Belleville, N. J., deposited by D. S. Brown & Co., considered by the judges to reflect great credit on the manufacturers-a silver medal.

No. 148, embroidered woolen Thibet shawls, exhibiting great improvement in this article, made by Duncan & Cunningham, Belleville, N. J., and deposited by D. S. Brown & Co.-a silver medal.

IX.—Saddlery, Harness, and Trunks.

No. 358, harness, by William N. Lacey, recommended by the judges in a supplementary report for the award of a medal-a silver medal.

XIII.-Musical Instruments.

No. 1201, by Henry Corrie, deposited by James Cox, an organ, in regard to which the judges say that "the arrangement of the stops. and pedals, is, in some respects, novel and allows of every possible variety of combination, and the stop denominated the Euphonia, may yet be regarded as new"-a certificate of honorable mention.

XXIV. Leather and Morocco.

No. 390, by Taylor & Kinsey, of Philadelphia, Tampico French leather, recommended for the award in the supplementary report of the judges a silver medal.

No. 399, by Scattergood & Bousted, Russet bridle leather, recommended for the award in a supplementary report of the judges-a silver medal.

No. 318, by Charles B. Williams, slaughter sole leather, recommended for the award in a supplementary report of the judges-a silver medal.

XXVI-Chemicals.

No. 320, by Mrs. Mary West, for the excellence of the jeweler's rouge, prepared by her-a certificate of honorable mention.

XXXIII.-Paints and Colors.

No. 309, by Wetherill & Brothers, the smaller sample of white lead, which may, in the opinion of the judges, supersede the Kremnitz white-a certificate of honorable mention.

Extracts from the Reports of the Judges appointed to examine the Articles offered at the Thirteenth Exhibition of American Manufactures.

Report on Cotton Goods.

The Committee on Cotton Goods have carefully examined the several articles submitted to their inspection by the Franklin Institute, and respectfully report as follows:

No. 2, fine bleached longcloth, manufactured by Benjamin Marshall, New York Mills, Whitestown, N. Y., is a very superior article, stout, fine, even, and compact, and is believed to be the best ever made in the United States, rivaling the famed British longcloth-it merits special notice. A sample of the unbleached cloth is also exhibited, differing from the above only in color.

No. 49, Preston longcloth, manufactured by the Lonsdale Company,
Providence, R. I., an excellent, well made shirting, which would be
more highly esteemed in the absence of the above, which casts a
shade over all others. There are also good samples of bleached shirt-
ings and sheetings from the Bartlett, Phoenix, and Steam Cotton Man-
ufacturing Companies, and brown sheetings from the Stoneville Man-
ufacturing Company.

No. 20 Earlston ginghams, manufactured by R. Beath, a fair article,
the finish improved upon former specimens.

No. 40, ginghams, manufactured by Hood Simpson, Philadelphia,
a fair imitation of the imported Manchester ginghams.

No. 47, imitation linen diaper, manufactured by John Elliott, Phil-
adelphia, a well made article fairly representing what the title pur-
ports.

Bleached Canton flannel, manufactured by S. Sheppard & Sons, well
made, strong, substantial, and smooth, and altogether a serviceable
article. A good specimen of similar goods is also exhibited from the
Amoskeag Manufacturing Company.

Tickings, of fair quality, from the factories of James Campbell, and
Robert Whitaker.

Tapes, cotton cords, and laces, manufactured by Thomas Brown,
Blockley; Fletcher & Bros, Providence, R. I.; I. Learch, Philadelphia;
and Ezra I. Cady, Centreville, R. I., are creditable specimens. The
striped tapes, by Thomas Brown, are noticed as a new article, and
very good.

Turkey red cotton yarn, from James Wright, was referred to the
Committee on Exhibitions, subject to their decision upon the expedi-
ency of submitting it to chemical tests.*

The display of Printed Cottons is unusually large, and brilliantly
illustrates the great perfection attained in this branch of manufactures.
The American, and Hamilton Print Works, and Joseph Ripka, ex-
hibit favorable specimens of their skill, but those presented by J. Dun-
nell & Co., Pawtucket, R. I., A. Robeson, Fall River, Benj. Cozzens,
Providence, R. I., and Perkins & Wendall, Bustleton, Pennsylvania,
are of surpassing beauty, combining elegance of design, brilliancy
of coloring, and accuracy of execution in an extraordinary degree.
Of these competitors we are unable to select one as pre-eminently
meritorious, where all are so highly commendable.

