Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-01

Sulated, Wil!cG itls presumed ~ CT our TSa-
derS have Before met with 1t viii be recol-
lected that Congress did ~; act OIL the 81 h.
Ject, but directed particular report TO be
made 20 the Senate at the next session OF uli
the facts necessary to correct legislation on
NEW ENaLisH WEIGHTS AND l5"'i I 1ss;
SURES.
St0ndgrG Yard
SFrom the 9Th Of June. 1916, the straight line
or distance between the two points in tile gold
studs &c stragh, brass rod roy in tie Gus
toby ut the clerk of tie House of Com
mons, is declared 10 ne the original * genuine
standard of length called y1TJ and is declared
to be the only unit standard measure OF cStcu-
sion throughout the kingdom: one rfiri par,
OF the said standard shall be a font, one
Twelfth of such foot an inch; The III SHALL con.
tain one yard and quarter of The said stan-
dlrd yard the fny!cng 20 such yards and tie
Hsie 1860 such wards.
COMPUT ALTON OF ALL SUPERFICIAL
MEASURES.
All superficial measures shall be computed
from the said standard yard or by muliples
or proportions thereof; the rod containing 1910
square yards; and the acre 4si0 square yards,
all of the said standard yard
.Standgri Of freight -
TIE standard of weight will be the pound
aUOirdupois; the same being equal in weight to
Y,6is cnbic inches OF pure water, at the
temperature of SO degrees of Fahreuheits
thermometer; Il a standard popnd qrOirdupois
Shall be forthwith made as aforesaid, of gold,
silver, or brass, under the direction of the lord
high treasurer, or lords commissioner of his
naleStyS treasury, or any ; of them; that all
measures of weight shall be taken in parts,
mutIpieS, or certain proportion of the stan
dard pound GUoirdvpois, viz. Ii Of such pounds
shall make n STONE q of such stones kindred
freight 20 hundred freight ton. Each pound
to contain 10 ounces; each ounce 10 drums; each
dram scrupieS: and each ScrRplc 10 grains.
Standard measures of CaDacity
Both for Irv and IinpiI ,s,o.ts tho st,nda,I
measure shall be The gallon containing ten
pounds Ofpure water, at the temperature Of56i
degrees Of fahre1heit's thermom ter (beinp
27GiS cubical mcles) a standard gallon OF
this size shall be forthwith made of brass, un.
der the direction of the person AZORES aid. All
measures Of capacity shall be taken from this
standard, in certain parts, muitiples, or pro-
portions. VIZ. yRart shallbe one fourth OF the
said gallon; piHt the half Of such riuart: AMI
there shall he two such gallons ina 1eCs and
four such pecks 10 "A bushsi
lhe act oil TIE Bntish Parliament for asccr-
tanning and establishing uniformity Ofweirhts
a1d measures, Ordalns, "t!iat if The standard
yard should be lost or Injured, il might be re-
stored To the saiuc length aud that, IL bring
ascertained that the standard yard il ~ tie
pendulum vibiItfug seconds 10 the niean iati-
tudc OF Bordou.( v. - DEGREES 81 minutes. nfst
meridian, l &C. feet above ihe level at the ,ca
and at the temperature Of OK degrees Of
talifcnhcit S th"fmOinctVro iD the PROPORTION
of 90 inches to3S .tsN inrhcs, new standard
yard shall be made hearing ihc cam. prsporti-
on to such pendulum az afore. lid"
A most ST ,gularinstmcc Of Literary fraud
has lately &C drrcd 10 Engilnd. book seller.
OF tl,c name of Ishnsoa, had commenced the
publication NJ number 81 poems, as ffiag
r9rtf u iori BWOR, among which. were
"Childe H4rold's l'ii aim pc 10 ftc HoIy and
The fcmpest--'ihe Farewell 10 Englam1--
Odo to ~. Helena Ode iomy Daughter J'hs
lilly Of ffancc." Upon tho fact BENG discrv-
application was made 70 tie Lord Chancellor
for an Injunction against the further pnblica-
lion, on the GROUND that Lord Byron WIS not
ilie author Of them, but that they were gpufi-
ons. After notice given,a hearing was had,
aud his Lordship dccrccd tleinjunciion, there
by deciding thn lncf, that the Publication vas
an imposition on tlie public, the poems having
not been written 10y Lord Byron.
Wcage 10 ;uced 70 notice .hls subject, from
those ahDvc mentioned, advertised i'm Ills conn