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Exhibition; the general conduct of the said Exhibition ; and also into the best modeof determining the nature of the prizes, and of securing the most impartial distri-bution of them.

And to the end that Our Royal Will and Pleasure in the said inquiry may be dulyprosecuted, and with expedition, We further, by these presents, will and command,and do hereby give lull power and authority to you, or any three or more of you, tonominate and appoint such several persons of ability as you may think lit to be LocalCommissioners, in such parts of Our Kingdom and in Foreign Parts as you may thinklit, to aid you in the premises; which said Local Commissioners, or any of them,shall and may be removed by you, or any three or more of you, from time to time,at your will and pleasure, full power and authority being hereby given to you, orany three or more of you, to appoint others in their places respectively:

And, furthermore, We do, by these presents, give and grant to you, or any threeor more of you, full power and authority to call beloro you, or any three or more ofyou, all such persons as you shall judge necessary by whom you may bo the betterinformed of the truth of the premises, and to inquire of the premises, and every partthereof, by all lawful ways and means whatsoever.

And Our further Will and Pleasure is that, for the purpose of aiding you in theexecution of these premises, We hereby appoint Our trusty and well-beloved JohnScott Russell and Stafford Henry Northcotc, Esquires, to be joint Secretaries to thisOur Commission.

And for carrying into effect what you shall direct to be done in respect of the saidExhibition, We hereby appoint the said Henry Cole, Charles Wentworth Dilke theyounger, George Drew, Francis Fuller, and Robert Stephenson, to be the ExecutiveCommittee in the premises, and the said Matthew Digby Wyatt to be Secretary ofthe said Executive Committee.

And Our further Will and Pleastue is that you, or any three or more of you, whenand so often as need or occasion shall require, so long as this Our Commission shallContinue in force, do report to Us, in Writing, under your hands and seals respectively,all and every of the several proceedings of yourselves had by virtue of these presents,together with such other matters, if any, as may be deserving of Our Royal Con-sideration touching or concerning the premises.

And, lastly, We do by these presents ordain that this Our Commission shallcontinue in full force and virtue, and that you, Our said Commissioners, or anythree or more of you, shall and may, from time to time, and at any place or places,proceed in the execution thereof, and of every matter and thing therein contained,although the same be not continued from time to time by adjournment.

Given at Our Court at Saint James’s, the Third day of January, 1850, inthe Thirteenth year of Our Reign.

By Her Majesty’s Command,

G. GREY.

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