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EXHIBITION, BRITISH INDUSTRIAL. 



nut." wuich is not so well known as its merits 

 deserve ; for a dozen drops will be as effica- 

 cious as an ounce of castor-oil, and its effects 

 may be neutralized by a glass of white wine. 

 In a glass case was shown a dry branch ^ of 

 a shrub, the "burwood," a specific against 

 cholera. 



Trinidad. The produce sent from this isl- 

 and consisted of specimens of its minerals; as- 

 phalte, from the famous "Pitch Lake; "glance, 

 tertiary coal, and lignite ; the latter, it is said, 

 will bear comparison with the best lignites 

 from any other part of the world. The food 

 substances included rice, ground nuts, seramum, 

 cocoas, coffee, nutmegs, Brazil nuts, flower of 

 bread fruit, plantains, yams, tania, sweet pota- 

 toes, curl-curl, bitter and sweet Canada arrow- 

 roots, cloves, and black pepper. There were 

 also vegetable oils and ivory, skins of sharks, 

 sponges, seeds, &c. ; textile materials, wild and 

 cultivated cottons ; cork, and fibres of wild 

 cane ; native woods, plain and ornamental cala- 

 bashes, fancy baskets, Indian wickerwork, &c. 



The mineral wealth of the island was repre- 

 sented by fine specimens of copper, manganese, 

 zinc, cobalt, ironstones, barytes, arragonite, 

 iron pyrites, sands, clays, and other matters. 



The productions of British Dominica, and of 

 British Guiana, had much in common with 

 those shown from Jamaica. 



Natal. Sugar, in particular, within the last 

 ten years has become one of the staple products 

 of the country. Twelve years ago a sample 

 manufactured from Natal canes was handed 

 about the colony as a curiosity ; but within the 

 last two years 2,000 tons, exceeding 50,000 in 

 value, have been exported. 



Natal is trying her hand at producing cotton, 

 and some specimens were shown of fair quality. 



The greatest ingenuity is shown in their mu- 

 sical instruments. The Caffre lyre is a bent 

 bow strung with twisted hair, which beaten 

 with a stick will give out some four or five dis- 

 tinct tones ; while the Macabere piano, which 

 is a series of strips of wood, each backed by a 

 sounding chamber formed of the rind of some 

 dried and hardened fruit, has one or two notes 

 very nearly approaching to the music of a 

 cracked bell. 



St. Helena, and one or two other African set- 

 tlements, sent small contributions. 



The Bahamas offered cotton, the pine apple 

 fibre, the palmetto, the banana, and other plants 

 containing fibres useful for the manufacturer ; 

 sponges and liquorice berries, and shell work, 

 of various kinds. 



Ceylon sent a fine collection of produce, nat- 

 ural and artificial. There were bows and ar- 

 rows, and peacock's feather fans; rude ploughs 

 and yokes; carved cocoa nut shells; native 

 lace and gold embroidery, and musical instru- 

 ments ; and more especially interesting was a 

 Davenport carved in ebony, in the English 

 style, by a pupil in one of the industrial schools 

 recently established in the island by the local 

 government. 



Mauritius sent some fine specimens of sugar, 

 fruits, and vegetable substances. 



Hong-Kong showed some choice examples 

 of Chinese industry, in silk, rich velvets, silk 

 and gold embroidered carpets ; china and 

 enamels ; and articles of raw produce. 



Malta came out very strong in her three 

 great specialities, lace, silver filigree, and stone- 

 work. The beautiful black lace is made prin- 

 cipally by women in the small island of Gozo. 

 In the patterns there is scarcely any departure 

 from ancient ideas though the schools of de- 

 sign which have been established in Malta are 

 beginning to tell both on this and other branch- 

 es of manufactures but the workmanship is so 

 excellent that for wear the lace is unsurpassa- 

 ble. One of its distinguishing and most valu- 

 able characteristics is that it is impossible to 

 crease it. The black lace is all of silk,' obtained 

 from Naples. There were also very beautiful 

 specimens of white thread lace, mostly made in 

 the charitable institutions of the island. In the 

 silver filigree work, the delicate tracery is exe- 

 cuted with quite as fine a finish as the best 

 samples of the Genoese ware. 



The chief articles which the Ionian Islands 

 offered to commercial enterprise were their 

 wines. The islands produce cotton in consider- 

 able quantities. 



India. The products of the soil were oil- 

 seeds, oils, gums, resins, medicinal substances, 

 fibres, timbers, and tea. 



Rich samples of raw, manufactured, and dyed 

 silks, were forwarded ; while most of the con- 

 tributing places furnished specimens of mixed 

 silks and cotton fabrics. 



The embroideries generally on velvet, silk, 

 leather, and cloth, were excellent both in de- 

 sign and execution. 



In works of art or skill, were the elaborate 

 carvings in black wood, sandal wood, and ivory ; 

 and in a material termed "Ratanglee," from 

 Malabar; inlaid ivory, and enamelling in the 

 precious metals. 



There were samples of cutlery, jewellery, lac 

 ware, &c., from Bombay and Scinde ; and of 

 mineral products and works in stone, &c. ; 

 alum, saltpetre, subcarbonate of soda, from 

 Scinde ; indigo from Jacobabad ; sulphur, lead, 

 copper ores, and galena, from Beloochistan ; 

 agates and carnelians from the Ruttinpoor 

 mines in Rewa Kanta. 



The collection from Madras under the head 

 of raw products, included timbers, oils, seeds, 

 gums, dyes, &c. 



The rich feather ornaments from Kurnool 

 and Vizagapatam, the large straw mattings 

 from Pulghaut and North Arcot, the writing 

 paper from Madras and Salem, and the carvings 

 and constructions in ivory, sandal wood, buffalo 

 horn, and porcupine quills, were attractive. 



Hydrabad and Burmah contributed speci- 

 mens of lac ware. 



The fine arts in Madras were represented by 

 a collection of engravings, photographs, and 

 drawings. Some miniatures on ivory especially 



