New-York tribune., 1879-11-17
AulRDs TO ANERICAN ExHIBIT0RS.

SPECIAL PRIZES Al PARIS TOR rNCELLrNcrs ~
AGRICULTURAL NirITNTNrs-ENGIIsu OIPOsI-
TON TO FIELD TRIALS.
The Hon. Richard c. Mccormick, the Amer
lean Commissioner at the PARIS Exposition IN ISIS. has
recently received from the French Embassy In Washing
ton the special prizes awarded for American agrcui-
tural Implements They Will be forwarded 40 once TO
the recipients or the regular awards the gold and sill
yer medals have already been distributed but the
bronze medals and the certificates OF honorable mention
for hich commissioner IA constantly receiving in
qurics have not yet reached this country The special
przs which haye arrived consist o. seven Of the
twelve objects of art-only eleven Of which were
placed the disposal OF the jury OF Group &C.
on acricu tural implements, 10 reward exceptional
mcr. ney might discover IN machines exhibited In tie
field They are Sevrcs vases valued al 1000 francs eac
They are OF the shape called Tazzl," and are 10
inches he ht and 14 across me top OF the bowl The
BODY OF the has depth OF inches. In the centre
is raised dion representing the City OF Paris-a
female head with mural crown. Around the medallion
are scrolls rosetes and agricultural symbols fruits and
wheat Tie interior OF the mas panels OF scroll
work. Tritous aud three fois with gold circular bands
Outside tho general cOors are blue and gold
Around the body Of the vase is wreath Of FRUITS.
flowers aud grain with spiral puk ribbon. broken by
a nanel with the inscription; Exposition Unlverseie
Paris ls7S,' and medallloDs with agricultural symbols
The pillar is ia blue and gold, with bands frets and fes
tocns and the foot has circular band nclOsng quatre
fols on green ground broken by f0ur panels contain
ing "sevres" Paris" Exposition" ISIS" The
general effect of the vase Is rich snd graceful.
Dr. Edward H. KNIGHT. one % tho American COmmis-
sioners the Expos ion, aud member OF Jury No 76
recently gave IBrrUSB reporter Interesting
cumsianocs concerning this award, aud the opposition
Of the English Commissioners 10 tAe trials IN TIE field
which have not before been made public. The general
regulations Of France Of December $40, determined
tnat pracucl trials Of agricultural machinery
should take place. But shortly after. the Asrcu
tura Society of England held a meeting, and
determined that the members OF the society should
enter any competitive trials the Paris Exposition.
When the time for opening the Exposition approached,
the secretary OF the English Commission. and Ia fact.
II generally understood the President also ire
Prince Wales. earnestly urged upon The French
thontes that the proposed trials De abandoned This
was on the point Of being done. The pressure NJ.
Delsserenc dc Bort. the Minister OF Agriculture and
Commerce. being great and the relations between The
FIR nch aud English Governments being Innate,
thought for while tnat the scheme would be given up;
IS II seems the French Government would have pre-
ferred, IN difference TO The request OF England The
matter laid before the jury OF the group by w. Eu-
gene TisseTani InspectOr-Gcneral OF Agriculture Of
France. when DIR. Knight as the only American member
OF the group urged the fact that tile AMERICAN exhbl-
tors had come expecting that the French regulations
would adhered and also stated IL Opulou of
his cOuntrymen that no adequate opportunity OF form
ing opinion could be afforded except by actual trial
IN the Held. The jurors unanimous IN deciding
question: and their decision met the approval
DrectOI-Genera who was also earnestly desiTOus OF
IL may be mentioned that NJ Tisserand charge Of
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1867 ana is perhaps. one OF the best-nfOrmed men
on tnr subject agriculture I'm Europe. having had
charge the EmpcrOrs farms during the Empire. The
trials place various day spreading several
weeks. places outside OF Paris. MarmOut Petit
bourg and GOnesse. at the Espanade d'Invalidcs
Eleven objects of art were awarded, Of them
Americans. one tO a French exhibitor OF an American
machine, two to French aud one 10 English
No -imi awards, outside Of and Ia addition to the
medal. aud dplOtnas, II l. believed IN any
Oer group aud these testimonials OF merit cxceI
tonnl character and value. Ii not IN Tie
.igihal schcmr 10 award fDem but ihe generous
impu OF the Minister. Some delay has occurred in
their transmission, the reason OK winch Is not Known
opposition OF tue English. when began the year
previous the cXnDiiJu, kept up until the last
moment and l.. Cunllne owen the secTt taIy or The
English Commission. suddenly Of his way IN
ciaractor O the opposition, gong far enter
written protests againsi the ned trials, and serve
such notices even on tne very afternoons when
amDalioDs Neie taking place. ana most al the close of
days business. THIS uctasiOned sharp CORE
spOnuencc between the French officials and himself
Ihe OF tnl persistent opposition does appear
but IL generally surMscI thit The InElisnmcn
clIned tue tests because they afraid they
might no. carry OIL tnt premiums. Here, again. Their
action singular. because alter the experiments were
finally determined upOn. ana amer their protests that
they would not appear thcy entered Their
triais which were printed on the programme for The
day, ana Then did not BRING their machines on the
ground. There were exceptions TO this, of two
whose native sense OF Girss seems To have prevailed
over the discipline OF the English officials.