INTRODUCTION.
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To save repetition, the numbers of the jurors which have been since assigned toeach class are here given.
Section I. Raw Materials and Produce,—illustrative of the natural productions on whichhuman industry is employed.
No. ofJurors.
1. Mining and Quarrying, Metallurgy ,
and Mineral Products.8
2. Chemical and Pharmaceutical processes
and products generally .... 8
No ofJurors.
3. Substances used as food.6
4. Vegetable and Animal Substances used
in manufactures, implements, or forornament.8
Section II. Machinery for Agricultural, Manufacturing, Engineering , and other purposesand Mechanical Inventions, — illustrative of the agents which human,ingenuity brings to bear upon the products of nature.
No. ofJurors.
5. Machines for direct use, including car-
riages, Railway and Naval Mechanism 12
6. Manufacturing Machines and Tools . 12
7. Mechanical, Civil Engineering , Archi-
tectural, and Building Contrivances 8
8. Naval Architecture, Military Engineer-
ing and Structure, Ordnance, Ar-mour and Accoutrements.... 8
No. ofJurors.
9. Agricultural and Horticultural Ma-chines and Implements (exceptional).
10. Philosophical Instruments and Miscel-laneous Contrivances, including pro-cesses depending upon their use,Musical, Horological , Acoustical andSurgical Instruments.12
Section III. Manufactures,—illustrative of the result produced by the operation of humanindustry upon natural produce.
Designs for Manufactures are admitted in the same section with the class of articles forwhich they are proposed.
No. ofJurors.
11. Cotton.. . 10
13. Silk and Velvet.10
14. Manufactures from Flax and Hemp . 10
15. Mixed Fabrics, including Shawls . . 12
16. Leather, including Saddlery and Har-
ness, Skins, Fur, and Hair ... 10
17. Paper, Printing, and Bookbinding . . 8
18. Woven, spun, felted, and laid Fabrics,
when shown for Printing and Dyeing 10
19. Tapestry, including Carpets and Floor
Cloths, Lace and Embroidery, fancy
and industrial Works.10
20. Articles of Clothing for immediate,
personal, or domestic use .... 8
21. Cutlery, Edge Tools and Hand Tools,
and Surgical Instruments .... 6
22. General Hardware.12
No. ofJurors.
23. Works in precious Metals, Jewellery,
and all articles of luxury not in'eluded in the other classes ... 8
24. Glass.8
25. Ceramic Manufacture, China, Porce-
26. Decoration Furniture and Upholstery,
Paper Hangings, Papier Macho, and
Japanned Goods.12
27. Manufactures in Mineral Substances,
used for building or decorations, asin Marble, Slate, Porphyries, Ce-ments, Artificial Stones , &c.... 6
28. Manufactures from Animal and Vege-
table Substances, not being woven,felted, or laid.6
29. Miscellaneous Manufactures and Small
Wares.10
Section IY.
30. Fine Arts, Sculpture, Models, and the Plastic Arts generally, Mosaics, Enamels , &c.—illus-trative of the taste and skill displayed in such applications of human industry ... 12
It bad been originally contemplated by the Commissioners, that the arrange-ment of the whole Exhibition should be, not merely on the basis of the four sec-tions, but that each similar article should be placed in juxtaposition withoutreference to its nationality, or local origin. To effect this, in so vast anExhibition and within the short period of two months allowed for the arrange-ment, it was absolutely necessary to know, before the arrival of the articles, theapproximate amount of space each would be likely to occupy—so that each on itsarrival might be placed as nearly as possible in its appointed spot. But the eventproved that this information, particularly in the case of Foreign countries, wasunattainable.
A request was made that each Foreign country should inform the Comims-