The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-01-29

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and individuals in this country, and 70 senctaon the
forwarding u atisIsa applisss 70 The sxAib'tioa.
need hardly say to you, sir that the procesdaays
Of the National institute, ~ orth IN this c0fssp~r
has full soa6ds0ce ip tia committee named BY that
Institute.
avail myself OF this opportunity 70 renew 10 ysu
the assurance Of my high And distinguish EN-
eidersti0n. JOHN NJ CLAYTON,
Right Honorable Sir H l.. ButxEa, &c.
Extract rom the Circular u the Royal Consists
sioNsrs.
The Commissioners have felt that It would DO
desirable, az far ss possibIe 10 prevent any per
sons from sending hilher articles which cannot be
admitted, rather than to reject the articles after
their arrival in London. They ICED nlro thu The
delicate and responsible task Of deciding on tie
admission or rejection of articles destined for sx-
hibIion by foreign contributors oughtnot 70 he inn
posed upon any English tribunal, bu, saould be
referred to one iving the confidence Of the exhi-
bitors thems, YES, and standing entirely nee ffom
possible -nputationS OF national partinlitv They
accc .ngly propose to admit to exhibitiun such
foreign articles only as may be forwarded to them
by the Central Authority (wha.eyer may be its
nature) in each country. They will communicates
to such Central Authority the amount Of spsce
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 time
to time be decided on with respect to the admission
Of articles. All articles forwarded by such Cen
trul Authority will then be admitted provided they
do not require greater aggregate amount Of
space than that assigned TO the productions OF the
country from which they come; ard, provided.
also, that they do not violate the conditions md
limitations OF which due notice shall have becn
given. II will rest with The Central Authority in
each country to decide upon the merits OF the
.f,.l, tai "A
take care that those which are sent are such as
fairly represent the industry Of their feIlow-coun-
trymen.
/" Her Majesiy's Commissioners will consider
that 10 be the Central Authority in each c,e .chieh
Is stated to be 50 BY the Government ar IT, ccsrffv.
Having once been put in communication with a
Central Authority N any country, they mast de
cline, absolutely and entirely, any communication
with private and unauthorized individuals and.
should any such be addressed to them, tl,ev can
only refer to central body. This decision IL
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion.
(" NO articles of foreign manufacture, to whom
soevcr they may belong, or wheresocver they NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless tIev
come with the sanction of the Central Authoritv
of the country of which they are the produce.
The Commissioners do not insist upon such artl-
cles being in all cases actually forwarded by the
Central Authority, though they consider that this
StttlB0CLOrY 0rTdnUe.
ment but it is indispensable that the sanction Of
such authority should in all cases be expressly
given, and that it be held responsible for The a.
ness Of such articles for exhibition and fDr not
authorizing the exhibition of greater quantity
than can be accommodated in the space assig ed
to the productions of the country in question:
A full discussion was then had Of the subiett
thus laid before the committee, and, on motio;, of
the Hon, w. w. Scaton, it was
RESOLVED, That the Committee of FIVE first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substitutine
MIR. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is absent9
be AN Executive Committee to take all necessarv
steps to carry out the views Of the general com
mittee. s l-il A
The. following gentlemen constitute the Execu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Walter
K. Johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, j. c. G. Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes
On motion
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
lication
And thu Committee adjourned.
CHARLES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
N. B.--A associations, committees, or individuals
DESTROYS to make propositions or to receive infor
nation, are requested to address their con,munica
TONS to J. G. q. Kennedy, ESQ.,