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LIST OF NEW PATENTS. 



To James Smethurst, of New Bond-street, for an improvement 

 upon lamps. — Dated the 6th of November, 1 827. — 2 months allowed 

 to enrol specification. 



To Frederick Foveaux Weiss, of the Strand, surgeon's instru- 

 ment-maker, for improvements in the construction of spurs. — 6th 

 of November. — 2 months. 



To James White, of Paradise-street, Lambeth, engineer, a ma- 

 chine or apparatus for filtering, which he denominates an artificial 

 spring. — 8th of November. — 2 months. 



To John Piatt, of Salford, near Manchester, fustian-dresser, for 

 certain improvements in machinery for combing wool, and other 

 fibrous materials: communicated from abroad.— lOth of November. 

 — 6 months. 



To William Collier, of Salford, fustian-shearer, for certain im- 

 provements in the power-loom for weaving : communicated from 

 abroad. — 10th of November. — 6 months. 



To John Walker, of Weymouth-street, Mary-le-bone, esquire, 

 for an improved caster for furniture. — 17th of November. — 2 mon. 



To Henry Pinkus, of Philadelphia, for an improved method of 

 purifying carburetted hydrogen gas for the purpose of illumination. 

 — 17th of November. — 6 months. 



To Samuel Sevill, of Brownshill in the parish of Bisley, Glou- 

 cestershire, clothier, for his improvements applicable to raising the 

 pile, and dressing woollen and other cloths. — 20th of November. — 

 6 months. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR OCTOBER 1827. 

 Gosport. — Numerical Results Jbr the Month, 



Barom. Max.30-36 Oct. 4. Wind N.—Min. 29-07. Oct. 22. WindS.E. 



Range of the mercury 1'29. 



Mean barometrical pressure for the month 29'731 



29-732 



29-738 



29-725 



7-090 



for the lunar period ending the 20th instant . . 

 •for 14 days with the moon in North declination 

 ■ for 1.5 days with the moon in South declination 



Spaces described by the rising and falling of the mercury 

 Greatest variation in 24 hours 0-580. — Number of changes 15 

 Therm. Max. 68° Oct. 2. Wind S.E.— Min. 35° Oct. 31. Wind N. 

 Range 33°. — Mean temp. of exter. air 55°-56. For 30 days with in :£, 57-47 

 Max, var. in 24 hours 21°-00— Mean temp, of spring water at 8 A.M. 55°-71 



De Luc's Whalebone Hygrometer. 

 Greatest humidity of the air in the evening of the 2d .... 100* 

 Greatest dryness of the air in the afternoon of the 6th ; . . . 49 



Range of the index 51 



Mean at 2 P.M. G6°-2— Mean at 8 A.M. 75°-8— Mean at 8 P.M. 81-0 



of three observations each day at 8, 2, and 8 o'clock . , 74-3 



Evaporation for the month 1-35 inch. 



Rain near ground 4-835 inch.— Rain 23 feet high 4-460 inch. 



Prevailing Wind S.W. 



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