The southern press., 1850-10-05

f<As respnss4 inAnszsul - ausssspaD6wnh
hssn in London, apd vtA scpie6ss, local committees,
md isdiyiduals il this dpury, AID to 50 snction the
iorw ardiuS OF articles applicable TO the exhibition
need hardly say to you, sir thai the proceedings
of the National Institute, set forth this correspor-
.enee, meet the appreciation Of the Department hch
has full confidence in the committee named by that
Institute.
| avail myself OF this opportunity to to you
liberation. JOHN NJ CLAYTON
tight Honorable Sir II. l.. BuLw ER, SIC.
Ertraef from the Cireuiar ef the Royal Commits
sioners.
"The Commissioners have felt that il would be
desirabie as far as possible, TO prevent any per-
sons from sending hither articles which cannot be
admitted. rather than to reject the articles after
their arrival in London They feel also thai the
delicate and responsible task OF decimo on The
admission rejection Of articles destined for ex
hibitIon by foreign contributors ough moi 10 bs I'M,
posed upon any English tribunal, but sl,onL ~.
referred to ono ivilg the confidence of The evI;-
biiors hen's, ses and standing entirely free from
possible -hputations of national partiaiy They
acec ,ngly propose to admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only as may be forwarded to them
by the Central Authority (whateyer may he It's
nature) 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 II acts, and will also state tie
conditions and limitations which may from fine
10 time be decided ON with respect to the admission
of articles All articles forwarded by such Cen
tral Authority viii then be admitted, provided thew
do not require a 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
gwen. IL will rest with the Central Authority in
each country to decide upon the merits Of ,be
several articles presented for exhibition aud IN
take that those which are sent are sucb 10
fairly represent the industry of their fellowcou,,
trymen.
+" Her MaJesty's Commissioners will consider
that to be the Central Authority in each case ,rb;c
is stated to be so BY the Government Of is countr,
Haying once been put IN communication with
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. tl,ev cam
only refer to a central body This decision i
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion.
'' No articles OF foreign manufacture. 10 whom.
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer thew NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless they
come with the sanction of the Central Author;t,,,
of the country of which they are the prodpc.
The Commissioners do not insist upon such arti-
cles being IN all cases actually forwarded bv the
Central Authority, though they consider thai this
would generally be the most satisfactory arrange
fIDn ff
such authority should in all cases be exnressl,
given, and that it be held responsible for The f-
ness Of such articles for exhibition, and for no,
authorizing the exhibition Of greater ounnt;tv
than can be accommodated in the space ASSIGNED
to the productions of the country in question:
A full discussion was then had of the suh;ect
thus laid before the committee, and, on motion of
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was
Resolred, That the Committee of 1--WE first choroed
with this subject by the Institute (s,bstitutinc
MIR. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is absen,7S
be AN Executive Committee to take all necess,ry
steps to carry out the views of the general com
mttee.
The following gentlemen constitute the Execu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Walter
K, Johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, ]. c. G. Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes
On notion
Resotred, That the Secretary be requested 10
prepare the proceedings of this meeting for pub
catIon.
And tho Committee adjourned
CHARLES +. STANSBURY.
Secretary Of the Meeting.
IN. B.-Associations, committees, or individuals
desrous to make propositions or to receive inior
nation, are requested to address their comnunicn
tons to J. c. q. Kennedy, Esq