CLASS V.-NATURAL HISTORY. [Aquaria.] 1. Specimens living (marine and fresh water), fresh, stuffed or preserved, casts, drawings, and representations of (a) Algæ arranged according to their various species and localities. (b) Sponges, in their natural state. (c) Corals, in their natural state, polyps, jelly-fish, &c. (d) Entozoa. (e) Mollusca of all kinds and shells not included in Class III. (f) Starfishes, sea urchins, holothurie. (g) Worms used for bait, or noxious; leeches, &c. (h) Perfect insects and larvæ of insects, which are destroyers of spawn or serve as food for fish. (i) Crustacea of all kinds. (k) Fish of all kinds. (1) Reptiles, such as tortoises, turtles, terrapins, lizards, serpents, frogs, newts, &c. (m) Aquatic and other birds hostile to fish or fishing. (n) Aquatic and amphibious mammalia (otters, seal, whales, &c.) and others detrimental to fish. 2. Works on ichthyology. Maps illustrating geographical distribution, migration, &c., of fishes and spawn. 3. Specimens and representations illustrative of the relations between extinct and existing fishes. CLASS VI-HISTORY AND LITERATURE OF FISHING.-FISHERY LAWS.FISH COMMERCE. 1. Ancient fishing implements or their reproductions, models, pictures, books, emblems, charters and seals of ancient fishermen guilds. 2. Fishery laws of different countries. 3. Copies of treaties, conventions, &c., dealing with international fishery relations. 4. Reports, statistics, and literature of fish, fishing, and fisheries. 5. Reports on acclimatization of fish, and of attempts in this direction. CLASS VII.-LOAN COLLECTIONS.-COLLECTIONS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE FOREGOING CLASSES. ESSAYS.-PRELIMINARY NOTICE. Prizes of £100 will be given for each of the following subjects, viz: 1. The natural history of commercial fishes of Great Britain, with especial reference to such parts of their natural history as bear upon their production and commercial use. 2. Relations of the state with fishermen and fisheries, including all matters dealing with their production, regulation, &c. 3. On the possible increase of the supply of fish, and on improved facilities for their economic transmission and distribution. Conferences are proposed to be held for the purpose of reading and discussing papers on subjects connected with the exhibition. REGULATIONS. THE GREAT INTERNATIONAL FISHERIES EXHIBITION, LONDON, 1883. 1. A great International Fisheries Exhibition, under the patronage of Her Majesty the Queen, and the Presidency of H. R. H. the Prince of Wales, will be held in London in 1883. 2. The Exhibition will be opened on the 1st of May, and continue open for a period of not less than six months. 3. The principal objects to be admitted are comprised in the annexed classification, which is intended to include all kinds of specimens of fish life, and to illustrate all the modes by which the marine and fresh-water animals of economic value are captured and utilized, together with the commercial, scientific, social, historic, and legislative aspects of such fisheries. 4. Medals in gold, silver, and bronze, and diplomas of honor, will be awarded by a jury, the composition of which will be settled later. 5. No charge will be made for space, but exhibitors will have to pay every expense of transit, delivery, fixing, and removing their exhibits, and they must, either per sonally or by their agents, superintend the reception and installation, and at the close of the Exhibition, the removal of their goods; in default thereof, the committee reserves to itself the right of doing whatever may be considered necessary, and at the expense of the exhibitor. 6. Applications for admission must be made on printed forms, which will be supplied on application; these are to be sent to the general secretary in London on or before the 1st July, 1882, except under special arrangements or concessions. 7. The general secretary will, before the 1st October, 1882, notify to applicants the decision of the committee, and will indicate the space, if any, which has been accorded to them, and give to each a number. 8. Contributors to the loan department are requested to communicate with the seeretary, who will supply forms to be filled up by them. 9. The foreign correspondents that may be appointed are invited to enter as soon as possible into communication with the general secretary. The correspondent will be charged with the consideration of all questions relative to the distribution of the space allotted to his country. The committee will therefore not correspond directly with foreign exhibitors, except in those countries where no correspondent is appointed. 10. The committee will place at the disposal of foreign correspondents all information and plans that may be useful for their arrangements. 11. The applicants for space from countries in which no correspondent has been ap pointed will correspond directly with the general secretary of the committee. 12. The committee will endeavor to obtain from the various English railway companies special terms for the conveyance of exhibits to and from the Exhibition, and, should they succeed in doing so, such arrangements will be communicated to intending exhibitors. 13. The committee will not interfere in any way between the railway companies, the carriers, and the exhibitors, with reference to the dispatch, transmission, reception, management, or return of goods exhibited. 14. All packages containing goods intended for exhibition must have painted on them the distinctive mark (I. F. E.) in red paint, and they must also have painted on them the name and number of the exhibitor. 