at the York Meeting, 1848. 
409 
give it power, sufficient strength in all its parts to keep it steady, 
and an excellent governor to regulate its motion. The only thing 
deficient was a good jacket to keep the l)()iler warm. 
No. 9. — Stand 48, art, 1. — Charlks Burukll, of Thetford. 
This engine was withdrawn at the request of the exhibitor. 
No. 10. — Stand 16, art. 1. — William Bloxsom, of Gillmorton. 
This engine worked very well, and great credit is due to the 
exhibitor for the pains taken in getting it up. It very nearly 
fulfilled all the conditions set forth by him in the description, but 
could not compete with the prize-engine either in quantity of work 
or consumption of fuel. {^See Table, p. 408.) 
In our opinion, two cylinders are not necessary for agricultural 
purposes ; they make the engine more expensive, there are more 
parts to be kept in repair, and more attention is required to work 
them. One objection, however, was obvious, namely, that the 
slides were placed in such a position that they would with diffi- 
culty be got at to repair. 
No. 11.— Stand 128, art. 1. — Isaac Tyson, of Selby. 
A fixed steam-engine and boiler, rather roughly got up. In 
consequence of its being a fixed engine, the .ludges had no means 
of testing it. 
The price of the two best engines may appear high when com- 
pared with some of the others exhibited : but after carefully 
examining the construction of the boiler, the engine, the ma- 
terials, and workmanship, we are of opinion that they will be 
found to be the cheapest engines in the yard to the purchaser. 
Steaming apparatus (Judges' Report). — " There were four com- 
petitors for this prize. In testing them we gave to each 10 lbs. of 
wood and 28 lbs. of coal, and directed them to get up the steam 
in the boiler, to bring up to the boiling point about 60 gallons 
of water, and with the steam keep the water boiling as long as 
they could with that quantity of fuel. On trial it was found that 
the apparatus exhibited by John Wood Sharman and Co. got up 
the steam in the shortest time, and kept the water boiling longer 
than any of the others : the prize was therefore awarded to it. 
Richard Robinson of Belfast was so near a competitor, that it 
was thought right to award him a medal. 
The trial of Messrs. Sharman's apparatus showed the following 
results: — Got up the steam in 15 minutes, heated 50 gallons 
from 66° to boiling point in 60 minutes, and continued to keep 
it at that heat for 95 minutes without the steam going down, with 
the above-mentioned quantity of fuel." 
Thrashing- machines (Judges' Report). — " In explanation of the 
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