AWARDS OF PREMIUMS. 
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REPORT. 
1. In regard to the specimens of carving in wood, pre¬ 
sented us by Messrs. Yoight & Gormley, the Committee would 
remark that the production of Mr. Yoight, was really a fine 
specimen of workmanship ; but in making the award, the na¬ 
ture of the material was taken into consideration, together with 
the depth of the carving, bringing the figures into bolder relief. 
Especially was the clock case offered by Mr. Gomrley, de¬ 
serving of particular mention on this account. 
2. Mr. Murton’s pen-drawing, was one of the finest speci¬ 
mens of art in that line, we were called upon to notice. One 
of his drawings was so delicately executed, as to be scarcely 
distinguishable from lithograph. 
3. Mr. Martin, a self-taught artist, exhibited some highly 
creditable specimens of penmanship and pen-drawing, which 
deserve honorable mention. Ilis executions in ornamental 
penmanship, were indeed fine, and would recommend him as 
showing all the requisites of a fine artist, without teacher. 
4. The collection of paintings presented by Mr. Brooks, were 
all, without exception, fine specimens of Art. Although the 
entry of the works of professional artists at such exhibitions, 
renders competition for premiums extremely difficult for those 
who indulge only occasionally in the use of the brush, so that 
some have deemed it almost unjust to allow long established 
artists to take premiums at Agricultural Fairs—nevertheless, 
the Committee would recommend that the past policy be ad¬ 
hered to, as that best calculated to educate the public taste and 
enhance the estimation of the Society’s diplomas. 
5. Mr. Lincoln, offered the best specimens of business hand, 
and Ladies’ epistolary writing ; for these, the Committee 
award the Diploma, desiring rather to encourage the practical, 
than the ornamental style of penmanship, as the former is not 
only more in demand for the everyday requirements of life, 
but presents a field for wider competition, into which the Di¬ 
ploma may invite even the pupils of our public schools to 
enter. 
