REPORT

OF THE BOARD OF MANAGERS OF THE THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL FAIR OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE, 1863.

The Board of Managers of the Thirty-fifth Annual Fair, in conformity with section 29, of the by-laws, respectfully report:

That the first meeting of the board was held on the 17th of March, 1863, and on the 23d they organized by the election of Mr. William H. Butler as Chairman, Mr. William S. Carpenter, as Vice Chairman and Mr. John W. Chambers as Secretary.

As no public exhibition of the Institute had been held since 1860, and as it is made the duty of the Managers to hold a Fair, unless otherwise ordered by the Institute, it was thought advisable by the Board that the Annual Exhibitions should be revived, accordingly one of the first acts of the Board was to appoint a committee to take into consideration the subject of selecting a proper location for the Fair.

The Committee appointed therefor reported, that after a careful examination of such places as appeared available for such a purpose that the Academy of Music, in Fourteenth street, seemed to possess superior advantages to that of any other, inasmuch as its reputation is favorably known beyond local limits, as well as of its central locality, rendered easy of access by various lines of railroads and omnibusses, and furthermore that the building could be prepared for the Exhibition at comparatively trifling expense.

The selection was approved, and at an early day an official public announcement was made that the Annual Exhibition would be held. It was extensively advertised in the newspapers and the following circular was issued:

"The Board of Managers of the Annual Fair of the American Institute, take great pleasure in announcing to the public that they have rented that spacious and beautiful building, known as the Academy of Music, in Fourteenth Street and Irving Place, for the purpose of holding their thirty-Fifth Annual Exhibition.

This Fair, as those heretofore held under the auspices of the Institute, will be restricted to American productions; it will be general in its character, embracing Manufactures of all kinds, New Inventions, Improvements in Agricultural Implements, and the Mechanic Arts generally, but the machinery will not be propelle by steam power.

A Horticultural Exhibition will be held the last week of the fair in connection with the general Exhibition,

The building will be arranged and ready for the reception of goods on Friday, the 28th of August, and will be opened to the public on Thursday, the 3d of September, and will continue three. weeks.

The advantages of the City of New York for holding the Fair, in regard to its accessibility by the various railroads and steamboats. from every section of our country, obviously offer unusual facilities for citizens and strangers to visit the Exhibition.

It is extremely desirable that you should communicate, with as little delay as possible, the nature of the articles you intend to exhibit, aud the amount of space required for their exhibition.

The exhibitions of the American Institute are not local or sectional in their objects, but all citizens throughout the Union are invited to send their contributions and compete for the premiums, which will be liberal, consisting of gold, silver and bronze medals and diplomas.

Competent and impartial Judges will be appointed, on whose decisions the premiums will be awarded; the Institute, however, will insist on a high standard of excellence, or very decided improvement in all articles competing for premiums.

The utmost efforts of the Institute will be put forth to make this Fair the most select and attractive of any American Exhibition heretofore given.

We therefore appeal to all Manufacturers, Inventors, Artists, Mechanics, Agriculturists, Horticulturists and Florists, who wish to advance their own interests, or to contribute their share in the promotion of the public welfare, to participate in the advantages which this Exhibition offers.

For any information on the subject of the Exhibition, address John W. Chambers, Secretary of the Managers, at the rooms of the American Institute, Cooper. Union Building. .

RULES AND REGULATIONS TO BE OBSERVED AT THE THIRTY-FIFTH ANNUAL FAIR OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK, AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.

1. Articles intended for exhibition and premium, should be delivered at the Academy of Music, Fourteenth street, from Friday, August 28th, to Wednesday, September 2d, 1863.

2. No article deposited after Wednesday, September 2d, will be entered on the judges' list for competition or premium, except those for the Horticultural Exhibition, which will be received on Wednesday morning, September 16th.

3. The committee, on the reception of goods, will receive, at their discretion, all articles offered for exhibition, (which, however, must be of American manufacture,) and enter upon blanks provided for that purpose, the name and residence of the manufacturer and agent; also, whether the article is intended for competition or exhibition only, which certificate must then be handed to the entry clerk, who will give a ticket and card, which card must be attached to the article. The ticket, which is not transferable, will admit the exhibitor to the fair at all times when open to the public.

The door-keepers are instructed to retain such tickets when presented by any other than the exhibitor.

In case of the loss of the ticket, the exhibitor is directed to give the clerk immediate notice in writing, in order to prevent the loss of the article, as the tickets are taken as sufficient evidence of ownership in delivering the articles at the close of the fair.

4. Proof of origin must be furnished, if required, for every article offered for premium, and persons offering articles for competition are requested to state, in writing, their peculiarities and novelties, that the attention of the judges may be called thereto when they make their examinations.

5. Apprentices offering articles of their own production for competition must give, at the time of entry, a certificate from their employers, stating their age and the time they have served at the business.

