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THE CIVIL ENGLNEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. 



[July, 



OmxtiARY — M'e have to reconl the de;ith of Mr. Jolin Huoaarotti I'ap- 

 worth, late Vice-President of the Royal Iiistilute of Hritisli Architects, 

 which occurred on A\'ednesday, the IGlli ult,, at liis residence, Park Knd, 

 St. Neol*s, wliilher he had retired from I^ondon. after more ihan tifly years 

 of professional practice. I''arly in life, his excellent judgment and a kind 

 hear' acquired for him the intimacy of the leadin;^ artists, aud also the 

 ronlidence of many weaUhy amateurs as to the direction of Iheir patronage, 

 and as lo ihe decoration of their mansions; in Uiis course he uri^iiiaied and 

 accomplished tho adoption of the tasteful style of modern furniture, from 

 which cause he was selected by government to carry out the foundation i>f 

 the School of Design at Somerset House. His works on garden aud rural 

 architecture, very favourably received by the public, were the results uf 

 his experience in landscape gardening;, which he Joined as a profesaiou 

 with his other art. Amongst the clients to whom he owed an extremely 

 varied practice, he numbered several of the late branches of the roy<ii 

 family, especially the Princess Charlotte, and also the jjresent Kin^ ol 

 Wiirlemberi^. fiom whom he, having desi^ni'd the Palace and En;;lish 

 l^ark at Kannstadt, leceived the appointment (ff architect to his .Majesty. 

 His ?on will have the satisfacliun of reniemberin;; how highly Mr. Pap- 

 worlh was respected, not only by Ids private friends and by his clients, 

 hut by lliose severer judges, Ihe members of bis own profession, lo whose 

 splendid token of their esleeni we gave publicity at the beginning of liie 

 year. 



LIST OF KSW PATENTS. 



CHANTED IX EXGLAN'D TUOM MAY 22, TO JUN'E 24, 1847. 



Six Months alkwedfor Enrohnent, unless otherwise expressed. 



Henry John Nicoll, of 114, Regeiit-sireet, Middlesex, tailor, for "Improvements iu 

 garments, and in pocli'ets, bags, and other receptacles." — Sealed May 22. 



Sydney Smith, of the county of the town of Nottingham, engineer, for ** a certnin Itn- 

 jiroved apparatus for di-tfrinining the pressure of steum in boilers, and regulating the 

 dampers of a furnace.*' — May 22. ' 



William Bridges Adams, of Old Ford, in the county of Middlesex, engineer, and Robert 

 llichardBon, late uf Miiuiiingtree, in the county of Essex, but now of Hadleigh, in the 

 county Of Sutfjlk, for " certain Improvements in the construLlion of railways, and of en- 

 gines and carriages used thereon, aud also in transport and storage arrangements for the 

 conveyance, management, and preservation of perishable articles." — May 22. 



Moses Poole, of London, gentleman, for *' Improvements in the construction of pneu" 

 matic sprir gs and presses." (A communication.) — May 22. 



Jean fllarie.Fourmentin, of Neiv Bridge-street, IJlackfriais, gentleman, for '* Improve- 

 menta in the manufacture oi carbonate of lead."— May 22, 



William Edward Newton, of Chancery-lane, Middlesex, civil engineer, for ** a new o^ 

 Improved instrument or apparatus for making or inanu'acturiug capsules for enclosing 

 medicines, preparations, or other liquid or solid preparations." (A communication.) — 

 May 22. 



John Aitken, of Rusaell-street, Bermondsey, leather dresser, for *' Improvements In 

 steam-engines or atmospheric engines, in distilling and pumping water." — May 22. 



William Dyne, of Rochester-terrace, Stoke Newington, fifiddlesex, corn mercliant, and 

 Morys Haggar, of Church-street, Stoke Newington, for "certain Improved apparatus for 

 protecting life and property in cases of shipwreck." — Dlay 22. 



Charles Chinnock, of 52. Regent's Quadrant, Middlesex, for " Improvements in regu- 

 lating Miotion, and controlling friction iu the joiuls and other parts^of furttiture, machinery, 

 and carriages." — May 22. 



Henry Le Lievre, of Clevelaud-street, Mile-end, Middlesex, for "Improvements in dye- 

 ing and stretching silk, and in finishing plush," — May 24. 



Pierre Armand Le Comte do Fontainenioreaii, of 4, South-street, Finsbury, London, for 

 •' certain Improvements irt the machinery for cutting wood, and in laying and uniting 

 veneers." (A communication.) — May 2.'». 



Christian Schiele, late of Frankfort on the Maine, but now of Manchester, fjr '* certain 

 Improvements in machinery or apparatus fur tondeusing steam, which saldimproveraeDts 

 are also applicable to other similar purposes," — May 27. 



