The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-11

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Extract Jtom tie Cire~i~ n ~ RsSsI Csss'i'-
aemsys.
"The Commissioners have I'LL lint il wonId b
desirable, az far an possible, 10 pxevenl any r@s~
sons from sending hither articles which easi6f ~
admitted, rather than to reject The Axlieaee aaeS
their arrival in London They feel alse lint ths
delicate and Responsible task Of deciding On IN
admission or reiect0n Of articles dessin9d tox Mx-
hbton by foreign contributors ought not - helfp-
posed upon any English tribunal, but nnouidlbe
referred 10 one Aving the confidence Of the axhi-
btors thers. -yes and standing entirely fsee from
possible nputations Of national partisiity. They
accc~ ,ngIy propose to admit TO exhibition nich
foreign articles only as may be forwarded 10 them
by the Central Authority (whateyer n1Ay b. IL
nature) in each country. They will c0mnnunieata
to such Central Authority the amount Of space
country for which it acts, and will also staae ths
conditions and limitations which may from time
to time he decided with respect to the admission
of articles. All articles Forwarded by such Gem
trail Authority viii then be admitted provided they
do not require greater aggregate amount Of
space than that assigned to the productions Ofthe
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 Authority in
ench country to decide upon the merits Of the
several articles presented for exhibition, and 10
take care that those which are sent are such as
fairly represent the industry Of their fellow-coun-
| trymen.
F" Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
that to be the Central Authority in each case srk;<h
is stated 10 be by The GoUeYmnleH1 Or Ne cpaAnf..
Having once been put in communication With !
Central Authority in any country, they must a.
cline, absolutely and entirely, any communication
should any such be addressed to them, they cal,
only refer to central body. This decision il
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
| fusion.
| "No articles Of foreign manufacture to whon-
soever they may belong, or wheresoever they NAV
be, be adaitted 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 nrt,-
cles being in all cases actually Forwarded bv III
Central Authority, though they consider that this
would generally be the most satisfactory arrange.
meni but it is Indispensable that the sanction of
such authority should in all cases be expresslv
given, and that it be held responsible for the IT,
ness of such articles for exhibition and for not
authorizing the exhibition Of greater quantity
than can be accommodated in the space assie,.ed
to the productions of the country in question:
! full discussion then had Of the subject
thus laid before the committee, and, on motion OF
| the Hon, w. w. Seaton it was
Resoiued That the Committee of five first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substitutine
Mr.. Kennedy for Mr. Greenough, who is absentS
be an Executive Committee to take all necessary
steps to carry out the views Of the general com
mttee.
The following gentlemen constitute the Execu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Walter
r. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, r. c.. G. KEN
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On motion
Resolred, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
LEGATION.
and thu Committee adjourned
CHARLES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
N. B.--Assocatons, committees or individuals
desrous to make propositions or to receive infor
nation, are requested to address their conmunica:
tions to j. q. q. Kennedy, Esq.