INDEX.

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Used extensively for soup by the Chinese , 6G. Modelof the mode of attachment to the sea cliffs, adopted bythe birds for their nests, ib.

Swan and Edgar. 303.

Swan Kivek Colony— Samples of good wheat from, 52.

Swansea Local Committee, 12.

Sweden , II. M. the King of, 568.

Sweden , li. M. the Queen of, 1G3.

Sweden and Norway. — The working of mines and theproduction of metals an active branch of industry inSweden and Norway , 34. Natural causes giving agreat preponderance to mineral industry, ib. Ores ofcopper generally poor, but much valued in commerce,from not containing either arsenic or antimony, ib.Annual supply, ib. Mines of lead of no value, exceptfor the silver the ores contain, ib. Considerable profitsyielded by the Cobalt mines of Skuterad and Tunaberg,ib. Iron mines, both in Sweden and Norway , a pros-perous branch of industry, from their intimate bearingon the cultivation of the forests, ib. Extraordinaryreputation of Swedish iron for the manufacture ofsteel, 34,35. Objects exhibited by Sweden and Norway ,35.

Good specimens of linseed and rape-seed oil from Sweden ,84. Samples of water-retted flax, 100. Line examplesof raw silk exhibited by H. M. the Queen of Sweden ,163. Inferior description of pearls, 164.

Observations on the Swedish cannon, 223. Number exhi-bited and description thereof, 223, 224. Balances ofvarious construction, 200. Drawing instruments, 306.Specimens of printing bank notes, 406. Examples ofbookbinding, 426. Present statistics of the paper-making trade of Sweden , 444. Specimen of playing cards,447. Specimens of embroidery, 472.

Specimens of cutlery, 489, 491. Locks, 508. Fine speci-men of the granites of Sweden , 556. "Works in por-phyry, 565. Collection of wood carvings, 602. Stearic manufactures in Stockholm , 624. Specimens of candles.&c., 629. Artificial flowers, 643. Writing cases, 654.

Swifr,II. (Juror), xxviiL

Swinborne and Co., 165.

Swinburne, K. W., and Co., 527, 536.

Swinburne, W. (Associate Juror), xxx.

Swindells, Messrs., 39.

Switches, Kailway. —Description of an improved railwayswitch, 189.

Switzerland.— Manufacture of steel developed for someyears past in Switzerland , 35. Good quality of theproducts exhibited, ib. Steel for springs remarkablefor its elasticity, ib. Products exhibited, ib.

Samples of pates of various kinds, 55. Chocolates, 59.Samples of raw silk, 162.

Press for cutting out watch-hands, 201. Collection ofrifles, 221. Discs of flint-glass from, applicable tooptical purposes, 271. Planimeter, 304. Drawinginstruments, 306. Planetarium, 307. Model in reliefof Mount Sentis, 309. Calculating machine, 311. Chro-nometers, watches, and watch movements, 339-342.Surgical apparatus, 346.

Muslins, 347. Cotton manufactures, 348. Small and in-different lot of woollen productions, 352. Observationson the silk manufactures of Switzerland , 304. Speci-mens of ribbons, 365. Specimens of manufactured silks3G5-368. Specimens of damasks and drills, 372.

Samples of tanned and curried leather, 391. Flourishingstate of the book trade in the Cantons, 400. Specimensof printers’ rollers, 413. Statistics of the paper manu-facture of Switzerland , 444. Beautiful specimen ofalbums, 449.

Interesting contributions of printed and dyed fabrics,458. Specially worthy of notice, ib. No duties onimported prints until within the last twelve months, ib.Small fiscal duty now imposed, ib. Successful com-petition of these goods with those of France and England,ib. Objects exhibited, 459. General remarks on theexhibition of lace and embroidery from Switzerland ,467. Specimens of lace and embroidery, 470, 471.Specimens of braces, straw-plait, hats, bonnets, andother articles of wearing apparel, 482, 483.

