The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-06-30

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the assurance Of ny isl AZ dssInspisIsl al
alteration JOHN II CLAYTON
Right Honorable Sir H. L. BuLwHs, ts.
Erswses from the Cirexisr y ~ Rs>.s cssmis
"The Commissioners have fat that II would b.
desirable AZ far possible, TO prevent anv Der
from sending hither articles which cannot s.
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 be i'm
posed upon any Fugiish tribunal but should he
referred to one '.lving the confidence Of the exhi
btors thens, YES, and standing entirely free ftom
possible nputat'ons of national partisiity. They
accordingly propose to admit to exhibition s,,ch
foreign articles only as may be forwarded to them
by the Central Authority whatever NAV b. IL
nature) in each country. They will comnsun;cs,s
to such Central Authority the amount Of snsce
which can be allowed to the productions 81 ~
country for which acts, and will also state The
to time be decided on with respect to the adms.o.
OF articles. All articles forwarded by such Cen.
trail Authority will then be admitted, provided tbs~
do not require greater aggregate amount Il
space than that assigned to the productions or IN.
country nom which they come and, provided,
also, that they DO not violate the copStions mi
limitations of which due notice shs n h.ve bs.,.
given. II will rest with the Central Ackhoyitv 4.
each country to decide upon the merits ~ RI.
several articles presented for exhibition. and ~
take care that those which are sent are such ss
trymen. -, '''
F" Her Majesty's Commissioners will .or.;a..
that to be the Central Authority in each cass .r!i
s slated TO be 50 BY the Government Of h, eosrt,,.
Having once been put in Communication VIII .
Central Authority in any country. thew mnst AL
cline, absolutely and entirely, any ;c.,;o.
with private and unauthorized indivduals !: and.
should any such be addressed to them thew ..,s
only refer to a central body This dec;s;on !.
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con.
fusion. WIZ
No articles Of foreign manufacture. to whom.
soever they may belong, or wheresoever thew NAV
be, can be adnitted for exhibition unless they
come with the sanction Of the Central A,thos.y!.
of the country Of which they are the nrodncs,
The commissioners do not insist upon snch 49,,
cles oeny ~ all cases actually forwarded bv ~.
Central Authority, though they consider thai thu
would generally be the most satisfactory arranaa'
iiient put IL Is indispensable that the sanction ~
such authority should in all cases be exnrsas;,.
gwen, and that it be held responsible for tia 81.
ness of such articles for exhibition and for ny.
authorizing the exhibition of greater onanttw
than can be accommodated in the spt = assr,..d
to the productions of the country in on stion -
A full discussion was then had of the snh;so.
thus land before the committee, and, on motion If
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it was 49,
Resotued, That the Committee of We first CHARGED
with this subject by the Institute (substtnt1ns
mr.. hennedy for Mr. Greenough, who is absenH
DE an Executive Committee to take ali necssssr;,
mittee. ee"i ooM
The following gentlemen constitute the Ex.cu
i've Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof Walter
Il. Johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, ]. G. q Ken.
nedy' Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On notion Aati.
Resolved, That the Secretary be reou.u,.d ~
LEGATION. s i"r puo-
ana the Committee adjourned
CHARLES +. STANSBURY
Secretary of the Meeting.
-. n.-Assoclatlons, committees, or ind. ,ual.
deslfous to make propositions or to recei, MFR
nalon' are requested to address their comm. 1ica
ions TO ). e. G. Kennedy, Esq.