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The Great Exhibition of Industry and Art is finished. The miscella- neous public took their last look on Saturday ; the exhibitors and their

friends were allowed a privileged visit dining Monday and Tuesday ; on Wednesday the Executive Commission gave a final account of their labours to an assemblage of some thousands of invited spectators, and the Bishop of London delivered a religious thanksgiving for the success of the undertaking. The attendance on Saturday was the largest that there has been on any Saturday since the opening of the building-53,061; and it was of a more miscellaneous character than had yet been seen on the "genteel" days. Among the special groups which helped to variegate the sad and solemn black of English male costume, was one of hop-pickers from

Rent ; who appeared in their homely green smock-frocks wearing luxuri- ant clusters of hops wreathed round their hats. The multitude of foreign- ers was greater than ever; and by their many-coloured taste in dress, the English ladies were assisted in giving 13; more picturesque colou'ing to the mass.

Throughout the day the tendency was greater to promenade the naves and transept, than to prosecute any instructive inspection of the works of

industry and art ; and it was plain that the uppermost thought of every

mind was that this was the " last day." By about four o'clock the crowd. in the region of the crystal fountain was as close as it could be

packed, and at half-past four, through the concentration from every mar-

ginal portion of the building, the naves were' densely filled for nearly half their length' East and West, and. the nave galleries were fringed with a row of faces four or fore dhep for their whole length, as they were filled on the opening day in May. From' an, elevated point the appearance at a little before Eve o'clock was singular • a vast expanse of black hats reaching so far as almost to. blend with the approaching shadows of evening. It had been arranged that at five o'clock the organs throughout the building should strike up the national anthem,. A few minutes before

five, Belshaw appeared on- the summit of Messrs. Keith's silk trophy, with e red flag in his hand, to give the signal that should be simul- taneously observed by all. The multitude was hushed' to an expectant

silence. A few seconds. before five, the waters of Ogees crystal fountain ceased' to play ; its broad moving leaves collapsed suddenly, and as the last streams fell down, every eye caught the impressive sign, and even,

whispers were hushed,. The great clock struck the first blow of five ; Mr.

Relshaw raised: hie flag ; and in an. instant the building was filled by the peal of the rival giantssof sound: At first the effect was more astonishing- than, pleasing for neither did the various organs, keep' time with each

other, nor could' either of them control the mass of human' accompani- ments by which it was surroundbd; Herr Sommer,. however, came to

the rescue, with' air instrument that rs, credibly supposed' to be the very trumpet which blew down the emirs of Jericho ; and' through his far-. reaching and pervading echoes a greater unison of performance was at- tained. The last stanza had therefore so comparative a. closeness, that as heard' in the galleries, and from remote points where the genera/ effect could be appreciated, the effect was sublime. The officers of the building decently gave a short interval after the con- clusion of this grand concert, before they ventured to' remind the public

that they were now expected to go home: A single bell hesitatingly put

clapper to one of its sides, a few times • but it was soon hissed into- modest silence; There was. another quarter of an hour of reprieve. This,

interval was occupied by the giving of cheers for Prince Albert, Mr.. Pamtion, Mr. Fox, and' other persons to whom the public ascribes the chief share iit conceiving and accomplishing the Exhibition. But these demon- strations lost the force of unanimity, from the want of some acknowledged' fugleman to regulate the vast body of demonstrators. At about half-past iva the bells began, to ring again: people shouteds hissed, and groaned; but the bells would not again be put down ; and at last, by their united clangour,. they completely outnoited the thousands of human voices, and made plain the determination of the Executive that the building should close. The Police manosuvered with skill and determination. The.gal- leries were vacant by six o'clock, and in another quarter of an hour every part of the building was cleared but the transept. By half-past six every person not connected with the building had retired.

The privilege of a separate inspection was granted to each of the exhibitors, with two friends, during Monday and Tuesday. The Queen, herself an exhibitor, was present on both of these days, early in the morn- ing, before the general company were admitted. The numbers have not been officially stated; but they are guessed at upwards of thirty thousand each day. It is said that on these days enormous sales were made.

The closing ceremonies on Wednesday were not of a very imposing na- ture. It had been hoped that the Queen would take part in them - but she was not present. The participators in the acts were the Central; Lo- cal, and Foreign Committees, the exhibitors, and' the members of the British Society of Arts. Among the rapid preparations which had been made for the transactions of Wednesday, was the total removal of the crystal fountain. Its place was occupied by a raised platform covered with crimson cloth, on which rested the throne—the celebrated "ivory chair," from the Indian tent— whence Prince Albert was to deliver the farewell address. The best de- scription of the day's deeds was furnished by the Standard of the same afternoon. "The morning set in most unpropitious) y with pelting showers, which continued without intermission throughout the day. Although it was an- nounced in the programme that the doors would not be opened till ten o'clock, there was a long line of cabs, carriages, and other vehicles, drawn up at the different entrances before half-past eight, so eager were those who had admission-cards to secure good places. Beyond the stationing of a large number of Police at the East, West., and South entrances, and the removal of goods and sculpture from the main thoroughfares of the building, where they were likely. to receive damage from the pressure of the crowd, the ap- pearance of the interior of the Exhibition differed little from its ordinary as- pect. The Executive Committee, finding that some thousands were already in waiting outside, gave orders that the doors should be opened before nine ; and as soon as this announcement was made, there came a general rush from the vehicles, through the mud and rain ; and, as they entered the building, the draggled and splashed appearance of the ladies contrasted strongly with the brilliant and butterfly aspect of the company on the 1st of May. The regulations for the admission of the visitors were on the whole more sa- tisfactory than at the opening. The number to be accommodated was of course much smaller, nevertheless there were at least twenty thousand per- sons congregated inside before eleven o'clock. The platform in the centre was, as we have already stated, covered with crimson cloth, and a raised dais at the Southern end had the additional decoration of a rich carpet ; upon this was placed the magnificent carved ivory throne, presented to her Majesty by the Rajah of Tavancore, and which has so long formed one of the great attractions of the Indian collection. The throne, with its gor- geous trappings and foot-stool, was placed so as to face the North end of the transept. In addition to this throne, there were contributions from several other countries in the shape of state and drawingroom chairs, and other highly ornamental specimens of the decorative furniture of Austria, France, Belgium, England, &c. which were ranged round the platform in a circle facing the throne. From the four corners of the transept depended groups of flags and banners of all nations. Beyond this there was no attempt at ornament or display. The whole of the transept was understood to be re- served for the Foreign Commissioners,jurors, and lady exhibitors ; and if these were the only parties who obtained places there, they must amount to a very formidable number, the seats, which filled the entire of either end and the sides adjoining the naves, being densely and inconveniently crowded. The orchestra and choristers of the Sacred Harmonic Society were placed in front of the South transept gallery ; there were no military bands; and until the whole of the proceedings terminated, neither Herr Sommer nor any of the organs in the building attempted to interfere. "A little way down the British and Foreign naves strong barriers were erected ; and behind this many thousands were piled and wedged as closely as they could stand for a considerable distance. The galleries were filled in every corner ; the topmost ranks touching the chandeliers at the North- western corner, and doing, we regret to say, a considerable amount of da- mage in their eagerness to obtain a commanding position. The crowd in the galleries adjoining the transept at length became so dense, and so eager to obtain a view of the central point of attraction on the floor, that a general cry was raised for the removal of the flags ; and these were quickly laid hold of by persons close to them, and rolled up and removed amidst the most vociferous cheering. The crowd, having little else to amuse themselves with, seized hold of every trifling incident that promised to while away, the time : the upsetting of a form, the occasional struggles that took place between the over-anxious sight-seers and the Police, or the breaking of some frail object by the pressure of the crowd, were received with roars of laughter and ap- plause. A body of the Sappers and Miners having carried some tables to the platform, for the purpose of placing thereon the jurors' reports, the per- formance of this simple act of duty drew down an unanimous burst of cheer- ing from these indefatigable clacqueurs, who got up occasional noisy demon- strations without any apparent object. As the hour drew near for the arrival of the Prince and the Foreign Committees, the scene became ex- tremely animated; while every available corner of the remote galleries, the staircases, and even the projecting ledge, from which the arched roof of the transept springs, at a fearful height from the floor, was crowded with spec- tators. The sculpture, statuary, counters, and every other 'vantage-point, was also tenanted, notwithstanding the strict orders of the Executive Com- mittee ; and before twelve o'clock, looking from one of the centre galleries, the eye encountered nothing but a sea of heads, extending in all directions, flanked at either end by a line of Sappers and Miners in their scarlet uni- forms, and encompassing the brilliant patch of crimson in the centre, where the platform and state chairs were placed.

