INDEX.

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Ericsson’s sounding-lead, 219. Former use of SirHumphry Davy ’s water-bottle in polar expeditions, ib.Sea-lead, for making soundings at sea, 2.*>2. Facilitywith which soundings can be taken, ib. Description ofthe instrument, ib. Well adapted for the measurementof deep soundings, ib.

Soups, Portable. —Observations on the samples of portablesoups, concentrated meats, &c., exhibited, 65. \ aluableproperties and cheap price of the American meat-biscuit, ib. Sample of biscuit-beef from France , ib.

Souter, W., 509.

South Australia —Copper ores from, 15. Samples of olive-oil, 83. Specimens of woollen manufactures, 352. Thecolonies might soon be made to produce many of theirabsolute necessaries of this description, ib. Malachitelately found in South Australia , 569. Specimens ofyellow soap from South Australia , 610, 613.

Southey and Co., 391.

Southorn, W., and Co., 541.

Southwell, W., 334.

Sower, C., 410.

Spain . —Insignificance of the mineral collections sent to theExhibition from Spain , although one of the countriesmost favoured by nature in regard to the sources ofmineral wealth, 34. Specimens of steel, cast andwrought iron, and a fine series of marbles, exhibited,ib. Spanish wheats, though generally dirty, unusuallyfine in quality, 52. Sample of rice from Valencia, 53.Sample of maize, ib. Also seeds of Cenchrus spicatus,ib. Samples of peas, beans, pulses, &c., 54. Samples ofHour. 55. Collection of dried fruits, 57. Magnificentsamples of olives, ib. Chocolates, 59. Samples of mus-tards and mustard-seed, 62. Valuable and extensivecollection of raw produce, 69. Samples of turpentineand spirits of turpentine, 76. Samples of starch, 79.Fine samples of oils, 84. Considerable number of spe-cimens of dyeing materials, 91.

Sample of raw cotton from Spain , the growth of the pro-vince of Seville , 96. Various samples of flax and hemp,99. Specimens of plantain fibre, 103. Specimens ofother vegetable fibres, ib. Good samples of cork, ib.No woods of Spain contributed, 154. Collections ofthe woods of Cuba and the Philippine Islands , ib.Numerous samples of wood of good quality, 159. Inte-resting examples of the hair of the rabbit and hare,shaved off the skin by a mechanical process, 160. Goodexamples of raw silk, 162. Samples of cochineal, 166.

Collection of fire-arms and swords, 221. “ Guittaraharpa,”or harp-guitar, 330.

Small variety of woollens, 351. Superiority of those madefrom the fleece of German sheep, ib. Specimens of silks,velvets, &c., 363, 366. Specimen of canvas, 371. Ex-cellent cordage, 372. Samples of leather, 392. Statis-tics of the paper manufacture of Spain , 444. Theexhibition of lace and embroidery from Spain limited,467. Specimens of embroidery, 472.

Specimens of edge-tools, 491. General hardware manu-factures, 497. Specimen of beautiful workmanship ingold and silver, for church service, 511,515. Specimensof damascened iron and steel, 517. Collec tion of furni-ture, 551, 552. Specimens of jet, 560. Fine specimensof terra-cotta jars, 583. Specimens of fire-bricks sentby the Aulencia Company at Madrid , 585. Specimensof silkworm gut, from the province of Murcia , 601.Specimens of manufactured cork, ib. Statistical accountof the soap manufacture in Spain , 611. Specimensexhibited, 615. Manufacture of stearic candles inSpain , 623. Specimens thereof, 628. Samples of can-dles made from vegetable wax, from St. Domingo, 626.Fruit preserves, 640,641. Ethnographical models, 649,650. Contribution of fans, 668. Notices of the prin-cipal works of art contributed by Spain , viz., inlaidworks, in wood, 705; in metal, 705, 706.

Spain , the Government of, xxxv.

Spain , H. M. the Queen of. —Description of the jewelsmanufactured for the Queen of Spain by G. Lemonnier,of Paris , 515.

Spalinger, J., 449.

Spanish Stripes —Specimens of, 352.

