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quality in the Russian Department, the Jury select, asdeserving Honourable Mention—T. Gamalky, of Bess-arabia , district of Ackerman (123, p. 1370), samples ofthe merino breed;— Vassal , of Tauride, district of theDnieper (122, p. 1370), specimens of merino wool:—L. & F. Philibert, Tauride, district of Melitopol (124,p. 1370), specimens of merino wool;—A. Akhoondoffshah Mirza, of Stavropol, district of Piatigorsk (126,p. 1370), specimens of white and black wool, unwashed;—S. Gigolo, of Gork (130, p. 1370), for specimens ofblack wool, unwashed;— The Farm of Gorigouktzk,of Mohiletf (121, p. 1370), for specimens of merino wool;— Mahomet Khan Youzbash, of Derbent, in the Khanateof Kiurin (129, p. 1370), for specimens of white wool,unwashed;—J. Abramofe, of Ekaterinoslaff(131, p. 1370),for his examples of fine unwashed Cashmere goats’ hair:—and L. K. Narishkin, Saratoff, district of Balasheffsk’
J. L. Graitx (245, p. 1188). —Council Medal. The spe-cimens of the new variety of wool exhibited by M. Graux,and which have been deemed worthy of the recommenda-tion of the Council Medal, have already been noticed inthe Second Section of the Report.
Le General Girod (he l’Ain) (1249, p. 1237). —Thefleeces of merino wool, from the exhibitors flock at Nuz,although of a thin staple, and apparently not full-grown,display the qualities adapting it for the finer descriptionsof cloth in so excellent a degree, that the Jury award toGeneral Girod (de l’Ain) the Prize Medal.
National Sheep-fold of Rambouillet (1080, p.1230). —The qualities of the four fleeces of the truemerinos, exhibited by this valuable institution, have alsobeen considered such as to merit the award of the PrizeMedal.
E. Lefevre (345, p. 1239). —The specimens of woolin tufts transmitted by this exhibitor from Gevrolles(Cote d’Or ) are long in the staple and very sound, form-ing a very superior description of combing wool, and, assuch, deserve the award of a Prize Medal.
F. Richer (354, p. 1194). —The two fleeces of rams,of pure merino breed, two years old, transmitted fromGouvix, Calvados , have also appeared to the Jury tomerit, in the comparison of the wools from France , theaward to M. Richer of the Prize Medal.
The exhibitors of wools in the French Departmentwhom the Jury would distinguish by Honourable Men-tion are— Eelatre and Son (142, p. 11*78); Maporte andSon (900, p. 1223); MM. Bruxeaua and Son (38, p.1173); for the specimens of combed wool, spun by anapparatus of the exhibitor's construction, M. Malingie(322, p. 1192), for the fine combed wool, the produceof a flock reared at the Agricultural School of La Char-moise, Pont Leroy (Loire et Cher ); MM. Laroque andJaquemet (901, p. 1223), for their assortment of spunwool for knitting blankets; G. Rivaue, of Petit Roche-fort (987, p. 1226), for his good fleeces of merino wool:V. E. Warmont (1048, p. 1229;, for his specimens ofwool in skeins; MM. Paturle-Lupin Seydoux, Seiber,and Co. (1381, p. 1242), for their samples of cleansedwools; J. A. Lerasson de Montleau (1498, p. 1248),for his fleeces of merino wool; and MM. Bernoyille,Larsonnier, and Chenest (1548. p. 1250), for their ex-amples of combed wool and woollen yarn.
D. Justo Hernandez (230, p. 1344).— Of black andwhite wool from Salamanca four samples have beentransmitted by this exhibitor:—1. Unwashed wool forclothing purposes; 2. Unwashed wool for worsted; 3. Woolwashed before shearing, in the Saxon manner; 4. Woolsheared in February, 1851. M. Justo Hernandez hasintroduced into Spain the custom of clothing the sheepfrom the beginning of December to the end of May ;and amongst the specimens transmitted to the Exhibitionis a fleece which has been so defended, and one that hasbeen exposed to the direct influence of the atmosphericagencies. The difference in the quality is remarkable,and speaks decidedly in favour of a temporary protec-tion of the fleece. The good qualities of most of these
specimens of Spanish wool have appeared to the Jury tomerit for D. Hernandez the award of the Prize Medal.
