The following named persons, all composers of high standing, constituted the two Committees, or Boards of Judicature, by whom the awards were made:

COMMITTEE ON COMPOSITIONS.

Herr Musik Director, Robert Schumann, Dusseldorf.

Herr Musik Director, Ferdinand Hiller, Paris.

Herr Musik Director, L. Spohr, CasseL

Herr Musik Director, Julius Tausch, Dusseldorf.

Herr Musik Director, W. Knappe, Dusseldorf.

COMMITTEE ON PERFORMANCES.

Herr Musik Director, Robert Schumann, Dusseldorf.

Herr Musik Director, Bertelsmana, Amsterdam.

Herr Componist, Beyer, Mainz.

Herr Capellmeister, Fischer, Mainz.

Herr Musik Director, Ferdinand Hiller, Paris.

Herr Componist, Messer, Frankfurt.

Herr Capellmeister, Reichardt, Berlin.

Herr Musik Director, Tausch, Dusseldorf.

Herr Musik Director, Knappe, Dusseldorf,

Here is an array of musical strength, surely; and it was no small gratification to sit and look around upon the individuals, and to observe the physiognomies of these distinguished men, during the performances to which they were listening, and with respect to the comparative merits of which they were soon to express an official and public opinion.