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the oars or paddles of boats, barges, ships, and other kinds of na- 
vigating vessels, communicated by a foreigner residing abroad. 
—Sth May. 
To Sarah Thomson, of Rotherhithe, in the county of Surrey, 
cork manufacturer, in consequence of a communication made to 
her by her late husband Archibald Thomson, deceased ; and also 
by her late son Alexander Thomson, deceased, for an invention 
of a machine for cutting corks.—15th May. 
To James Hollingrake, of Manchester, for making and work- 
ing a manufacture for applying a method of casting and forming 
metallic substances in various forms and shapes with improved 
closeness and soundness and texture.—15th May. 
To William Rutt, of Shacklewell, Middlesex, printer and ste- 
reotype-founder, for certain improvements in printing-machines, 
which improvements do not extend to the inking apparatus.— 
24th May. 
To Tew Cooper, of Weston by Weeden, Northamptonshire, for 
certain improvements on and additions to machines or ploughs 
for the purpose of underdraining land.—18th May. 
Meteorological Observations kept at Walthamstow, Essex, from 
April 15 to May 15, 1819. 
(Usually between the Hours of Seven and Nine A.M. and the Thermometer 
(a second time) between Twelve and Two P.M. ] 
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April 
15 44 29-35 WS.—Rain early, at 7 clear and cirrostratus; very fine 
60 day ; dark night. 
16 51 29:10 SE.—Fine morn and day; clear and cumuli; some rain 
57 after 5 P.M.; night cloudy. 
17. 45 29-30 S.—Showers and sun early; day fine, and night star-light. 
55 Moon last quarter. 
18 47 29:60 SE—Sun and cwmuli early, and fine in the mora; after 
58 2 P.M. showers and wind till about 11 P.M., and then 
star-light. 
19 42 29:76 SW.—Hazy morn, showery day, and the night very dark. 
20 54 29:64 SW.— Rain in the night; the morn cloudy; the day 
57 showery and windy; and night dark. 
21 50 29:60 SW—S.—Hazy morn; then cumuli and windy, and star- 
59 light at night. 
22 43 29:72 NW.—Cirrostratus and wind; afterwards showery; fine 
52 afternoon; dark night. 
23 44 29:78 N—NW.—Cirrostratus and wind early; a fine day, with 
52 some showers; night dark. 
24 48 29°50 NE.—Very rainy morning ; some gleams of sun, but fre- 
49 quent rain all day, and rainy night. New moon. 
25 47 29°69 NE—E.—Showers and great wind till about 3 P.M.; fine 
43 afterwards, and star-light night. 
April 
