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each nation had a certain number of jurors allotted to it, in proportion t(? 
the space which it occupied in the building, and several countries accepted 
this alternative. Her Majesty’s Commissioners, without fixing any arbitrary 
proportion between Foreign and English jurors, appointed as many of the 
latter to the jury as the experience of past Exhibitions showed to be neces¬ 
sary for its efficiency. 
The juries were 65 in number, grouped so as to form 36 classes or head ju¬ 
ries, corresponding to the 86 industrial classes under which the objects are 
arranged in the Exhibition. Each of these head juries, when subdivided in¬ 
to sections, acted as a united body for the confirmation of awards. Before, 
however, these awards were considered final, they were brought before and 
received the sanction of a council, consisting of the chairmen of the 36 head 
juries. The chaii'men, forming the council which regulated the affairs of the 
juries, were nominated by Her Majesty’s Commissioners from the jurors of 
different nations, a number being allotted to each country relatively to the 
space assigned to it in the building. The council was presided over by a 
chairman appointed by Her Majesty’s Commissioners. 
Her Majesty’s Commissioners decided that only one description of medal 
should be awarded by the juries. This decision considerably facilitated their 
labours, as it became necessary only to reward excellence wherever it was 
found, without reference to competition between exhibitors. As the work 
of the juries advanced, it was ascertained that many articles possessed excel- 
lenceof a kind which deserved a special mention, without, however, entitling 
them to a medal; and although it involved some departure from the principle 
that had been originally laid down, yet the council of chairmen acceded to 
the wish of the juries, and permitted such cases to be classed and published 
under the title of “Honourable Mentions.” 
The jurors and their associates engaged in examining the objects of the 
Exhibition amounted to 612 persons, of whom 287 were foreigners, and 325 
English. They are men of high social, scientific, and industrial position, 
drawn from nearly every civilized country in the world. Their labours have 
occupied two months, and have been of the most arduous description, as 
they had to examine the objects displayed by at least 25,000 exhibitors. It 
can scarcely be expected that none of the articles exhibited have escaped 
their attention. In a few instances the delay of arrival or of arrangement 
has rendered it impossible for the juries to examine every article now within 
the building; while, in other eases, errors in classification have rendered it 
doubtful to which of the juries the duty of examining some particular object 
should fall. Every effort, however, has been made to conquer these obsta¬ 
cles, and the omissions, if any, must be very few in number, and are not 
owing to the want of attention of the juries or of the officers engaged in fa¬ 
cilitating their work. 
The number pf medals voted by the juries amount to nearly 7,000, and the 
honourable mentions to about 5,300. The proportion of awards to exhibitors 
is greater than in the International Exhibition of 1851, but less than in 
that of 1855. 
Notwithstanding the varied nationalities represented in the juries, it is 
gratifying to record that the utmost harmony has prevailed during the whole 
time that the jurors have been associated in their labours. The mutual de¬ 
pendence and intimate alliance between the industries of the world have 
been illustrated by the zealous and impartial efforts of the jurors of different 
nations to recognise and reward the merit displayed in the exhibitions of 
their industrial competitors. 
We are glad to observe that the state of industry, as shown in the Inter¬ 
national Exhibition, gives evidence of a singularly active and healthy pro¬ 
gress throughout the civilized world ; for while we find every nation search¬ 
ing for new raw materials or utilizing products hitherto considered as waste, 
we are struck especially with the vast improvement in the machinery em¬ 
ployed to adapt them to industrial purposes, as well as with the applications 
of science, and with the great and successful attention which is now given to 
all the arts necessary to gratify our taste and sense of beauty. 
We cannot conclude this report without expressing our obligations to Dr. 
