The southern press., 1851-07-25

IT, psppussa znnztAl Hnl ibistpn. n ~ n xAh
- y Londna, and with socintiaa, lenaa
an& mdividuals IA this countxy, an4 ~ enm~pN Gn
toevasdins n ssticlss appIicabls to IT, wt&l<fen.
! nsed hardly say to YOU. ss, that ~ EaGs
dsnas, nsss H. sppsoSsiios d ths vcA
.As aall ennddcnne il the committss nrned hy that
lnstitute. s I'll 4
IsveA myzslf of this oppostaaity p ssnsr - y =
.ssss ID ..ss' O ny Ass sgo.N SsS ss;a:e cxfTos s
hight Honorable Sir II. l.. RuLwra, kc.
H1"aes Prom TIE C'vesIsv n IL Rsyd Csssssis-
aosers.
"The Commissioners have felt thst Il v,ould hs
desirable, ~ far ~ possible, 10 prevent any per-
sons nom sending hither articles which CANNOT BE-
admitted, rather than to reject the Articles afev
their arrival IN London. They ia alpp thaf The
delicate aud responsible task or deeidine on tie
admission rejection Of articles destlnca for ex
hibition by foreign contributors ought nce q - =.
posed upon any English tribunal, but saosald b
referred to one living the confidence Of the exhi-
bitors thems, ves, and standing entirely ne ffom
possible nputations Of national partialiay. They
acccv .ngly propose to admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only az may BE- Forwarded 10 thsm
by the Central Authority (whatever NAV b. im
nature) in each country They will communicats
TO such Central Authority the amount Of sr,acr
which can be allowed to the productiona ~ H.
country for which il acts, and will also state the
conditions and limitations which may from time
TO time be decided on with respect to the ;ss;r
of articles. All articles forwarded by such Cen.
trail Authority will then be admitted, provided thev
do not require a greater aggregate amount of
space than that assigned to the productions of ths
country from which they come and, provided.
also, that they do not violate the conditions And
limitations Of which due notice, shall have been
w 81 tVsySth tk&aN No~ A
each country to decide upon the merits 81 ths
several articles presented for exhibition. Ana ~
take care that those which are sent are auch =.
fairly represent the industry Of their fellov
trymen. -
Her Majesty's Commissioners will eon.i6.r
.hat 70 oe the Central Authority in each case >chrh
Is stated to be so BY the G0uernmerf or ~ rc...s
Having once been put in communication Win !.
Central Authority in any country, they must De-
cine, absolutely and entirely, any coninun;cs,;on
with private and unauthorized .individuals arA
should any such be addressed to them. thew "a
only refer to central body. This decision Is
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con.
fusion. ~M ~M
No articles Of foreign manufacture. to whom-
soever they may belong, or wheresoever thev rasv
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless ,hsyy
come with the sanction of the Central Authority
OF OF the country of which they are the produce.
The Commissioners do not insist upon s,,ch sr,,.
cles being in all cases actually Forwarded hv M
Central Authority, though they consider thai th,.
would generally be the most satisfactory arrance-
ment but 1t is indispensable that the sanction of
such authority should in all cases be exnress,,
given, and that 1t be held responsible for the ~
ness OF such articles for exhibition and fnr m,
authorizing the exhibition of a greater onart;,,,
than can be accommodated in the space assie,.sd
to the productions of the country in question.
A full discussion was then had Of the sub;e,t
thus laid before the committee, and, on motion Of
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was s sl''
RESOLVED, Thatthe Committee of i've first chnrrea
with this subject by the Institute (substitut7ne
Mr. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who s absenS
be an Executive Committee to take all neceas,rx
steps to carry out the views Of ths general con;
mttee.
The following gentlemen constitute the Execn
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Wah<r
H. johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, ]. c.. G. Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On motion
Rssolued, That the Secretary be requested ,o
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for puh.
lication. - f
And tn, Committee adjourned.
CHARLES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
N. B.-Associations, committees. or individual,
desirous to make propositions or to receive inf6r
mation, are requested to address their comnunca
aons to j. G. G. Kennedy, Esq.