The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-23

the proposed Industrial Exhibition To correspond with
them in LondoD and with societies local coInmees
and individuals in this country and TO sanction the
orw ardng OF articles applicable TO the exhibition
need hardly say 10 you, sir, that the proceedings
Of the National Institutes set forth this eorespon
deRee meet the appreciation OF the Department which
has full confidence IN the committee named BY that
Institute. --E - h& a4t
avail myself Of this opportunity to renew to Won
the assurance OF my high and distinguished con
sideration. ~ JOHN M CLAYTON
Right Honorable Sir II, l.. BULwER, &c.
Extract from the Circular Of the ROYAL Commits
El5--.-. SionerS.
"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 infer
their arrival in London. They feel also tbat IN,
delicate and responsible task of deciding ON the
admission or rejection of articles destined for on
hibton by foreign contributors ought not to be mn
posed upon any English tribunal, but should be
referred TO one lying the confidence of the exhi
bitors them ives, and standing entirely free from
possible -nputations of national partially They
acccr .ingly propose to admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only may be forwarded to them
by the Central Authority (whatever may be lis
nature) in each country. They will communicate
to such Central Authority the amount of space
which be allowed to the productions of the
country for which 1t 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 Gomez and, proyided.
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 feIlow-coun-
trymen. .".rEt"{ ta 49, ara/ .. ....
"Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
that TO be the Central Authority in each case tcieh
is stated to be so by The Government of its couat
| Having once been put in communication with n
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 central body. This decision is
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
| fusion. '1iv.-a. a... b. ... ... ...
"No articles OF foreign manufacture to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoever they may
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless thew
come with the sanction of the Central Authorize
| of the country of which they are the produce
The Commissioners do not insist upon such arti-
ces being in all cases actually forwarded bv the
| Central Authority, though they consider thai This
would generally be the most satisfactory arrange
ment but it is indispensable that the sanction of
such authority should in all cases be expressly
given, and that it be held responsible for the fl
ness OF such articles for exhibition, and for not
authorizing the exhibition of a greater quantity
than can be accommodated in the space assigned
to the productions of the country in question:
| full discussion then had of the subject
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 absen5
be an Executive Committee to take all NECESSARY
steps to carry out the views of the general COM
mittee. re' I.t.....s .s.... a..
The following gentlemen constitute the Execu
tive Committee !: Col Peter Force, Prof Walter
R. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, j. c.. G. Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt Charles Wilkes.
On motion ~ ..I ...
RESOLVED, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
| lication. ....' I.
| And the Committee adjourned.
CHARLES F. STANSBURY
Secretary of the Meeting,
| N. B.-Assocations, committees, or individuals
desirous to make propositions or to receive nfor-
nation, are requested to address their communica-
tons to J. c. G. Kennedy, Esq.