The republic. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1849-1853, 1851-10-18
Premium. at the worlds Fair.

The subjoined statement with regard to premi-
awarded at the London Exhibition is abridged
from the New York Tribune
s'rhe premiums awarded at this exhibition are
all bronze medals, OF admirable design and work
manship calculated to perpetuate the memory OF
the exhibition and the merit of the successful ex-
hibitors through ages. They of two kinds
the Jury medal, awarded by the several juries to
che articles of decided merit exhibited in their
spective classes and the council medals, awarded
by the council of presidents of the several iuries
on the recommendation of those juries respective
y to their several sections by these to the council
OF presidents, and there approved and ratified.
One hundred and sixty-fve only of these council
medals have been awarded in all--distrbuted
among the several nations represented in the ex-
position follows To Great Britain, 49, to
France, 90; to Germany, IL /; to the United States,
3; to Austria, a; to Russia, 3; to Belgium, 2 to
Switzerland, 2; to Tusc any, 2; to Holland, / ; to
Spain, |; to Rome, / to Turkey, L. One 10 given
for the same article exhibited in both Great Bri-
tain and France; SO that the actual number issued
will be but hundred and sixty eight The
five obtained by citizens of the United States are
awarded as follows; To G. II. Mccormick, Chicn-
go, Illinois, for his Virginia reaper ; TO David
Dick, Meadville, Western Pennsy lvania, for his
anti friction press TO Charles Goodyear. New Ha-
ven, Connecticut for his India rubber fabrics to
w Bond s. Son, Boston, Massachusetts,, for an
electric clock to Gael Borden, Texas, for his
meat, Biscuit.
"Mr. Hobbs had, beyond cavi, demonstrated
the insecurity of Chubbs lock, and before he had
even attempted to use up Bramah's
"Of the jury medals, which awarded by
the several juries, subject to revision only of the
section or group ofjuries having kindred classes or
departments, and which are intended to indicate
and reward decided merit of whatever kind, we
think about two thousand are awarded, of which
probably one hundred fall to the share of citizens
OF the United States OF these we have know
ledge only of those awarded by the jury on which
we served-that of Glass XXI, for General Hard
ware, including Locks and Crates The Ameri-
cans to whom medals awarded by this Jury
were as foows To Day Newell, New York,
represented by Il. G. Hobbs,) for their parautop-
tic bank lock; TO w. Adams & Co., Boston, for
their combination bank lock; to McGregor & Lee,
Cincinnati, for their improved bank lock;ato G. A.
Arrowsmith, New York, for Jennings's permuta-
ton lock; to Charles Rowland New York, for his
improved bell telegraph; to Cornelius & Co, Phila-
delphia, for a bronze chandelier; to Slas c. Her
ring, New York, for his salamander safe; to Chill
son, Richardson Co., Boston, furnaces and stoves.
The cooking ranges of M Pond Co., Boston, and
Jackson's annunciator, "a substitute for bells in
hotels, &c.,) entered by w. +. Brooks, New York,
were voted an honorable mention in the report of
THE jury. We believe or two stoves and seve-
raj other articles in addition to the above were ad-
Judged wJrehy of medal, but they do not appear
on the list now before us, and may have been
stricken of on revision"