The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-15

the proposed Industrial Exhibition to coEresPond with
thsm London, and with socistes, local conikaAes,
and individuals in this country, and 70 sausns TIA
iorw ssdng 81 articles applicable TO the sxhAhitaa
Of the National Instus q sst forth in this oosrsspo
dence meet the aPprobatiDa a the leparent, which
has full confidence in the committee named BY that
Institute.
avail myself this opportunity to renew to you
the assuranrc OF my hish and distinguished CO,
sideration- JOnN ~. CLAYION.
Right Honorable Sir H. l.. BuLwEx, &c.
Extyaet from the Circulsr q ia Royal Css.a,is-
si0ners.
"The Commissioners have felt that it would be
desirable as far as possible, to prevent any per
Sons from sending hither articles which cannot be
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 rejection of articles destined for ex-
hbtion by foreign contributors ought not to be i'm
posed upon any English tribunal, but should be
referred TO one lving the conidenceof the exhi-
btors thcTs,-ves and standing entirely free from
possible .nputations of national partiality They
acccr ,ngy propose to admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only as may be forwarded to them
by the Central Authority (whateyer NAV be its
nature) in each country They will Communicate
to such Central Authority the amount Of space
which can be allowed to the productions ~ II.
conditions and limitations which may from time
to time be decided with respectto the admission
of articles All articles forwarded by such Cen.
trail Authority will then be admitted provided thev
do not require greater aggregate amount Of
space than that assigned the productions Of IN.
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 1t will rest with the Central Authority IN
each country to decide upon the merits Of the
several articles presented for exhibition, and to
take care that those which are sent are such as
fairly represent the industry of their felow-coun-
trymen.
" Her Majestys Commissioners will conside ~
that to be the Central Authority in each case vAch
is stated TO be by the Gouerssnseas Of its co,n1
Having once been put in communication with =
Central Authority IN any country, they must de.
clne' absolutely ana entirely, any communication
with private and unauthorized 1ndviduals and.
should any such be addressed to them, thew can
| only refer to a central body. This decision IL
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion
g No articles of foreign manufacture, to whom
| soever they may belong, or wheresoever thew NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless thrvv
come with the sanction Of the Central Authorize
of the country of which they are the prodnceI
The Commissioners do not insist upon such ara.
ces beng. IN all cases actually forwarded bv ths
Central Authority, though they consider that this
"oN-
ment; but it is indispensable that the sanction of
such authority should in oil cases be exnressy
given, and that it be held responsible for Tie fl.
ness OF such articles for exhibition md for NJ,
authorizing the exhibition of greater ouant;.v
than can be accommodated in the sps r. asajo,. ri
to the productions of the country in an stion.''
"A tull discussion was then had Of The snh;sct
thus Iaid before the committee, and on notion ~
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it vas 800 = -
Resolved, That the Committee of FIVE first charcoal
with this subject by the Institute (suLatt,t,os
Mr.. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who Is al,ssnS
be an Executive Committee to take ali necessar;
steps to carry out the views of the general com
mittee ''
Inc following gentlemen constitute the Exac,
i've Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof Wahsr
r. Johnson, Prof. Joseph Henry, j. G. q Ken.
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On motion HiEtf
Resolved, That the Secretary be reoues,yd -
prepare the proceedings OF this meeting far noh.
LEGATION. WI p""-
And the Committee adjourned
CHARLES +. STANSBURY
Secretary of the Meeting.
~. pa ssocIations, committees, or md. ,usls
desirous to make propositions or to recey .utnr
nation, are requested to address their conn. ,ica
tons to }. C. G. Kennedy, ESQ.
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