The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-03 00:00:00

SOUTH LONDON INDUSTRIAL EX-
IUBITION.

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES BY LORD
PALMERSTON.
The distribution of prizes to the eueoessful nom-
*non Miles recast Isdustri•l Exhibition, held at the
Lesibeth-betha, is the Westminster-road, took plies on
atharday diorama is the pressure of the reader part of
the mhibiton, end • largeWumber of visitors. The whole of
the works of art and ingeouity exhibited are now roved,
se that there was • perfectly clear opus for the au-
dience. The prime and certificates of honoursblesseatioe
were presented by Lead Palmerston, who eat I. the chair
which in the old Home of Commons war filled by the
Speaker. The noble lord arrived at the baths about half-past
If o'clock, secompeaded by the Right Hon. W. F. Oewper,
and the Earl of Shafted:cry, president of the Exhibition,
end was received by Mr. C. Olipie, 31. P., Mr. Locks, MP,
the Rev. Newman Hall, the Rev. J. idowstriatA, *A., Mr.
Murphy, the hoe. secretary, and • large number of the
members of the oommitMe. The noble lord on entering the
hell wee loudly cheered. It had been arranged that •
gess should be left on the platform between the noble
lord sad the audience, and that the succernetul competitors
skald pen is anceession before his lordship's chair, and
repairs the prises fines his band. A lugs crowd of per-
ems assembled outride the building to w Ames the arrival
of the noble lord, sad he was loudly cheered on making
his appesrance in frost of the building. The prism wen
awarded by • body of adjudicatan chosen by the exhibitors,
sad the conmaittes, preferring rather to give a large number
of prizes of moderate vales to one or two costly rises, hoped
to satisfy all the exhibitors by awarding no lam thao 372
honorary dlstiactions, or, in other words, more than half
the number of exhibitors received either a prim or as
honourable mention. The prizes were of three descriptions,
comely, money prizes, and medals in silver and broom•.
The medal which was struck by Mr. J. Moors, of Birming-
ham, from the design of Mr. Martin, a wonting (ma, was
very handsome, the obverse representing F .tne presentleg a
wreath of laurel to allegorical Suns, representiog
design and manufacture, the motto being "honour
to the industrial dance,* while on the reveres
woe • metre of oak leans surrounding the words "medal
al merit," and on the outside of the wreath. springing from
the centre to the circumference, were the names of twenty
persona distinguished in art, literature, xnd science, who
bad apruog from the working classes. The oernficate of
honourable mention was • lithographed card is gold and
pokers recording the character of the exhibition aid the
dates of its opesing and closing, printed by Mr. Hill, of the
Westminster-read.

The proosedings were opened by sine.og a hymn to tie
Woe of the 044 Hondredth, after which
Yr. Humor, the hon. secretary, proceeded to read the
report of the adjudicators. He °bummed that the mom•
mitten had awarded 12 dist-elms, 31 second-elms, and 34
third-clam prime, the honourable mentions oeing 51. The
eiljodicators i• the meettaniesl class awarded 15 first-class
prim. secood-due, 53 third-clank and .32 honourable
sentions. The edjudicatoes of the general claw, of tor
awarding four tint-else. prime, 12 second-dam, 19 third-
sissa, end 33 tionourable orastiosra state that collections sad
intitetioasof objects of petard history occupied a precision
*es in this department, and newel of the hest prizes had
bele awarded in this direction. Io the last class—that of
fabrics and km works—the adjudicators awarded four
irst-class prise& ere second, 15 third, and 13 honourable
mentions .