6. Disinterested and competent judges will be appointed to examine all articles offered for competition, and the managers will award premiums of gold, silver and bronze medals and diplomas on such articles as the judges shall decide most meritorious. They will be announced during the Fair, and the premiums will be delivered thereafter as soon as they can be prepared. But in no case, for want of competition or for other cause, will any article be entitled to premium if adjudged intrinsically not deserving of particular commendation.

7. Whenever the articles will permit, the exhibitors are requested to exhibit their goods in glass cases.

All articles at the Fair are, however, at the risk of the owners. The managers will adopt the most efficient measures for the protection of property, but in no case is it to be considered at the risk of the Institute.

8. Exhibitors, whose articles are in glass cases, are requested to leave with the clerk the keys, numbered to correspond with the entry, on or before Wednesday, the 2d of September, to enable the judges to make their examination.

9. Proper order will at all times be preserved by an efficient police, who will be present to prevent offences against exhibitors and visitors.

10. Camphene, spirit gas, burning fluid, benzine, petroleum oil, friction matches, gunpowder and fireworks, will not be allowed in the exhibition, and the managers reserve the right to reject any article that they may deem objectionable.

11. The Space Committee will have the entire charge of placing and arranging all articles exhibited.

In case of misunderstanding, applications must be made to them. 12. Exhibitors will not be allowed to remove their articles until the final close of the Fair.

13. The exhibition will be opened to the public on Thursday, the 3d, and will close on Wednesday, the 23d of September.

Tickets of admission, 25 cents; children, under 12 years of age,

10 cents.

The hours of exhibition will be from 9 o'clock A. M., until 10 o'clock P. M.

Form of Application for Space.

Article.

Name of exhibitor.

Residence.

Space required.

It is to be regretted that steam power could not be used in the building, this point was strenuously urged by the committee, but the proprietors of the building would not permit of its use, and they were reluctantly obliged to submit to their decision. All former experience has shown that moving machinery is one of the great attractions of our exhibitions.

Existing arrangements for the use of the building made it obligatory upon the Managers to open the Fair somewhat earlier than they deemed advisable, and the Managers regret that they were obliged to close the Exhibition at the time when the public evinced the greatest interest in it.

After the first announcement by the Board of Managers, it was soon discovered that many artizans who have contributed to former exhibitions, were so pressed with private engagements, that they were prevented from making their usual contributions, notwithstanding there were many novelties that attracted unusual attention.

Among these we notice the following:

Harrison's and Schnitzer's globe lenses.

Walker's sea-going monitor.

McDougall's naval battery.

Simonson's models of naval architecture.

Wheeler & Wilson's new buttonhole machine.

Agricultural machinery and implements in great variety, from Messrs. John Vanderbilt, E. H. Reeves and R. H. Allen & Co.

Specimens of electro metallurgy.

Improved cotton gin, from the Southern Cotton Gin Co. Machinery for dressing flax and hemp, by Messrs. Sanford & Mallory.

Sewing machines, morticing, tenoning and dovetailing machines. Type setting and distributing machines, by John F. Trow. Clark's hatters' conformetors and conforming machines.

Improved platform scales, from the Sampson & Tibbits' Scale Co. A splendid display of presentation swords and regimental colors, from Messrs. Tiffany & Co.

The opening address was delivered on Thursday, the 3d day of September, by Gen. Wm. H. Anthon, of this city, which was listened to with marked attention.

During the last week of the Fair, the Horticultural Exhibition took place, and we are gratified to say it was a perfect success, there being over 2000 plates of fruit on exhibition. Messrs. Ellwanger and Barry, of Rochester, N. Y., contributed 167 varieties of pears, 105 varieties of apples, 32 varieties of plums, and 6 varieties of nectarines. Mr. T. T. Lyon, Plymouth, Michigan, exhibited 147 varieties of apples, very remarkable for their size and the beauty of the specimens; many of this collection were new, which made it of interest to fruit growers in this locality. Messrs Wm. L. Ferris and John D. Wolfe, of Throg's Neck. D. W. Coit, of Norwich, Conn., and P. T. Quinn, superintendent for Prof. Mapes, at Newark, N. J., and Chas. Downing, of Newburgh, N. Y., exhibited choice varieties of pears; Messrs. O. S. Hathaway, of Newburgh, Isaac Hicks, of North Hempstead, L. I., E. Williams, of Mount Clair, and C. H. Earl, of Newark, N. J., contributed choice varieties of apples.

Mr. C. M. Hovey, of Boston, Mass., made a superior exhibition of over 100 varieties of pears, but they arrived after the Judges had made their decision.

Messrs. Frost & Co., of Rochester, N. Y., sent in a splendid collection of over 100 varieties of pears, apples and grapes. The Committee regret that they were not received in time to be examined by the Judges.