• "Precisely at twelve o'clock, the cheering outside, which was taken up by the persons in the South Transept gallery, announced the arrival of his Royal Highness Prince Albert ; who immediately afterwards entered at the South central gate, preceded by the members of the Royal Commission, the Execu- tive Committee, the Architect, Contractors, Foreign Commissioners, Jurors, &c. As soon as the procession arrived within the gates, the organ and or- chestra struck up the national anthem; and the vast assemblage burst into one hearty and enthusiastic cheer, which made the walls and roof of the Crystal Palace ring again. The cheering and waving of flags and handker- chiefs was renewed again and again, until his Royal Highness arrived upon the platform, when still more vehement acclamations broke forth. The Prince bowed repeatedly on all sides, and appeared to feel the cordiality and heartiness of his welcome. He was attired in a plain morning dress, and his only distinctive decoration was the star and riband of the Garter. His Royal Highness then took his seat on the Indian throne ; Lord John Rus- sell occupied the seat immediately on his right. The Earl of Carlisle, the Bishop of London, Earl Granville, and all the other distinguished personages on the platform, took up the positions assigned to them. Colonel Reid, Mr. Dilke, Mr. Cole, Mr. Mshaw, and the other members of the Executive Committee, stood immediately behind the Prince's chair; and the Foreign Commissioners and Jurors occupied the front seats of the serried ranks that hemmed in the platform on all sides."

Viscount Canning then, on behalf of the Juries, read the following re- port.

Having had the honour of acting as President of the Council of Chairmen of the Juries, it falls to me to lay before your Royal Highness and her Majesty's Commis- sioners the reports of the several Juries upon the subjects submitted to them for examination, and the names of the exhibitors whom they have judged entitled to re- wards. In doing so, it will be convenient that I should state briefly the principle upon which, by the authority of her Majesty's Commissioners, the Juries were con- stituted.

" The various subjects included in the Exhibition were divided, in the first in- stance, into thirty classes. Of these, two were subsequently found to embrace fields of action too large for single juries, and were therefore divided into sub-juries. This increased the. number of acting juries to thirty-four. Each of these thirty-four ju- ries consisted of an equal number of British subjects and of foreigners. The British jurors were selected by her Majesty's Commissioners from lista furnished by the lo-

cal committees of various towns, each town being invited to recommend persons of skill and information in the manufactures or produce for which it is remarkable. The foreign jurors were appointed by authorities in their own countries, in euchre- lative proportion amongst themselves as was agreed upon by the Foreign Commission- era sent here to represent their respective Governments. In the event of a jury find- ing themselves deficient in technical knowledge of any article submitted to them, they were empowered to call in the aid of associates. These associates, who acted as advisers only, without a vote, but whose services were of the greatest value, were selected either from the jurymen of other classes, or from the lists of persons who had been recommended as jurors, but who had not been permanently appointed to anyjury. Each jury was superintended by a chairman, chosen from its numbers by her Majesty's Commissioners. The deputy-chairman and the reporter were elected by the jurors themselves. " Such was the constitution of the thirty-four juries taken singly. They did not, however, act independently of each other, inasmuch as they were associated into six groups, each group consisting of such juries as had to deal with subjects in some degree of kindred nature ; and before any decision of a jury could be considered as final, it was required that it should be brought before the assembled group ofe

of which that jury formed a part, and that it should be approved by them. TIie chief

of this provision was, that none of the many .foreign nations taking part in the Ex- hibition should incur the risk of seeing its interests overlooked or neglected from the accident (an unavoidable one in many instances) of its being unrepresented in any particular jury.

" Each group of juries received the assistance of a Deputy-Commissioner and of a Special Commissioner, appointed by her Majesty's Commissioners, to record its pro- ceedings, to furnish information respecting the arrangements of the Exhibition, and otherwise to facilitate the labours of the juries composing the group.

" It was further determined by her Majesty's Commissioners that the Chairmen of the Juries, consisting of British subjects and of foreigners in equal numbers, should be formed into a Council, and that the duties of the Council should be to determine the conditions upon which, in accordance with certain general principles previously laid down by her Majesty's Commissioners, the different prizes should be awarded; to frame rules to guide the working of the juries ; and to secure, as far as possible, uniformity in the result of their proceedings. "These are the most important features of the system upon which the jurors found themselves organized. I will now refer briefly to their course of action.

" The Council of Chairmen, in proceeding to the discharge of their duties. were met at the outset by a serious difficulty. Her Majesty's Commissioners had ex- pressed themselves desirous that merit should be rewarded wherever it presented itself, but anxious at the same time to avoid the recognition of competition between individual exhibitors. They had also decided that the prizes should consist in three medals of different sizes; and that these should be awarded, not as first, second, and third in degree for the same class of subjects and merit, but as marking merit of dif- ferent kinds and character. The Council of Chairmen found, to their regret, that it would be impossible to lay down any rules for the awarding of the three medals, by which the appearance, at least, of denoting different degrees of success among ex- hibitors in the same branch of production could be avoided. "Accordingly, after fully explaining their difficulty to her Majesty's Commis- sioners, they requested, as a course by which it might be materially dimi- nished, that one of the medals might be withdrawn. Of the remaining two, they suggested that one (the prize medal) should be conferred wherever a certain stand- ard of excellence in production or workmanship had been attained,—utility, beauty, cheapness, adaptation to particular markets, and other elements of merit, being taken into consideration according to the nature of the object ; and they recommended that this medal should be awarded by the juries, subject to confirmation by the groups. In regard to the other and larger medal, they suggested that the condi- tions of its award should be some important novelty of invention or application, either in material or processes of manufacture, or onginality combined with great beauty of design ; but that it should not be conferred for excellence of production or workmanship alone, however eminent; and they further suggested that this me- dal should be awarded by the Council of Chairmen, upon the recommendation of a jury, supported by its group.

