ORIGINAL POETRY. HOME. By MR. PENWARNE. ARE there who, always fond of changing. Still in quest of pleasures roam? From scene to scene for ever ranging, Unconscious of the sweets of HOME? Unconscious of the soft endearments That round that magic circle move, To the wanderer quite unknown, In this spot, where'er you stray. Lights a welcome to your HoмE. Free from vain and pert intrusion, The swiftly circling minutes fly, Ambush'd joys and pleasures lie. Rapture's brilliant drop infuses, Pours enchantment on the sight. There the heart with freedom swelling, And shade that lovely nook call'd HOME. Magic circle of attraction, Haunt of innocent delights! That rise within thy hallow'd dome, THE HARP. A LAMENT FOR THE DECLINE OF LY RIC POETRY. By the Author of the Ode on Enthusiasm. (See Monthly Mag. No. 252.) A WAKE, wild harp, to rapture wake, Oh Collins! Fear's seraphic swain, Success the daring deed should crown, And tho' the Muses did not smile, They could not, would not wear a frown Then wake, wild harp, thy boldest strain, And bid the poet live again: Oh bid revive that sacred lay, VERSES, H. N. Glistering with the rainbow-hues Of the pure Castalian dews, Hiding with consummate art Bondage for the reader's heart? A DEFENCE OF THE NAME of JACK. Addressed to Miss Carr. HEARD you say, and griev'd to hear, I The silly name of Jack, your ear I Offended much good lack! grant you Jack's a common name, But that 'tis not unknown to Fame, I'll prove t'ye in a crack. How many bards the praises chaunt And sure, than Jack of Marlbro's name, O Albion ! well thy Jacks maintain PATENTS Amongst the long robes, lo! I see Than thy proad boast-Jack Scott? And Learning's honours claim? Behold Ambition's sword unblest But tho' he sunk beneath the wound, The Patriot's fall no more I mourn, Where fancy roves at will, Thus heroes, bards, reformers, sages, This famous name hath grac❜d; Lo! Ned, Tim, Tom, Will, Kit, Mat, Nick But Jack's a name so sweet to hear, JACK SHIELE, LATELY ENROLLED. MR. JAMES TIMMINS, of Birmingham, for a Method of making and erecting Hot-Houses, and all horticultural Buildings, and also the making of Pine-Pits, Cucumber-Lights, Sashes, and Church Windows. THE HE object of this invention is to do away the complaints so justly made against the decay of wood and corrosion of cast-iron, by exposing nothing to the internal steam of the house or external damps of the atmosphere but copper, or a combination of metals wherein copper is the principal. The framing of these buildings is not half the size of cast-iron, or one-third the size of wood: thus the gardener obtains his first object, the greatest degree of sun and light; and the proprietor great durability and usefulness. MR. JOSEPH BRAMAH, of Pimlico, for certain Improvements in various parts Wheeled Carriages; one of which is applicable to other Machinery, where® rotary Motion is nécessary. Instead of the two wheels of any carriage turning on a passive axletree in the usual way, Mr. B. causes each wheel to have its own axle, and which axle is so fastened into the nave or stock of the as to cause it to turn wheel, as to cause it always to turn with the wheel in a manner exactly similar to the mandril of a common turning lathe, supposing the chuck when screwed on, to represent the wheel. This axle he constructs in the like shape, and to have all the properties of the common mandril above-mentioned, as to hardness, and to run upon double bearings, and be adjustible by a back centre screw, in the same manner as the mandril, the wheel being fixed on the projecting arm, like the chuck upon the screw, but with the following difference: that is, instead of the axle running on two detached and exposed bearings at each extremity, like the mandril, the Collar collar or front bearing is united with the back one by an oil-tight cylinder, of larger inside dimensions than the diameter of the shank, so as to leave an interstice or cavity for oil between the collar and the back centre the whole of its length, and into which cavity oil can be replenished at pleasure, from an out side feeder, without disturbing or taking off the wheel. In some instances he adopts a