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the preservation of human life, &c., to which we called attention 

 some time ago, and which is becoming a household word with 

 everybody interested in or connected with horses. A proof of 

 the estimation in which Mr. Gough's inventions and treatise are 

 held is furnished by the award of the jury to him of — 



" 1. The Highest Award Certificate. 



" 2. The Silver Medal and Certificate. 



" 3. The Special Certificate for Distinguished Merit. 



" The award was announced to Mr. GoUGH in the following 

 letter from the Secretary : — 



[Copy.] 



" 12, Ceane Coubt, Fleet Street, 



'♦ LONDON, E.G. 

 "E. W. GouGH, Esq. 



" My dear Sir, 



" I have the pleasure to inform you that you are awarded the 

 Highest Prize for your display of Saddlery, and your work " Centaur," 

 including Silver Medal and Special Certificate of Distinguished Merit. 



*' Yours truly, 



"LAURENCE SAUNDERS, C.E., 



"Hon. Sec. 



"We may mention that Mr. GouGH was selected as one of the 

 deputation to wait upon the Prince and Princess of Teck at 

 Kensington Palace, as well as a member of the Eeception Com- 

 mittee for receiving their Eoyal and Serene Highnesses, Mr. A. 

 B. Burdett-Coutts, the Rajah Rampal Singh, and other distin- 

 guished personages, and that such was the feeling amongst the 

 300 other exhibitors that the announcement of the award to him 

 presented by Prince Teck was received with great and general 

 applause on their part. The inhabitants of Walsall may indeed 

 be proud of their town being so well and successfully repre- 

 sented at this Exhibition in the midst of so many influential 

 London, Provincial, and Foreign exhibits, and there can be no 

 doubt that Walsall must be now considered as the chief place 

 for this class of exhibits. As to Mr. Gough'.s book, ' Centaur" 

 the highest praise is expressed in the words of the judges 'that 

 it was calculated to save more life and limb than all the lifeboats., 

 It may also be stated that gold medals did not apply to the res- 

 pective section, but that several gentlemen have combined to send 

 one, in addition, to Mr. GouGiH, and that the Prince of Teck com- 

 plimented him in a special letter. It is hardly necessary for 

 us to report more specially on Mr. Gough's exhibit. Where 

 excellence is so widely appreciated long reviews appear to be 

 superfluous. 



