The southern press., 1851-06-30

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pee4 Aas4ty say to you, ~. ~ kne 4ye
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- saai coaxtancs in ths conaattss nAjaS1 - tIl
Institute
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Right Honorable sir H. T. BuIwxs, Se.
Essrses ftssa ~ Ckesl~v " a. Rsyd cssuess.
1.-THE Commissioner have fat that il vteuld bA
desirable ~ fax a. possible, 70 prsvaa@ aay psr-
sons from sending hither a4tislsw which csnnot -
admitted, rather than to reje<4 the GftigiS rfIsv
their arrival In London. They 6I68 rSSc sKk3 M
delicate and Responsible task of dcei3iSS nr ~
admission or rejection Of articles 1Iv}in ~ -
hibiion by foreign contzihutora oueaa,c4 e d I'M
posed upon any PngIsh tribunal, ESs ouId ~
referred to ons aving the conadese3 VI M s~s;
bitors thers..ves and standing enajxe3y ~ Hnr.
possible .nputationx Of national paxtinEtS Th~~
acce- lngly propose to admit to exkihii3sn src{
foreign articles only AZ may be forwarded "a thsm
ny the Central Authority {whatevev may Be -
na'ure) N each country They will comnianicats
- "%~a~ O~AAeA0A <AV1OASSy tu0 A&I4046f on
which can be allowed to the productions of ~
country for which il acts, and win alro stsae ~
conditions and limitations which may FINN t;rns
to time be decided on with respectto the admiss;on
Of articles. All articles Forwarded ~ s,,eh Tec-
trail Authority will then be admittcd, provided they
90 not require greater aggregate amount Of
space than that assigned to the productions ~ tbs
country from which they come and, provided.
also, that they do not violate the conditions and
limitations Of which due notice shall hnve hen.
given. II will rest with the Central Autboritv &
each country to decide upon the merits ~ ths
several articles presented for exhibition. and to
take care that those which are sent nre snch -
fairly represent the industry Of their fellow coun-
trymen. '"
Her Majesty's Commissioners viii .t,,,.;d.-
that to be the Central Authority in each cAss .rS~I
ls stated to be 80 by the Gorerxusns ~ Il, ross.
fiaving once been put in communication with !.
Central Authority IN any country, they must de
cnne' absolutely and entirely, any comniunication
with private and unauthorized i1,div;,,s. -
should any such be addressed to them. fhsv go cs
only refer TO central body. This decision =
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con.
fusion ~ 49,
No articles Of foreign manufacture. 70 whom.
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer tbev ma
be, can De admitted for exhibition unless tbevv
come with the sanction of the Central Autbor;txx
Of the country of which they are the prod,,c..
ihe commissioners do not insist upon such srs,.
cles beng IN all cases actually forwarded b. th1
Central Authority, though they conaider TAI th's
would generally be the most satisfactory arrance-
ment but it is indispensable that the aancton cf
such authority should in all cases be exnrsssI,,
given, and that it be held responsible f0r fhe AZ.
ness of such articles for exhibition and IN ~,
authorizing the exhibition Of greater ora st;tv
than can be accommodated in the space sSsic'' -
to the productions Of the country in questions
a fuil discussion was then had Of the snh;ee.
thus laid before the committee, and, on motion ~
the Hon, W. w. Seaton, it was =
Resolved, That the Committee Of We 6rst chs rosd
with this subject by the Institute (substitut;nr
Mr.. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenougll, who is absena7.
be an Executive Committee TO take al nec.ssar.
steps to carry out the views Of the general COM
mttee. S''
The following gentlemen constitute the Exern
i've Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. W.Irsr
r. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, y. c. q. Ken.
nedy' Esq, Capt Charles Wilkes.
On motlon--
Rssotued, That the Secretary be reouessed 70
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for nub-
ication. 20 i"~-
And tho Committee adjourned.
CHARLES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
N B.-Associatons, committees, or indiyiduals
deslrous to make propositions or 10 receive infor
nation, are re. uested to address their con,nuncs
uons 10 j. T.. u. Kennedy ESQ