The southern press., 1851-06-26

the proposed industrial Exhhihpu to eoxTsRes1 vAk
thesa IN London, ard with socistiea, local nss,
AID individual In this country, ard 70 ssHln ths
forwardiay Of articles sppliee tie sAAitdAihe.
Of tls asiS as.sy 70 ysS sSs ssl
dezse meet the aPpTohstion Of ths Dsparment, which
has full Conscience in the committee named by that
Institute
avail myself Of this opportunity to renew to yu
the assurance Of my Nigh and distinguished On
siderstion. JOHN NJ or AYTOpe NJ
Right Honorable Sir H. L. BuLwrs, kc.
Extract Jsons the Ciycular n TIE Royel Coms,i,-
Siorsrs.
The Commissioners have felt that il would n.
desirable, far possible, to prevent any ner
sons from sending hither articles which can1af Il.
admitted, rather than to reject the articles afier
their arrival in London. They feel also that ths
delicate ana responsible task OF deciding on the
admission or rejection of articles destined for ex-
hibitlon by foreign contributors ought not to bs inn
posed upon any English tribunal, but snouId t.
referred to one 'aving the confidence Of the erh;.
btors theDs.. YES, and standing entirely free fom
possible .nputations of national partality. Thsv
acccr -'ngy propose to admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only may be forwarded 70 them
by the Central Authority (whatever NAV be ,s
nature) In each country They will commun;cs,s
to such Central Authority the amount Of sDacs
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 tms
to time he decided on with respect TO the adiss;on
of articles. All articles forwarded by such Gem
trai Authority will then be admitted, provided thew
do not require greater aggregate amount of
space than that assigned to the productions az ths
country from which they come and. provided
also, that they do not violate the conditions And
limitations of which due notice shall have hs.r
given. 1t will rest with the Central Authorize IN
each country to decide upon the merits Of ths
several articles presented for exhibition ana ~
take care that those which are sent are s,ch ss
fairly represent the industry of their feow-coun-
trymen-
Her Majesty's Commissioners will cons;der
Ina. 70 pe the Central Authority in each case sUheh
. stated 10 be so BY the Government Of IL eo,..sr
Having once been put in communication win !.
Central Authority IN any country, they must ds
cine, absolutely and entirely, any communic.t;o.
with private and unauthorized .individuals : anal
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. ooH- oH
NO articles OF foreign manufacture, to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer tbev NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless they
come with the sanction of the Central Authorize
Q. er, lhe country OF which they are the produce.
The Commissioners do not insist upon snch art,-
cles being IN all cases actually forwarded bv ~.
Central Authority, though they consider Thai th,s
would generally be the most satisfactory arranca-
ment but 1t is indispensable that the sanction cf
such authority should in all cases be exnrass,v
given, and that il be held responsible for ths Il.
ness Of such articles for exhibition and for NOT
authorizing the exhibition of a greater ouant;tv
than can be accommodated in the space ass;cr ~
to the productions of the country in Question
full discussion was then had Of the snb;a.t
thus lald before the committee, and, on motion az
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was
hesolred, That the Committee of five first charged
with this subject by the Institute (substitut1nr
Mr. Kennedy for MIR. Greenough, who is absent
be an Executive Committee to take all necessarv
steps to carry out the views Of the general com
mittee
The following gentlemen constitute the Execu
i've Committee Col. Peter Force Prof. Waller
K Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, J. C. G. Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt Charles Wilkes.
: On notion Aa
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested n
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
ication. -S - F~~-
and the Committee adjourned
CHARLES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
~ b-Associations, committees, or individuala
neslrous to make propositions or to receive infor
nation, are requested to address their cornmunics.
IONS to J. c. G. Kennedy, ESQ.,