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tions, part of which may be applied to the purposes of evapo- 
ration, distillation, inspissation, and to the generation of steam. 
—7th February.—4 months. 
To William Mayhew, of Union-street, Southwark, and 
William White, of Cheapside, for their improvement in the 
manufacture of hats——7th February.—6 months. 
To Hugh Evans, Harbour-master, of Holyhead, for his 
method of rendering vessels, whether sailing or propelled by 
steam, more safe in cases of danger by leakage, &c.—7th Feb. 
—2 months. 
To William Chapman, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, for his im- 
proved machinery for loading or unloading of ships.—7th Fe- 
bruary.—2 months. 
To Benjamin Cook, of Birmingham, brass-founder, for im- 
provements in making files.—7th February.—6 months. 
~ To William Warren, of Crown-street, Finsbury-square, for 
improvements (communicated from abroad) in the process of 
extracting from the Peruvian bark quinine and cinchonine, 
and preparing the various salts to which these substances may 
serve as a basis.—11th February.—6 months. 
To John Lane Higgins, of Oxford-street, for improvements 
in the construction of the masts, yards, sails, rigging of ships, 
and in the tackle used for navigating the same.—11th February. 
—6 months. 
To Benjamin Newmarch, of Cheltenham, and Charles Bon- 
ner, of Gloucester, for their invention for suspending and se- 
curing windows, gates, doors, shutters, blinds, and other ap- 
paratus.—18th February.—6 months. 
To Thomas Walter, of Luton, Bedfordshire, for improve- 
ments in straw plats, for making hats, &c.—18th February.— 
6 months. 
To Charles Whitlaw, of Bayswater Terrace, Paddington, 
for his improvement in administering medicines by the agency 
of steam.—18th February.—6 months. 
To Arnold Buffum (late of Massachusetts, but now of Bridge- 
street, London), for improvements (in part communicated from 
abroad) in making and dyeing hats.—18th Feb.—6 months. 
Results of a Meteorological Journal for January 1826, kept at 
the Observatory of the Royal Academy, Gosport, Hants. 
General Observations. 
The first part of this month was fair and frosty, with the 
exception of two or three days; and the latter part very damp 
and humid, with variable winds from the east side of the me- 
ridian. ‘The frosty weather was ushered in bya N.E. wind, 
which blew strong from that point nearly seven days; : a 
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