The principle thus described met the views of her Majesty's Commissioners, and was subsequently further developed by them in a minute which they communi- cated to the Council of Chairmen. Its application, however, was not without diffi- culties, especially as regarded the foreign jurors. Many of these had taken part in the national exhibitions of France and Germany ; and to them the distinctive cha- racter of the two medals, and the avoidance of all recognition of degrees of merit between the recipients of prizes, were novel principles, and at variance with their experience ; inasmuch as one of the chief purposes of the national exhibitions of the Continent had been to distinguish the various degrees of success attained by rival exhibitors. It was to be expected, therefore, that cases would arise in which the Council medal, as the higher reward, would be asked for exhibitors whose claims were only somewhat stronger in degree, without differing in kind from those of others to whom the prize medal had been awarded. In such cases it became the duty of the Council of Chairmen to refuse their sanction to the award of the Council medal, without, however, necessarily impugning the alleged superiority of the article for which it was demanded. On the other hand, some mstauces have occurred in which they have felt themselves called upon to confirm the claim to a Council medal where the object for which it was claimed showed, in itself, less merit of execution or manufacture than others of its class. It follows, therefore, that the award of a Council medal does not necessarily stamp its recipient as a better manufacturer or producer than others who have received the prize medal. It is rather a mark of such invention, ingenuity, or originality, as may be expected to exercise an influence upon industry more extended and more important than could be produced by mere excellence of manufacture. This is to be borne in mind in considering the list of awards which 1 have the honour to lay before your Royal Highness ; and I trust that it will be found that the Juries have succeeded in doing justice to the exhibitors of every nation and class, and that they have not departed in any important degree from the purpose of her Majesty's Commissioners.

" One of the first instructions addressed to the Juries by the Council of Chair- men was to the effect that the prizes should be awarded without reference to the country of the exhibitors, the Exhibition being considered in this respect as re- cognizing no distinction of nations. It is gratifying to add that the jurors of every country cordially acquiesced in this principle ; and that, notwithstanding unavoid- able differences of opinion, uninterrupted harmony prevailed among them through- out the whole course of their labours. It is not too much to hope that the happy influence of this intercourse may extend and endure far beyond the present occasion. " It is not necessary that I should detain your Royal Highness and her Majesty's Commissioners with a recital of the other instructions framed by the Council of Chairmen for the guidance of the Juries, or with a detailed account of their proceed- ings in the discharge of their own functions.

• The number of prize medals awarded is 2918. The number of Council medals is 170. It is important to observe, that no more than one medal of either denomination has been allotted to one exhibitor in the same class, although he may have contri- buted to that class more than one article deserving of reward. The Juries have found it just, in framing their reports, to make honourable mention of certain exhi- bitors whose contributions were not such as to entitle them to receive a medal. Some have supplied specimens of raw materials, which, although curious and in- structive, do not imply any great merit of production on the part of the exhibitor ; and others have furnished articles of manufacture which, without reaching a high degree of excellence, are interesting as examples of the processes, or present con- dition, of the trades which they illustrate. " Before concluding, I trust I may be allowed to add, that it would be difficult duly to estimate the time and labourexpended by the jurors in their endeavour to dis- charge faithfully the important duty confided to them. The number of exhibitors was about 17,000. Of these, many, who were reckoned but once in the Catalogue, contributed a large variety of objects, and came within the province of more than one jury ; while, in other cases, towns, and even whole countries, were counted as single exhibitors, although they presented for examination every kind of manufac- ture and raw produce which their ingenuity and natural resources could furnish. Upon the whole, the task of the Juries invelved the consideration and judgment of at least 1,000,000 articles ; the difficulties attending it being not a little increased by the want of a uniform system of classification of the subjects in some of the foreign divisions, and by unavoidable imperfections in the Catalogue. In these circum- stances the Juries can scarcely venture to 'Ape that accidental omissions may not have occurred; but they have the satisfaction of feeling that these, if any, are not attributable to a want of care or diligence on their part. " It now only remains for me, in laying the result of our labours respectfully be- fore your Royal Highness and her Majesty's Commissioners, to offer, on behalf of my colleagues and myself, our grateful acknowledgment of the honourable confidence which you have placed.in us, and to express the hope that we shall be found to have fulfilled our trust in a manner worthy of the noble undertaking in which we are proudto have been called upon to bear a part."

The reading of the report appeared to be considered inconveniently long and tedious, as it could only be heard by the persons placed in the immediate neighbourhood of the platform ; and there were occasionally indecorous cries from one of the galleries of " Speak up!" and " Time, time !"

Prince Albert having received the voluminous reports of the Juries from Lord Canning, then placed them on the table before him, and pro- ceeded to read the following reply.

" My Lord—The Royal Commissioners are much indebted to your Lordship, and to the distinguished gentlemen of this and other nations, who have acted on the Juries intrusted with the award of the prizes in the recent Exhibition, for the zeal with which they have undertaken, and the ability with which they have fulfilled, the task which has been allotted to them. The Commissioners are sensible that the services of those gentlemen have, in many instances, been rendered at great incon- venience to themselves, and at the sacrifice of very valuable time and of important avocations. It is with pride and pleasure that they have noticed in the lists of those who have performed this service to the Exhibition, the names of men of every nation, of the most exalted rank, and of the most eminent reputations in statesman- ship, in science, in literature, in manufactures, in commerce, and in the fine arts; of men in every respect well calculated not only to form a correct technical judg- ment upon the merits of the articles submitted to their inspection, but also to main- tain the high character which the Commissioners have uniformly striven to impart to the Exhibition.

" In no department of the vast undertaking which has just been brought to a happy close were greater difficulties to have been apprehended than in that in which your Lordship and your eminent colleagues have given your assistance. On this, the first occasion on which theproductions of the different nations of the globe have ever been brought together for the purpose of comparing their several merits, not only were prejudices and jealousies to have been expected to interfere with the decisions, but the nature of the case presented many difficulties of a formidable character to the formation of a judgment which should appear satisfactory to all. The names of the jurors, indeed, when once made known, were of themselves a sufficient guarantee for that impartiality which was essential to the fulfilment of their task ; and, from all that has come to the knowledge of the Royal Commissioners during the progress of their labours, they are fully satisfied that every award has been made with the most ample and laborious investigation, and upon grounds most strictly honourable, just, and candid.

" But although the high character of the jurors would have fully justified the Commissioners in intrusting them with the award of the prizes without fettering their discretion with any instructions whatever, had nothing more than an impartial deci- sion been required, there were difficulties of a rely peculiar nature inherent to the task, which seemed to render necessary the adoption of some regulations that might at first sight appear to have been somewhat arbitrary in their character. The differ- ences in the wants of various nations having necessarily impressed their several manufactures with different characteristics, it would seem to be almost impossible for those who have been in the habit of judging the productions of their own country by one standard to enter fully into merits which can only be properly appreciated by another standard, since the very points which in the one case appear to be excellencies, may in the other, not unnaturally, be taken as defects. This consideration, and a knowledge of the evils which were to be apprehended from any accidental erroneous decision in a matter so intimately. connected with the commercial interests of every nation, induced the Royal Commissioners to lay down for the guidance of the Juries those principles to which your Lordship has referred.

