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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECT'S JOURNAL. 



[May, 



.frlisian Il'cl! at Soutliamptoa.—'the works on this important and sjiirite'l 

 HDilcrtakinij have Ijcc-n resumed ; but after working one of the engines 

 about ten hours, an accident occurred hy the breaking of the (ly-uheel shaft 

 <if the north engine— the cause of which it appe.irs is not eis yet accounted 

 for. It seems ihal by the jiresent arrangements immense quantities of water 

 can be raised from tlie shaft to thi» surface, as. with only one engine and 

 one pump at work, ai.d those working only at one half the speed to Hhich 

 the engine is efpial. tlie quantity of water delivered from the jnimp nozzle 

 exceeded 12.000 gallons per hour; and this, loo, »hen the water to be raised 

 was upwards of 150 feet lV(jin the surface level. The present ilepih of the 

 shaft is 3()0 feet, the excavation fur a large portion of which is lipwards of 

 16 ieet diameter. M'c have reason to believe tluit for the jaupose of obtain- 

 ing a supply of water, there has been no other shaft c. nstructcd of so large 

 a diameter, or with such durable material, ior so great a depth. Thedifti- 

 rul!ies encountered in sinking the shaft thus far have been of no ordinaiy 

 kind, notwithstanding which, no one engaged in the undertaking appears to 

 Ije discouraged. On the contrary, each mL-ifortiiue appears to e.xciie fresh 

 exertions. The commissioners and contractors have decided to sink theshatt 

 to a much greater depth, which, in our upiniuu, is far prderable to the |.lau 

 of boring to so great a depth as was originally intended. Me liearuly wisii 

 the undertaking every success, but whatever the result may he, the inhabi- 

 tants of Southampton will, by this work, s.lve the imj-ortant problem, 

 whether or not a cop ous supply of gooil water can be obtained liy sinking a 

 capacious shaft in a basin geologically situated as is their increaaini; t(<wn. 

 and as is also similarly sitnaled, the great metropolis «i:h its suburbs. — 

 JJampshin Indepemlait. 



UST OP TTEW PATEWTS. 

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GRANTED IN ENGL.4ND FROM 29th M.4KCH, TO 27tH -M'KII., 1841. 



Six Months allmeedfor Enrolment. 



James TiLni;si.EY, of Willenhall, Statford, Factor; and Josnrn Sandkrs 

 of Wolverhampton, Lock Maiuifacturer, for '• improcements in lodiR." — 

 March 29. 



GiiORGE Ev.^NS, of Dorset Place, Marylebone, for " an imjirovcment or 

 iinproremenix upon trnsnestfur the relief of hern'O. — March 29. 



Alexander P.\RKES, of Birmingham, Artist, for *^ certain improvements 

 in the production of tvorks of art in metals, hij electric depositio:is." — 

 March 29. 



John- Lindsay, of Lewisham, Esquire, for " improvemenls in covers for 

 wnter-clcsets, niyht-stoots, and bed-pans." — March 29. 



J.\MEs FuRNivAL, of WarriugtOD, Canicr, for "an expeditious mode of 

 UtJioiring. masteriiujj and tunninij variom descripiiwis of /tides and skins.'' — 

 March 29. (Four months.) 



Thomas Gore, of Manchester, Machine Maker, for " improreinents in 

 machinery or apparatus for roriny, spimnnr/, and donlilinr/ cotton, silt, wool, 

 and other Jibrons materials." — March .'10. 



John' Oram, of Chard, Somerset, Machinist, for " improved machinery or 

 apparatus for matciny or manifactitriny netted fabrics." — March 31, 



WiiLiAM jExiiiNSON, of Salford, Machine Maker, for " improvements in 

 machinert^ for preparing and spinning fax, silk, and other fbrous substances'* 

 —March "31. 



Jo>-EPH Gairy, of Watling Street, Warehouseman, for " a parachute to 

 preserve all sorts of carriages vsiny a.rlctrees from falliny or injury, cpon the 

 breaking of their axle-trees." A comnninicatioii. — March 31. 



John (iEOKGK Boomeb, of Manchester, Engineer, for "improvements in 

 the coustrvction of screwing stocks, taps, and dies, and certain other tools or 

 apparatus or machinery for cutting and working in metals." — April 3. 



Jame.s OGnKX, of M.inchcster, Cotton Spinner, and Joseph Grundy 

 Wooi.LAM, of Manche.>itcr, aforesaid. Commission .\geut, for " improvements 

 in looms for veavi/i//." — .\pri! 3. 



William EnwABn Newton, of Chancery Lane, Civil Engineer, for " (>«- 

 provements in the prore^'t, mode, or method of making or manufacturing lime, 

 cement, artificial stone, and such other composition.^, more particularly appli~ 

 cable for working under water, and in constructiny buildings and oilier works 

 whicli are exposed to damp." (A connnunication.) — .\pril 3. 



Zachauia Dryant, of the town of Nottingham, Machiiust, for " an im- 

 proved method of manufacturing cloth and ot her fabrics from woollen, cotton, 

 fax, silk, and other substances." — April 3. 



James Andi.rson, of Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Engineer, for " improvements 

 ill wiiuUasses." — .Vpid .">. 



■William James Barsham of Bow, Gentleman, for "improvements in 

 fastening buttons and other articles on to wearing apparel, and other descrip- 

 tions of goods or manufactures." — .\pril .^. 



