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Righf Honorable Six IL. L. Bulwss. -. 8. N'
Extract from ~ Cires,w - ~ Rsyss C,mst,-
"The Commissioners have fhlt that Il vouM he
desirable, a. far a. possible, 70 psevsn4 anv ner
sons from sending hithAr artialss vhioh esnnof he
admitted, rather than toEejer& IL arIiolen nfier
their arrival in London, They ~ 40 thai he
delicate ana rs:poas,pls ta.k e dseiai on the
hibition by foreign contributors ought MOTTO bs I'M
posed upon any Fngiish tribunal, but aGouid bs
referred to one lving the cenfdence OF fhe exhi
bitors therst.ves and standing entirely ftee ffom
possible nputations of national partiaIity. Thev
acccr ..ngly propose to admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only az may be forwarded 10 them
by the Central Authority (whatsvsr NAV be i.
nature) in each country, They will communicate
to such Central Authority the amount cf snscs
which can be allowed to the productions 81 The
country for which It acts, and will also state fhe
conditions and limitations which may fYom tipos
of articles. All articles forwarded by auch Cen
tral Authority will then be Admitted, provided thew
do not require a 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 been
given. II will rest with the Central Authority in
each country to decide upon the merits Of the
several articles presented for exhibition. and to
take care that those which arc sent are such as
fairly represent the industry of their fellow-coun
trymen.
Her Majesty's Commissioners will cor.ide,
!nnt 20 oe tne Central Authority in each case ,ohich
Having once been put in communicated ,r;,h :
Central Authority in any country, they must de
cine, absolutely and entirely, anv COMMUNICATIVE
with private and unauthorized indiyiduals nnd
should any such be addressed to them. thew "a
only refer to a central body. This decision is
fusion. ~ S0i-
NO articles Of foreign manufacture, 10 whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer thev NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unIess theyv
come with the sanction Of the Central Authoritv
OF the country Of which they are the produce.
'S OoH'.1ccioHSlo uU HOt ln6Ht uy1On such arff-
cles being IN all cases actually forwarded bv The
Central Authority, though they consider thai this
would generally be the most satisfactory srrsnras
ment but it is indispensable that the sanct;or ~
such authority should in all cases be ernress,,
given, and that it be held responsible for tha a..
ness of such articles for exhibition and H. NO,
authorizing the exhibition of a greater .o,iant;tv
than can be accommodated in the space as.ic,. ii
to the productions of the country in question:"
full discussion was then had Of the suh;e.t
thus laid before the committee, and, on not;on of
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was M "a
ResoLred, That the Committee Of Eve frst oharped
with this subject by the Institute fsubstfutino
Mr.. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is absen1
be an Executive Committee to lake all necsssarx
steps to carry out the views Of the general com
mittee. -,,f~o'''i
The following gentlemen constitute the Execn
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. waiter
K. Johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, ]. c. a. Ken.
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On notion
RssoIued, That the Secretary be reouestet, 10
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub-
lication. - P~'-
And thu Committee adjourned.
CHARLES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
IN. b.-Assoclations, committees or individuals
desirous to make propositions or to receive inf5r
matlon, are requested to address their comnmnica,
uons to J. &. q. Kennedy. ESQ