The Express.
London, England, 1853-01-08 00:00:00

CLERICAL.

PILEFEKKENT.
Rev. Arthur Wilson Upcher, to Ashwelthorpe Rectory
with Wreningham-cum-Nayland, annexed, in Norfolk, on
the presentation of the Right lion. Henry William Lord
Berner..

NAVAL.
ADMIRALTY, JAN. 7.—APPOINTIIENTB.--Lietd.
J. R. Eugledue to be restored to the list of lieutenants.
Acting assistant-surgeon W. H. Carter, and assistant sue-
spon's H. F. M'Clinton, and G. J. M'Donogh to camber-
latsd ; clerk 0. M. Blyth. to FireCrand.
Postrostouni, his. 7.—The Medea, 6, steam sloop,
Commander Bailey, was taken into dock this morning to
have her bottom overhauled. The Bulldog, 6, steam sloop,
I went out of harbour his morning to try her engines ; she
returned in again this afternoon. The Simoom, iron screw
steam transport. Captain Kingcome, was paid up wages
yesterday; she is under orders for the Mediterranean.
Toe Plumper, 9, screw steam sloop, Commander Nolloth,
was paid off yesterday. Vice-Admiral Sir T. J. Cochrane,
commander in-chief at this port, has gone on leave of absence.
Ships in commission at this port—At Spithead : Prince Re-
gent,oo,Capt.livitton (flag of Rear-Admiral Corry) ; Rodney,
90, Captain C. Orahaln ; Vengeattet, 84, Captain Lord E.
Russell ; Phaeton, 50, Captain Elliot; Leander, 50, Captain
King ; Arrogant, 46, screw steam-frigate, Captain Fre-
mantle; Encounter, 14, screw steam-corvette, Captain
O'Callaghan ; Pallas, Russian frigate, and Diana, Russiin
corvette, and a Prussian store-ship at the Motherbank.—
In harbour: Victory, Captain John Shepherd (flag of the
Commander-in-Chief)) ; Neptune, 120, Captain E. J. Scott
(flag of the Aumiral-Superintendent); Loudon, 90, Captain
Mundy ; Sidon, 22, steam. frigate, Captain Goldsmith ;
Furious, 14, steam-frigate, Captain Scott; Odin, 16,
steam-frigate, Captain Loring ; Excellent, gunnery-ship,
Captain Chad.; Royal George, yacht; Fury, 6, steam-
' sloop, Commander Tatham; Basilisk, 6, steam-sloop, Com-
mander Hon. I'. Egertna ; Rolla, brig, Lieut. Fenwick ;
Fire Queen, steamer, Master Paul; Sprightly, steamer,
Master Allen.—ln dock : Blenheim, 60, screw steam guard-
' ship, Captain Henderson.

MILITARY.
The let Royals have left Portsmouth during the
week for Wake, being replaced by the 19th Regiment from
Wiachaster.

LADY JOHN RUSSELL'S PRESENTATION OP LORD
Joint RuesaLL'e PORTRAIT TO THE LEEDS MECHANICS'
INSTITUTION AND LITERARY SOCIETY.—We are much
gratified to learn that this very interesting memorial of
Lord John Russell's visit to Leeds, was accompanied by the
fullowing very kind expression of Lady Russell's feeling on
the subject, conveyed to the institution by the Right Hon.
M. T. Baines, M.P. : Hudiagley, Jan. 3rd, 1863.—My
dear sir,-1 am honoured with a commission from Lady
John Russell, which I have the greatest possible pleasure
in erecutiag. Her ladyship writes—' I wish to send an en-
graving of Lord Atha to the Mechanics' Institution at Leeds,
as a little memorial of his visit, and as a token of the gra-
tification with which I shall ever look back to the hearty
welcome ha met with from your fellow-townsmen. I hope
it will be at Leeds by New Year's day, and I venture
to trouble you by directing it to your care, as I
suppose you will be there for your election.' I have
duly received the portrait, and I now beg leave to place it
In your hands, as President of the Mechanics' Institute. I
am convinced that the members of the institution will re-
solve very thankfully this gratifying mark of her ladyshig's
regard, though I believe they require no memorial to re-
mind them of the honour of Lord John's visit, or of the
pleasure and advantage which they derived from his valu-
able addresses—Believe me, my dear sir, yours, most faith-
fully,—M. T. Raisne.—James Kitson, keg., President of
the leads Mechanics' Institution and Literary Society." At
a meeting of the committee of the institution, held on Tues-
day evening, Jimes Kitson E. (president), in the chair,
it was unanimously resolved—" That Lady John Russell
be respectfully requested to accept the best thanks of this
committee for presenting to the Leeds Mechanics' Institu-
tion an engraving of Lord John Russell—a present highly
valuable in itself, and still more so in their estimation as a
memorial of the visit with which his lordship has honoured
the institution, and of which its members and friends will
longretain a grateful remembrance. That the Right Hon.
