The southern press., 1851-06-28

the proposed lndastEal xAihiou 70 eusrssnpnd witt,
them Ia londan, and with soci4ias, locsA cdasntn.
and individuals Ia this country, and 10 Sanction ~
forwarding nt articles applicable To The sxhhitioa
need hardly Aay 10 yon sir that 'ths pxooeediaxs
Of the National Insttutc forth IL this cosrespc
densc meet the Appreciation OF the Department which
mas iuii confidence in the committee aamsd BY that
Institute. "
avail myself OF this opportunity to renew 70 vtu
the assurance Of my kg6 and distinguished c1n
Siassauon, JOHN IA. CLAYTON.
hight Honorable Sir H. L. BuLwER, ke
E1tract from the Circsdor a. the Royal Comnsis-
| I0Hsrs
The Commissioners have felt that il would be
desirable, as far possible to prevent any ne,
sons ffom sending hither articles which cannot be
admitted, rather than TO reject the articles after
their arrival in London. They feel Also thst ~.
delicate and responsible task Of decidins ~ ~
admission Or rejection Of articles destined for ex
hibiuon by foreign contributors ought moi to he ;,
posed upon any Fnglish tribunal, but should H.
referred 10 one ivng the confidence of thu exh;-
pltors themselves, and standing entirely free ffom
possible -nputations of national partial;tv Thev
accc' ,ngly propose to adniA to exhibition such
foreign articles only as may BE forwarded TO them
by the Central Authority (whatever NAV he ne
nature) in each country. They will Communicate
to such Central Authority the amount Of suace
which can be allowed to the productions Of the
he
conditions and limitations which may from, t;,,s
to time be decided on with respect to the admission
OF articles. All articles forwarded bv such Can-
tral Authority will then be admitted, provided thew
90 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
gwen. II Will rest with the Central Author;tv h.
each country to decide upon the merits Of the
several articles presented for exhibition. and TO
lake care that those which are sent are such as
iairiy represent the industry Of their fellow-coun
trymen. N'- '''
+" Her Majesty's Commissioners vii, consider
that to be the Central Authority in each csss .r;s
s stated 10 DC so by the Government Of lie co,,uf,
fiaving once been put in communication with ;.
central Authority IN any country, they must DE-
cnne' absolutely and entirely, any communication
with private and unauthorized Individuals sad
should any such be addressed to them. thev can
only refer to central body. This decision is
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion. eo'-
. NO articles of foreign manufacture, to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoever they NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless thay
come with the sanction of the Central Amthor;,yy
OF the country of which they are the produce
Inc Commissioners do not insist upon si,ch art,
cies being ~ all cases actually forwarded bv the
Central Authority, though they consider thai th,s
WIN 3ehcla.iy pe the most satisfactory arranpp-
ment but 1t is indispensable that the sanction If
such authority should in all cases be exnresslv
given, and that it be held responsible for The 81
ness OF such articles for exhibition and for not
authorizing the exhibition of a greater ousnt;tv
than can be accommodated in the space assio,- s1
to the productions of the country in question:
"A full discussion was then had Of the snb;e,,
thus laid before the committee, and, on motion Of
the Hon, w. w Seaton, it was
Resolred, That the Committee of FIVE first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substitutIne
Mr. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is absen6
be an Executive Committee to take all necessarv
steps to carry out the views Of the general. com
mittee.
The following gentlemen constitute the Execn
i've COMMITTEE Col. Peter Force, Prof Walter
r. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, ]. C. G. Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes
On motion
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
ilcaton - ~
Iind the Committee adjourned.
CHARLES f. S'rANSBURY.
Secretary OF the Meeting.
IN. b.-Assoclations, committees, or individuals
desirous to make propositions or 10 receive infor
mation, are requested to address their communica.
llons to } @. q. Kennedy, Esq.