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INDEX.

Shepard and Perfect, 353.

Shepard, J., 537.

Shepherd, C., 339, 342.

Shepherd, Hill, and Spink, 199, 205.

Sheppard, A., 52.

Shenvin, Cope, and Co., 198.

Slxerwin, J., 506, 509.

“ Shield of Faith” (belonging to the Prince of "Wales )—Notice thereof, 514, 635, 697, 738.

Shier, D., 78, 92.

Ship-Biscuits. —Samples of French ship-biscuits, preparedby baking the dough in high-pressure steara, 55.

Ship-building —List of the chief woods employed in, 104.Models of various contrivances connected with theconstruction and moving of ships, 207. Model descrip-tive of a novel arrangement of the frame timbers inship-building, 218. Increase of the strength of thefabric thereby, ib. —See also Naval Architecture.

Ships’ Lights —Apparatus for shutting and securing, 208.

Ships’ Logs—P atent perpetual, for indicating the speed andleeway of ships, 217.

Ships’ Sounding-leads. —See Sounding Instruments.

Shipwrecks, Apparatus for saving Life from. —Appa-ratus for saving life by effecting a communication toand from a ship in peril and the shore, 219.

Siiirt Fronts — Produced by the loom, in imitation ofneedlework, 348.

Shirtings —Specimens of printed cotton, 459.—See alsoCotton Manufactures.

Shirts. —Specimens of drawers and shirts of excellentquality, 478. Specimens of shirts exhibited, 482.—Seealso Wearing Apparel.

Shoes. —See Boots and Shoes .

Shola.— Close resemblance of this substance to rice-paper,103, 104. Obtained from the vicinity of Calcutta , ib.Uses to which applied in India , ib. Specimens exhibited,ib.

Shonborn, Count F. Von Erwein, 21.

Shoolbrcd and Co., 506.

Shore, Messrs., 202.

Shtange and Verfel, 506.

Shuldham, Harriett, cxx.

Shulte, J. IL, 376.

Shutters, Metallic— Specimens of, 20S.

Sibcll and Mott, 426, 454.

Siberia.— Malachite chiefly found in an available state forinlaid work in a very few localities in Siberia , 569.Most important locality at present known, ib.

Sibley, S., 158.

Sibthorpe, F. L., cxx.

Sicily —Samples of raw' silk from, 162. Statistics of thepaper manufactures of, 444.

Sickles— Specimens of, from various countries, 4S9, 491.

Side-arms. —See Swords , $rc.

Sideboards —Various descriptions of, exhibited, 550, 552.Remarks on the “ Kenilworth Buffet,” by Cooke andSons, of Warwick, 694. Notice of a large sideboard,carved in wood by Fourdinois, 701, 722.

Sidi Mahmoud Benyad, 71.

Siebe, A., 208, 506.

Siebert, F., 381.

Siegle, II., 49.

Siegmund, W., 353.

Siemens, C. W., 173.

Siemens and Halske , 293.

Sieron, L., 509.

Sieveking, Dr., 635.

Signal Lamps —Specimens of, 509.

Signals. —Ingenious system of signals for merchant ships,218.

Signoret-Rochas, P., 353.

Silbermann, G., 257, 403, 406, 453, 6S8, 703,

Silex —Use thereof, in the manufacture of glass, 523.Sources of supply in England, 524.

Silk and Brown, 193.

Silk-Cotton. —Specimens of silk-cotton obtained from theBombax ceiba from George Town, Demerara, 102.

Silk-Dyeing. —Specimens of skein dyed silk in variouscolours, 88, 459.

Silk, Raw. —Introduction of the silkworm into Europe inthe reign of the Emperor Justinian , 160. The breed-ing of silkworms in Europe confined for six centuriesto the Greeks of the lower empire, ib. Its subsequentintroduction into Sicily , Italy , Spain , France , England,and most of the colonies with a suitable climate, ib.Observations on the different species of worm and thecharacter of the silk produced by them, 1G0, 1G1.

