ILLUSTRATIONS OF DUTIES BY LOCAL COMMITTEES.

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1851.23 Jan.

27 Jan.

5 Fob.18 Fob.

5 March.2(1 March.

Catalogue. — Catalogue Forms sent to all Exhibitors by the Royal Commissionersto bo tilled up ami returned on 31st January.

Resolution, sent to Royal Commissioners, applying for extension of time for Cata-logue Returns to 1st March :—and agreed to.

80 Catalogue J let urns sent to Royal Commissioners.

Circulars sent to Exhibitors for Catalogue Returns, followed up by frequentpersonal applications.

Catalogue Returns all sent to Royal Commissioners, except 11.

Catalogue Returns sent from remaining 11 Exhibitors.

1850.10 April.

15 April

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13 May.K.

27 Juno.

13 Nov.

1851.10 Juno.

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Resolution passed and communicatod to the Royal Commissioners, recommendingthe Manufacturers' Names of the articles exhibited to bo in all instances publishedin the Exhibition.

100 Circulars sont by the Chairman to the Mayors of the principal towns in thekingdom, containing a copy of the above resolution, and proposing a meeting ofdeputations from each of the largo Manufacturing Districts, to discuss thequestion, and make a general representation to Royal Commissioners.

Interview of Dr. Playfair with the Local Committee to consider the subject, whenho was requested to propose to the Royal Commissioners a meeting in London of deputations from the various Local Committees, for public discussion of thequestion.

General Meeting of Deputations from Local Committees witli tlio Royal Commis-sioners to discuss the question ; and subsequent decision of Royal Commissioners,that overy Exhibitor should be required to state whether he was tlio manufac-turer, or only tho proprietor of tlio articles ho exhibited.

Jtesotution j>aR.sed and forwarded to Royal Commissioners, recommending a protec-tion, by provisional registration, to bo obtained for all inventions in the Exhibi-tion, during tho period exhibited there.

Invitation to the Royal Commissioners, Foreign Commissioners, and Jurors of theExhibition, to inspect tho Manufacturing Processes of Ilirmingham, and to aF6to at tho Botanic Cardens and Town llall.

William P. Mahsuall,

Local Secretary.

Statement of the Operations of the Manchester Local Committee.

At a meeting of the Clergy, Bankers, Merchants, and other Inhabitants of Manchester, con-vened by circular issued by his worship tho Mayor , and hold in tho Mayor’s parlour at thoTown llall on Tuesday, the (ith day of November 1819, John 1’ottkk, Esq., Mayor, in thoChair, it was Resolved —

“ That this meeting fully and warmly approves of the Exhibition which has been proposodby llis Royal highness Prince Albert , and tenders to llis Royal Highness its respootfulthanks for the great interest which bo lias at all times displayed for tho advancement ofscieiico, and agricultural and manufacturing art, and which is so strikingly ovinced by theproposal now undor consideration, which, in tho opinion of this meeting, is alike worthy oftho British nation and of the illustrious source from which it has emanated.”

After a motion to tlio ofl'oet that all expenses ought to be paid by voluntary subscription,and not from tho general taxes of tho country, a Committee was appointed, consisting ofsevonty-fivo, subsequently increased to olio hundred and nine gentlemen. This Committeosubsequently held thirty-one meetings for tho transaction of business, assembling usually atthree o’clock I’.m., at the Town llall. At its second mooting, held on tho 10th of January1850, attention was called to tho contract which had been entered into with tho Messrs.Monday, when it was Resolved —

“ That inasmuch as it is proposed to defray tho nocessary expenses by moans of voluntarycontributions from tho nation, it is in tho opinion of this meeting of tho greatest importanceto the success of tho proposed Exhibition :

“ 1st. That no decision should bo adopted by tho Royal Commissioners pledging themselvesto tho ratification of tho Provisional Contract until an opportunity has been afforded to thocountry to make known its sentiments thereon.

“ 2ndly. That tho giving of prizes should bo an open question to be horcaftor determinedby tho Royal Commissioners when public opinion shall liavo been ascertained.”