15. The way-bill accompanying all packages must contain the name of the exhibitor, his number and address. 16. Each exhibitor must provide, either personally or through an agent, for the dis patch, transmission, and reception of his goods, and for the verification of their contents when unpacked. If neither the exhibitor nor his agent be present to receive the packages on arrival at the Exhibition the carrier will be directed to take them away. 17. Packages from foreign countries must likewise have painted on them in distinctive marks the letters (I. F. E.) in red paint. They must be addressed to the exhibitor himself or his agent. They must all be marked in such a way as to show distinctly from whence they come, the name of the country and the number of the exhibitor being painted legibly thereon. 18. Exhibition spaces.-The space granted to an exhibitor within the building is available for floor space, exclusive of the passages between the exhibits. 19. Show-cases. No particular form or design is prescribed for cases, counters, platforms, &c., but they must not exceed the following heights without the special written permission of the committee: Show-cases and partitions, 10 feet above the floor. Counters, 3 feet above the floor. Platforms, 1 foot above the floor. 20. Exhibitors may place railings of a uniform height of 2 feet 6 inches above the floor level. In every instance the floor space includes the area embraced by the railings. 21. The flooring must not be altered, removed, or strengthened for the convenience of arrangement, except by sanction of the committee and at the expense of the exhibitor. 22. No exhibitor will be permitted to display exhibits in such a manner as to obstruct the light or vistas through the avenues, or to occasion inconvenience, injury, or otherwise disadvantageously affect the display of other exhibitors. 23. Decorations.-In order to insure uniformity of decoration and general good effect, no exhibitor will be allowed to put up any flags, banners, or any other kind of decoration without permission. 24. Signs.-No sign or name-board may be placed otherwise than parallel with the main passages, that is, parallel with the frontage of the respective stands, and should be as near to the back of the space as possible, so as not to interfere with the vista. 25. No printed or written bills may be displayed unless they are neat in design. 26. Offices.-Any exhibitor who may obtain permission to erect an office on his alloted space must conform to the following rules: The office must not exceed 8 feet in height; must be placed at the back of the stand unless otherwise sanctioned; and must be painted black and varnished, with gilt beadings. 27. The spaces outside the allotments for exhibitors being required for the necessities of circulation, packages and empty cases will not be allowed to remain there. Cases must be unpacked as fast as received, and the empty cases taken away by the exhibitors or their agents. The committee decline to accept any responsibility with reference to empty cases, which must be at once removed from the building at the expense of exhibitors. 28. The committee will have nothing whatever to do with warehousing or the preservation of empty cases, or reserve any space for the purpose. 29. Exhibitors will be required to provide all necessary attendance and to keep their stands and exhibits properly cleaned and in good order during the whole period of the Exhibition. 30. No exhibitor will be allowed to transfer any allotment, or to allow any other than his own duly admitted exhibits to be placed thereon, except by permission of the committee. 31. All goods exhibited must be in the name of the person who signed the application form. 32. Exhibitors, being traders, are requested to mark the trade price of the articles exhibited, so as to facilitate the judgment of the jury, as well as for the information of visitors. 33. Objects sold cannot be taken away before the close of the Exhibition, without the special permission of the committee. Special arrangements will be made with regard to perishable exhibits. 34. Exhibitors of apparatus requiring the use of water, gas, or steam must state on applying for admission the quantity of water, gas, or steam which they may consider necessary. Those who wish to show machinery in motion must state the rate of speed at which the machine is to be driven. The furnishing of all counter-shatting, pulleys, gas, water, steam, &c., must be at the entire expense of the exhibitor, but under the direct control of the committee. 35. All fulminating and explosive substances and all dangerous substances will be excluded. 36. Spirits, alcohol, oils, essences, corrosive substances, and generally all substances which might spoil other articles or inconvenience the public, can only be received in solid and suitable vessels of small size. 37. The committee reserve the sole right of compiling a catalogue of the exhibits under regulations which will be duly notified. Each nation will, however, have the right to produce at its own expense, but in its own language only, a catalogue of all the objects in its own section. 38. All handbills, printed matter, &c., for gratuitous distribution, connected with exhibits, will be under special regulations, and must first receive the approval and permission of the committee, which may be withdrawn at any time. 39. No article exhibited may be photographed, drawn, copied, or reproduced, in any manner whatsoever, without the special sanction of the committee. 