The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1850-11-13

the proposed Industrial Exhibition To correspond with
them IN London, and with societies, local committee
forwarding OF articles applicable to the exhibition
need hardly say to YOU, sir, that the proceedings
OF the National Institutes set forth in this correspon-
dence, meet the appreciation OF the Department which
has full confidence in ths committee named by that
Institute.
avail myself Of this opportunity to renew to you
the assurance OF my high and distinguished con
sideIation; saE a JoHNsH. CLAYTON.
Right Honorable Sir II. L. BULWER, sc.
Extract from the Circular Of The Royal Commits
$50 Is b. soners.
"The Commissioners have felt that il would be
desirable, as far as possible, to prevent any per-
sons from sending hither articles which cannon he
admitted, rather than to reject the articles after
their arrival in London. They feel also tbat The
delicate and responsible task of decidns on the
admission or rejection of articles destined for ex
hibiton by foreign contributors oughino 10 he i'm
posed upon any Ingllsh tribunal, but should be
referred to one lving the confidence of the exbi
bitors theTs,.yes, and standing entirely free from
possible .nputations of national partially. They
accC' .ingly propose to admit to 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
which can be allowed TO the productions of the
country for which il 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 they
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 md
limitations of which due notice shall have been
given. twill rest with the Central AUTHORITY in
each country TO decide upon the merits of the
several articles presented for exhibition and IN
take care that those which are sent are such aa
fairly represent the industry of their fellow-coun
rymen. tE.. ....
:" Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
that to be the Central Authority in each case ,b;cb
is stated TO be so by the Government of its eo,,iy7
Having once been put in communication with a
Central Authority in any country, thew must de-
cline, absoluteyand entirely, any communication
with private and unauthorized individuals land.
should any such be addressed to them. thew can
only refer to a central body. This decision ia
essentially necessary, In order to prevent con.
fusion, .a '..r =
"No articles OF foreign manufacture 10 whom,
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer they may
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 erti.
cles being in all cases actually forwarded by the
Central Authority, though they consider that this
would generally be the most satisfactory arrange
ment but 1t is indispensable that the sanction of
such authority should in all cases be expressIv
given, and that 1t be held responsible for tile e..
ness OF such articles for exhibition, and for no,
authorizing the exhibition of greater ouantiiv
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
Resolved, That the Committee offve first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substitutin~
Mr.. Kennedy for Mr., Greenough, who is ABSENT
be an Executive Committee to take all necessorv
steps to carry out the views of the general com
mittee. a..' .... .: Of ..~. o.uI = -
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 .... ..,
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
LEGATION.
And the Committee adjourned
CHARLES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary Of the Meeting,
N. B.-Associations, committees or individuals
deslrous to make propositions or to receive nfor-
nation, are requested to address their communica.
tons to J. G.. G. Kennedy, ESQ