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BRAZIL. CHILI. CHINA.

Model of an Archimedean screw with double groove. AnArchimedean screw with triple groove.

503 Ren kin, —, sen. Liege.—Four double-barrelledguns. Three pair of pistols. Both of a new system, in-vented by the exhibitor.

504 Sacre, E. Brussels.—Two pair of precision scales.

505 Suermond, —. Wauvre (Liege)—Coals.

506 RoMSEEy—, Thron (Liege).—Coals.

'507 Danneau, —, Neufuilles (Hainauit).—Cylinder forcleaning com.

508 Van Lot, F. Antwerp.—A cask divided into fivecompartments for containing five different liquors.

509 Kentemost, J. B. Brussels.—A brass suction andforcing pump, giving water continually. Patented in favourof the exhibitor.

510 Delstaneiif., P. Marbais (Brabant).—A nineteen-fold artinlated roller. Patented. A triangular weedingmachine for stubbles. Double plough. Plough (used inBrabant) with hinder share. Mole trap. Patented. Strawchopper. Patented. Oblique weeding machine, with sixblades. A winnowing machine. Machine for clearinggrains and seeds. Patented.

511 Van df.n Brande, J. A. Mechlin.—One drawing-room table inlaid (natural wood). One chess-board.

512 Van Linden, P. Antwerp. (86 Warwick St. Pim-lico).—Virgin and Christ, in marble. Statuette. One vase inmarble, sculptured, subject from Spenser’s “Faery Queen.”

BRAZIL.

1 Adamson, O. G.— A bouquet of flowers of Brazil,made of the birds’ feathers of that country, with the excep-tion of a few made of beetles’ wings in their natural coloursonly. The bouquet comprises specimens of the coffee,cotton, and tobacco flowers.

2 Cox, —.—Model of a native raft.

3 Mornay, E. de. Agent, Mr. Peat, Saddler, 14 OldBond St. Tendon.—Set of bridle reins. From the provinceof Rio Grande da Sul, Brazil. Made of raw bullock’s hide,and linked with silver. Cap; the cap is made in the Sertao(the interior) of the province of Pernambuco. The leatheri9 made from the hide of the red deer of that country.Intended as specimens of the industry of the less civilizedof the inhabitants of the Brazils.

4 Major, C. T. Esq. 21 Billiter St. London.—Leavesand butterfly made of beetle’s wings, by Henrique Jose daSilva, Rio de Janeiro.

CHILI.

1 Messrs. ScnNEiDER & Co. Broad St. Mews.—Alump of gold ore, weighing 3 cwt.

CHINA.

H. M. Consul Siianohae, Contributed throughthe Board Trade.

1 Gallingal, a Chinese root (Lcuujkwtq). 2 A red colour.3 Saffron (Ffunghtca). 4 Camphor ( Cnurupiaon). 5 Rhu-barb (Tahuxing). 6 Hemp ( luma). 7 L'nclenned cotton(Mcenhwa). 8 Cleared cotton ( Hwae ). 9 Hemp seed.

lOTobacco. 11 Coarse hemp. 12 Hemptwine. 13A Chinesemedicine root. 14 Coarsest raw silk, supposed to be thefibres of the cactus. 15 Turmeric. 16 White arsenic, fromHankow. 17 Arsenic, from Hankow. 18 Yellow arsenic.

19 Bees-wax, white and yellow. 20 Vegetable wax. 21Sulphate of iron (green vitriol). 22 Three bottles of var-nish. 23—27 Fused metal. 28 Japanese copper.

A complete collection of the various materialsemployed at the Great Porcelain Works ofKiaing tiht* Chin, in the vicinity of the Poyang'lake, in the manufacture of porcelain.

1 Waukuh (literally skeleton of the cup). 2 Tseih e *Porcelain may be formed by a mixture of the above*3 Material ready mixed. This made with water into cWwill form porcelain. 4 Bedaubing powder, ready mi* e .

5 Soap stone, very hard. Found in the districts of Luhand Kweihe, in Keangse province. 6 Bedaubing materi^'7 White lead and other materials.

Various packages containing the colours.

Twenty-three packets, containing prepared colours of ^rious kinds.

Forty-seven packets, containing colours for paintingbest porcelain after baking.

Miscellaneous articles:—

1 A large cameo basso-relievo on yellow ground.

2, 3 Two large basso-relievos on blue ground. ,. p g

4—7 Four basso-relievos on blue ground, represen 11flowers, shrubs, &c. } -j,

8 A lacquered table, with incrustations of mother-o’ri^®^10—13 Four lacquered chairs, inlaid with mother-o’-P 6 ^

18 A square brazeiro and pedestal, for heating a rooi 33charcoal ashes.

19 A censer, or perfume urn.

18,19a Pedestals in sculptured wood. g0 j<3

20, 21 Two candelabra in bronze, enamelled inpattern. ^

22 A bronze vase, mosaic enamelled, with covetpedestal in carved wood.

23—27 Ornaments of a Chinese table. rV ed*

28 A Chinese sceptre, inlaid, silver-mounted, an*l cfl gut-29, 30 Tw t o boxes of carved red lacquer-ware, f roB0chuen.

40 A tableau in carved wood.

41 Antique vase of enamelled and moB&ic br ortz e tpedestal of carved wood.

42, 43 Two vases of bronze inlaid with silver.

44 An armoirc in carved wood, edged with ebon>>incrusted with ivory. -

Contents of Box addressed to the Secretary 01the Horticultural Society, London.

1 Specimen of indigo, the produce of plants in 111

2 Specimens of the raw produce of the silk-woi t

Leotang in Manchouria. aA&ef* 0 '

3 Specimen of the fabric, manufactured in the svince for home consumption.

4 Another specimen of the same fabric.

Exhibited by the Hon. East India Compa ^ jHemp-palm; its fibre, and the ropes prepareArrow-root. Tung-oil and seeds in spirits* A /f r uity,,of the Chinese, a green dye. Gardenia rad*c*-** v ljj

yellow dye. Fortunsea Chinenses (fruit and 110 - 0 f Wko-pal of the Chinese. Shang-hae indigo. \i$ e ,, A s

plant from which rice paper is cut. Wax ttt l -. ft rti c LPeking. Brick tea (two samples). Green-ten < y ’ *

used in the district of Uungchow to dyo gexportation; one bottle. . /y^i-

Articles exhibited by Captain Shea, .

nnnt)ht-ti<ptare, Jhjde i’arA. (>n

1 A snuff-l>ox; specimen of Chinese ccannel coal, the only specimen known.

2 A Chinese carved mother-of-pearls • n co ppe r * Cftr c*

3 A saucer; Chinese specimen of enamel on ^

4 A small saucer; specimen of /{ l ' > “^ e9 eluc<i'‘e red '

5 A cup and saucer, specimen of Japanese

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