M. T. Baines, M.P., be requested to inform Lady John
Russell of the above resolution."
THE CONDEMNED CULPRITS AT YORK.—The con-
demned prisoners, James Barbour and Alfred Waddington,
will undergo the extreme penalty of the law on the scaf-
fold in front of the Castle at York, at 12 o'clock this day
(Saturday). They will be executed by Nathaniel Howard,
the functionary for this circuit. On Thur-day the con-
demned sermon was preached by the Rev. T. Sutton, the
chaplain, at which Waddington only attended, Barbour
having refused to do so, notwithstanding the entreaties of
those in whose care he is plated. When closely pressed to
attend, he replied with that force and determination which
characterised him during his trial, that if they compelled
him to attend he would disturb the congregation, and he
did not attend. Waddington, on the other hand, is peni-
tent, and as composed as a criminal in his circumstances
can be expected.
THE FORTHCOMING HILARY TERM.—On Tuesday
next Hilary Term commences, when Lord Cranworth will
take his seat for the first time as Lord Chancellor, as also
Sir George T as one of the Lords' Justices, and Sir
W. Page Wood u Vioo-Chancellor. The lists of arrears,
just exhibited, numb-r 93 rules. Ia the court of Queen's
Bench there are 50 rules ; consisting of 6 special cases and
demurrers for judgment, and 8 for argument. There are in
the new trial paper, 3 for judgment and 21 for argument,
whilst of enlarged rules there are 11, and I appeal from a
county court. In the court of Common Pleas there are
only 18 rules, of which 4 are demurrers, 2 enlarged rules,
9 new trials, and 3 appeals from county courts. There are
26 rules in the Exchequer, Including 3 in the peremptory
paper, 1 in the inecial paper for judgment, and 2 for argu-
ment. Of new trials there are 3 fir judgment and 16 for
argument.
PORTRAIT OP THE RIGHT HON. THE LORD MAYOR.
—The independent electors of Finsbury have expressed so
general an anxiety to have a portrait of their worthy repre-
sentative Mr. Alderman Challis, that Messrs. Lloyd,
Brothers, of Ludgate-hill, have been induced to commission
Mr. Solomon to paint a full length, a task which he has
executed with considerable success. The head of the City
did not "sit" in his grand robes of office, but, with com-
mendable humility, has preferred &simple walking costume,
in representing which the artist has very happily hit on the
attitude and general effect. The face is a decided likeness
in feature, although perhaps a little too florid in corn
plexion. Whether Mr. Solomon has calculated on the
action of time to mellow his canvas, or on a year of civic
hospitality to mellow his original, we do not know ; hut, as
it is, a little superfluous brilliancy of tint is Blithe fault
that the most critical can find with his portrait. The pic-
ture, which is a little over cabinet size, is to be engraved,
when all Finsbury will no doubt rush to obtain the likeness
of their popular member.
PARLIAMENTARY PAPUA—Yesterday a return
was printed, from which it appears that in 8 years, from
1814 to 1831, the sale of the parliamentary papers produced
40,9821. 1 is. Id., out of which 3,7231. 2s. 11.1. was paid for
. , rent, clerks, &c., leaving the net produce 36,9591. 16e. 2d.

ITERABY AND ARTISTIC DINNER IN
BIRMINGHAM.

( thridged from the iffredegliesa Journal.)
The festival of literature and art, of which the •
idea
fhas
thus
note of preparation has been sounding for the last two
fulfiiled
honouring the
months, took place on Thursday. evening, and in its agree-
ablesipe expectations
orf,
its
sd wepr.
projectors.
The
in its
literature and art arose out of the increased attention which
had been called to one of these departments by the esta-
blishment of a prise fund ; and it is due to the Society of
Artists, and to its vice-president, to say that they cordially
co-operated in carrying out the intentions of its originators.
