When in full operation, the brakes descend within 2 feet 6 inches of the floor, and sweep upwards from that 3 feet 6 inches, making the extreme height 6 feet 1 inch; takes 30 men for full complement, and is said to be able to play out the contents of her tub, being about 95 gallons in 15 seconds; and to throw a distance of from 160 to 170 feet. The Committee not having seen the Engine play, cannot decide accurately as to quantity and distance, but presume the engine may perform as aforesaid. This Engine is very highly finished, substantial and beautiful, and is a first rate machine. The work is done in excellent style, and is highly creditable to the mechanics who made it. The peculiar parts of this Engine to which the builder particularly calls attention, are:-1st. That the stroke is shorter, and the diameter of the cylinder is greater than those built by the Messrs. Hunnemans; the Committee would be pleased to see the length of the stroke still further reduced. 2d. The facility with which, by means of inside caps, the quantity of water may be increased or diminished. There may be at times some advantage in this. 3d. The arrangement of the shifting cock, by which the Engine is enabled to play from the tub without removing the suctions. This is undoubtedly an improvement. 4th. The greater strength of the tub, by means of its thickness, particularly at the bottom, and the roundness of its corners, which are deemed stronger than square ones. This seems reasonable, but the Committee are not aware that tubs of the latter description are much complained of. 5th. The enlargement of the air vessel, which, as before remarked, is an improvement, but must be shared in common with other Engines. 6th. The support which is given to the whole Engine by means of the deck, as it is called, being secured to the platform on which the tub is placed. This, the Committee are of opinion, makes the machine more firm and less liable to be racked. A Silver Medal.

As both this Engine and the Hydrant built by the Messrs. Hunnemans have attracted much attention, and as they have been sent from establishments which have been long and favorably known to the public, and have always been competitors with each other for the prize of excellence; it may be expected of the Committee that they will now decide the question and award the prize. But notwithstanding the most careful scrutiny, the Committee feel unable to draw the line so definitely, as to enable them to make a decided choice. They can only say that the construction, the appearance, and the workmanship of both, is of a very superior order; and that, taking into view the facility with which by means of the crane-neck, the Engines are

moved and turned about, the snug, compact form in which they are made, the strength with which they are put together, the convenience for carrying pipes, axes, and tools, the capacity of the Engines, and their great power in propelling water, they know of no engines, and they speak from practical experience in most other kinds, which combine so many advantages. They are more powerful than the New York engines, and less cumbersome and inconvenient than those of Philadelphia, and, on the whole, the best engines now in use.

718. WM. C. HUNNEMAN & Co.

good and substantial article.

A Hose Carriage. A very

762. M. RILEY, Jr, Boston. Two pieces of Suction Hose, 3 inch diameter, made with spiral wire, very handsome.

One piece double riveted 10 inch strip.

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Leading Hose, very

stout and good.

do. do. single do. do. One Elastic Pipe, very neatly made. These articles are all of a size larger than those used by the Boston Fire Department, being all of the New York size; they are also of a kind not much now in use in this city, but are very handsome specimens of their respective kinds. A Diploma.

563. SHELTON & CHEEVER, Boston. One piece Single Riveted Leading Hose of the size used in this city, viz., 9 inch strip; good and substantial. A Diploma.

973. JAMES BOYD & SONS, Boston. One piece Double Riveted Leading Hose, 9 inch strip; very handsome and good, a No. 1 article. A Diploma.

1034. F. A. COLBURN, Boston. Three Signal Lanterns. First rate articles, very light and neat, and the Committee think will answer the purpose well, for which they are intended. A Diploma.

1149. UNKNOWN. Signal Lantern. A very handsome and strong article, made in New York; but the Committee think rather too heavy; in other respects excellent.

791. BROWN & MORANDI, Boston. One Signal Lantern.

83.

H. TUFTS, Charlestown. Miniature Fire Engine, a neat toy.

CORDAGE, LINÈS, AND TWINE.

508. W. CABAN, Charlestown. Two Coils of tarred Cordage, made at the Rope-Walk, in the Navy-Yard, Charlestown. They are in every respect of the best quality. A Silver Medal.

268. J. WEBBER & SON, Roxbury. One Coil of Manilla Hawser, A Diploma.

of very good quality.

630. VINCENT & BROWN, Salem. One Coil of Manilla Cordage. A good article.

1182. By Same. One Coil of Cordage, and one coil of Whale Line. Kentucky Yarns, from the farm of the Hon. H. CLAY, a most excellent Rope, and well made. in our market. The government should encourage the use of this hemp in our navy. A Diploma.

We hope soon to see more of this article

The Committee regret that but few articles were submitted to their inspection.

PENMANSHIP.

9. A. FARRIER, Stoneham. Seven Frames of Penmanship. Unless drawing and painting with a Pen are entitled to be called Penmanship, these specimens cannot be classed under that denomination. They come distinctly under the head of Pen Drawings — and, as such, parts of them are tolerably well executed.

42. WILLIAM F. STRATTON, Boston. Five Frames of Pen Drawings. These are all well done - and the one entitled "Scriptural Illustrations" approaches the nearest, in appearance, to an Engraving, of any thing executed with a Pen, that we recollect to have seen.

