The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1852-02-23

the proposed Industrial Exhibition to cousspo~d With
them in London, and with sociaes local eoanittses
and individuals in this country, and 70 sanction the
forwarding 81 articles sPplicsble 10 the exhibition.
need hardly say to YOU sir, that the proceedings
Of the National Institutes set forth in this coxresp0n
dence, meet ts appreciation Of the Department which
has full confidence in the committee named by that
! Institute
avail myself this opportunity to renew to yts
the assurance Of my high and distinguished cUo
alteration. JOHN ID. CLAYTON.
Right Honorable Sir H. l.. BuLwER, &c.
Ertrsci from the Circular Of Tie Royal Commis-
si0nsrs.
! "The Commissioners have felt that it would be
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 the
admission rejection Of articles destined for exc
hibiton by foreign contributors ought not to be inn
posed upon any English tribunal, but should be
referred to one living the confidence Of the exhi-
bitors thens. YES, and standing entirely free from
possible .nputations of national Partially. They
acccr .lngy propose to admit to exhibition such
foreign articles only as MAY be forwarded to them
by the Central Authority whatever may be its
nature) in each country. They will communicate
to such Central Authority the amount of space
which can be allowed to the productions Of the
country for which it acts, and will also state the
conditions and limitations which may from time
to time be decided on with respect to the admission
of articles. All articles forwarded by such Gen.
trail Authority will then be admitted, provided threw
do not require u greater aggregate amount Of
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. 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 that those which are sent are such as
fairly represent the industry Of their felIowcoun-
trymen.
4" Her Majesty's Commissioners will consider
that to be the Central Authority in each case schich
. slated to be 40 by the Government Of its country
Having once been put in communication with
Central Authority in any country, they must de,
cline, absolutely and entirely, any communication
with private and unauthorized individuals and.
should any such be addressed to them, thew can
only refer to central body This decision is
essentially necessary, in order to prevent con-
fusion.
81 No articles of foreign manufacture, to whom
soever they may belong, or wheresoever they may
be, can be admitted for exhibition unless they
come with the sanction of the Central Authority
of the country Of which they are the producea
The Commissioners do not insist upon such artl
clea being IN all cases actually forwarded by the
Central Authority, though they consider that this
would generally be the most satisfactory arrange
ment but 1t is indispensable that the sanction Of
SUCH uUtHorlty SnOulu IN all cases be expressly
given, and that it be held responsible for the ft-
ness of such articles for exhibition and for not
authorizing the exhibition of greater quantity
than can be accommodated in the sps &c assigned
to the productions of the country in q,t stion''
"A full discussion was then had of the subject
thus laid before the Committee, and, on motion of
the Hon, w. W. Seaton, it was
Resolved, That the Committee of We first charged
with this subject by the Institute Substituting
MIR. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is abseni)
be an Executive Committee to take all necessary
steps to carry out the views of the general CONS
mttee.
The following gentlemen constitute the Execu
tive Committee Col. Peter Force, Prof Walter
X. Johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, J. c.. q Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes.
On motion
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare the proceedings Of this meeting for pub
cation.
And the Committee adjourned
CHARLES F. STANSBURY
Secretary Of the Meeting.
N. B.-Associations, committees, or individuals
desIrous to make propositions or to receive infor.
nation, are requested to address their communica.
tons to J. G. G. Kennedy, ESQ