How the meeting passed off—the assembly at the rooms of
the Society of Artists, and the banquet at Dee's Hotel—we
must now leave our reporters to tell.
Very soon after the hour fixed for the minor incident of
the day—the presentation of the testimonial to Mr. Dickens
—the reams of the Society of Artists were crowded by as
gay and distinguished an assemblage as has ever met in
Birmingham or any other provincial town. It was not
until nearly half-past five that the presentation was made.
A circle being then formed at toe upper end of the prin-
cipal room (the Iliad salver and the diamond ring being
placed on a handsome papier maeh6 table in the centre),
Mr. Councillor Brisband, as chairman of the testimonial
committee, briefly stated the nature of the presentation
about to be made, and called upon Mr. 0. L. Bucks to read
so address to Mr. Dickens, which had been prepared fur the
occasion.
Mr. DICKENS then said—Gentlemen, I feel it very diffi-
cult, I assure you, to tender my ackuowledgmente to you,
and through you to those many blends of none whom you
represent, for the honour and distinction you have thus
conferred upon me. I can must honestly assure you that it
is nut in the power of one great representative of numbers
of people to awaken such lumpiness in me as is inspired by
this token of goodwill and remembrance, coming to me di-
rect and fresh from the numbers themselves. ((fear,
hear.) lam truly sensible, gentlemen, that my triends
who have uuited in this address are partial in their
kindneve and relearn what I have dune with too much
favour; but I may say, with reference to one class, some
members of which I presume to be included there, that I
should be in my own eyes very unworthy of their generous
gift and generous feeling, and this occasion, instead of plea-
sure, could give me nothing but pain, if I were unable to
assure you and those in front of this assembly, that what
the working people have found me towards them in my
books I am throughout my lite. (Hear, hear.) Gentle-
men, whenever I have tried to had up to admiration tneir
fortitude, patience, gentleness, the reasonableness of their
nature, their accesaib:liy to persuasion, and their extraor-
dinary goodness one towards another, I have done so be-
cause I have first genuinely felt tl.at admiration myself, and
have been thoroughly imbued with the sentiment which I
have sought to communicate to others. (Hear.) Gentle-
men, 1 accept this salver and this ring, so far above all price
to me, and so very valuable in themselves, as beautiful
specimens of the workmanship of this great town, with
Muck emotion, I assure you, and with the liveliest gratitude.
You remember something, 1 dare say, of the old romantic
stories of those charmed rings that would lose their brilli-
ancy when their wearer was in danger, or would press his
finger reproachfully when lie was going to do wrong. In
the very improbable event of my being in the least danger
of deserting the principles which have won mu these tokens,
I am quite sere that diamond (pointing to the presentation
ring) would assume a clouded aspect its my faithless eyes,
and would squeeze a throb of pain out of my treacherous
heart ; but 1 have not the least misgiving on that point.
Aud in this confident expectation I intend to remove my
own diamond ring to my left hand, and in future wear my
Birmingham ring on my right, where its presence will keep
me in mind of my good friends here, and preserve a very
vivid remembrance of this very happy hour. (Hear,
hear.) Gentlemen, in conclusion, allow me to thank you and
the society to whom these rooms belong, that this presenta-
tion has taken place in an atmosphere so congenial, in an
apartment decorated with so many beautiful works of art,
amongst which I recognise the productions of professional
friends of mine whose labours and triumphs will never be
subjects of indifference to me. I thank those gentlemen for
the opportunity which enables me to meet so many of those
friends, and though last, not least, that charming presence
which is here, without which nothing beautiful can be com-
plete, which is endearingly associreed with rings of a
plainer description—(laughter)—and which, gentlemen, I
must conies% awakens in my mind at the present moment
a very strong feeling of regret that I am not in a condition
to offer those testimonials. (Renewed laughter.) I beg
you, gentlemen, to commend me very earnestly and grate-
fully to our absent friends, and to moire them of my affec-
tionate and heartfelt respects.
We may here state that the salver formed one of the
specimens of Birmingham art manufacture sent to the Great
Exhibition by Messrs. Elkingten, Mason, and Co. It bore
the following inscription : This salver, together with •
diamond ring, was presented to Charles Dickens, Esq., by
a number of his admirers in Birmingham, on the occasion
of the Literary and Artistic Banquet in that town, on the
6th of January, 1833, as a sincere testimony of their appre-
ciation of his varied literary acquirements, and of the genial
philosophy and high moral teaching which characterise his
writings.' The rug is in its way ano less creditable speci-
men of our manufactures. It was "got up" at the esta-
blishment of Mr. Thomas Aston, jeweller, Regent-place.
