WEI 



Note. The following standards, accurately measured, give these re- 

 sults : . 



Inches. 



General Lambton's scale, used in India 35>9934 



Sir G. Shuckburgh's scale 35.99998 



General Roy's scale 36.00088 



Royal Society's standard S6.001H5 



Ramsden's bar 36.00240 



SQUARE OR LAND MEASURE. 



1 Yard. 



30i 1 Pole. 



1210 40 1 Rood. 



43560 4S40 16!) 4 1 Acre. 



For further observations on this measure see Surveying, 



WINE MEASURE. 



1 Quart. 



1 Gallon. 



42 1 Tierce. 



63 1| 1 Hogshead. 



^2 li 1 Punch. 



~3 ~~ 2 ~~~ l~w. 1 Pipe. 



~ 6 *~~ 4 ~~* 3 *~~ 2 ~~~ I Tun. 



This measure is used for wines, brandies, rum, honey, oil, vinegar, Sec. 

 A cask of rum, which contains from 95 to 1 10 gallons, is usuilly called a 

 puncheon ; a foreign pipe of wine varies from 110 to 140 gallons. 



ALE AND SEER MEASURE. 

 Quarts. 



4 1 Gallon. 



1 Firkin. 



2 1 Kilderkin. 



4 ~~ 2 1 Barrel. 



6 3 1| 1 Hogshead. 



. 12 ~~ 6 3 2 1 Butt. 



By the late Act the old Wine and Ale Gallons are abolished, and the 

 Imperial standard gallon substituted in their place. This is declared to 

 contain ten pounds avoirdupoise weight of distilled water weighed in 

 air at the temperature of 62o of Fahrenheit, the barometer being at SO 

 inches. From this standard gallon all other measures of capacity, a 

 well for wine, ale, ber, spirits, &c., as for dry goods not measured by 

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