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To William Beavan, of iVIonistot), Glamorgansliire, and Mar- 

 lu) Beavaii, oF Riscor, rvlonmoutlishire, for ceitaiu iinprovemejit* 

 in tlie foiisl ruction of furnaces ajid l!ieir contingent apparatus 

 for the purpose of smelting copper and other ores, and t)ie 

 making; of copper and other metals. — 'I'ith July. — (5 months. 



To Charles Coldridge, of the city of Exeter, for his grate anil 

 apparatus. — iSth Julv. — 2 montlis. 



To William Lewis, of Brimscomb, Gloucestershire, for his im- 

 proved priucij^le of erecting racks for the purposes of rackin,g 

 ■woollen cloth and other articles.^ — 15th July. — 2 months. 



To Rohert Copland, of Liverpool, for his means to effect a 

 leaving in the consumption of fuel. — 21st July. — 10 months. 



To John Manton, of Dover Street, for his improvement in tbe 

 construction of hammers and pans to the locks of all kinds of 

 fowling-pieces and fire-arms. — 2!st July. — 2 months. 



M-eieorological Ohservatmis made at Cliipton, m Hackney^ 

 from June 27 to July 12, iSlo." 



June 2"] . — Fine clear day; cumuli and some cirrus above 

 tliem : towards afternoon the anmiii increased and condensed, 

 but the i.ight was fair, with haziness. There was a soft ap- 

 pearance in the western horizon -occasioned by the disposition 

 of the clouds, and bv their edges being softened down in ap- 

 pearance bv the interposed mist. I noticed this morning a 

 whirlwind 'vhich carried up much dust in the Leebridge road. 



June 28.— Fair hot day. Thermometer 73' at midday. — 

 Cumuli form and rapidly evaporate again. Some features of 

 tirroxh ntus in the afternoon. Wind southerly. The evenirsg 

 was beautiful ; a pale golden colour above the set sun, and with 

 a Clear greenish blue to the N. and a fine pink blush above. 



June 29. — More cloud in elevated masses. The day was fair 

 and warm, and the evening- somewhat cooler. A line cleaa* sun- 

 set. The wind veering eastward with dry airf. 



June'di). — Early the sky was clouded ; but a fine warm -iaj 

 with cumuli succeeded. The evening sunset presented a clear 

 yellowish- gold.?n colour, with u pinkish blush above it. Wind 

 is and K>E. A light gale with cloudiness came up suddenly at 

 about midnight. 



July 1. — Fair day: cumuli, Sic. Tovvard3 evening copper-r 

 coloured refractions in cumulostratus breaking up ; some light 

 features of the cirrocumulative cirrostratus assumed at one end 



• I have been preyCBted by absence from home from continuing; this 

 jj-irn;il ilic last month. Tlie wcallier has been v.iriabl'i, but liuicraCy 

 v.;\r;n and (air. It is reported th:-it a hrilliriiu meteor was seen \\\ the 

 nt.'gh'jourfiood of Jysudan on tlie 18(h of June, and another on the 'Vid. 



t fJie cdgci oi the cujavU were i-ot vcr^ well detiaed tti-day. 



