Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1815-10-11
Or WEIGHTS AND MEA.
SUREs

bl is now before the British Parliament for establish
IN uniformity throughout the kuy,0m oTweights aud
sur $. his subject WAS referred To "a commute, VINO
thiDrG am very ingenious report, concluding with GER
resolutions Which %,re made me ground work OF the
tT history OF the measures whcllbaye been adopted
o.it ,hcct IN Csvat-riin, produce an uniformity IN
shls lN measures nni mentioning he necessity Of some
lT0l standard by winch hey may be ctti they r-
% propose plan, which they recommend tor adoption
l irdI o pendulum, making certain number Of Vi
in m gwen portion time. is always Jc same IN the
sttG,t- Any expert aatcit-unlSer can s-y adjust a
iiam which shall N.lnae exactly 90 time m minnie
pendulum Niil " III 'ae latitude Of London, 30 l-t7
aS'h, The standard yard may iier i0r. at any time
seraiiied by COMPARISON Of the length OF pendulum.
ne stnI'ri Of linear MEASURE being thus established the
saS OF capacity are easily dttiucd from it, by deter
my he n''Eir OF cdbicl inches which they shall con
aid from tle mtasiTs of capacity MAYBE, with ~
e's, Gcliy, lie Stania,d III Nqcisht. he Sd cifc
iy 81 par, water has oocH eul g. h i,iytiaie az Inc
z mp raiurc ard by remarkable coincidence crl-
'Coto Water az uie temperature of 50 l bv Farcnheis
wcishs eNae.ly 1000 Ouuecs asor3upois.
n tit. Nwpie pr1Hpts tte commit,e found their
PR. Je c9pacityCi vessel is accurately asel L.
from ihe weight of watF which they contain, and in
~ ~ nita'uf's % capacity ore 70 be- regulated. Il
- ~ froe,s D regulating t'ic nea,ures, the gallon
Hire1 ail pifr meisnrcSot capacity ~ b. derived.
weigh exlcty pounds avoirdupcis his viii male b,.
i con~iH 2s6-l8 Inches, which isabot Ter cent
ifati common gallon Of corn infasurc. The BUSH
iuFnfotam 80 70 mus cfwatcr, The quart 10 ounces
e.r Su'' ~ oune nc smaller di'isi as 70 be d.
20 il Ounces ih haltPut vcigtin. 10 ounces, viii
20 i! cuhca incic or vNnctly i-iQ0d part ola cub.
u ibis measure 70 upcrcedc all t'c old distinctions
-, b ~ and corn measure.
propose Tint ,heav1irlu poispound shoaH he lopt
ii eases but In ighlg rod Hd ,ilvcr. and b. apr
81 ~ coinpOuuaiGs u u medicines. This pound Is
~ b comparing with tie weight of27-5 IS cubcal
this mana1 e starlardor-n,,a IL To u, kept inyar
menus u ihc penluium the standard Of weight b.
i.'id o. iels-a ard Tbs standard o. capacity ~ that
ayA" lBsstSa Pqba.
/ 7-rneua-Thc United States road from cuini,er.
4 Ab gifny co'mty. MI % Brownsville, Penn. AMI
y Ne Quo, Is riiel forward with great lsh ard
NliiJ ipl rouuntti fi'l extend iie turnpike FROM
+ ''ro.e.i (bsng competHi 70 far from Baidmor)t to
pubic rpn' ii cumi Rand.
4 rporai COMPANIES g<uudine tie turnpike road
"rnOuF 90 iiti.'irg, 90 PeiinIyi,mia aid depe4-
TO- w.figrn country awiliur Themselves oftriai.
srges 10 make h'8ltea5 81 dieirrtcr.
lNc'e-l5rk co'ptliaH.
'rrun of the comic op1a Of cynoo, when NJ.
nir paeht h1supp1ssd nnstgsa Silvia, anil
inc. mft,rn me. which way did they take her
uc g r. ,h,d 30 tnc and tmc
i"'' Long Acre J lhay De gone 70 Long Acre
rs 'na raar Cfhuehler' and vernon, with
e. Of nimL n' ,oOn o., thcre was silence sang
o. ar. u'ry 500 'lsli soon ogcpke her.
on going into lis clearinghouse and not fidng
lIftt, ~ aft Hft tt o. 49, uq0jl0Hg ~
&. - So gt.grpoa,' reIit.d @ Lnrga.-
:. 71ie0i -, ssid "a H4rfalf, rns n Servant a.y
fyJ "iaiti, aud nv fofc1itis" re-
[Loia'ou gDfr.
InonTteffie 'a.c war an Eastern
sent ga rs. pfAwrcl readcIy1
" have irstr hcsrl whltar insrDyi |
mfin .e auA -
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