The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-08

the proposed Industrial Rxkihioa TO cosTescnA with
them in Loudnn and with socis<ies, local oanAees,
and inaivi da.is y ths country, ard % s.nee.an s
forwarding n articles Applicable h the exhibition.
need hardly ray 10 you. sir, that tbs proceedings
OF the Natom1 Iasele q NJ Firth IN tdS ocsrssPos
dance, meet ths apqsosaioao Of ths DaztnaaG, wieA
has full confidence in the caaaittos naz>ed BY 1T
Institute
avail myselfo this opportunity to renew to ~
the assurance Of my hgh and distinguished cxh
sderation JOHN n. CLAYTON.
Right Honorable Sir H. l.. BuLwsa, &C. neiA
Extract from the Cirealw II sks Royal Cossssts-
siosse,y
"The Commissioners have felt that il would Be
desirable, AS far as possible, to prevent any uer-
sons from sending hither articles which cannot BE-
admitted rather than TO reject the articles After
their arrival in London. They feel also that the
delicate and responsible task Of deciding ON The
admission rejection Of articles destined for ex-
hlbllon by foreign contributors ought not 70 be i'm.
posed upon any English tribunal, but snould bs
referred to one lvng the confidence Of the exh;-
bitors themselves, and standing entirely free from
possible .nputations of national partially. They
acccr ,ngy propose to admit 10 exhibition such
foreign articles only MS maybe forwarded to them
by the Central Authority (whatsver NAV be -
nature) in each country. They will Communicate
to such Central Authority the amount of space
which can be allowed to the productions ~ ,hs
country for which it acts and will also state ~.
conditions and limitations which may from time
to time he decided on with respect to the adm;sso,
of articles. All articles forwarded by such Can.
trail Authority will then be admitted provided thev
do not require greater aggregate amount II
space than that assigned to the productions or the
country from which they come; and, provided.
also, that they do not violate the conditions and
limitations OF which due notice shall have baen
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
In hat th<>na vssks
fairly represent the industry of their felow-coun
trymen. 7i
Her Majesty's Commissioners will con.;a.r
that to be the Central Authority in each case ,ckick
is stated to be BY the Government of Il, corntr
Having once been put in communication with
Central Authority in any country they must de.
ciine' absolutely and entirely, any communication
with private and unauthorized ,ndividuals and
should any such be addressed to them. thew can
only refer to a central body. This decision f.
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con.
fusion.
No articles of foreign manufacture, to whon,-
soever they may belong, or wheresoever they NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless thew
come with the sanction of the Central Author;tx
OF the country Of which they are the produced
The Commissioners do not insist upon such arm
cles being IN all cases actually forwarded bv the
Central Authority, though they consider that this
would generally be the most satisfactory arrange
SPChISAU1G sanction
such authority should in all cases be exnresa,v
given, and that it be held responsible for the 81
ness of such articles for exhibition and for NJ.
authorizing the exhibition of a greater ouantitv
than can be accommodated in the sps n assigyei
to the productions of the country in on stion."
A full discussion was then had Of the suh;eet
thus laid before the committee, and, on motio1 81
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was
Resotusd That the Committee of i've first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute Substituting
Mr.. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is absenS
be an Executive Committee to take all necessarv
steps to carry out the views Of the general CONF
mttee. ~oN'S
The following gentlemen constitute the Execn
i've Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof Walter
r. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, ]. c. {. Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On notion
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested 10
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for Dub.
LEGATION. ~ 49,
And the Committee adjourned
CHARLES F. STANSBURY
Secretary of the Meeting.
N. B-Associations, committees, or ind. ,.uals
desirous to make propositions or to recei, ,nfor
nation, are requested to address their conn. ND.
tons to J. c. G. Kennedy, Esq.