AWARDS FOR BOOTS AND SHOES.

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Class XX.]

clothing, to fit the shape, ami gentlemen’s pantaloons ,and drawers of similar character: also for excellence of ;quality and make of Saxony wool shirts, and hose manu- jfaetured for the Spanish and other markets. i

Solbkig, F., Chemnitz (72, 83, Saxony , p. 1108';, for Iadaptation in price to export demand in certain qualitiesof hosiery.

TayijOR and Co., Rochdale (127, p. 5S7), for plushesmanufactured from waste silk, and the use of that ma-terial, which is of comparatively small value for the manu-facture of articles of general utility.

Thresher and Glenny (79, p. 5S1), for a fabric for junder-clothing in warm climates.

Thcrmanx, Pigott, and Co., Nottingham (92, p. 583\for a good collection of self and parti-coloured pateutfloss and floss-velvet gloves, of very superior dyes. Theformer are flossy within, and run in with the needle afterthe fabric is made; the latter have the velvet-pile outsidethe glove.

Ward, Sturt, Sharp, and Ward, Belper, Derbyshire (195, p. 58S), for examples of nearly every class of stock-ings and gloves, made from silk or cotton yam. of greatexcellence, whether as to make, colour, or finish, oradaptation to various markets; and also for the lowestsample of cut-up hose in the Exhibition.

Wex and Lindner, Chemnitz (72 and 83, Saxony ,p. 1108\ for hosiery of great excellence, suitable forgeneral use.

Wilson and Sox, Balbriggan, Ireland (183, p 587),for excellent thread hosiery, with lace fronts.

The Jury make Honourable Mention of the followingExhibitors:—

Biddle, John, Leicester, Manufacturer (207, p. 5891,for warp in hares’-fur, and Saxony wool goods, spun silk,cloth, hares’-fur gloves, and Vicuna wool articles.

Coratt, IT., and Sons, Leicester (208, p. 589), for thevery creditable character of their contributions.

Hadden, A., and Sons, Aberdeen, Manufacturers (134,p. 5S5), for specimens of dyed wools in every shade ofcolour.

Hudson, James, Leicester, Manufacturer (199, p. 588),for good Vigonia hosiery, black worsted hosiery, and auimitation of Shetland half-hose.

Laht, John, and Son, Nottingham , Inventor and Ma-nufacturer (SI, p. 582), for articles of clothing fashionedto fit the bust aud waist of the wearer, and registeredgusset to hand, 70g lace insteps of No. 200 yarn. Theworkman who made the latter article also deserves com-mendation.

Mussox, R. and J.. Nottingham , Manufacturers (97,p. 583), for superior plaited gloves, aud good plain silkgloves.

Pope and Plante, 4, Waterloo Place, Pall Mall, Lon-don , Manufacturers (6, p. 576), for surgical elastic belt,sock, &c.

Siiaw, John, Radford, near Nottingham (91, p. 582),for his application of the principle of the Jacquard to thestocking frame.

Wheeler, T., and Co., Leicester (206, p. 589), for theapplication of the stocking frame to weaving shawls.

The Jury also make Honourable Mention of JohnRichards, jun., Riste Place, Nottingham , the maker of the ,silk hose. No. 1000, exhibited by Messrs. J. and R. Morley 1(105, p. 582 ’, for the great skill displaved therein. ;

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Boots and Shoes. |

Boots and shoes have been exhibited manufactured >from almost every description of material, and from mostparts of Europe and the United States ; in some instancesgreat novelty of construction and adaptation have beenmanifested, but we have chiefly to remark upon thegreater or less amount of skill attained, in producing anarticle of fashionable use.

