The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-03-26

them u Leadoa spd VIII sosietisa, leeal epitasss,
and nsdtSsdnAk In this sosn1Dy ,and 70 SANCTION Tie
forwarding of articles applicable TO the exhibitson
need hardly say you, sir, that the proceedings
o. the National lnstitute sst forth in this correspo0
dcnce, meet the appreciation OF tho Depsrtmeut wbich
has full conhdencs in the committee named by that
avail myself this opportunity to renev 20 ytu
alteration JOHN NJ CLAYTON
Right Honorable Sir H. l.. BuLw n, L..
Extract from the Circslsr a. tie Ro.si C..p,is.
a a0ners. s7I
"The Commissioners have felt that Il wop,d h.
desirable, as far possible, to prevent any per-
sons from sending hither articles which cannot be
admitted, rather than to reject the articles aftrr
their arrival in London. They feel also that ths
delicate and responsible task Of deciding on ths
admission rejection of articles destined for ex
hibtion by foreign contributors ought not 10 be inn.
posed upon any English tribunal, but should be
referred to one having the confidence of the exhi-
btors themselves, and standing entirely free from
possible '.nputatons Of national partially They
acccr- lngly propose to admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only may be forwarded tn then,
by the Central Authority (whatAver NAV be its
nature} m each country. They will communicate
to such Central Authority the amount of snsc.
which can be allowed to the production. ~ m.
country for which It acts, and will also state m.
conditions and limitations which NAV from time
to time be decided on with respect to the ad,nin.;or
of articles. All articles forwarded bv such Cen
trail Authority VIII then De admitted, provided they
do not require greater aggregate amount ~
space than that assigned to the productions Of I'm.
country from which they come !; and, provided.
also, that they do not violate the conditions and
limitations of which sdue notice shall have been
given It will rest with the Central Authority in
each country 70 decide upon the merits of the
several articles presented for exhibition. and m
take care that those which are sent are such ne
fairly represent the industry Of their felow-coun-
trymen.
" Her Majesty's Commissioners will cors;d.~
that to be the Central Authority in each case 49,
Is stated TO Be 80 by the Government Of is eoumi,v
Having once been put in communication With !,
Central Authority in any country. thew mus, is.
cline, absolutely and entirely, any COMMUNICATIVE
with private and unauthorized IndividuaIs ana
should any such be addressed to them. thsv csn
only refer to central body. This decision il
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
FUSION o-
" No articles Of foreign manufacture n ubo,o.
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer thew nav
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless thsv
come with the sanction of the Central Authori,y
OF the country of which they are the producel
ne commissioners do not insist upon such artl.
ces beng IN all cases actually forwarded bv ii :
Central Authority, though they consider Thai m
would generally be the most satisfactory arrano4.
ment but 1t is indispensable that the sanction IF
such authority should in all cases be exnres.,,,
gwen, and that it be held responsible for the ~
ness OF such articles for exhibition and for mr.,
authorizing the exhibition of greater ouantitv
than can be accommodated in the sps.s assipre J
to the productions of the country in ou .stion'''
full discussion was then had Of the subject
thus land before the committee, and, on motion of
the ZION, w. w. Seaton, it was
RESOLVED, That the Committee of 1--WE first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substitnt1nc
MIR. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is abaen6
be an Executive Committee to take all necessary
steps to carry out the views of the general CONF
mittee "s
The following gentlemen constitute the Execu
i've Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof. Walter
X. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, j. C.. u Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt Charles Wilkes.
On notion
hesofped, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub.
And the Committee adjourned
CHARLES F. STANSBURY
Secretary of the Meeting
~ B.-Associations, committees. or individual.
desirous to make propositions or to receive infor
nation, are requested to address their comm,,nica
tons to j. G. G. Kennedy, Esq. -