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THE CIVIL EXGINER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. 



[Fkbruart, 



The Ampiiion Frigate.— This frigate of 30 guns was launched at 



-VVoo'ivichonlhe!4thJ.inuary. The b.jilding commoiiceil on the 5th of April, 1830; 

 ^hXs sine" bc8l IcnRllion.rt IG feet by the bow, and fitted in the Btern for a screw.,,ro- 

 ,.eTler as in Mxlto^ fitting being the Bame as a proper s.i,l,nglr,- 



M e She appear" o be a sigh;l/ vessel, and sits well upon the water. Her figure head 

 f^a bast of the fate pnllant Captain Sir William Ho.t., Hart., and her stern .s ol a neat 

 innare form rxternally, but ro'iiid internally, for fighting her guns. To all appe.rance 

 12e wUl be a ffst sailer, and a good ship of war. The following a^e her dimensions :- 



Length of the lower deck 



. . keel for tonnage . . 

 Breadth extreme 

 .. For tonnage.. 



moulded 

 Depth in hold.. 

 Burden in tons, old measure, . . 



ThP AmnhloiVis fittedwith eifg^ines of Sdivhorsc power by Messrs. MiUer, navenhiU and 

 ?^a,7wl U the first constuicted for the steam n.r.-y of this C7"='y "",f ' '',?dl' 

 of her mae ilnerv considerably under the water line, and consequently not hal le to be de- 

 ™„^e 1 bv shot Tlie screw will be 15 feet in diameter, on Erieson's pnnc.ple, attached 

 rangetl by snot. 1 ne sc . . .j , „,n,, f„af,feet stroke, performing AS revolu. 



l?ons'ne?m°inu" •;l''bo^'iers"iTll'aL he under the witter line,''and the vessel is ex. 

 peeled to ™ a superior ship of war by the aid of these appliances ,. , . „ 



* VAU°AbLE DiscnVERY.-A I'lench mechanic formed the idea that by 

 1- ,1 „ irnn ,lrnss to the slow coo'.ing proccss which is known to produce a tota 

 ci;S"^hrnatreo?gass,aTevv^ useful species of stone might be obtained ; and 

 ^t?on dross such as °he large furnaces yield, is a wholly useless substance, the an. 

 M iron urosb. sutn a» I e b J attempts cannot but be matter of great in. 



rest"l"e' spedal" the Slime, when th^ smelting furnaces of England are in 

 a Ser^runknown sL e of activity. The objcctwhlch the Frenchman sought to accom. 

 ,SlUh was to i.Ztt° '"•"•'''"" *= compactness and hardness o granite, and. at the 

 t:t S.r siL the cost and labour which t'-.hewingof the n.1 st^« -'■-- J » 



«f"Si"'.^f 1^ S:^s^ ^ h^ si^c^^i^d in forming paVing.stones, flags, larg. 



ceivable cost. 



The Manhpactiire of Steel in Spain.— The following particulars, 



IHE JlAMlFALl. ^^ cast-strel and D.imascus steel, at the forges ol Toledo, in 

 ■Spiin, may perhaps be deemed interesting. It has been found ttat ovens ^do - .V'™; 



resnecting the fabrication of cast-strel and D.imascus steel, at the forges of Toledo, in 

 respecting lab ca i„teresting. It has been found tbat ovens do not pro 



dice a suflicient'h'eat ,0 melt the steel,.co„sequently they_have_been^obl,ged to construct 



fo"rVes" 'amfthe metal .s placed in crudbles of earthenware, that withstand the greatest 



ziS^i^ l^;^?j'Si"in^s!;S'f^s;^r -^t^^^:^^ 



Zii^!,Til\m'l^l^"o^e^vi<M great caution, and at a degree of heat far be ow bright 

 ^fl When it Tis acV,red the temper necessary, it is reduced to one quarter its size by 

 ■bemoans of heavy Sn™^ and formed into bars : niter which it is filed at each end, so 



S=?Ss^dt£;^:!r'^K^^:s:^^^^^ 



nth oil for a day. The 



free from groiise, it is emerged in pure water, w;hich adheres 

 dipped inficiJulated water, and covered alter being wel dried, 



^;;;;cat;o,roFDa,^cus sud is by^placing three^llncs or^s.^^^^.^^<^^^^- 



^"■"-T^^s;;J!rir^'dSS'of'::ifg;sr:n^™^^en;7is^iiedwa^ 



(Hflert-nt c 



The working of steel, 



^'viiic iirid which causes the various veins in the steel to appear. „ „.h;^i, 



abound in wood and coal. 



