Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1823-12-04

hundred aud iiiy-two grams aud l3,;.,,ovs.,n,l,S
paiis of a grain ""'
sou,sd' ihatthe pound weight avoirdupois, shall
" I""' 10 seven thousand OF such grams.
nsso4teo, That the pound of uoy-we;yht and of
apo"ee"r'es weight, shall continue una,.r-d, and
, ooneS' oi live thousand seven hundred and six.
,o"u"Po,s gi,ins, deducted from the weight of =,
~, 'no" Oh distilled watet, above stated.
fSo!ted, That there shall he, ia respect of cana
. ''' "'hu OF bushel measure, one half hu,hei
nnar' que peek measure, one gallon measure, one
t"' measure, one pint measure, and Que half mini
measure, M use thruug bout the l.. STATES Tia, tho
oeS"e u'e azure, shall contain eighty pounds weigh,
$3.50, VI u,sn''ed water AT the temper aiure OF 90
W.. % nh enheu's thermouetr,eal scale, unie,
"S uS""' o'iometric pressure, and he ia cnuac,tv
"o thousand two hund ell aud eighteen cube inches
""o iuuf'eehths of cubic inch that tho half bushci
e"e' "e measure, oi half that calaciiy the peck
measure oil one fourth that capacity the gallon
measure OF one eighth that cauaciIy the omar,
measure oil one uhirty-secund part that capac,iy and
"e p'"t measure vi one sixiyiourih that Capacity
a" 30 On Tor the measures Of less capacity aud thai
w o'"er bushei, hall bushel, peck, gallon, uu,rt
pm or haii-pnl measure, shall lie employed 10 the
s"c W o"r'er o any commodity, solid Auid within
me y. States, under such penalty rs the legislatures
" ."e ,espee'Ne States may provide IN such case
hesotc.d, That godsmi,hs, jewellers, watch. ma
e''' "hu persons who carry on trades wherein deal
'"Ss nave long been accustomed TO take pi,ce by
means oil tie weights called troy ighis, may con,i
nue. 10 carry On their dealings by means of ,rov
we'ghis and chemists and ap0thecaries, who have
'ohg been accustomed To use the weights called n
pohecaries weight, may use the apotbe
herein described. But whatever il exnresslv or I
reasonable implication undei stood be sold or b,r
'ered oy the oushe, half bushel, peck, gallon QUAR-,
ptrt or halI'p'n, shall he sold bar,ered by means
OIL me measures above described, and no ,,tl,er
Resolued That the hundred weight shall oon.;s, =,
one hnndTed AVON dupois pounds.
hss0Ired, That the minister from lin, IJ,;,.t
.,.es al me court OF Great Britain, he requested
w''hou. DELAY, 10 procure an exact counterpart m
dimensions, oil the standard parliamentary ward ,a,
sure MADE ny MIR. Bird, in l160 and kept in tho ex
c"equer or elsewhere IN London. Whicl, ward me,
SURE, SD 10 he procured, shall he executed in The
pi platinum, well annealed aud lammere,I AMI 81
on' flaws or other inperleclons and cause. ,,'s
same TO be divided with all possible care and acc,ra
~ ,n'o ieet, inches, quarter iuches eigh,hs Of an
men, sixteenths oil an inch, aud thr,y-seconJ ,ar,s
OF an inch such being the division con,n,n,Iv Ia 80
among workmen in the United States and h,,;na
20 procured one Imitation Ia be made # he ne sa,;s
hou WIN TIE accuracy OF II according 10 the hes, Of
the examination and infoI nation he car, nr,o, W
sha'i then direct nineteen others TO be made a. Ii.
i so"s anu DIVISIONS, also of platinum = with
w. ,u'e' uiah one oil them shall lie transmitted to
eie secretary oil State OF each Stale of The Un;,ed
states, and the remainder he deposited in ,h. Of;ca
oil The Secretary of Stale Of the United S,a,os I'm,
pa a. use anu reference AT any future time Each
oi The SAID yard-measures TO be c,reiulv .ncl,,; a.
a case adapted To preserve il.
hesotrtd, That the said Minister Al the Conr, nj
uIea' bt''a'n, he also requested To procure 10 he
manufactured with all possible accuracy nonnd
lIrl al
SIXTY grams an ounce weight, cont aiming fuu hnnJ
req and eighty grains II drachm weight con,,;n,n,
Sky grams aud penny weight scrupIe, contain,
iary oi Stale ul the United States "a n s,,,J,, Of H.