Alexander Allan, of Crewe, in tha county of Chester, engineer, for "certain Improve- 

 ments in turn tables, to be employed on, or in connection with railways, part or parts of 

 which said improvements are also applicable to the construction of tubular boilers "— 

 May 27. 



Henry Gilbert, of Marina. St. Leonards, surgeon, for " Improvements In apparatus for 

 holding sacks to facilitate the filling them with corn or other material." — May 27. 



Henry McEvoy, of Hall-street Works, Birmingham, macliioist, for " ImprovemCDta in 

 the manufacture of, and in the packing hooks and eyes."— May 27. 



Benjamin Thorneycroft, of Wolverhampton, iron master, for "Improvements in the 

 manufacture of rails for railroads." — May 27. 



James Johnstone, of Willow Park, Greenock, Esq., for " certain Improvements la the 

 manufacture of sugar."— May 27. 



James Blewitt, of Llantarnam Abbey, Newport, in the county of MonraoHth, Esq., for 

 " Improvements in the manufacture of malleable iron." — May 27. 



Archibald Brooman, of Fleet. street, tor " certain Improvements in the processes and 

 machinery employed in scouring and bleaching." (A communication.)— May 27. 



Alfred Stevens, of 2, Queen's Terrace, Saint John's Wood. Middlesex, chemist, for " a 

 new or Improved preparation or preparations ot certain substances for making' various 

 glutinous compounds." — May 29. 



Francis Bernard Bekaert, of Rue Royale, Exterieure, Brussels, in the kingdom of Bel- 

 gium, for " a method of increasing the quantity of cream procured from milk, and pre- 

 serving milk." — May 29. 



William Home, of Long-acre, Middlesex, coach-maker, George Beadon, of Battersea 

 Fields. Surrey, and Andrew Smith, of Millwall, Middlesex, engineer, for "Improvements 

 in wheel carriages." — June '^. 



Josiah George Jennings, of Great Charlotte-street, Blackfriars, for " Improvements in 

 water-closets, and in making joints and connections ul pipes."— June 3. 



Christopher NIekels, of York. road, Si;rrey, gentleman, for " Improvement in the manu- 

 facture of woven fabrics, and in giving elasticity to certain articles of fabrics."— June 3. 



John Hill, of Hulme, near Manchester, machine maker, for " Improvements in looms 

 for weaving certain kinds of doth.'*— June 'i. 



tliomas Woodbridge, of No. 10, Osborne-strcet, Whitechapel, Middlesex, corn-dealer, 

 for "a certain Improvement or certain improvements in steam engines."— June a. 



Samuel Benjamin Edward Berger, of Abchurch-lane, in the city of London, merchant, 

 for " certain Improvements in the coDstruLii.m of ralUvny carriages,"— June ;J. 



George Taylor, of Holbeck, near Leedf, mechanic, for " Impiovements in the construc- 

 tion of engines and carriages to be used 0!i rail ivays."— June 3. 



Richard Clark, of 447, West Strand, lamp manufacturer, for ''certain Improvemeota 

 In the production of artificial light, and in burners, lamps, and candlealicks." — June 3. 



S.imuel Kllen, of Cir.inge-road, Bermondsey, gentleman, fjr "Improvements In the 

 manufucturff of losh hide leather and other oiled leathers."— June 8. 



Charles Larrard, of Leicester, machinist, for " Improvements in machinery for cutting 

 wood for the manufacture of bobbins and other articles." — June H. 



Henry Cox, of No. 2, Chappel-place. Battersea Fields, Surrey, for " Improvements la 

 the preserving and preparing of wood, bricks, tiles, and other substances." — June iO. 



Bondv Aiulay. of Rotherhithe, in the county of Surrey, printer, and Abraham Solomons, 

 of the city of London, merchant, for " certain Improvements in the manufacture of char- 

 coal and other fuel."— June 10. 



William Darling, of Glasgow, Scotland, iron-founder, for " Improvements In moulding, 

 and in tlie manufacture of certain articles of cast iron."— June 10. 



William Beckett Jolmson, of aidhcheiter, engineei, for "certain Impiovements In the 

 construction of locoivintive engines, to be used upon rail or other ways, which improve* 

 meiits are also applicable to carriages used upon I'lilways." — June 12. 



James Johnsnn, of Bradley, in the county of Stafford, iron founder and boiler maker, 

 for " Improvements in the manulacture of rivets, ral.way, or other plus, bolts, nuts, and 

 spikes."— June 12. 



John Merct^-r, of Oakenshaw, and John Greenwood, of Church, both In the county of 

 Lancaster, chemists, for " Improvements In certain substances applicable to the manu- 

 fHcture, scouring, and washing wool and woollen fabrics and other substances."— June 

 12. 



