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I^EW ENGLAND FARMER. 



THE FRANKLIN INSTITUTE. 

 The second exhifiition of the PVanklin Insti- 

 tute of PeniisyJvania was held at Philadelphia, 

 on the Gth 7th and 81 h inst. The Report of the 

 Committee of Premuinn stales thai the numhei 

 of articles exhihileil far exceeded that of the 

 preceding year. Of the 85 premiums proposed 

 by the managers of the Inslittile, 25 have been 

 claimed, and 23 paid ; among them were the 

 following- : 



John R.Coates of Philadelphia for steel made 

 in New York from Connecticut iron, the silver 

 medal. All the specimens of steel were superi- 

 or to tho.se of last year. 



Geo. C. Osborne of Philadelphia for the best 

 water colours, the silver medal. 



Bakewell, Page & Bakewell of Piltsburg, for 

 a jiair of decanters, the silver medal. 



Slater &. Howard of Dudley, (Mas=.) for best 

 piece of blue broad cloth from wool of Ameri- 

 can growth, the silver medal. 



James Sykes of Baltimore for the best cheap 

 broad cloth, being three pieces of double milled 

 drah broad cloth, the silver medal. 



V. & C. Dupont &. Co. of Brandywine for 3 

 pieces of negro cloth, the silver medal. 



The Ame.'.bury Cotton and Woollen Factory 

 •f Mass. for best white flannel, the silver medal. 

 Isaac Macauly of Philadelphia, for the best 

 piece of ingrain carpeting, the silver medal. — 

 The same for the best piece of oil cloth for car- 

 peting, the bronzed medal. 



James Sykes of Baltimore fur a piece of mix- 

 ed satinet, of .\merican wool, the silver medal. 

 Lewis Phillips Si Co. of Holmesboro', Pa. for 

 5 pieces of blue nankin, which are considered 

 the closest iniilation of the Chinese, silver med. 

 J. B; Nares of Pennsylvania, for 6 pieces ot 

 yellow nankin, the silver medal. 



Smith, Brothers &. Co. of Frankfort, Pa. for 

 furniture chinlzes, silver medal. 



Merrimack Manul'actnrmg Com[iany, for 27 

 pieces of prints, superior to any exhibited, silver 

 medal. 



Hickory Grove Factory of New York, a case 



of .superior ihree corded wire cotton, silver med. 



Leavenworlh, Haydon S: Seavill of W.ilerford 



Con. for 7 gross gilt buttons, superior, silv. med. 



Loud & Broihers, for an upright piano forte 



of rose wood, silver medal. 



A. Babcock of Boston, tor a horizontal piano 

 forte, made lor A, Mackay, Boston. "• It has 

 received the high approbation of the judges. — 

 Every part of its interior n)echanism has the 

 highest finish, and its tone and touch are excel- 

 lent. The strings are all of steel wire, the low- 

 est octave being covered with flattened wire. — 

 It entitles its maker to the silver medal, having 

 been considered the best of the foursquare pia- 

 nos, wiiicli lire very good." 



Charles H. White for a lady's secretary, the 

 silver medal. 



John Harned for the best constructed grate 

 for burning anthracite, Hhich is a cooking stove 

 of sheet iron, with its appendages of oven, boil- 

 ers, frying pan, kc. " It is considered as unit- 

 ing in a higher degree than any of its rival 

 stoves, the conditions of convenience, economy, 

 and adaptation to culinary and other domestic 

 purposes, the silver medal. 



Wingand &. Snovvden for a set of trepanning 

 instruments, silver medal. 

 •Stephen P. Morris of Philadelphia for elegant 



and well consauctpd stoves for halls, Sac. silver 

 medal. 



Hugh Dickson & Co. for the best cotton tick- 

 ing the committee have ever seen either foreign 

 or domestic, silver medal. 



The committee observe that the " numerous 

 specimens o/ American woollen goods offered at 

 the second exhibition are highly creditatde to 

 the manufacturers, and evince a great iinprove- 

 ment in this branch of American industry 



No premium had been advertised for books, 

 but the uncommon beauty of the book, publish- 

 ed by Samuel A. Mitchell, entitled " American 

 Ornithology," &.c. by Charles Lucien Eoiuiparte, 

 induced the Committee to stale that '• The very 

 remarkable excellence of this work, which has 

 been universally admitted to be the most sjden- 

 did specimen of American typography, has entit- 

 led Mr Mitchell to the silver med.il of the JriSti- 

 tute." 



To Bennct Fling of Philadelphia a bronzed 

 medal for an elegant side board. To IMason and 

 Baldwin Philadelphia for engraved cylinders tor 

 calico printing, tlie silver med;\J. For a box 

 of lace made at the Savage Factory at Bailimoie, 

 silver medal. 



The CommiKco forwarded " an honorary 

 mention" to Thomas Haig, of Philadelphia, for 

 his very excellent specimens of red and black 

 earlhern ware. 



To the unknown maker of certain block tin 

 tea and coffee pots. 