Of other samples of wool transmitted from Spain theJury select as deserving Honourable Mention—(225,(p. 1343), S. Monlero, of Seville , for his samples of fineunwashed merino wool: and (226, p. 1343), the Provinceof IIuela, for the good quality of wool exhibited fromthe flocks fed on the Sierra de Audevalo.
United Kingdom 6f Great Britain and Ireland.
C. Dourien (11, p. 201*).—The samples of wool trans-mitted from Chichester , by this exhibitor, give evidenceof a very high-bred flock, and manifest qualities of fibre,for which the Jury award the Prize Medal.
R. Millner (85, p. 201*).—The fleeces, showing along staple, grown in the counties of Meath and Gal-way , and the long and short wool fleeces of the mountainsheep, county of Wicklow, exhibit qualities of fibre forwhich the Jury award the Prize Medal.
J. G. Rf.bow (84, p. 201*).— The specimens of woolfrom the Southdown breed also exhibit qualities of suchexcellence as to call for the award of the Prize Medal.
The fleeces of Cheviot wool, grown at an elevation of2,600 feet above the level of the sea, exhibited by Mr.Henderson, of Wooler, Northumberland (80, p. 201*),are remarkable for the fine silky quality of the fibre,which is well adapted for the blanket manufactory. TheJury regard these specimens as deserving HonourableMention. The Jury also desire to record HonourableMeutiou of the fleeces of fine German wools, exhibitedby Mr. C. Lippert, of Leeds, under 97, (p. 201*); andthe series of wools shown by Mr. Cheeseborough, ofBradford, under 179, (p. 493) Class XII.
An object of curiosity is shown in the English Depart-ment, being a Southdown ewe, stuffed, seven years old,which had never been shorn. The weight of the accu-mulated annual fleeces was 36 lbs. This specimen isexhibited by Mr. J. Moore, of Littlecott Farm, Pewsey,Wilts (78, p. 201).
Lieut.-Col. E. Macarthitr (13. p. 989, 990). —The case,containing 132 specimens of merino wool, exhibits veryfavourable examples of the condition of the fleeces ofthat valuable variety of the sheep in New South Wales .The Jury regret that the quantities transmitted are toosmall to afford the requisite means of judging of theaverage qualities of the flocks; but, taking into consi-deration the important services rendered by Lieut. -Col.Macarthur to the colony by his persevering and success-ful endeavours to develop a source of wealth from themerino breed of sheep, the Jury award to him the PrizeMedal.
The first importation of wool from New South Wales into England in 1807 was 245 lbs. In the year 1848 thequantity from New South Wales , alone, amounted to23,000,000 lbs., valued at more than 1,200,000/.
The Jury desire to express, by Honourable Mention,their opinion of the good qualities of the wools exhibited
by Mr. T. Learmonth (6, p. 989), marked j by
Messrs. Stf.vens and Thomson (347, p. 999) j and
With regard to the wools exhibited from this colony,Nos. 31 and 32 are fine samples, but are too small inquantity to support a judgment as to the average valueof the fleece from the flock. The Jury, however, regardthe samples transmitted by Reitz, Breda, and Co. (30,p. 950), and by D. G. Van Breda (32, p. 950), as de-serving Honourable Mention.
The specimens of wool, the production of Cachemere goats kept by His Royal Highness Prince Albert, atWindsor, and exhibited by His Royal Highness, areexamples of an additional staple new to England, andgive encouragement by their quality to the repetition ofsimilar efforts to multiply and preserve that remarkablevariety of the genus Capra. This staple includes, be-