Class XII.]

JURY AWARDS—WORSTED STUFF GOODS.

353

Herrmann, W., Leisnig. (139, Saxony , p. 1110.) Forgeneral excellence of manufacture.

Hooper, C., and Co., Manufacturers, Eastington Mills,near Stroud. (210, Classes XII. and XV., p. 496.) Forsuperior merit in the manufacture of fine cloths of per-manent dye and finish, and for great variety; also for abeautiful production of elastic cloths for gloving.

Inglis and Brown, Manufacturers, Galashiels. (191,Classes XII. and XV., p. 495.) For general excellence ofmanufacture and style.

Isaieff, P., of Klintzou, Government of Tshernigoff.(184, Russia , p. 1372.) For general excellence of manu-facture.

Itzigsohn, Marcus, Neudamm. (97, Prussia, p. 1054.)For excellence of manufacture in low-priced productions,combined with strength.

Juiiel-Desmarks, J., Vire. (27S, France , p. 1190.) Forexcellence of production, economy, and utility.

Kesselkaul, J. II., Aix-la-Chapelle. (371, Prussia,p. 1071.) For excellence of manufacture and finish.

Lexokmand, A., Vire. (588, France , p. 1206.) Forexcellence of production, cheapness, and utility.

Ix>ckwood and Keighley, Manufacturers, Hudders-field. (104, Classes XII. and XV., p. 4S9.) For excel-lence of manufacture in woollen cords and velveteens.

Lctze Brothers, Cottbus , Silesia. (10,3, Prussia,p. 1054.) For excellence of manufacture and of permanentdye and finish.

Marling, S. S., and Co., Manufacturers, Ebley Mills,Stroud. (209, Classes XII. and XV., p. 496.) For generalexcellence in manufacture and dye.

Meissner, F.T., Grossenhain. (129, Saxony , p. 1110.)For excellence of manufacture and finish, for exportation.

Offermann, F. W., Muntzou, Imgenbruch. (350,Prussia, p. 1070.) For excellence of manufacture infancy trouser goods.

Palling, W., Manufacturer, Painswick. (213, ClassesXU. and XV., p. 496.) For excellence of manufacturein billiard cloths and scarlet limiters’ or milled cloths.

Parnuit, Dautresme, and Co., Elboeuf. (673, France ,p. 1211.) For excellence of manufacture, design, andcheapness.

Pawson, Son, and Martin, Manufacturers, Leeds.(40, Classes XII. and XV., p. 487.) For general excel-lence of manufacture, and permanent dye and finish.

Peill and Co., Diiren. (369, Prussia, p. 1071.) Forgeneral excellence of manufacture, dye, and finish.

Pocock and Rawlings, Chippenham , for a variety ofvery beautiful cloths—blacks, blues, and medleys—all ofgreat merit of manufacture, permanence of dye, andfinish, exhibited by Messrs. Barber, IIowse, and Mead ,St. Paul’s Churchyard. (19, Classes XII. and XV., p. 487.)

The Jury, in awarding the Medal to the manufacturerinstead of the exhibitor, do so upon the principle abovestated. In this case, however, there are additional cir-cumstances to guide the Jury in their award, as Messrs.Pocock and Rawlings’ application for space had beenoverlooked; and when an allotment was made to them itcame too late, as the cloths made for the Exhibition hadbeen sold to Messrs. Barber, IIowse, and Mead , for whomMessrs. Pocock and Rawlings had expressly manufacturedother cloths included in the award.

Reid, J., Dublin, for very fine specimens of friezecloths and milled tweeds, exhibited by Mr. R. Allen,Saekville Street, Dublin. (259, Classes XII. and XV.,p. 498.) The Jury award the Medal as an encouragementto this branch of manufacture in Ireland .

Roberts, W., and Co., Manufacturers, Galashiels.(480, Classes XII. and XV., p. 502.) For general excel-lence of manufacture and style.

Sai.ter, Samuel, and Co., Manufacturers, Trowbridge ,Wiltshire. (250, Classes XII. and XV., p. 498.) Forexcellence of manufacture, both as to quality and varietyin fancy doeskins, and other trouser goods.

Scholl, A., Brunn. (226, Austria , p. 1017.) For ex-cellence of manufacture of stout goods for overcoats andtrousers.

