



William Schnebly, of Lambeth, engineer, for certain " Improvements in machinery for 

 letter pressor surface printing."— J«nuary 21. 



William Yates, of Manchester, upholsterer, and Denis Dolan, of the same place, scag- 

 liola maoufacturer, for "certain Improvements in plastic manufacture, or composition, 

 part of which is applicable to decorative and useful purposes, and part as a fire-proof 

 cement, or plastic." — January 21. 



John Smith, of Highbury-grange, Islington, merchant, for " Improved means and ap- 

 paratus for shaping hats." (Being a communication.)— January 21. 



John Clay, of Edgcley, Chester, corn dealer, for " an Improved apparatus for consuming 

 smoke."— January 2J. 



George Josi^ph Gieen, of Birmingham, manufacturer, for " a certain Improvement in, 

 or addition to, harness, or harness-furniture."- January 23. 



Peter Borrle, of Princes-square, St. George's-in-the-East, engineer, for " Improvements 

 in the construction aod fitting, or equipping, of ships or vesseU,"— January 'id» 



