sions, manufactured in India. And from Turkey, from the Sultan, a collection of pipes that excelled any thing of the kind I have

ever seen.

Ezekiel Page, New-York, exhibited a large assortment of his celebrated oars, which secured much favor with the watermen and very large orders were received, and I am informed that he has arranged for their manufacture in London.

CLASS 30. Sculptures, Models, &c.-The exhibition in this class was extensive, and most of it of a high character as works of art and skill, but as I have no pretensions, as a connoiseur, in this department, and as a mere description would be of little interest, I shall briefly allude to it.

From this country, POWERS' GREEK SLAVE was the most finished work, and although it received only a Prize Medal, it was, in the opinion of many, entitled to a Council Medal. A young artist, by the name of Stephenson, from this country, exhibited a statue of a wounded Indian, which was a very striking one, and possessed much merit, and several of the distinguished sculptors at the exhibition expressed the highest admiration of it. A Council Medal was awarded to Kiss, of Berlin, for the Amazon and Tiger, cast in zinc and bronzed. I believe the justness of this award was acknowledged by all. A model of it is to be seen at the Agricultural Rooms. Baron Marochetti's Coeur de Leon in plaster; Phryne, in marble, by Pradia, France; and Glycera, in marble, by the late R. J. Wyatt, of England, were the other subjects which received Council Medals. The justness of these awards was questioned by some who were competent judges. There were some admirable exhibitions of Chromolithography, for which prizes. were awarded.

I have concluded what I have deemed necessary to remark in relation to the articles on exhibition. I have but glanced at the Exhibition itself--as it was entirely impracticable, within any reasonable limits, to have given even a notice of the offerings of 17,000

exhibitors, many of whom exhibited hundreds of articles. My design has been to call attention to those portions which were, in my opinion, most useful to this country, and to such of the articles as were worthy of notice from their ingenuity, or from other circumstances. There were exhibited, from this country, a very great variety of useful articles, which I have not had time nor space to notice.

I have given, in connection with this report, a list of the contributions from this State, the awards made to this country, and a list of the jurors selected from the United States, so far as they were registered by the Royal Commissioners. I have taken the list of articles entered in this State, from the minutes of the special committee appointed by Gov. Fish, which includes the articles entered previous to the sailing of the St. Lawrence, and were under the charge of Mr. C. F. Stansbury, who on his arrival, took charge of the United States Department, and continued to act until the arrival of Mr. Riddle, the commissioner selected by the Central Authority at Washington.

It would have been gratifying to me, while at the Exhibition, to have made observations, more fully than I was enabled to do, on account of my engagements as one of the Jurors. The Jury upon the class to which I was appointed, Agricultural Implements and Machinery, could not complete their labors until some weeks after the other jurors had finished theirs, and made their reports. The importance, however, of giving attention to the duties connected with the trials of implements before the Jury, was deemed paramount to every other consideration, and I therefore, to the best of my ability, devoted myself to the completion of that portion of my duties. The result has been such as to leave no cause for regret, that so much time was devoted to the subject; as I am satisfied, that without a thorough trial, it would have been impracticable to have arrived at practical results which would have been satisfactory to the great number of intelligent gentlemen present from the various countries represented, who were

deeply anxious to ascertain everything that would be likely to be advantageous to the industrial interests of their respective coun

tries.

It is impossible to anticipate all the beneficial results that will flow from this great gathering of the people, and the exhibition of the products of the industry of all nations. That it is to have a most important and salutary influence upon the industrial progress of the world, appears to me most manifest. Its bearing upon the social condition of the world, cannot, I think, be otherwise than gratifying to every well wisher to the progress and advancement of our race. Here, for the first time in the history of the world, have the representatives of every nation of importance met together in friendly intercourse, to show each other what was the state of their domestic industry, in its various departments-and to learn from the contributions of other countries, where they were excelled, and in what direction improvements to their advantage might be secured. Here too was shown, by the very exhibition itself, that the best interests of each nation could be far more profitably securedby this peaceful intercourse, than by any other means whatever; and a lesson was here most strikingly taught, of the dependance which after all, exists among nations. By a wise ordination of Providence, it is most manifest, that every portion of the Globe where civilization and science, with all their attendant blessings have been enjoyed, has some advantages not peculiar to other portions of the world, and by which they are made benefi cial to others, receiving from them like returns.

