The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-10

the proposed Industrial Exhibition TO correspond With
them London, and with societies local eoitfsst,
and individuals = tAis eannauy, aaaAe sasaanAahs
fnrw arding Of articles applicable 10 tte exk
need hardly Wy TO y6u, Iir, tt& ~ psscladaaes
Of the National Institute, sst forth in ths cssspe
dence, meet the appreciation Of The Dausrtneat wkiaA
has full confidence in the ctnmittee named by TIL
Institute.
avail myself o this opportunity to renew To ~
the assurance OF my high and Distinguished 81
alteration JOHN N. CLAYTON.
| Right Honorable Sir H. l.. BULwEa, kc.
Extract from the Circular af ne Royal Cssssis-
| siorseys.
/! "The Commissioners have felt that 1t would BE-
desirable, as far as possible, to prevent any ues-
sons from sending hither articles which cannot b
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 or rejection Of articles destined for ex.
hIbtion by foreign contributors ought not to he INK.
posed upon any English tribunal, but should be
referred to one Living the confidence Of the exhi-
bltors ihenst yes, and standing entirely free from
possible -nputations of national partially. They
accc- ,.ngy propose to admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only may be forwarded 10 then,
by the Central Authority Whatever NAV he y.
nature) in each country. They will comnuncate
to such Central Authority the amount OF spsee
which can be allowed to the productions ~ ~
conditions and limitations which NAV from tim.
to time be decided on with respect to the admsson
of articles. All articles forwarded by such Cen.
trail Authority will then be admitted, provided thev
do not require greater aggregate amount II
space than that assigned to the productions Of the
country from which they come and, provided
also, that they do not violate the conditions and
limitations of which due notice shall have been
given. 1t will rest with the Central Authority +,
each country to decide upon the merits of the
several articles presented for exhibition. and To
take care that those which are sent are snch y.
fairly represent the industry of their felIowcoun.
trymen.
{" Her Majesty's Commissioners will cons;d.-
that to be the Central Authority in each case ,oh;k
Is stated 10 be so by the Government of its eo,,nfr
Having once been put in Communication with =
Central Authority in any country thew must dsa
cine, absolutely and entirely, any communication
with private and unauthorized individuals ana
should any such be addressed to them. thev can
only refer to central body. This decision l.
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con.
fusion. WI
NO articles of foreign manufacture, to whom-
soever they may belong, or wheresoever they NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless th..,
come with the sanction of the Central Author,yy
OF OF the country Of which they are the produces
lhe commissioners do not insist upon such srt,s
cles being IN all cases actually forwarded bv the
Central Authority, though they consider that this
~o"iu !eHeidiIy De the most satisfactory ARRANGE.
ment; but 1t is indispensable that the sanction ~
such authority should in all cases be expressiv
gwen, and that it be held responsible for the a.
ness OF such articles for exhibition and FIR NJ,
authorizing the exhibition of a greater ouanttv
than can be accommodated in the sps a. ass,,,. 81
to me productions of the country in on stion.'s
"A full discussion was then had Of the s,,h;a<,
thus iald before the committee, and. on motion ~
the Hon, w. w. SeatOn, it vas
heso!red, That the Committee of FIVE first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substtut1nc
Mr. Kennedy for MIR. Greenough, who is abssnS
be an Executive Committee to take all neceasarv
steps to carry out the views Of the general conf
mittee. ~oA
The following gentlemen constitute the Execn
tive Committee Col. Peter Force Prof Walter
II. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, J. C. q Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On motion
RESOLVED, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
LEGATION. -"' o''-
And the Committee adjourned
CHARLES F. STANSBURY
Secretary Of the Meeting.
~ b.-AssocIatlons, committees, or ind. .uaIs
desirous to make propositions or to recei, nfor 4
nation, are requested to address their CONN, ,ca
tons to J. c. G. Kennedy, Esq.