Printed furniture chintzes from A. Robeson, Benj. Marshall, and
American Print Works, and window shades from Hamilton Print
Works, are in good taste and well executed.

Very handsome and chaste styles of printed lawns are exhibited
from A. Robeson, Fall River.

Perkins & Wendall have produced a variety of beautiful styles in
lawns, balzorines, and mousselines de laine, evincing taste and skill of
no common order, well deserving a premium.

This is a new branch of printing here, in which success is no longer
doubtful. Your committee are informed that extensive preparations.

* Those appropriate tests were applied by Professor Booth, and Mr. Boyè, and on their
report a certificate of honorary mention was awarded.

are making in a factory for spinning very fine yarns, and weaving
the lighter lawns and muslins. All who have viewed the rich array
of Printed Goods must be impressed with the extraordinary advance-
ment in this department.

With the exception of Printed Goods, the specimens are not so
numerous as upon some former occasions; this may arise from the
fact of many of the staples having attained so great perfection, that
there is scarcely room for improvement. This exhibition, as well as
former ones, has also been deprived of some samples of new fabrics,
owing to the reasonable unwillingness, on the part of manufacturers, to
expose to view samples of new goods in advance of the selling

season.

The Cotton manufactures of the United States are constantly grow-
ing in importance; beside supplying the largest portion of clothing
required for home consumption, large quantities are annually shipped
to foreign countries: they are in demand in Mexico, South America,
California, &c., and recently a market has been opened for them in
If the Institute has, in any degree, by encouragement, assisted
in advancing this branch of manufactures, there is reason to rejoice,
and to continue efforts in its favor.

Report on Iron and Steel.

The Committee of Judges of the Iron and Steel exhibited at the
Exhibition of American Manufactures, now held in the Philadelphia
Museum, by the Franklin Institute of the State of Pennsylvania, for
the promotion of the Mechanic Arts, respectfully report:

That the samples submitted to their inspection were generally
highly creditable to the manufacturers, and afford gratifying proofs
of the progress made in the manufacture of Iron and Steel, those
essential articles upon which depend almost all other manufactures.

A certificate of honorary mention is recommended to be given to
Morris & Jones, for the very handsome display of iron and steel con-
tributed by them, from the iron ore to the finished bar.

The specimens of rolled iron, both flat and round, from the Cole-
manville Iron Works were of excellent quality.

Some of the hammered iron from William Dowlin, of Mary Ann
Forge, Chester county, was very superior.

Very good samples of iron from the Tredegar Iron Works, at Rich-
mond, Virginia, deposited by James S. Spencer, jr., came too late for
competition.

Bundles of nail rods from the Colemanville Works, deposited by
Morris & Jones; from Valentine & Thomas, deposited by Isaac Mil-
ler; and from the Howard Iron Works, deposited by E. J. Etting &
Brother, were all excellent, and so nearly alike in quality as to make
it difficult to discriminate between them.

Specimens of imitation Russia sheet-iron, by James Wood & Sons, for
which a silver medal was deservedly awarded last year, are fully
equal to those then exhibited.

Samples of sheet-iron, deposited by T. S. Speakman, and intended to imitate the Russian, were examined by the committee, but Mr. Speakman has not yet succeeded in giving the peculiar glaze characteristic of the article.

Some common sheet-iron from Colemanville, is very well rolled, and has a smooth surface.

A certificate of honorary mention is recommended to be given to J. L. Mott, of New York, for a cast-iron bathing tub in one piece, being of good form and size, and weighing only 268 lbs. This is a new article to the committee, and they think it might be made still lighter by a proper mixture of pig iron, with the use of a portion of anthracite iron, which has been so successfully used for hollow ware.