" It would, perhaps, have been more interesting to the public had the Commission- ers instructed the Juries to follow the practice which has usually prevailed in the exhibitions of individual nations, and to grant medals of different degrees, to mark the gradations of excellence among the exhibitors; but they feel that they have adopted the safer course, and that which was upon the whole most in accordance with the feelings of the majority of the exhibitors, in directing that no distinction should be made between their merits if their productions came up to the standard requisite to entitle them to a prize, but that all should, without exception, take the same rank and receive the same medaL " The Commissioners, however, considered it right to place at the disposal of the Council of Chairmen a peculiar or Council' medal in the cases to which your Lord- ship has referred. Important discoveries in many branches of science and of manu- factures have in this Exhibition been brought under the notice of the public ; and it seems just that those who have rendered services of this kind to the world should receive a special mark of acknowledgment on an occasion which has ren- dered so conspicuous the advantages which the many have derived from the dis- coveries of the few.

" The grant of the Council medal ',for beauty of design and for excellence in the fine arts, as applied to manufactures, though made upon a somewhat different prin- ciple, is also compatible with the views of the Commissioners, since in the cases in which it has been given it does not mark any greater comparative excellence of ma- nufacture, or assign to one producer a higher place than is accorded to others, but is to be regarded as a testimony to the genius which can clothe the articles required for the use of daily life with beauty that can please the eye and instruct and elevate the mind. Valuable as this Exhibition has proved in many respects, it appears to the Commissioners that there is no direction in which its effects will be more sensibly and immediately perceived than in the improvement which it may be expected to produce in taste, and the impulse it has given to the arts of design; and a special acknowledgment is justly due to those who have afforded the best examples of art, whether pure or applied, and led the way in this interesting career of im- provement.

" It now remains for the Commissioners once more to return to your Lordship and your colleagues their cordial thanks : and they must not omit to include in these acknowledgments those gentlemen who have in various ways assisted you in your labours, particularly those who have acted with you as associates or experts for the purpose of assisting your judgment in matters requiring very minute and special knowledge of particular subjects; and the Commission are well aware that these gentlemen have frequently been of the greatest service. In the hope that the jurors and associates might desire to possess a lasting memorial of the Exhibition, a spe- cial medal has been struck in commemoration of their important services. " It is the intention of the Commissioners to publish not only the names of those to whom the Juries have awarded prizes, but also the valuable reports which they have prepared on the state of science, art, and manufactures, in the several branches of the Exhibition with which the Juries have been conversant. The Royal Com- missioners fully appreciate the zeal and talent displayed by those jurors who have accepted the laborious office of reporters to the Junes; and they doubt not that their reports will form moat interesting records of this Exhibition, and will afford impor- tant materials for ascertaining the progress of human industry at any future time, when another review of its productions, like the present, may be determined on. " It now becomes my pleasing duty, on behalf of the Royal Commissioners, to deliver my most sincere acknowledgments and thanks for the hearty cooperation and support which the Exhibition has constantly received from foreign countries. The Foreign Commissioners, who have left their own countries to superintend the illustration of their respective national industries at the Exhibition, have ever shown that desire to aid the general arrangements which alone has rendered possible the success of the undertaking.

" To the Society of Arts, which by its exhibitions of works of national industry prepared the way for this international Exhibition, the Royal Commission and the public feel that their acknowledgments are especially. due; and the Commission have to thank that body for having carried out the preliminary arrangements to an extent which justified me, as their President, in the application which I made to the Crown for the issue of a Royal Commission.

" The Commision have also to acknowledge the valuable services afforded by the eminent scientific and professional men who, on the sectional Committees, aided most materially in founding a scientific basis on which to rear the Exhibition. " To the Local Commissioners and members of Local Committees, but more es- pecially to those who have undertaken the onerous duties of secretaries, our best acknowledgments are also due. Without their zealous aid it would have been im- possible to obtain an efficient representation of the industrial products of their re- spective localities,

And, finally, we cannot forget that all the labours of those thus officially con- nected with the Exhibition would have been vain, had it not been for the hearty good-will and assistance of the whole body of exhibitors, both Foreign and British. The zeal which they have displayed in affording a worthy illustration of the state of the industry of the nations to which they belong, can only be equalled by the successful efforts of their industral skill. The Commission have always had support and encouragement from them during the progress of the undertaking and they cannot forget how cheerfully they submitted to regulations essential for their general good, although sometimes producing personal inconvenience to them- selves. If the Exhibition he successful in aiding the healthy progress of manufac- tures, we trust that their efforts will meet with a due reward.

" In now taking leave of all those who have so materially aided us in their respect- ive characters of jurors and associates, foreign and local commissioners, members and secretaries of local and sectional committees, members of the Society of Arts, and exhibitors, I cannot refrain from remarking, with heartfelt pleasure, the singular harmony which has prevailed among the eminent men representing so many national interests—a harmony which cannot end with the event which produced it. Let us receive it as an auspicious omen for the future ; and while we return our humble and hearty thanks to Almighty God for the blessing Ile has vouchsafed to our labours, let us all earnestly pray that that Divine Providence which has so benignantly watched over and shielded this illustration of Nature's productions, conceived by human intellect and fashioned by human skill, may still protect us, and may grant that this interchange of knowledge, resulting from the meeting of enlightened people in friendly rivalry, may be dispersed far and wide over distant lands; and thus, by showing our mutual dependence upon each other, be a happy means of promoting unity among nations, and peace and good-will among the various races of mankind."

Though the Prince spoke in a loud and distinct voice, he could be heard only by a small fraction of the vast assemblage : he was, however, cheered repeatedly ; and when the Foreign Commissioners were called upon the platform to receive the acknowledgments of his Royal Highness, from the Royal Commissioners there was another general burst of ac- clamation. The choristers and the organ poured forth another verse of the national anthem ; the spectators joining with enthusiasm.

The Bishop of London, attended by his Chaplain, then advanced to the centre of the platform, and, amidst the profound silence of the multitude, pronounced the following prayer, in a solemn and impressive tone of voice.

"O, Almighty and most merciful God, Father of all mankind, who hast made of one blood all nations of men to serve and worship Thee, and by their words and works to glorify Thy holy name; who didst send Thine only Son into the world to recon- cile it unto Thee, and to unite all men in one brotherhood of holiness and love ; we, thine unworthy servants, most humbly beseech Thee to accept our offering of prayer and praise. From Thee alone proceed all good counsels and all useful works, and by Thee alone are they conducted to a prosperous end.

• We acknowledge with all humility and thankfulness, the gracious answer which Thou bast vouchsafed to the prayers of our Queen and her people, in blessing, with a wonderful measure of success, an undertaking designed to exhibit the glories of Thy creation, to promote the useful exercise of those faculties which Thou bast implanted in the sons of men, and to encourage the growth of peace and brotherly love.

" We humbly thank Thee, 0 Lord, that Thou bast graciously prospered the coun- sels of him who conceived, and of those who have carried out, that great design ; and that Thou hast mercifully protected from harm the multitudes who have thronged this building. We acknowledge it to be of Thy goodness that a spirit of order and mutual kindness, of loyalty to our Sovereign, of obedience to the law, and of respect for the sanctity of Thy Sabbath, has been manifested by the people of this country, in the sight of those who have been here gathered together from all parts of the world.

