The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-26

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saaa!atioe JOHN n. CLAYTON.
Right Honorable Sir H. L. bsLwEs, t..
Eztrsd from he Cxcslw " Ms Royal Cou.sais-
1.-The Commissioners have felt that il vo,sld be
desirable, a. far AZ possible to prevent anv ner.
sons from sending hiiher ARTICLES which cannot be
admitted, rather than 70 reject the articles afa<r
tasir arrival IN London They feel slso thai the
admission or rejection of articles destined for *
hiblon by foreign contributors oughtnot q b i'm.
posed upon any English tribunal, but snouh n.
referred to one aving the confidence Of The ann.
bltors theTs ives, and standing entirely nee ffom
possible .,iputations of national partially. They
accc .ngly propose to admit to exhibition s,,eh
foreign articles only as may be forwarded to them
by the Central Authority (whateyer may be ia
natlre( IN each country. They will communicate
~ such Central Authority the amount Of sn.cs
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 tin,e
TO time be decided on with respect to the admission
Of articles. ALI articles forwarded by such Cen
trail Authority will then be admitted, provided thew
do not require u greater aggregate amount Of
space than that assigned the productions Of tle
country from which they come; and, provided.
also, that they do not violate the conditions and
limitations OF which due notice shall have been
OF Van WILL not vsyitl, 81, A.
each country TO decide upon the merits Of the
several articles presented for exhibition, and to
take care that those which are sent are xucb =.
fairly represent the industry of their fellowcoun-
trymen.
Her Majesty's Commissioners will eonsi8er
that to be the Central Authority in each csxe ,ckieL
Is 'fatsd to De so BY the Government Of IL cowafyy
tiavIng once been put in communication win 4
Central Authority in any country, thew must de-
cline, absolutely and entirely, any communicated
with private and unauthorized individual and
should any such he addressed to them. thew can
only refer to a central body. This decision l.
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion. -
"No articles Of foreign manufacture. IN whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoever thew NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless thev
come with the sanction of the Central Authoritv
Of the country of which they are the produce.
The Commissioners do not insist upon such art,-
Cies peiIiS III aii cases actually forwarded bV the
Central Authority, though they consider thai th,s
would generally be the most satisfactory arrnnpe-
ment but it il indispensable that the sanction ~
such authority should in all cases be express,v
given, and that it be held responsible for The a.
ness Of such articles for exhibitor and for NOT
authorizing the exhibition of greater QUANTITY
than can be accommodated in the space ass;g IL
to the productions of the country in question:"
full discussion was then had of the suh;stt
thus laid before the committee, and, on mot,on ~
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was -
Resotred, That the Committee Of f W first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substitut3nr
Mr. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is absen1
be an Executive Committee to take all neceasarv
steps to carry out the views Of the general com
mittee.
The following gentlemen constitute the Execu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Waller
K. Johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, J. C. @. KEN
nedy, ESQ.,, Capt. Charles Wilkes
On notion
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested To
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
LEGATION. F
And thu Committee adjourned. re-
CHARLES F. STANSBURY. 1
Secretary of the Meeting. i
N. B.-Associations, committees or individual.
desirous to make propositions or to receive ipfbr
nation, are requested to address their con.nunica
tons to j. c. G. Kennedy, Esq