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after which the following preamble and resolutions were unani- 

 mously adopted : 



" That, in the American Institute, for the promotion of science 

 and art, we recognize an organization which merits the support 

 of all connected with the objects of its patronage, and that the 

 liberality of its directors, and their judicious management of the 

 exhibition of 1856, affords fresh incentives to honorable compe- 

 tition and zealous eiforts amongst all inventors, mechanics, and 

 artists in our country. Therefore, 



'■'■Resolved^ That we, the exhibiters of 1856, do most cordially 

 tender our sincere acknowledgments to the directors of the 

 American Institute, and their assistants in every department, for 

 the satisfactory manner in which they have enabled us to display 

 our inventions and manufactures, and for their generous endeavors 

 to forward our interests and insure our success, and that at the 

 close of the present exhibition we assure them of our ardent hope 

 that their eminent abilities and impartial discernment may on all 

 future occasions be crowned with that success which they so 

 richly deserve. 



" Resolved^ That this preamble and resolutions be published 

 in the New- York city papers, and that a copy also be furnished 

 to the managers of the American Institute; 



'■'■Resolved^ That the secretary of this meeting and G. R. Lilli- 

 bridge, be a committee to present these proceedings and resolu- 

 tions to the managers of the American Institute." 



The managers have cause to congratulate the members of the 



Institute on the final results of this jubilee of the arts. 



Eespectfully submitted, 



GEORGE F. NESBITT, Chairman, 

 CHARLES A. WHITNEY, Vice-Chaifman. 



F. W. GEISSENIIAINER, Jr., JAMES R. SMITH. 



JOHN A. BUNTING, DAVID R. JAQUES, 



EDWIN SMITH. HENRY STEELE. 



ALFRED BRIDGEMAN, CHARLES TURNER 



JOHN V. BliOWER, WILLIAM HALL, 



HENRY SPEAR, BENEDICT LEWIS, Jr.. 



THOMAS F. DE VOE, JOHN GRAY. 



JOSEPH COWDIN, JOHN F. CONREY, 



PETER B. MEAD, WILLIAM EBBITT. 



SAMUEL D. BACKUS, JAMES N. WELLS, Jr., 



B. J. HATHAWAY, W. II. riKEMAN, 



WM. B. LEONARD, Cor. Scc, Ex. Of. 

 .lonN W. Chambers, Secretary. 

 New-York, Jan. 1, 1S57. 