It is very valuable, and is a novel and appropriate design,
the feather of a pen being introduced.
The Mayor presided, the Presidents on either side being
Alderman Smith and Mr. John Jaffrey (Chairman of the
Committee of the Fine Arts Prise As.ociation). The Vice-
Presidents were Mr. Peter Rollin., Mr. Henry Harris, and
Mr. G. L. Banks. Sir Charles Eastlake, President of the
Royal Academy, sat on the Chairman's right, and Mr.
Dickens on his left hand. Amongst those present were
Lord Lyttelton, Mr. Mutate: M.P., Mr. Scholefield M.P.,
Mr. (leach, M.P., the Ven. Archdeacon Sandford, the Rev.
Chancellor Law, the Rev. E. H. Gifford. the Rev. J. B.
Owen, the Rev. C. Clarke, the Rev. C. Bradley, the Rev. A..
Vaughan, the Rev. E. Landells, Mr. G. Dawson ,111. A., Mr.
David Roberts, R.A., Mr.T. Creswick, ILA., Mr. D. Me-
diae, R.A , Mr. S. A. Hart, R A., Mr. C. R. Cocked%
R.A., Mr. John Hollins, A.R.A., Mr. E. M. Ward, A.R.A.,
Mr. Willmore, A.E.It.A., Mr. David Cex, Mr. K. Meadows,
Mr. John Forster (author of the " Life of Goldsmith"), Mr.
J. Pye, Messrs. Martineau, Peyton, J. T. Lawrence, Baron
D. Webster, W. Lucy, S. Beale, A. Ryland, W. Chance,
jun., J. 0. Mason, John Rawlins ; Dr. Haslop, Dr. Bell
IFletcher, Dr. Evans, Dr. Russell. Altogether about two
hundred gentlemen sat down to table, forming one of the
moat intellectual and influential parties ever assembled in

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Birmingham.
After the usual loyal toasts,
Mr. J. T. LAWRENCE, in a few complimentary observa-
tions, gave "The Clergy;" which was acknowledged ,by the
Venerable Archdeacon Sandford.
Mr. GEACE, M.P., then observed that if they were accus-
tomed generally to do honour to the clergy and the ministers
of all denominations, this was more especially an occasion
when it should be so, when the clergy and ministers as-
sembled with them to do honour to literature and art. He
would not interpose longer between them and their illustri-
ous guests tbaa to say that he hoped the time had come
when no longer jealousy between professors of literature
and the ministers of religion would exist, believing that
their union was abselutely necessary. He would give,
therefore, " The Ministers of all Religious Denomina-
tions."
The toutbaving been most cordially honoured,
The Rev. R. A. Vaticinate acknowledged the compliment.
HENRY SMITE, Esq., proposed " The Royal Academy
and the Fine Arts of Great Britain." (Applause.)
Sir DRAMAS EASTLAKE, on the part tit the Royal Aca-
demy, returned thanks.
Mr. SeacoLsrmu, M.P., proposed the health of Mr.
Charles Dickens.
Mr. Caaamsa DICKENS, who was loudly cheered on pre-
senting himself, said: Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, I am
happy, first, in behalf of many labourers in that great field
of literature to which you have pledged the toast, to thank
you for the tribute you have paid to it. Such an honour,
rendered by acclamation in such a place as this, seems to
me, if I may follow on the same side as the reverend
archdeacon who lately addressed you, and who has
inspired me witk • gratification I can never (eget—
(cheers)—auch an honour, gentlemen, rendered here
seems to me the two-sided illustration of the position that
literature holds in these latter, and of course " degene-
rate " days. (Cheers and laughter.) To the great com-
pact phalanx of the people, by whose industry, perse-
verance, and intelligence in their results, such places as
Birmingham, and many others like. it, have arisen—to that
great centre of support, that comprehensive experience,
and that beating heart literature has turned happily from
individual patrons, sometimes munificent, often sordid,
always few—anti has there found at once its highest pur-
pose, its natural range of action, and its best reward.
(Loud cheers.) Therefore it is right also, as it seems to
me, not only that literature should receive boaour
here, but that it should render honour, too, remember-
ing that if it had undoubtedly done good to Birmingham,
Birmingham undoubtedly has done good to it. (Cheers.)
