The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1854-11-08

THE SECOND EXHIBITION OF
l. THE METROPOLITAN MECHANICS' IN.
sTITUTE, FOR THE PROMOTION AND EN-
CoURAGEMENT OF MANUFACTURES, COM.
MERGE, AND THE MECHANIC AND USEFUL
ARTS, will be opened at the City of Washington
on THURSDAY the 9th day of February 1855 in
the new and splendid Hall of the Smithsonian Insti-
tution which is one of the most magnificent rooms
IN the United States.
To this Exhibition, the Manufacturers, Mechanics,
Artists Inventors and all others desiring to display
the results of their labor, skill ingenuity and taste
from all portions of the Union cordially invited
to contribute.
charge OF Special Superintendent Steam power,
fixtures. labor, DC, will be given free of expense
All intending to exhibit are requested to give no.
tce at as early day as possible Goods should be
accompanied with proper invoice.
The Committee, therefore, feel that in inviting
contributions from ali portions of the Union to the
Second Exhibition ef The Metropolitan Mechanics
Institute, they Offering to the producer of excel
lent articles valuable opportunity of making known
superior style of their workmanship and their adap-
tation to the purposes for which they may be intend.
ed.
They would respectfully eolicit from the ladies
those specimens of elegant handiwork, which here.
tofore have formed attractive and important
ture of these displays 1t is proposed TO submit all
such contributions to Committee Of Ladies' and
to award to articles of merit, premiums of jewery
Nc, ri suited to the tastes of the fair exhibitors
Ihe Hall Will be opened for the pton of Goods
on Monday the 18th day of January, and on the eve
ning OF Thusiay, the 8th of February at o'clock.
INC EdAAioltiou VIII De IOrfnay opened for the
ception of visitors, and continue open about four
weeks. -01
No article deposited after Saturday night, Sd of
February, can be entered upon the judges Lists for
conpetlton.or premium, except such ths Com
mittee shall be satisfied diapatched from dis
tance in time to have resched the Hall by that day
but failed to arrive, from, unavoidable detention
Articles designed for exhibition only, will be re
celved free of charge, until Tuesday night 9Th of
February, at 10 o'clock after which time, depostars
will be subject to charge of from so cents to 81,
for each article deposited.
Apprentices and minors who contribute articles of
their own make or invention, shall specify their age
and the time they may have served at their business
All articles deposited for competition and premium
must be OF American manufacture, conspicuousy la
belied with appropriate names; the name of the
maker and inventor, Cf known and the name of the
depositor copy of which label must be furnished
the clerk at the time of the goods for entry
on the record. Prices may be affixed or not at the
option of the exhibitor.
Depositors, at the time of entry, will receive tick
ct of title to their goods, which ticket will also ad.
init them to the exhibition at all times when opeu
to the public NFoA
N. q. Goods should be addressed as follows: STR
hi6iion 9f the Metropolitan Mechanics Institute
HdShtngton, C." and should have the nature OF
the articles. and the name of the party sending them
distinctly marked on the packages They should
also be accompanied by detailed invoice.
Circulars, containing detailed instructions will he
forwarded, and any information given en- application
TO the Corresponding Secretary, to whom all commu-
n,cations on the business of the Institute should be
sddfessed no p StawGw