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The ceremony of preeentiog the'prites was then proceeded
with, the noble lord receiving the cheques or medals from
Mr. Murphy, and handing or to each successful candidate
so he pamd before him. Among those who received
prime were two little boys Tor 8 years of age, and two little
girls not much older. Two bitted men also received a prize
for wool work, and a brewer's &armee received one for an
iageotous bird-cage composed of 1,109 pieces. Two or thus
exhibitors in volunteer uniforms's* received prizes. Three
or four of the exhibitors who were promoted with wk.
fates of honourable mention, when according to their own
opinion they ought to have received prime, were guilty
of the very bad tette of tearing up their or-
linear, immediately after receiving theta at hie lordship's
hands and throwing the piers among the people below the
platform, for which they were soundly hissed, and one who
was a little more demonstrative than the others was turned
out of the hall by the indignant audience.
The ceremony of distributing the prizes bevies bees com-
pleted, a handsome ornamented chimney-piece clock wee
preeented to Mr. Murphy, the hon. secretary, and Mr.
Wyers read au address is which the whole body of the ex-
hibitors thanked Mr. Murphy for the patience and assiduity
with which he had promoted the exhibition.
Mr. Mummy having thanked the exhibitors is a few
brief and appropriate remarks.
Lord Paumitirrou rose sad dammed the audience.
The exercise of the intellectual faculties, said the noble
lord, to which the exhibitors here show that they
have devoted thruway's, must make them happier
moo—(chew)—matt contribute to raise them, sot only
in their own estimation, but in the estimation of all
who know them—(bear, hear)—and most lead them to
the noblest of all exertions—the cultivation, improve.
ment, and development of the human intellect. (Cheers.)
I may be told that the examples to which I have alluded of
men who have attained great wealth or distinguished posi-
tions are few, and that the competitors era many ; that it
most be hopeless to the bulk of those who struggle to arrive
at such goals. I would ask if many of you have not on •
he bright daylin the beginning of summer gone to that great
seat of rumernest Epsom Race Course, and have you not
less hones run for that celebrated race called the Derby.
(Chews. and laughter.) Perhaps three or four hundred
harem had entered for that race, but only one won the
prise, and all the Test that had entered failed of course to
obtain that object of embitioo. But those luckless horses
that don't win the Derby win other races. (Great cheerios.)
If they are good for anything they will certainly win some-
thing—(cheers).-end repay the training, the industry, the
pains, and the expense of those who had bleed them for the
competition in which they had to take part. So I say to
you, " You are competitors for prizes. You may not all
become full garrets or admirals, Lyon may not become
lord chancellors or archbishops—(e laugb)—yon may not
beoome members of the cabinet—(rammed laughter and
sheen)—but, depend upon it, you will, by • comes of in-
dustry raise yourselves is the social system of your country,
acquire honour and respect for yourselves and for your
families. (Cheers.) You will have, too, the constant satis-
faction of feeling that you have materially contributed to
the dignity of your country, to its welfare, its prospe-
rity, and its greeters—and that you tare been worthy
et the nation to which you belong." (Lend cheers).
Ladies and gentlemen, I beg again to express the extreme
pismire which I have received from that which 1 have wit-
seised to-day, and I only trust that hereafter these exhibi-
tions may be even more successful than the present
one. lam told that this exhibition Eau exceeded that of
kat year. Go on end prosper, and depend upon it that
the blessings which you will confer 9400 yourselves end
your families will be proportioned to the industry you dis-
play, and to the cultivation which you give to those facul-
ties with which Providers has endowed you. ante noble
viscount resumed kis art amid flood and protracted
riming.)
The Rev. Mr. BOWESTEAD proposed, and the Rev. ?Jewess
Ruh emended a cordial vote of thsuirs to Lord Palmerston
for attending as the ocession.
Mr. JOHN LOCILL M.P.. supported the motion, which
WY carried with immense appleuse. and the proceedings
Nucleated with the singing of the National Anthem.

THR FAILURE OF TRY SOETLI HANTS BANK.—
I
Postesoirrs. Aran L —The excitement produced in
Portsmouth by the announcernect made yesterday of the ,
stoppage of the South Banta Bank has been to tome extent I
allayed by an official notificatioe to the effect that the Pro-
viseial Balkier Corporation (Limited) had made arrange-
mina with the local directors (with the consent of the pro-
visional liinidator appointed by the Court of Chancery) to
credit each customer on current account with the full
massed of his current credit balance on Monday morning
'next, when bushing will hoontassed by the Provincial Bask-
ing Corporation. This arrangemest, however, will not en-
able persona to withdraw deposit anoints at once,
the question as affecting depositors bong left for
subsequent negotiation. The debts and liabili&re of the
hank are stated on good authority to excised the amount
at Ara elated, sod will not fell far short of 300.0001., the
&fait, as far as ascertained up to Friday night, being, it
mid, about 60,000 f. The proprietary consisted of GO sham-
holders, and being a joist stock concern of unlimited liability
of arose the shareholders are personally responsible for say
deficiency in the assets, and at is probable, therefore. that
the depositors will sot suffer to any extant beyond tem-
Ma%ionevenatice. Although various rumours had from
time obtained currency, with respect to the solvency
et the bank, pertly, wheys, owing to the fact that 6 per
ems. was being offered for sew deposits, whilst the pre-
miem for old deposits was only three per cent.. there were
NO
apprehensions in the public mind generally that the
leak was hopelessly insolveat The first meeting of the
&embolden is celled for Tuesday daimon nest, at Tatter-
&Rs Hotel, Poster.
SHORT BRRAD.—Take one pound and a quarter
of Sear, half a pound of sugar, half • pound cf butter, three
imp, a tame tea-spoonful of florotek• taking Powder, and a
It* ONIO*OIII of Ream Make four cakes out of Ore ouncesof
=l*mould into a round form, then roll then est tote say
altapo, Wadi thew round the edges, put a plea of candled,
Bsiosea-peel lathe top, and bike slow It.-4,Adver tinaseiaL) •