The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-04-27


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Extract from tie Csrssiw y ~ Rss1E US1If3I
"The Commissioners have felt that il Me4ti -
desirable. far AZ possible, to prevent ans
sons from sending hithsr articles which caeSo4 ~
admitted. rather than 70 reject the asticlse afte
their arrival in London. They feel also tkati
delicate and responsible task Of dscidiar az q
admission or rejection Of articles destined foS 8%
hbnn by foreign contributors ought not 10 u RI VI
posed upon any Fngiish tribunal, but sscsaid nv
referred to one living the confidence Of thsVI SS
bitors theTst yes, and standing entirely H.
possible .nputations Of national partialltv.
accc- .ngly propose to admit TO exhibitson nsSrH
foreign articles only az may be Forwarded ia ~
by the Central Authority (wiiatever NAV II ~
nature) in each country. They will communio.s.;:
to such Central Authority the amount n S,,1Ss
which be allowed to the productions "a No.
country for which it acts, and will also stals ~
conditions and limitations which NAV fro,n fas.l~
to time be decided on with respect toitl,e adfIlis
of articles. All articles forwarded by suck fsS2s
trail Authority VIII then be admitted, provided NV
do not Tequire greater aggregate alnount ~
space than that assigned TO the productions n -
country from which they come and pr,,v;s,@ I.
also, that they do not violate the condition. sr3
limitations OF which due notice shall hay1 hn;I
gwen It will rest with the Central Authority. n
several articles presented for exhibition. sna ~,
take care that those which are sent are snrk =.
fairly represent the industry of their fellow
trymen
4" Her Majesty's Commissioners will con.;d.~
that to be the Central Authority in each casa,sAssI
Is sctea 10 DC 80 Sy the Government Of IL es4sst,v
Having once been put in communication vrish'.
Central Authority in any country, they muakdsa
cline absolutely and entirely, any communinst;ors
with private and unauthorized indiyiduals. !. ar,1 \
should any such be addressed to them. thev enn
only refer to central body. This decis;on g
fusion, d w $50 ~>-'''
No articles of foreign manufacture, to whom-
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer thew rnsv,
be, can be admitted for exhibition unles. th.x
come with the sanction of the Central Authoritx
o.. OF inc country OF which they are the producer
Inc commissioners do not insist upon such ert.3
c!es beng IN all cases actually forwarded b. tks
Central Authority, though they consider th.i ~ =
would generally be the most satisfactory arrnncs-
ment but 1t is indispensable that the sanut;or ~
sum outuoIfty SnouIu IN all cases be extAnAaa.sv
given and that 1t be held responsible for I'M n.
ness Of such articles for exhibition and "a ~
authorizing the exhibition of greater n,,.nt;sw /.
than can De accommodated in the spe y assie,. q
to the productions of the country in on stons 1,
A full discussion was then had Of the r,h;.ct 4
thus aid before the committee, and, on n,otion 81
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was " 80
Resolved, That the Committee of FIVE first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (subst;tutn1 Il
Mr.. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who IS ABSENT
be an Executive Committee to take ali i,ecesssry
mittee e' seaN1
The following gentlemen constitute the Execu
i've u Commipee Col Peter Force, Prof. ExltsIr
Il. Johnson, frof Joseph Henry, J.. ca Keal
nedy, Esq, Capt Charles Wilkes I~~65
On notion f157 fr
nssoloea, That the Secretary be requested to
LEGATION. '~e.'''S VT poo.
And the Committee adjourned
CHARLES +. STANSBURY
Secretary ofahe Meeting.
~. b.-Associasions, committees or ind. ;ual.
desirous to make propositions or to recei, Nor
maton are requested TO address their CONN Ia
uons to J. e. G. Kennedy ESQ 1, .'- ,