The Philosophical Magazine and Journal (Volume 47) (Paperback)

Book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1816. Excerpt: ... Sir Humphry Davy's Safe-Lamp. 313 and Blyth, request the honour of paying their respects to Sir H. Davy, and of presenting to him a letter containing an expression of the thanks of the coal-owners." The following is the letter which the said deputation delivered into the hand of Sir Humphry: "To Sir Humpftry Davy, LL.D. &c. "Newcastle, March 25, 1816. "Sir, --As chairman of the general meeting of proprietors of coal-mines upon the rivers Tyne and Wear, held at the Assembly Rooms at Newcastle on the 18th inst., I was requested to express to you their united thanks and approbation for the great and important discovery of your safety-lamp for exploring mines charged with inflammable gas, which they think admirably calculated to obviate those dreadful calamities, and the lamentable destruction of human lives, which of late have so frequently occurred in the mines of this country. "They are most powerfully impressed with admiration and sratitude toward the splendid talents, and brilliant acquirements that have achieved so momentous and important a discovery, unparalleled in the history of mining, and not surpassed by any iiscovery of the present day; and they hope that whilst the tribute of applause and glory is showered down upon those who invent the weapons of destruction, this great and unrivaled liscovery for preserving the lives of our fellow-creatures will be ewarded by some mark of national distinction arid honour. "I am, sir, "Your most obedient humble servant, "George Waldijs, Chairman." As, on a question of the kind before us, no testimony can be if equal weight with that of the people most directly interested n the prosperity and safety of the mines, --in addition to the oregoing, and to what we have given in another page of our iresent number respecting the coal-...