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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL 



[Maech, 



the eves .trc so extjuisiiely executed, fhat lliey .letually seem lo (lash from the 

 marUc (!} A cast from the head now on the statue is' placed by the side of 

 '.lie original, and the vast difference between the two is at once evident." 



Busts of Eiinineers, Mr. C. A. Rivers, the sculpti.r, has Just completed a 

 Aery ; reily cabinet bust of Sme.iton. modelled in «a.\ from the portrait lately 

 presented to ihe Institute by Mr. Burges. He has also executed on the same 

 scale, busts of Watt, Telford. Perkins, the elder Brunei, .and Umldart. several 

 of which cur readers must have seen in the Adelaide and Polytechnic Gal- 

 leries. 



A Society of Architects has been formed in Paris, having as its " leading 

 •object, to unite with a common circle those architects who present the neces- 

 sary guarantee, and to study questions ot art and practise, viewed principally 

 witn relation to public and private interest." 



ConiwaU.—A new Episcopal Chapel is now erecting at Flushing, in the pa- 

 rish of .Mylor, The building is constructed frum the designs, and under the 

 superintendence of Mr. Wightwick, of Plymouth. It is in the Anglo-Norman 

 style, and calculated to accommodate 2.50 sitters, without reckoning the 

 gallery, which it is not proposed m the first instance lo erect. Lord Clinton 

 is the chief private subscriber, and the London Incorporated and Local Dio- 

 cesan i^ocieties, have afiurded also liber.al assistance. 



LIST OF NEVi^ PATENTS. 



GRAX1ED IX ENGLAND KROM .'SOtH JANUARY, TO 23rD FEBRUARY, 1811, 



Sijt Months allowed for Enrolment. 



Charlej^ Schafhautl, of Swansea, Doctor of Medicine, Edward Oliver 

 Maniiy, and John Manby, of Parliament Street, Civil Engineers, for " im- 

 provements in the construction qfpuddlinr/, balliny, and other sorts qfrever- 

 berntnnj fnmaees.for the purpose of enaltUng anthracite, stone coal or culm 

 to be used llierein as fuel." — Jan. 30. 



Jame.s MacLellan, of Glasgow, Manufacturer, for " an improved com- 

 bination of materials for umbrella and parasol cloth."- -Jan. 30. 



Ezra Jenks Coate.-;. of Bread Street, Cheapside, .Merchant, for " im- 

 provements in the forgin'j bolts, spites, and nails." Communicated by a 

 foreigner. — Jan. 30. 



Henry Pape, of Great Portland Street, Piano Forte Manufacturer, for 

 " improvements in castors." — Feb. 1. 



Charles Hood, of Earl Street, Elackfriars, Iron Merchant, for " improve- 

 ments in giving signals."-~Fch. 1. 



William Wilkinson Tay'lor, of Barrowiield House, Essex, Gentleman, 

 for ^^improvements in buffing apparatus for railway purposes" — Feb, 1. 



Dominic Frich Albert, of Cadishead, Manchester, L.L.D., for "an im- 

 proved or neiv combijiation of materials and processes in the manufacture of 

 fuel."—¥eh. 1. 



Fra.ncis Sleddon, jun., of Preston, ^Machine Maker, for ** improvements 

 in mochinerg or apparatus for roving, stubbing, and spinning cotton and oilier 

 fibrous substances." — Feb. 2. 



WiLLiA.M W.1RD Andrews, of Wolverhampton, Iron-monger, for "im- 

 proved methods of raising and lowering windows and window blinds, and open- 

 ing and shutting doors, which are also applicable to the raising and lowering 

 of maps, curtains, and other articles." — Feb. 2. 



Thomas Young, of Queen Street, London, Merchant, for " improvements 

 ■in furnaces or f re places for the better consuming of fuel." — Feb. 3. 



Wii.LUM Hancock, jun., of King Square, Middlesex, Accountant, for " an 

 improved description of fabric suitable for mating friction gloves, horse- 

 Intshes, and other articles requiring rough surfaces." — Feb. 3. 



Joseph Bunnett, of Deptford. Engineer, for " certain improvements in 

 locomotive engines and carriages." — Feb. 3. 



John Cartwright, of Loughborough, Manufacturer of Hosiery, Henry- 

 Warner, of the same ]dacc. Manufacturer of Hosiery, and Joseph Hay'- 

 wood, of the same place, Frame, Smith, for " improvements upon machinery 

 commonly called stocking frames or frame work knitting machinery." — Feb. 

 4. 



Thomas Griffiths, of Birmingham, Tin Plate Worker, for ■'improve- 

 ments in such dish covers as are made with iron covered with tin." — Feb. 8. 



James Thoruurn, of Manchester, Mechanist, for "certain improvements 

 in machinery for vroducing knitting fabrics." — Feb. 8. 



William Ryder, of Bolton, Lancaster, Roller and Spindle Maker, for 

 " improved apparatus for forging, drawing, moulding, or forming spindles, 

 rollers, bolts, and various other like articles in metals." — Feb. 8. 



Thomas Fuller, of Salford, Machine Maker, for " improvements in mo- 

 chinerg or apparatus for combing or preparing 'wool or other fibrous sub- 

 stances." Partly communicated by a foreigner. — Feb. 8. 