It appears to me that some striking peaceful lessons were given that will not soon be forgotten, and though commotion and contention may and doubtless will continue, yet the influence of thisfriendly meeting of the nations of the world will tend to soften the asperities of national differences and will, I trust, in not a few instances prevent the resort to arms to avenge fancied or real wrongs, and lead to the adoption of some measures that will secure redress of a peaceful and happy character.

It may well be imagined that this exhibition will be a starting point for the development of the inventive talent and ingenuity of the world. Here was shown, to a good degree at least, the progress which has been made, the perfection which has been attained in the various department of arts, manufactures, mechanicism and science. Here the inventor saw the machine exhibited which accomplished the very thing he had long aimed to secure, but without success. The manufacturer, too, here discovered a perfection in the process connected with his department which he had long desired, but perhaps scarcely hoped ever to see' accomplished. Who can tell, the importance of the invention of the Power Loom of Bigelow for weaving Brussels Carpets, which here for the first time was made a reality before the world-accomplishing what had baffled hitherto the skill of the mightiest intellects of the old world, which had been ardently and for years unsuccessfully devoted to this object, and which, but for this exhibition, might long have been devoted to the same end without success. Now a new field is opened: for the inventors of the world, and we may anticipate that new and valuable inventions will be brought forth in this branch of domestic industry, when the talent of the world shall be brought to bear upon new discoveries which will secure advances in this department. I might illustrate this I think equally satisfactory in almost every portion of the exhibition, from articles exhibited or inventions for the first time made known before the world.

It appears to me that the nations here represented will, in as measure, be prepared to commence from the various points of ex-1 cellence which the exhibition presented, and every effort of mind of the inventor, the mechanic, the manufacturer and the artizan will sooner or later be made to tell favorably upon the world's progress in all that contributes to its well being.

To those present, one of the most interesting facts connected with the exhibition itself was, the expression of surprise and astonishment which were often expressed by learned, scientific and intelligent men, in almost every station of life, at the discoveries> made at the exhibition, showing that it was making a deep!

impression upon many minds in the direction to which I have referred. I have no doubt that the number is not small of those who have discovered on a careful examination of the articles presented, that the very thing which was present to the mind, but which as yet could not be fully elucidated and brought out on real working principles, was here practically developed; and that now, instead of devoting years of labor to the accomplishment of the desired object, an opportunity has been presented for the employment of all their talent and ingenuity in the attainment of still higher perfection in the departments to which their energies have been devoted.

· Some striking facts, it appears to me, are developed in a comparison of the contributions from different countries. From many of the Continental Nations, the Government comes forward as an exhibitor-and in these cases, the exnibitions, by individuals, are comparatively few-and here great prominence is given to rich and luxurious articles, prepared and designed for the few, as compared with those made for the masses of the people. This was peculiarly observable, on a hasty examination even, of the exhibi tion, and led many, in its early stages, who were attracted by the splendor and show of this class of articles, to speak very lightly, indeed, of the contributions from this country, which were of an entirely different character.

The exhibition from the United States, and that from England, to a very great extent, showed that private enterprize had furnished the contributions exhibited-and so far as this country was concerned, the character of our contributions was such as to meet the wants and necessities of the great body of the people. The exhibition was a most instructive lesson as to the direction which improvement takes, when left to the free and independent energies of the people themselves-and it appeared to me, during the progress of the exhibition, and especially towards its close, that this impression was deepening upon many minds-and producing most salutary effects, leading many to think seriously of the great advantages which must, of necessity, result, from affording a free scope to any people, to exercise their talent