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THE CRYSTAL PALACE AND ITS CONTENTS.
proving that the saving of fuel by the new plan was equal to upwards
of 7000?. per annum, Being equivaWuf to 23S2J, per aumim on .caoh engme.
Tlio manufactory of ,. .,..■-■■>;
Soho speedily extended dJlWJiii
its limits, and what ,,■'
was once a sterile lull, ill;'
Boon became a popu- :lil".ijj. -i ,, ■
Ions and fertile mami- "''III1!' '■'■'.
factory. The firm ob- ,- . '^Mu, ■■
tained an extension of .-j/Jm. Jj!jiiV
their patent to 1800.
To this period the _ ,[' jlj; .",' : V'
engine had only been ;.:,'h|',. ' ' , ,' ,-/.
employed to raise water, . sV-^.'/'s
hut in 1S00, Watt be-
gan to think of apply-
ing it to mills. This,
he conceived, might bo
effected on the princi-
ple of the spinning-
wheel, where the im-
pulse which turns it
one-half completes the
revolution. While en-
gaged with his models,
lie learned that a ma-
nufacturer of Birming-
ham) named Eickards,
had constructed what
he was in search of. He
procured a plan of it,
and found that it was
precisely his own; ho
ascertained that his
own plan had been sold
by one of his faithless
workmen to Hickards,
who had procured a
patent. It was too late
to claim the invention,
and he therefore sought
for a new plan. He
accordingly invented |.:
what is termed the sun .,';;'<
and planet motion. !jjt|l!|
The intelligent and | III |
aspiring mind of Watt, jtjjllj|
however, was not con- nWAtm
tent with directing its '.'iV'1',
attention to one subject '
alone. He invented in
1770 a copying - press .'
consisting of two eyliu- ' ',!.'■
ders, between which a . . i
sheet of moistened pa- ,
per was passed and ,
applied over a printed
sheet; thiseoutrivaiuv
was very successful, hi ,'i'ij .' ■■
March, 17S7, he intra- jij j-
duccd into Great Bri- I III
tain the method of U]:
bleaching cotton by
means of chlorine which
had been discovered in
Prance by Berthollet
This claim was at one
time disputed in favour
of Professor Copland,
of Aberdeen, but it
was quickly set at rest
on the side of Mr. Watt
(Aim. of Pkil.lVm., 2)
In 1800, Mr. Watt re-
tired from the firm
with a handsome for-
tune, and was suc-
ceeded by his son, who
continued along with
the son of Mr. Bolton
to carry on tho manu-
factory. During his
residence in Glasgow
bis first wife died. At
Birmingham he married
the daughter of Mr. Maegregor, a maniifectuver ia Scotland, with whom,
in tho heart of his family, lie happily spent the evening of his (lays. He
wils elected a fellow of the Royal Societies of London and l-Minburgh. and
the Institute of Pari;
eiatcs. In 1817 he v
i 1808 made him (
;*«*«
$
sited Scotland for the last time In thV
'?« j-» .£?;?
»Kll,= dicdo»u,S5
of August, is,, 2
agUv-four j^ p
of the most extmordi
JgHjj. £»T men of any 2J
\hf\ He was not on],,
'/.j'jjii.; ■ mechanic, he was -1
accomplished schoW
.IJ;*;!;;' and yet in a great aJ
-^ ll ;■■ sure self-taught «
.', j. \\V: . was familiar with gfl
"X |,'!;i!i,: P°rlc™ languages and
had an excellent K
qnamtance with che-
i !|'|';' mistry, physics, an{;.
qnitics, architecture
,y . and music; in short, he
was generally well-in.
formed. Possessing all
these requisites, ami a
splendid benefactor of
his country, it is re.
markable that govern-
ment never conferred
any honour upon liim.
Immersed in expeusive
wars which deluded
foreign lands with the
blood of our fellow-
creatures and impove-
rished our own people,
it sought only to be-
stow rewards on those
who were foremost in
the fight. It was per-
haps well; the days of
these men are past, but'
those of Watt will en-
ll '.' dure for ever. .The
visitor to the ancient
relics of Westminster
Abbey may have no-
ticed many a gorgeous
monument in meuioty
■/ ', of individuals who iwTe
I I . left no record behind
Bajljll them save these heart-
■ less stones, or a notice,
' ' perhaps, in the history
'1 of battles of their ha*-
i ing assisted in the pre-
mature death of some
■ friend of freedom or
, ' unfortunate foe; >
looks long in vain w
the monuments of thoi"
who have succeeded in
'advancing the powers
of the tnirid, ondw-ton
espies an obscure (abkt
which tells that onl.r -J
mere spot can be spared
■ for tho truly mipa
dead. The memory e
Watt was loft to Jj
established in pg
times, when a phflgg
pherj the hero of »p.
loot, isvaluedabovo
hundred warriors, «
heroes of tho «*»<#
Co,- WiM "^tZ
superseding the ^
rism of war. Ahaa
some statue «*■« ,.
was erected in g*^
Birmingham. 0^
has ft similar t«buw
bis memory,,!7U>'
minster Abbey can now boast of having deposit wl within lis ««1|s ^ ca
Statue of one who has conferred greater bonolits on his comiuj ^
the world than perhaps any individual commemorated by its mom
THE CRYSTAL PALACE AND ITS CONTENTS.
proving that the saving of fuel by the new plan was equal to upwards
of 7000?. per annum, Being equivaWuf to 23S2J, per aumim on .caoh engme.
