The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-06-19

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lneed hardly say TO you, siS, thai th4 pso6e4a6nss
ot the National Institute toFth in this cusseps
dense u,set the sppsobstion Of the Des~xhsns
has uii confidence ia the coaasstse sAned b thai
Institute.
avail myseIf Of this opportunity to renew to v, u
the assnraiHc OF my high and distinguished cIn
sidefation JOHN NJ CTAYTON
Right Honorable Sir ii. l.. BuLwEa, Ac.
Eatraet from the Circulsr II ne Royal Co,assis.
sioners.
The Commissioners have felt that il would he
desirable, far AZ possible, TO prevent anv ps,-
sons from sending hther articles which cannot be
their arrival IN London. They feel uluo that H.
delicate and responsible task Of deciding on The
admission or rejection Of articles destined for 81.
hibluon by foreign contributors oughtnot 70 be I'M
posed upon any English tribunal, but should he
referred to one lving the confidence OF the exhi-
bors therss.ses, and standing entirely free ffom
possible ,hputations OF national partially Thev
accc' .ngIy propose to admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only as may be forwarded to them
by the Central Authority (whatever NAV be liz
nature) in each country. They will communicate
to such Central Authority the amount of space
which can be allowed to the productions Of the
country for which il acts, and will also state The
conditions and limitations which NAV from, t;ms
to time be decided on with respect to the admission
of articles. All articles forwarded bv such Gem
trial 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 are sent are such an
fairly represent the industry of their fellow
trymen.
"Her Majesty's Commissioners win con.;dsr
that to be the Central Authority in each case skirL
Is stated to De 50 by the Gopesn<nt Of it, cssstv
Having once been put in communication with :
Central Authority in any country, thew must de-
cline, absolutely and entirely, any communicated
with private and unauthorized individuals and.
should any such be addressed to them. thew car
only refer to central body. This decision l.
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion. -
'No articles Of foreign manufacture, to whom
soeyer they may belong, or wheresoeyer thew NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless thew
come with the sanction Of the Central Autbori,v
of the country of which they are the produce
The Commissioners do not insist upon such arr.
cles being IN all cases actually forwarded bv the
Central Authority, though they consider thai this
would generally be the most satisfactory ARRANGE
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 81.
ness of such articles for exhibition and for M.
authorizing the exhibition of a greater onanttv
than can be accommodated in the space assio.. Ii
to the productions of the country in question:"
full discussion was then had of the a,b;est
thus laid before the committee, and, on mo,ioS az
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it Was
Resolved, That the Committee of i've first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substtut,ns
Mr. Kennedy for MIR. Greenough, who is ab.en5
be an Executive Committee to take all necessarv
steps to carry out the views of the general com
mitee.
The following gentlemen constitute The Exeeu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Water
X. johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, J. C. G. Ken
ne oy m msg,, Capt Charles Wilkes.
Resolved. That the Secretary be requested IN
prepare the proceedings OF this meeting for pub
licaiion.
And tho Committee adjourned.
CHARLES +. STANSBURY
Secretary of the Meeting.
N DEMONSTRATIONS, committees or ntijvi5uaI.
desirous to make propositions or TO receive infor
nation, are requested to address their con,n,uncas
IONS to J. c. q. Kennedy, Esq