single axletree on this principle (to run in oil,) and to have both wheels fastened on to each projecting arm, as in the fore going instance, experiments shewing that in two-wheeled carriages, sundry important advantages will arise from this method of compelling both the wheels to revolve together, viz. suppose a road, where the ruts interchangeably cause one wheel to ascend while the other is descending, (which is very often the case when two-wheeled carriages travel with hay, and other top loads in particular,) the shaft horse is not only of necessity alternately tossed by the swing of the shaft first to one side and then the other, to his great detriment; but by this alternate twisting of the wheels in the ruts, considerable addition is made to the draught, while, on the contrary, if the wheels could only turn in unison, as above described, the accelerated motion of one wheel would uniformly help the retarded motion of the other, and the horse at the same time be unannoyed by the lateral tossing above alluded to, while the carriage would follow of course without those objections above stated. In applying wheels on this last-menti oned principle, he removes the difficulty experienced in making short turnings, (which must of necessity occur,) by having each wheel capable of moving stiffly on their separate arms of the axle tree when the stress of a sudden turn is felt. He proposes in some instances to in troduce the following improvements in the construction of the rim; namely, in stead of using and applying the felloes of wheels, and putting on the tire in the usual way, be causes the latter to consist of two flat rings of iron, of any width and thickness he may think necessary, so as to form both sides of the rim instead of its edge, as in the common way. These rings form the apparent rim of the wheel, so that on both the sides thereof nothing will appear but iron, save a small portion of wood on the inner circle of the rim and between the rings. These two rings form the first appearance of the wheel's rim, by shouldering the spokes on each side for their reception, one on the one side of the point of the spokes, and the other on the contrary. He then drills through both rings, and the head of every spoke, a hole, for the reception of a rivet, which being put into each spoke completes the wheel, leaving the space between the rings and the point of each spoke unfilled up. He then takes pièces of wood, of a proper kind, prepared like felloes, to the circle of the wheel, and of a proper thickness to fill in between the rings, and of a length and radical shape at each end to fit the heads of all the spokes; these he drives between the rings, like so many wedges, so that the points of all the spokes are completely embraced by the meeting end of each felloe, and thereby firmly secured in their places. When all the rim is made good in this way, he then drills other holes through both rings and wood, as before, for other rivets between the spokes, which when put in finishes the wheel. In some instances he introduces the filling-in pieces or felloes, with the graint of the wood pointing towards the centre of the wheel, and the end of the wood will then form the sole of the wheel, and by being left to project before the outer edges of the rings, these wheels will run over the stones perfectly mute when so prepared, or they can be shod with leather for this purpose when required, by nailing strong leather over the wood. This principle of causing the axles to run in oil, as above described, all the length between their respective bearings, he uses in the construction of all kind of machinery whatsoever, where rotary motion is required, such as shafts of every description, mandrils for turning lathes, circular saws, guide wheels, tightening of other pullies, and every other description of rotary movement or axis where the said principle will apply: and on this general application of the said principle, he rests his claim to exclusive exercise. The last improvement consists of pneumatic springs, as a substitute for those now made of steel, which he uses in carriages, and for other purposes where he finds them