Daily Richmond times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1849-1850, 1850-04-17
THE WORLDS INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITION.

Our neighbors over the sea appear TO be in earnest
about the great industrial exhibition to be held in Lon
don in the early part OF next year, and to be really
anxious that it shall be exhibition of the works Of
industry of all nations" The National lntellgencer
publishes official correspondence between Mr. Clay
ton and Sir H. L. Bulwer upon the subject, the latter
enclosing copy OF the commission issued by the Queen
of England and the instructions directions published
by the commissioner of the board OF trade The latter
document is that which will be of most interest to the
American public, and we give it accord!ngly.-N Y
Com.
SIR: / am directed by the Board OF Commissioners
appointed by her Majesty for the promotion of the exhi
bton of the works of industry of all nations, to be
holden in the year 1851. to request that you will move
Vscoun Palmerson TO communicate the tact OF the APP
pontment of the commission all foreign powers
dmty with her Majesty and to acquaint them that
the exhibition will take place in London in the early
part of the year 1851 and that the commissioners are
anxious to be put communication with such persons
or bodies in each nation from which articles likely
to be sent for exhibition considered likely
mand the confidence of those who may become exhi-
bitors. The commissioners will have to consider many
questions bearing upon admission of foreign productions
and some of those questions will be OF nature that
will make it necessary for them to ascertain the views
entertained in different countries before deciding upon
them. They wish, therefore, to have proper channel
of communication with each country, and they request
that Lord Pamerston will take such steps as he may
think proper for supplying this necessity.
l. Raw materials and produce illustrative of the
natural productions on which human industry is
ployed.
neerng and other purposes and mechanical inventions,
illustrative Of the agents which human ingenuity brings
to bear upon the productions OF nature.
g. Manufactures illustrative OF the results produced
by the operation OF human industry upon natural pro-
auctions.
L. Sculpture, models, and the plastic art generally, il
Illustrative OF the taste and skill displayed in such appl
cation of human industry.
The commissioners engaged in endeavoring to
ascertain the amount OF space which will be required
for the display of these articles for which purpose they
will of course require kind of estimate OF the
quantities OF each which likely to be sent from diff
terent countries This will be of the first points on
which they will seek information when placed in
muncation with the proper parties. They will also
have to make inquiries in order to guide them in
determining what prizes should be given for what arti
ces and under what conditions This, too, is matter
which will involve the necessity of foreign correspon
dence. Moreover, they will need channel for COM
municating to foreign countries the regulations they
may from time to time adopt for the conduct of the
hbition such, for instance, may relate to the exclu
sion of particular classes OF articles account OF their
size the impossibiy OF preserving them other
sons or to the time at which articles intended for exh
bon must be sent, 10 the terms which they will
be admitted.
1t unnecessary to 60 more into detail upon the pre-
sent OCCASION as Lord Pamerston will perceive, from
what has been already sad that proper chan
nels of correspondence have been opened the commits
sioners will have many matters to which to draw the at
tenton OF the foreign countries which are likely to take
an interest in the undertaking and am only to add,
in conclusion, that it is OF much importance that no
time should be lost in making these communications,
there are several points which early information Is
particularly necessary for the commissioners.
| have the honor to be, sir,
Your most obedlent servant,
STAFFORD II. NORTHCOTE.