398 Meteorological Observations for March 1827. 



To Matthew Bush, of Dalmonach, Print Field, near Bonhill, by 

 Dumbarton, calico-printer, for improvements in machinery or ap- 

 paratus for printing calico and other fabrics.— 27th of March. — 

 6 months. 



To Bennett Wodcroft, of Manchester,manufacturer, for processes 

 and apparatus for printing and preparing for manufacture yarns, of 

 linen, cotton, silk, woollen, &c. — fiJst of March. — 6 months. 



To Henry Astney Stothert, of Bath, founder, for improvements 

 on or additions to ploughs. — ith of April. — 6 months. 



To John Paterson Reid, Glasgow, for improvements on power 

 looms. — 4'th of April. — 6 months. 



To J. Tilt, of Prospect-place, St. George, Southwark, for im- 

 provements in salt-pans, and in the mode of applying heat to the 

 Ijrine.— 4th of April. — 6 months. 



To E. Cowper, of Clapham-road Place, Surrey, for his improve- 

 ments in printing music. — 5th of April.— 6 months. 



To J. S. Broadwood, of Great Pulteney-street, Westminster, for 

 -crtain improvements in grand piano-fortes. — 9th of April. — 6 

 months. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR MARCH 1827. 

 Gosport. — Numerical Results Jbr the Month. 

 Barora. Max. 30-30 Mar. 19. Wind SW.— Min. 28-79 Mar. 4. Wind SW, 

 Ranae of the mercury 1-51. 



Mean barometrical pressure for the month 29-716 



for the lunar period ending the 27th instant . . 



for 16 days with the Moon in North declination 



for 14 days with the Moon in South declination 



Spaces described by the rising and falling of the mercury . 



Greatest variation in 24 hours 0-940.— Number of changes 31 



Therm. Max. 60° Mar. 24. Wind NW.— Min. 32° Mar. 4. Wind NW. 



Ran^e 28°.— Mean tcmp.of exter. air 74°-06. For 30 days with © in >f 44-92 



Ma?^ var. in 24 hours 24°-00— Mean temp, of spring water at 8 A.M. 48°-54 



De Luc's Whalebone Hygrometer. 

 Greatest humidity of the air in the evening of the 1st .... 96° 

 Greatest dryness of the air in the afternoon of the 31st ... . 44 



Range of the index • • ^2 



Mean at 2 P.M. 60°-7— Mean at 8 A.M. 69-6— Mean at 8 P.M. 71-0 



of three observations each day at 8, 2, and 8 o'clock . . 67-1 



Evaporation for the month 1-95 inch. 



Rain near ground 3-145 inches.-Rain 23 feet high 2-925 inches. 



Prevailing Wind S.W. 



Summary of the Weather. 



A clear sky, 3; fine, with various modifications of clouds, 12^; an over- 



'cast sky without rain, 10; rain, 5^.— Total 31 days. 



Clouds. 



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



21 ' 10 



N. N.E. 

 2 2 



29-723 

 29-480 

 29-966 

 11-440 



