The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-13

the proposed Industrial Exhibitien to cosrssPsaAw -
them in Loodnn and with societies, locs eou.nteess
and individuals in this country, and to sanction tho
orw arding o. article. applicable to the sxhb'tion
need hardly say to you, air. thai the PFocecdiags
Ut the National Institute, ss forth IN this corresp
denss, the appreciation of the Department, whish
has full confidence in the committee named by that
Institute.
avail myself Of this opportunity 10 renew to you
ss .ssa' Of my As o m s. cysSYTos s.n
Right Honorable Sir H. L. BuLw En-, &c.
Ertrses from the Cireuisr " The Royal Comssis-
sioaers
"The Commissioners have felt that il would h.
desirable, far as possible, to prevent any per-
sons from sending hither articles which cannot ~
admitted, rather than 10 reject the articles .fier
their arrival in London. They feel also thai The
delicate and responsible task Of deciding on the
admission or rejection of articles destined for en-
hibiton by foreign contributors ought not to be Inn
posed upon any English tribunal, but should be
referred to one avng the confidence of the exhi-
bitors them, yes, and standing entirely free 6om
possible -nputations Of national Partially. Thew
accc' ,ngy propose to admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only as may be forwarded to them
by the Central Authority (whatever may be its
nature) in each country. They will communicate
to such Central Authority the amount Of spscs
which can be allowed to the Productions of the
country for which it acts, and will also state the
conditions and limitations which may from time
to time be decided with respect to the admission
of articles All articles forwarded by such Gem
trial Authority will then be admitted pro ided thew
do not require greater aggregate amount Of
space than that assigned TO tile productions of tho
country from which they come and, provided.
also, that they do not violate the conditions and
limitations of which due notice shall have heer
given. 1t will rest with the Central Authority in
each country to decide upon the merits Of the
several articles presented for exhibition, and tn
take care that those which are sent are such =.
fairly represent the industry Of their feow-coun-
trymen.
/" Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
that TO be the Central Authority in each case ,r;eh
is stated TO be 50 BY the Government Of is cOu,t,
1avinS once been put in communication with a
Central Authority in any country, thew must a.
cline, absolutely and entirely, any Communicated
with private and unauthorized individuals !: and.
should any such be addressed to them, they can
only refer to a central body This decision i
essentially necessary, in order to prevent com
fusion. 7
No articles of foreign manufacture, to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer thew NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless they
come win me sanction of the Central Authority
Of the country of which they are the prodnce
The Commissioners do not insist upon such nrt,.
ces being m all cases actually forwarded bv the
Central Authority, though they consider Thai ~.
would generally be the most satisfactory arranrs-
neHt Dut IL is indispensable that the sanction of
such authority should in all cases be exnressi,,
given, and that it be held responsible for the 81.
ness OF such articles for exhibition and for No,
authorizing the exhibition of a greater ouant;tv
than can be accommodated in the space sss;p1 al
to the productions of the country in question.
A full discussion was then had Of The snh;e,t
thus laid before the committee, and, on motion NJ
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was
Resolred, That the Committee of FIVE first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substimt1nr
Mr.. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who Is 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 Execn
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Walter
X. Johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, ]. c. G. Ken
needy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On motion
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested m
prepare the proceedings OF this meeting for nub-
LEGATION. ~ f~D
and tho Committee adjourned
CHARLES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
N B.-Associations, committees, or individ,.I.
desirous to make propositions or to receive infor-
nation, are requested to address their con.munc..
lions to J. c. G. Kennedy, Esq.