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the p~opoed Industrial 10 pod with
than Ia L0ndsn, snd ~ aoc&c4ics heal committees,
md ndividnals in this csnnasy, aid 10 sacAion ths
forwarding VI article. applicable 70 the exhibnion
need Hardly say TO you, sir, that tho proceedings
u the Nationat Institute, sot Fort in this correspo-
deAsc, meet the spprobaion oi the Department. which
has full confidence in the committee named by that
Institute. Hfl
avail myself OF this oppo1tunity to renew to you
yidcrnticn. JOHN M. Ci'AYTON
Right Honosabls Sir n. L.. BuLwEs, &c.
Erfroet from The Circular qf the Royal Com,nis-
st0r<ys.
"Ihe Commissioners have felt that it would be
desirable, as far as possible, to prevent anv ner-
SONS from sending hther articles which cannot be
admitted, rather than To reject the articles after
their arrival in London. They feel also thai lie
delicate and responsible task or decidin~ IN ~
admission or rejection Of articles destined for en-
hlbitlon by foreign contributors ought not to be mn
posed upon any English tribunal, but should be
referred to one iving the coufdsnce OF the exhi-
biiors thens, YES, and standing entirely free from
possible -nputations of national partially They
acce .ngly propose to admit To exhibition xuch
foreign articles only may be forwarded to then
by the Central Authority (whatever may be its
naturc) IN each country They will communicate
to 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 Cen
trail Authority will then be admitted, provided thew
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 as
fairly represent the industry of their fellow-coun-
trymen.
g Her Majesty = Commissioners will consider
that to be the Central Authority in each case ,chicA
is stated to be so by the Government Of its couty,
Having once been put in Communication with q
Central Authority III any country, they must de-
clue, absolutely and entirely, any communication
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, III order to prevent cor
fusion.
NO articles OF foreign manufacture, to -whon-
soever they may belong, or wheresoever they NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless thev
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 that this
would generally De the most satisfactory arrange
ment but It IS indispensable that the sanction of
cases
given, and that it be held responsible for the I'll
ness Of such articles for exhibition, and for no.
authorizing the exhibition of greater quantity
than can be accommodated in the space ASSIGNED
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, it was
Resolred, That the Committee of five first charged
with this subject by the Institute (substitutins
Mr.. Kennedy for Mr. Greenough who is absent3
be an Executive CoMmittee to take all necessary
steps to carry out the views of the general com
mittee.
The following gentlemen constitute the Exeeu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Wal,er
K. johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, ]. C. G. Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes
On notion
Resolred, That the Secretary he requested to
prepare the proceedings of this meeting for nil
lcation. - P
And the Committee adjourned.
CHARLES +. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting
IN. B.-Associations, committees, or individuals
desrous I" make propositions or to receive inG,r-
nation, are requested to address their commun;ca-
tons to J. G. q. Kennedy, Esq