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THE CIVIL ENGINEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. 



[December, 



of ar.iitlier neiv churcli. tcf be called the Cliiireh < f St. Silas. It is to he Uiilt 

 in tlie Norman St vie of arcliiteclure. «illi square towers, surinounted by i;ela- 

 gonai spires, circular windows, and clustered columns. Messrs. Starkie and 

 Co. are the architects. The dimensions of the church are 5fi feet by "JO, and 

 it is calculated to accommodate about 1,100 persons. One-half of the sittings 

 are to be free. 



Opaiiiii! of the Shcffidd and Manchester Railway.— On the I7th ult. a portion 

 of tnis M'ne of railway extending from Manchester to Godley, a distance of 

 seven miles, was opened to the public. At present but a single line of rails 

 is laid, so that the train at one end leaves immediately after the arrival of 

 the train from the otlier, by which all danger of accident from collision is 

 avoided. The line, so far as it is yet open, after tlie first embankment and 

 the viaducts, is chiefly in cuttings. It was inspected by Sir Frederick Smith 

 last week, w ho ccrlified to the perfect stability of the works and its fitness 

 for opening. There are three engines at present on the line with their ten- 

 der^and three first-class, five second-class, and sis third-classcarriages. 

 Theengines were manufactured by Messrs. Kirtley and Co.. of Warrington, 

 and the carriages are from the manufactories of Messrs. Dunn and Son, Lan- 

 caster, Messrs. Allcard and Co., Warrington, and Mr. Bradley, of Shclheld. 



Thames Tunnel.— .\ thoroughfare was ellected in this work on the 14th ult.. 

 and made use of for the first time by the «hole of the directors and some of 

 the original subscribers, who hail as'scmbled upon the occasion. The shield 

 having been advanced to the shaft at Wapping, a considerable opening was 

 cut in the brickwork, and it was throu^'h this the jiarty who had met at 

 Rotherhithe were enabled to pass, thus opening the first subterranean com- 

 munication between the opposite shores of the river. Upon their arrival at 

 the shaft the party was greeted by the workmen with most hearty cheers. 

 Tlie engineer. Sir J. Bauuel, appeared highlv gratified at the happy result of 

 all his past an.xiety and arduous labour. Tfie shield will continue its advance 

 tmtil It has afl'i.rded space for tlie formation of the remainder of the tunnel, 

 wliich is expected to be completed in about three weeks. 



LIST OF VIEViT PATENTS. 



GRANTED IN EN'GLAND FROM 2nD NOVEMBER, TO 28tH NOVEMBER, 1841. 



Six Months allowed for Enrolment. 



William Golden, of Huddersfield, gun-maker, and John Hanson, of the 

 same place, lead-pipe manufacturer, for " certain improvements in fire-arms, 

 and in the t/nltcfs or other projectiles to le used therew/th.'^ — November 2. 



Thomas JIacauley, of Curtain-road, upholsterer, for " certain improve- 

 ments in bedstejis, tr/iich are convertible into other useful forms or articles of 

 furniture." — November 2. 



Robert Logan, of Blackheath, Esq., for ''improvements in obtaining and 

 preparini/ the fibres arid other products rf the cocoa nut and its husk." — No- 

 vember 2. 



Robert Holt, of Manchester, cotton-spinner, and Robinson Jackson, 

 of Alanchcster, aforesaid, engineer, for " certain improvements in machinery 

 or apparatus for ttie production, of rotary motion, for obtaining mechanical 

 power, which said improvements are also applicable for raising and impelling 

 fluids." — November 2. 



Moses Poole, of Lincoln's-inn, gentleman, for " improvements in ma- 

 chinery, used in the mamifacturc if bobbin-net or twist lace." (Being a 

 comniunicatioii.) — November 2. 



Henrv Kirk, of Tavistock-sqnare, gentleman, for '• a substitute for ice 

 for skating and sliding purposes," — November 2. 



William Bri^nton, of Neath, Glamorganshire, engineer, for "an im- 

 proved method or means of dressing ores and separating metals or minerals 

 from other substances." — November 2. 



Jere.miaii Bvnner, of Birmingham, lamp-maker, for "improvements in 

 gas iHr)(er,v."— November 2. 



Edward Robert Simmons, of Croydon, Esq., for " improvements in ap. 

 paratvs for preventing splasliiiig in walking." — November 2. 



Henry King, of Webber-row, Westminster-road, engineer, for " certain 

 improvements in steam engines ami boilers." — November A. 



Jules Lejit.ve, of North-place, tnmberland-market, manufacturing che- 

 mist, for " a means of condensing and collecting the sulplturous and metallic 

 vapours which are evolved in the treatment by heat of all kinds of ores." — 

 November i. 



Job Cutler, of Ladypool-lane, Birmingham, gentleman, for " improve- 

 ments in the construction of the tubular fiu^s of steam, boilers." — November 6. 

 John Carr, of North Shields, earthenware manufacturer, and ,\aron 

 Ryles, of the same jilace, agent, for " an improved mode of operating in cer- 

 tain processes for ornamenting glass." — November 9. 



Jebsf Ross, of Leicester, manufacturer, for "anew wool-combing appa- 

 ratus." — November 9. 