Specimens of cutlery and edge tools, 489, 490. Cylinderof rolled steel for watch springs, 505. Specimens ofwatch cases and enamels, 517. Various articles ofjewellery, 520. Optical-glass contributed from Switzer-land , 537. Specimens of terra-cotta, 542, 583. Collectionof carved furniture, 551, 552. Caoutchouc knit stock-ings, 597. Specimens of coopers’ work, 602. Variousarticles of wood carving, tb.

Specimens of straw work, 602. Contribution of tooth-powder and hair-oil, 615. Chocolate-lozenges, 640. Agold stick head with internal mechanism, 665. Varietyof bows and arrows, 677. Collection of toys, G79, 68oJNotices of the works contributed by Switzerland to theFine Arts Department of the Exhibition, 705.

Sword-hilts. —Patterns of sword-hilts and mountings fromFrance , 520.

: Swords, &c. —Collection of swords, 6ide-arms, and sword-blades, 221.

Syed, Omar, 81.

Syenites —Great variety of, in the Vosges, 27.

Sykes, Colonel, 563.

Sykes, D., and Co., 353.

Sykes, J., and Son, 353.

Svnchkonometer.— Construction and purposes thereof, 315.

Synington, II. II., and Co., 348.

Syphon Vases.— Patent syphon vases for containing aeratedmineral waters, a useful and ingenious contrivance.587.

Svrene. —Acoustic instrument for demonstrating the pro-duction of a musical sound by a succession of musicalimpulses, 303.

Syrups. —See Lettuce , Syrup of.

Szunirak, J. F., 21.

T abacii.— Samples of this substance, 91. Dyes a rich violetcolour, ib.

Tabarca (Tunis )—Specimens of timber from, 156.

Table-Clotiis. —See Cotton Manufactures .

Table-Covers —Specimens of, 459. Specimens of printedand painted moleskin table-covers, 475. See alsoPainted Cloths for Furniture , \‘C.

Table Cutlery. —See Cutlery and Kdge Tools.

Tables —Various descriptions of, exhibited, 550-552.

Tables and Table-tops, Marble, -Mosaic, and Inlaid.—Two fine Connemara marble tables, exhibited by Mr.Lambert, of the Ballynahinch quarry, 563. Marbletable sent from Canada , ib. Table exhibited amongstthe East India productions, ib. Number of tables ofvarious kinds of marble from Tuscany , ib. Collectionof marbles, cut into slabs and table-tops, sent fromPortugal , remarkable for the beauty and great varietyof many of the specimens, 563, 564. Very beautiful andwell-executed table-top of yellow marble from theEnited States, 564. Specimens of mosaic marble tablesfrom Derbyshire , 568. Notices of tables in mosaic andpietra dura, 687. Tables in inlaid wood, ib.

Taborin, P. F., 491.

Tabourdeau, I\, 491.

Tabouret, —, 530.

Tacchis, P. A., and Co., 564.

Tachy, A., and Co., 509.

Taffetas —Samples of, from various countries, 365-368.

Tahan, A., 551.

Tahir, —, 489.

Taillefer, A., and Co., 509.

Taillet, V., 391.

Talabot and Co., 4S9.

Talavera "Wheat.— See Wheat.

Talbot, —, 275, 276.—See also Talbotypes .

Talbot Brothers, 226, 242.

Talbotypes . —Description of the process for producing ne-gative talbotypes, on glass, 245. Collection of talbo-types amply attesting the superiority of the method ofMessrs. Boss and Thomson, ib. Observations on thevarious talbotype pictures exhibited, 278, 279. Methodadopted by Messrs. Koss and Thomson for producingthese pictures, 278.—See also Calotypes . Sun Pictures.

Tallermann, Mrs., 596.

Tallow.— Quantity of tallow imported into Great Britainannually, 79. Specimens of tallow from New South"Wales, 163.

Tallow Candles. —See Candles.

Tamar, —, 406.

Tamarinds— Samples of, from the East Indies, 56. FromJava, ib. From the West Indies , ib.

Tambour Lace.— See Lace.

Tan Kim Seng, 89.

Tandler, S., 103, 602.

Tann and Sons, 506.

Tanner, B., 471.

Tanner, J. IT., 467, 471.

Tanner and Roller, 34S, 471.

Tannic Acid —Samples of, 47.

Tannin —Samples of, 46.

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