. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. 152 THE CIVIL ENGIiNEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. [May, and conventicle builder; another, a pothouse keeper, who began his career as a joiner, and perfected himself asi a toll clerk of a market house. The Judge made a just award, upon which the committee did not act, but, contrary to all reasonable expectation, they gave the lirst premium to their friend whose hranily-anduater and pennyworths of tnbacco had oft regaled the majority after closing their shops. Much more might be
. The Civil engineer and architect's journal, scientific and railway gazette. Architecture; Civil engineering; Science. 152 THE CIVIL ENGIiNEER AND ARCHITECTS JOURNAL. [May, and conventicle builder; another, a pothouse keeper, who began his career as a joiner, and perfected himself asi a toll clerk of a market house. The Judge made a just award, upon which the committee did not act, but, contrary to all reasonable expectation, they gave the lirst premium to their friend whose hranily-anduater and pennyworths of tnbacco had oft regaled the majority after closing their shops. Much more might be said, but this suffices to show the state of art in this great niauufdcturing place, and how hopeless is the chance of any young or old architect to erect a public building here, unless expressly oummissiuned by some of the few men of education and taste who remain to us of llie ancien regime. I remain, Sir, Your obedient servant, Lttit, April 18, 1846. Viator. REGISTER OF NEW PATENTS. IfaddiHoral Informatiun be required respecting any patent, It may be obtained at tlie •fice of thii Jourual. MOTIVE POWER, David Wilkinson, of Potters Bury, near Stoney Stratford, Gent., for "improvements in obtaining motive ;—Granted October 10, 1845; Enrolled April 9, 184G. This invention consists in a mode of combining heated air with steam, instead of using air or steam separately. In carrying out this invention the patentee proposes to apply an air pump of about half the cubic contents of the cylinder, by means of which air is to be forced through tubes or other suitable apparatus, such apparatus being heated externally, so that the air may become highly heated, which is afterwards admitted into the steam boilers or generators, that the heated air may combine with the steam «nd go together into the working cylinder of the engine. This invention is more particularly intended for high pressure engines, notwithstanding, the patentee states the same is equally applicable to
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