Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1825-10-25

; could not come into competition with hose of
ely American wool. From the srea, beauty of
these cloths, well of several Others exhibited
! by the same manufacturer, and made of MIXTURE
oil ioreign and domesti, woods, the committee have
awarded TO the maker Siirer Medal
| The committee take ths opportunity 10 add tho.
the numerous specimens of American woolen goods
offered at the second exhibition, are highly credi,a
o'e 10 The manufacturers, and evince great inn
ement IN this branch OF industry; they hope that
'ne care at present bestowed by wool growers upop
'"e,r hocks, will soon enable the manufacturers to
u'Se cio'ns OF as hne texture from the domestic
a. from the imported wool
n o premium had been advertised for booI. bs
me uncommon beauty oithe book mo. 2lSl NH
hshed by Samuel Augustus Mi cheil of This c,v
entiIied T" American Orniihology or the Naturai
Hlstory OF the Birds nhabitng the United States
no. givenby Wilson, by Charles Lucen Bona
paite, has APPEARED TO your committee 20 deserve
particular notice The very remarkable excellence
oil this work, which has been nivers,llv adni,,ed
10 be The most splendid specimen of America tv
geography, has entitled MIR. Mitchell to the Siircr
medal OF the institute The printing of this work
by William Brown; the drawings by lj,ian
Feaie and Alexander Reder; the engraving By A
Lawson; the coouring of the plates by Reder.
The paper is by Thomas Amies the bip,lin,, NV
Charles Peters; The copper-pa,e printing INV Ron,
Jamln Rodgers. In a word, this work which il
entirely OF American manu- ,acture, is very credita
Die to lis enIerprisug publisher
ne dlihcuty which the judges on cabiuetyare
experienced in discriminating between The ,nanv
specimens OF this manufacture, induced the commit
zee to award a 61 Oaz ed med0l to Bennett Fling ne
fhladelp;Ja, whose elegant sideboard attracted IL
UNIVERSAL admiration.
among the specimens which reflect most credit
upon the makers, are the engraved cylinders for
calico printing (No.-,) executed by Ar.son &
baldwin, OF Philadelphia Al period when the
an OF calco-priniIng is daily acquiring addi-
tlonal importance in the U.iied Sta e. the cor,-
mtIee believe that reward can be more ammo
Plaie than the sHcey metal; which they award m
NlessrS. Mason ldwiu, as the FIRST en-rlyers
IN America OF Cylinders Tor crlico- printers.
y DON Oh lace, made at the Saw ge F,ctory of
na'''hiore, Is ah article of great beau, and has
"PPeeu 10 entitle ihe maker 10 the SdUer Hi,dQI:
us price is moderate, and It's texture erv good.
Inc committee hope that as the Institute increa-
scs In public favour, and receives more extensra
shafeot p9'c patronage, It's funds will enable the
managers % Oestow their medals more extensively
ana 10 HISpsh-e more generally the announcement
winch attends judlcious distribution of rewards.
Al present they ee it incumbent upon them to A.
ward an honortr. mention:--
10 Thomas iIaig, OF Philadelphia, for his very
excellent Pecmens oil red nd black eartl envare
which II tney had been sent in time 1niobi b,,,e -,
itled hn' TO the silver medal proposed in premium,
NO IL.
Io'he unknown maker of the block tin Tea and
NoHee Fots' NO. 20 and 2O4, deposited by Gardi-
"sf "hu 'eIon-- ne committee unders and that MS
article Is made IN Phladelp nia-thc iudees CONSIDER
ttem as the best spe ,imens OF this kind of manufac
He Whlch they nave seen In tins countrv; they are
such as not 10 suffer by comparison with similar
products from abrOad-the To-, plice Of the arti-
Giles Is also very much to the credit oftbe mixer
a similar compliment is due to the Ney Yor,,
FrlnilhS and DyeIns establishments for their Drin
leu SIX HandEerchiets and Shawl, NO. 53l, in
" INCH The colours generally rich and handsome
and the printing very perfect
10 Robert Desilver OF Philadelphia, for very
hne specimen OF Book-bindin exhilred in five
LedSers prepared for the Farmers and Mechanics,
Iank, NO 1897 These are among The best spe
cimens OF Ibis kind OF binding which the commit.
tee have seen.
In addition to herremiums on Cabinet Ware the
committee award honorary mention 10 Michael
bouvier, j. Graham, Anthony Querville & Robert
vest, ior her line Furniture, Nos. sos $50. 1917.
90 "3', 359, lI3; to Joseph Burden, No
49, Tor has improved Fancy hairs y, lic,; offers
great idcIiiy IN packing Tor expectation, by sepa
ra'lng the back aud scar from The under rails
10 Miss Maria Wilson of Coatsyille, Pa an
honorary mention is likewise due, for the Grass
bonne', NO 81 made by her although not the
best specimen exhibited il is the most creditabe TO
ITS maker, as she had not the advantage of insruc
tion in this branch OF industry.
Inc best specimens Ot THIS manufacture exhibited
were the STR BOnnets No 50 and 30. wi .rt
however, The comuitee regret 10 add, were the
same winch mad been presented at 10 rner exhibit
ton.
1t is likewise source of regret th,t this branch
Of industry does not appear to flourish, as we NAV
Judge IRON The fact that manufacturer offered for
competition.
Honorary mention is likewise awarded TO the
pupils OF the Roman Catholic Orph.n ASYLUM Of
d. JosephS, tor the variet OF well finished and
credllSbIe articles exhibited bv them (Nos 6l5--
62O) The Judges who examined them took that
opportuntf OF noting the praise ofthy excrtions
o the managers of this trul, charitable esiablisb-
men; In rendering the child they have talen IN
der their charge Of use 10 society, by thus bringing
them up to habits oil industry
John Stiles and William Jail Of PHILADELPHIA.
both oil whom had received medals last year Cor the
excellence OF their workmanship i'm sentlemen,.
9acrei'rifs, ladies Dressing aud Work Cases, SC
nave exhibited this year still more beautiful spec
MEMS and are equally entitled to honorary men
! tons
The same compliment is due 10 Ezra Cone OF
Penn~ylyani4, for his Moving Machine, which is
excluded from the premium which ii deserves by its
having already been publicly rewarded n The ex-
hibl'lon OF the Pcnns lvania Agricultural Society
An honorary mention is also a ~ arded to Rnfls
Tyler OF his city, Tor his Seal Press and ,the.
and to y. s. ID. Sellers OF lhI, CITY, and &JA.
Smith OF Massachusetts, for the FIleti.g OF The for
mer and the Leaf Cards of lie latter, containing 600
\ points 10 the inch
Also 10 the Pennsylvania Institution for the
| Deal and Dumb, for Init, ol Shawl4 which are
pronounced to be very beautiful and deserving Of
much praise
! Ila committee would also compliment John
Slru,hers, Herkncss & Smith, Richard North,
Hooker & Fritz, for their beautiful Nantes S ecle