'veying coals and other minerals in the working of mines, or below ground, and of returning the empty vessels and carriages. April 27.

To William Bell, of Birmingham, in the county of Warwick, engineer; for his improvements in making pipes, or pumps, for conducting water and other liquids. April 30.

To Edward Coleman, Professor at the Veterinary College, in the parish of St. Pancras, in the county of Middlesex; for certain improvements in the construction and application of a horse-shoe, which will completely prevent several diseases to which the feet of horses are subject, more especially that very general disease called contraction of the hoof; and is also particularly adapted for flat convex feet, for horses of cavalry, and for hunting; and for all other purposes where the loss of a shoe is productive of great inconvenience. April 30.

METEOROLOGY.

Meteorological observations in a tabular form compress so much information in a small compass, and facilitate comparisons in such a manner as to render them highly useful. In both of these views the following tables cannot but prove acceptable to many of our readers. The estimate of rain has been given to the public for several years: Dr. Clarke's meteorological table did not commence till last June, but we understand that gentleman means steadily to pursue the same plan.

To facilitate pursuits of this kind, it is of importance that such a rain gauge should be provided as may collect all the snow as well as rain that may fall, and so arranged that the danger of bursting in a time of frost may be averted. A correspondent suggests that this object may be gained by admitting the common gauge into a hot-house kept at the temperature of 60° of Fahrenheit's thermometer, placing the large end of the cone at the top, in one of the squares now occupied by a pane of glass. Should any better method for obtaining such a desideratum present itself to any of our readers, we shall be happy in being enabled to communicate it to the public.

Quantity

Quantity of Rain, which fell at the following Places in the Year 1807. In Inches and Decimals. By the Rev. J. BLANCHARD, of Nottingham *.

A Meteorological Table from June to December, 1807. By Dr. CLARKE, of Nottingham.

The following observations on the thermometer are made at 8 A.M 2 P. M. and 11 P. M and on the barometer at 2 P. M. The former instrument is placed in the open air, exposed to the west, but in a situation sur rounded by buildings, which prevent any alteration of temperature from currents of air. The direction of the wind is taken from the vane of St. Peter's church; and the numbers state how often it has been observed in any particular quarter during the month.

520.73

29 78 Totl. 142 72 77 44 315 206

N. B. The Barometer's height is taken at one o'clock.

INDEX TO VOL. XXX.

ACADEMY, St. Petersburg 93

Darcet on decomposition of ace-
tate of barytes,

182 Darwiniana,

Davy's bases of alkalies confirm-

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