The southern press., 1850-10-07

tsn 3ay ~ ei>h sepi>lis y y q sssai1iees,
nd iSftidnkh u III Ans1fx5, "a IS E1x xstIrE ~
orwasdaG a articles app;icshs 10 the exiihitiop.
nsed hardly say 10 you six, thaa the prpcesdinss
the National Institute 80 forth IN this
tenes, meet ths aprobais OF the Depai tment hich
'As full confidence in the committee named by that
| institute.
nc assurance Of my high and distinguished con.
liberation. John "A (,P AVrON~ ~ -
hish' Honorable Sir H. l.. BuLwEa, &c
Extract from He Cwexlar qS the Royal Commits
si0~ers.
Ihe commissioners have felt that il wou,a h.
desirable, as fnr as possible, to prevent any nor.
sons from sending hither articles which an;,o, T..
admitted, r.iher than to reject the articles after
lheir men arrivai III London. They feel also that the
delicate and responsible task 81 deeitina nm ths
admission or rejection Of articles dest;nrd f,r
hibluon ny foreign contributors ought moi 10 hs IN,
posed upon any English tribunal. bur .ho,.,L L. -.
referred TO one lving the confidence Of the axh;I
bitors them YES, and standing entirely free from,
possible hputatons of national partialitv, Tha,,
accc .ngly propose 10 admit to exhibition smeI
foreign articles only as may be forwarded To thsn
by the Central Authority (whatever NAV be ;,s
nature) In each country. They will communcsta
TO such Central Authority the amount Of snace
which can be allowed to the productions of fhe
country for which it acts, and will also stats ,Ia
lVl
to time be decided on with respect to the admsson
OF articles. All articles forwarded by such Cen.
tral Authority Will then be admitted provided bev
10 hot require q greater aggregate amount Of
space than that assigned to the productions OF tho
country from which they come I: and rrn,;daI
also, that they do not violate the conditions nni
limitations Of which due notice shall have bssr,
gwen II will rest with the Central Authorize in
each country to decide upon the merits of No
several articles presented for exhibition, and to
take u care that those which sent are such as
fairly represent the industry Of their feow-cn,n'
trymen. .'"'i-
Her Majesty's Commissioners will co,s;de.
that to be the Central Authority in each case ,c;ss
I, stated TO De so BY the Government Of its eo,.,i,
Having once been put in communication with = /.
Central Authority in any country, they must de.
cine absolutely and entirely, any COMMUNICATION
should any such be addressed to them. thew csr
only refer to a central body. This decision is
essentially necessary, in order to prevent cor'
fusion, eoH-
no articles Of foreign manufacture, to whom
soever tney may belong, or wheresoeyer thew NAV
come with the sanction of the Central Anrbor;7,,
OF the country of which they are the produce
Inc commissioners do not insist upon s,,ch ar,.
cles beng IN all cases actually forwarded bv The
Central Authority, though they consider that this
would generally De the most satisfactory arrange
nOr
such authority should in all cases be eynrss.s,. H.
gwen, and that 1t be held responsible for The ~
ness Of such articles for exhibition. and fnr ~,
authorizing the exhibition Of greater onant;,,.
than can be accommodated in the SPACE ass;ons,,
to the productions of the country in question:,
full discussion was then had of The smh;sc,
thus laid before the committee, and, on motoy os
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was
Resolced, That the Committee of five first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (subst;tnt;ns
MIR. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is absent7
be an Executive Committee to take all necessnr,,
steps to carry out the views of the general com
mittee. eo'
The following gentlemen constitute the Execu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Waller
r. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, J. c. G Ken.
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes
On mOtlOn--
RESOLVED, That the Secretary be requested -
prepare tire proceedings Of this meeting for pub.
lication. - P"o
And the Committee adjourned
CHARLES F. STANSBURY
Secretary of the Meeting.
N .B.-Associations, committees or individuals
desirous to make propositions or to receive infor-
nation, are requested to address their commup;ca-
tons to J. G. q. Kennedy, Esq.