The southern press., 1850-10-02

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need hardly say 10 you, ds, thai tlp proceedinss
Of the National Institute ss set forth n h;k
dener meet the appreciation Of the D<pa artnenf = 6cb
has fall confidence in the committee named BY that
Institute. - so'l9TTTs n -
laval myself OF this opportunity to renew TO YOU
the assurance OF my high and distinguished con
siderztion. JOHN M. CLAYTON n
Right Honorable Sir ii. l.. BuLwER, Be-
Extract from. The Circular Of the ROYAL Commis
sioneys.
"The Commissioners have felt that it would he
desirable, I'M fur possible to prevent anv per
sons from sending hither articles which cannot be
admitted, rather than 70 reject the articles after
their arrival in London. They feel also thai the
delicate and responsible task Of deciding on the
admission or rejection OF articles destined for ex
hbluon by foreign contributors ought not 10 he nm
posed upon amy Fnglish tribunal, but should be
referred to lving the confidence Of the exb;
bors theTs, YES, and standing entirely free from
possible -nputaions OF national paraIity They
acce .ngly propose to admit 10 exhibition sucb
foreign articles only as may be forwarded TO them
by the Central Authority (whatever may be its
nature) in each country. They will communicate
to such Central Authority the amount Of snace
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
tral Authority will then be admitted provided thew
do not require a greater aggregate amount az
space than that assigned to the productions of the
country from which they comes and, provided.
also, that they do not violate the conditions and
limitations of which due notice shall have been
gwen. It 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 ss
fairly represent the industry of their fellow-coun
trymen. afatE ss
" Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
that to be the Central Authority in each case ,n;eb
Is stated to be 50 by the Government Of its coustyr
Having once been put in communication with
Central Authority in any country. thew mnst ~ ~
cline, absolutely and entirely, any communicatinn
with private and unauthorized individuals nnd
should any such be addressed to them. thav ~
only refer to a central body This decision IS
essentially necessary, IN order to prevent con-
| fusion. - sfu E
| s'No articles Of foreign manufacture to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer thew nav
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless thew
| come with the sanction of the Central Autborityy
Of the country of which they are the produce
ihe Commissioners do not insist upon such arti-
cles being in all cases actually forwarded bv the
Central Authority, though they consider thai th;s
would generally be the most satisfactory arranpe
ment but is indispensable that the sanction of
such authority should in all cases be expresslv
given, and that it be held responsible for The ~
ness OF such articles for exhibition, and for not
authorizing the exhibition Of a greater ouontitv
than can be accommodated in the space assioned
to the productions of the country in question:
A full discussion then had of the subject
thus laid before the committee, and, on motion Of
the Hon, w. w Seaton, it was
Resolved, That the Committee of Ave first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substitutin@
Mr. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is absenH
be an Executive Committee to take all necessar,,
steps to carry out the views of the general com
mittee. aeH ~''''
The following gentlemen constitute the Execn
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Waller
H. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, J. C. G. Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On motion
Resolred, That the Secretary be requested n
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
licaton. F
And the Committee adjourned
CHARLES F. STANSEURY.
Secretary Of the Meeting.
~ B.--A Associations, committees, or individuals
deslrous to make propositions or to receive infor
nation, are requested to address their communica-
tons to J. G. G. Kennedy, Esq