The southern press., 1851-04-10

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and t11tstanas in this codr1sy, and d spo<id3 IL
fcrwatding Q! articles applicable 70 the sxhiAt4l.
naed nasd4 ssy y you. sir, that ths netossaiags
Nationel Iastitute set toh in this corsesIos-
denss est the spprphsAion of the Depnstmsnt Which
has full conhdencs ia the coumittse named by that
| Institute.
avail myself d this orpostssity to renew % ru
the a.surs'~s Of NY hsh ~ disaIsgsishs4 en-
| alteration. JOHN ~ CT AYTON
Right Honorable Sir n. L. Bolwrs, &c
Extract from he Circulsr u ne Royal Cs~ws;,-
| Hssssy9.
"The Commissioners have felt that Il wOuld be
desirable, az far us possible, 10 prevent any psr-
sons from sending hither articles which caniot BE-
admitted. rather than 70 reject tho artislss aieer
delicate and responsible task of dscidinr fn ~
admission or rejecton Of articles daesinc3 nr u.
hlbltl0n by foreign contributors ought nol Is ~ -
posed upon any English tribpnal, but sriiG1Si 81
referred 10 one lving the con6danca Of tkH aShf.
possibs .nputalions Of national partiality. ThAv
acccs -.ngly propose to admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only as may be Forwarded to tkesn
by the Central Authority (whatever may b ifs
nature) in each country. They will complunicate
to such Central Authority the amount OF sna1e
which can be allowed to ths productions IL the
country for which it acts, and Will also stats tke
conditions and limitations which may from Time
to time be decided with respect to the admission
of articles. All articles forwarded by such Cen-
trail Authority will then be admitted, provided thev
do not require greater aggregate amount Of
space than that assigned TO the productions of bs
country from which they come and, provided,
also, that they do not violate the conditions and
limitations Of which due notice shall haye bean
given. II will rest with the Central Authority ia
each country to decide upon the msrits Of The
several articles presented for exhibition. and 10
ltuk tl,utt uyht oh
fairly represent the industry Of their flIow-coun-
trymen. ts
(" Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
that to be the Central Authority in each case .uiei
Is stated to be BY the Government Of it, ccsptrr.
Having once been put in communication with a
Central Authority in any country, they must de
cline, absolutely and entirely, any comn1unication
with private and unauthorized individuals and.
should any such be addressed to them. they can
only refer to a central body. This decision Ia
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
| fusion.
{" No articles Of foreign manufacture, to 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 arti-
cles being in all cases actually forwarded by the
Central Authority though they consider thai this
would generally be the most satisfactory arrange
ment but it is indispensable that the sanction Of
such authority should in all cases be express,v
given, and that it be held responsible for the ft-
ness of such articles for exhibition and for not
authorizing the exhibition Of a greater QUANTITY
than can be accommodated in the space assig ed
TO the productions of the country in question: -
full discussion then had of the subiett
thus laid before the committee, and, ON motion Of
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was
Resolved, That the Committee Of hve first charged
with this subject by the Institute (substitutinx
Mr.. Kennedy for Mr. Greenough, who is absent5
be an Executive Committee to take all necessary
steps to carry out the views Of the general com
mttee.
The following gentlemen constitute the Exseu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof Walter
R. Johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, J. c. G. Ken.
nedy. Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On notion
Resolued, That the Secretary be requested To
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub.
lication.
and thu Committee adjourned.
CHARLES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
N. B.-Associations, committees, or individuals
desirous to make propositions or to receive infor
nation, are requested to address their conn,unica
tons to J. c. G. Kennedy, Esq.