Henry Davies. of Birniingham, engineer, for "certain improved ma- 

 cliinenj suitable for applying power to communicate locomotion to bodies re- 

 i/uiring to be moved on land or water." — November 9. 



Jesse Smith, of Wolverhampton, lock-m,aker, for " improvements in the 

 construction of locks and latches, applicable fw doors and other purposes." — 

 November 9. 



William Eeward Newton, of Chancerj'-lane, civil engineer, for '■ cer- 



tain improvements in the production of ammonia." (Being a communication.) 

 November 9. 



William Palmer, of Sutton-strect, Clerkenwell, manufacturer, for " im- 

 provements in the manufacture of candles." (Being partly a communication.) 

 — November 9. 



John Garnett, of LiverpDol, merchant, and Joseph M'illiams, of Liver- 

 pool, aforesaid, manufacturing chemist, for "an improved method of manu- 

 facturing salt from brine." — November 9. 



JoH.N BiRNELL, (the voungcr I of Wliitechapel, manufacturer, for " im- 

 provements in the manufacture of leaves or sheets of horn, commonly called 

 lantern leaves, and in tlie construction of horn lanterns." — November 9. 



John Edwards, of Cow Cross-street, gentleman, for •' an improved strap 

 cr band, for driving machinery, and for other purposes." — November 9. 



James Stewart, of Osnaburgh-street, St. Pancras, pianoforte maker, for 

 " certain improvements in the action of horizontal pianofortes." — November 

 11. 



George Allarton, of West Bromwich, Stafford, surgeon, for " certain 

 improvements in the method ofballhig and blooming iron." — November 11. 



John Peter Booth, of Hatton-garden, feather-merchant, for " certain 

 improvements in the manufacture of a substance, or compound fabric, ivhich 

 will be applicable to the making of rjuilts, coverlets, and wadding, for purposes 

 of clothing or furniture." — November 11. 



Isaac Davis, of New Bond-street, optician, for " improvements in the 

 manufacture of sealing «».r, which compounds are applicable to other useful 

 purposes." — November 11. 



Edward Joseph Francois Duclos de Boussois, of Clyne Wood, 

 Metallurgical-works, Swansea, for " improvements in the mamfacture of cop- 

 per." — November 11. 



John Onion.s, of Field-lane, Barlaston, Stafford, engineer, for " improve- 

 ments in the manufacture of certain descriptions of nails, screws and chains." 

 — November IX. 



James Young, of N"ewton-le-Willows, chemist, for " certain improvements 

 in the rnanufacture of ammonia and ttie salts of ammonia, and in apparatus 

 for combining ammonia, carbonic acid, and other gases with liquids." — No- 

 vember 11. 



Isaac Dodds, of Sheffield, engineer, for " certain improvements in the 

 modes or methods of supplying gas for the purpose of illuminating towns and 

 other places." — November 13. 



He-sry Mortimer, of Frith-street, Soho, gentleman, for " improvements 

 in covering ways and surfaces, and in constructing ai'ches." — November 16. 



John Squire, of Albany-place, Rcgent's-park, engineer, for " certain im- 

 ])rovements in the construction of steam boilers or generators." — November 

 16. 



Robert Striling New all, of Gateshead, Durham, wire-rope manufac- 

 turer, for " improvements in the manufacture of flat bands." — November 16. 



John Venables, of Burslem, in the county of Statford, earthenware 

 manufacturer, and Joh.v Tunnicliff, of the same place, bricklayer, for " a 

 new and improved method of building and constructing ovens used by potters 

 and cldna-manufacturers in the firing of their wares." — November 20 ; two 

 months. 



William Manw.^ring, of York-street, Lambeth, engineer, for "certain 

 improvements in tlie manufacture of sugar ." — November 23. 



Richard Gurney, of Trevinnion-house, Cornwall, for " a method of cut- 

 ting wood and incrusting the same in order to present a sure footing for horses 

 and ot/icr purposes." — November 20. 



TO CORRESPONDENTS. 



Communications on the Tractive Power of laddie Wheels — On Allantic Steam 

 Nuvigaiion — and on Steam 'Locomotion on Common Roads, will appear next 

 month. 



The Fourth Report on both hanks of the River Hull, and al.io Mr. Denton's 

 su<;gcstionsfor a Bill for Drainage of Land, will he noticed in the ne.rt Journal. 



A Constant Reader. — Tlie First I'olume of Bmff's Engineering Field Work 

 has bet n published. 



E. Jf we can he furnished with Lists of Iron Steamers built by the various 

 Builders, similar to the one of Messrs. Fairbairu Sj Co., inserted some lime back 

 in our Journal, we shall be happy to publish them. 



A Conespondenl who wishes to know what is the qualification requisite to be 

 admitted into the Institution of Civil Engineers, had better apply to the Secrctan/ 

 in George Street, Westminster. 



Communications are requested to he addressed to "The Editor of the Civi 

 Engineer and Architect's Journal," >Vo. 11, Parliament Street, Westminster. 



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

 the 20th (if with drntelngs, (arlier), and advertisements on or before the 2otk 

 instant. 



The present Number completes the Fourth Volume ; the Inde.\, Title-page, 

 Sec., will be given with the next Number. 



Vtls. I, II, HI. and IV', may be had, bound in cloth, prxe £1 each Volume. 



