The Great Exhibition of the works of industry of all nations to be opened in Hyde Park, London, on the 1st day of May, 1851 ...
Subtitle: at a public meeting of the inhabitants of the Borough of St. Marylebone, to take into consideration the best means of promoting the objects of the Exhibition, the Right Hon. Lord Portman in the chair, the following observations, among others, were made.
Contributors: Harrison & Son, Printers.
Publisher: Printed by Harrison and Son, St. Martin's Lane
Published: 1850
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Notes: Title from caption.

Proceedings from " ... a Meeting of the Inhabitants of the Borough of Marylebone, held at the Princess's Concert Room, Castle-street, Oxford-street, on the 2nd day of May, 1850 ... ".

"It was moved by Sir Benjamin Hall, Bart., M. P., seconded by W. A. Mackinnon, Esq., M. P., and carried unanimously ... That this Meeting engages to use its most strenuous exertions to promote the success of this great Undertaking, and that the Committee now formed do proceed forthwith to collect subscriptions and afford every assistance the Royal Commissioners may require, and recommend for appointment local Commissioners for this borough, with power for such Committee to add to their number ... A Committee has been appointed to promote in the Borough of Marylebone the objects of this Exhibition, consisting of the following Noblemen and Gentlemen: ... "--P. [1] at end.

"About 65 Local Committees had been formed before the issue of the Royal Commission, with the assistance of the Members of the Society of Arts, who had been nominated by the President to visit different parts of the kingdom.  To extend this organization over the whole kingdom, into Local Committees, was one of the first acts of the Royal Commission.  A circular was issued to the Mayors of all towns within the United Kingdom, having a municipal constitution announcing the issue of the Royal Commission, and requesting , if no Local Committee had been formed, that the mayor would communicate with the principal inhabitants for the purpose of ascertaining whether, in their opinion, the circumstances of the town rendered it advisable to appoint a Local Committee.  The functions of these Local Committees have chiefly consisted in the recommendation of Local Commissioners to represent the interests of their localities -- in encouraging the production of suitable objects for exhibition -- in affording information in the locality relative to the Exhibition -- in the collection fo subscriptions -- and in facilitating  the means of visiting the Exhibition."--Official Descriptive and Illustrated Catalogue of the Great Exhibition of the Works of Industry of All Nations, 1851, p. 18.

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