On a review of the whole of the boots and shoes ofevery class and description exhibited to the Jurors, theconclusion arrived at is, that the improvements whichhave been made during the last five or six years by theEnglish manufacturers have enabled them to compete :with the foreign: the introduction of foreign leather ;

since the alteration of the tariff a few years back, as wellas foreign boots and shoes at a lower rate of duty, lias hadthe effect of rousing the energies of the English manu-facturers, and of calling forth the requisite talent tobring about the results before alluded to; and not theleast remarkable part of the question is the fact, that theincrease in the consumption of English boots and shoeshas not been less (in the period before named) than20 per cent.

From France , it must be observed, that in many cases,exhibitors have shown goods remarkable for qualitiesmore esteemed in the country for which they are requiredthan in our own ; and such goods must not be regardedentirely with an English eye.

The Jury award Prize Medals to the following Exhi-bitors :—

Addington, W. II., Norfolk, Virginia, United States (471, p. 1465), for very strong shoes for mining purposes.

Atloff, ,T. G., G9. New Bond Street, London , In-ventor (32, p. 578), for a novel and economic plan of! cutting, by which a short boot can be made at nearly thesame cost in material as a shoe.

Bathier, V. (Creuse), France (22, France , p. 1172),for novelty and cheapness in the production of woodenshoes, with leather applied to the top of the soles; andfor the taste displayed in the manufacture.

Chrirtl, J., Vienna (327, Austria , p. 1023), for strongj and excellent workmanship.

; Clarke, Cyrus and James, Street, near Glastonbury,

! Inventors and Manufacturers (48, Class XVI., p. 520),

| for elongating goloshes, elastic insertions on the instep,j both useful and novel, and an excellent assortment of; ladies’ shoes in various styles.

j Deschamps, X., 14, Calorie d’Orleans, Palais National,i Paris (1185, France , p. 1234', for his plan of cuttingi without block a front in one piece of leather.

! Dufosskk, sen., 13 Rue St. Dominique, Paris (1200,j France , p. 1235), for solid and excellent work. The| Jury consider that Honourable Mention ought to bej made of the workmen who produced the best,j Dufosske and Melxotte, 20 Rue de la Paix, Paris (1201, France , p. 1235), for excellence of workmanshipin boots and shoes. Honourable Mention is also due tothe workmen who produced the best articles.

Gilbert and Co., 13 Old Bond Street, London (179,Class XVI., p. 525), for riding-boots, of excellent manu-facture, produced with great care and attention.

1 Groskopf, George, Vienna (343, Austria , p. 1024), for| strong and good boots and shoes, of excellent work-manship.

Hefford and Eacer, Derby (150, Class XVI., p. 525),for glazed Wellington boots, of excellent workmanship,

I elaborately and beautifully “ stabbed.” Honourable1 Mention is also due to the workmen who produced them.

Hickson and Sons, 20 West Smitlifield, London , Ma-nufacturer (192, Class XVI., p. 526), for general excel-lence of the lighter kind of export aud other goods.

Hook, John, 66 Bond Street, London , Manufacturer(l 14, Class XVI., p. 523), for the superior workmanship,great excellence, and beauty of ladies’ shoes.

Jeffers, W. II., 4G7 Broadway, New York (116, UnitedStates , p. 1441), for a case of ladies’ boots and shoes, ofexquisite workmanship ; the Prize Medal to be awardedto the workman, and Honourable Mention to the manu-facturer.

Kunurth, Anton, Vienna (333, Austria , p. 1023), formagnificent slippers in the Turkish style, of excellentwork and elegant appearance.

Lefebcre, J. P., 14 Rue du Paradis Poissonnibre,Paris (578, France , p. 1205\ for a remarkable inventionfor making boots and shoes by means of brass screws, thework being pressed together by an extraordinary pressure,thereby preventing damp from entering. There are,also (by the same exhibitor), other mechanical con-trivances for cutting out the various parts of boots andshoes, combining great novelty and utility.

Massez, —, 24 Rue Aubyle Boucher, Paris (1347,France , p. 1240), for excellence of production relative toprice, the articles being at once cheap and well made.