Spanna, J., and Co., 574.

Sparkes, J., 509.

Spathic Iron Ore. —See Iron Ores .

Spear and Jackson, 486, 488.

Spectacles. —Exhibitors of spectacles have done little more,in the British Department, than exhibit a collection ofshop goods, 273. Pleasing contrast to this afforded inthe Foreign section, ib. Observations on the variousspecimens exhibited, ib.

Speed of Vessels —Instrument for measuring, 21S. De-scription, 218.

Speede, Messrs., 77.

Speich, I\, 552.

Spelman, J., 427.

Speluzzi, —, 552.

Spence, P., 42.

Spence and Dixon, Messrs., 49.

Spencer, J. A., 49.

Spencer, J., and Son, 186.

Spongier, K., 353.

Spermaceti Oil. —See Oils.

Spermaceti, and Spermaceti Candles. —Chemical proper-ties of spermaceti closely allied to wax, 626. Descrip-tion of the process of spermaceti refining at Messrs.Ogleby and Co.’s works at Lambeth, 626, 627. Price ofspermaceti, 627. Manner in which spermaceti candlesare made, ib. Remarkably fine specimens in the English Department, ib. Specimens from the United States andNew South Wales of less important character, ib. Verylittle spermaceti imported into the United Kingdom , ib.Major part obtained by refining sperm oil, ib. List ofAwards, Exhibits, and Exhibitors, 628, 629.

Spherical Trigonometeiis. —Description of this apparatus;for the mechanical solution of trigonometrical pro-blems, 315.

Spicer Brothers, 431, 453.

Spices. —Observations on the spices and condiments, andvinegars and pickles exhibited, 61, 62.

Spiers and Son, 448, 549, 552.

Spiglazoff, A., 61.

Spiller, J., 202.

Spindles —Specimens of, 199.

Spirit-levels. —Pocket-sight and field-sight levels used bymechanics, 254. Purposes for which adapted, ib. Low-ness of price, ib. Angular spirit-level, ib. Adaptedfor agricultural purposes, ib. Spirit-level applicablefor levelling machinery, ib.

Spitaels, F. (Juror), x.xix, 508.

Spitalfields School of Design, 366.

Spocrlin and Zimmermann, 718.

Sponge. —Numerous varieties of the common flexible sponge,164. Large and fine specimens exhibited, ib. Awardsto exhibitors, ib.

SroNGio-piLiNE—Invention of a substance for medical, sur-gical, and veterinary purposes, called, 165. Specimensexhibited, ib.

Sporlin and Zimmermann, 548, 551, 718.

Sporting Waggon —From the United States , 193.

Spratt, J., 312.

Springs, Carriage. —Specimens of Baillie’s patent volutesprings, applicable as bearing springs, buffer springs,and draw-bar springs, 186.

Spurgin, T., 49.

Spurin, E. C., 6S1.

Spurr, G., 56.

Squair, It., 54.

Squaring the Circle, Instruments for. —Principle thereof,315.

Squire, P., 49.

Squire, It., 509.

Squires and Sons, 584.

Stadler, —, 98.

Staeheli-Wild, C., 471.

Staffel, J. A., 297, 310.

Staight, D., and Sons, 599, 630.

Staight, T., 599.

Stained Glass. —See Painted or Stained Glass .

Stains for Wood —Samples thereof, 44, 48, 49. Specimensof a new ink for staining oak and mahogany, 45.

Staircase Banisters and Handrails— Adaptation ofearthenware to the purposes of; doubts whether themechanical difficulty of preserving accuracy of outlinecan be successfully overcome, 541.

Stalon, J., 552.

Stamin and Co., 195, 205.

Stampfer, Professor, 255.

Stancomb, W. and J., 353.

Standard Barometers. —See Barometers.

Standard Measures —Of length, 256.

Standard Thermometers.—S ee Thermometers.

Standon, Ann, cxx.

Standring and Brother, 470.

Stanhope, Earl, 398, 411, 412.

Staniforth, T., 489.

Stanley,. W. P., 238, 239, 242.

Stannate of Soda. —See Soda, Stannate of.