troy pound, ounce, drachm and uenu,-wei,b, m
scrnp'e respectively The grain wei CHI 10 he deJu.,
e" iron" me weight OF cubic inch OF water as .C re
sau Anu, That he, also, procure nineteen Other fac
sim''es OF each oi these weights, To he uansm;,,.d
ana distributed, ia of the measures If can,c
" before mentioned -" '"p"''
weights shall conform the y-we,shts in dnn,,-
NATION and value All the said weights 10 he mace,
i'c'sred o well anneaed aud hammered oI,,in,,,,
W OF sIch 9iner metallic Substance, the sad Mus
e' VI 'he onheu oiates, may, iauuiry dee IN ftnu
Tor The purpose, II SO much platinum cnunnt La con,
'enien,iv or reasonably procured.
heSolrea, That The said Minister he further re-
qnts'ed TO procure twenty standards of each of Tho
ohowing measures, to he in capacity ms before md
Gated, aud To he manufactured of such u,a,.ril n Inc
may hnu, on inquiry, 10 he most suitable TO- the pur
pose, and TO be made with all possible ACCURACY,
ana iested ami Hssayei in that respect LnIh "a. n, III
required dIhensions and The veg lit of wa,.r ,Lax
are required 10 contain, VIZ husnel, h,libu.b.l
peek, gallon quart pint, haii-pint aud ouarler-n.
Toned. '' "'"-
heSoHed, That an appropriation he made, so soon
as sha'' become necessary, 10 defisy the expense
ol puriDg the Sc resolutions 10 force
ReS0tred, That il be recommen ded 10 the Tea;,,
tn'es of the iadiv idu=l States wi,hout ,lsL,v go,
snch laws as may he necessary to enforce he use nc
me sam Weights and Measures exclusively t,rnnch
oui Their RESPECTIVE States o.
ReSoired, That the President or ,la u;,oI c..
pc requested TO transmit these resolutions IN ,b.
Minister Of the United States at the Cnurt If c.,
Brtsin, with directions io have ,,a -, 1'' "" S,e'"
effect. '"'' 'eu '"'o
ouch are The resolutions, should propose. Tb.v
wi'' or'"g our ssen, aud the system OF Weights and
mr+sures oi Goat Britain into perfec, con}orn,;,v
mnon, considering tie prodgiouS and inc, easing in
lerroufse OF trade and dealing tina, takes place he
tween The two couotTes rs Of AZ j. ash as mnch onse
q"e"ce, AS any theoretical perfection wha,eyer
bui me theory has, ia boh cases beau a,uii.d ,o
10 as great al extern prudence will
""m' or we must not 80 fas run comn,er 10 ancient
usage anu popular prejudice, as 10 endanper tne re
. LP''on OF '"e improvements, meant 10 be Introduc
unfortunately tins seems be the case with the
beautiful system based on the French me,Y,
have altered he weight OF 4, cuI,ic ;net f ,.,,,.
~ Vacno 10 Tie weight of cubic inch in All, bec,ns
."e Iauer Is Tar more inieHgibie aud the STANDARD
a'e' la I'VE same, IN ac', cubic inch Of dlsulle
a variance IN result, Of from 252. AZ TO o5l + 81 ,.
tempeIiiure o.. The calcuIation Of ihe Con,m;t,eo
- <1Sloo. u rs therefore probable thai tb,s L.
"'' not vary from he true weight more th an
me "u"u'tdh part OF gEih ~ the uImnsf # 4, sll
ihOIeo'er the weight 252 ,456 correspoud. 80 ne,t
WIN ths capacity oI'he hn,hel. whiri 4. reou,,ed -,
or LBS cubic inches aud held so lbs of ws,.,
~ IOOO grains 10 the 10. that higher ,ero,,c, O.
,asn scale, rs hardly TO be desired, and IN f.of
hardly to be obtained w " 80"
lhe ponnd-'roy, and troy ounce, were always IN, !
Sfn'e "' 'he pound and the ounce of apothecaries
"eIsH, 'he'e IS therefore, no innon senience in
br,ugng the two lower demon nations I'm an s,l;,
Tor they were originally, aud ought still to he, one
nave proposed, thai all oar Measures and Weigb,s
SHOULD be manufactured IN England Those Gil
Know The extreme difficulty OF arriving Al accuracv ~
'he sciual manufacture Of these articles will moi re-
1u're TO be oId, tha we have neither the machine.
NOR Tue w"TKneh ~ this country, necessary for The
puTposr we nave not been accustomed To- this Kind
.! work, nor do believe workman exists in ,he |
United oiaes capable OF performing it, Moresver !,
Is probable that the same workmen IN London who
are ihry TO tie employed on The Weighs and Mes- |
sures OF Brilin, will also hove 10 be sr,,t,a ~,
our own. shonId ibis system be adnnted ~ L., L.