LIST OP NEW PATENTS. 



g^^j.T.KD IN ENGLAND FROM DECEMBER 22, 1S45, TO J-ANUAUT 27, 1S4G 



Six Months allowed for Enrolment, unless otherwise expressed. 

 iw.bonse of Birmingham, manufacturer, for "a certain improTement or cer. 

 tamSlv men'/ln app™iti!s used in connection with writing, and also in attaching 



.i.T,, tamos and labels."— Sealed December 22. 

 pot.ge stamps ami ^^ ^ .__^^^_ ^^.^ll^^ ^^ ^^ ^ 



••"S ,' Je make, engin er, and .lohn Matthew, the younger, of the same place, engineer, 

 wich. lace.makei, engi ^^ ^^^^ machinery for proi.ellii.g vessels 



'°hV ,Tml" ovenT .s"^ also appllcabl. for o'lher purposes."-December 23. 

 ' WiUiam Co™ of Coventry, warehouseman, for ■' certain Improvements ,n looms."- 

 Decembei- 2J. of Nottingham, lace manufacturer, and William Bull Uex- 



ter,°orthe same prace,"acker' for " Imlirovements in the manufacture of warp labr.cs." 



-December 24. Southwark. for " Improvaments in the treatment 



Daniel Tf^s Shears, oio ^^^^^^ improvemenls are applicable 



of inc ore for '^e purpo^" °f P °''^™8 ,, ,a cominunicationO-December 24. 

 to the reduction "f o'"^-^ "" ^ t^rury Square, in the county of Middlesex, engineer, 

 ror'^^.t pr^:ren\s^;rr.m"e^gif",' anJ InijJrov^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ the power and 



velocity "V"^'""":::r„Trarh::l "h; co"nt;r;^u;h.m, doctor m phUosophy: 

 f„r'^.''rim!nred^node'of' t'^eatfn'g'guano for the purpose of obtaining chemical com 

 pounds ihorefrom."— December 24. ,,.•,„ 



Tohn nuss.ll, of the City of Edinburgh, accountant, for " a manufacture of glass tiles. 



"Thras'^Swlnbi^r!:;, of t-incolnVlnn, Esq., for " Improvements in railways and in the 

 means of propelling and carrying thereon."-January J, 184b. 



Arthur EldrcdVValker, of Bonverie-street. London, engraver, for certain I" improve. 

 TDcnta in machinery for sewing."— January 0. 



Conrad ITaverkam Greeiihow, of North Shields, gentleman, for " Improvements in the 

 construction of raihvays and railway carriages.'*— Jannary (J. 



Henry Watson, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, hrass- founder, for "Improvements in with- 

 drawing air and vapours from furnaces, or other apparatus, and in condensing and em- 

 ployiug such vapours." — January ti. 



Jost'ph RomnaM Bozek, of Cheapside, mechanic, for" Improvements in the construc- 

 tion and apphtation of railroad carriage-wheels."— January 6, 



William Smith lirown, liie younger, of Broad- street, lUtcliffe-cross, sail-maker, for 

 " Improvements in the manufacture of square and quadrilateral sails, for ships and other 

 vessels."— January li. 



Joseph Douglas, of Cross Cheaping, Coventry, furnishing ironmonger, for " iroprove- 

 ments in the patterns used for ca Ung aud in casting metals."— January II. 



Charles Chinnock, of Cook's-grounds, Chelsea, for •* Improvements in the constructioa 

 and methods of extending and compressing articles of furniture and domestic use, also 

 applitable to cutlery, workmen's tools, windows, blinds, shutters, and similar useful pur- 

 poses." — January 12. 



Charlas Hancock, of Grosvenor-place, gentleman, for "certain Impro vements in the 

 manufacture of gutta percha, and its application alone, and in combination with other 

 substances." — Jannary 12. 



Henry Sthloss, of Finsbury-sqnire, gentleman, for an " Improved instrument, or in- 

 Btrumenta for proilucing ignition." — January \2. 



John Seaward, of the Canal Iron-works, engineer, for " Improvements in the steam- 

 engine, and In machinery for propelling."— January 12. 



George Tillett, of Snow-hill, Ironmonger, for '* Improvements in stoves and fire- 

 places." — January 13. 



Jean Maiiit Durnerin, of Paris, Doctor of Medicine, for *' Improvements in treating 

 fatty matters." — January 1^. 



Thomas Moorcroft Benbow, of Birmingham, surgeon, for " Improvements in fasten- 

 ings for surgical and otiier bandages, and tor articles of dress." — January 13. 



Robert Bewick Longridge, of tlie Bedlington Iron-works, near Hlorpetb, Northumber- 

 land, for an " Improved locomotive engine." — January 13. 