Gentlemen, from the shame of the purchased dedi-
cation, from the scurrilous and dirty work of
Grub-street, from the dependent state of sufferance
at my lord duke's table to-day and from the sponging- 1
house and Marshalsea to-morrow, from that venality
which, by a fine moral retribution, has degraded statesmen
even to a greater extent than authors, because the rates-
man had but one idea as to his low belief in the universality
of corruption, while the author, yielding to his dire neces-
sity, brought such evils on his calling as set literature free ;
and my creed in the exercise of that profession is that lite-
rature cannot be too faithful to the people in return, or
cannot too ardently advocate the cause of their advance-
ment, happiness, and prosperity. (Loud applause.) Gen-
tlemen, I have heard it sometimes said, anti, what is worse,
as expressing something more cAdhlooded, I have
sometimes seen it written, that literature hiss suf-
fered by this change—that it has degenerated by
being made cheaper. I have not found that to
be the case. (Cries of " Hear, hear.") Nor do I
believe that y.. 0 have made the discovery either. But let
a good book, ice these " bad times," be made accessible, even
upon an abstruse and difficult subject, so that it be one of
legitimate interest to mankind, asd, my life on it, it shall
be extensively bought, read, and well considered. (Cheers.)
Why do I say this? Because I believe there are in Bir-
mingham at this moment many working men infinitely
better versed in Shakspeare and in lililmn than the aver-
age of fine gentl, men in the days of bought and sold dedi-
cati.ms and dcar books; and I ark any one to can idt r for
himself what would have been the use or the motive of
disseminating such useful works as Macaulay's History,
Levant's Researches, Tennyson's Poems, the Duke of
Welliagon's published Domatches, or the minutest
truths, if any truth can he called minute, discover,: .
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,by the genius of a Herschel or a faraday? (Great ••••• ' . • •
please.) It is with all these things, as with tlig great` -v.- ''t e.• . .0.4.
I music of Mendelssohn, or a lecture upon art tle4Serned, k,.. , ass
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t enn.ri.iw hy my distinguished tr tend, the Presi-
dent of iii- 11..5.il Ar tacitly—an.' how happy we should
be if suet a., the Cli. ktireat cheering ) However
wall 1.1, :,uaience, howevci contracted the circle in the
water in 1.1, first inetane., the people are now the wider
ramie out-ills; and the Sister Arts, while they instruct
them, derive wroleanme advantage and improvement from
their ready symp.thy and cordial response. (Applause.)
1 may lost in..e tee moo of my friend Mr. Ward's magnifi-
cent picture—(chcers).—and the reception of that picture
titre is an ream; le that it is not now the province of
art in painting to hold itself in monastic seelusion—that it
cannot hope to rest on a single foundation f
or
its great tem-
ple, on the mere classic poise .if a figure, or the folds of a
drapery—hut that it must be imbued with human passions
snit action, human right and wrong, and being so to.med,
it may tearlessly put itself upon its trial, like the criminal of
old, to be judged by God and its country. (Cheers.) Gentle-
men, to return and conclude—as I shall have occasion to
trouble you again—(loud cries of "Go on" )—for this time,
gentlemen, I have only once again to repeat what I. have
already said, as I begun with literature I shall gall with it.
1 would simply say trial L believe no true man, with any-
thing to tell, need have the least misgiving either far him-
self or Ks message before a large number of hearers—
alweys supposing that he be not afflicted with the coxcomb-
ical ids i of writing down to the popular intelligence, in-
stead of writing the popular intelligence up ti himself, if,
perchance, Le be above it, and provided always that he
deliver himself plainly of what is in him, which seems to
be no unreasonshle stipulation, it being supposed that he
has what il in design of making himself understood.
(. Oh '" and laughter.) On behalf of that literature to
which you have done so much honour, I beg to thank you
most turdially ; and on my own behalf for the most flatter-
ing reception you have given to one whose claim is, that
he has the distini.t.oa of tasking it his profession. (Mr.
Dickens mourned ins oeat amidst enthusiastic cheering.'
Mr. JOHN FOn4TER, who was loudly cheered on pie-
'ennui; himself, said ; Mr. Mayor and gentlemen, 1 am re.
guntel to ask you to drink" Prosperity sad success to the
Birmingham Steely of Artists," which in this great town
supports en annual exhibition of paintings, which gives
large and liberal premiums to its exhibitors, which supplies
theta with au additional market for their works, and by
its wimple stimulates the hopes of the younger aspirant,
'dusts his taste, and holds out the promise of there sure
rewards when be boo shall become a painter. (Cheers.)
