The southern press., 1852-01-12

the opossd tnduarial Exhibitioa 10 cazespaAd with
them in Lonloa, and With soei9is loeal cenittsss,
and ndivihuab inati6s cosntsy ald 10 sanction the
arding Of articles spplicabls to the sxhihition
need hardly say to you sir, thai the proceedings
Of the National Institutes as set forth in this
dcnce, meet the appreciation Of the Department which
has full confidence in the coaamitse named by tia
Institute.
the assurance OF my high and distinguished con
sideratiOn JOHN u. CLAYTON
Right Honorable Sir II. l.. BuLwEa, kc
Extract from the Civeslar of the Royal Comnis
s0ners-
"The Commissioners have felt that it would h.
desirable, as far possible, to prevent any Der
sons from sending hither articles which cannot b&
admitted, rather than to reject the articles after
their arrival in London They feel also that ths
delicate and responsible task Of deciding on the
admission or rejection of articles destined for ex.
hiblon by foreign contributors ought not to be I'M
posed upon any English tribunal but should be
referred to one Aving the con6da.lAe Of The exhi.
bitors them yes, and standing entirely free from
possible .nputatons of national partially. Thev
accce -.ngly 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 communicat.
to such Central Authority the amount of spacs
which can be allowed to the productions Of the
country for which it acts, and will also state ~.
conditions and limitations which NAV from tim.
to time be decided on with respect to the admssior
of articles. All articles forwarded by such Cen.
tral Authority will then be admitted, provided thew
do not require greater aggregate amount o.
space than that assigned to the productions Of the
country from which they come and, provided
also, that they do not violate the conditions ano
limitations of which due notice shall have beer
given 1t will rest with the Central Authority il
each country to decide upon the merits of tn.
several articles presented for exhibition, and ID
10 x.r1tn L.
fairly represent the industry Of their fellow -coun
uymen.
Her Maesty's Commissioners will conside,
that to be the Central Authority in each case ,vhicI
Is stated TO be 50 by the Government of IL, count,
tiaving once been put in communication with |.
Central Authority in any country, they must de
cline, absolutely and entirely, any communicat;o,
with private and unauthorized individuals and
should any such be addressed to them, thew car
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 wheresoever thew NAV
be, can be admitfed for exhibition unless they
come with the sanction Of the Central Authority
OF the country of which they are the produce
lhe commissioners do not insist upon such arm,
cles being IN all cases actually forwarded bv In.
central Authority, though they consider that thu
would generally be the most satisfactorv ,rrsnrs
ment but 1t is indispensable that the SANCTION o.
such authority should in all cases be expressly,
given, and that it be held responsible for the fl
ness Of such articles for exhibition and for nr,
authorizing the exhibition of greater ouant;tv
than can be accommodated in the sps. : assig -
to the productions of the country in on stion.''
full discussion then had of the, subieft
thus aid before the committee, and on motio5 q
the Hon, w w. Seaton, it was
Resolved, That the Committee of five first charped
with this subject by the Institute (substitmt,ns
Mr.. Kennedy for Mr.. Greenough, who is absent
be an Executive Committee to take all necessary
steps to carry out the views of the general com
mittee. s
The following gentlemen constitute the Exec,
i've COMMITTEE Col Peter Force Prof Waite
T. johnson, Prof Joseph Henry, ]. C. G. Ken
nedy, Esq, Capt. Charles Wilkes
On notion f3ta
Resolved, That the Secretary be requested to
prepare the proceedings OF this meeting for pub
cation.
ana tht COMMITTEE adjourned.
CHARLE ES F. STANSBURY.
Secretary of the Meeting.
N-B.--Associations n committees, or individual,
aesirous to make propositions or to receive intor
alioll, are requested to address their comnu,nica
TONS IONS to J. G. G. Kennedy, Esq.