The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-07-12

THE GRAND IMnU1EnxAL ExuIRI
TTON or 1851.
MEETING or ruE CENTRAL oonm'rgEE sus rHs urs
TED STATES.
Pursuant to the notice given, the Central Commit
zee al the Of the National Institute, IN the
Patent Office ON Thursday evening the 18th instant
nj O'Clock.
The meeting was called TO order BY Professor Wal
ter X. Johnson, ON whose motion Col. Peter Force
was called to the Chair, and Charles r. Stanbury
chosen Secretary OF the meeting.
This temporary organization having been ELECTED
the committee proceeded to organize permanently by
the appointments OF the Hon Willard Fillmore, Wee
President OF the United States, Chairman, and Prof
Walter H. johnson Secretary
AT the the request OF the Chairman, (Col. Force,)
the following papers read by Prof. johnson, an
explanation of the appointment and duties oil the
committee:
STATE DEPARTMENT,
WAsHlsoToN, May II, 1850.
10 ne President Of the National Institute
Jor the Promotion Of Science.
SIR: ! have the honor herewith to transmit CO.
pies Of correspondence which has taken place be-
tween the Minister Plenipotentiary 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
From the circular OF the Royal Commissioners OF
Great bfitan hereto annexed ii will be observed that
countries and entered for 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 as central authority except such as
sLa have been certified by the Government Of the
country in which il exists.
That American industry and arts may be enabled 70
appear in the place allotted to them, it will be indis-
Pensabe that recognized central authority should be
constituted and am under the impression that the
National institute, having been regularly incorporated
by act OF Congress- and being habitually engaged in
matters pertaining to the arts and sciences, is the
proper body for taking the initiative in constituting
such central authority
therefore beg lea We to submit to it's consideration
the interesting and important subject which has been
brought to the attention Of this Department by the
distinguished Envoy OF her Majesty's Government,
and to request such action suggestions may
necessary 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 was laid before the National
Institute, and by it referred to 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 the Hon. John NJ Clay
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 conceived to merit
he best eddeavors to procure for them the oppor-
unites 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
been approved by central authority, recognized
such by the Government of the country from which
they sent.
This Institute being the only Society for the Pro-
oion OF Science and the Arts, directly incorporated
by the Government, the Secretary of State has deem
ed il the appropriate body to take actio make sug-
sest.ons relative the ulflment OF the wishes of the
Royal Commissioners, by the establishment of such
central authority as the seems to require.
To this voluntary proposal on 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 re-
specially recommend the following resolution
L. ResoIped, That the Institute VIII take action
on the subject submitted to it by the Department OF
State.
2 Resc'ced, That the Institute do now proceed
to constitute committee suitable to be recognised by
the Government central body to hold correspond
ence with the British Commissioners, aud to secure
the reception OF American productions al the proposed
Industrial Exhibition in Lonsoa.
PETER FORCE,
JOSEPH HENRY,
WALTER Il. JOHNSON, ! Committee
J. j. GREENOUGH,
CHARLES WILKES,