Meteorology. 79 
plication of water to a wheel in any other position.—22d Dee. 
—2 months. 
To Joseph Reynolds, of Kitley, in the county of Salop, for 
certain improvements in the construction of wheel-carriages, and 
of ploughs, and other implements used in husbandry, to be 
moved by steam, heated air, or vapour.—9th January 1816.— 
2 months. 
To Edward Cooper, of the parish of St. Mary, Newington 
Butts, for a method of painting paper for paper hanging.—10th 
Jan.—6 months. 
To Thomas Deakin, of Ludgate Hill, London, and John Ri- 
chard Haynes, of St. John’s Street, for an improved stove-grate 
or fire-place.—15th Jan.—6 months, 
To James Barron, of Wells-Street, Oxford-Street, for an im- 
provement or improvements on castors,—23d J an.—2 months. 
METEOROLOGY. 
The following Register of the Rain-gauge kept in Edinburgh 
by Mr. Adie, optician, shows the quantity of rain that fel: du- 
ring more than eleven years, in inches and decimals of an inch; 
and it appears that there was more than an average quan- 
tity fell in 1810. 
a Sh reper ae : ee Pee eee 
a © ad o a ro) ~ fo) oO ae pwOLl S toe 
BYELSI SLE ee] ey erst aya yssel aja 
Ss el -“_ _ Son wr Sl ie of fol = 
Jan. | 2-73! 3-28! 1-52] 1-80} -89] 2-98] 1-75} TIP -SU} 3-72) 1-598] 2-280} -89 
Feb. 2-84] 1-40) -67) +55} 1°57) AG] 1-447 1-871 1-56] -57) 1.999} -984]3-30 
Mar. } 1-37) +43) 1-20) 1-52] +47) 1-94 -8e} 65°} TA} 2-541 1-106) 284311.97 
April | 2-11} 1-09) 1-47) 1-56} 2-154 2-05] -6(} 75] 1-16] 2-04} 1-496] .1-58411-72 
May | 1-20) 1-43) 1-96) 1-62] 2-27] 2-50] 1-9¢} «8Ef 1-19] 1-Se] 1-734] 1-495/3-69 
June } 3-92} 1-03} 2-18] 2-53] -87{ +52) -Q¢] 2-218 1-35] 1-31 1-614] 1-47919-68 
July | 2-52) 27) 5-19) 2-10} 2+6( “407 5-25] 4.19) -S6} 1°86] Q-774} Ss154lo 77 
Aust. | 3-62) *45) 4-50} 2-99] 5-A6} 1626] +84} 2-1: ] 2-00) 3-91) 2-740} 3-100 
Sept. |, 1:12) 2-21] 2-99| 2-28] 4-02] 2-53] 2-66] 25%} 1-82] 54} 2-254] +457 
Oct. | 4:87} 1-19) $-24) 2-15] 1-99] 5-33} 1.5%] 2-431 1-00] 2-37] 2-416} 1-570 
Nov. | 4-58] 1-31! 1-20) 2-07] 1-79] -9S} 1-O€] 2-09} 2-26] 1-95}. 1-926] 4-430 
Dec. | 3-81} 1-06) 1-26} 1-41] 1-25] 2-91} 2.17] 1-02] 1-13] 1696} 1-796] 2-540 
a | ne | ee ee | | 
Votal |55-72|17-65}27-18]22-58)26-5 1/21 -30}20-4 121-20} 1 5°86 1|24+37/25-270 125-636 
Telford’s Report on the Means of supplying Edinburgh with 
- Water, page 5. 
METEORO- 
