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sex, for certain improvements in implements applicable to the 

 Ships Nuu Buoy and Bacon Buoy. — 20 Dec. — 6 months. 



To John Vallance, jun. of Brighthelmston, Sussex, brewer, 

 for his apparatus and method of so constructing and securing 

 lirewers' vats or store casks, as to prevent the vats falling to 

 pieces, or even breaking, though every one of the hoops on it 

 should be broken in sunder, and consequently preventing any 

 l>eer from being lost ; and also for preventing the loss of any beer, 

 even if a cock, or if all the cocks of the vat should be broken 

 off.— -20 Dec— () months. 



To Frederick Koenig, of Castle Street, Finsbury Square, in 

 the county of Middlesex, printer, for his invented certain further 

 improvements on his method of printing by means of machinery. 

 «— 24 Dec. — IS months. 



To Edward Jordan, of Norwich, engineer, and William Cooke, 

 of the same place, machine maker, for their apparatus for the 

 detectnon of depredators, which they denominate The thieves' 

 alarm. — 24th Dec. — () months. 



To John White, of New Compton Street, Soho, Middlesex, 

 for a new and improved method of making candles. — 27th Dee. 

 — 2 months. 



To Joseph Harris, of Shire Lane, in the liberty of the Rolls, 

 Middlesex,army accoutrement maker, for his improvements in ne- 

 cessaries or clothing used for the military in general. — 4th Jan. 

 181.5. — 6 months. 



To Christopher Dibl, of Brewer Street, Golden Square, for 

 his means of making a mastic cement or composition which he 

 denominates Dihl's Mastic. — 6th Jan. — 15 months. 



To John Cutler, of Great Queen Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields, 

 iron founder, for certain improvements applicable to fire-places, 

 stoves, &;c. — 6th Jan. — 6 months. 



Meteorological Olservutions made at IVullhamstow, in Essex, 

 from December 1 to 18, 1814. Communicated by Thomas 



FoRSTER, Esq. 



Dec. 1, — Thermometer A2° and 30°. Barometer 29-44. 

 Clear and cloudless, and wind N. 



Dec. 2.— Thermometer 38° and 32°. Barometer 2980. 

 Snow lying on dung and wood, not on the ground, fallen in the 

 niehtpai/. Gray day; very dark night. N. 



£)ec. 3.— Thermometer 36" and 28°. Barometer 29-80. 

 Foggv. Gray day, N. 



Dec. A. — 'Thermometer 42" and 34°. Barometer 29-40. 

 Heavy rain — sunshine. S. 



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