Tlio manufactory of ,. .,..■-■■>;
Soho speedily extended dJlWJiii
its limits, and what ,,■'
was once a sterile lull, ill;'
Boon became a popu- :lil".ijj. -i ,, ■
Ions and fertile mami- "''III1!' '■'■'.
factory. The firm ob- ,- . '^Mu, ■■
tained an extension of .-j/Jm. Jj!jiiV
their patent to 1800.
To this period the _ ,[' jlj; .",' : V'
engine had only been ;.:,'h|',. ' ' , ,' ,-/.
employed to raise water, . sV-^.'/'s
hut in 1S00, Watt be-
gan to think of apply-
ing it to mills. This,
he conceived, might bo
effected on the princi-
ple of the spinning-
wheel, where the im-
pulse which turns it
one-half completes the
revolution. While en-
gaged with his models,
lie learned that a ma-
nufacturer of Birming-
ham) named Eickards,
had constructed what
he was in search of. He
procured a plan of it,
and found that it was
precisely his own; ho
ascertained that his
own plan had been sold
by one of his faithless
workmen to Hickards,
who had procured a
patent. It was too late
to claim the invention,
and he therefore sought
for a new plan. He
accordingly invented |.:
what is termed the sun .,';;'<
and planet motion. !jjt|l!|
The intelligent and | III |
aspiring mind of Watt, jtjjllj|
however, was not con- nWAtm
tent with directing its '.'iV'1',
attention to one subject '
alone. He invented in
1770 a copying - press .'
consisting of two eyliu- ' ',!.'■
ders, between which a . . i
sheet of moistened pa- ,
per was passed and ,
applied over a printed
sheet; thiseoutrivaiuv
was very successful, hi ,'i'ij .' ■■
March, 17S7, he intra- jij j-
duccd into Great Bri- I III
tain the method of U]:
bleaching cotton by
means of chlorine which
had been discovered in
Prance by Berthollet
This claim was at one
time disputed in favour
of Professor Copland,
of Aberdeen, but it
was quickly set at rest
on the side of Mr. Watt
(Aim. of Pkil.lVm., 2)
In 1800, Mr. Watt re-
tired from the firm
with a handsome for-
tune, and was suc-
ceeded by his son, who
continued along with
the son of Mr. Bolton
to carry on tho manu-
factory. During his
residence in Glasgow
bis first wife died. At
Birmingham he married
the daughter of Mr. Maegregor, a maniifectuver ia Scotland, with whom,
in tho heart of his family, lie happily spent the evening of his (lays. He
wils elected a fellow of the Royal Societies of London and l-Minburgh. and
the Institute of Pari;
eiatcs. In 1817 he v
i 1808 made him (
;*«*«
$
sited Scotland for the last time In thV
'?« j-» .£?;?
»Kll,= dicdo»u,S5
of August, is,, 2
agUv-four j^ p
of the most extmordi
JgHjj. £»T men of any 2J
\hf\ He was not on],,
'/.j'jjii.; ■ mechanic, he was -1
accomplished schoW
.IJ;*;!;;' and yet in a great aJ
-^ ll ;■■ sure self-taught «
.', j. \\V: . was familiar with gfl
"X |,'!;i!i,: P°rlc™ languages and
had an excellent K
qnamtance with che-
i !|'|';' mistry, physics, an{;.
qnitics, architecture
,y . and music; in short, he
was generally well-in.
formed. Possessing all
these requisites, ami a
splendid benefactor of
his country, it is re.
markable that govern-
ment never conferred
any honour upon liim.
Immersed in expeusive
wars which deluded
foreign lands with the
blood of our fellow-
creatures and impove-
rished our own people,
it sought only to be-
stow rewards on those
who were foremost in
the fight. It was per-
haps well; the days of
these men are past, but'
those of Watt will en-
ll '.' dure for ever. .The
visitor to the ancient
relics of Westminster
Abbey may have no-
ticed many a gorgeous
monument in meuioty
■/ ', of individuals who iwTe
I I . left no record behind
Bajljll them save these heart-
■ less stones, or a notice,
' ' perhaps, in the history
'1 of battles of their ha*-
i ing assisted in the pre-
mature death of some
■ friend of freedom or
, ' unfortunate foe; >
looks long in vain w
the monuments of thoi"
who have succeeded in
'advancing the powers
of the tnirid, ondw-ton
espies an obscure (abkt
which tells that onl.r -J
mere spot can be spared
■ for tho truly mipa
dead. The memory e
Watt was loft to Jj
established in pg
times, when a phflgg
pherj the hero of »p.
loot, isvaluedabovo
hundred warriors, «
heroes of tho «*»<#
Co,- WiM "^tZ
superseding the ^
rism of war. Ahaa
some statue «*■« ,.
was erected in g*^
Birmingham. 0^
has ft similar t«buw
bis memory,,!7U>'
minster Abbey can now boast of having deposit wl within lis ««1|s ^ ca
Statue of one who has conferred greater bonolits on his comiuj ^
the world than perhaps any individual commemorated by its mom