The southern press., 1851-08-04

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Right Honorable Sir H. In /. Ss.~IS n Sa tYR tYRs'is
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"The Commisnionsm have fAlttkskk xe,,ld s.
desirable, a. far ~ possible, 10 preyen1 ~ -
sons ffom sending hither articles vhjeh SS1nol -
admitted, rather than to rej1et tks uyifSl19 101t
their arrival in London. They ~ siso ~ x|ss
delicate and responsible task 81 deridinr ~ az
admission Or rejection Of arsis,ss dssaia2 - a.
hibition by foreign contributom oaghtmotao BE- ia.
posed upon any Fnglish tribunal, but aneuid .hs
referred to one aving the cenfdsncs az ~ sxhi-
biors then =. ives, and standing entiredr ftee 6om
possible .nputations of national par4iality, Thev
accc- .ngly propose to admit To exhibiiion such
foreign articles only as may be Forwarded v them
by the Central Authority (whatsver NAV be IL
nature) in each country. They win comrnunicste
to such Central Authority the amount ~ snar1
which can be allowed to the producfions cf he
country for which it acts, and will also stats ths
conditions and limitations which may lkpm tims
to time be decided on with respect 70 TIA adnisaioa
OF articles. All articles Forwarded hy such Cen.
trail Authority will then be admitted, provided thsv
do not require q greater aggregate amount of
space than that assigned 10 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 besn
gwen. II will rest with the Central Authoritv ~,
each country to decide upon the merits IL IL.
several articles presented for exhibition and Z,
take care that those which are sent are s,,ch y.
fairly represent the industry Of their feow-coun,
rymen. ~>'s-0r
I" Her Majesty's Commissioners will eor.;d.,
!hat 70 pe the Central Authority in each casa wkel
y stated TO DC so BY the Govsrxme~s ef u ce,af,,
Having once been put in communication win !.
Central Authority in any country, they must DE-
cline, absolutely and entirely anv comm, n;cst;or
with private and unauthorized individuals and.
should any such be addressed to them. thew can
only refer to a central body. This decision i
fusion. S'''~
NO artcles or foreign manufacture to whom
soeVer they may belong, or wheresoeyer thew NAV
be, can De admitted for exhibition unless thSv
come with the sanction of the Central Authoritv
s2, OF lhs country OF which they are the produce.
Inc commissioners do not insist upon such arm.
cies beng IN all cases actually forwarded by ths
Central Authority, though they consider thai this
would generally be the most satisfactory arrance.
ment but 1t is indispensable that the sanction of
such authority should in all cases be ernress;,,
given, and that it be held responsible for H. *
ness OF such articles for exhibition and for nj
authorizing the exhibition Of greater ouant;sv
than can be accommodated in the space asse,.e1
to the productions of the country in uuestion.
full discussion was then had of the suh;ext .
thus laid before the committee, and, ON motion of
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was
Resoirsd, That the Committee of Ave first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substi,utinS
Mr. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is absenS
be an Executive Committee to take ali n.cess.~
steps to carry out the views of the general com
mIttee.
Ihe following gentlemen constitute the Ex,cn
i've Committee COL Peter Force, Prof. W.l,.r
ohnson, Prot. Joseph Henry, J. c. q. Ken.
nedy' Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes
On motion
ResOiped, That the Secretary be reoues,.d "a
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for nuh.
ication. w f"o-
And th- Committee adjourned.
CHARLES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
, ~. B.--Associations, committees. or ind;v;dn.l.
lesirous to make propositions or to receive infor
nation, are requested to address their counun;css
ions TO ). Z. q. Kennedy, ESQ.