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vorite air of that particular country, and immediately there¬ 
after retired from the Palace, amid the clapping of hands and 
huzzas of the entire throng of spectators of what was doubt¬ 
less the grandest and most imposing scene ever witnessed by 
man. 
THE AWARDS. 
Mention of the number of prizes of each kind awarded by 
the juries is found in the extracts from the address of M. Rou- 
her reported above, by which it will appear that the total num¬ 
ber of grand prizes, of gold, siver and bronze medals an^ 
honorable mentions was 16,766. But even this immense num¬ 
ber does not include all the recompenses, for in addition to and 
above all these, the Emperor graciously, on the nomination of 
his Ministers of State, of Agriculture &c,, and of the House of 
the Emperor and of Fine Arts, decreed a very considerable 
number ot appointments and promotions in the Legion of 
Honor, for distinguished contributions either to the progress 
of the arts or to the eminent success of the Exposition, to-wit: 
3 French and 16 foreign appointments to the rank of “Grand 
Ofl&cer ” of the Legion of Honor ; 6 French and 9 foreign to 
the rank of “Commander ; ” 21 French and 42 foreign to the 
rank of “Officer;” 59 French and 118 foreign appointments 
to the rank of “Chevalier.” 
The names of all the exhibitors to whom were awarded 
prizes and mentions fill a large imperial octavo volume. Of 
Americah names alone the number is 296—not large, certainly, 
in comparison either with the awards to many other nations or 
with possible results, had the government and people of the 
United States been more prompt and spirited in their action, 
yet larger, in proportion to the number of exhibitors, than that 
of any other country, and larger, moreover, than can be con¬ 
veniently included here, without exceeding the limits I had 
prescribed for myself in this report. Nevertheless, presuming 
that it may be as interesting to others as it is to mo, I venture 
to incorporate the official catalogue in fall. 
