The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-10-15

ne proposed tndDtnsi Ezh<5tlon, 70 cor7esp1d with
hem In LondcaD and with socsfies, local Committees
sni individuals in this country and 20 s.ncli,n The
orwafding OF articles app isbe 10 the exhibition
need hardly say TO you, sir, that the proce dines
the National lnsttute set forth this corespon
fences meet the appfob2n OF the Depai tnent which
mas full confidence in the committee named by that
institute gs III a
laval myself OF thu, opportunity to renew to you
lhs ss;an.nes q my lfh and distinguishes con
Right Honorable sir II. l.. BuIwrs, &c.
Extract trom The Circular Or the Royal Commits
si0ners.
"The Commissioners have felt that il would he
desirable, as far as possible, TO prevent any per-
sons from sending hither articles which cannot be
admitted, rather than TO reject the articles nffrr
their arrival in London. They feel also thai he
DELICATE and responsible task Of deciding on the
admission or rejection of articles destined for ex
hlbton by foreign contributors ought not to be inn
posed upon any English tribunal, but should be
referred 20 one lving the confidence of the exbi
btors thenrs ives, and standing entirely free ffom
possible .lputations of national partially They
accc .ngly propose to admit TO exhibition such
foreign articles only MS may be forwarded to them
by the Central Authority (whatever may be its
nature) in each country. They will communicate
70 such Central Authority the amount of space
which can be allowed to the. productions Of the
country for which it acts, and will also state the
conditions and limitations which may from time
to time be decided on with respect to the admission
OF articles. All articles forwarded by such Gen.
trial Authority will then be admitted provided they
do not require greater aggregate amount Of
space than that assigned to the productions Of the
country from Which they come; and, provided,
also, that they do not violate the conditions and
limitations of which due notice shall have been
given. 1t will rest with the Central Authority in
each country TO decide upon the merits Of the
several articles presented for exhibition and TO
take care that those which are sent are such ne
Ifarl w ha md, cf al.
trymen. g ,a5.yss MA
"Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
that to be the Central Authority in each case ,ceh
Is stated to be so By the Government of its co,,ni,n
Having once been put in communication with a
Central Authority IN any country, they must de-
cline, absolutely and entirely, any communication
with private and unauthorized individuals and.
should any such be addressed to them, thew can
only refer to a central body This decision ia
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion. E, .& saa .'E.7 - =
| "No articles Of foreign manufacture, to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer they NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless they
come with the sanction of the Central Authority
of the country of which they are the produce.
The Commissioners do not insist upon such arti.
cles being IN all cases actually forwarded by the
Central Authority, though they consider thni ibis
would generally be the most satisfactory arranoe.
ment but il Is indispensable that the sanction Of
such authority should in all cases be expresslv
given and that it be held responsible for the FL
ness Of such articles for exhibition, and for not
authorizing the exhibition of greater quantity
than can be accommodated in the space ASSIGNED
| to the productions of the country in question:
I A full discussion was then had Of the subject
thus laid before the committee, and, on motion Of
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was Ill
RESOLVED, That the Committee of FIVE first charged
with this subject by the Institute (substitutine
MIR. Kennedy for Mr. Greenough, who is absent5
| be an Executive Committee to take all necessnrv
steps to carry out the views of the general con,
mittee. a,.1 ~ -. ..,.>...,. II, =, ~O"'
The following gentlemen constitute the Execu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Walter
X. Johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, ]. C. G. Ken
needy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes. '-7
Resoired, That the Secretary be requested to
prerare the proceedings OF this meeting for puL
LEGATION. s...,..'- =. fN'
And the Committee adjourned. ....
CHARLES F.. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
INTERPRETATIONS committees, or individuals
desrous I" make propositions or to receive inior-
nation, are requested to address their communica-
tons to J. Z. u. Kennedy, ESQ.,