The specimens of hollow ware and other castings, by Savery & Co., of Philadelphia, are so admirable, that the judges recommend the award of a silver medal to those gentlemen for the excellence of their articles, unless they have received one from the Institute at some former exhibition.

The steel converted at Colemanville Iron Works, deposited by Morris & Jones, is a pretty fair sample of American blistered steel, and the spring steel from the same place, has a good appearance, and is very well rolled.

Blistered steel by Broadmeadow, from Balliott's iron, is tolerably good.

Samples of steel, said to be cast-steel, from Broadmeadow & Stan-ton, of Manayunk, are better than the blistered steel, but not equal to good English cast-steel.

The blistered steel converted by John Robbins, jr., of Kensington,. from Swedes' iron, is a very superior article. That by him from American iron, intended for saw-plates, appears to be good, but the committee have not had time to test it. For the general excellence of Mr. Robbins' steel, the committee recommend him a certificate of honorary mention.

A sheet of boiler iron 11 feet 4 inches by 26 inches, by S. Hatfield, deposited by William F. Potts, is very smoothly rolled, as is also a large sheet deposited by Morris & Jones.

Report on Umbrellas.

The Committee appointed to examine the Umbrellas in your present exhibition, beg to report that they have carefully examined them, and find

No. 42, to be a case of highly finished handles and knobs, tastefully designed, and well executed.

Nos. 203, 247, and 268, are an excellent assortment of well finished umbrellas, parasols, and sun shades, and are a great credit to the manufactories of this city.

Your committee have peculiar pleasure in recommending these to notice, because they have reason to know that they were not prepared for exhibition, and they are not, therefore, proofs of how high a state of perfection these could be carried; but they are proofs of the

excellence of the stocks from whence they were selected. Your committee would more particularly recommend to notice the parasols and sun shades manufactured by Messrs. W. & W. H. Richardson, of an entirely new fashion, and also those manufactured by Mr. W. A. Drown, all of which are proofs of beautiful workmanship.

Your committee would be pleased if they were at liberty to refer to two cards of sun shades, manufactured by Messrs. Sleeper & Brothers, of American silk only. When this article shall be fully introduced, we anticipate for it a large demand for this purpose.

Report on Lamps and Gas Fixtures.

The Committee on Lamps and Gas Fixtures report, that the display in this departinent, although not so extensive as on some former occasions, is certainly unsurpassed in point of beauty and excellence of the specimens. Messrs. Cornelius & Co., to whose enterprize is due the greater part of the magnificent display of Lamps and Gas Fittings, seem to have made a successful effort to combine increased perfection of shape and finish with a very considerable reduction of cost to the purchaser. We would notice particularly the richly ornamented gas pendants and chandeliers finished in Ormoulu, the workmanship of which is exceedingly beautiful, the color faultless, and the whole effect such as may satisfy the most fastidious taste. The silver chandelier and candelabra are remarkably chaste, and, in combination with the judicious arrangement of the glass ornaments, produce a very brilliant effect. The silver coating on these articles is produced by the speedy operation of the galvanotype, and appears to be more perfect than is generally produced by that recent art. The humbler solar and lard lamps deserve more than the passing notice which they receive at the hands of the committee, and will, no doubt, serve to gratify the good taste, and aid the vision of a far greater number of our fellow citizens, than will the more showy and expensive chandeliers. For their rich display, the committee cannot hesitate to recommend the award of a silver medal to Messrs. Cornelius & Co.

They would also recommend the award of honorable mention to E. Whelan, for No. 728, a pair of silvered candelabra, which are deemed creditable to his skill. To J. S. Gold, for an assortment of camphine lamps and chandeliers, got up with judgment and good taste. To Ellis S. Archer, for a variety of lard lamps. To Filley & Kisterbock, for a display of similar useful articles.

Report on Models and Machinery.

Whilst the judges have occasion to regret, that the display of Models and Machinery falls short of former exhibitions, they can, nevertheless, trace amongst the one hundred and fifty specimens, which are now deposited, abundant evidence that the hand of the American mechanic has not lost its art, and that it needs but suitable occasions.