156 Patents. — Meteorology. 



To George Tennant, of Great Ormond-street, in the 

 county of Middlesex, gent., and Alexander Galloway, of 

 Kolborn, in the same coqnty, machinist, for a machine 

 or machines for cutting all sorts of fustians usually deno- 

 minated constitution cord, tabby cord, shaft cord, thickset, 

 tabby velveteen, Genoa velveteen, velveret, and every other 

 species of fustian, velveret, and velveteen, also velvet, plush, 

 and other cloths or goods made of cotton, silk, woollen, 

 or any mixture thereof, usuallv cut in the manufacture of 

 such articles. June 14. 



To George Lowe, of Cheapside, in the city of London, 

 cotton-spinner, for an improvement in the manufacture of 

 a fabric composed of flax and cotton, which is applicable to 

 many useful purposes. June 23. 



To Samuel Gadd, of Shadwell, in the county of Middle- 

 sex, rope-maker, for an improvement in the art of rope- 

 making, upon the principle of composing each strand of 

 rope with two distinct threads twisted together ; and of the 

 arrangement of the apparatus, by which that principle is 

 carried into effect. June 23. 



To John Hall, of the town and county of the town of 

 Kingston-upon-Hull, rope-maker, for his improvements in 

 making and manufacturing ropes and other cordage, and 

 coiling of lines in whale boats. June 28. 



To George Pocock, of the city of Bristol, schoolmaster, 

 for geographical slates for the construction of maps. June 28. 



METEOROLOGr. 



For a few days about the middle of this month (July) 

 the heat was higher than has ever been remembered. The 

 accounts of temperature in Loudon are so various, owing to 

 differences of exposure and reflected heat, that they cannot 

 be perfectly relied upon^ We therefore present the follow- 

 ing register for the two hottest days, taken from an accurate 

 thermometer suspended in an elevated situation at Hamp- 

 stead, (four miles from London,) in the shade, about a foot 

 distant from a brick-wall facing the north, and slightly co- 

 vered with the foliage of currant bushes. 



Tuesday, 



