The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-10

THE GRAMS IHDUsrnaAL ExHIBI
TION or 1851.
MEETING or THE CENTRAL COMMITTEE ron THE uN'
kTATkS. f#
Pursuant to the notice given, the Central Commit
zee nete al the roos Of the National tnstute In thu
Patent Office, Thursday evening. the 18th instant
al o'clock.
The meeting was called to order by Professor Wal
ter X. johnson, whose motion Col. Hcter foic<
was called to the Chair, and Charles + Stsnbnry
chosen Secretary of the meeting.
This temporary organization having been effected
the committee proceeded to organize permanently BY
the appointments Of the Hon Willard Fillmore, Vice
President of the United States, Chairman, and Prof
Walter *. johnson Secretary.
At the the request Of the Chairman, (Col. Force,)
the following papers were read by Prof Johnson, in
explanation Of the appointment and duties oil the
committee
STATE DEPARTMENT.,
WAsHlNoTon, May IL, 1850.
TO the President Of the National Institute
for the Promotion IF Science.
SIR: have the honor herewith TO transmit CO.
pies OF a correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister Plcnipotentiary of her Majesty
the Queen OF Great Britain and this Department rela-
tive to the proposed Industrial Exhibition to be held
in London in the year 1851
Great Britain, hereto annexed it will be observed that
all objects intended to be introduced from foreign
countries and entered Tor that Exhibition required
to have been first submitted to and approved by
trial authority or commission Of the country from
which they shall be brought and that other will
be recognized a central authority except such as
sall have been certified by the Government Of the
country in W hich il exists.
That American industry and arts may be enabled 70
appear in the place allotted to them, Will be ins-
t,Ia%
and under the impression that the
National Institute having been regularly incorporated
by act OF Congress, and being habtualy engaged in
matters pertaining TO the arts and scieuces, il the
proper body for taking the initiative in constituting
such central authority.
therefore beg leave to submit to its consideration
the interesting and important subject which has been
brought to the attention of this Department by the
Envoy of her Majcsty's Government,
and to request such action suggestions may seem
in order that the natural productions the
ingenuity, industry, and arts of the United States
may be fully and suitably represented on the interest
ing occasion herein referred to-
have the honor to be, very respectfully, yours,
JOHN M. CLAYTON.
This communication laid before the National
Institute, and by it referred to a select committee
which brought forward the following report:
Report Of the Committee u the National Institute:
The special committee, to which was referred
the communication from tIlc HON. 4)hH W. Siay-
ton, Secretary of State, relative to the formation
of Central authority for transmitting articles to
the Industrial Exhibition to be held in London in
1851, offers the following report:
The committee, impressed with the importance
of the subject commended to the Institute, have
given to it their earnest and careful attention.
The resources, the ingenuity, the industry and
arts of the United States arc conceived to merit
he best eddeavors to procure for them the oppor-
unties Of being adequately represented in the
great Industrial Exhibition at London.
Aggreeably to the programme adopted by the Roy
al Commission, no articles to be received from
Foreign Exhibitors except those which shall have
been approved by central authority, recognized
such by the Government OF the country from which
they ale sent.
This Institute being the only Society for the Pro-
otion of Science md the Arts, directly incorporated
by the Government the Secretary Of State has deem
ed if the appropriate body to take acto' make sug
seshons relative to The ument of the wishes Of the
Royal Commissioners, by the establishment Of such
central authority the seems to require.
To this voluntary proposal the part Of the Sec
rotary Of State, the committee consider the National
Institute IN duty bound to respond.
In accordance with this view, the committee
spectfully recomme nd the following resolution.
1. Resolced, That the Institute will take action
on the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State.
2. Rsec,rcd, That the Institute do now proceed
to constitute committee suitable TO be recognised by
the Government a central body to hold correspond
ence with the british Commissioners, and to
the reception of American pr oductons at the proposed
Industrial Exhibition ia Lon4Sa.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER II JOHNSON, Committee
j. J. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,