ROYAL ENGINEERS AND SAITERS AND MINERS.
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JURY DEPARTMENT.
Special Commissioner - - - -
Deputies:
Gitour A (Ilaw Materials) -
Gnoui* B ( Machinery) ------
Group C (Textile Manufactures)
Group X) (Metallic and Fibrous Manufactures)Groups E and F (Miscellaneous Manufac-tures and Fine Arts).
Interpreter --------
Registrar of Awards - - - - -Clerks - -- -- -- --
Dr. Lyon Playfair , C.li. ; Secretary, Captain Ward, R.E.
John Wilson, F.U.S.E. ; Assistant, W. Matchwick.Lieutenant-Colonel Lloyd ; Assistants, Lieutenants Du Cane andCrossman, R.E.
Georoe Wallis; Assistant, G. Perry.
Captain Ibbetson,
Sir Stafford 11. Northcote, Bart., C.B. ; Assistant, G. T. Wright
Major Boyd.
G. Hart.
W. Melville, A. I, oyve, F. Gwynne, W. II. Cousins, E. Mott,James Heath, C. Phiupson, C. W. Peach, M. C. Weston,Albert Ryffel, F. Rafter, .1. P. Tully.
APPENDIX No. VI.
Deport upon the Employment of the Corps of Royal Engineers and RoyalSappers and Miners in connexion with the Exhibition.
Thu first connexion between theso corps and tho Exhibition arose from the appointment of Origin of theirColonel Reid as Chairman of the Executive Committee on the 12th February 1850. In tho employment,month of September 1850, by authority of the Master-General of tho Ordnance, a small dotach-mout of Royal Sappers and Miners was placed at the disposal of the Commissioners. InNovember the detachment was slightly increased, and Captain Owen, R.E., then at Woolwich,was also permitted to givo his assistance to tho Executive. Tho number of Royal Sappersand Miners was still further increased in the course of the following months by the additionof tho whole of the 5tli and 22nd Companies : the 5th commanded by Captain Owen, the 22ndby Captain Gibb, while a detachment, composed of portions of other companies, was commandedby Lieut. Stopford, who was also Acting-Adjutant.
Tho strength of the corps at various periods is shown in a Table at the end of the Appendix .
Return showing tho Duration and Nature of the Duty performed by the Officers of RoyalEngineers in tho Service of the Commission.
Kauk.
Names.
Joined
Quitted
Nature of Duty.
Colonel -
Sir Wm. Heul -
12 Fel>., 1850
27 Oct.,
1851
Chairman of Executive Committee.
Captain -
S. Westmacott -
10 Feb., 1851
9 May,
1851
Superintendent of Class VIII.
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T. H. Collinson
12 Feb., 1851
31 May,
1851
Superintendent of the British sideduring the arrangements.
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Henry C. Owen
3 Nov., 1850
Still employedwith the Execu-tive Committee.
Superintended the computation ofthe space for the United Kingdom :was Superintendent of the Foreigndepartment during tho arrange-ments. After the opening he wasgeneral Superintendent.
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C. J.Gibb - -
1 Feb., 1851
4 Nov.,
1851
Admittance of workmen and othersduring the preparations and ar-rangements for security from fire.
1st Lieut.
E. W. Ward - -
20 Feb., 1851
6 Nov.,
1851
Assisted Dr. Playfair in Class 11.,and afterwards as Secretary to theJury Department.
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17 Feb , 1851
1 Feb.,
1852
Superintendent of Classes XXIV.and XXV., and of District 7 duringthe Exhibition; lie afterwardsassisted Captain Oiyen in his duties.
11. W. Tyler -
10 Mar., 1851
Still employedwith the Execu-tive Committee.
Arranged the Persian and Chinese collections, assisted Dr. Lindley inthe Colonial Department. Tradecollection & computation of value.
G. E. L. Walker
5 Feb., 1851
31 May,
1851
Superintendent of Class VII.
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G. II. Gordon
11 Feb., 1851
21 May,
1851
Received and answered personal in-quiries during the arrangements.
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G. M. Stopford -
20 Jam, 1851
1 Feb.,
1852
Acting-Adjutant.
2nd Lieut.
E. F. Du Cane -
1 Dee., 1850
31 July,
1851
Assisted in arrangement of Class V.
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W. Crossman -
1 Dec., 1850
8 Sept.,
1851
Assisted in the space computation,and in other arrangements con-nected with its allotment.