The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-07-14

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Institute.
Isvail myself this oprostu.aty y rdsIswtt4 ~
the assurance Of my high snd dsttuinAsd sqse;
alteration. JOHN r.. CLAYTON.
Right Honorable Sir H. L. BuLwrs, e.
Extract from The Circsir " tA4 Royal Cs~mis
sio~eys.
"The Commissioners have felt that it would b.
desirable. as far as possible, to prevent any oer~
sons from sending hither articles which canhoth b
admitted, rather than 10 reject the articles after
their arrival in London. They feel also that he
delicate and responsible task Of deciding on the
admission rejection of articles destined for ex.
hbion by foreign contributors ought not 70 be in>
posed upon any FOgliah tribunal, but should b.
referred to one faving the confidence Of the sxhi-
btors their s.-ves and standing entirely free from
possible .nputations of national partially. They
acccrs Angly propose to admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only as may be forwarded 70 them
by the Central Authority whatever may b. IL
nature) in each country. They will c0mmunicate
to such Central Authority the amount Of nae
which can be allowed to the productions Of The
country for which it acts, and will also state ths
conditions and limitations which may from Tins
to time be decided on with respect to the admission
of articles. All articles forwarded by such Cen.
trial Authority will then be admitted provided thsv
do not require greater aggregate amount az
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. II will rest with tho Central Authority IN
each country to decide upon the merits of The
several articles presented for exhibition and In
hat i1nuo t..rL
fairly representthe industry of their feliow-coun-
trymen. ~
f" Her Majesty's Commissioners viii con.;d.,
that TO be the Central Authority in each case ,cheI
is stated TO be by the Government Of II, ro,.,tr
Having. once been put in communication with !.
Central Authority m any country, they must de
cine, absolutely and entirely, any communication
with private and unauthorized aindividuals and \
should any such be addressed to them. thev can
only refer to a central body. This decision e
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con.
fusion.
"No articles Of foreign manufacture. to whom.
soever they may belong, or wheresoever thew NAV
De, can oe admitted for exhibition unless thew
come with the sanction of the Central Autho,;ty
OF the country Of which they are the nroducssl
ihe commissioners do not insist upon such ~,
cles beng IN all cases actually forwarded bv tbe
Central Authority, though they consider tta; th,s
would generally be the most satisfactory arrance.
~ i"AhuiSpcnSAOte tndt the sanction
such authority should in ell cases be exnress,,
given, and that it be held responsible for the ~
ness of such articles for exhibition and for not
authorizing the exhibition of a greater ouanti,v
than can De accommodated in the sps.e assip,.ed
to the productions of the country in oil stion'
full discussion was then had Of the snh;.,t
thus laid before the committee, and, on moton ~
the Hon, w: w. Seaton, it vas =
Resolred, Thatthe Committee of FIVE first cha rped
with this subject by the Institute (subatitu,'ne
Mr. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who Il abaens7
be an Executive Committee to take ali nec4ssary
steps to carry out the views Of the general corn
mlttee. SSAA'
Inc following gentlemen constitute the Exscu
i've COMMITTEE Col. Peter Force, Prof. Walter
X. Johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, J. c. q Kan.
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On notion
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested IN
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub.
AND the Committee adjourned
CHARLES +. STANSBURY
Secretary Of the Meeting.
IN. b.-Associations, committees. or ind. na,.
uesirous to make propositions or to receiy ,nsor,
nation, are requested to address their conn. ,;ca
TONS to j. c. G. Kennedy, Esq. '''''''