Henry M'Evoy, of Graham Sired, Birmingham, Hook and Eye Maker, 

 for " improvements in fastenings for bands, straps, and parts of wearing ap- 

 parel." — .\pril 5. 



Jonathan Beilky, of York, Brewer, for "improvements in brewing." — 

 April ."j. 



William ITiitchinson, of Sutton and Trent, Nottingham, Seed Crusher 

 and Oil Cake Manufacturer, for " improvements in tlie manufacture of oil- 

 cake or seed-cake." — April 5. 



William Littxll Tiz \rd, of Birmingham, Brewer, for " improvements 

 in apparatus for brewing." — April 5. 



Joseph Wilson Buttall, of Belper, Draper, and Henry Holder, of 

 the same place, Tailor, for " imprond apparatus to be attached to t'-owxers, 

 commonly called trowser-strap^." — .\pril 5. 



Joseph .\psev, of Cornwall Road, Engineer, for " improvements in the 

 construction of fines for steam-boilers and other furnaces." — April 6. 



Christopher Edward Dampier, of Ware, Gentleman, for "improve- 

 tnents in weiyhing-macliines." — .-Vpril 15. 



Frank Hills and Geor(.k Hills, of Deptford, Manufacturing Chemists, 

 for " improvements in tlie manufacture of sulphuric acid and carbonate of 

 soda." — April 15. 



Henry Augustus Wells, of Saint John's Wood, Gentleman, for " im- 

 provements in the manufacture of woollen clot/is." — ,\pril 1 7. 



Peter Kendall, of Gilford's Hall, Suffolk, Esquire, for " an improved 

 method or methods of connerthig and disconnecting locomotive engines and 

 railway carriages." — April 1 7. 



Joseph Harker, of Regent Street, Laiuheth, Artist, for " improvementi 

 in measuring leriforni or fluid substances." — April 20. 



Joseph Bextham, of Bradford, Meaver, for " improvements in weaving." 

 —April 22. 



Henry Brown, of Codnor Park Iron Vv'orks, Derby, Iron Manufactnrer, 

 for ** improcements in tlie manufacture of steel." — .\pril 22. 



TitOMAs Harris, of Hales Owen, Binninghani, Horn Button Manufac- 

 turer, for *' improvements in the manufacture of tvhat is colled horn bntton-^i 

 and in the dies to be used in the mactiinery of such descriptions of buttons." 

 (Partly a communication.) — April 22. 



Humphrey Jefferies, of Birmingham, Button Maker, for " improve- 

 ments in the manufacture of buttons." — April 22. 



Jons' Rostron, of Edenfield, Lancaster, Manufacturer, and Thomas 

 M'elch, of Manchester, Manufacturer, for " improvements in looms for 

 weaving."— kfrW 22. 



Floride Hei.vdryckx, of Fenchurch Street, Engineer, for " improvemoits 

 in the construction and arrangement of fire-places and furnaces, applicable to 

 carious useful purposes." — April 24. 



L.vncelot Powell, of Clydach Works, Brecon, Ironmaster, and Robert 

 Ellis, of Clydach, aforesaid, .'\gent, for " improvements in the manufacture 

 of iron." — .\pril 24. 



Thomas Robi.nson, of M'ilmington Square, Gentleman, for "improcements 

 in drying wool, cotton, and other fibrous materiah in the mmiufactured and 

 unmanufactured state." — April 27. 



William Petrie, of Croydon, Gentleman, for '• n new mode of obtaining 

 motive power by voltaic electricity, applicable to engines and other cases ivltere 

 a motive potrer is required." — .April 27. 



Alexander Southwood Stocker and Clement Heelet, both of Bir- 

 mingham, Manufacturers, for " improvements in patten and clog ties, and 

 other articles or fastenings of dress." — .4pril 27. 



Benjamin Rankin, of College Street, Islington, Gentleman, for " a new 

 form and combination of, and mode of manufacturing blocks for pavement-" 

 —April 27. 



Osborne Reynolds, of Belfast, Ireland, Clerk, for " improvements in 

 paring streets, roads, and ways." — April 27. 



.\ndre Dbonot de Charlien, of Coleman Street Buildings, Gentleman, 

 io\- " improvements in preparing matters, to be consumed in obtaining light, 

 and in the construction of burners for burning the same." A communication. 

 — AprU 27. 



TO COKRSSPONEEKTS. 



.Vaplin Lislilhouse appeared in llic last inonlh's Journal, 

 iiteam Jingiucs in .America will appear nc.vt month. 



We are compelled to postpone several papers until ne.rt month ; we must carmsilg 

 request tf our numerous correspondents to favour us with tlicit cominunivations as 

 early in the month as they pos.srhhf can, so as to ensure insertion. 



Warming Buildings with Warm Water. — IVe have received a communication 

 from Mr. Richardson, and also on answer by Mr. Perkins to ilfo.vrs. Dalies and 

 Ryder's Rrpiirt, ^iven in last month's Journal, we very much regret that we 

 are compelled to pvstpune both of them. He do not lliiuk it cractly correct to at- 

 tack the report, until the experiments promised by Mr. Perkins are tried, we sliail 

 fell much pleasure in attending such experimenis, and giving a fuilliful report of 

 them, as we consider it a question rf such great importance that it ought to be de- 

 cided bfj facts and not by arguments. 



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 the 20lh (if with drawings, earlier), and adccrtistmenls on or before the 2otb 

 instant. 



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