The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-05-01

Tia proposed Industrial Ey hihikioo To cosrsaoad
them IN London, aud with societies, local eo1u1t0
axding 81 articles applicable TO tie sxhti&iaa.
nssd hardly say to ycs, siE, 49, ~ pssensdAn
OF the National Iasttnts - 81 10Th In this cosss
ds4ss, meet the appreciation u tbs Department whie
nas nis con6dsncs In the committee naneaA5 ~
avail myself Of this opportunity 70 reuew to y :
alteration. John "A CLAYTON
Right Honorable Sir H. L. BUN IA, s1.
Extract from the Cire~isr " A< Royal Com~is-
| sioners.
1.-The Commissioners have felt that it would be
Desirable a. far a: possible, to prevent any pss-
| sons from sending hither articles which o3nnaf H.
admitted, rather than TO reject the articles after
their arrival in London. They feel also thnt The
delicate and responsible task Of decidins on r.
admission or rejection Of articles destined for ex
hbton by foreign contributors ought not to be I'M
posed upon any English tribunal, but should h.
referred to one wing the confidence Of the exhi-
blors theTs,. yes, and standing entirely free ffon
possible -,iputauons of national partially They
accc- .ngly propose to admit TO exhibition such
foreign articles only may he forwarded TO them
by the Central Authority Whatever may be liz
to such Central Authority the amount of SPACE
which can be allowed TO the productions Of the
country for which it acts, and will also state the
conditions and limitations which may from time
to time be decided on with respect 70 the admission
Of articles. All articles forwarded by such Gem
trail Authority will then be admitted, provided thew
do not require a greater aggregate amount Of
space than that assigned to the productions of tho
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
each country to decide upon the merits of the
several articles presented for exhibition and to
take care that those which are sent are such az
fairy represent the industry of their fellow-coun-
rymen. r
Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
that to be the Central Authority in each case ,ohieh
Is stated 10 Dc 50 by the Government Of its couni,y
Having once been put in communication with q
Central Authority IN any country, they must de
cline absolutely and entirely, any communications
with private and unauthorized individuals and
should any such be addressed to them, thew can
only refer to central body. This decision is
fusion.
No articles Of foreign manufacture, to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoever thew NAV
be, be admitted for exhibition unless thew
come with the sanction Of the Central Authority
OF the country of which they the produce.
The Commissioners do not insist upon such art,-
Giles being in all cases actually forwarded by the
Central Authority, though they consider that this
would generally be the most satisfactory arranye-
ment; but 1t is indispensable that the sanction of
such authority should IN all be expressly
given, and that it be held responsible for the FL
ness Of such articles for exhibition and for not
authorizing the exhibition of greater quantity
than can be accommodated in the space assig. .ed
to the productions of the country in question:"
A 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 1--WE first charged
with this subject by the Institute (substitutiine
MIR. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is absent7
be an Executive Committee to take all NECESSARY
steps to carry out the views of the general COM
mittee
The following gentlemen constitute the Execu
tive Committee Col Peter Force, Prof. Walter
r. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, ]. C. G. KEN
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On notion
Resoiued, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub-
lication.
And tho Committee adjourned
CHARLES +. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
N. B.-Associations, committees or individuals
deslrous to make propositions to receive nfor
nation, are requested to address their communca
tons to j. G. G. Kennedy, ESQ.,