The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-01-31

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The a..asaa'sc Of ny ~ - a2in1uAAS6 ces,
Right Honorabls Sir H. L. laysss Gs.
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"srhs Commissioners have nh thu Il vokld -
desirable, a. far az possible, to pFetoAs nv per-
sons from sending hither articles wldeh 4 26ct Be-
admitted, rnther than to reect the ayiiclA aftep
their arrival in London. They M ~ Dat tie
delicate and responsibie task Of de6idipx IS tks
admission or rejection Of articles dsstns Sr sx-
hbtion by foreign contributors ought not 70 Be im.
posed upon any Fneiish tribunal, but snouId BE-
referred 70 ope living the coa6dencs Of 10 exhi-
bitors thsTs yes, and standing entirely frseffom
possible quotations Of national partiaiftv Thsv
accc- 'ngly propose 70 admit 70 sxhiAi90n suck
foreign articles only AZ may b forwusdei - thsm
by the Central Authority fwhatevsr - : be H.,
nature) in each country. They will oo1nusun;cs,.
to such Central Authority The amount ~ sr,s~.
which can be allowed to the productioss II ~
country for which i acts, and viii alao ststs ne
conditions and limitations which may don ,tms
to time be decided on with respect to liz
of articles. All articles Forwarded by suc6 Cen.
trail Authority will then be admitted psovided a.,
do not require greater aggregate amount cf
space than that assigned 70 the productions 81 the
also, that they do not violate the condition. mi
limitations of which due notice shall havS be.n
given 1t will rest with the Central Authority in
each country to decide upon the inertia ~ ~.
several articles presented for exhibition. and IN
take care that those which are sent are s,ch ~
trymen. 80 -
Her Majesty's Commissioners will cors,d.-
that to De the Central Authority in each case ,cAek
stated to be 80 BY TIE Goverrs,ent or L. .n...s
Havlng once been put in communication Nm !.
Central Authority In any country, they nust de-
onn .s ansoIu'eiy ana entirely any communication
should any such be addressed to them. thev can
only refer to a central body. This decisio,, !.
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion. $3.50 wa
No articles Of foreign manufacture, 70 whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer thev NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unles. ,S sy
come with the sanction Of the Central Authori,yy
OF the country Of which they are the proS,,re
ihe Commissioners do not insist upon such az.
c,cS ocihR ~ All cases actually forwarded bv q
Central Authority, though they consider ths} ~
would generally be the most satisfactorv ar,,,s"'
ment but It is Indispensable that the asnct;cro ~
such authority should in all cases be ernrs.s.,.
given, ana that 1t be held responsible for the 81
ness OF such articles for exhibition and fnr ~,
authorizing the exhibition of greater onant,,,
than can be accommodated in the spr = assir ~
to the productions of the country in on stion. -
full discussion was then had Of he s"h,..
mus Iaid pefore the committee, and, ON motion -
the HON. W; w. Seaton, it was 80
Resolved, That the Committee of Ave frat chsrrsa
with this subject by the Institute {substtvtsns
Mr. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who e abssnS
be an Executive Committee to take mi nacsss-r.a
steps to carry out the views Of the general cord
mittee. s'Ao1ai coDs
The following gentlemen constitute the Exe,n
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. W.lter
II. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, !. C. q. Kan.
nedy' Esq, Capt Charles Wilkes. p-1
On notion 5tsa
RESOLVED, That the Secretary be requested 10
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pul.
And thu Committee adjourned
CHARLES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
~ b.-Associations, committees. or indv;d,,a..
desirous to make propositions or to receive inf,s
mauon, are requested to address their communicu
tons to j. c. G. Kennedy, Esq. -