Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1815-10-06
RDSTON. Sept: so.

Throughout the kingdom, Of weights and
measures. This subject was ireferredto
a committee, who made a leug, and very
report, concluding with Ger
ltain resolutions which were made the
lground work of the bill.
Aftera history of the measures which
have been adopted without effctin Great
Britain, to produce Q uniformity in
weights and measures, aud mentioning
1.-THE necessity of some natural standard
fby which they may be corrected, they
proceed to propose q plan, which they
Recommend for adoption.
The length Of pendulum, makinga
tcertain number of vibrations in given
tportion of time is always the same in
the same latitude. Any expert watch
maker can easily adius pendulum
(which shall vibrate exac Go times in a
minute. This pendulum Gill be in the
latitude Of London, 59-l AZ inches in
length. The standard yard may there
lore at any time be ascertasned. by
comparison Of the length OF pendulum.
| The standard Of linear measure being
thus established, the measures ofcapacity
|are easily deduced from il, by deterniin-
Ing the number of cubical inches which
they shall contain; and from the mea-
sures of capacity may be, With the same
case, derived the standard Of weight.
The specific gravity Of pure water has
been found to be invariab.e, at the same
temperature and by very remarkable
coincidence, cubic foot of water, at the
Of SCI by Farenhor's Their
mametor, weighs exactly 1000 ounces
avoirdupois.s
On these simple principles the commit
tee found their scheme. The capacity
Of resselsis most accurately ascertained
from The weight of water which they con-
tain, and in this way all measures Of ca
pacity are to be regulated. To simplify
the process Of, regulating the measures,
the gallon, from which all other measures
|of capacity are to be derived, is to weigh
|exactIy 10 pounds avsirduPois. This
will make the gallon contain e76-4S
|cubical which is about s per cent. larger
than the common gallon Of corn measure.
The bushel will then contain 30 pounds
|of water, the quart 40 ounces, and the
half pint 10 ounces. Tie smaller dlu-
sions to be designated by ounces. The
half point, weighing 10 ounces, will con-
tain IL -sS cubical inches, Or exactly l.
Tooth part Of cubical foot. TbBfnea-
sure to supercede all the old DISTINCTIONS
Of + VIC; ;.o. beer and corn messure.
They propose that the avoirdupols
pound should be ares.vs ! -. ,a a ~ cases but
in weighing gold and silver, and by apo.
thecaries in compromising their medi-
cines. This pound is resuiatea by COM
pairing it with the weight OF 27-o4o cu-
bical inches of water.
In this manner the standard OF length
is to be kept inyariable by means OF the
pendulum the standard OF weight oy
the standard OF length ;aad the standard
of capacity by that Of weight.
Portland, Sept. q.
Monument of Bsurolcs.-lt IS wHa
peculiar pride and pleasure, we record an
instance of liberality e honorable NUM-
ficence to the memory OF the orave'
which recently same under our msPec-
ton. ,.
A gentleman from New-Yosk, Mot
|the,r T.. Daris, Esq. while passing
through town few days siHce Oh a ,oua
to the Eastward, had accidentally TAKEN
a walk into our buryingSround. ms
attention was attracted to the neglected
Igraye of the late captain Burrows. Inc
Only guide to the spot, where is deposit
led one who had so much heroic mefn'
and who deserved SO much of his country 4
was tile tomb-atcne Of his deceased com e
lpetitor, the British capt. Blythe: Inns
was erected two gears since, by the sur.
wing officers Of the Boxer. sihe thouScs
was instant. Mr.. d. in7sis+sisteiy CAV.
Iorders for an elegant marble monunen'
| to be erected over the grave Of EuiSa$$
Ito be finished BY his return, 4 w'th0es
| the sparing of labor ., expense. 1t y
now completed and NJ up. Its styie@
execution does muclf edit to the ID
genious artist, Mr.. parlett Adams, o.
this town, and the Inscription is ms0v
|creditable to the taste, Judgment. and nO.
|desty of the generous donor, and woftny
1.-The hero whomitis desisncd to commelnO'
|rate.
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