Sciioller, L., Sc Sons, Diiren. (374, Prussia, p. 1071.)For excellence of manufacture in fine cloths, of perma-nent dye and finish.

Schuioiann and Schroder, Lemiep. (496, Prussia,p. 1079.) For superiority of manufacture, dye, andfinish.

Siiaw, J. W. and II., Manufacturers, Victoria Mills.Huddersfield. (98, Classes XII. and XV., p. 4S9.) Forexcellence of manufacture and dye.

Siegmund, W\, Reichenberg. (230, Austria , p. 1018.)For general excellence of manufacture.

Signorkt-Rochas, P., Vienne. (1013, France , p. 1227.)For economy of production.

Snell, John, Leeds. (24, Classes XII. and XV.,p. 487.) This gentleman is not a manufacturer, but afinisher of cloth, and the award is for the beauty offinish only.

Spengler, Karl, Crimmitzchau. (117, Saxony ,p. 1110.) For general excellence of manufacture.

Stancomb, W. and J., juns., Manufacturers, Trow-bridge, Wiltshire. (17, Classes XII. and XV., p. 487.,For excellence of manufacture in a great variety ofi trouser goods.

Sykes D., and Co., Finishers, Leeds. (75, ClassesXII. and XV., p. 488.) For beauty of finish.

Sykes, J. and Son, Leeds. (34, Classes XII. andXV.,p. 487.) For uniformity of make and general excellenceof finish.

TcHETYKRiKorF, —, near Moscow. (187, Russia ,p. 1372.) For excellence of manufacture and finish.

Thornton, Firth, Ramsden, and Co, Leeds. (32,Classes XII. and XV., p. 487.) For general excellenceof manufacture, finish, and great variety of character.

Tolson and Sons, Manufacturers, Dalton, Iludders-! field. (116, Classes XII. and XV., p. 490.) For supe-1 riority of make and style in trouser goods.

Victoria Felt Cloth Company, Leeds. (327, ClassXIX., p. 572.) For superior felt cloth for flooring orcarpets. Medal awarded in Class XIX.

Walker, Joseph, and Sons, Lindley, Huddersfield. (87, Classes XII. and XV., p. 4S9.) For excellence ofmanufacture and finish in mohair cloths.

Walker, J m and Sons, Manufacturers, Millshaw Mills,Leeds. (79, Classes XII. and XV., p. 488.) For excel-lence of manufacture and economy.

Wilkinson, John, Inventor and Manufacturer, Leeds.(51, Classes XII. and XV., p. 4S8.) For felt cloths forships’ sheathing, and medical purposes, in great variety.

Wrigley, J. and T. C., and Co., Manufacturers, Hud-dersfield. (117, Classes XII. and XV., p. 490.) Forgeneral excellence of manufacture, aud ingenuity in newapplication of materials.

York and Sheepshanks, Manufacturers, Dyers, andFinishers, Leeds. (49, Classes XII. and XV., p. 488.)For general excellence of manufacture.

The Jury desire to make Honourable Mention of thefollowing Exhibitors:—

Ginzel, R. C., of Reichenberg. (210, Austria ,p.1018.) For woollen cloths.

Mono Brothers, of Klagcnfurt. (218, Austria ,p. 1018.) for the beauty of their colours.

Walker, J., Oi Sydney. (23, p. 4S7.) For threepieces of tweeds, of great merit for so young a colony.

Worsted Stuff Goods.

The term “ Worsted Stuffs” is applied to fabrics madefrom combed wool, including those in which combedwool is combined with cotton and silk. These fabricsare thus distinguished from woollen cloths, in which thewool is not combed, but only carded, and which are sub-jected, also, to the process of “fulling.” The wool usedin the worsted trade is mainly of long staple; that usedin the cloth trade is short. The worsted manufacture,although of very ancient date, has only attained its pre-sent eminence in England during the last quarter of acentury. According to a generally-recognised tradition,the invention of the wool-comb is attributed to St. Blaise ,and the day of his canonization, February 3, was, untilvery recently, kept in Bradford as the gala-day of thetrade. The term “ worsted ” is said to have been derivedfrom a village in Norfolk of that name, in which thesegoods were first produced in the reign of Edward III. byweavers brought from Flanders. The cruel persecutions