Imploncnt Show at Leicester, 
459 
Cliaflf-Cuttcr with Leather Strap and Pulleys; James and George Haywood 
(300'J). 
Roimd Combined Bin and Troufjh, with Patent Self-supplying Action; 
William Coleman and Peter Love (1378). 
Long Combined Bin, Trough, and Hay-Eack ; William Coleman and Peter 
Love (1879). 
Patent Road Locomotive Crane Engine ; Aveling and Porter (5970). 
Set of Draining Tools, Hunt and Pickering (854). 
The Tables above will show the Awards of the Judges of the Miscellaneous 
Department, but will be no guide to the weary task allotted to them in having 
to look over the goods deposited in sheds extending to the length of 2 miles 
and 30 yards — the implement sheds being 9500 feet long and the machinery in 
motion 1150 feet. In the weather which signalised our meeting we must say 
that it was very hot work to inspect such an immense collection of articles, 
exceeding by 1565 the number collected together at any previous show, 
whilst there were not less than 105 more stands. The time fixed for the 
Miscellaneous work was from July 14th at 5 p.m. terminating on Wednesday 
evening the 15th.* To this task was added the trials of brick and tile 
machines ; the yard being opened on Wednesday at 5s. to see the said trials. 
The Judges began at 9 a.m., and this work was not finished till 5'30. 
Owing to the quality of the clay given by the Society and the heat of the 
weather combined, we can truthfully say that all trial was a complete failure. 
Under these circumstances we allowed the cxliibitors to use their own clay 
or what friends brought them, but failure was the predominant rule, and 
they one and all worked so unsteadily that we cannot pretend to give the 
tables of power required. As to the quality of work done, the awards must 
tell what was the opinion of the Judges ; but we must add, that, if this time 
of the year for trials of steam-ploughs be bad, it is still worse in such a 
tropical season for any men or their machinery to make bricks, and more 
particularly to make straight tiles, except under properly-constructed sheds 
and the usual appliances of a regular tilery. We must leave these trials 
to the kindness of the public who witnessed them, and who would see that we 
worked hard to make them efficient. 
AVithout wishing to deal hardly with the Implement Committee, we must 
say that one day for the Miscellaneous Department of this year (more so than 
at any previous meeting of the Society) was far too little. If four days had 
been allowed we could perhaps have given a very good account of the nume- 
rous and various articles exhibited ; notwithstanding that there are many 
entries of goods that are reallj' anything but agricultural. 
Tile and JBriclc Machines. 
Prizes. 
£. s. d. 
7 10 0 
7 10 0 
5 0 0 
Brick-making machine, J. Whitehead (5655) .. 
Tile-making 'Machine, ditto (5652) 
Brick-making Machine, J. D. Pinibld (5405) . . 
Draining Tools. 
Silver Medal. 
* ^ye were allowed Thursday by the Stewards, but had to -work on Friday 
morning. 
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