The southern press., 1851-07-08

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Right Honorahls Sir H. l.. BuLWna. kc.
Extract from ne csvssis~ n ts Roysl Cemmi.-
4 d0neys.
The Commissioners have felt that Il would be
desirable, a. far an possible 70 prevent .rv 49,
sons ffom sending hither articles which csnaot s.
ADMITTED, rather thsn 70 reject the articles afaer
delicate and responsbls taslr Of dsodr~ - -.
sdmlnsion or rejection Of articles desai,c for sx-
hibition by foreign contributors oueht nnf - 4. -;
posed upon any Fnglish tribunal, but snonl3 (.
referred to one lving the confidence Of - srh;-
oitors ,hen>.ves, and standing entirely ~ from
possible iputations of national partiaIitv. Thew
sccc .ingly propose to ealmis to exhibition m,cb
foreign articles only az may be forwarded to them
ny the Central Authority (whatev4r NAV be ;,s
Dature) IN each country. They will eommunicsts
to such Central Authority the amount Of sn.cs
which can be allowed TO the productions Of the
country for which IT acts, and will also state ,he
conditions and limitations which NAV fro,, ,;r,s
to time be decided on with respect to the admission
OF articles. All articles forwarded by r,,c I.sn
tral Authority will then be admitted. provided ,hs
90 not require II greater aggregate amount of
space than that assigned to the productions Of The
also, that they do not violate the conditions ,rd
limitations OF which due notice shall have been
gwen II Will rest with the Central Autboritv IN
each country to decide upon the merits ~ n.
several articles presented for exhibition. and 10
Jake care tnat those which sent are such as
trymen. -0s'''-
Her Majesty's Commissioners will eon.;d.r
that to be the Central Authority in each .,s:si
= slated TO De 30 BY the Gopermnent Of Il. co,.i,
ttavlng once been put in communication with
Central Authority IN any country, they must de-
cnne' absolutely and entirely, any communicated
with private and unauthorized .individnals srd
should any such be addressed to them. thew csn
only refer to central body. This decision i.
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion. WIZ
No articles Of foreign manufacture, to whom.
soever they may belong, or wheresoever thew NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless ,hs,,
come with the sanction of the Central An,hor;,!,
,,i oi the country of which they are the produc:
Inc commissioners do not insist upon s,,cb att,
cles being in all cases actually forwar1ad h,, ~
Central Authority, though they consider tbs; ,h,s
would generally be the most satisfactorv sr,,,.
ment; but 1t is indispensable that the ssncton ~
such authority should in all cases be exnress;v
given, and that it be held responsible for ths e.
ness OF such articles for exhibition and for 80
authorizing the exhibition Of greater ousnt;tv
than can be accommodated in the space sss;ss.1
to the productions of the country in question: -
A full discussion was then had of the snh;a,.
mus Land before the committee, and, on motion ~
the hon, w. w. Seaton, it was fs,r -
hesoired, That the Committee offive first charged
with this subject by the Institute (.ubs,;,r,ssrs
Mr. Kennedy for Mr. Greenoagh, who Is abserS
be an Executive Committee to take all necessary
steps to carry out the views Of the general con-
mittce. e - -, 'o"'
the following gentlemen constitute the Exec,
i've Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof WsIf.r
IL. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, J. C. G.. Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt Charles Wilkes. 0e
On motion se
RESOLVED, That the Secretary be requested ~,
prepare the proceedings OF this meeting for nub-
lication. 'o' P"o-
And tho Committee adjourned. s-hu N
CHARLES F. STANSBURY. az
Secretary Of the Meeting.
~. B-Associations, committees. or indiv;dua,.
aesirous to make propositions or TO receive infor
mation, are requested to address their con.mun;c.,
'lons @ 70 J. Z. u. Kennedy, ESQ.,