78 Meteorological Observations Jbr November. 



To Melvil Wilson, of Warnford-court, Throgniorton-street, for 

 improvements in machinery for cleaning rice. — '20th of Dec. — 6 mo. 



To Charles Scidler, of No. 1, Crawford-street, Portman-square, 

 for a method of drawing water out of mines, wells, pits, and other 

 places. — 20th of December. — 6 months. 



To Frederick Andrews, of Stanford Rivers, Essex, for improve- 

 ments in the construction of carriages and in the engines or ma- 

 chinery to propel the same, to be operated upon by steam or other 

 suitable po>Ter. — 20th of December. — 6 months. 



To Charles Random Baron de Barenza, of Target Cottage, 

 Kentish Town, for improvements in gunpowder.flasks, powder- 

 horns, or oihcr utensils of different shapes, such as are used for car- 

 ryina: gunpowder, in order to load therefrom guns, pistols, and 

 other fire-arms. — 20th of December. — 6 months. 



To Valentine Bartholomew, of Great Marlborough-street, for 

 his improvement in shades for lamps. Sec. — 21st of Dec. — 2 months. 



To John Gregory Hancock, of Birmingham, plated beading and 

 canister hinge manufacturer, for a new elastic rod for umbrellas 

 and other the like purposes. — 21st of December. — 2 months. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR NOVEMBER 1826. 



Gosport. — Numerical Results Jhr the Month. 

 Barom. Max. 30-40 iSTov.I^l. Wind N.E.— Min. 28-60 Nov. 13. Wind N, 

 Range of the mercury 1-80. 



Mean barometrical pressure for the month 29-776 



. ■ for the lunar period ending the 28th instant .... 29-811 



— for 15 days with the Moon in North declination . . 29-894 



for 14 clays with the Moon in South declination . . 29-728 



Spaces described by the rising and falling of the mercury . . . 7"980 

 Greatest variation in 24 hours 0-900. — Number of changes 17- 

 Therm. Max. 59° Nov. 11. Wind S.W.— Min. 29° Nov. 26. Wind N.W. 

 Range30°. — Mean temp.of exter. air 44-88°. For 30 days with in=s,47'02. 

 Max. var. in 24 hours 20°-00 — Mean temp, of spring water at 8 A.M.54o-30. 



De Luc s Whalebone Hygrometer. 

 Greatest humidity of the air in the evening of the 13th . . . 98-00° 

 Greatest dryness of the air in the afternoon of the 8th .... 49-00 



Range of the index 49-00 



Mean at 2 P.M. 65-7— Mean at 8 A.M. 73-2— Mean at 8 P.M. 73-2 



of three obsei-vations each day at 8, 2, and 8 o'clock . . 71-4 



Evaporation for the month 1-15 inch. 



Rain near ground 3-640 inches.— Rain 23 feet high 3-410 inches. 



Prevailing wind. North . 



Summary of the Weather. 

 A clear sky, 5; fine, with various modifications of clouds, lOj ; an overcast 

 sky without rain, 7^ ; foggy, i ; rain, 6^. — Total 30 days. 



Clouds. 



Cirrus. Cirrocumulus. Cirrostratus. Stratus. Cumulus. Cumulostr. Nimbus. 



17 7 29 17 16 17 



Scale of the prevailing Winds, 

 N. N.E. E. S.E. S, S.W. W. N.W. Days. 

 8 5 1114 3 7 30 



General 