40. The committee will not hold itself responsible for any loss or damage occurring to any exhibit from any cause whatsoever, but while declining any. responsibility it is the intention of the committee to take such precautions as they deem necessary. 41. Future regulations will settle in due time the arrangements for the dispatch, reception, location of goods, tickets of admission for exhibitors and assistants, and the formation and working of the jury. 42. The right to add to, alter, amend, or expunge any of these rules is reserved by the committee. 43. Both Englishmen and foreigners in becoming exhibitors declare by so doing their compliance with the whole of these regulations, together with such other regulations as the committee may issue from time to time. No. 2. DEPARTMENT OF STATE, SIR: Referring to my letter of the 1st instant, in response to your inquiry of the 27th ultimo relative to the proposed International Fisheries Exhibition to be held at London in 1883, I have now the pleasure to send you the inclosed copy of a dispatch on the subject, which I have just received from Mr. Lowell. It will give me gratification to communicate to Mr. Lowell, by tele graph, your readiness to organize an American Exhibit, so that he may make use of the information before the date of the meeting at the Mansion House, on the 20th instant. As soon as the formal invitation is received, I will lay the matter before Congress and ask suitable provision for our creditable national participation in the Exhibition. I beg you will return the printed circular, as it is the only copy received here. I am, sir, your obedient servant, Prof. SPENCER F. BAIRD, FRED'K T. FRELINGHUYSEN. Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D. C. No. 3. SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION, SIR: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your letter inclosing a copy of Mr. Lowell's communication in reference to participa tion by the United States in the International Fishery Exhibition, to be held in London in May, 1883. In reply thereto, I beg to say that should the necessary bill, with a suitable appropriation, be passed by Congress, and the work be intrusted to my charge, I will do all in my power to prepare a display that shall be a credit to the United States. It is very desirable that any communication you may have occasion to present to Congress on this subject should be transmitted at an early date. It would be well, therefore, to invite a telegraphic communication from the British Government in advance of a more formal letter. I respectfully request permission, at the proper time, to make some suggestions in regard to the form of communication to be presented to Congress and the amount of appropriation to be asked for. I take the liberty of retaining for a few days the printed circular accompanying your letter. I have the honor to be your obedient servant, Hon. F. T. FRELINGHUYSEN, SPENCER F. BAIRD, United States Fish Commissioner. Secretary of State, Washington, D. C. LOWELL, Minister, London: No. 4. [Telegram.] DEPARTMENT OF STATE, Answering dispatch of 20th March, Commissioner Baird will prepare national exhibits if Congress appropriates there for this session. Desir able that formal invitation be soon placed before Congress. You may express our willingness to assist, and when invitation is made, telegraph immediately. No. 5. FRELINGHUYSEN, Secretary. [Cable message.] Mr. Lowell to Mr. Frelinghuysen. LONDON, April 20, 1882. (Received April 21.) Lord Granville writes he will make application to United States Gev ernment on behalf of International Fishery Convention. LOWELL, Minister. No. 6. JOINT RESOLUTION concerning an International Fishery Exhibition, to be held at London in May, 1883. Whereas the government of the United States has received official intimation from that of Great Britain that it is proposed to hold an International Exhibition of Fish, Fisheries, and Fish Products at London in May, eighteen hundred and eighty-three, whereat the representation. of the United States is invited: And whereas, also, by its action as a government, and by the active enterprise of merchants, fishermen, and inventors, and the researches of men of science in this country, the United States has attained and holds a prominent place in all that relates to the development of the great fisheries industries, the extension of the great commercial relationship with other countries based on the exportation of prepared fish products, which now forms an important factor in the national wealth, the artificial propagation of food-fishes, and the restocking of depleted fishing waters; and it is expedient that the industries and interests thus concerned should be adequately represented on the occasion, Therefore, be it- Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the invitation of the British Government be accepted; and that, under the auspices of the Department of State, the United States Commissioner of Fish and Fisheries be, and he hereby is, instructed to prepare or cause to be prepared a complete and systematic representative exhibition of the fisheries of the United States, in which shall be shown the following: A series of models, maps, and charts showing the location and extent of the various fishing grounds; a full series of the principal sea and fresh-water fishes, shellfish, sponges, &c., and other useful inhabitants of the waters of the country (either as specimens, casts, or illustrations); specimens of models of the various kinds of gear, apparatus, boats, &c., used in their capt ure; a full collection of articles showing the commercial and economic uses of the fishes and other water animals, which shall include, besides |