" We thank Thee also, that Thou bast disposed the hearts of many nations to enter upon a generous and peaceful competition in those arts which, by llly merciful appointment, minister to the comfort of man, and redound to Thy glory as the Giver of every good and perfect gift. We devoutly pray, that all may be led to acknowledge Thy power, wisdom, and goodness, in the achievements of man's industry and skill, and may depart to their several homes to speak in their own tongues the wonderful works of God.' Con- tinue to them, we beseech Thee, Thy favour and protection; let Thy good provi- dence conduct them in safety to their native land, and bless them with prosperity and peace. Grant, 0 Lord, that this gathering of Thy servants from every nation may be the token and pledge of a continued intercourse of mutual kindness between the different branches of Thy universal family. alay it contribute to the growth of Christian love, and hasten the coming of that blessed reign of peace, when • nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.' "Lastly, we pray Thee with Thy favour to behold our Sovereign Lady Queen VO- toria, the Prince Albert, Albert Prince of Wales, and all the Royal Family ; to c.ft- tinue to this nation the manifold gifts which Thy goodness has so long abundantly showered upon it ; to save and defend all Christian kings, princes, and governors, and to bless Thy people committed to their charge. Give them grace that they may in all things seek Thy honour and glory, and be diligent in the heavenly work of enlightening and purifying mankind, of diffusing through the world the blessings of peace, and of extending the kingdom of Thy dear Sun, who has taught us to ap- proach Thee as our common Parent, and to say- " Our Father, which art in Heaven, hallowed be Thy name. Thy kingdom come ; Thy will be done in earth, as it is in Heaven. Give us this day our daily bread ; and forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil; for Thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.' "The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the fellowship of the Holy Ghost, be with us all evermore. Amen."

" While the prayer was being read," the Standard reports, "every voice was hushed and every head bowed ; men of all nations, all sects, and all reli- gions, apparently influenced by the same feelings, and uniting in one com- mon tribute of acknowledgment to the Supreme Being for the final and suc- cessful accomplishment of the great undertaking. The scene was not unlike that presented in some vast cathedral ; and the effect was still further heightened when at the close the organ, orchestra, and voices burst into the magnificent Hallelujah Chorus ; the effect of which was indescribably fine and impressive. " At its close, the cheering was again renewed : and all restraint being now at an end, the people broke out into the most noisy demonstrations of enthusiasm. The Prince again bowed repeatedly, and retired to the Royal Commissioners' department; where mutual felicitations were exchanged ; and the Foreign Commissioners having paid their respects to his Royal Highness and taken leave, the assemblage gradually broke up."

It is stated, seemingly on authority, that the honour of knighthood is to be conferred on Mr. Paxton, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Cubitt ; and that Prince Albert has requested Dr. Lyon Playfair to accept the office of Gentleman- Usher in his household, vacant by the appointment of Colonel Reid to the Governorship of Malta.

The total receipts of the Royal Commission have been—

Season tickets £67,610 14 0

Receipts at doors 356,808 1 0

Retiring-rooms 2,427 19 91 Washing-places ..... 440 11 111 Taking charge of umbrellas 831 3 3 Profits from medals struck in building 881 16 10

The other receipts were—

Subscriptions 67,399 3 10 Catalogue contract 3,200 0 0 Refreshment contract 5,600 0 0 Sale of weather-charts ..... 7 14 11 Grand total £505,107 5 7

The awards of the prizes and distinctions have been published.; and it is intended also to publish the valuable reports which the Juries have prepared on the state of science, art, and manufactures. The list of the names of those to whom medals have been awarded, and who have been deemed worthy of "honourable mention," fills upwards of thirty-three columns of those morning papers which made room for it in a single day's

£429,000 6 10

impression. We subjoin an.ebstract, inchistrionaly prepared by the Globe, which exhibits the reletiVo eUrabers of prizes ginned by each nation, and throw is occasional remarks on noteworthy features in the list of prizes under each class in the Exhibition. The number of awards of all elasses-" Council models," " prise medals." and "honourable mentions"-is 5084: of this gross number 3045 distinctions have been given to foreign exhibitors, and 2039 have been received by our own countrymen. The classes of the Exhibition Were thirty, but, as Lord Canning's report explains, the juries were thirty- four in number.

Juer I. MINERAIR. Cowell Medal,,: France 2, 'United Kingdom w Prussia Austria 1. Prigs flikiale: United Kingdom 26, France 10, Belgium 10, Prussia 9, Austria 7, United States 4, Russia 3, Canada 2, Tuscany 2, Nova Scotia 1, South Australia 1, Hesse 1, Sweden 1, Spain 1, Nassau 1„ Switzerland L Among the gainers of the Council medals is pried. Krupp, the Prussian manufacturer of the wonderful east-steel cannon. Among the prize medal- lists are the Basilian Messieurs Demidoff, for iron and copper; the Austrian Prime Minister, Prince Sehwarzenberg, for iron andsteel ; the Messieurs Gm- ham and Hallett, of South Australia, for specimens of copper from the famed Burra Burra mine; Madame Ponomaref, of Kamoutsky, in Russia, and Widow Zois, of Ce.r4 in Austria, manufacturers of shear steel, mid the famed Russian sheet-iron. Among the "honourable mentions', are the Bermes Range Mining Company, South Australia, for its copper ores; Earl Fitz- willutm, for his coal sections outside the building at the Western end ; the Marmora iron company of Canada, for its iron; and the Imperial mines of Poland, for their cadmium. JURY II. CHEMICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCM COWIN Medals: France 2, United Kingdom 1, Tuscany 1. Prize Medals : United Kingdom 38, Prance 20, Prussia 12, Austria 5, Sardinia 2, Belgium 2, Wurtemberg 2, Russia 2, Netherlands 2, Hesse 1, Tuscany 1, Bavaria 1, Mecklenburg Straits 1, Frankfort:on-Maine 1, United State, 1.

