The southern press., 1850-10-09

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9saee 1ask the Apggodatioa q III ~ktch
ass tali eon6dsncs u the connites nan<d 81 thss
Isv.1l ays4lf q this esppsspaiy q rsasw to 20.
.ss ss<s y ass iss AZ s'.tIsts;asd cftsTrS con-
kisht 1sepssahas siz H. X, buLwxr, 10.
Erssses Arm IT, C1w<xlxr n tAs Rosd Commt.-
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tA? Nemmis93onsrs have 1lt that il would be
desirable, ~ 1af a possible 70 nrsvent nnv rsr-
sons fSoa se.ding hiihss artieiss which cannot be
a.4 .,r. ,i'isF 3 Lass .sss e =. E .sIs # .s
dscate and fesponaibis taak of deeidinx ~ ths
admission dr rtjectien df axtiqbts 4autinea for ex
hib4tion hy foreign coptrbptQEs OUGHT not 10 be I'M
posed upon any Pnglish tribunal, but should hs
fefsrsed 70 oa> lving he confidence or the rb;-
eltoIs taen's.ses and .tsadpg entirely free lton,
accc .ngly propose TO admit to exhibition s,ch
foreign artaces only az may be lorwarded TO then,
by the Central Authority lwhatever mav be ~.
natnre) IN each country. They viii COMMUNICATE
70 such Central Authority the amount 81 space
which c.n be allowed 70 the productions Of the
conditions and limitations which may from time
TO time be decided with respect to the ad iss;on
Of artieIes. All articles forwarded bv such Cen
tral Authority will then be admitted, provided thew
do nos require q greater aggregate amount Of
space usn that assigned 10 the productions Of tho
country from which they come; and. proridesl
also, that they do not violate the conditions and
iinisAtions Of which due notice shall have been
given. Il will rest with the Central Authority in
each country to decide upon the merits Of the
several articles presented for exhibition, and 10
take care that those which are Gent are 'snch ~
fairly represent the industry Of their fellow-coun-
trymen,
Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
that to be the Central Authority in each case ,seA
is stated to be By tie Government Of Us co,rtrr
Having once been put in communication with
Central Authority in any country, they must de-
with private and unauthorized Individuals and :
should any such be addressed to them, thew can
only refer to central BODY. This decision Is
essentially necessary, in order 10 prevent con-
fusion.
ssNo articles Of foreign manufacture. 10 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 N all cases actually forwarded by the
Central Authority, though they consider tbnt th;s
would generally be the most satisfactory arranoe-
ment but 1t Is indispensable that the sanction Of
such authority should in all cases be expressly
given, and that it be held responsible for Tie H.
ness Of such articles for exhibition, and for not
authorizing the exhibition of greater ouantifv
than can be accommodated In the space asa;vnea
to the productions Of the country in question.
A full discussion was then had of the subject
thus laid before the committee, and, on motion Of
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, ii was 4l 81
RssOlUed, That the Commiree of five first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substjtu,ing
MIR. Kennedy for MIR. Greenough, who il absent7
be an Executive Committee to take all necexaarv 4,
steps to carry out the views Of the general com
mttee,
The following gentlemen constitute the Execu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Waiter q
H. johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry. j. C. G.. Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On notion a'tiitl''N n 4
Resolred, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare tie proceedings Of this meeting for puL- 4
licatiOn.
And the Committee adiourned.
CHARLES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary OF the Meeting.
3N.B.-Associations, n. committees. or indiyidnals \
deslrous 70 make propositions or to receive nfor
nation, are requested to address their communca
tons to J. Q. 6. Kennedy, ESQ.,
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