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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. 



[OCTOBRB, 



Northern and Eastern Railway. — A meeting of this Company has been 

 held for the purpose of authorizing a loan of .£67,822 for the extension to 

 Newport. At this meeting it was announced that measures were in progress 

 for an extension to Brandon, so as to make a complete line from London to 

 Norwich and Yarmouth. 



REGISTRATION OF DESIGNS ACT. 



A new act of Parliament came into operation on the firs; 'lay of Septem- 

 ber last, which promises to be of some benefit for many purposrs, but not to 

 that extent, we think, which some of our contemporaries imagine, as the 

 articles only obtain a protection so far as the configuration goes. The act 

 does not in any way "protect a principle ; therefore, if the article manufactured 

 partake of the form of a circle, and another article for the same use be made 

 in the form of an ellipsis, there will be no protection. The following is the 

 principle clause of the act : — 



" And with regard to any new or original design for any article of manu- 

 facture having reference to some purpose.of utility, so far as such design shall 

 be for the shape or configuration of such article, and that whether it be for the 

 whole of such shape or configuration or only for a part thereof, be it enacted, 

 That the proprietor of such design not previously published within the United 

 Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland or elsewhere shall have the sole right 

 to apply such design to any article; or make or sell any article according to 

 such design, for the term of three years, to be computed from the time of 

 such design being registered according to this Act ; provided always, that 

 this enactment shall not extend to such; designs as are within the provi- 

 sions of the said Act, or of two other Acts passed respectively in the thirty- 

 eighth and fifty-fourth years of the reign of His late Majesty King George 

 the Third, and intituled respectively an Act for encouraging the art of making 

 new models and casts of busts, and other things therein mentioned, and an Act to 

 amend and render more effectual an Act for encouraging the art of making new 

 models and casts of busts, and other things therein mentioned.'" 



Tlit following is the Table of Ff.fs which since the passing of the Act have been 

 authorized bu the lords Commissioners of the Treasury. 



Stamp. Fee. Total. 

 £ s. d. £ s. d. £ s. d. 



Registering Design 500 500 10 



Certifying l.-rmer Registration .. ..500 100 600 



Registering and Certifying Transfer .. ..500 100 600 

 Cancellation or Substitution .. .. .. 100100 



Inspecting Index of Titles 10 10 



Inspecting Designs (expired Copyrights) each 



volume 010010 



Taking Copies of ditto, each Design . . .. 2 2 



Inspecting Designs (unexpired Copyright) 



each Design 050050 



We know not upon what authority a £5 stamp is inflicted by the Lords 

 ssioners, not one word in the act authorises it ; we therefore contend, 

 that they have no power to order one to be affixed, and that if the Registrar 

 refuses to register a design without the £5 stamp, upon the fees being ten- 

 dered, he will, no doubt, render himself amenable to the law for damages, and 

 that, if an application be made to the Court of Queen's Bench, it will grant a 

 mandamus to compel him to register and certify. 



LIST OP NEW PATENTS. 



(From Messrs. Robertson's List.) 



GRANTED IN ENGLAND FROM AUGUST 31, TO SEPTEMBER 28, 1843. 



Six Mont/it allowed for Enrolment, unless otherwise expressed. 



Charles Louis Felix Franchot, of Arundel-street, Middlesex, engineer, and 

 Cyprien Marie Tessic du Motay, of Arundel-street aforesaid, gentleman, for 

 11 an improved method of connecting and laying pipes or vessels beneath the 

 surface of water, for the purpose of forming therewith tunnels or viaducts 

 for the conveyance of passengers and goods." — August 31. 



George Catlin, of Queen-square, Bloomsbury, Middlesex, artist, for " im- 

 provements in the construction of vessels for navigation, designed to prevent 

 the loss of life in cases of shipwreck or other accidents at sea." — Sep- 

 tember 4. 



William Thomas, of Cheapside, merchant, for " an improved fastening for 

 wearing apparel, and which may also be applied as a fastening to portman- 

 teaus, bays, boxes, books, and other things. (A communication.) Septem- 

 ber 6. 



Alexander Spears, of Glasgow, merchant, for " improvements on or apper- 

 taining to, glass bottles proper for wines and other liquids. (A communica- 

 tion.) September 6. 



Fierre Pelletan, of Fitzroy-square, Middlesex, Esq., for " improvements in 

 the production of light. September 6. 



William Denly, of Hans place, Sloane-street, bricklayer, for " improve- 

 ments in the construction qf fire-places, flues, and chimneys. September 21. 



John Baptist Wickes, of Leicester, framework knitter, for " improvements 

 in machinery employed in the manufacture of framework knitted and looped 

 fabrics. September 21. 



