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44 Ellis, Miss (daughter of General Ellis), Prop.—Specimen of fine workmanshio in leather, shown in a pier-glass frame and stand, with brackets.
45 Drake, Francis.— Model of collapsing life boat.
46 Randell, Miss, Guernsey. ■— Two mats worked inWool.
47 Letourel, J. IT.—Acts of the Martyrs, in French.
. 48 Manuel, II. L. Jersey.—Two pair of Newfound-
land fishing boats.
^ 1 49 Stafford, Mits. B, A. Guernsey. — Stand of wax
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(Commissioner, John Capper, Esq.)
Collection of Natural Productions and Manufacturesof the Island of Ceylon.
, Gref, The Countess.—A gilt sprinkler under aSutBs shade from Ceylon.
Cocoa-nuts, from the South and West Province. Rice,Arrow-root, from the South Province. Maniocs,£ 0I, i the West and South Province. Hill paddy, from the®ntrai Province. Curugan, general. Maize, millet, andIjQe, from the South and Central Provinces.
Coffee, from the Central Province, chiefly.
Cinnamon, from the Western Province,jj-alipot leaves, from the Central Province.
n *° ca fl° u G from the West and South Province. Arrow-* 0 \«°ur, from the Southern Province. Sago, from theJ’thern Province. Vinegar, general.
*nH°T toli> n& tive, Bourbon, and Sea Island; from Batticaloa
Coir fibre, from the South and Western Province.
% from the West and East Province. Areca
° m ^ our Kories. Copperas, from the Fast and West
cardamum, plantain, and hibiscus fibre, from7" 1 )’ and Colombo.
0r y an <l buffalo horns, from the North and East Pro-j, e * Deer horns, from the Central and North Province.
oney a*«d wax. from Bintenne. Hides, from Colombo,j^rmeric aiu * m yrol»>Ums, from the East. Coast. Pearls.th Ur ; e de met, or sea snail, a radiated animal of the liolo-Q» a tr ^be, t’rom the Northern Province.
Caj e cocoa nut, ci nnamon, clove, c) iron, lemon grass, andfr°ra Colombo and Galle. Margoas oil, from9 rot ^ *nd castor oils, from Colombo. Kekunaand°^ s ’ f roTn Kandy. Citronella, meomel, and spear-ii' 1 * from Gallee. Mee oil, from Colombo.
Chet °* , carr ' a g es and palanquins, from Golombo.
8t ills f * rom tlle Western Province, booms; medicalJ'or® ** 0tn North, North-wear. andSouth Provinces.
smelting furnac.ea, from the Central and SouthModels of boats ; guns ; weapons, general, fromc Cottn c Agricultural tools.
^nth p n . rirs, plain and dyed, from the North, East, andLa CA ^ 0v i nces * Cotton painted fabrics, from Kandy.Crock TOT ° { Cutlery, general.
piaiu, and painted : am) fouHoms, from Kandyfp,, ,lr< ^ Matting, from Kandy ami Caltura. Coir cord-Ifing, f*** Southern Provinces. Coir webbing and bag-Al (>e i OTn Southern and Northern Provinces.
from Kandy. Hibiscus bagging, and cord-u^hko^ ,R<n,ft bagging, from Colombo. Tortoiseshell andJjheg and llim + :it3, Kandy, Mn'ura, and Galle. FishingBellas. ^ uo ’ :s - Kandv painted baskets and boxes: uin-1 P^kahs, from Kandy.
Ornamented olas soap, from Kandy and Matura, Galle.
Carved work, ebony, from Galle and Caltura; ivory, fromFour Kories; woods, from Galle and Caltura; steel, fromthe Central Provinces; cocoa-nut shells, from Galle
Parlett, O’Halloran & Co. Colombo. — Spe-cimens of cinnamon, with essential oils extracted therefrom,with implements for cutting and peeling.
Kitchin, J. 42 Commercial Sale Rooms, MincingLane.—An ebony table, inlaid with 50 different woods; afair specimen of Cingalese cabinet work.
Model of coffee works and apparatus used in Ceylon.
Model of patent stove and apparatus for curing coffee, byM. Clerihew, of Rathnagon.
Thirty specimens of medicinal oils, from T. A. Pieris, ofKandy.
Gums and resins, from T. A Pieris, of Kandy.
Forty specimens of ornamental and housebuilding timber.
Desk of porcupine quills. Ebony carved flower vase.
Painted ivory fan handle.
Buffalo horns mounted in silver.
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1 Woodford, Lady.—A Greek dress, made in Corfu.
A pair of silver-bracelets, made in Corfu; the one with
the motto “ 24>IIT0 AAOAON <I»IAIAN.” “ My pressure isthat of friendship without guilethe other, *“o 4»EPONArAllHN.” 11 He who feels affection” (offers it to you).
A silver brooch of elegant pierced work, formed by agarland of grapes and vine-leaves, surrounding the emblemof the Seven Islands.
A brooch in silver filigree-work, with the bead of Corcyraon the one side, for Corfu; the winged horse of Bellerophonon the reverse, for Zante.
A Greek cap, made at Lefchimo, a village of Corfu, form-ing part of a lady’s costume.
Memorial clasp in gold, made at Corfu, and of remarkableworkmanship; the gold filigree being placed on a plate ofpolished gold, which reflects it as from a mirror.
2 Mavroianni, Madame.—A gold bracelet, made atCorfu, of filigree-work, surrounding the emblem of theislands.
Two silk handkerchiefs, of fine fabric, of Zante manu-facture.
An apron of muslin, made in Corfu, with a border workedon linen with the needle; somewhat similar to Dresden-work, but of larger stitch, on a very elegant and classicalpattern, of gropes, vine-leaves, and butterflies.
An apron of crochet-work, remarkable for the beauty ofthe pattern and execution, and showing that what has butrecently appeared in England as an accomplishment, hasbeen for ages the common needlework of the Ionian peasant-girls. The border is of deep Dresden-work, of magnificenteffect, with emblematical designs of lions, cupids, flowers. &c.
These aprons are the ordinary work and every-day wearof the peasant-girls of Corfu. The dress of the Greekpeasant women, in general, being of an extraordinary rich-ness, so that a peasant-bride’s dress is often her dowry,being not unfrequently worth 400 or 500 dollars.
3 Mavroianni, —.—Samples of Cephalonia currants.
The island of Cephalonia, though not so rich in currants
as Zante, nevertheless supplies a great part of the quantityconsumed in Great Britain.
Olive-oil, the growth of Corfu.
4 FitzRoy, Lord C.—Three Zante silk scarfs. AZante handkerchief.
5 Lord Seaton. (Articles exhibited by).—1. Spe-cimen of Cephalonian stone. 2. Three specimens of olive
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