The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-12

Tie popcsei I1dupasisi Eahtt1in9 = @ss&psnss
thc,n IN loudoA, AND with soris1ies, lnnal eanm
and individuals " Tin ceuNtsys ~ - ~A~1t~
forwarding Of articles applicable 10 tn sxhittm.
need hardly. pay 10 you, sis, thai ths psuonnknm
oi the National Institute, sc& 10Th In IL Sessssu~
dense, meet the appropriations 81 the spastss, wksrA
has full con6dencs in The co~aiaaes Aa,n<d ~ .AAs
Institute.
the assurance OF my high ana lisaingsisAsd 60
sideIstion- JOHN NJ CLAYTON
Right Honorable Sir II. l.. BuLwEa, Sc
Extract from the Civcplsr If Tie Royal Cs~s,i,-
1.-The Commissioners have felt that il would b.
desirable, Ms far possible, TO prevent any ,.~r
sons from sending hither articles which csnnot be
admitted, rather than TO reject the ARTICLES after
their arrival IN London. They feed also that he
delicate and responsible task of deciding a. ~
admission or rejection Of articles destined for ~.
hibluon by foreign contributors ought not 10 bs r.
posed upon any English tribunal but .,,o,,iA 4.
referred to one lying the confidence Of ~. .xh,-
bitors theirs, YES, and standing entirely free nom
possible nputations of national partiali.v. Thrw
accc' -,ngly propose 10 admit To exhibition u,ch
foreign articles only as may be forwarded To them
by the Central Authority (whateyer may be IL
nature) IN each country They will comn,unics,e
to such Central Authority the amount OF .nscs
which can be allowed to the productions Of The
country for which II acts and will also state The
am ftssNA
to time be decided on with respect to the admsson
of articles. All articles forwarded by such Cen
trail Authority will then be admitted provided thew
90 not require greater aggregate amount of
space than that assigned to the productions Of ths
country from which they come; and, provided.
also, that they DO not violate the conditions and
limitations Of which due notice shall have been
given. 1t will rest with the Central Authorize in
each country to decide upon the merits Of The
several articles presented for exhibition. and m
take care that those which are sent are sncb 40
fairly represent the industry Of their felow-coun
trymen.
Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
.hat 10 be the Central Authority in each case mhich
is stated TO De so By the Government Of its co,.ui,
Having once been put in communication with
central Authority m any country, they must de
cline, absolutely and entirely, any cominunicat;on
with private and unauthorized individuals !: and
should any such be addressed to them. thew cnn
only refer to a central body. This decision is
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion. 80
no articles OF foreign manufacture, to whom.
soeyer they may belong, or wheresoever they NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless they
come with the sanction Of the Central Authorize
Of o. me country of which they are the produce.
The Commissioners do not insist upon such arr
cies being in all cases actually forwarded bv The
Central Authority, though they consider that this
would generally be the most satisfactory arrange
ment; but it is indispensable that the sanction nc
such authority should in all cases be exnress;,,
given, and that it be held responsible for tbe e..
ness OF such articles for exhibition and for moi
authorizing the exhibition of greater ouanti.v
than can be accommodated in the space ass;o ~
to the productions of the country in question:
full discussion was then had of the snh;e,,
thus land before the committee, and, on motion NJ
the Hon, w. W. Seaton, it was
RESOLVED, That the Committee of FIVE first charoeJ
with this subject by the Institute (subatitut7ne
Mr.. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is absent7
be an Executive Committee to take all necessar,,
steps to carry out the views of the general com
mittee.
The following gentlemen constitute the Exeeu
i've 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 tn
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub-
lication. f"'-
And thu Committee adjourned.
CHARLES f. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
g. B.-Associations, committees, or individuals
deslrous to make propositions or to receive infor
nation, are requested to address their com.munica
tons to J. c. G. Kennedy, ESQ.,