The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-11

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''' Right stI Honorable s., 'pn H. - CLAYTON.
Extract from the C'rcsasr II a< Raysl Cs~,nis-
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"fhe Commissioners have felt that il would be
desirable, as far as possible, to prevent any psr
SONS from sending hither articles which cannot b.
admitted, rather than to reject the articles after
their arrival in London. They feel aIso that IL.
delicate and responsible task OF deciding On tls
admission rejection of articles destined for sr.
hibion by foreign contributors ought not 10 DO inn
posed upon any English tribunal but snould h.
referred to onr aving the confidence of the exhi-
bitors them YES, and standing entirely free from
possible -nputatIons of national partialitv Thav
accc 'ngly propose to admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only as may be forwarded to them
ny the Central Authority (whatever NAV he q.
nature) in each country They will con,mun;csss
to such Central Authority the amount Of snace
which can be allowed to the productions Of the
country for which 1t acts and will also state ths
conditions and limitations which NAV from time
to time be decided on with respect the admission
of articles. All articles forwarded by sucb ren-
trl Authority will then be admitted, provided thev
DO not require greater aggregate amount Of
space than that assigned to the productions of thn
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 Authoriv =,
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 y.
fairly represent the industry Of their fellow-coun
trymen. ' $500
Her Majesty's Commissioners viii conside,
.hal 10 pc the Central Authority in each case ,chck
stated to be so by the GOVERNMENT of its co,t,,
Having once been put in communication with ).
Central Authority IN any country, they m,,st d.
cline, absolutely and entirely, any communicate.
with private and unauthorized individuals I'M. I
should any such be addressed to them. thew can
only refer to central body. This decision !.
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion.
= articles OF foreign manufacture, to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoever thew NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless thev
come with the sanction of the Central Authority
of the country of which they are the nrndncs
The Commissioners do not insist upon si,cb srt,'
cles being IN all cases actually forwarded bv the
Central Authority, though they consider that this
would generally be the most satisfactory arranpe-
ment but il is indispensable that the sanction IF
such authority should in all cases be express;y
given, and that it be held responsible for tbe 81
ness of such articles for exhibition and for not
authorizing the exhibition of greater ouant;tv
than can be accommodated in the space ass;cr ~
to the productions of the country in question: .
full discussion then had of the snha.t
thus lmd before the committee, and on motion OF
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was
Resolred, That the Committee of FIVE first cbaroad
with this subject by the Institute Substituting
Mr. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is abSenH
be an Executive Committee to take all necessoryv
steps to carry out the views of the general com
mittee. I'm
The following gentlemen constitute the Execn
i've Committee /: Col Peter Force, Prof Walter
H. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, J. C. G. Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On notion
RESOLVED, That the Secretary be reouested ~
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
ication. IVA P""-
ana thu Committee adjourned
CHARLES f. STANSBURY.
secretary of the Meeting.
N.b.-Assoclations, committees or individuals
iesfous to make propositions or to receive infor
nation, are requested to address their con,munica
nons TO ). Z. u. Kennedy, ESQ.