The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-29

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TIE proposed Industrial EzhiitiOn. to cot1sspoaa with
them u londnu and viii sOcisties local eunfftees
forwarding 81 articles appicshs 10 the exhibit,oo.
need hardly say to you, sig, that the proceedings
Of the National Institute Is set forth in this
dence meet the Appreciation al the Dspartmspt which
has full confidence in the COMMITTEE rsrsi - thsf
Institute II \ = -
avail myself this opportunity to renew to ~
the assurance Of my high and distinguished en-:
alteration JOHN n. CLAYTON.
Right Honorable Sin H. L. BvLwEs, &c.
Extract from the Circular n &s R.ssl Commis-
sionsrs.
"The Commissioners have felt that il would h.
desirable, az far possible, to prevent anv nsr-
sons from sending hither articles which cannot i.
admitted, rather than to resct the articles afi.r
their arrival in London. They feel also that n.
delicate and responsible task OF deciding on the
admission or rejection Of articles destined for ex
hbtion by foreign contributors oughtnot TO be I'M
posed upon any Fnglish tribunal, but snouId Il.
referred to one Aving the confidence Of The exh :.
biors the"s. YES, and standing entirely free ffom
possible -nputatons Of national partially They
acccr Angly propose 70 admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only as may be forwarded to them
Dy the Central asch authority {whateyer may be ts
to such Central Authority the amount ~ .ss..
which can be allowed to the productions ~ ~.
country for which it acts. and will also .tat. 80
conditions and limitations which NAV frrm ,;m.
to time be decded on with respect to the adnissior
of articles. All articles forwarded by such Gems
trail Authority will then be admitted provided thew
do not require a greater aggregate amount IL
space than that assigned to the productions ~ m.
country from which they come /; and. provh,.I
also, that they do not violate the conditions And
limitations Of which due notice shall nav. 49,.
given 1t will rest with the Central Authorize i.
each country to decide upon the merits Of ths
several ARTICLES presented for exhibition aud y,
take care that those which are sent are such. ~
fairly represent the industry Of their fsow-coun-
trymen.
Her MAesty's Commissioners will con.;5@,
Is stated TO be by the Government Of 4, ro.,.
Having once been put in, communication WIN.
Central Authority in any country. thew m,,s, ~
cline, absolutely and entirely, any Communicates
with private and unauthorized lndiyiduals !. ana
should any such be addressed TO them. thew ~,
only refer to central body. This d.c cSy Gan
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con.
fusion. ~o-
" No articles OF. foreign manufacture. to whom.
soever they may belong, or wheresoever thew m.v
De, can De admitted for exhibition unless thevv
come with the sanction Of the Central A,,,ho-;,!y
of the country of which they are the prodnc.s
The commissioners do not insist upon si,ch s,+,ea
cles being IN all cases actually Forwarded IN, Il :
Central Authority, though they consider thai Il, :
would generally be the most satisfactory arrange.
iASn' put 10 indispensable that the sanctinn If
such authority should in all cases be exDressv
given, and that it be held responsible for ths ~
ness Of such articles for exhibition and E,r mr.,
authorizing the exhibition of greater ouantitv
than can be accommodated in the.spf = assioreJ
TO me productions Of the country in on st;one ,'
"A full discussion was then had Of the smhiet.
thus iald before the committee, and. on motio1 ~
the lion, W. w. Seaton, it was
Kesotped, Ihatthe Committee of five first charged
WITH this subject by the Institute (substitut,nr
mr.. Kennedy for MIR. Greenough, who is absenS
be an Executive Committee to take all necessary
steps to carry out the views of the general coma
mittee ee'"' ool"7
The following gentlemen constitute the Exeen
1--WE Committee: Col Peter Force, Prof. Walter
X. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, ]. ca KEN
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On motion
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
lication. H ~ Du'-
ANA the Committee adjourned
CHARLES F. STANSBURY ~
Secretary of the Meeting.
:, n. B-Associations, committees. or indvidu,,.
uesifous to make propositions or to receive inf;r
NATION, are requested to address their co,um,n;ca
tons to J. G. g. Kennedy, Esq.