The Sun.
London, England, 1846-10-05 00:00:00

THE UNIVERSAL GAS BURNER.
30 to 50 per Cent. Caved !
To be had at the Patentees. 60, St. Martin's-lane, Charing-cross.
The Patentees beg to call public attention to the following facts,
fhe advantages resulting from the invention are various and
striking. Independently of a saving of 30 to 50 per cent„ the com-
bustion is perfect, and the brilliancy produced superior to any light
hitherto discovered. It emits neither smell nor smoke, and burns
steadily for any period ; and such is its purity, that it neither affects
or soils the most delicate colour or the finest fabric. Objections have
made to the introduction elms in dwelling-houses, to the expense of
fittings, to its destruction of furniture, draperies, gold moulding, ice. ;
these are entirely obviated by the "PATENT UNIVERSAL Gas
Bottum" As the cost of laying on gas is muck lower than is com-
monly supposed, it is adapted for private dwellings, as well as for
club-houses, hotels, manufactories, and publis buildings. One of the
small burners is amply sufficient to light a good-sized room, at a sum
immeasurably lower than spirit, oil, or candle, with the avoidance of
waste or trouble.

Tie merits of the " Burner," its brilliancy and economy surpassing
every ether known light, are shown by the annexed authentic
opinions of the qualities of the UNIVERSAL GAS BURNER.
Extract from the Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers,
Tuesday, 26th May, 184,6, Sir Jonrr Reims, President, in the Chair.
" A gas burner of a novel and ingenious construction was exhibited.
The principal novelty was the introduction of a stream of air to the
centre of the flame by a hollow button in the middle of the burner.
the air passing up through the hollow stem of the button, was
heated, and passed out by two series of fire-holes around the periphery,
and impinging with force on the flame of the gas curved it outwards
in the shape of a tulip, while the oxygen of the air, mingling with
the carburetted hydrogen gas, produced a very perfect combustion,
The flame was quite white down the top of the burner, was very steady,
as was amply demonstrated by the excellent light of the Institution,
where these burners have been used. In comparing the consumption
of these burners with that of the concentric ring burners, and trying
the power of the two lights by the photometer, the new burner gave a
betterli ght, with a saving of rather more than one-third."
CERTIFICATE.
POLTTECHNII CHEMICAL SCHOOL.—" IR testing Clark, Mc Niel],
and Ce,'s Universa Gas Burner with one of the best shawdowless
ttour2nseprse,r
citengta? a more pure and brilliant light, with a saving ef 20
GEORGE CRISP, Engineer.
ROIIT. LONGBOTTOM. Secretary,
CERTIFICATE.
experiments made upon Clark, Mc Niel], and Co.'s
Patent n a
lUsneiriveerss oa f
Universal Gas Burner, its superiority was satisfactorily esta-
blished in economy and the quality of the light. Tested against
argand burners, Nos. 4 (12 holes), and 6 (15 holes), it afforded
saving of at least 25 per cent., and against three fish-tail burners,
No. 4, ape
per cent. The colour and brilliancy of the flame is supe-
rior to any other oUrner
T.
W.
I 3 RATES, Consulting Chemist,
usedM Mechanical hnai ng ihcua y
at Inspector.the
Poly-
technic The UNIVERSAL GAJS. IkUPRALNEREirta
from 11 till 4, at the
artindn,mBAny
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and of all Gas Fitters.
Patenteee.6o. St. a
Institution,u

AEROSTATION EITRAORDINARY.—On Friday
evon-
ing being the last night of the season at Cremorne
Gardens, the proprietor, Mr. Ellis, engaged the " Roy al
Nas-au" balloon tbr the occasion. As the gas could not
be provided by the Imperial Gas Company, who required
three days' notice, the proprietor applied to the London
Gas Company, at Vauxhall, to fill the balloon with gas.
Their consent having been obtained, about twelve o'clock
it was conveyed there, and in the course of three hours
it had sufficient gas to secure its ascent. It was then,
by means of ropes (Mr. C. Green, the veteran aeronaut,
Mr. Van Buren, and six others, being in the car), taken
in tow by the Starlight and Childe Harold steamers, for
the purpose of being steamed to Cremorne Gardens. On
reaching Vauxhall-bridge the ropes were slackened,
upon which the huge machine gradually ascended and
passed over the bridge, the same course being adopted at
Battersea bridge, when in about an hour's time it arrived
at the gardens. The extraordinary passage of a balloon
Wong the river excited great astonishment. On it being
Owed in the ground, the company received it with loud
cheers. In consequence of this delay, an ascent did not
occur ti▪ ll about half past six o'clock, at which time there
were ei▪
ght gentlemen in the car, the balloon, from being
saturated with wet, not being able to sustain any more.
The aerial machine arose during a heavy shower of rain,
in a north-easterly ducetiou, and was soon out of sigkt.