The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-28

the proposed Industrial Exhihition. to cosspapd viii
them In Loadon, and With societies. local
a'ad inliv idafla = tAis easptzS, anA = sratla
forwarding o. articles applicable % the sxtihon.
need hardly ny to yda, air, tla& - Proceedings
o. the Nation.' Institute, set tustAinthe anHa6
has full confidence in the COMMITTEES nazed BY Tia
Institute.
avail myself this oppaxtanity to renew 70 rs
The assurance Of my AiEh md dia,ngu;shsd Gal
Right Honorable Sir H. L. BuLwEs, lie.
Extract from the Cirerisv n Ae Royal Cs~~i,-
sioners.
"The Commissioners have felt that Il vv.o,,la h.
desirable, as far possible, 70 prevent any par-
SONS from sending hither articles which cAano, be
admitted, rather than reject the articles aft.v
their arrival in London. They feel also pAat he
delicate and responsible task OF deciding on the
admission rejection Of articles destined for ex-
hibton by foreign contributors ought not Ia be ina
posed upon any English tribunal, but should be
referred to one hlving the confidence Of the exhi-
bltors yes, and standing entirely free from
possible .nputations of national partaisty They
accc' 'ng'y propose to admit to exhibition such
foreign srtlcles only as may be forwarded to them
ny the Central Authority (whateyer NAV be II.
nature) in each country. They will Communicate
To such Central Authority the amount cf .n., .
which can be allowed to the productions ~ r.
country for which it acts, and will also stare m
conditions and limitations which may from time
to time be decided ON with respect to The adyc;~;n
of articles. All articles forwarded bv snch Css,.
trial Authority will then be admitted provided thev
do not require a greater aggregate amount or
space than that assigned to the productions AZ ~.
country from which they come ; and, provided.
also, that they 90 not violate the conditions and
limitations Of which due notice shall have hs.r
given II will rest with the Central Authority in
each country to decide upon the merits Of n.
several articles presented for exhibition. and -
take that those which are sent are such =.
fairly represent the industry Of their feow-coun-
trymen.
Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
INA. 70 ne 'he Cenrai Authority in each case .chch
Is stated TO be so by the Gorsrn.ss Of L, ceant.
Having once been put in communication with :
Central Authority in any country. thew must Do.
cine, absolutely and entirely, any Communicating
with private and unauthorized individuals !. and
should any such be addressed to them, thew can
only refer to central body. This dec;s;nn !.
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion S""-
NO articles of foreign manufacture. to whom.
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer thev msv
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless thsy
come win the sanction of the Central Authority
Oh Oh me country of which they are the producst
The commissioners do not insist upon sSch -,
c.es oeihg IN all cases actually forwarded bv th4
Central Authority, though they consider thai IN.
would generally be the most satisfactory arrsnra
WeHl out IL Is indispensable that the sanction ~
such authority should in all cases be ernrsss,.,
gwen, and that it be held responsible for H. g..
ness OF such articles for exhibition and for nn,
authorizing the exhibition Of a greater ouant;,r
than can be accommodated in the spf /. sss;o
10 the productions of the country in on stion
A iuil discussion was then had Of the snh;...
thus laid before the committee, and, on mot,oD ~
the hon, w. w. Seaton, it was ~
Hesolrsd, hiatt the Committee of five 4 rat ch.r..a
With this subject by the Institute (substit,,i,ns
mr.. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who Il absen,1
be an Executive Committee to take All ne,assnr,.
steps to carry out the views of the general con,
mttee. e"'a' com
me following gentlemen constitute the Exsc,
i've committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Waltz
X. Johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, ]. G. a Ken.
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes
On motion
Resolved, That the Secretary be reouest.a 10
prepare the proceedings OF this meeting for nuh.
And thc Committee adjourned
CHARLES +. STANSBURY
Secretary of the Meeting.
N. B.-Associations, committees. or ind. nal.
aesirous TO make propositions or to recei, nfor
mation, are requested to address their conn ,ca
tons to J. G. g. Kennedy, Esq. '' IVA