The names of most of our well-known practical chemists and pigment- preparers appear in the list of prize medallists. The only process of interest to the unprofessional reader is that of Mr. G. Clifford, of the lower Temple, for restoring parchment deeds injured by fire. JUIM III. SUBSTANCES USED FOR FOOD. Council Medals: France 4 United States I, United Kingdom 1. Prize Medals : United Kingdom 35, France 18, United States 13, Canada 10, Spain 10, Russia 8, India 4, Portugal 3„ Van Diemen's Land 3, Austria 2, Cape 2, Borneo 2, Tuscany 2, British Guiana I, Sweden 1, Belgium 1, 'Grenada 1, South Australia 1 Jersey 1, Algeria 1, New South Wales 1, Trinidad 1, tlhina 1, Turkey I, Hesse 1, jPrussia 1, Mauritius I. Among the Council medallists are Messrs, Peter Lawson and San, of Scot- land, for their "admirably displayed, very complete, instructive, and scions tifically-arranged collection of the vegetable products of Sootland,"-sinee liberally presented to the Executive Council towards its memorial collection. Among the prize medallists are Abbas Paoha, Viceroy of Egypt, for soft white wheat; the Sublime Porte, for hard wheat, Turkish tobacco, and honey ; Prince Albert, for beans and winter oats; the Assam. Company for its cages tiou of tem. Jetty IV. SUswANCES FOR MewerAeraurs. Councit Medals: France 3, United Kingdom 2. Pries Medals: France 41, India 33, United Kingdom 29, United States 20, Austria 14, Spain 13, Prussia 11, Belgium 10, Russia 10, Algeria 9, Tuscany 8, British Guiana 8, Van Diemores Land 8, Cape 6, Turkey 6, Portugal 3, Ceylon 2, New Zealand 2, Canada 2, New South Wales 2, Sardinia 2, Netherlands 2, Labuan 1, Trinidad rs China 1, Smith Australia 1, Wurtemberg 1, Bavaria 1, Tunis 1, West Melee 1, gt,Domingo 1. Among „She Council medallists are M. lean Louis Comm, de M.aueharup, France, "for the origination of a new and -valuable quality of wool, giving to the variety of MOFIAO the best quality for combing, inereaaed streng brilliancy, arid tummies of fibre"; and Mr. John Mer, ' cer of the U liingdoru, for a process of modifying the fibre of cotton by the action of caustic alkali, whereby its physical and chemical properties are altered and improved in a most remarkable manner." Among the prize medallists era the Russian Government of Pothonie, for flax ; Sir William Denison, Go- vernor of Van Diemen's Land, for his collection of raw produce; the Bah of Kielinagurgh, India, for fused oils; the Sesjah of Joypore, India, for gniian

attar of roses.

rear V. MACHINERY Pinner; AND JURY V.1, DICLIMINO CARRIAOES. Council Medals: United Kingdom 4, France 1, Belgium 1. Prize Medals: United Kingdom 52, France 8, Netherlands 1, Belgium 1, Canada!, Prussia 1, Austria 1. Iven here we do not reign supreme. Mr. Crampton gains a Coning medal for his locomotive engine, and Messrs. Penn one for marine engines for email vessels ; but Messrs. Ceckerill and Co., of Belgium, gain the prize for engines for river navigation. Mr. Appold is rewarded for his centrifugal pump. rear VI. MANUFACTURING MACHLN/16. COntiCit Medals: United. Kingdom 15, France 4, United States 1, Prussia 2. Prize Medals: France 24, United Kingdom 51, United State. 7, Prussia 4, 'Tuscany I, Switzerland 1, Austria 1, Belgium 2. Ammo the Council medallists are Messrs. Ribbed and Platt, for their set of cotton machinery ; Messrs. Whitworth, for their collection of engineers machine tools, (purchased entire by the Austrian Government) and for Mr Wisitworth'a machine for measuring less than the 200,000th part of an inch JURY VII. Butimixos, Comell Medals: United Kingdom 3. Prize Medals: United Kingdom 17, Netherlands 1, United States 1, Switzerland 2, France 2. The three Council medals of this Jury were awarded to Prince Albert, for his model lodging-house, jointly with his original conception and successful prosecution of the Exhibition ; to Mr. Paxton, for his design of the great building ; and to Messrs. Fox and Henderson, for their erection of the build- ing.

Juice VIII. NAVAL AND MILITARY AOCOUTREMBNTS. Council .Medals: United hingdour 5, France H, Austria. 1, Prize Medals : United Kingdom 4.5, Belgiuie 6, Prance 10, Lubeck 1, Switzerland 1. SPaie 1.

Our Admiralty obtains a Council medal for its hydrographical charts and

models of ships; Corporation of London, a prize medal, for its illus- trations of the irt of shipbuilding ; Mr. J. Beeching, a prize medal, for the life-boat which won the Duke of Northumberland'a prizes. While many of our well-known gumnakers obtain prize medals for their rifles, fowling- pieces, and pistols, Mr. Samuel Colt obtains only an "honourable mention' for his " revolving " rifles and pistols. By this Jury money awards of 501. have been made to Alexander Births, for deep-sea fishing tackle, and Joseph Bothway, for models of improved pulley-blocks ; of 401, to Daniel Harvey, for a beautiful model of the Victoria and Albert yacht; and of 201. to Dempster, for ingenious new merchant-ship signals. JURY IX. AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENTS. Council Medal, : United Kingdom 4, United States 1. Prize Medals: United Kingdom 29, Belgium 4, France 3,-Nether- lands 1, United States 1.

Amoz the Council medallists is C. N. M'Corinick, for his American reap- ing-ma ins.

J1111.7 X. PHILOSOPHICAL INSTRIMENTS. Council Medals: United Kingdom 16, United Staten 1, France 9, Switzerland 1, Tuscany 1, Holland 1, Bavaria 1, Prussia 1. Prism Madole: United Kingdom 40; Francs 16, Prussia 9, United States 7, Austria 3, Switzerland 3, Belgium 2, Bavaria I, Saxony 1, Russia 1, Denmark 1, Zollverein 1, Hesse 1, India I.

The electrio telegraphs of Bain, (Scotland,) P. C. Bakewell, W. T. Hen- ley, and Brett, (London) the telescope of Mr. Alexander Boss, and the Pp aphis inventions of M. Claude; and Mr. S. Buckle, obtain Council medal*.

JURY Ms. Mrszears Isarmaixem. Council Medals: United Kingdom 4. France 4, Munich 1. Pr* Medal* Kingdom 15, Frame 11, United State* 6, Prussia 2, Wurtemberg 2, Belgium 2, Saxony 1, Tuscany 1, Spain 1, Nassau 1, 1;1a., saris 1.

Messrs. Erard and Co. obtain the Council medal for harps and pianos.

S. Wood obtains "honourable martian" and a money grant of 501. for hia

" iisrentitet of a piano vielino."

Jaar Zu.. CLOVIS, He. Catuseil Medals: United Kingdom 1, France 2, Switzer- land L. Prise Medals: United Kingdom 10, France 9, Switzerland 9, Bardini4 Denmark 1. Mr. E. J. Dent obtains a Council medal for his strong, aoeurate, and cheap turret-cloak. Mr. Loseby obtains a prize medal for his invention of a eon- pensation-balance. A money award is made to F. Retor, to enable him to prosecute ea erimeats towards perfecting "a new and ingenious free spring escapement. JURY Xe. SURGICAL IN8ThUMENTS. Council Medal: Won, awarded. Prise Medals: United Kingdom 19, France 5, Tuscany 1, Switzerland 1, America 1,

Portugal 1.

Dr. Amok is a prize medallist for a further addition to his philanthropic inventions-a uaode of applying cold as a novel therapeutic agent. JURY R.I. Maseracruasa or Corvon. award Medals : None awarded. Prise Medals: tiriZed Kingdom la, Switzerland 7, France 7, United States 2, Prussia 2, Sammy 2, Belgium I, AMitria 1. Portugal Wurtembere 1. The proportion of British to Foreign successes shown by the comparative numbers is the only notable feature of these awards : the Foreign successes are 24, the British 16. JURY XII. MANUFACITeata IN WOOLS. Co9sie41 Medzie: Noun awarded. psi*, Medals: United Kingdom 73, France 34. Prussia 18. Barony IS, Russia 6, Austria 5, Belgium 4, Canada 2, United states I, Netherlands 1. The Canadian " i3lue-Noses " go ahead of Salsa Slicieti creation-whippers on the States Aide of the freutiers , JURY XIII. SIMS Ass VELVET*. Council Medals: None awarded. Prize Medals: Fresco 49, United Kingdom 31, Switzerland 17, Austria 8, Sardinia 5, Prussia 4, Zolis erein 3, IttlAtih 2.

