The southern press., 1851-08-06

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"The Commissioners have ssltthat il would be
desirable, as far a. possible, 10 prevent any per
sons from sending hithSr articIes which cania6t b.
admitted rather than - rejse4 ~ sxtielss after
their arrival ia London. They ~ alSb gls6t he
delicats and responsible task a. dsui9jnr on The
admission rejection Of artialen 6safins2 1dr ex-
hiblton by foreign contributions engAknot y - Inn
posed upon any Fnglish tribanaj, hs1 saonA BE-
referred to one lving the c0nfdence az ~ ixhi-
bitors theTst ives, and standing entirely ~ dom
possible -nputatons of national partially. They
acccr ..ngly propose to admit to sxhibi3on such
foreign articles only as may be Forwarded u fhsm
by the Central Authority (whatsvef may b. its
nature) in each country. They will eomnsanicals
to such Central Authority the amount Of space
which chn be allowed 70 the producsians ef the
country for which il acts, and will also stats the
conditions and limitations which may from time
to time be decided on with respect 10 the admission
Of articles. All articles forwarded by such Cen
tral Authority will then be admitted, provided they
do not require q greater aggregate amount Of
space thun 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 merits AZ the
several articles presented for exhibition. ana to
take care that those which are sent arc euch as
fairly represent the industry Of their fellow
|trymen. N
Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
that to be the Central Authority in each cae ssaicA
stated to BE- 40 BY TIE Gopssssss a. u co,slrr
Having once been put in commnnication vith
Central Authority N any country. they must de
cline, absolutely and entirely, any conninuuicat;nn
with private and unauthorized individuals 1nd.
should any such be addressed to them. thevrmr
only refer to central body. This decision i
fusion. 6
No articles Of foreign manufacture, to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer thew n,v
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless they
come with the sanction Of the Central Authoritv
OF OF the country of which they are the produce.
The Commissioners do not insist upon such .rt,.
cles being in all cases actually forwarded hv ths
Central Authority, though they consider that th,.
would generally be the most satisfactory arranra
ment but 1t is indispensable that the sanction of
such authority should in all cases be exnres.Iv
given, and that it be held responsible for ths ~.
ness Of such articles for exhibition ana a. ~,
authorizing the exhibition of greater orsrt;,v
than can be accommodated in the space assi~r II
to the productions of the country in Question
full discussion was then had Of the snh;e<,
thus laid before the committee, and, on motion OF
the Hon, w. W. Seaton, it was
Resolved, That the Committee of We frst CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substitutsng
Mr. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who Il abuenH
be an Executive Committee to take all nscessarv
steps to carry out the views of the general com
mittee. ~
The following gentlemen constitute the Execn
i've Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Wah<r
r. Johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, J. c. q. Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On notion
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested n
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub-
lication. ~ f
And the Committee adjourned
CHARLES F. S'rANSBURY
Secretary of the Meetine.
IN B-Associatons, committees or indiv;dnsIa
desIrous To make propositions or to receive infor
nation, are requested to address their conn,un;cas
tlons to J. c. G. Kennedy, Esq.