Elisha Oldham, of Ciicklade, Wilts, Railroad Contractor, for "improve- 

 ments in the construction of turning tafAes to be used on railways." — Feb. 8. 



Charles Green, of Birmingham, Gold Plater, for " improvements in the 

 manufacture of brass and co/i/ter lubes." — Feb. 8. 



William Wigston, of Salford, Engineer, for " a new apparatus, for the 

 purpose of conveying signals or telvyrapftic cowmunications." — Feb. 8. 



Joseph Scott, of Great Bowden, near Market Ilarborough, Timbei .Mer- 

 chant, for " improvements in constructing railways, and in propelling carriages 

 thereon, which improvements are applicable to raising and lowerinii weiohts " 

 Feb. 8. 



James Johnstone, of Willow Park, Greenock, Esquire, for " improve- 

 ments in motive power." — Feb. 8. 



William Henry Fox Talbot, of Locock Abbey, Wilts, Esquire, for 

 "improvements in obtaining pictures or representations of objects." — Feb. 8. 



William Edward Newton, of Chancery Lane, Mechanical Draughtsman, 

 for '• improvements in obtaining a concentrated extract of hops, which the in- 

 ventor denominates ' humuline.' " Communicated by a foreigner." — Feb. 8. 



Theophilus Smith, of .\ttIeborough, Farmer, for " improvements in 

 ploughs."— Feb. l.'i. 



James AVhitel.\w and George Whitelaw, Engineers, of Glasgow, for 

 " a new mode of propelling vessels through the irater, with certain improve- 

 ments on the steam engine when used in connerion therewith, part of which 

 improvements are applicable to other purposes." — Feb. 15. 



Philip William Phillips, of Clarence Place, Bristol, Gentleman, and 

 William Bishop Beck, of Broiid Street, Bristol, Wine Merchant, for " im- 

 provements in four wheeled carriages." — Feb. 15. 



James Ranso.me, and Charles May, of Ipswich, Machine Makers, for 

 " improvements in the manufacture of railmay chairs, railway or other pirts 

 or bolts, and in wood fastenings, and trenails." — Feb. 15. 



M'lLLiAM Scamp, of Charlton Terrace, Woolwich, SnrYeyor, for " an ap- 

 plication of machinery to steam vessels, for the removal of sand, mud, soil, 

 and other matters from the sea, rivers, docks, harbours, and oilier bodies of 

 ivaterJ'—Veb. 1 C. ' 



William Samuel Henson, of .\llen Street, Lambeth, Engineer, for 

 " improvements in steam engines." — Feb. 10. 



George Edward Noone, of Hampstead, Civil Engineer, for " improve- 

 ments in dry gas meters." — Feb. 18. 



William Orme, of Stourbridge, Ironmaster, for " improvements in the 

 manufacture of coffered spades, and other coffered tools." — Feb. 18. 



John Collard Drake, of Elmtree Road, Saiut John's Wood, Land Sur- 

 vevor, for " improvements in scales used in drawing, and laying down plans." 

 —Feb. 18. 



.\nthony Bebnhard Von Rathen, of Ivingston-upon-HuU, Engineer, 

 for " improvement in fire grates, and in parts connected therewith, for fur- 

 naces for heating fluids." — Feb. 22. (Four months.) 



William Newton, of Chancery Lane, Middlesex, Civil Engineer, for 

 " improvements in the process of and apparatus for purifying and disinfecting 

 greasy and oily substance, or matters both animal and vegetable." Communi- 

 cated by a foreigner. — Feb. 22. 



Thomas William Booker, of Merlin, Griffiths Works, near CardilT, Iron- 

 master, for " improvements in the manufacture of iron." — Feb. 22. 



Jon.\than Guy Dashwood, of Ryde, Isle of Wight, Plumber, for " im- 

 provements in pumps." — Feb. 22. 



Moses Poole, of Lincoln's Inn, Gentleman, for " improvements in tanning, 

 and dressing, or currying skins." Communicited by a foreigner. — Feb. 22. 



Charles Sneath, of Nottingham, Lace Manufacturer, for •' improvements 

 in machinery, for making or manufacturitig of stockings or othdr kinds of 

 loop work." — Feb. 2.3. 



John Dean, of Dover, Chemist, for " improvements in pre/iaring skitis 

 and other animal substances, for obtaining gelatine, size, and glue, and in pre- 

 paring skins for tanning." — Feb. 23. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



A. Q. Z. JVe cannot ^ive the description he yequires, it has already appeared in 

 stveral publications. "• 



(». H. S. The rules he requires wc shall publish at some future opportunity, but 

 not at present. 



Mr. Hance's communication will be noticed next month. 



The tVesleyan Centenary Hall and Mission House ne.rl month. 



An Old Subscriber will feel obliged if any of our readers can inform l,inj, llu 

 process of printing Transparent Window Blinds. 



Conimiiuicaiions are requested to be addressed to " The Kditor oi the Civil 

 Kngineers anc Architect's Journal," Nn. 11. Parliament .street, Westminster. 



Books for Review must be sent early in the month, communications on or before 

 the 20th (if with drawings, tarlicr). and adverti.vments on or before the 25lh 

 institut. 



Vols. I, II, and 111. may be iiad. bound in cloth, pr c e £1 each Volume. 



ERRATUM. 



At page ;-:8. line four from the top of the first column, for j' In all oio- 

 architectural drawings," read " In all old architectural drawings." 