Among the prize medallists are Hinshaw Aga and Aga ifadji Muatapha, both of Turkey, for figured velvets and crapes.

Joss KiV. lemma, Ike.Council Medals: None awarded, Prize Medals: United Kingdom 24, Prance H. Belgium 7, Prussia 5, Austrial. Russia I. Saxony 1. Money awards of 101. each are made in favour of Ann Harvey and 7s110 M`Gill, both of Belfast, and of "a little girl ten years old," in Deepen Spins inns School, Prussia, for hand-spain flax yarn. JURY KY. Miran Fannies. Council Medal: France 1. Prise Medals: United Kingdom 27, France 13, Belgium 4. The citizen of the Celestial empire, Whoyne, of Canton, obtains " honours able mention " for his cloths and handkerchiefs of China grass ; a material which Messrs. Marshall awl Co. of Leeds are successfully introducing as a rival to the finest flax.

rear XVI. LEATHER, Fira, Be. Council Medals: None awarded. Prize Medals; United Kingdom 43, France 25, United States 5, flelgitiin 4, Prussia 4, Russia 3, Hesse 2, Austria 1, Canada 1, Turkey 1„ Switzerland 1, Nova Scotia 1. Some of the American prizes are for light, strong, and superior lutruees ; the Sultan of Turkey obtains a prize for his collection of skins. JURY XVII. PAPER AND STATIONIMY, PSINTIIM AND BOMMLNDING. Medal: luistria L Prize Medals; Ironed Kingdom &I, France 25, Prussia 6, Aus- tria 4, Belgium 3, Wurtemberg 2, fordinia 1. Denmark 1, Van Diemen's Land I, Turkey 1, India 1, Egypt 1, Bavaria 1, Saxony 1, Canada 1, Hesse 1, Russia 1, Netherlands 1. The single Council medal is awarded to the Imperial Court and Printing- office of Vienna, Austria, for novelty of invention, and the number of new combinations in the art of typography. Among the prize medallists are Messrs. Duzaugla.u, of Smyrna, Asiatic Turkey, for their wr444-PaPar4 and Mr. H. Dowling, of Van Diemen's Land, for Tarnisnisn printing.

JURY XVIII. WOVEN, Sean, FRLTED, AND LAID FABRICS, WHEN SHOWN U SChellittliS OF PRINTING on DYEING. Council Medals: None awarded. Prize Me- dals: United Kingdom 18, France 27, Switzerland 3, Austria 2, Prussia 2.

JURY XIX. TAITSTRY, INCLUDjNO CARPETS AND FLOORCLOITIS, LACE AND. DROIDBRT, Ferrer AND INDIMMIAL WORM, Council Medals: France 1, United Kingdom 1. Prite:Medals: United Kingdom 55, France 26, Belgium 16, Switzer- land 9, Saxony 4, Prussia 4, Spain 2, Sardinia 1, Sweden I. The two COM:Ica medals axe respectively to the Government Manufactory of {lobelia Tapestry, France, " for ortgiwifty and beauty of design of the dif-, ferent inmate:Lew* exhibited for furniture, and the extraordinary excellence of exeetitian of most of the productions exhibited "and to Messrs. Bail, Duenicliffe, and Co., of Nottingham, for their velvet and Simla lace, "a new patented fabric suitable for shawls, dresses, and for various ornamental and useful purposes, of great commercial importance." June XX. Awriessis CIP ClaTMING rfork Isusgras,„ra, pitusoyiAr., OR DOMECTIA IISR. Council Medals: None awarded. Prise Medals: United Kingdom 46, France 26, Switzerland 2, Austria 7, Saxony 7, Tuscany 2, Turkey 2. United States I, Lux- emburg I, Prussia 1, Reesia 1. Among the prize medallists are " Feruviladgi, the Tailors AssoeHe- tion," of Janina, Turkey, for Albanian costumes ; the Glovers Association of Prague, Austria, for gloves; and Sofittlioglou's Daughter, Constantinople, for veils embroidered in gold and pearls with silver fringes ; the Russian Government of Trveis for shoes and slippers ; the Sultan of Turkey for his admirable collection of costumes. "Honourable mention" is made of the slippers of CaraboOs Wife, Turkey, the elastic braces of Widow Huet, France, and the slippers of " the girl Isteho," of Constantinople. Jerry Xx.r. CUTLEIM an Rees Toots. Council Medal: United Kingdom I. Prise Medals: United Kingdom 63, France 8. United Suttee S Zollverein 5, Austria 4, Russia 2, Turkey 2, Sweden 1, Wurtemberg 1. The single Council medal was given to Messrs. Spear and Jackson, of the United Kingdom, "for their exhibition of circular saws, and particularly one of sixty inches in diameter, of marked and very superior excellence, manu- factured b a process of peculiar merit, the result of a novel application of mechanical ingenuity recently effected by themselves." AIRY XXII. IRON AND GEHRRAL HARDWARE. Council Medals: United King- dom 5, France 4, Belgium 1, Bavaria!, Prussia 1. Prize Medals: United KiAg- dam me, France S5, Zollverein 21.. Visited States 8, Austria 8, Belgium 5, Wur- temberg 3, Russia 3, Netherlands 3, Spain 2, Saxony 1, Tuscany 1. The Coalbrook Dale Company obtains a Councikmedal for their cast-iron sta- tues. Prize medals and special approbation are awarded to Messrs. Bramah, for their hicks and castings ; and to Messrs. Chubb, for their locks and safes: but we do not find that Mr. Hobbs, or Messrs. Newell, the proprietors of the great unpickable lock exhibited by Mr. Hobbs, gain either prize or "honour- able mention."

JURY XXIII. WORKING TN PRECIOUS METALS, Di arms IMITATMN, JEWELLERY, AND ALL ARTICLES OP VERTU AND LUXURY NOT INCLUDED IN THE °THEE mAnsr5' Council Medals: United Kingdom 6, France 6, Zollverein 8, Russia 1. Prize Medals: France 31, United Kingdom 14, Zollverein 5, Switzerland 4, Hamburg 2, Spain 1, Netherlands 1, Sardinia 1, Belgium 1, Russia 1. Pray XXIV. GLASS. Council Medals: Formes 1. Pried Medals: United King' 17, France 8, Austria 3, Switzerland 1, Netherlands 1, Zollverein 1.

The single Council medal was awarded to M. Mitez, of France, for novelty of cheiniestl application,

Jens XXV. CERAIIM MANUFACTURE, CHINA. PORCELAIN EATIERKWATUI, Ste Council Medals: France 1, United Kingdom L Prize Medals: United Kingdom 12. France 6, Zollverein 4, Austria 2. Portugal 1, Russia 1, India 1, Bavaria 1, Den- mark 1.

The two Council medals are awarded to the Sevres Manufactory, Francs, and to Messrs. H. Minton and Co. of the United Kingdom, for "new appli- cation and beauty of design." Among the prize medallists are Alderman Copelaud, for general excellence in statuary porcelain ; the Royal Porcelain Manufactory at Nymphenls., Bavaria, the Royal Porcelain Manufactory at Copenhagen, the Royal Porcelain Manufactory of Prussia, the Royal China Manufactory at Meissen, Saxony, and the Porcelain Manufactory at Con- stantinople.

