The southern press., 1851-09-02

tl~ proposed {ndusesa1l HzAfiAa. = ~stvs~sna with
and pdividasls u this countzJ, sad e seaeipe tLs
forwarding n ARTICLES applicable u the sxhitipp-
| need hardly say to you sir, thsa tbs psucecAaes
of the National Iaskitute, t0sh in tkB esnaun
has full cohdsnce the committee named hy that
Inststate. .- -l,t
| avail ~ysef Of this opportunity to renew 70 yv
the as.aralre OF my high and distingqisAsd Gu
SideJation. JOHN n. CLAYTON.
Hight Honorable Sir II L. BuLwxw, ke .7,
Extract from The Circ~iar " As Rsysi Cs~mis-
si0ners.
"The Commissioners have felt that it would hs
ldeslIpbIe, far possible, To prevent any per
sons from sending hither articles which cannot b.
admitted rather than TO reject the articles after
their arrival in London. They feed also that the
delicate and responsible task Of deciding on tLs
admission rejection Of articles destined for sx-
hbon by foreign contributors ought not 10 hs iu.-
posed upon any English tribunal, but snould be
referred to one aving the confidence of The exhi-
biors then s..ses, and standing entirely free ffom
possible -npuations OF national partialitv Thev
accc' ,ngly propose TO admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only as may be forwarded To them
by the Central Authority (whatever may be its
nature) in each country. They will communicaIs
TO such Central Authority the amount Of space
which can be allowed 10 the productions Of the
country for which II 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
tra Authority viii 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 been
given. 1t 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 as
fairly represent the industry of their fellow
trymen 80
Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
that to be the Central Authority in each case ,rk~h
Is stated TO DC so by the Government Of it, cow,,ttv
Having once been put in communication WITH 4
Central Authority in any country, they mu,t d =
cline, absolutely and entirely, any communication
with private and unauthorized individuals and.
should any such be addressed to them, thew can
only refer TO a central body. This decision e
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion. '~''E
No articles Of foreign manufacture, to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoever thew NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless thev
come with the sanction of the Central Authoritv
OF the country Of which they are the produce.
Inc commissioners DO not insist upon such aru-
cies being IN all cases actually forwarded bv the
Central Authority, though they consider thai tb,,
would generally be the most satisfactory arrange.
ment; but it is indispensable that the Sanction ~
such authority should in all cases be exnress;,,
given, and that it be held responsible for The f;-
ness of such articles for exhibition and for NJ,
authorizing the exhibition of greater ouant,v
than can be accommodated in the space ,.ed
to the productions of the country in question -
A full discussion was then had of the sub;eet
thus lald before the committee, and, on motion OF
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was
Resolved, That the Committee of FIVE first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substitutIns
Mr. Kennedy for MIR. Greenough, who is absen6
be an Executive Committee to lake all neceasarv
steps to carry out the views of the general com
mittee. -
The following gentlemen constitute the Execu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Walker
r. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, j. C. G. Ken-
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes
On motion
Resofped, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
lication fNN
And tho Committee adjourned
CHARLES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
IN. .b--Associatons, committees or indiyiduals
deslrous to make propositions or to receive infor
nation, are requested to address their con,mnnics
uons to j. G. g. Kennedy, ESQ.