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ground floor, and take our seat in Mr. Buckmaster's Food 

 lecture-room. Here we may learn the mysteries of pre- 

 paring filletted soles and fennel sauce, or study domestic 

 economy by ascertaining how to utilise the bones of the sole 

 just placed upon the operating table. Mr. Buckmaster's 

 little room is sadly disproportionate to his audience, while 

 to our thinking it forms by no means the least important 

 part of the Exhibition ; for, although the people whom his 

 discourse will benefit are not likely to hear him, the step is 

 the first in the right direction, and, if supplemented by 

 cheap or free lectures in various parts of the metropolis, 

 would be of incalculable good. 



Such, briefly, are the salient points of this year's efforts 

 on the part of the Commissioners, and we think the visitor 

 will find with us that these efforts have provided an excel- 

 lent illustration of the healthiness of this movement for 

 promoting the welfare of our national industries. 