JURY XXVT. DECORATION, FURNITURE AND UPHOLSTERY, INCLUDING PAPYR- HANGINGS, PAPIE13-3143C111, AND JAPANNED Goons. Council Medals: France 4, Austria 1. Prise Medals: United Kingdom 23, France 22, Austria 5, Tuscany 3, libISSUI 3, Belgian 3, Bavaria 2, China 2, India 2, Prussia 2, Sardinia 1, Hamburg 1, Netherlands L Here we are fairly diStasseed. The French firms of Messieurs Barbedienne and Co., of E. Delicourt, of A. G. Fourdinois, and of M. J. Lienarcl, and the Austrian firm of C. Leistler and Son, have shut us out altogether from any award of Council medals. Among the prize medalists, are Messrs. Cooke. and Sons, of Warwick, for their grand carved sideboard.

JURY XXVII_ MANUFACTURES LN MINERAL SUBSTANCES, USED FOR BUILDING OR DEOGEATIGE„ AS 374 Manstn, sure, POSEY/RIES, CIDIMSTS, Arenas'. erotica, .Sw.. Cossnoil Medals: United Kingdom 2„ Papal States 1, Russia L Prise Medals: United Kingdom 48, France 8, Tuscany 4, Malta 3, Russia 3, Rome 2, Austria 2, Belgium 2, India 1, Sweden 1, Prussia 1, Bavaria 1. The four Council medals are awarded to the Society for Improving the Condition of the Labouring Classes, for sundry improvements in the con- struction of bricks, and of the habitations of the labouring classes ; to Messrs. Minton, for encaustic tiles, &e. ; to the Messieurs Demidoff, for their mala- chite manufactures ; and to the Cavaliere Barbiere, of Rome, for a table in Roman mosaic. Honourable mention is made, among many others, of Lord Monteagle, for his Irish statuary marbles ; of Lord Lovelace, for his orna- mental bricks; and of the Rajah of Nattore, India, for his white marble garden-seats.

/VET XXVIfs. MARDPACIDESS snow Amzsr. ABB VEGETABLE SITBSTANCES, NOT BEING WOVEN Oa FESITCD, on INCLUDED IS OTRER SECTIONS.COMM Medals: United Kingdom 2, United States of America 1. Prise Medals: United Kingdom 26, France 12, United States 5, Austria 5, Switzerland 4, Spain 4, Prussia 4, Canada 3, Mauritius 2, Bahamas 2, Russia 1, Sardinia, 1, Nassau 1, Portugal 1, China 1, Bel- gium I. Sweden I, Turkey I. The Council medals are given to Messrs. Mackintosh, and Mr. Goodyear, ofAmerica, for India-rubber ; and to the Gutta Perch* Company, for gutty Joan percha. Jour XXIX. MISCSCLLISIBOT4 MILITISFACTIDINS inn SMALL WAIVES. C011/161 Mainly France 2. Prise Medals: United Kingdom 45, France 32, Austria 11, Prussia 10, Wurtenaberg 5, Spain 5, United States 3, Belgium 3, Turkey 3, Russia 3, Portugal 3, Sardinia 3, Hamburg 2, Bavaria 2, India 2, Brazils 1, Switzerland 1, Ne- therlands 1, Tuscany 1, Sweden I, Tunis 1. The Council medals are awarded to L. A. de Tilly, France, "for the in- vention of practical methods of using lime in the manufacture of stearic can- dles, and the use of boracic acid in the preparation of wicks " • and to " I. Marques Constantin," for those exquisite "flowers in cambric" which almost cheated the keenest sense of sight, in the Foreign nave. Among those who gain prize medals are the Sisterhoods of the Nunnery of Coimbra, in Portugal, and of the Nunnery of San Pehtyo, in Oviedo, Spain, for pre- served fruits.

JOEY SRS. Seourresx, MODELS, AND Pmarrie Aar. Cos see Medals! United Rinrdom 2, France 1, Prussia 1. Prise Medals : France 28, United Kingdom V, Austria 6, Belgium 5. Prussia 5, Bavaria 3, Heine 3, Simony 2, United States 1, Spain I, Russia 1, Denmark I. The Council medals are awarded for Baron Marochetti'e statue of Richard Cesar de Lemi, in plaster, outside the West end of the building; for the late Richard Wyatt 's statue of Glycera, in marble; • for A. lies's surpassing statue of the Amazon, in bronzed zinc; and for J. Pradier's Phryne, in marble.

Among those who obtain prize medals are Mr. E. IL Baily, for his Youth resting after the Chase, and Nymph preparing for the Bath, in plaster; Mr. Joba Bell, for his statue of Lord Falkland, and his Eagle-slayer, in bronze ; Mr. P. Macclovrall, for his Cupid, Eve, and Girl at Prayer ; Mr. J. Lawlor, far his marble statue of a Bather : M. A. Etex, of France, for various works of sculpture in plaster and marble ; /d. Auguste Lechesne, France, for his two casts in plaster of a Child protected from a Snake by a Dog; M. Eugene &monis, for his plaster statue of Godfrey de Bouillon, and other works : Raffselle Monti, Austria, for his marble statue of Eve ; Giovanni Strazza, Austria, for his marble statue of Ishmael ; Innocenza Faccaroli, Austria, for his marble statues of Achilles, and David slinging the stone : Hiram Powers, United States, for his marble statue of the Greek Slave. Prize medals are also given to Mr. Owen Jones, "for chromolithography " ; and to Mr. M. Digby Wyatt, for " good taste in designs." Among those who obtain " ho- nourable mention," areSuean Ashworth, J. Carter J. S. Cuthbert, Benjamin Heald, Edwin Ireland, J. Kyd, J. Rawlings, C. P. Slocombe an A. Town, of the Government Schools of Design in London and Nottingham.

The dissatisfaction with some of the decisions, on account of which smothered growls have frequently been heard of late, has in one in- stance taken an open and authenticated shape. Messrs. Broaawood have published an official protest against the decision of the Council of Chair- men reversing a previous decision by the Musical Jury (XA), which had been unanimously made in favour of Messrs. Broadened for their im- provements in pianoffirtes and pianoforte-making. The Musical Jury consisted of Sir H. R. Bishop, Sir George Smart, M. Thalberg, Mr. Ci- priani Potter, M. Berlioz, the Chevalier Fieukounnte Dr. Schafhautl, Mr. W. Sterudale Bennett, Dr. Black, and Mr. Henry Wylde, At a meeting of the first eight of these gentlemen, the decision was unanimously made in favour of Messrs. Broadwood ; Dr. Black, who was absent, afterwards expressed his concurrence • and the award was confirmed in the group meeting. Yet the Council of Chairmen reversed the decision-in favour of Messrs. Brand. The first six of the jurors abovenamed have addressed to Prince Albert, and the Royal Commissioners, a protest against the reversal ; in which they state, that the Council of Chairmen have no special or technical knowledge of the subject, and probably were in- fluenced by statements made in their presence, which upon remonstrance have been withdrawn.