George E<lmund Donistiiorpe, of Leeds, In the countyof York, manufacturer, for " Im- 

 provements III weaving and spinning wool and flax, and In treating wool previous to spin- 

 ning, mid heckling flax." — June 12. 



Josej h Wilcock. of IJarnsby, in the county of York, gentleman, for " certain Improve- 

 ments in tlie ventilation of mines." — June 12. 



James Richards, of New York, engineer, for " Improvements in constructing pistons." 

 —June 12. 



Francis BoA-ers Stevens, of Hoboken, in the county of Hudson, in the State of New 

 Jersey, in the United Stales of America, engineer, for " Improvements in applying means 

 uud apparatus to ships and vessels, to improve their speed."— June 12. 



John Lane, of OrieUstreet, Liverpool, brewer, fgr " Improvements iu railway carriages 

 and cnginus."- June 1'). 



Rich;ird Roberts, of Manchester, engineer, for " Improvements in machinery for pre- 

 paring and ipiniiing cotton, and other fibrous substances." — June \b. 



James Timmins Chance, of Handsworth, in the county of Stafford, glass manufacturer, 

 for " Improvements in the manufacture of glass." (A commuuicaticn.) — June l.'i. 



John Lane Higgins, of Oxford. street, Middlesex, Esq., for " Improvements in the con- 

 Btruction of winches and windlasses."- June \b. 



Frederick Tlieodore Philippe, of Bellfield Hall, in the countyof Lancaster, calico printer, 

 for "certain Improvement«6 in machinery or apparatus for stretching, drying, and finish- 

 ing woven fabrics." — June 15. 



Alexander Symons, of London-street, Fenchurch-street, merchant, for " Improvements 

 in railway carriages In preventing accidents on railways, and ascertaining the speed of 

 carriages."— June \'y. 



James Houghton, of Oldham, in the county of Lancaster, for "certain Impiovements 

 in machinery or apparutuK, to be used In the preparation and spinning of cotton, wool, 

 and other fibrous substances. "—June IS. 



Henry Pooley, of Liverpool, iron founder, for " certain Improvements In weighing ma- 

 chines. "—June It). 



James Hill, of Staley Brid^-e, in the county of Chester, cotton spinner, for " Improve- 

 ments in or applicable to certain machines for preparing, spinning, and doubUog cotton, 

 wool, and other fibrous substances." — June 19. 



Samuel Keeling, of Haidey, in the county of Stafford, for "an Improved method of 

 making candlesticks."— June I'.t. 



Jjines Murdock, of 7, Staple Inn, Middlesex, patent agent, for "an Improved mode of 

 manufacturing woven goods figured on both sides." — June VJ. 



Francois Henri Bickes, of Mayence, on the Rhine, gentleman, and Meyer Henry, of 

 Colonial Chambers, Crutched Friars, merchant, for "certain Improvements in rearing, 

 manuring, or preparing corn, seeds, plants, and trees, and in fertilizing land."— June 11*. 



WlUiaui Vickers, of Sheffield, steel manufacturer, fur " Improvemeuts ia the manufac* 

 turer of Iron."— June 11'. 



Thomas Russell Crampton, of Adam-street, Adelphi, engineer, for "Improvements la 

 locomotive engines-"- June ISI. 



James Bobertson, of Great Howard street, Liverpool, for " Improvements in the ma- 

 nufacture of casks and other wooden vessels, aud in machinery for cutting wood for that 

 aiid other purposes."- June 19. 



John Macintosh, of Bedford-square, Middlesex, for " Improvements in engines to be 

 worked by steam or other suitable Huid, and improvements in propelling carriages and 

 vessels."— June 22. 



James Souttcr and William Frederick Hammond, of the Spread Eaple Works, Lime- 

 house, engineers, for "certain Improvements in the steam engine, and in machinery fur 

 propelling."— June 22. 



John Obadiah Newell Rutter, of Brighton, gas engineer, for " certain Improved me- 

 thods of, or apparatus lor conveying intelligence." — June 22. 



Henry Mapple, William Brown, and James Lodge i'\Iapple, of Chilils Hill, Hendon, for 

 ** Iniprovenients in coiumunicating intelligence by means of electricity, and in apparatus 

 relating thereto, part of which improvements are also applicable to other like purposes.*' 

 June 2y. 



John Richard Watson, of Pentonville, Middlesex, gsntleman, for "an Improved instru- 

 ment for registering angles at Bea." — June 24. 



ERRATA. — In the last number of the Journal, in our review of Mr, 

 Haun's "Treatise on the Steam Engine," page J95, for 



X — p{\ — cos ^) -^ — COS Qj 



read 



a- = p (I — cos «?>) -f r (1 — -~ cos e). 



