The southern press., 1851-08-05

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" The Commissioners have felt that Il would be
desirable as fsr a. possible, 70 prevent any per-
sons from sending hither aicles vhioh cssiilo& be
admitted, rather than TO reject the axt1klea after
their arrival in London They faei nluos thnk thu
delicate and Responsible task Or desi1ine a. The
admission or rejection of articles asteinc7 ibrex-
hlb',on by foreign coI!ribatoEs o%ehtnps A b inn
referred TO one lving the confidence of ths exhi-
btors themselves, and standing entirely dee ffom
possible -nputatiOns of national partinlitv Thev
acccr ,ngly propose to admit 10 exhibition such
foreign articles only may be forwarded 70 then,
ny the Central Authority lwhateyer msy be its
nature) in each country. They viii communicate
to such Central Authority the amount Of spacs
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 he decided with respect to the admission
of articles. All articles forwarded by auoh Cen
tral Authority will then be admitted, pfoyidtd they
do not require a greater aggregate amount Of
space than that assigned to the prodnceops OF the
country from which they come and. pfoyided
also, that they do not violate the condifions and
limitations Of which due notice shall have been
gwen. p wlll rest with the Central Authority ia
each country to decide upon the merits Of the
several articles presented for exhibition. and 10
take care that those which are sent are puch as
fairly represent the industry Of their fellow-coun-
trymen.
!" Her Majesty's Commissioners win consider
that to be the Central Authority in ene ease sr6ick
. stated TO Be so by The Gopernuseut of ~ nea..fr
Having once been put in Commune ~ s.,;,b .
Central Authority in any country, thsv nanst De
cline, absolutely and entirely, anv comsnunirnt;on
with private and unauthorized indiyidnnIs and
should any such be addressed to them. fhev can
only refer to central body. This DECISION ia
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion. T7'-s SSo''-
= No articles Of foreign manufacture, 70 whom.
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer thev mar
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless they
come with the sanction of the Central Authority
.m, Q. tne country OF which they are the produce.
The Commissioners do not insist upon such art,.
cles beng m all cases actually forwarded bv the
Central Authority, though they consider thai this
would generally be the most satisfactory arranos.
ment but IT Is indispensable that the sanction of
such authority should in all cases be exDressv
given, and that it be held responsible for the e.
ness OF such articles for exhibition and fDr not
authorizing the exhibition Of a greater QUANTITY
than can be accommodated in the space as.ig,. ~
to the productions of the country in question:
full discussion then had of the subie,t
thus laid before the committee, and, on motion of
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was y
Resolued, That the Committee Of We first eb.ree.
with this subject by the Institute (substitnt7nc
Mr. Kennedy for Mr. Greenough, who Is abeenS
be an Executive Committee to take all neoessarv
steps to carry out the views Of the general com
lhe following gentlemen constitute the Execu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. walter
H. Johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, J. G. G. Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes
On motion
Aesoluea, That the Secretary be requested n
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for nub-
And thS Committee adjourned.
CHARLES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting
~ B.-Associations, committees, or individuals
desirous to make propositions or to receive infor
mation, are requested to address their comnn,nca,
uons to J. &. q. Kennedy, ESQ.,