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Councillor George William Frederick Earl of Clarendon, Knight of Our MostNoble Order of the Garter, Our trusty and well-beloved Sir John Peter Boileau-Baronet, and J ames Oourthope Peache, Esquire, the sum of twenty thousand poundsto be awarded in prizes and medals as aforesaid; and have appointed Our trusty andwell-beloved Arthur Kett Barclay, Esquire, William Cotton, Esquire, Sir JohnWilliam Lubbock, Baronet, Samuel Morton Peto, Esquire, and Baron Lionel deRothschild , to be the Treasurers lor all receipts arising from donations, subscriptions,or any other source, on behalf of or towards the said Exhibition; Our trusty andwell-beloved Peter le Neve Foster, Joseph Payne, and Thomas Winkworth,Esquires, to be the Treasurers for payment of all executive expenses; and Ourtrusty and well-beloved Henry Cole, Charles Wentworth Dilkc the younger, GeorgeDrew, Francis Fuller, and Robert Stephenson, Esquires, with Our trusty and well-beloved Matthew Digby Wyatt , Esquire, as their Secretary, to be an ExecutiveCommittee for carrying the said Exhibition into effect, under the directions of Ourmost dearly beloved Consort;

And whereas the said Society for the Promotion of Arts, Manufactures, andCommerce, have represented unto Us, that, in carrying out the objects proposed bythe said Exhibition, many questions may arise regarding the introduction of produc-tions into Our Kingdom from Our Colonies and from Foreign Countries ; also regardingthe site for the said Exhibition, and the best mode of conducting the said Exhibition ;likewise regarding the determination of the nature of the prizes, and the means ofsecuring the most impartial distribution of them; and have also besought Us thatWe would be graciously pleased to give Our Sanction to this Undertaking, in orderthat it may have the conlidence, not only of all classes of Our subjects, but of thesubjects of Foreign Countries:

Now know ye, that We, considering the premises, and earnestly desiring topromote the proposed Exhibition, which is calculated to be of great benefit to Arts,Agriculture, Manufactures, and Commerce, and reposing great trust and confidencein your fidelity, discretion, and integrity, have authorized and appointed, and bythese presents do authorize and appoint, you Our most dearly beloved Consort FrancisAlbert Augustus Charles Emanuel Duke of Saxony, Prince of Saxe-Coburg andGotha , you Walter Francis Duke of Buecleuch and Qucensberry, William Earl olRosse, Granville George Earl Granville, Francis Earl of Ellesmere, Edward GeoffreyLord Stanley, John Russell (commonly called Lord John Russell), Sir Robert Peel ,Henry Labouchcre, William Ewart Gladstone, Sir Archibald Galloway , or theChairman of the Court of Directors of the East India Company for the time being,Sir Richard Westmacott, Sir Charles Lyell, or the President of the Geological Society for the time being, Thomas Baring, Charles Barry, Thomas Buzley, Richard Cobden ,William Cubitt, or tho President of the Institution of Civil Engineers for the timebeing, Charles Lock Eastlake, Thomas Field Gibson, John Gott, Samuel Jones Loyd ,Philip Pusey , and William Thompson, to make full and diligent inquiry into thebest mode by which the productions of Our Colonies and of Foreign Countries maybe inh-odueod into Our Kingdom; as respects the most suitable site for the said