The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-14

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alteration JOHN r. CTAYTON.
Right Honorable Sir H. L. RuLvss, e.
Ersraa from tn Cirexiw " tAs RsyaI Csss.;,-
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"The Commissioners have telt that il vsouId +.
desirable. as far a. possible, . prevent any DER
sons from sending hither articles which cannot hx
admitted, rather than TO rejsct the articles sftev
their arrival in London. They feel also ,hxt H.
delicate and responsible task Of deciding on ths
admission or rejection Of articles destined for ex
hibition by foreign contributors oughtnot be in.-
posed upon any Fnglish tribunal, but should Ls
referred to one lving the confidence of the exh;-
bitors then's,v es and standing entirely free Ann
possible -aputations OF national partially. Thrv
| accc' .ngy propose 10 admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only as may be forwarded 70 then,
by the Central Authority (whatever NAV be IT,
nature) in each country. They will commun;c.s.
to such Central Authority the amount ~ sn.r.
which can be allowed TO the productions az ths
country for which il acts, and will also stats III.
conditions and limitations which may from time
to time be decided on with respect to the admission
of articles. All articles forwarded by such Gers
trail Authority will then be admittsd, provided thew
do not require greater aggregate amount r.
space than that assigned to the productions ~ ~.
country from which they come and, provided.
also, that they do not violate the condition. and
limitations Of which due notice shall have been
given. II will rest with the Central Authority in
each country to decide upon the merits Of II.
several articles presented for exhibition. and n
take care that those which are sent are such "a
fairly represent the industry Of their felow-coun
tryMen.
i" Her Maesty's Commissioners will cons;ds.
that to be the Central Authority in each ca.r s;eI
stated to be 50 BY the Government Of q, co.,tr,.
Having once been put in communication win .
Central Authority in any country, they must de-,
cline, absolutely and entirely, any communicates
shong , snv s nS b and.
only refer to a 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 wherssoever they NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition un.ss ~
come with the sanction Of the Central Author;tv
OF the country of which they are the prodnc:
lhe commissioners do not insist upon such arr,
cles being IN all cases actually forwarded bv m.
central Authority, though they consider that THIS
Satisfactory arra
ment but il is indispensable that the sanct;nr ~
such authority should in all cases be exnresa,,,
gwen, and that it be held responsible for the nc
ness OF such articles for exhibition and for ~,
authorizing the exhibition of a greater onnn,;,,,
than can be accommodated in the sps q assig ~
to the productions of the country in on stiona,,
A full discussion was then had Of the s,h;a,,
thus laid before the committee, and, on notion ~
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was s-' - =
Resoued, That the Committee Of We first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substitnts,no
Mr. Kennedy for MIR. Greenougl, who is aIaen5
be an Executive Committee to take all necessa,
steps to carry out the views Of the general corn
mittce. WI"
The following gentlemen constitute the Erecn
i've Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof Walter
K, Johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, =. IN Ken.
nedy' Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On motion
Resolved, That the Secretary be reouexl.d n
LEGATION. S'"'R '"r pup
hnn ths COMMITTEE adjourned
CHARLES F. STANSBURY
Secretary Of the Meeting.
~. Associations, committees, or ind. .uaI.
desirous to make propositions or to receiv Nor
nlalon, are requested to address their conn ,;ra
tons to J. c. G. Kennedy, Esq. ''''''- 10