"Three is a man now living (1828) who remembers a circular fruit wall at Shirburne Hospital (Durham), the wall with the fruit trees, and consequently wherein they were planted being movable, so that the trees might be turned to the sun, or removed from an unfavorable wind".

The above we copy from that excellent periodical, Little's Living Age, where it has found room from some of those larking places which the editor is always successfully rnmaging. It notices an old invention, and doubtless a good one for those who can afford to practise it. But our object in copying it is to make it an opportunity for chronicling a newer patent, and one which has at least the semblance at first sight of novelty, and perhaps, of utility. Somebody down east has invented the very most curious grapery 1 which we should have noticed some weeks ago, but we confess we had some misgivings lest somebody or other should laugh at it or us; the model for the patent fell accidentally under our notice; we made a drawing of it, and, aa happens with hundreds of other drawings, we laid it carefully away for something to give us an excuse to display it hereafter; but we are not destined to bring this procrustean grapery into notice, aa it has been done for us by an eastern editor.

We submitted the plan to our able correspondent, Mr. Chorlton, good authority on the subject, and have received his reply, which we publish below; but, first, we must briefly say that the plan embraced the training the grape-vines on frames which open and shut like doors, so that when they are all swung they stand parallel to each other, the Tines being so planted that when opening and closing they will not be drawn - that is, the lower stem is to be long enough to allow of being stretched. The vines are thus crowded into a small space, and the inventor claims economy in building, etc.

"New Brighton, Staten Island.

"Dear Sir; Your note, including a plan and description, of a patented grapery, came to hand to-day. I have examined both very carefully, for I feel much interest in any construction which has the double merit of being practically efficient and cheap, The thing is certainly very ingenious, and, by planting the vines precisely aa directed, the frames or trellises might be made to open and shut as described; but what of that; there is no advantage to be gained, for the exotic grape-vine would be subject to mildew in nine eases out of ten, with so moon exposure to the air, however much care might be taken to chose up in the sudden changes; besides, there is no provision in the principle for any more plants than in the ordinary methods, and as each one has to be trained, first horizontally, and after-Wards perpendicularly, there will be two seasons lost at the commencement. As to cheapness, I do not see in what it consists, for even allowing there may be some saving on first erection (which is not the case), there would be a great amount of labor incurred in opening and closing, and, unless this were well attended to on every change of cloud and sunshine, it would be better to have an open trellis outside, and cover with earth in the winter.

Improvement and progress is my motto, but I really do not see anything in this but a.gim-orack idea, and venture to say that its successful operation is only, so far, in the inventor's brain. He certainly cannot have had much experience, or he would know that a better and quite as cheap a structure can be erected. Such ingenious minds ought to be encouraged notwithstanding their practical defects, for we can sometimes draw an idea from their whims that may be turned to good account; but you may rest assured that this hanging out to air process will never do. It would be worth insertion for its novelty, besides its adaptability as a closed green-house in winter, which, with a slight alteration, might have the two ends to open as glass doors. This, with judicious arrangement, might be made a fine feature as a conservatory, but would this infringe upon the patent. By the by, who ever heard before of a patent horticultural structure?

"What could be more economical than using common building spars, out and fixed double pitch, with wall-plate along the bottom, and posts driven into the ground deep enough below frost; board up one foot in front below the wall-plate, and likewise the two ends; cover this with common frame sashes, and boards running lengthwise hinged to the ridge as ventilators, and you have as cheap a house as can be made. If the vines were laid into wooden boxes, and two boards nailed V fashion, as a cover in the winter time, the sashes could be used for other purposes, thus answering a double purpose.

"Inclosed is the report of the Manchester (England) Botanical and Horticultural Society's last exhibition. I thought you would like to see it. This is my native place, and I have in my possession some 260 prizes, which were awarded to me by the Society.

"WM. CHORLTON.

"To J. Jay Smith, Esq".