78 Intelligence and Miscellaneous Articles. 



To J. Hague, of Cable-street, Wellclose-square, engineer, for im- 

 provements in the method of expelling the molasses or syrup from 

 sugar. — 6th of December. — 2 months. 



To I. Dickson, of Chester-street, Grosvenor Place, for an improved 

 projectile. — 8th of December. — 2 months. 



To J. Boase, of Albany-street, gentleman, and T. Smith, mechanic, 

 of Augustus-street, both in Regent's Park, for their improvements 

 in machinery for scraping, svveeping, cleaning, and watering streets 

 and roads. — lOth of December. — 2 months. 



To T. Lawes, of the Strand, for his improvement in the manufac- 

 ture of bobbin -net lace. — 10th of December.— 6 months. 



To C, Cummerow, of Lawrence, Pountney-lane, for certain im- 

 provements, communicated from abroad, in propelling vessels. — lOtli 

 of December. — 6 months. 



To A. Louis, of Dean-street, Birmingham, mechanic, for a me- 

 chanical yolti subito, to assist the player of music quickly to turn the 

 leaves of music-books whilst playing. — 10th of December. — 2 months. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR NOVEMBER 1828. 



Gosport. — Numerical Results Jhr the Month. 



Barom. Max. 30-26 Nov. 1. Wind W.— Min. 29-23 Nov. 16. Wind S.W. 

 Range of the index 1-03. 



Mean barometrical pressure for the month 29-836 



Spaces described by the rising and falling of the mercury 4-220 



Greatest variation in 24 hours 0-430. — Number of changes 18. 

 Therm. Max. 60° Nov. 21 &28. Wind S.W.— Min. 29° Nov. 11. Wind N. 

 Range 31°.— Mean temp.of exter. air 49°-52. For 30 days with © in III. 48-53 

 Max° var. in 24 hours 21°-00— Mean temp, of spring water at 8 A.M. 55°-38 



De Luc's Whalebone Hygrometer. 



Greatest humidity of the air in the morning of the 16th 94° 



Greatest dryness of the air in the afternoon of the 1st 57 



Range of the index 37 



Mean at 2 P.M. 68°-4— Mean at 8 A.M. 77°-2— Mean at 8 P.M. 78-1 



of three observations each day at 8, 2, and 8 o'clock 74-5 



Evaporation for the month 1-05 inches. 

 Rain near ground 1-875 inches. 



Summary of the Weather. 



A clear sky, Ij ; fine, with various modifications of clouds, 13; an over- 

 cast sky without rain, 11 j foggy, 1 ; rain, 3 J. — Total 30 days. 



Clouds. 



Cirrus. Cirrocumulus. Cirrostratus. Stratus. Cumulus. Cnmulostr. Nimbus. 



20 13 30 2 12 13 12 



Scale of the prevailing Winds. 



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

 2 2i 4 5 3 6^ 51 IJ 30 



General Observations. — This has been a pleasant month, and was 

 generally mild and dry for the season : but the 8th, 9th, 1 Otli, 1 1 tli and 

 12th were very cold days, with frosty nights, which were brought on by 



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