The southern press., 1850-09-09

ne propnssd Industrial ExhihioI Ia cor. espoun with
rem In London, and with soceiies local committees,
i individuals i'm this country, and 10 sarrti.n the
rwardng OF articles app icabie Ia the Exhibition
need hardly say to you. sir that the proceedings
the National lnsttute set forth in this corrcsp-
ienee, meet the APPRECIATION OF the Department wheh
las fall confidence in the committee named by that
lnstitute. VA .te.Sasf l. =, . ~.
avail myself Of this opportunity to renew to YOU
Iteration. JOHN M CLAYTON
Right Honorable Sir Fl. l.. BuLsER, sc. =.
Extract from The Cireufw o, ihc Royal Comm IS
sioners. H T..
"The Commissioners have felt that il would be
desirable, as far possible, to prevent any Der.
sons rom sending hlther articles which cannot be
admitted, rather than TO reject the articles after
their arrival In London. They feel also tbat he
delicate and responsible task Of decidino ON the
admission or rejection of articles destined for ex
hbIon by foreign contributors ought NOT 10 he i'm.
posed upon any Pnglish tribunal, but should be
referred to one lving the confidence Of the evr,i.
itors theTS, YES, and standing entirely free fT I'M
possibl" .hputations of national partially III ev
accc ,ngly propose to admit to exhibition s,ch
foreign articles only as may be forwarded to them
by the Central Authority {whatever may lie its
nature) in each country. They will commune ,te
to such Central Authority the amount Of s1ace
which can be allowed to the productions of The
country for which IL acts, and win also state The
conditions and limitations which may from Ii ne
to time be decided on with respect to the admiss ON
Of articles. All articles forwarded by such Gem
tral Authority will then be admitted, provided t!ey
do not require a greater aggregate amount of
space than that assigned 10 the productions Of he
country from which they come and. provided.
also, that they do not violate the conditions e nd
limitations Of which due notice shall have bcen
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 as
fairly represent the industry Of their felow-con-
trymen.
''Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
that TO be the Central Authority in each case ch ch
Is stated TO De so by the Government Of lis country.
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 they can
only refer to Il central body. This decision is
essentially necessary In order to prevent con-
fusion.
| " NO articles Of foreign manufacture, to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoever thew nav
be, can he admitted for exhibition unless Il ey
come with the sanction of the Central Authority
Of the country of which they are the produce
The Commissioners do not insist upon such a5ti-
cles being in all cases actually forwarded by the
Central Authority, though they consider that this
would generally be the most satisfactory arrange
ment but it is indispensable that the sanction of
such attnoflty should IN all cases be expires sly
given, and that it be held responsible for the 6t-
ness of such articles for exhibition and for not
authorizing the exhibition of greater auanitv
| than can be accommodated in the space assgn ned
to the productions of the country in question:"
full discussion then had of the sub ect
thus laid before the committee, and, on motion of
| the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was
Resolped, That the Committee of five first charged
with this subject by the institute Substituting
Mr.. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is abs,nt5
be an Executive Committee to take all necessl slrv
steps to carry out the views of the general C, m
mittee.
The following gentlemen constitute the Exccu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof, Water
K. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, J. G. G.. en-
nedy, Esq, Capt Charles Wilkes
On notion
Resolred, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare the proceedings OF this meeting for rub
lication.
And the Committee nd diourned.
CHARLES h. STANSEURY
Secretary Of the Meeting.
n. N.B.-Assocatons committees, or indiv ais
deslrous t" make propositions or to receive in or
n,alon arc requested to address their commuu ca
| tons to J. G. G. Kennedy, ESQ.