The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-27

tAe psopapsd ihdustrel e. bihie0e. 70 A
them ia LondoD and with societies, IDEAL ea1pltsss,
and Individuals il this country, and % sanction the
forwarding Al sEtiaies apEseabAs 70 The exhibition.
need hardly say 10 you cir, that the proceedings
Of the National iastute ~ set torth IN ik cosresp
dence the appreciation Of the Department which
has full confidence in the comluitaa naaed by that
Institute.
laval myself Of this opportunity 10 renew To you
the assurance Of my high and distinguished en-
sidcratioD- JOHN n. CLAYTON
hight Honorable Sir n. l.. buLw En-, &c.
Extract from The Circular " the Royal csms,a,-
| sionxrs.
"The Commissioners have felt that il wonld he
desirable, as far as possible, to prevent any per-
sons from sending hither articles which eaanot be
admitted rather than to reject the articles after
their arrival in London. They feel also that The
delicate and responsible task OF deciding on tte
admission or rejection Of articles destined Cor ex-
hibItioD by foreign contributors ought not 10 H.
posed upon any English tribunal but should he
referred to one lvins the confidence Of the hi
bltors their YES and standing entirely free from
possible -Aputations OF national partiaiity They
accc .ngy propose to admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only as may be forwarded TO them
| by the Central Authority (whateyer NAV be il.
nature) in each country. They will coininunicats
10 such Central Authority the amount of sxace
which can be allowed 10 the productions Of the
country for which it acts, and will also state The
conditlons and limitations which may from time
TO time be decided on with respect to the admission
of articles All articles forwarded by such Gem
trial 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 beep
given 1t viii rest with the Central Authority in
each country to decide upon the merits Of the
several articles presented for exhibition. and 10
take care that those which are sent are such as
fairly represent the industry Of their fellow-coun-
trymen
:" Her Maesty's Commissioners will consider
that to be the Central Authority il each case ,rh;ch
Is stated to be BY The Government Of lis country.
Having once been put in communication with a
Central Authority in any country, they 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 central body. This decision Is
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
| fusion.
M articles Of foreign manufacture to whom
soeyer they may belong, or wheresoever thew NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless thew
come with the sanction of the Central Authoritv
Of the country of which they are the produce
The Commissioners do not insist upon such art,-
cles being IN all cases actually forwarded bv the
Central Authority, though they consider that this
would generally be the most satisfactory a,range-
ment but 1t is Indispensable that the sanction OF
such authority should in all cases be express,y
given, and that it be held responsible for the fl
ness OF such articles for exhibition and for not
authorizing the exhibition Of greater QUANTITY
than can be accommodated in the space assig FL
to the productions of the country in question:"
full discussion then had of the subject
thus laid before the committee, and, on motion of
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was
Resored, That the Committee of five first charpe,i
with this subject by the Institute Substituting
Mr.. Kennedy for MIR. Greenough, who is absen7
be an Executive Committee to take all necessary
steps to carry out the views of the general com
mitee.
The following gentlemen constitute the Execu
i've Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Walter
K Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, j. C. G, Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt Charles Wilkes.
On NOTION
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested tn
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
licaon
and thu Committee adjourned.
CHARLES F. STANSBURY
Secretary of the Meeting.
/ N.B.-Associatonss committees, or individuals
deslrous to make propositions or TO receive infor
nation, are requested to address their con- nunica
tons to j. G. q. Kennedy, ESQ.,