Modes and processes of management and culture, 161.Degrees of excellence realized in the specimens trans-mitted from France , ib. Detailed remarks on thespecimens of unbleached silk and silk cocoons exhi-bited by Major Count Bronski, of the Chateau de St.Selves, near Bordeaux , ib. Other French exhibitorsand prizes awarded, 161, 162. Remarks on the sam-ples of silk transmitted from other foreign countries;exhibitors and awards, 162, 163. Good examples ofsilk from Spain , 162. Raw silks exhibited from Bel­ gium , ib. Samples of silk from Tuscany , 162. Speci-mens of raw’ silk from Switzerland , ib. Silks fromSardinia , ib. Fine examples of Italian silks fromAustria , ib. Specimens of raw white and spinning silk,produced in Berlin, by means of a hanging spinning-line, on the principle of bee-hives, ib. Samples of silktransmitted from Russia , ib. Silks of a very finecharacter exhibited in the Turkish Department, ib.Specimens of raw silk from Bavaria , ib. Specimensfrom Sicily , ib. Fine examples of raw silk exhibitedby Her Majesty the Queen of Sweden , 163. Finesamples of silk shown in the Indian Department, ib.Samples from China , ib. The cultivation of the silk-worm greatly promoted in the Mauritius , ib. Speci-mens of raw silk from the Roman States, ib. Specimensfrom Malta , ib. Specimens of silk from silkwormsreared on the leaves of the white mulberry at Godai-ming, in Surrey, ib. Raw silk exhibited in the Cana-dian Department, ib.

Silk Spinning, &c., Machinery . —Well exemplified in theBritish Department by a series of beautifully finishedmachines, 196. Machine for silk winding in the ZolLverein Department, ib. Machine for spinning silkdirectly from the cocoon, in the Prussian Depart-ment, ib.

Silk and Velvet Manufactures (Class Xin.)— Tabularclassification of objects into which this Class is divided,xiv, xv. List of Jurors appointed for this Class, xxviii.List of exhibitors in this Class to whom Prize Medalshave been awarded, lxxiv, lxxv. And of those of whomHonourable Mention is made, lxxvi. General remarkson the duties and labours of the Jury in tills Class, andthe principles by which they have been guided inmaking the awards, 362. Observation of the Jury thatwith respect to the staple of the silk manufacture, theseveral samples in the Exhibition afford but a faintevidence of the great perfection to which the cultiva-tion of the raw material has arrived in many countries,ib. France alone has responded heartily to the invitationto exhibit cocoons as well as reeled and thrown silks,ib. Silk productions of Austria , as shown in the Exhi-bition, ib. No novelty in the Exhibition of manufac-tured silks from China , ib. Goods exhibited by theEnglish manufacturers show the great progress madein quality, design, and cheapness within the iast twentyyears, 362, 363. Extensive silk throwing mills esta-blished in Essex, 363. Reference to the splendidbrocaded silks exhibited by Lewis and Allenby ofLondon , ib. France , long the cradle and chief seat ofthe silk manufacture, amply sustains its position in theExhibition, ib. Few articles of comparatively smallimportance exhibited by Greece , ib. Small assortmentfrom Holland , ib. Manufactured silks from India in-considerable in quantity and not very novel in character,ib. Reputation of Italy as the chief producer of theraw and thrown material well sustained by the articlesexhibited, ib. Exhibits in this Class from Portugal notworthy of especial notice, ib. Fair samples of manu-factured silks from Russia , ib. Specimens of good rawsilk and some ribbons and broad silks of considerablemanufacturing merit from Spain , ib. No particularfeature in the articles exhibited from Sweden and Nor­ way , 364. Character of the silk manufactures of Switzer­ land , ib. Observations on the silk fabrics of Turkey ,ib. Great variety of silk goods from the ZollvereinStates exhibited, ib. List of exhibitors to whom PrizeMedals were awarded, 265, 367. Exhibitors who re-ceived Honourable Mentions, 367, 368.

Silkworm Gut— Specimens of, from the province of Murciain Spain , 601.

Silva, M. A. da, 33.

Silver. — Native silver from the island of St. Ignatius(Canada ), 16. Specimens of native silver from America ,18. Magnificent specimen of native silver weighing154 lbs. from Chili, 24. Cake of silver obtained at thefoundries of Birkcnyang and Binsfeldhammer, nearStolberg , 31. Specimens of silver ore from Sweden , 35.