The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-03-13

the proposed industrial Exhibtiou, To oos.sepaa With
ttnn II konaep, anA wi1Arassia(iss, le01s1p1ep
ead inAsiAsals- IN this country, an y nf1e ~
i'trs5dng q .stielss epPleso';. s 2 &c re
Of the National Institute, sat forth in th cosspun-
dsnse meet the appreciation Of tho pspqstnant, which
has full confidence in the committee named BY that
Institute. fs11H&1 ftf tsllftlt
avail myself Of this opportunity to renew to you
. as ssi.s 9 .n m S'1 Hff6S s'a
HisM Hcnorabls Sir II. l.. BuLwER, 30.
Extract from As Csssss~ n ne Royal Csssssis-
The Commissioners have felt that il would BE
desirable, far possible. 70 prevent any per-
sons from sending hithsr ARTICLES which cannot be
admitted, rathr than 70 rejAs& the arficles atfrr
their arrival IN London They feel also thai The
admission rejection Of articles destined for sx-
hibition by foreign contributors onghtnot 70 be inn
posed upon any Fnglish tribunal but snonld bs
referred to one lving the confidence of the exf1i-
bit6rs their and standing entirely free ftom
possible ;;npuations of national Partially, They
acccr .ngly propose to admit to exhibition, such
foreign articles only as may be Forwarded 10 them
by the Central Authority whatever may he is
nature) in each country. They will communicate
to such Central Authority the amount 81 space
which can be allowed TO the productions 81 tke
country for which it acts, and viii also state the
conditions and limitations which may from time
to time be decided with respsct TO the admission
of articles. All articles forwarded by such Gem
trail Authority will then be admitted, provided thew
do not require greater aggregate amount Of
space than that assigned TO 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 1t will rest with the Central Authority in
each country to decide upon the inertia OF the
several articles presented for exhibition, and 10
take care that those which are sent are sneh a.
fairly represent the industry Of their f3low-coun-
trymen.
I" Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
that to be the Central Authority in each case kfek
Is stated to be so By the GSrenimeM of 4, cossiru
Having once been put in communication with a
Central Authority in any country, thew must de
cline, absolutely and entirely, any communication
with private and unauthorized individuals and.
should any such be addressed to them, they can
only refer to a central body This decision =
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion.
No articles of foreign manufacture, to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer thew nav
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless thew
come with the sanction Of the Central Authority
OF OF the country OF which they are the produce.
The Commissioners do not insist upon such artl
cles being in all cases actually forwarded BY the
Central Authority, though they consider that this
would generally be the most satisfactory arranre-
ment but it is indispensable that the sanction of
such authority should in all cases be expressIv
given, and that it be held responsible for the a.
ness Of such articles for exhibition and for not
authorizing the exhibition of greater ouant;tv
than can be accommodated in the space assie,.ed
to the productions of the country in question.''
A full discussion was then had Of the subject
thus laid before the committee, and, on motion of
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was
RESOLVED, That the Committee of FIVE first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substitutine
Mr.. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is absent7
be an Executive Committee to take all hecessarx
steps to carry out the views Of the general com
mittee a. W. 100
The following gentlemen constitute the Exscu
tive Committee: Col. Peter Force, Prof. Walter
K. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, J. c.. G. KEN
nedy, Esq, Capt Charles Wilkes ~ ~ lf
On motion t AZ sr t,svst
Resolued, That the Secretary be requested 70
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
lcation. ~-F
And the Committee adjourned.
CHARLES f. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
N. B.-Associations, committees, or individuals
desrous to make propositions or to receive inf6r
nation, are requested to address their comnuny,
tons to J. G. G. Kennedy, Esq.