Joseph Maudslay, of the firm of Maurislay and Field, of Lambeth, engineers, for " Im- 

 provements in propelling and propelling machinery."— January 1;^. 



Edmund Leahy, of Cork, Ireland, Civil Engineer, for " improvements in loccmotiv 



carriages, intended to be employed on ordinary roads." — January 15. e 



William Benson, of Allerwash House, H;iydon-bridge, Northumberland, gentleman, 



for certain "Improvements in machines for the manufacture of ii!es and other plastic 



substances."— January IT). 



William Clark of Nottingham, and William Vickers the younger, of the same place, 

 lace manv.faelurers, for " Improv ements in manufacturing lace and other fabrics by lace 

 macliinery." — January 17. 



Arthur Welliii;;ton Price, of Manchester-street, Gray's-inn-road, gentleman, for 

 "Improvements in tlie construction of anchors-"- January 17. 



Peter Taylor, ot HoUingwooJ, near Manchester, machinist, for *' certain Improvements 

 in machinery for propelling vessels, carriages, and machinery*, parts of which improve- 

 ments aie applicable to drawing and propelling fluids, aiso improvements in the construc- 

 tion of vessels.- January 2*'. 



Gerard Andrew Arney, of Mare-street, Hackney, gentleman, for " Improvements In the 

 preparaLlion of gel itine, and improvements in fining or clarifying liquids.— January '2.0. 



John Braithwaite, of Bedford-Square, Civil Engineer, for " Improvements in heating,, 

 lighting, and ventilaUng.— January '20. 



William Vincent Wennington, of Goscote Iron works, Stafford, esquire, for certain 

 "Improvements in, or improved methods of cutting plate and sheet iron.— January 20. 



Richard^Archibakl Brooman, of Fleat-street, London, gentleman, for certain " Improve- 

 ments in railway aud common road carriages. (A communication. J— January 20. 



William Malins, of Mansion House-place, London, and West Bromwich, Stafford 

 Iron Master, for certain " Improvements in the construction of buildings. — Januarj' 20 

 (A communication.) 



William Newton, of Chancery-lane, Middlesex, Civil Engineer, for certain "Improve- 

 ments in manufacturing jtiled fabrics.— January 20. (A. communication.; 



John Nott, of the city of Cork, gentleman, for certain " Improvemenls in the means of 

 communicating iuteUigoncc from one place to another, — January 20. 



William Henry Burke, of Tottenham, gentleman, for certain "Improvements in the 

 manufacture of fabrics which m?y, if required, be made air and waterproof; a part of 

 the materials employed herein, when combined with other matters, being intended to 

 produce coverings for vessels of capacity. — January 20. 



Andrew Kurtz, of St. Helen's, Lancaster, manufacturing chemist, for certain improve- 

 ments in tlie construction of furnaces, and apparatus connected therewith, for cvapapo- 

 rating or concentrating sulphuric acid." — January 20. 



Jolin Spenceley, of Whitstable, in the county of Kent, Master Blockmaker, for ** Im- 

 provemenls in the construction of sliips and other vessels, aud also improvements in ap- 

 paratus to be attached to ships and other vessels." — January 20. 



John Wallcer, of Maiich-^ster, silk manufacturer, forcertain "Improvements in weaving 

 or manufacturing piled or napped cloths or fabrics, Jind .^Iso improvements in machinery 

 or apparatus for cutting the pile or nap of the same." — January 20. 



Charles W'heeler, of Specnhamland, Berkshire, machinist, for "certain improvements 

 in the construction and working of railways." — January 22. 



Joseph Cooper, of Great Chart-street, Hoxton, chemist, for ** an improved mode of 

 separatintc certain of the fluid, and soluble parts of certain vegetable substances from the 

 solid parts thereof." — January 22. 



Frederick William Campin, of Fleet-street, in the City of London, gentleman, for 

 *' certain improvements in obtaining and applying motive power." — January 22, 



Daniel lloss, of South-street, Southwark, bat maiuifacturer, for " improvements in the 

 manufacture of hats." — January 27. 



CORRESPONDENTS. 

 The appearance of Sir. Kashforlh's letter prevents »s from inserting a 

 Tery inj^euious paper on almospheric traction, received in the earlier part 

 of the n)oiith. 



ERR.\TA. 



In speaking of the plate of the engines of the Great Britain, in our last number, p. !), 

 we were made to say that the engraving was "not sufficiently explanatory," the word 

 " not" should have been omitted. 



In the notice of the Model of the Parthenon, in the present number, p. 44, col. 2, the 

 first note belongs to Mr. Lucas's book ; the second is editorial j the word " cella " is mis- 

 printed *' cellar." 



