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Gas Apparatus for Private Dwellings.--A correspondent of the Builder says: "I have an apparatus for lighting my own premises, constructed on a very small scale, consisting of furnace, retort, vessel for purifying, and gasometer, the whole occupying a space of only five feet square. The material used for making gas is the refuse of the kitchen, such as grease or fat of any description, it matters not how dirty, as the whole is burnt off in the retort; it produces a brilliant white light, far surpassing any gas made from coal. I have had it constantly in use for eighteen months, and no bad results have occurred, although it is in a thickly populated neighborhood. The apparatus is not at all expensive: it consists of only three vessels, and can be adapted to any number of burners. Sufficient gas can be made in one hour to supply one burner or a sitting-room for twelve hours, at a cost of threepence halfpenny."