Meteorological Observations for September 1830. 397 



engines commonly called locomotive engines. — 7th of September. — 

 6 months. 



To W. Cook, Redcross-square, Cripplegate, London, tinworker, 

 for certain improvements on cocks for supplying kitchen ranges and 

 cooking apparatus with water, and for other purposes, to be called 

 " fountain cocks.'' — 7th Sept. — 6 months. 



To H. G. Pearce, Liverpool, Lancashire, master-mariner, R. Gard- 

 ner and J. Gardner, of the same place, merchants, for an improved 

 fid. — 7th Sept. — 6 months. 



To J. Chadley, Gloucester-street, Queen-square, surveyor, for 

 certain improvements in making or forming bricks, tiles, and chimney 

 bars, applicable to the building or erecting the flues of chimneys. — 

 J 3th Sept. — 6 months. 



To S. Smith, Wilton-crescent, St. George's parish, Hanover- 

 square, builder, for certain improvements in chimneys for dwelling- 

 houses and other buildings. — 14th Sept. — 2 months. 



METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FOR SEPTEMBER 1830. 



Gosport: — Numerical Results for the Month. 



Barom. Max. 30-40. Sept. 27. Wind S.W.—Min. 29-25. Sept. 21. WindW. 

 Range of the mercury 1-15. 



Mean barometrical pressure for the month 29-821 



Spaces described by the rising and falling of the mercury 6-960 



Greatest variation in 24 hours 0-460. — Number of changes 24. 

 Therm. Max. 66°. Sept. 3. Wind W.— Min. 42°. Sept. 29. WindN. 

 Range 24°.— Mean temp.of exter. air 56°-05. For 31 days with © in lT^.57-32 

 Max. var. in 24 hours 18 o, 00.— Mean temp, of spring-water at 8 A.M. 53-32 



De Luc's Whalebone Hygrometer. 



Greatest humidity of the atmosphere, in the evening of the 9th 98° 



Greatest dryness of the atmosphere, in the aftern. of the 5th & 1 1th 50 - 



Range of the index 48'0 



Mean at 2 P.M. 57°-4.— Mean at 8 A.M. 67°-9.— Mean at 8 P.M. 73*5 



of three observations each day at 8, 2, and 8 o'clock 663 



Evaporation for the month 2-40 inches. 



Rain in the pluviameter near the ground 2-80 inches. 



Prevailing wind, S.W. 



Summary of the Weather. 



A clear sky, 31; fine, •with various modifications of clouds, 16| ; an over- 

 cast sky without rain, 41 ; rain, 51. — Total 30 days. 



Clouds. 



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



24 12 30 1 27 27 22 



Scale of the prevailing Winds. 



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

 2* . \ 2 10 71 71 30 



General 



