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"Tlie Jury cannot conclude their Report, without expressing the 

 great pleasure they have derived from seeing two Machines brought 

 into competition, that were able to do such very good work, and alno 

 at witnessing the friendly, straightforward, and honorable way in 

 which the Exhibitors of the respecti\e Machines met on this occasion. 

 Signed on behalf of the jurv, 



\V. F. \V1"1.\'RT()\. Foreman. 



Mr. RobinsoiCs Riport on Question 6. 



Having carefully examined both machines, and given the subject 

 due consideration, I am of opinion that IVFCormick's Reaping ^la- 

 chine, as at present made, is most liable to get out of order. 



(Signed,) THOMAS ROBINSON. 



York, Tptli September, iS;i. 



[ Fron the London Mereantile Journal . J 



The Great Exhibition and Transatlantic Superiority over 

 European Inc.enuitv — American Reaping Machines. — The close of 

 the Crystal Palace has given rise to many panegyrics, and we would 

 not for one moment detract from its merits; it has been deservedly 

 the admiration of the world, and visited by thousands of its inhabit- 

 ants. Brought into life by the most eminent men, and supported by 

 royalty; the means taken were such as no private individual could 

 have accomplished; every exertion was used to obtain the choicest 

 relics that the earth could produce; almost every country vied in ex- 

 hibiting the arts and treasures of its products and manufactures, and 

 were with one exception, considered eminently successful. The United 

 States of America, however, was thought to be deficient, and in one 

 or two cases some rather strong and even coarse remarks were indulged 

 in. But what are the results? France can boast of the richness of 

 its silks and artificial manufactures, and England of its machinery; but 

 we find that our own newspapers are filled with admiration at the in- 

 ventions of Brother Jonathan. We shall only slightly touch upon the 

 sensation produced by the splendid performance of the American 

 yacht, and the dexterity displayed in the lock-picking, which was previ- 

 ously deemed impracticable. But it may be said that these are trifling 

 matters in a national point of view; still, facts have been elicited by 

 these apparent trifling incidents, for we find that the superior build of 

 the little American yacht involves a principle — it being now admitted 

 that in nautical matters the /vmericans are equal, if not superior, to other 

 nations in their construction of their merchant \essels, and also in the 

 equipment of their ships of war. On the land they are equally success- 

 ful; their reaping machines have astonished our agriculturists. We ex- 

 tract from the Gateshead Observer, and other local papers, the sur- 

 prising performances of Hussey's and M'Cormick's machines. Our 

 readers are aware that there are two rival parties competing their 

 powers on British ground, and without entering into the question as 

 to which of the two performed their work in the best manner, we copy 