To the New York Printing and Dyeing es- 

 tablishment for their printed silk handkerchiefs 

 and shawls in which the colours are generallv 

 rich and handsome, and the printing very per- 

 fect. 



To Robert Desilver of Philadeljihia (bravery 

 tine specimen of book binding exhibited in five 

 ledgers prefiared for the Farmers' and Mechan- 

 ics' bank. 



In addition to the premiums on cabinet ware 

 the committee awaidcd honorary mention to 

 Michael Bouvier, J. Graham, Anthony Quenille 

 and Robert West for fine furniture ; and to Jo- 

 seph Burden for improved lancy chairs, whicli 

 ofl'er great facility in packing for exportation, 

 by separating the back and seal from the under 

 rails. 



To Miss Maria Wilson of Coatsville, Pa. hon- 

 orable mention for a grass bonnet. The com- 

 jnittee observed that it was a source of regret 

 that the manufacture of straw bonnets does not 

 appear to flourish, as no new manufacture of 

 thai kind was ofl'ered for exhibition. 



Honorary mention was awarded to the pupils 

 of the Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum of St. 

 Joseph's for a variety of well finished and cred- 

 itable articles. 



John Stiles & William Jail of Philadelphia 

 were awarded honorary mention, for the excel- 

 lence of their workmanship in gentlemen's sec- 

 retaries, ladies dressing and work cases, &c. — 

 The same compliment was also paid to Ezra 

 Cope of Penn. for his mowing machine, " which 

 is excluded from the premium which it deserves 

 by its having already been pnblickly rewarded 

 at the exhibition of (he Pennsylvania Agricul- 

 tural Society.'' 



An honorary mention was awarded to Rufus 

 Tyler of Philadelphia for his seal, press, and 

 lathe, and to N. &, D. Sellors of the .same city 

 and J. &. J. A. Smith of Mass, for the filleting of 



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the former and t!ie leaf caids of the latter, con* 

 taining C80 points to the inch. 



Also to the Pennsylvania Institution for the 

 deaf and dumb, for imitation shawls, which were 

 pronounced to be sery beautiful. 



The commillee likewise complimented Johii 

 SlruthtT'', Harkness &. Smith, Richard North, 

 Hacker &. Fritz, for their bcautiliil mantles. 



Steele & Co. Philadelphia, for dimities, Wm. 

 H.MorrisSi Co. New Hope, Penn for two good 

 pieces of cotton ba^^gings and Joseph Pond for 

 his improved art of imilation of tortoise shell. 



Daniel Neal for the vertical press invented 

 by iiim. 



Vv'. Parkin of Wilmington, Delaware for the 

 ingenious Essay on waler wheels, which will be 

 published in one of the early numbers of the 

 Franklin Journal. 



Claims of the UniuU States on European Po-ac' 

 crs. — The last number of the North American 

 Review says, '• We have claims on France. 

 S[iain, Holland, Na|)les, and Denmark for a vast 

 amount of property wrested from our merchants 

 by illegal decrees, or open violence. The sub- 

 ject ofthe.se claims is one of very considerable 

 importance to the national prosperity, and of 

 great moment to the national character. We 

 j.'robably speak quite within bounds when we 

 estimate their fair amount at 20 millions of dol- 

 lars." The Review discusses the claims against 

 Naples and Holland for spoliations during the 

 reign of Napoleon, and gives a history of the 

 delays, evasions, and subterfuges of the Neapo- 

 litan and Dutch ministers. It appears that Aus- 

 tria and Russia backed the government of Na- 

 ples in refusing to pay the American demand. 



Trade n-ith Mexico. — A drove of 1200 mules 

 lately arrived at Natchitoches, Louisiana, from 

 Taumalipas, in Mexico, under the care of 80 

 men. They had to erect an enclosure every 

 night to secure their mules from being carried 

 off by the wild horses. The inhabitants of 

 Texas have commenced the importation of cot- 

 ton to Natchitoches. Mr. Austin, an American, 

 has formed a settlement of 300 families in 

 Texas. 



Bears. — These troublesome animals are un- 

 usually numerous in the vicinity of Penobscot 

 (Me.) the present season. Scarcely a cornfieldl 

 within ten miles from this has been free from 

 their depredations. 



A few evenings since, Mr. Adam Inraan, of 

 Orono, on his way home from this place, when 

 about two miles distant, was alarmed by a rast- 

 ling among the underbush near the road in 

 which he was travelling. On listening, he was 

 convinced that sotre wild animal had scented 

 the provisions wilh which his pack was stowed, 

 and was making haste to partake of them. He 

 immediately faced about, dropped on one knee, 

 and presented his fowling piece, well charged 

 with ball and buck shot, determined not to give 

 up the hard-earned fruits of his industry to the 

 free booler without a struggle to protect them. 

 The animal made his way directly to the road, 

 and rapidly advanced upon his wary enemy. 

 Inman knowing from his footsteps that he was 

 near (though the extreme darkness of the night 

 prevented him from seeing him,) inclined his 

 head as near the ground as possible, in the hope 

 of getting a sight of the foe before he should 



