The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-02

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"The Commissioners have felt that il would ~
desirable Is far as possibae, % prevent any PEI.
sons ffcn sending hither Axticlas which cannot a.
admitted, rather han 70 reset the ARTICLES sltef
their arrival In London. IA siso fhaf ~
delicate and responsible tszrDf decidA k 9r ~
admission or rejection Of articles destins ibr -.
nbition by foreign coutributors oughtnos - lein@
posed upon any English tribunal, hrs ~ S1l2 g.
referred to one lying the condolences ~ ~ sxld-
bItors theirs, yes, and standing entirt ~ ffom
possible .hputatons of national par4iel7Svs Thsw
accc -,ngIy propose 70 admit 70 exhibition ,s,lk
foreign articles only may be forwarded 10 TIN
10y the Central Authority (whatevef may b II
to such Central Authority the amount Of spse9
which can be allowed TO the productions Of the
country for which it acts, aud will alsa 1(ste the
conditions and limitations which may{knu, time
TO time be decided with respect to the admission
of articles. All articles forwarded by such Cen-
trial Authority will then be admitted, provided thew
do not require greater aggregate amount Of
space than That assigned to the productions or The
country from which they come ; and, proyided
also, that they do not violate the conditions and
limitations of which due notice shall have been
given. II will rest with the Central Authority il
each country to decide upon the merits Of ths
several articles presented for exhibition, and 10
take care that those which are sent are such a.
fairly represent the industry Of their fellow-coun-
rymen.
Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
that to be the Central Authority in each case ,pAiek
j. stated to be BY the GovsymsM or IL eos.utry.
Having once been put in Communication with :
Central Authority in any country, they must a.
cline, absolutely and entirely, any cominunication
with private and unauthorized .individl,als : ana
should any such be addressed to them. thew c.r
only refer to u central body. This decision =
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion.
Mo articles Of foreign manufacture, to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoeversthey maj
be, be admitted for exhibition unless thew
come with the sanction Of the Central Authority
of the country of which they are the produce.
The Commissioners do not insist upon such arm,
cles being IN all cases actually forwarded by the
Central Authority, though they consider that th,s
would generally be the most satisfactory arranpe
ment but it is Indispensable that the sanction Of
such authority should in all cases be expreSsixt
given, and that it be held responsible for the 81
ness Of such articles for exhibition and for not
authorizing the exhibition of greater ouantitv
than can be accommodated in the space assig -
to the productions of the country in question:"
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 of FIVE first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substitutine
Mr. Kennedy for MIR. Greenough, who is absen1
be an Executive Committee to take all necessarx
steps to carry out the views of the general conf
mittee.
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
Resoiued, That the Secretary be requested. Ia
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
And thu Committee adjourned.
CHARLES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
N B.-Associations, committees, or individuals
desirous To make propositions or to receive nfore
nation, are requested to address their con.municsI
tons to J. G. G.. Kennedy, Esq.