Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1851-09-16
rnE GREAT LONDON EXHIBITION.


THE GREAT LONDON EXHIBITIONS
1t is officially announced that The exbibi-
ton VIII close on The lIth October A let
ter from Edward Isiddle Esq. q S. Com
missioner, under dHfs q London Goth uls,,
makes Tie following mention Of the practical
interest taEcn ID the exhibition By various
governments ii Eusope
Austria has supported corps Of thirty
scientific men here besides ten Commission
ers. whose duties have been confined to ma
king drawings, specifications and reports OF
what was useful, nev, interesting. or yalua-
bic in the Exhibition Sardinia has sent o.
yer sixty three Of the most intelligent young
men from her workshops paying them for
their time and defrayng all their expenses,
that they might have Whit Of good could be
gained in their various arts from this great
store house Of the woFld's industry Tur-
key has body Of young engineers, shrewd,
clea. headed, practical men, whose inyesti
cations. if measured bg the attention they
have given to every ingenious piece Of mec
anism in our department cannot fail to be
most salatary upon tho industrial progress
Of their country. Egypt has two Other off
GERS now for nearly month investigating
what would be likely to turn to good account
There. Russia, Norway, and Belgium are
supporting each body Of artisans among
the numerous articles Of moving machinery
in the building while Frankfort aud others
Of the IIansc towns are collecting every kind
Of statistics through men Of eminene they
hayescn for comparison and publication.
The same letter has the following interest
ing statement of the estimate Of value pla-
cea upon the American contributions by the
people ofthe Old Word.
Oar cotton gins viii be introduced Into
two countries Of Asia. two Of Europe, and one
/ Of Africa Our means Of cleaning the long
/ staple cotton Of the sea islands will be intro
duced into Egypt Grain reaping by ma.
chinery viii become IN few years universal
/ in every country il Europe. Cur saving
machines viii sppersede hand labor in
many branches in Eugland France and Bel
eium. Our new method Of tapping cotton is
within the last month introduced from the
! Exhibition into the mills of Iyons. Cur
candle mould machine win cause the old
process to be entirely superseded The An
1 glesea leg, known and used over the world
for twenty-five years, according TO the ac.
| acknowledgement of every eminent surgeon of
1 England and the Continent who has examin.
cd it, mustnow give place to the infinitely
superior mechanism Of Palmer's patent nmt
1 The revolving pistols Of Colt, contraband
article in England, and incapable of being
sold here, have. BY order Of tle Lords Of the
Treasury been furnished to every officer who
has recently gone to the Caffrc war. The
gun primer Of Maynard the most efficient
and practical improvement upon the musket
and carbiue yet invented, rendering the
same body Of men more than twice as power
full in action as before, though here less than
a week. is already exciting much attention,
from officers connected with the ordnance
4 The mineral paint of Houston, Of Virginia
| sill supplant white lead for many purposes
where it has hitherto been used In fact
there are few articles which we have sent
here which have not brought with them a
new or improved idea. TO say nothing Of
the endless purposes fer which we are using
caoutchouc aud guita percha- subjects of
constant surprise to visitors the wood
planning, tonguing and growing machine Of
! Woodwortb, the centrifugal pump Of Gwynne,
the stone dressing machine of Moray, the
presses Of Dick the Ere safe Of Herring, the
lathe and loom from Lowell, the bell tele-
graph Of Brooks, the piano fortes' of Chick
4 ering and Hews, the rail wheels Of Shattucb,
the surprisingly accurate measuring instru-
ments Of Professor Bachc, and the new mo-
tive power of Errieson, are al destined TO be
brought into immediate use on this side Of
the ocean, or to suggest in arts and manufac-
lures ideas of great practical utility. These
are but samples of what we have brought,
and which are now beginning to be apprccia-
ted might specify many others equally
important, and as practically useful. But
mention these to confirm what say that
can fnd in no foreign department in this
great Exhibition, either in number import
ance or degree any comparison ia labor sa-
wing, ingenious and perfect machinery, in
useful invention, or in new principle among
all that each exhibits, with that which is cx-
hibted by our contributors
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