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metallurgy of iron, copper, uickel, &(i. A collection illustrating the 

 eatable fishes of Northern Europe; samples of prepared fishes, samples 

 of food preparations, &c. Great variety of agricultural products. 



OEANGE FREE STATE. 

 Charles W. Riley, Commissioner. 

 A collection of agricultural ijroducts. 



PERU. 



Jose Carlos Tracy, Commissioner. 

 A series of the principal food and other vegetable products in that 

 country. 



PORTUGAL. 



M. Jayme Batalha Reis, Agricultural and Colonial Commissioner. 

 M. LouRENgo Malheiro, Industrial Commi.s9ioncr. 

 The greater part of the very extensive exhibit of minerals, ores, &c., 

 in the main building; also pottery, samples of industrial products^ 

 glass-works, paper, &c., and a full series of the vegetable productions 

 of the kingdom in nearly two thousand varieties. A portion only of 

 this collection filled sixty large boxes. 



RUSSIA. 



General Charles De Bielsky, Commissioner. 

 Captain Nicholsky anrl Captain Semetshken, Assistant Commissioners. 



An enormous collection illustrating the metallurgy of copper and iron, 

 including different varieties of Russian iron and steel ; the very exten- 

 sive collection of minerals of Siberia, exhibited by the School of Mines 

 and valued at a high price; samples of rope and cordage, pottery, tiles, 

 cement, isinglass, and other products of the sturgeon. 



SPAIN. 



Col. F. Lopez Fabra, Commissioner. 



A collection of great magnitude, illustrating the mines and mining of 

 coal, iron, copper, and silver, salt, &c., in the kingdom of Spain ; a very 

 large number of bricks, tiles, earthenware, and pottery; illustrations 

 of the various fibers and other materials for basket-work, cordage ; in- 

 dustrial products in great variety, including samples of paper, leather, 

 «&c. A complete series illustrating the agricultural resources of the 

 country. 



From the Philippine Islands, as one of the colonies of Spain, were 

 received, through Mr. Sebastian Vidal, samples of native work in the 

 form of baskets, nets, boats, &(i., and hemp fibers. 



SWEDEN. 



C. Juhlix-Dannfelt, Commissioner, 

 The entire exhibit of Sweden made in the agricultural departmcK 

 illustrating the fisheries and agricul ure of Sweden, including also speci- 

 mens of fish, food-fish preparations, &c. ; specimens of peat-working 



