, 1877-07-30
ENGLAND AND AMERICA.
The Enklta1a Report on tho Exhibition nt
Philadelphia.

Tls English Report on tho Exhibition nt
rhltnnciphsa.
Commissioner. Col Sir Herbert Bruce sau,l.
e', ~. a.. ~" 1,s,s,., rsh,,...t,. ~ ,'.s..
ioto, 10 INC centennm. hSn'nt'on' nas oeen
printed anu We arc indebted to thc f''latlc'-
veruict Of an English tury ,.pon American man.
,,r..,,,.ns snt ~
es'.,s,. 80 .ss. =, .x
opeaa'nE Oh Inc pe!Iec'ion o' tne american
arrangements tnr tho Exhibition, Col Sanutnni
states that the British flnenrt eolectiu,lt whose
ca,n ralue was q million do,tars. ras brought
oror ~ nm A ,,.r,cnr if,,c ~ .t,a,ncr. f,orl,,
.,,s,.;a,, W. ~ T. "a ,,a ~ 49,. f,,ta.n', T.,., .rsr
mention IL lnhuc OF 'ac 'Fateina! lceHns esetJ-
w1cru m manifested bctwetn tho two countries,
and there is satisfaction in the t,cstoval Of 5s7
awo,d. and reports upon the SCI British
c1htbltor., aud Of ssl to tho rtprcsen tattvcs Of
India, Canada, and the colonies. Inspector
llazen notices !avorab1y the police anil sanltaFy
arrangements. aud praises The general lack ot
drunkenness: =,
ls"ae lo"th'a" he't eo"'Finatcs the 'cpolt
upon tho iron manufacture. Tho ilr*t impress
sion was that In points n "ifte1l England !clt
especially fnyored the United States was equally
wealthy aud could supply her own coal and
iFuti. lie draws contrast between English
and American workmen, and says, OF his own
country: 1t Is frfsoti-pcn, ndchtor's prison,
a. great charity workhou.c." lie touches,
ol colssc, upon the question of
tho tariH upon IRON, and, as was to hc
expected, nantasts ti.at LIS country tlas ea'ned
nothing bJ i. tnla review ol ,,,tr eoIl sup
piles Is made ant the country credited With It's
real alvantagSs over al! other, especially hls
own island. liz goes into detail with tho irnn
production, gives quantities of orc mined IN
a VICE. nc Mls,o ron oaan
given It's place as natural wonder md great
Industrial advantage: The richness anu purity
Of Ancrtsas anil blltatn's pr4lacti,'1,s aEo cum
scctnsia; condition Of The Iron manufacture is
reviewed, md tho machinery employed receives
his attention. ne hnds, as We hare lfnrncl by
cxpeFience that between lo'O und 1873 Tic Iron
big requirements.
Mr.. Il: Fl. Goslin Smith, keeper OF the British
National Art Gallery, writes the report on
ceramics and glassware, giving the first placc
to The Japanese collection, reviewing tic d.
vc'opment 81 the art N this country, and set
ting forth tho merit Of American T0ttery.. or
our glass nG aays wG 'l'ay oc congratulated IN
h4yine established tee lint glass '1anHtaeturs.
treated BY william od1ins, Professor u Chem
istry Mt oxfosta. fio doca not make cornparl-
SONS between national c1hibtts as n whole, hut
exce'@i.e pl,armaeeut,s.l coIcctions oi tt,is
country being speelally inesitussons.
SIR. Isnac Watts. President of the group of
judges 1f tho elass IL author ot tt'e report upoli
textile fabrics. Ills opinion may E'c condensed
"rhe different fal'Eiea produced In the, n.,-
merous ml!ls of the New ENGLAND States, New
icrk Snw 5ersSy, a',l .hS othor great :cntrea
tapabtlity. fur cnicr!ng into competition with
the nlaunfaeturcr4 Of ether countries. II II wcrn
not ior the hofatioil which their protective pol.
ICY imposes, anti W incaiia of which they shut
themselves out from r. Tho Eenen' 'narlsets
of the world. Iho Goods exhibited,
| though not all Ut equal quality. wcre. for
the nlost part pure, ar1n and roll manufactured,
anu nottteahie ior tiir svcnnesa ot Tue yarn;
and the excellenco q tl'e wcaytng. tue blea h.
Ing, dYclng and anishingsol tllo various grades
hnd styles ol catton c!o!il manifested snpe-
r!oF!tY which is Attributable, ~ sotnc degree, to
out tho Union. Tho cxtensisc and complete
representation tlas manc q the tex
ttie nannfaetnres of 1hS United Ssatns
shows the rapid progress wl'lc', tue cotton in
which 1t h.. attained, while. thv character and
qunllt1Gs OF ms .ootie ptott'fce'l ticfnonst1ata
tlat wllenersr tho BHadaltng-bat,as nf PTot"l.
ton sl!a.i oe burst asundcr tue rstt ol tlIe world
wy encounter .nole tosm'daoie compatltor
in another part u t',is report :tr. Watts says;
threat rs y l!as been 4, the cottnn industry
ot the United states, a. SHOWN BY tlteIr textile
manufactures At ths exll1ltlon' II las mt i@cn
col'ilncd tu them. Judged alonc anl il. scla-
tlon to former periods, Tho Atncrtan progress
wAa conspicuous, and proved that Il high
degree Of perfection l'as becn attained. Tho
|
though less extensive, !n.ilcate rroIrcss
no. less remarkable, fully Qualifying Il
clatm at lcast ~ e4stAiltT, II not, II sonu
cascs, to superiority This wan ,'t'tas"y The ylso
~ Fe2aFds iFcat Britain atI this cofnl'les. Can-
ada, especially, In sotnc Of her naDlfacLuEes,
Was entitled to pre-cnltHcnee. and, ~ far NJ En-
giaad ''as been represented In tnts braura vi
ad.ssy; her wol.sarea reputation has Gesn
hare snale 'Horu extensive display Of
hcr textile manufactures Is untncstfol-
able, but nevertheless u WIS cnu VI such
rare execllence as to cxclto Eanrrai nsl,nra-
tlou. aud amply sufficient II co1ytnco American
competitors that frcs a:y'css 10 their markets
would culangcr the n,,,r, tly which they NOW
ps,sseas. On III si'les Development aud prugresa
naSu tecn stflktngly manifested, and II thls IL
more conspguousi 50 IN sufne cases chan IL,
otl'crs all win bc Inspired VIII, nnw 1lie and
Mpuists which t.. eanot ~ iall t9 . tadueS irssh
achievements Of Industry ana commerce.
Mr. ". W. liulsc'. report upon textile ma.
chincry states that no nation has eoIMplcto set
| Of wurkiug machines for tue manufacture VI
cutton gools. lie then gives the Amerlcana Z
I = hirk., II.