The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-04-28


hSm ~ Loadon, and With .oc,sssss, iassl
Nd individuals in thb e"untIy, ard to ssnct. The
x~ssding VI srtscl<s app xshae tn th< exAihsua-
ueed hardly gay 10 you slr, thai the psocesdtnxs
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Ma full confidence IN the psnsd b, that
Institute.
laval myself Of this oppos,unit, to renew 10 y
; ns ..:as-'"s o. u, high I'D distinguished go
-ioefsthr JOHN NJ CLAY ION.
kigh' Honorable sn II. l.. nul~ ~, ~.
Ertrset from ths CircsIs~ qf As RovsI Coasmis-
| aom<Ts.
"Ihe Commissioners have felt thai il would I've
desirable, as far u possibie 10 prevent any per-
SONS rom sending hlther articles which cannot bs
admtted rather than TO reject the articiss after
their arrival in London. They fssl siso thai The
delicate and RESI- onsibe task Of deciding on lie
admission or rejection Of articles dssuacd for OK
hibiuon ny foreign contributors ought not 20 be in
posed upon any English tribunal, bur snoud be
referred TO one wing the confidence Of the exhi.
otors their yes, and standing entirely free ff0m
possibl' quotations OF national Partially Thxv
acce 'ngly propose u admi, 70 exhibition aach
foreign art'cles only as may be forwarded TO them
by the Central Authority (whatever may be ar
nalure) in each country. They will conmuninsle
10 such Central Authority the amount Of s,mr.
which can lie allowed to the productions Of The
country for which il acts, and will also state he
condltlons and limitations which may from tine
TO time be decided on with respect 70 the adlnissnr
of articlts. All articles forwarded by such Gem
trial Authority will then lie admitted provided thew
do MOI require greater aggregate amount Of
space IN IN that assigned u the productions Of the
country from ~hi h they come and, provided.
also, that they do not violate the conditions and
Limitations Of which due notice shall have been
gwen. II will rest with the Central Authority IN
each country to decide upon tile merits Of the
several articles presented for exhibition and 10
rake care that those which are sem are such AZ
airly represent the industry OF their fellow-cour-
rynlen. $3.50 M M
!" Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
mat To be the Central Authority in each case schi
IS stated to be 50 BY the Gorcrisen of IT, court !.
Having once been put IN communication with
central Authority IN any country, they musl de
line, absolutely ant enlirely, any cominun,car,on
with private and unauthorized individuals and.
should any such he addressed To them. thev err
My refer 70 central body Tins decls.on il
essentially necessary, in order u prevent co,,-
iision. bE III
= NO articles Of foreign manufacture, fu whom
s"ever they may belong, or wheresoeyer they nav
e, can lie adnlitled for exhibition unless thty
'ome with the sanction of the Central AUTHORITY
=. = the country OF which they are the produce.
The Commissioners do insist upon such ARR,
lies being IN all cases actually forwarded Nv tie
Central Authority, though they consider thai this
would generally be the satisfactory arrange
sneni but II is Indispensable thai the sanction =.
such authority should IN all cases lie exvress,-,
given, and that Il he held responsible for tue IT,
Tess 1T such articles for exhibition and for M,
authorizing the exhibition of greater qua,,ti.v
Than can he accommodated in the SPACE assiy III
80 the productions of the country in question:
A full discussion then had Of the subi-,t
thus laid before the committee, and, ON n,ot,oi, u
The Hon, w. w. Seaton, II Was
Resolved, That the Committee cf f We first char yed
with this subject by the Institute (substitutIne
Mr.. Kennedy for Mr. Greenough, who IL absert
ne an Executive Committee to take all necessarv
steps To carry out the views of the general com
mitfre
The following gentlemen constitute the Exetu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Wal.
K. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, J. c. q. hem
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On notion
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested TO
prer.are the proceedings Of this meeting for pub.
LEGATION.
And tn. Committee adjourned
CHARLES +. SFANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
N. B.-Associatons, committees, or individual
desIrous I" make propositions or to receive infor
nation, are requested to address their con.nlunica
'lons to J. G. q. Kennedy, Esq.