The southern press., 1851-07-09
THE GRAND INnUeTRIAL ExMIBI.
YION or 1851.
MEETING or THE cEKrsAL coMMiTrEE ron TAX CKa
TED STATES.

XkUW QR l48l.
MEETING or THE cEkrgAL c0MMiTrEE roa THk Ika-
TED STATES.
Pursuant to the notice given, the Central Commit
zee mete al the Of the National institute, Ia tho
Patent Office, Thursday evening. the 18th instant,
at o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by Professor w al
ter X. johnson, whose motion COL Peter Force
was called to the Chair, and Charles +. Ssanbury
chosen Secretary Of the meeting
| This temporary organization having been effected,
the committee proceeded to organize permanently by
the appointments OF the Hon. hIillard Fillmore, Wee
President OF the United States, Chairman, and Prot
Walter X. johnson Secretary.
At the the request OF the Chairman, (Coi Force,)
explanation oi the appointment and duties OF the
committee
STATE DEPARTMENT,
WAsHINGToN, May IL, 1850.
TO the President Of tho .NatioaaI Institute
for the Promotion Of Science
Sir: have the honor herewith TO transmit CO.
pies OF correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister Plenipotentiary OF her Majesty
the Queen OF Great Britain and this Department rela
tive to the proposed Industrial Exhibition TO be held
in London in the year 1851.
From the circular OF the Royal Commissioners of
Great Britain, hereto annexed it wilbe observed that
all objects intended to be introduced from foreign
countries and entered for that Exhibition required
to have been first submitted to and approved by GEN.
trail authority commission of the country from
which they shall be brought, and that other will
be recognized a central authority except such
shall have been certified by the Government Of the
country in which it exists.
That American industry and arts may be enabled 20
appear in the place allotted to them, will be ndis
pensabe that recognized central authority should he
constituted; and under the impression that the
National Insttute having been regularly incorporated
by act OF Congress, and being habituay engaged in
vySnf nffsV~ ptu tft} and ,feuc I'D he
proper body for taking the initiative in constituting
such central authority.
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 Majcsty'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 obe, very respectfully, yours,
JOHN M CLAYTON.
This communication was laid before the National
Institute, and by it referred to select committee,
which brought forward the following report:
Report Of the Committee II 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 it their earnest and careful attention.
The resources, the ingenuity, the industry, and
arts of the United States conceived to merit
he best eddeavors to procure for them the oppor-
unites 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
such by the Government of the country from which
they sent.
This Institute being the only Society FOR the Pro-
oion of Science md the Arts, directly incorporated
by the Government the Secretary Of State has deem
ed it the appropriate body to take actiG make sug
gestsons relative to the ullment 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
retary OF State, the committee consider the National
Institute in duty bound to respond.
In accordance with this view, the committee
spectfully recommend the following resolution
l. Resolpcd, That the Institute will take action
on the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State.
g. Rcsc.rcd, That tho Institute do now proceed
to constitute committee suitable to be recognised by
the Government a central body to hold correspond
with the British Commissioners, and to
the reception OF American productions at the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in Lor5.sa.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER r. JOHNSON, Committee
J. j. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,