Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1851-06-14
INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.
Letter from Mr.. RIDDLE, .Agenf Of the american
Committee, to the Secretary.

Letter from Mr.. RIDDLE, .4genf of the american
Committee, to the Secretary.
UNITED STATES OFFICE IsDusrRIAL ExHIBrrIos,
LosDoS, Mar 20, 1851.
SIR enclose the lis. Of Jurors appointed on the part
oil the United States, which Inadvertently omitted in my
last report.
The interest of the Exhibition Increases daily. No ac-
counts you receive can give you full idea Of the
spirit which persades every department and branch and
auxiliary OF this one chief thing Of London thought and talk
tits confined TO those who havehad the project hand from
us Dn' ana whose reputation has been identified with ito
to the thousands Of contributors who have come
with their offerings from distant countries nor to the men of
leisure taste science who find within the walls of the
Crystal Palace such The whole world never offer
ed BEFORE the lovers of the beautiful who discover here
nexhaustble for the and the heart but TO
all classes, ages, conditions and grades of society there isl
furnished storehouse 10 this great Exhibition for instruction
for pleasure, for relaxation from TOLL and for incentives
industry Thus far indeed, the Independent in pecunay
means only have found within the gates But
the day close at hand when the hundreds Of thousands
whose labors near have aided in building this go
rus trophy to industry easy entrance will he accorded and
the curiosity Of The Million wheiied impotence by descrp-
tons of the marves Of its wealth and beauty, shall be fully
grafed. .
My attention for the last few days his been called more
agricultural implements These departments, among the
foreign nations represented but Of secondary
Even France with all her forwardness in horticulture and
Belgium, with the reputation universal cultivation Of her
soil unequaed by European country, poorly re-
presented in the display Of farming mechanism. SPAIN
Switzerland, and Austria have contributed even less than
these while, with the blindness Of some
other countries have sent tools and implements for the cult
vatlon OF land that would have shamed the Plymouth Pill
grms the first Of their harvest. Hoes akes harrows
scyhes poughs shove forks and sckles are displayed in
the divisions given to nations here whose enown in manu-
features and arts is Worldwide which have been superseded
in use BY other and better articles fifty years ago
try; while almost in juxtaposon, fromhe localities,
are specimens of handwork samples Of skill and results Of
the most tasteful and artistic labor that unsurpassed.
Ofcourse, the chief display Of whatever useful in such
an exhibition thsuseul in the suggestion Of improve
mentslies between the United States and Grea. Britain.
The latter country occupies full tenth Of all the space with
in the walls Of the immense building in her agricultural aud
horticultural implement show immense warehouse in
fact where all that is and ingenious and laborsaving,
and thorough and PRACTICAL is accumulated where all that
has made England garden exhibited for the astonish
ment and improvement of the world BY the side of such
display this the amount number of agricultural i'm
pements sent from country indeed small It happens,
however, that number has nothing to do with excellence
and proud believe that in what have sent and in
all that have sent from the United States in agricultural
and horticultural implements, in ingenuity, in the
saving Of labor in the adoption Of valuable principles in the
application Of science, and in industrial progress,
whit behind our complacent mother country.
From England, Ireland, and Scotland there are nearly
three hundred exhibitors in this department Among the
great variety of articles shown there few Of chmer
cal doubtful character, almost all being welltrsd and
full machines improved from year year to effect thorough
cultivation and manual labor Among these hresh-
ing machines both portable and fxed dressing machines,
chacutters, rootcuers, bean and pea mills crushers,
inseed brusers, stone grinding Mills weighing machines,
weigh bridges &C., ALL nearly all, intended be used by
In field implements there ploughs Of every
nety, scafers cultvao, subso pulvezsrs harrow field
rollers, cod crushe Norwegian hanows drills horse hoes
drag Iakes, haymaking machines corn-eapng machines,
and the like There also sundry other implements
remo.ly connected with land cultivation such as tile ma
chimes, pugmis farm railways, iron fencns ssw-mlls,
carts and wagons, sheepods, wire netting, pg and cattle
oughs, &c. There is also exhibited by Lord Willoughby
machinery for steam poughng mpractcabe yet but show
ing the determination Of the agricultural machinss stead
ly keep this desderatum in view.
In endeavorng make catalogue Of prices for our
American contributions, met with unexpected difficult
ties. For which will not specify, the letters de-
scpton invoices and prices of the United States contr
butos and their goods have yet been put into my
hands, and the parties holding Chronological agents of
American houses-have interest in forwarding my wishes
the purposes of contributors This catalogue Of prices is
important for the Jurors who directed take the of
production into view element to into the dec
sons they shall give Where articles be sold the
end OF the Exhibition, it is Of aLimportant. To
every contributor from the United States who may see this
report and who wishes his goods sod price be- matter of
importance to him, beg to say that he give nstruc
tons which he knocs will reach me, be may attain
| the end for which he sent his goods.
In the continuation of her systematic examination Of the
productions Of foreign countries in the great Exhibition, the
Queen accompanied by Prince Albert made the first round
of department yesterday. During the hours she
spent there, had the honor of explaining to her Majesty
many of the interesting articles sent from the United
States think her visit not without interest the
royal party and the commendaon she pleased besow
upon the ingenuity and workmanship and Of many Of
contributions highly gratifying those of our c-
zens who were present
Very respectfully, yours, EDWARD RIDDLE.
Hon. ]. c. G. KENNEDY,
Secretary Elk. Com Ind Exhibition.
List of american Jurors.
Horace Greeley, Esq. Chairman Glass %, New York.