The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-12-11

TED ST2TEx I.
Pursuant TO the nofice given, the Central Comait
ete At tbs u the National institute, IN th'
Patent Ohices Thnssday evening" this 18th instant
at o'clock. ~
The meeting was called to order by Professor Wal
ter r. johnson, on whose motion Col. Peter Fox "a
was called to the Chair, and Charles +. StanbuTj
chosen Secretary Of the meeting,
This temporary organization having been effected
the COMMITTEES proceeded to organize permanently by
the appointments OF the Hon. Willard Fillmore vct
President Of the United States, Chairman, and Prof
AT the the request OF the Chairman, (Col. Forcs,)
the following papers read by Prof johnson, IN
explanation Of the appointment and dutiss Of the
committee
STATE DEPARTMENT,
WAsnINoron, May ", 1850.
TO the President Of the .Nafiond Institute
for the Promotion Of Science.
SIR: have the honor herewith to transmit CO.
pies OF a correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister PIenpotentiary OF her Majesty
the Queen OF Great Britain and this Department rela
tive the proposed Industrial Exhiition to be held
ia London in the year 1851.
From the circular Of the Royal Commissioners oil
Great Britain, hereto annexed will observed that
all objects intended To be Introduced from foreign
Countries and entered for that Exhibition required
to have been first submitted to aud approved by
trail authority commission Of the country from
which they shall be brought, and that other will
be recognized as central authority except such as
shall have been 50 certified by the Government oi the
country in which it exists
That American industry and arts may be enabled to
appear in the place allotted them, il will be inds-
pensabie that recognized central authority should be-
constituted and am under the impression that the
National Institute, having been regularly incorporated
by act Of Congress, and being habitualy engaged
matters pertaining to the arts and sciences, the
proper body or taking the initiative in constituting
such central authority. @ 6f
therefore beg leave to submit to its consideration
the interesting and important subject which has been
brought to the attention OF this Department by the
distinguished Envoy OF her Majesty's Government,
and to request such action suggestions may
necessary in order that the natural productions the
ingenuity, industry, and arts OF the United States
may be fully and suitably represented the interest
ing occasion herein referred to.
| have the honor to be, very respectfully, yours,
JOHN M. CLAYTON.
This communication laid before the National
Institute, an by it referred to a select committee
which brought forward the following report:
Report Of the Committee qf The National Institute:
The special committee, to which was referred
the communication from the Hon. John M. Clay.
ton, Secretary Of State relative to the formation
of central authority for transmitting articles TO
the Industrial Exhibition to be held in London in
1851, offers the following report:
The committee, impressed with the importance
Of the subject commended to the Institute, have
given TO II their earnest and careful attention.
The resources, the ingenuity, the industry, and
arts Of the United States are conceived to merit
he best eddeavors to procure for them the oppor-
unities Of being adequately represented in the
great Industrial Exhibition at London.
Aggreeably TO the programme adopted by the Roy
al Commission, articles TO be received from
Foreign Exhibitors except those which shall have
been approved by central authority, recognized as
such by the Government Of the country from which
they sent.
This Institute being the only Society for the Pro-
oion of Science and the Arts, directly incorporated
by the Government, the Secretary OF State has Deem
ed it thu appropriate body to take acto: II make sug
gestions relative the fulmen Of the wishes Of the
Royal Commissioners, by the establishment OF such
central authority as the case seems to require.
To this voluntary proposal on the part OF the Sec
rotary OF State, the committee consider the National
Institute in duty bound to respond
In accordance with this view, the committee re-
spectfully recommend the following resolution
|. Resolped, That the Institute Will take action
on the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State.
2. Rsso'rcd, That the Institute do now proceed
to constitute committee suitable to be recognised by
the Government central body to hold correspond
ence with the british Commissioners and to secure
the reception OF American productions at the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in London.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER r.. JOHNSON, Committee.
j. j. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,