268 Correspondence of J. Nickles. 
the ponents * Holland have made use of the same process for car- 
bonizing timbers 5 or 6 metres in length, designed to be buried in the 
earth for strengthening the dykes, which in that sales 2 require con- 
tinual repairs 
The Ceramic Arts of the London Exhibition —For the following 
review we are indebted to Mr. Salvétat, director of the on of 
Sévres, and member of the Jury of the Exhibition. One general fact, 
he remarks, is presented by the Exhibition of 1862, _ om fact is ob- 
served in the ceramic products as well as in very many 
France, skillful in details, does not possess that Mir eles for 
practical application which we observe in the Anglo-Saxon race, with 
their abundant resources, perfect workmanship, admirable fabrics, and 
industrial organization. But we find in England few of the novel ideas 
of which such a suggestive collection is crowded into the Ceramic Courts 
of the French. 
Fg the French — we find numerous exhibitors who, in differ- 
— are — roducing ‘ornamental ceramic 0 ee ects s by the 
Baglin since the Exhibition of 1851. vee abit Copateid 
Wedgewood, have shown igor what rapidity change is possible in that 
Some improvements ing som industry has introduced into the 
ceramic op are worthy of m 
To the Imperial le ces t Sévres is due the development ¢ of 
Sar by the aid of which objects are formed of an entire piece ece in 
ored porcelain mass decorated at a high temperature without Te 
nated bakings. 
The number of metallic oxyds which it is possible to introduce into 
the mass has, as a consequence, considerably increased, and substances 
have ‘ares added capable of correcting the excess of  fasibility of the clays 
I would also call attention to the successful efforts made 1 han- 
rio pepanaal of Bordeaux to replace the old potter’s wheel by mee 
nea 
The art of brilliant gilding, whereby the cast leaves hg mould bac 
Lest 
oped at the rend of its Siecle ers, the Messrs. Du a The disco” 
ery of oo tsagd metallic | ustre res made by Messrs. Gillet and cat 