George Robert D'Harcourt, of Argyll-street, Middlesex, gentleman, for 

 " improvements in sorting, checking, and delivering letters, newspapers, and 

 other articles. September 28. 



Omitted in last month's list. 

 John Charlton, of Birmingham, factor, for " improvements in castors for 

 furniture. August 17. 



MISCELLANEA. 



Midland Counties Railway. — The platform across the Trent at the 

 Weir, building by the Midland Counties Railway Company, has all been 

 carried away by the floods; the works are going on slowly, and in a different 

 manner from the first operations. 



Canals in France. — A canal is now in progress in the south of France, 

 under the direction of Mr. Thomas Woodhouse, C.E., formerly resident 

 engineer on the Midland Counties Railway. 



Manufacture of Bricks. — A description of brick is made in the neigh- 

 bourhood of Nottingham called copper monld. They are compressed after 

 partial drying in hacks ; the arris is very sharp, and equal to dressed bricks. 



Derby Drainage. — The Commissioners intend to apply to Parliament 

 for a new Improvement Act, and several plans have been proposed for im- 

 proving the drainage, relieving the town from flood waters, and improving its 

 present dangerous and unhealthy state. Two reports have been published, 

 one by Mr. Harrison and another rather lengthy bv Mr. John Roe, Assoc. 

 Inst. C. E. 



Steamers on the Trent. — A twin boat is building at Lenton, to ply 

 between Nottingham and Gainsborough, to carry both goods and passengers, 



Newcasti.e-on-Tyne. An opposition boat is to start between here and 

 London to compete with the General Steam Navigation Company, the fare 

 to be 30s. instead of as at present 42s. 



Edinburgh. — A tunnel is being driven from the present terminus of the 

 Newtyle Railway to the centre of the market place ; and a line has been 

 projected to Berwick, under the auspices of Messrs. Grainger and Miller, 

 engineers. 



Dundee. — The east church adjoining the Steeple Kirk, which was burnt 

 to the ground about two years ago, is now beautifully restored, and will be 

 shortly opened for use ; it is in the florid Gothic style, and of excellent 

 workmanship. 



Sir Walter Scott's Memorial. — It is now completed to a short dis- 

 tance above the arches, which carry the cross or about one-third of the whole 

 height ; the situation, on the south side of Princes Street, is well chosen, 

 and when complete it will be the boast of Scotland as to masonry. 



Incorporated Companies. — At the head meeting day of the company 

 of house carpenters, a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Henry Glynn, for a 

 present of five pounds worth of books, being the Civil Engineer and Archi- 

 tect's Journal from its commencement in 1837. 



St. James's Palace. — We understand that the whole suite of State 

 apartments, at St. James's Palace, is about to undergo an extensive and 

 thorough repair, cleansing, and decoration. It is expected that the apart- 

 ments will not be again ready for royal use for several months, probably not 

 until the early part of next spring. 



The Princess Alice. — A new iron steamer, built by the well known firm 

 of Messrs. Ditchburn and Mair of Blackwall, for the Folkestone and Boulogne 

 station made a trial down the river Thames, on the 2nd ult. ; she is 12ft. long, 

 20 ft. beam, and draws 6 ft. 6 in. of water, and is built with water-tight bulk 

 heads, as all steamers ought to be ; her lines are very fine and of that form 

 which is sure to obtain a good velocity. The engines are 120 horse power 

 collectively, and have the annular cylinders patented by Mr. Joseph Maudslay, 

 drawings of which are to be found in our Journal for 1841, Vol. 4, p. 369, 

 The object of this form of engine is to obtain direct action and a long stroke, 

 but we are no admirers of the principle, nothing but the superior workman- 

 ship of the firm of Messrs. Maudslay* & Field could ensure its working ; in 

 such an exposed station as crossing the channel she will have some rough 

 work to encounter. The wheels are 19 ft. 3 in. diameter to the extreme 

 edge of the boards, they are a modification of Morgan's wheels, excepting 

 they have three of the boards connected in such a manner that by the aid of 

 an eccentric on the shaft, the paddle boards enter and leave the water verti- 

 cally ; these wheels are similar to those fitted on board the " Victoria and 

 Albert." There is another addition to these wheels which we understand 

 Messrs. Maudslays have fitted to otherjvessels, consisting of an iron ring of 

 the same diameter as the rim of the wheel ; it is fixed on the inner side of 

 the wheel ; this ring is jagged, and formed like a thin cog wheel, and is 

 turned by means of a pinion worked by one or two men on deck to each 

 wheel ; by this means a vessel might be got ont of dock without getting up 

 the steam. At the trial of the vessel the engines made 30 to 31 strokes per 

 minute, and it is stated to have obtained a rate of 14 miles per hour. Her 

 engines are fitted with an alarum whistle which we have seen adopted si 

 some of our provincial porta. 



