The southern press., 1852-01-06

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ior~ardins n articles applieahs 70 TIE sztihioa.
need hardly say to you, sir, that the psoessdangs
cf the National Institute, ss crth In this
dence, meet the aPprosaon Of the Dspartnent wkieA
has full confidence in the committee aaned b tAAt
Institute.
| avail myself this opportunity 70 rsnsu 70 "
the assurance OF my high and distinguishes cl4a
sideration- JOHN II. CLAYTON.
Right Honorable Sir H. l.. BuLwEs, Ae.
Exsrset Jsow tAe Cireslsr " tAs RsysI Csn~is.
sioSsrs.
"The Commissioners have felt that Il would b.
desirable, AZ far possible, to prevent any per
sons from sending hither articles which cannot b
their arrival in London. They feel also that ths
delicate and responsible task Of decidinar on ths
admission or rejection of articles destined f0r O..
hbtion by foreign contributors ought not To be inn
posed upon any Fnglish tribunal, but should b.
referred to one lving the confidence of the exh;.
btors theirs. yes, and standing entirely FREE nor.
possible .nputations Of national partialitv Thev
accc- ,ngly propose TO admit to exhibition sDck
foreign articles only may be forwarded Ia thar,
by the Central Authority (whatever may be Il,
nature) IN each country. They will communicate
to such Central Authority the amount Of sn.cs
which can be allowed to the productions az ~
country for which it acts, and will also stste ~
conditions and limitations which NAV from t;ms
to time he decided with respect to The admiss;o,,
of articles. All articles forwarded by such Cen-
trail Authority will then be admitted, provided thsv
do not require greater aggregate amonnt ,.yf
space than that assigned to the productions Of the
country from which they come and, provided.
also, that they do not violate the condition, and
limitations of which due notice shall have beer
gwen. II will rest with the Central Authority ia
each country to decide upon the merits Of tho
several articles presented for exhibition. and -
take care that those which are sent are mch ~
fairly represent the industry Of their felIow-coun-
trymen.
Hcr MaJestys Commissioners will considsr
that To be the Central Authority in each case ,,Lk
y stated to- be so By the Government of il co.s
t1nving once been put in communication with :
Jsn.ra zen authority N any country, they mus, de
with private and unauthorized Individuals and.
should any such be addressed to them. thew can
only refer to central body This decision i
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion ~
NO articles Of foreign manufacture, to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoever thew NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless they
come with the sanction Of the Central Authorize
OF the country of which they are the produces
The commissioners do not insist upon such art,.
cles being IN all cases actually forwarded bv the
H"'"uii'y, tnousn they consider that this
would generally be the most satisfactory arrangs.
ment but it is indispensable that the sanction ~
such authority should in all cases be exnre.s,v
given, and that it be held responsible for the ~
ness of such articles for exhibition and Sor nn,
authorizing the exhibition of 4 greater ouant;tv
than Can be accommodated in the SD, /, nss;g ~
to the productions of the country in on stion.n
"A fuii discussion was then had Of the 's,,b;eet
thus lad before the committee, and, on MOTION Of
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was
Resolred, That the Committee of i've first charged
with this subject by the Institute (substitut,nc
Mr. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who ia absen5
be an Executive Committee TO take all necesssry
steps to carry out the views Of the general com4
mittee. N's
Ihe following gentlemen constitute the Execu
i've Committee COL Peter Force Prof Waiter
X. ~. Johnson T Prof Joseph Henry, j. c. q. Ken
nedy' Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes
On notion
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
lication. ~. D'
Aho thI COMMITTEE adjourned
CHARLES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
~ n.--A ssociations, committees, or individuals
ueSllous 70 make propositions or to receive infor
!'ation' are requested to address their comn,unica
uons IONS 70 :. T. q. Kennedy, Esq.