The pilot and transcript. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1840-1841, 1840-11-05

TuE CLOSE OF THE THIRTEENTH ANNUAL
FAIR.-Amid the stirring influences of politics,
and the press of other important matter, the late
fair of the American Institute has not had the
attention the managers could have wished.
During its continuance, there were six stormy
days-continued political meetings-and fair
by the Franklin Institute of Philadelphia But
notwithstanding these drawbacks, the late ex-
hibition taken as whole, holds rank with either
of its twelve predecessors. The managers, with
a view to an exhibition of select articles, ex-
cluded many of common kind, yet the books
show fourteen hundred eXhibitors-only
hundred short OF the last-thc greatest in thir-
teen wears. The promenade first entered abound
ed with stoves of all sorts and sizes; some OF
which. as castings, exceeded anything of the
kind we have ever seen. In carriages there
was deficiency. On the makers of these the
severity of the tunes has operated most severely,
and many of their shops closed. The great
saloon if not so gorgeous as on former occasions,
never gave evidence of greater ingenuity, skill,
and utility. The cutlery, the silver wares, the
glass, the fancy PARTICLES, bonnets &c., in taste
and workmanship, were never exceeded. The
machine room never so perfect, and never
filled with so many orig inal inventions. The
fshnet machine is pronounced superior to the
Jacquard loom, which is the boast of France.
The cloth room not as full as usual, but the
specimens were fully equal TO those of last year,
The diamond cloth deserves special notice as the
first woven Oh the power loom, and it is cheaper
and more perfect than the imported The horti-
cultural room is an Improvement on all former
fairs, being the first devoted exclusively to that
and agriculture. The mammoth pumpkins,
squashes, cabbages, beets, carrots, apples, pears,
&C., and above all, the beautiful varieties OF
dahlias, attracted great attention The place
devoted to agricultural machines not def
eient During this fair five addresses have been
delivered, the first by j. II. Raymond, Esq, ON
home production, which was an able exposition
al
views on silk gave great satisfaction. The ad-
dress of Joseph Blunt, Esq, delivered at the
New York University, was learned and finish
ed production, highly applauded by his auditory.
The anniversary address, by Professor Mason,
was well adapted to such an occasion, and drew
forth applauses from the beginning to the end.
It is in press, and will be for sale in the course
of the week. The closing extemporaneous ad-
dress, by General Tallmadge, was repiete with
the soundest practical principles of political
economy, illustrated by the materials which
were before hIm in the great saloon, and enforced
with much eloquence and power.
At the ploughing exhibition at Newark there
were present from three to four thousand people;
full two thousand of them hard-handed, working
farmers. They were addressed on the ground
by Gen. Tallmadge, Gov Pennington, and MIR.
Halsey, the Mayor of Newark, and at the sup
per by the able and worthy Senator, Samuel l..
Southland. @
Governor Pennington, with no other motive
than the advancement of improvements in his
State and country, recommended to their warm
support the American Institute He said its ub-
iects and its tendencies were all for good-7to
rpultiply and perfect comforts. He told
them he had been member for years, and re-
commended them to become members also. II
was a proud day for those who represented the
institution, and will make it long known and
kindly remembered in our sister State The
plougbing and the cattle exhibition alone would
have done honor to any institution. Besides
there were, on the best calculation, fourteen
thousand choice articles made by American in
eenuity at Niblo's, the grand centre Of attrac
zion, and greater number of original and use
4 full labor saving machines and productions, thar
3 was ever brought together at any fair OF the In
stitute. OF this there is the written testimonial
of one Of the first machinists in our country. A
plough has been produced, at the suggestion o
the judges on ploughing last year, continuing il
Z one iassnifuenG more advantages than all the in
geiiait5 Of tho world since the days TfiptoIe
N IS BIAS produced. And Engushmen, cpnyers
ant with English cattle shows, aGknpmedg'
that they bad never seen even in lSnglandp shoN
{ Of better cattie---sTaqp Yo1ih Cospmerota.