Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-10-27
TIE Greaf Exhibition.

On Saturday last, the Grand EXhibition
of The Worlds lnduslry-ihe Grsi ever at.
empted-wos closed to the public. and this
day The Premiums awarded 10 Exhibitors
will he officially proclaimed, and the FIX.
hibi,ion herewith brough, to an end. We
presume The repacking and removal Of the
articles exhibited will commence TO NOR.
row, MS the Russian Government is anx.
ious % secure the return Of its quota before
the baltic shall have frozen up. nnd the
Turkish and several other Goyernmen
u Is known, are subjected TO n heavy ar.
pense SO long as the officers who accom-.
panied and the vessels which convevaA
their fabrics are absent. gu, for this eon.
| slderaiion, We presume tho CRYSTAL PaIace
would have been kept open q, least month
longer, for the public interest in in con.
tents seems TO have experienced no aba,e.
raent but rather Increased as the dav of
closing drew nigh. Probably three weeks
ut tar'hest vii! see that Unprecedented, mn
equaEed collection of the elements Of Pro.
duclion and the marvels Of Nature and
Art-,hs total value Of which is estimated
by competent judges at Fire Hundred
Millions Of Dotiars---dispersed and on
its way 10 every quarter Of the ear,h.--
When shall we look upon its like againf
The Crystal Palace itself, we are, conf.
dent, will no. be destroyed. II is a mira.
Gle OF capaciousness, economy, strength
and grace, and greater triumph OF ART and
genius than anything it coniniDa. II may
be driven out Of Hyde Park by local hos,ii.
itv and desire to restore that ma aepi6can.
drive and Promensde-ground to its original
| 4. h,,t 20 70 ~ 81. r.
to be re.erected elsewhere. Such a trophy
Of the might Of lntsllecl, the world canno,
Willingly let die.
The Premiums awarded at this Esbibi.
ton nre nll Bronze Medals, Of admirable
design and workmanship, calculated 10 eer-
petua,e the memory ofthe Exhibition and
the merit Of the successful exhibitors thro,
ages. They are Of Two kinds-,he Jury
Medal, awarded by the several Juries 10
The articles Of decided merit exhibited in
their respective classes; aud The Council
Medals, awarded by The Council of Prcsi-
dents Of the several Juries, on The recon-
uenda,ion Of those Juries respectively 10
their several sections, by these to tho
Council Of Presidents, ard there approved
and ratified. !, was intended that this
Medal should be given only for Original
Inventions or Discoveries Of decided utility
and merit; but the grounds on which
1t is conferred have been practically and
considerably widsEed in the cnu,s % Of tho
Investigations and awards. One Hundred
and Sixty nine osly Of these Council
Medals have been awarded in oll--distri
bu!ed nmong the several Nations repre-
senlso in the Exposition as follows:
10 Great Bri,uin 70 To France So
TO Germany IL To United States 8
TO Austria To Russia
To Belgium 9 To Switzerland 2
10 Tuscany 9 To Holland /
10 Spain l To Rome L
To Turkey
Total, 1859; but one is given for The same
article exhibited in both Gres, Brilsis and
France; so thai the actual number i..ued
will bs but l68. Ths five obtsined by
citizens Of the United States are awarded
as follows:
To G. Il. Mccormick. Chicago, Illinois,
for his Virginia Reaper.
To David Dick, Meadville, Wsstsrn.
Penn for his Anti-Friciion Prsss.
10 Charles Good. car, New -Hs.sn,
Conn i, for his India Rubber fabrics.
t" W. Boud & Son, Boston, aia.s., fos
an Electric Clock.
10 Gael Borden, Tsxas, for his Msat.
Biscuit
/ We believe the above i, correct liss
of Inc Council Medals awarded to citizens
of the United States; if any error should
appear hereafter, we will readily CO, rec,
ii. And if any surprise is expressed ae
the absence OF A. e. Hobbs, and his Pa.
rautoptic Lock from the above lisl, We
hope TO be able 10 throw some light on that
subject hereafter. For The present let it
suffice that the awards were made before
Mr.. Hobbs had, beyond cavi, demonstrated
The insecurity Of Chubb's Lock, aud before
he had even attempted TO use up Bremah's.
Wore the awards TO be made notp, we have
scarcely a doubt that Mr.. Hobbs would
obtoiD Council Medal with scarcely a
show Of opposition. And it is no. the fault
OF the Jury for bis class (22) that one Was
not awarded to him in July.
| OF the Jury Medals, which ore nward-
ed by The several Juries. subject to the 70.
vision only Of the Section or Group Of Jus
ries having kindred Glasses or Depart.
menIs, and which are intended to indicate
and reward decided merit Of whatever
kind, we think about 5000 are awarded, of
which pr-babiy 100 fall 10 tho share Of
citizens Of The United States. Ofihess We
have u knowledge only of those awarded
by the Jury on which We served that Of
Class %, for General Hardware, includ.
lug Locks and Gru,es." The Americaas
to whom Medals ware awarded by thin lu.