78 Patents. — 'Meteorological Ohservatlons. 



LIST OF PATENTS FOR NEW INVENTIONS. 



To Frederick Albert Winsor, of Shooter's Hill in the 

 rountv of Kent, esq. for a method of employing both raw 

 and refined sugars in the composition of sundry articles 

 of merchandize, in great demands, where it has not here- 

 tofore been used. Dec. 4, 1811. 



To John Hudson, of Cheapside, London, paper-hanger, 

 for a new composition for priming or painting on paper, 

 linen, stuccoed walls, and boarding for the purpose of 

 ornamentinc the walls and ceilings of rooms. Dec. 9. 



To John^EIvey, of the city of Canterbury, millwright, 

 for improvements upon a winnowing machine. Dec. 16. 



To John Sorby the younger, of Sheffield in the county 

 of York, shearsmith, for a method of making shecj) or 

 wool shears, glovers shears, and horse shears. Dec. 19. 



To Robert Webster, of Mount Fields, in the parish of 

 Saint Chadds, Shrewsbury, in the county of Salop, for his 

 improved portable mangle. — iSlh Jan. 1SI2. 



To William Nicholson, of Bloomsbury-Square, in the 

 county of Middlesex, esq. for certain improvements in 

 ihe method or manner oF supporting or suspending the 

 bodies or principal parts of wheel carriages. — 13Lh Jan. 



Melereolo£(ical Ohervat'wvT inade at Clapton in Hackncyy 

 from Dec. ■20, 1811, to Jan. 20, 1812. 



Dpc. 20. — Small rain continued through the day ; windy 

 bv night from S.W. 



Dec. 21. — Cloudy, windy, and hazy, followed by some 

 rain. W. 



Dec. 22. — Eariv the sky was quite clear ; afterwards 

 various features of cirrocmriulus, cirrus, and cirrostraiiis, 

 in different heights : towards evening the quantity of cloud 

 much increased, but the night became clear : a coloured 

 corona frequently appeared about the moon. WindN. E. 



Dec. 23. — Cloudy morning ; afterwards fair with various 

 clouds; by sunset it was clear; there was a crimson blush 

 all around, while the western hemisphere appeared of a 

 bright golden colour. W.N.W. 



JJec. 21:. — Cloudy, calm and hazy day. 



Dec. 23. — Clear day, save a few light clouds; in the 

 evening features oi' cirrus linearis, &c. Wind N. 



Dec. 20. — Clouded sky, and strong white frost on the 

 ground ; clear night, with linear cirri. N. 



Dec. 27. — Cloudy, cold, frosty and foggy morning; after- 

 wards some snow and rain; various flimsv clouds by nioht. 



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