99. J. W. BOURNE, Boston. One specimen of Penmanship. Amidst the profusion of Paintings done with a Pen- and which, though they exhibit the great patience, industry and skill of their authors, we consider of very questionable utility - it was really refreshing to us to find, within our view, one specimen of truly practical and valuable Penmanship. This includes an Invoice, an Account Current, and various Bills of Parcels, executed in a plain, neat, easy, and flowing style. They come fresh from the Counting House. They are beautiful samples of an art, which is almost as indispensable to our business concerns as the air we breathe is to the sustenance of our natural life. We have no doubt there are others, of Mr. Bourne's vocation, in our city, who could produce specimens of Penmanship equally admirable; but those which he has produced furnish intrinsic and incontrovertible proof that he is an accomplished Penman and Accountant. A Diploma.

127. MRS. JOHN SIMPSON, Boston. One specimen of Pen Drawing.

324. W. A. VANDERLIP, Lowell. One Frame of Penmanship, and one Frame of Pen Drawing. The Penmanship is very poor, the Pen Drawing pretty fair.

326. BARNABAS WHITNEY, Boston. Seven Frames of Penmanship. Six of these are specimens of Pen Drawing-three of them are admirably executed - and all of them exhibit the most remarkable adroitness in the management of the Pen. The copy of the Roll of Engine Company No. 1, at its establishment in 1679, is a mixed specimen, and a most beautiful one too, of Chirography and Pen Drawing. It exhibits, in both these branches of the art, a refined taste in the conception of its beauties, and consummate skill in execution. There were also exhibited by Mr. Whitney, several specimens of plain Penmanship which were excellent; and led us to wonder that one who could produce so beautiful, and, at the same time, so useful an effect, with a single stroke of his Pen, should be willing to devote so much time to mere superfluous ornament.

A Silver Medal.

419. I. S. FOSTER, Boston. Five Frames of Penmanship. We cannot persuade ourselves to say any thing in favor of the specimens exhibited by Mr. Foster. We learn, by his advertisement hung up in the Hall, that he is a teacher of Penmanship in our city. From his references, we do not doubt that he is a meritorious teacher — and, yet, we cannot believe that the highly respectable gentlemen to whom he refers would be satisfied with the specimens of his Penmanship exhibited at the Fair.

434. 553. HIRAM PLUMMER, Northbridge, Mass. Four specimens of Pen Drawing. These are very labored, but not very good. 586. MARCUS Roor, Philadelphia. Five specimens of Pen Drawing. Some of these are very well done. The one which is intended as a sort of sign, or advertisement, for W. C. RUDMAN, We think is very beautifully and ingeniously executed. Of his writing with a single stroke of the Pen, we cannot speak favorably.

720. J. L. P. REED, Boston. Three specimens of plain Penmanship. Very plain, indeed.

878. NATHANIEL D. GOULD, Boston. Three specimens of Penmanship. Two of these, the Diploma of Washington, and the specimen of Card Drawing, are handsomely and tastefully executed, for Pen Drawings; and his specimens of Penmanship are remarkably good. A Diploma.

979. I. C. GALES, Boston. A Writing Book and Pens.

1000. S. MORRIS, & Co., New-York. Five hundred Quills, dressed in America. After trial of these Quills, we say that they appear to us to be as well dressed as any foreign Quills.

1146. H. HUTCHINS, New-York. Five Frames of Penmanship. These are Pen Drawings and they are pretty well done.

995. Miss BETSEY B. MILLER, N. York. A pupil of the Franklin School. Pen Drawing. It is very well done, for a very young lady. In order to elucidate the idea which we entertain, that plain, practical and useful Writing is one thing and flourishing, drawing and painting with a Pen, quite another - we observe, as a general remark, to which, however, there are one or two exceptions that those who appear to be most successful in their Pen Drawings are the very poorest in their attempts at plain writing. We regret that so much time is thrown away, in doing that with a Pen, which might be much more speedily and beautifully executed with an instrument better adapted to the purpose.

The copies which are set for imitation, before the pupils of a Writing School, should approach as nearly as possible to perfection. The lines and letters should be symmetrical and exact. If you were about to teach a youthful Painter, or Sculptor, the proper use of his brush or his chisel, you would place before him the most accurately delineated specimens of his Art. The same course should be pursued in this humbler, though not less useful, Art of Penmanship. We regret to feel obliged to say, that many of the specimens of Penmanship exhibited at this Fair, and put forth, too, by persons professing to be Teachers of the Art, are not fit, in our judgment, to be imitated by the Pupils in their Schools. We have heard it said and it may be - that persons who are not good writers themselves, sometimes have such a faculty of teaching as to be able to make good writers of others. This may be done, perhaps, by the use of Copperplate copies which copies we think it would be well for all teachers, especially for all who are not good Chirographists themselves, to substitute for their own.

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We conclude by expressing our opinion, that the specimens of Pen Drawing and plain and ornamental Writing exhibited at this Fair by Mr. BARNABAS WHITNEY, are the best, and entitled to the distinction of being ranked as No. 1; - that the specimens of Mercantile Writing and Accounts presented by Mr. J. W. BOURNE, should be put down as No. 2; -and the Pen Drawings and Writing of Mr. NATHANIEL D. GOULD, as No. 3.