It is nut fur me to speak generally on such • theme as this,
after what boa beeasaid by the President of the Royal Ace-
&my —by him who ham been deservedly placed at the head
of one of the most important of those societies in Europe
—foe be at their Knight of the Shire, and represents
them all. (Cheers.) I should find it difficult to say
whether locally or generally the advantages of such
an institution are most entitled to our werneestpraire. Tou
local artists ars enabled by ite means to study the best
mples of the modern school of art—such ezamples as
those ntemd to by my friend Mr. Dickens; his education
is made altogether easier to him, and he is also enabled to
profit very largely by the improved taste which such insti-
tuticm as those encourage and keep active among his
khan-townsmen. (Cheers.) But, gentlemen, far beyond
yourselves the advantages of such societies 'stead, and if I
may be allowed to add anything to whet has born already so
well said by Mr. Smith sad others who have preceded me on
the seliest el art sad uoludaff. I would say that I know of
se pidatt he wb it is se essential that it should be
onsedne is all—that then should be as lama emus of
s possible from beets mei inneeland
aatis
a ingsege which engin& esa pretend Waage,
It la annals' y • lasgfter that everybody esasot
be ham sad against Wriest& fended es im-
peding bandedge, I know of no greater adulate. than
that these annual eahibitious do supply a Court et Appeal
of that klad,where many piateres slat needed umesseme-
fal artists, misjudged or 111 aposined, may boldly Seed
may appeal to you, for tardy bet isseinstedee, sad as;
has been dose over and over agent their pictures
have at last found a hone in the has of you merchant
princes. (Applause.) Gentlemen„tbese MOM wan a time
when eemuzierce so well deserved to be wan prianly as
now. If nobler and happier days have arisen for the Fine
Arta, it is due mainly to men of whom you have so many
illustrious examples among yourselves—men who have
raised themselves sous their fellow-townsmen, by
their heaset labour and enterprise, to be the
esistoeney, as I may call them, of the working
nee. (Cheers.) Gentlemen, it is the happi, at omen
for the putter, that such an institution, and similar ones,
is the rieb sad prosperous towns of Birmingham, Liver-
peel, sied Meashester, have been established ; and it is well
to awn bow sash patronage will be repaid : for these
Sweat town will be the lest to prat by the improved taste,
sad that sew and Weer gint which their wealth and m-
bar@ so briny smigeseressly entributed to foster.
tiCel=.) As, he ealimns. SO In as of the working men
sail their anst=Lagare well speak of that great con-
empties of as who does not disdain to be a
malaise men—(great ebeeriag)—l will say that the reali-
sodas of that scheme will mainly depend on the continued
engem of such societies as these; for they educate the
popular sense of beauty—they train the public mind in
the priseiplee of tuts, and contribute to work out that
valuable truth which is the very corner-stone
of YAM* Albert's magnificent schemes, that our
material wealth can never be separated from our
iatelleetael advancement and enjoyment—that eon-
mane cannot enrich, or freedom sambas us to the
full meat of which both are capable, unless the fine arts
are invoked to soften, refine, and elevate the character of
the people. (Loud applause.) I give you, gentlemen.
The Birmingham. Society of Artists, and the health of
Mr. Pena Hants." The toast wee drank with much en.
thulium.
Mr. PITS& Hottios responded, apologising for his in-
ability properly to thank them, and proceeded to my that
he had thought the most interesting way in which he could
acknowledge their kindness would ba to give a history of
the rise, progress, and present position of the arts in Bit,
nimbus. (Laughter.) That be found would not do,
so he *mkt of touching oa the more gromi.
ant features la that history.; but on reviewing
them, he found them so rimed up with matters
that had produced the bitterest feeU is Binelighaes,
that he abandoned the ides altogether. He born, mint-
theism, that he should carry the seen Wine meeting with
him, if he cronsidered that assembly as pawing en art of
oblivion ef all that was painful ia the - and as en ear-
nest of en undivided, raccessful, as ssieus future.
