The republic., 1851-06-13
Local Matters.

CONTEMPLATED NATIONAL FAR.--In accordance
with previous notice. meeting of citizens was held
in the City Hall last night, to take into consdera-
ton the cxpcdiency of holding in Washington, an
nually, Fair on the plan Of the New York and
Maryland Institutes.
WALTER LEsox, the Mayor of Washington, was
called to the chair, and Mr. GEonoE GIDEON ap-
pointed secretary.
Mr.. j. l.. SMITH stated that upwards OF one
thousand two hundred dollars had already been sub
scribed towards the object, and larger amount
had been promised. The design was to concen
trate the best specimens of mechanical and agri-
cultural products, and to award premiums by way
of encouragement.
The MAYOR Of the city stated that he was in favor
of the object. There were, comparatively, but few
ing at this stage of the proceedings; but begin
ming might now be made, nucleus formed, which
would lead to beneficial results.
Mr.. J. f. CALLAN then submitted the following
resolutions:
Resolped, That this city, the seat of the General
Government, is considered the appropriate place
for the exhibition, annually, of the products Of ag
riculture and tho mechanic arts, upon the plan Of
the American Institute Of New York. Al
Resolued, That the Mayor be and he is hereby
empowered to appoint committee, to report, at
subsequent meeting, plan OF organization to carry
Mayor be one OF the committee.
Mr.. SILAs H. HILL, in seconding the resolutions,
said that he was convinced that the scheme was
feasible. Although at the beginning but little sue
cess might be anticipated, and not much presented
to please the eye and ear yet ultimately the result
would be the establishment of such institution,
which could not fail to be of advantage to this city
and the surrounding country. 1t was matter in
which our citizens and the public generally are
interested. 1t might be made to elevate and en-
noble the minds Of the people, and call attention
to pursuits of which know but little. No OBJ
lection could be made to the Fair proposed; it
would not interfere with existing institutions.
Those in New York and Baltimore go He
repeated, that important results likely to
flow from such an. neutrality-suspicious. to our
citizens and the country at large.
The resolutions we're then agreed to.
Messrs. J. M. Cutts, VIM. d. Wilson, d. Camp
bell, and Saunders, severally made suggestions in
relation to the subject; when
The MAyon said, in response, that he should give
such q construction to the resolutions as would
place the whole subject matter before the commit
teo-and whether it was proper to establish an an
nual fair or one triennally or biennally. For his
own part, and with his present opinions, he be-
lieved that the country would be prepared to en-
tsran the proposition, if by the Fair they should
be enabled to redeem, to some extent, the reputa
ton of tho United States, in view of the reported
poor display which we have made at the World g
Fair in London. He doubted however, if we
could establish an annual exhibition in this city.
We have not the wealth and products for that
purposc-we have not. the material. But one
might be gotten up, say every ten years, to show
the growth of the country with the taking of each
census.
There should be carly meeting of the COM
mittee, that plan may be matured in all its de-
tails. And he repeated, in conclusion, that, for
onc he should not limit the action of the commit
tee to the phraseology OF the resolutions but pre-
sent the matter in all its aspects
The meeting then adjourned.
The CASAL-The Board of Control Of the Wash
ington city canal met at the City Hall yesterday
morning, and, among other business, signed the
articles submitting the matters Of disagreement be-
tween the contractors who cleaned out the canal,
and the corporation, to MIR. Fiske, the engineer.
The Board also authorized the dredging of the
mouth OF the river, at Seventeenth street.
TIE KoscIrsKo CAsE is still pending in the cir
| cult court
The TARGET PRAcrIcE.-The two companies of
artillery, and F, stationed at Fort Washington,
| Md, have lately been practicing with their guns.
| The target was set up in the Potomac river, six
teen hundred yards from the fort, and was consid-
crably battered by the projected balls.
RoBBsRv-Mr. Benjamin Taylor, who resides a
few miics from this city, in Maryland, and who
attends our markets 70 sell the products of his
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