applicable, with a good effect, in the construction of any apparatus where springs are used. They consist of condensed air, and he composes them of any required strength or length of motion for any purpose to which they may be applied, and which springs are so constructed that they can at any time be 1814.] Royal Academy of London. be increased or decreased in their strength, and in the ratio of their elasticity, inasmuch as to gain great resist ance by every little motion; or, on the contrary, to have a considerable motion with but a trifling difference in their propelling action, whether such action be equal to ounces, pounds, or tons. The method of constructing these springs, with respect to shape and size, is as various as the uses to which they may be applied, without any deviation from the principle; but the most obvious method is the simple cylinder and piston, connected with an air vessel, accompanied by such variations in size and form as the different uses he puts them to may require. Other Patents lately granted, of which we solicit the Specifications. EDWARD STEERS, of the Inner Temple, gentleman; for a method of rendering the stoppers of bottles, jars, &c. air-tight. Dated March 12, 1814. ROGER HASLEDINE, of Great Russellstreet, Bloomsbury-square, in the county 435 of Middlesex, ironmonger; for a contri. ALEXANDER Cook, of the Strand, in the county of Middlesex, gentleman; for an invention for the prevention and cure of the dry rot, and common decay in timber; and for preserving woollen, linen, and other articles from mildew.-Dated March 12, 1814. WILLIAM ALFRED NOBLE, of Rileystreet, Chelsea, in the county of Middlesex, engineer; for an improved steam and fireengine, and new means of connecting or joining steam or water pipes together.Dated March 23, 1814. EMANUE BEATSON, of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, gun-finisher; for an improvement to the locks and breeches of fire-arms, by rendering the pans of locks and communication between the priming and loading of fire-arms water-proof.-Dated March 23, 1814. **We invite Patentees to favour us with copies of their Specifications. PROCEEDINGS OF PUBLIC SOCIETIES. THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF LONDON. HE FORTY-SIXTH exhibition of the Royal Academy was opened this year at the usual period, with 811 original subjects of painting, drawing, and sculpture. If there are fewer historical pieces than usual, the general degree of excellence is by no means diminished, and many of the portraits would have done credit to the pencils of the first names in the annals of painting. The architectural drawings are particularly splendid, and the sculptures prove the utility of the Townley, Oxford, and Elgin collections. Among the Royal Academicians whose works always bespeak their superior origin: Sir WILLIAM BEECHEY has five pictures, Hebe, the Duke of Cambridge, Mr. E. Gambier, Mr. Free, and Sir B. Graham. Mr. BONE has three, Earl Southampton, a Girl and Puppy, and Lord Fred. Campbell. Mr. BIGG (R.A. elect,) has three, a Landscape, an effect of Lightning on an Oak, and a Village Carpenter, in the first style of excellence. Mr. T. DANIELL has three, a Scene Bear Gungarapetta, another on the river Ganges, and the Entrance of the Har bour of Muscar, in Arabia. Mr. DAWE has five, Mrs. Cowley and Son, a Sketch near Margate, Mrs. Hodg kinson, the learned Dr. Parr, Mrs. Eardley Wilmot, and a Child. Mr. FUSELI has three, Sigilind roused by the contest of the Good and Bad Genius, Queen Mab, and Criemhild mourn ing over Sifrid. Mr. FLAXMAN has five, a Pastoral Apollo, a Model for part of a Monument for Chichester Cathedral, the good Samaritan, a Canadian Indian, and a British volunteer. Mr. HOWARD has four, Sunrise, Dr. Anderson, some Swiss peasants, and Mr. H. Irvine. Mr. LAWRENCE has eight, Lord Cas tlereagh, Lady Leicester, the Duke of York, Lady Grantham, the Marquis of Abercorn, Col. M'Mahon, Lady Emily Cowper, and Master Wm. Lock, all in his superior manner. Mr. NOLLEKENS has five, Mr. Whitbread, the Earl of Charlemont, the Duke of Grafton, Earl Cowper, and the Earl of Aberdeen. Mr. NORTHCOTE has five, Lady