The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-15

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1omess
:" The Commissioners have felt that il would h.
desirable, as far as possible, 70 provost any ~,
sons from sending hither articles which csn.of :.
admitted. rather than to rejsc4 the articlo6 Ger
their arrival in London. They fssi AID tLaf ~
delicate and responsible task Of decidine ~ ~
admission or rejection Of articles destined fr
hibition by foreign contributors ought not = ~ I'M
posed upon any English tribunal, but should Ls
referred 70 one Aying the confidence Of the exhi-
bitors thens. YES, and standing entirely free from,
possible .nputations Of national partially. They
accc ngly propose to admit TO exhibition s,,ch
foreign articles only AS may be Forwarded to Hem
ny the Central Authority whatever NAV be 10
nature) ~ each country. They will communicats
70 such Central Authority the amount Of space
which can be allowed to the productions 81 the
country for which it acts and will nlso nate ~.
conditions and limitations which may from time
to time be decided on with respect to tke adn,s.~r
Of articles. AN articles forwarded by such Cen-
tral Authority wEhfhen be admitted provided thav
DO not require greater aggregate amount Of
space than that assigned to the productions Of the
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 Authortv 4,
each country to decide upon the merits Of the
several articles presented for exhibition. aud m
JAKE care tnat those which sent are such "A
trymen. ~SA.-
Her Majesty's Commissioners win cor.;a.~
that to be the Central Authority in each csss .L;.h
aa'ed 70 DC 50 by the Goveynnent Of Il, eo,.,tr,,
Having once been put in communication WITH !.
Centrai Authority IN any country, they must a.
cline, absolutely and entirely, any Communicated
WIN private and unauthorized individuals /; and.
should any such be addressed to them. thev cr,,
only refer to central body. This decision i
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion. WIZ
No articles Of foreign manufacture. To u,hor,-
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer thew NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless thev
OF the country of which they are The nrod,,cs
me Commlssioners do not insist upon such art,-
cles beingDh all cases actually forwarded bv IN.
Central Authority, though they consider thai this
would generally be the most satisfactory arranro-
ment; but II is indispensable that the ssnct;on ~
such authority should in all cases be exnress;,-
given, and that it be held responsible for tbe 81;
ness OF such articles for exhibition and fcr M,
authorizing the exhibition of a greater nuart;,,
than can be accommodated in the space ass;c. al
TO the productions Of the country in question 81
A full discussion was then had Of the subject
Lhus lald before the committee, and, on motion Of
Inc Hon, w. w. Seaton it was
Resolved, That the Committee Of FIVE first charged
with tins subject by the Institute (substitnt,nr
Mr. Kennedy for Mr. Greenough, who Is absenfS
be an Executive Committee to take all neceasnrv
steps to carry out the views of the general com
nIttee. ~
The following gentlemen constitute the Execu
ave Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Walter
X. Johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, J. C. G. Ken
ledy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On motion
Hesoirsa, That the Secretary be requested tn
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub-
Icaton ~ P
ana tn, Committee adjourned
CHARLES +. STANSBURY
Secretary Of the Meeting.
b.-Associatlons, committees, or individuals
iesirous to make propositions or to receive intar
nauon, are requested to address their cont,un;coi
ions to J. c. G. Kennedy Esq.