The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-05-13

the proposed IndusuiA Hhitibg, 70 eoe1to4d viii
them in Loe6n, s,d With scAie&sd 36caa tdmittsss,
and Vdividush in this country, and y saActsaR the
forwarding q article. sppiis.bls % The sxhihs?-
need hardly say to you, sir, thai the procss&Aaes
OF the National lnstitute, set forth in thu corr6on~
dence, the approbatoa Of the Departueut wkick
has full confidence in the committee named by that
| Institute ih
avail myself this opportunity 70 rspS~ to w
the assurance Of my high and distinguished c~rt
sderation. JOHN NJ. CLAYTON.
Right Honorable Sir II. l.. BuLwEa, DC. ~
Extract from the Circular qf ne Royal Cessmis-
! soHers. 800
| "The Commissioners have felt that it would b
desirable, as far 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 tie
admission rejection of articles destined for ex-
hibltion by foreign contributors ought not To be i'm
posed upon any English tribunal, but should be
referred TO one wing the confidence of the exhi-
bitors theirstves and standing entirely free from
possible quotations of national partiaIsty. They
accc' ,ngy propose 10 admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only as may be forwarded To them
by the Central Authority whatever NAV be IL
nature) m each country. They will comrnunicst-
to such Central Authority the amount. IF snsr.
which can be allowed to the productions ~ ~.
country for which It acts, and will also state ths
| conditions and limitations which NAV FINN finn. .
to time be decided with respect to the admixson
of articles. All articles forwarded by such Cen-
trail Authority will then be admitted provided thew
do not require a greater aggregate amount of
space than that assigned to the productions OF ths
country from which they come ; and, provided.
| also, that they do not violate the conditions .n1
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. ana 70
take care that those which are sent are such as
fairly represent the industry Of their feIlowcoun
trymen:
Z" Her Majesty's Commissioners win .cona;l~r
that to be the Central Authority in each cSe Which
stated to be 50 BY the Government Of its cosni,y
Having once been put In communication with !.
Central Authority in any country. thew must ds.
cline, absolutely and entirely, any comrun;ca,;on
with private and unauthorized individuals ; ami
should any such be addressed to them. thew car
only refer to a central body. This decision IL
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion.
mo articles Of foreign manufacture. IN whono.
soever they may belong, or wheresoeyer thew NAV
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless tbev
come with the sanction of the Central Authorize
OF the country of which they are the produce,
Inc commissioners 90 not insist upon such artl
cles being In all cases actually forwarded Nv III.
Central Authority, though they consider that th,.
would generally be the most satisfactory arrange
ment but 1t Is indispensable that the SANCTION IF
such authority should in all cases be exnressi,r
given, and that it be held responsible for tr FL.
ness of such articles for exhibition and far NO.,
authorizing the exhibition of greater ouanttv
than can be accommodated in the spf e. ass;v 81
to the productions of the country in on stion.n
A full discussion was then had of the suh;.c,
thus LAID before the COMMITTEES, 80. on motion ~
the Hon, w. w. Seaton, it wssE.A
RESOLVED, Thatthe Committssof k first cbaresd
with this subject by the Institute (subati,utS,no
Mr.. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who Is absenS
be an Executive Committee to take ali necessar,
steps to carry out the views of the general COM
The following gentlemen constitute the Exac,
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof W,l,.r
H. ohnson, Prof Joseph Henry, J. c. 4; Ken.
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On notion 4a
hesolred, That the Secretary be requested N
LEGATION. 'S "r p"o-
And thu Committee adjourned
CHARLES F. SrANSBURY
Secretary of the Meeting
IN. B.-Associations, committees. or md. nal.
oesirous to make propositions or to recei, nfor
inatioh' are requested to address their CONN ,cs
tons to J. G. G. Kennedy, Esq ''' NC