made at Clapton in Hackney. 237 



clear morning, with a few evaporating cumuli, which passed 

 rapidly <n'er between eight and ten o'clock, followed by very 

 clear day. I found by my rain gauge that about nine inches 

 of rain had fallen since midsummer. 



Sept. IS. — Very clear, witli a few light clouds. Fine 

 golden sun-set : a crimson blush extended all round. Eva- 

 poration of water very great to-day. 



Sept, 19. — Light cirri, mixed with cirrocjimulus , above, 

 little petroid ainndi fl(;ating under. During the day abun- 

 dance of cirrocumulus with cumulostratus prevailed. In the 

 evening, among numberless configurations of the clouds, 

 Jong sheets oi cirrostratus seen horizontally, with pendent 

 fringes, gave the idea of the great ant eater. Wind variable. 



Sept. 20. — Ciimvlo-ilratus prevailed through day with 

 misty air. In the evening it was cloudy, with drops of raiii 

 and flashes of lightnuig. 



Sept. 2). — A stratus was succeeded by lowering clouds, 

 and a gentle rain, with distant thunder and lightning. Air 

 getting more damp. Wind very variable. 



Sept. 22. — C!(Hidcd morning, followed by fair day, and 

 spreading cumulostratus and cumulus. In the evening large 

 cirri appeared. The horizon misty. Wind S. W. 



Sept. 23. — Small rain succeeded by hard showers, in the 

 clear intervaU of which various clouds in different stations 

 I appeared, Someflashesof lightning at night. Muchdamper 

 by the hygrometer than hitherto. Wind S. W. 

 Yours, &c. 



Clapton, Sept.24. 1811. ThOMAS FoRSTER. 



[In future this journal will be continued to the 23d of every 

 month.] 



LIST OF PATENTS FOR NEW INVENTIONS. 



To Ralph Sutton, of Birmingham, brass-founder, for 

 his improved self-acting curtain or window-blind rack. — 

 July 2, 1811. 



To Robert Dawson, of Rownham Place, in the parish of 

 Clifton, in the county of Gloucester, mechanic, for his im- 

 proved mode of applving any moving power to machinery, 

 and of increasing such pdwer, and of rendering machinery 

 more easily susceptible of a multiplicity of such po-'ers 

 at fiie same or difl' rent times. — ,lnlv 3. 



To .Joseph Bagnall, of Walsall, in the c^- •'^\' or Stafford, 

 Sadler and ironmonoer, for his iinv ''"■'' '"°^'" ^ makmg 

 »5ridle bats, snaffles,'and brad-- ^ "7 ■ "^'' '""'' "'^''*"'- 

 gale hooks and rings, w^ -^'^y '^''' '''*"^^'" "'' o>lier.work 



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