Pole, a Lady playing on the Harp, the Judgment of Solomon, Mr. M. I. Brunel, and a portrait of a Lady. Mr. Mr. OWEN has five portraits, Lord Chief Justice Gibbs, the Duke of Cumberland, the Earl of Ashburnham, Sir T. Nichols, and Miss Hoare. Mr. PHILLIPS has seven, Mr. H. Drummond, Sir T. Banks, the Marquis of Stafford, Lord Byron in the dress of an Albanian, Miss Stanley in the character of Juliet, a Nobleman, and a Family Groupe. Mr. Rossi has two, a Model for a Statue of the Marquis Cornwallis, and Venus persuading Mars to Peace. Mr. REINAGLE has two, a Wandering Stag, and a pleasing picture of Monkey Tricks. Mr. SHEE has eight portraits, Colonel Harrison, Capt. Webster, Mr. L. White, Mrs. Gordon, Mrs. Hopkins and Son, Gen. Popham, Mrs. John Reid, and Master Tucker. Mr. STOTHARD has two, Calypso caressing Cupid, and Euphrosyne. Mr. SOANE has one, aView of a Design for a new House of Lords. Mr. THOMPSON has three, a Thais, a portrait of Mr. Wm. Smith, and Eurydice hurried back to the Infernal Regions. Mr. TURNER has one, representing Dido and neas. Mr. THEED has two, a Model of a piece of Plate executed for the Prince Regent, and a Bacchanalian Groupe. Mr. WEST, the president, has two beautiful pieces, Cupid stung by a bee, and a fine portrait of the late Duke of Portland. Mr. WOODFORDE bas six, a Cottage Window, Diana reposing after the Chase, and four portraits. M. WILKIE has two in his usual spirit, the Refusal, and the Letter of Introduction, both meriting our warmest praise. Mr. WARD has six, Luke Henry and Kate his wife, a Greyhound, a Shetland Poney, a Straw. Yard, a Bittern, and a Heron. Mr. WESTMACOTT has two subjects, an alto-relievo in marble, and a model for a monument, The associates of the Academy have contributed to this exhibition as follows: Mr. ARNALD has five subjects, a Morn. ing in September, the October fair at Ambleside, the Castle of Gloom, a Gravel Pit, and View of Southampton. Mr. BIRD has two pictures in his ex. quisite style, the Cheat detected, and Queen Philippa supplicating King Edward to spare the six burghers of Calais, an old subject treated in a new manner. Mr. WM. DANIELL has three, Kemaes Head in South Wales, a landscape and cattle, and a view near St. Gowen's Head, Pembrokeshire. Mr. DRUMMOND has eight very fine portraits. Mr. GARRARD has three subjects, & bust of a young lady, another of an infant, and a spirited cast of Cribb and Molineux, as large as life, in the act of striking and defending, one of the happiest exertions of genius in the exhibition. Mr. HONE has but one portrait, the Duke of Devonshire. Mr. HILTON has but one picture, a representation of Miranda and Ferdinand bearing a log, executed with his accus tomed ability. Mr. JOSEPH has three pictures, a por trait of a lady, of the daughter of the Vice-Chancellor and her brother, and of Mr. G. F. Percival. Mr. OLIVER has seven, a portrait of Mr. Scudamore, of Gen. Sir Wm. Congreve, of Sir C. Nightingale, a pleasing picture of the Idle Girl, and some other portraits. Mr. RAEBURN has four subjects, a por trait of a Gentleman, of Lord Seaforth, of a Lady, and of Gen. Sir D. Baird. Mr. WESTALL has four subjects in his happy manner, a View of Richmond in Yorkshire, an exquisitely finished View in a Mandarin's Garden, another of Oxford, and one of the Statue Gallery at Oxford, combining a variety of excellencies. The number of exhibitors is about 350, and of course it will not be expected that we should attempt to specify their respective merits. It would however be unjust to omit the praise due, to Mr. Hor LAND for his chaste and effective picture of Stirling Castle; to a fine portrait of Mr. Manning, by Mr. Lonsdale; and to the architectural designs and drawings of Messrs. Aikin, Busby, Elines, Laing, Sanders, Woods, and White. On the whole it is our opinion that though there are no particular subjects so striking as have sometimes been seen in former exhibitions, yet the general degree of perfection indicates a common improvement in the taste and execution of our living artists, and a diffusion of power which will astonish the world as often as it is called into exertion by suit able stimulants. THE |