The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-05

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Extract from tie cSs.lsv y Ne Rsyss Csms.i,-
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THE Commissioners have fsst that i vosIa bs
desirable, ~ far ~ possible, 70 prevent ANY pey-
sons from sending hither articles which eannot be
admitted, rather than 70 reject the a1ticisa ufter
their arrival in London. They HaeI also shas ne
delicate and responsible task Of decidinw an. 10
admission or rejection Of articles destusd fof ex-
hibltion by foreign eontrbutoxs oushsnot 10 be i'm
posed upon any English tribunal, but should be
referred to one avins the confidence Of the exhi-
bltorY theTst YES, and standing entirely free ftom
possible .hputali0ns Of national partiuftv. Thrv
accc .ngy propose TO admit to exhibii(om mai
foreign articles only MS may be forwarded to them
by the Central Authority (whatcver may be its
nature) N each country They viii communicate
to such Central Authority tile amount Of space
which can be allowed to the productions Of the
country for which 1t acts and win also state the
conditions aud limitations which may from time
TO time lie decided on with respect to the admission
Of articles All articles forwarded by such Cen
trial Authority will then be admitted provided they
40 not require greater aggregate amount Of
space than that assigned 70 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
given. Il will rest with the Central Authority in
each country to decide upon the merits of The
several articles presented for exhibition, and to
rnwA ant thx,uo ~.,l.s
fairly represent the industry Of their fellow -coun-
trymen. of
!" Her Mnjesty's Commissioners will consi8~y
that to be the Central Authority ia each case ,ciek
= stated 10 be 70 By tks Government Of II eos,1,,
Having once been put in communication, with 4
Central Authority in any country, they must de-
cline, absolutely and entirely. any con,naunicasion
should any such be addressed to them, thev dan
only refer to a central body. This decision, IL
essentially necessary, III order to prevent con.
fusion.
"No articles Of foreign manufacture, to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresosyer thew NAV
be, can De admitted for exhibition unless they
come with the sanction of the Central Authority
Of the country of which they are the produce.
The Commissioners do not insist upon such art,.
cles being in all cases actually Forwarded Nv
Central Authority, though they consider that this
would generally be the most satisfactory arrange
ueue uut ~ IN indispensable tnat the sanction %
such authority should in all cases be exures.iy
given, and that it be held responsible for the 81.
ness Of such articles for exhibition and far NOT
authorizing the exhibition Of u greater QUANTITY
than can be accommodated in the space assip Il
TO the productions Of the country in question,
A full discussion was then had Of the sub;eft
thus laid before the committee, and, on motor 81
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, twas .
Resolred, That the Committee of FIVE first charged
with this subject by the Institute (subst;tutine
Mr. Kennedy for Mr. Greenough, who Il absenH
be an Executive Committee TO take all necessarv
steps to carry out the views Of. the general com
mittee.
The following gentlemen constitute the Exeeu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof Wafer
r. johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, J. c. q. Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On MOTION
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
LEGATION.
And thu Committee adjourned
CHARLES f. STANSBURY.
Secretary Of the Meeting
N. B.-Associations, committees, or indiyidu.1.
deslrous to make propositions or to receive infor
nation, are requested to address their conmurnca
tons to J. c. G. Kennedy ESQ.,