Kept at the Observatory of the Naval Academy, Gosport. The units under "Clouds” represent the days on which each modification of cloud has appeared. The observations in each line of this Table, under Barometer, Thermometer, Wind, and Rain, are for a period of 24 hours, beginning at 8 AM. Number of Changes, caused by the variations in the Weight of the Atmosphere.............. 23. Maximum... THERMOMETER {Minimum ......... 54° Jan. 24th, Wind SW. NW. 24 42.60 for 30 days with the Sun in Capricornus. 42:55 Greatest variation in 24 hours.... Mean temperature of spring water at 8 AM. 16:00 51.50 A clear sky, 4; fine, with various modifications of clouds, 11; an overcast sky, without rain, 11 rain, 44.-Total, 31 days. CLOUDS. Cirrus, Cirrocumulus, Cirrostratus, Stratus, Cumulus, Cumulostratus, Nimbus. NEW PATENTS. James Winter, Gent. of Stoke-underHamdon, Somersetshire, for certain improvements in a machine for sewing and pointing leather gloves with neatness, much superior to that which is effected by manual labour.-Dec. 19th. Samuel Brierley, of Salford, Manchester, dyer; for an improved method of preparing raw silk, and cleansing the same, for the purpose of dying and manufacturing. Dec. 19th. John Gladstone, of Castle Douglas, in the stewartry of Kircudbright, and county of Galloway, engineer and mill-wright; for an improvement or improvements in the construction of steam-vessels, and mode of propelling such vessels by the application of steam or other powers.-Dec. 20th. Julius Griffith, Esq. of Brompton-Crescent, for certain improvements in steamcarriages; and which steam-carriages are capable of transporting merchandise of all kinds, as well as passengers, upon common roads, without the aid of horses. Partly communicated to him by foreigners residing abroad.-Dec. 20th. Pierre Erard, of Great Marlboroughstreet, musical instrument-maker; for certain improvements on pianofortes, and other keyed musical instruments, communicated to him by a foreigner-Dec. 22d. George Linton, of Gloucester-street, Queen-square, Middlesex, mechanist; for a method of impelling machinery without the aid of steam, water, wind, air, or fire. Dec. 22d. Richard Ormrod, of Manchester, ironfounder; for an improvement in the mode of heating liquids in boilers, and thereby accelerating and increasing the production of steam; communicated to him by a person residing abroad.-Jan. 7th. Richard Summers Harford, of Ebbro Vale Iron-works, Aberistwyth, iron-master; for an improvement in that department of iron commonly called puddling.-Jan. 9th. James Harris, of St. Mildred's-court, London, teadealer; for an improvement in the manufacture of shoes for horses and cattle.--Jan. 9th. William Ravenscroft, of Serle-street, Lincoln's-inn, peruke-maker; for a forensic wig, the curls whereof are constructed on a principle to supersede the necessity of frizzing, curling, or using hard pomatum,and for forming the curls in a way not to be uncurled; and also for the tails of the wig not to require tying in dressing; and, further, the impossibility of any person un- " tying them.-Jan. 14th. ON 15 Feb. COURSES OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE AT Paris. Hamburg. Amsterdam Vienna. Nuremberg Berlin. Naples. Leipsig. Bremen 12 Feb. 15 Feb. 1 Feb. 11 Feb. 580 6-18 617 22.80 42.20 1467 8 Feb. |9 Feb. 29 Jan. 4 Feb. Al. 10-6 fr. 119 7.24 84 154 134 1065 1363 1384 Vienna.... 251 146 36 105 57-50 101 991/ 100 111 993 994 105 57-7 100 110 61 19.05 Leipsig.... Leghorn... 510 117.60 494 Cadiz....... 15-60 Apples.......0 0 0 0 0 to 0 0 0 Newgate.-Beef....2s. Od. to 3s. Od. Mutton..2s. Od. to 38. 6d. Veal ....3s. 4d. to 58. 4d. Pork....3s. 8d. to 4s. Od. Lamb...Os. Od. to Os. Od. Od. 2d. Od. Leadenhall.-Beef....1s. 10d. to 3s. Cattle sold at Smithfield from Jan. 28, Beasts. 10,871 1,430 HIGHEST AND LOWEST PRICES OF COALS (IN THE POOL), In each Week, from Jan. 31 to Feb. 21. Meat by Carcase, per Stone of 3lb. at .... |