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already in use, for the making and manufacturing of lace-net 

 called bobbin or Buckinghamsbire lace-net, by the aid of which 

 the said lace- net may be made with greater facility and less 

 manual labour than by any machinery or method now in use 

 and known.— oOth September. — 2 months. 



To Jacob Metcalf, of Great Mary-le-bone-street, brush-manu- 

 facturer, for his tapered hair or head brush. — 3()th September. 

 — 2 moniiis. 



To Robert Clayton, of Dublin, artist, for his new method of 

 preparing, making and finishing rnetal and composition blocks, 

 plates, rollers, and types and dies, by which various patterns, de- 

 vices and compositions, can be effectually in)printed and im- 

 pressed upon cotton, linen, silk, worsted, mohair, and woollen 

 cloths, or any fabric made of a mixture of any two or more of 

 them ; also on paper, leather, porcelain and earthenware, at a 

 cori-iiderable less expense than by any other process now used 

 for these purposes. — 30th September. — 2 months. 



To John Aston Wilkes, of Birmingham, glass -manufacturer 

 for his method of manui'acturing glass icicles, spangles, and 

 every description of ornamental glass, with a loop or loops of tlie 

 .same material. — 30th September, — 2 months. 



'I'o Joseph Kirkman, of Broad-street, St. James's, pianoforte- 

 maker, for hi', improved method of applying an octave stop to 

 pianofortes. — Mtli October. 



MtttwoUigkal Olscrvat'wm kept at IValthamstnw, Essex^from 

 Septemisr 15 to October 15, IS 16. 

 [Between the Hours of Seven and Nine A.M.j 

 Date. Therm. Barom. Wind. 

 September 



15 59 30-30 SE. — Very hot smmydav; star-light night.- 



16 53 30-30 E.— Fine hot day; star-'light. 



J 7 52 30 50 E. — Hazy and cloudsj hot sunny day ; star- 

 light. 



IS 5 J 29 90 E. — Hazy; very dark, and low clouds; slight 

 rain 5 P.M.; dark and slight rain. 



I'J 53 30-50 N — Gray morning ; sun and clouds : star- 

 light. 



20 5j 30 10 E. — Gray; sun and clouds; bright star- 



light'. 



21 ol 29'75 E. — Gray; slight showers; dark night.— ^ 



New moon. 



22 57 2970 E. — Sun and hazy; hot day; clear star- 



light. 



23 51 29-SO N.— Cloudy; hot fine sunny day; dark 



ni>rht. 