(Cheers.) He would content himself with romarking that
es
respects the past, the coarse the anises hail pursued was
that which their sense of pails ding pelelloi eat. To such
an assembly it was net aosemery, be =lo Walls
ea the advantages the SeeistynArdets MOM alp-
sally as there were few prawn who 1111161.1 i swan the mess
of the articles massed at a
BbisiglmiseoW elegem. of
began et Om, eel preportiea, y, however,
inegne that time qedithe malls 'inferred by a
. Now, the Artists' indiety was founded for
no pirpaisTerajigitviog an artistic edualise. while the 0
meat Seised ol Design, or of °rumba Art, wee este •
Wan to educate the artisan. Their preeness wen thus
emtieely diedaet, although tending to eased. The teats
loping es expensive building Or ask *inhaling sad
essidemira, while the School of Nonni Deeds less ezpsesin
building, Is a lees public and weaft hoe expeasin
eituatin. It was therefore pte/wi -Mei a new beati-
tudes. (Loud cheers.) It was penned that the town
should raise a subscription, erect buildings for a school of
design, the eubsaiben to have no privileges attached, so
that the Society of Arts and School of would save
the whole income of their present building, w ' could be
dented to the employment of a larger staff of masters,
arA thereby be the mesas of extending the be-
mils et the institution. The Society of Artiste
wend be pissed in the large and swedes
baiMieg sew essapird by the School of Dodge. ask
inane wend be augeoested In the isereseed mean eas•
leg teen eilibillees One, and thee the two societies
eel=Jon to prenete the general Improvement sage
all einem (Cheese.) The Snead be Ibe min
Schwas of Design seed an be expensive; ell tbo
of Meg Edward's Sank _who bad wee hethsmptipm
as lamerkhabe mem W ala Illitnlil7 in aiandide Sal
sun ionituticw, weal iii to that matins by
gins( a site for the new anvil
dem nab then
saves to the gratin& et gemeweilem. (Chem)
la the event of this pis bong =liatiaegobtrim Mr.
Mediae said, in saestedew. hip him
with 1004
to say that they weal bead the eabseriptime list
(Lend sheen)
The Rev. J. B. Owls guessed the "Pies Arts Prise
Peed Assonatiee."
Mr. J ArrlikT Ice rorpoutdiag to the toast, remarked upon
the humble erjde et the Paw Arts Prise Fund Associa-
tion. whisk eeiSlsoirdwith two gentlemen and himself.
wbo on len summer held a meeting, sad with all
e elesind, " that it was expedient for the
arallighl•
Me
IMMO M See ors is Birmingham that a prise fund
shell be artiobibboL" The anociation thus humbly
esiSineil bus Me world soots grew in favour. The press
m.d.......illeawdmideigly gave it their support; the immediate
of the present mayor, with eherseteristic good
=nil liberality, gave it the sanction of his ems and the
aid a hie entraationve —(Mar, Isesr)—ese 4 the principal
memallteneen ale teem who hod dem mesh to raise the
eleadhed of nesulostarin Jose
wile is libniegbam, and to
elms* the ameisom a wherever his
bream, sad lie skilfalselas erffereewic ity to manu-
lastate, were his are gnaw to the list ;
sad trees that sites
of deo husitution was
seemed : it man any t to become a
peneasset sad as ha aid to.7l:l=ry or Artist.,
Len LITTILTON paw
" The Glad of Literature
lad Art." (Cheers.):
Mr. W. B, WILLA , secretary to the Guild, returned
then&
Mr. DICIIIIN9 then gave " The Edacstional Institutions
of Birmingham."
The Its.. B. H. OtrroaD acknowledged the tout.
Mr. G. DswAos gave " The Periodical Press of Eng-
land," which was reopened to by Mr. FOILSTRI.
Several other toasts having beets duly. honoured, the com-
pany sensate& the hear of twelve having arrived.

A FRENCH EXLCUTION.-A man named Durand,
mademard to death same time ago for havieg violated a
sera:girl II yeasafsaw, and then cut her to pieces, has
eau eammead at MMus. Up to the last moment he
misted with exhortations of the priest, and as
he waked lely sang different tin. Oa reach.
fee the Plan el missallisa be cried, " Alt, ah ! we shallow ;
what Ise t" With snob persuasion he was induced to
WWI OW the hail bleskiaaad to recite SOllle prayers after
Ilse pied, bed be lit se • tone of bravado. When, in
Me mild of Mem, the priest 6:tended the crudes to him,
be peeked It aside, and said. "Let me he quiet I wilt eat-
bane it afterwards l" Pissed on the Mock, the emu-
=rarestsd him with the sees-1a hived it, mad the