The Express.
London, England, 1860-11-22 00:00:00

(Stamped, ld. Additional.)

8001ZTY OP ARTS.
The union o the above society commenced
• yentsrdsp evening at the house of the society, John.
serest. Adeiphi. The chair was Wain by Sir Tema*
Pentare, thminsee of the COHN& Probably in wpm-
games of the Wormy of the weather the attend's:,
was exceedingly limited. On hnodred and three gentlemen
were proposed members of the society. The following
members of council were _ present :—C. Wentworth Dilke, 1
1 V.P., J. 0. Frith, Harry Mader, /Chu Dillon, V.P., John
Bell, Thomas Wink worth, Y.P., Yeekrell. Hairy Cols,
0.11., B. Redraws William Hawes, —l2emdferd, W. H.
Bodkie laseistant-itidips), V.P., Balm, Sir puma Barney,
Ae.
After the nasal formal preliminaries the chairman deli-
vered the bleaganl address, of which the following is se
&rfe's:wan PHILLIPS began by alluding to tho death li
of Leas diellageished members. Joseph Locke, tie ems.
ottaileen : Matthew lizielli, who was the firakto SOW
f with a guarehtee of ten thousand pounds for the
Weeded International Exhibition of 1862 ; Alfred Edward 1
LA. ; Sir William Hies, LA.; Timm Halt* I
psp
a vise-praideat ; Peter Witham Fry, thirstiest'
her • Heiny Bradbury ; the Earl of (lewder; Dr.
of Bilmbey ; and Professor Baden Powell, had
all been removed dra the pan twelve months. He then
=arto mentlea that Dr. Cosner, of her tiniest?.
fiedicel flenisa, lied bequeathed property to the
amount of &heist Mee thamead pounds 111 Neal shares to
the Society of Arts mad the Wellington College. The
chairman next prooseded to give an itx-onnt
is! the
.4,51 . which the co!lnci! of the Socieiy.

and Art I 1862. Ile said MTh. Internelional Exhibitiois I 4
of Woe* of Art and Industo7, to be holden in 1862, hes
largely the II
oaret=ntiniethLTiengmbean7islitheu lose I
d the bet session. la order that the council shocueld theesed 4
to 'lashing nubs: Apnoea to the guarantee fund it was I
asomary to define the general conditions on which it should I
be contributed, and especially to name the trustees to whom I
the management of the uodertaklng should be entrusted- I
The council recommended for the office of trustees, Kari
Graeville, K. 0., Lord President of the Council; the fifer- I
cols of Chandoe ; Thomas has, Eaq., ILP. ,• C. Wentworth
Dilke, Esq.; andThouna Fairboun, Eaq.; and the selection of ;
these gentlemen has received the entire approval of '
the influential noblemen and gentlemen who have
signified their willingness to join in the guarantee agree-
mant. 2'lee province's of the guarantee agreement received
careful omaidantiou from the council, and it was resolved
that no subscriber should be liable until 250,00*. at Wet
was guaranteed ; that application for a site at South Ken-
sington should be made to the Commissioners for the Exhi-
bition of 1851 ,• that one-third part at least of the soon
expended on haildinge should be employed in erections
of • permanent character, to be held by the society
for decreanial or other periodical exhibitions, and when
not so need for other purposes tending to the
sooeuragemeat of arta, manufactures, sod men-
memo ; and that the disposal of say surplus funds
should be reserved to the guaractore for the promotion
of the wee okectii. Active measures were taken by the
council to make their arrangements known to the mem-
bers of the iles well as to other influential persons
commend wish nmaidemares, and commerce ; sad the
views el Ilia of thsimpertamee of periodical Wall-
time, end Abe mine atteelted to them by the public as a
mesas whoa, dart and industry may be
stimulated, and progress ascertained and recotd4
had remised ettefirmetlea ham the prompt and
Wind split In whit the Ipmeantes teat was subscribed
by a large amine of barsl i milemena mad gentlemen,
mew/ of whom me litentls Waisted in the operations of
LS and industry. Abbey* no pahhe appeal by adver-
tisement has bees Wimp& NA no public menu* held, the
gamaines had aniemele ho 265,900 f., subscribed by 661
.The Ommielemere for the Exhibition of 1861
•L- Wombed the 11011 Mil that they are willing
to effeopriate a portion of their estate at
South Kensington for the International Exhibi •
rim of 1862 rent free ; to vest in the Society of Arts, at a
moderate rent, the site of the permanent buildings
posed te be erected on a part of the ground, provided the
sum of 50,0004 be expended in their erection ; and to re-
serve the remainder of the ground for ea lotergaticesal
Exhibition in 1872, provided 10,00*.
~bspaid to the can.
filletiott.r! ^w_!of the Exhibition of 1862.
Ills Royal Hipliness the Prince Consort has mani-
fested his approval of the intended emldbilien, as well bv
subscribiag 10,0001. to the
.guarantes fund m affording
, to the emend valuable admos and judicious reoommeada-
, hone for the removal of difficulties and the successful prose-
cution of the undertaking. The renned have seen no
reason to relinquish the conclusion to which they came—
' tint an International Exhibition in 1802 would elicit even
more valuable results than were achieved in 1811, if mongol
, with the WOO spirit and intelligence as its great predecessor.
Tc'eksezatherefore not only confidently expect to witnen a sue.
exhibition in 1862, but by the success of that under- I
taking to ensure the establishment and royal sanction of
periodical international exhibitions of works of art and
industry. The foundation of such exhibitions ass permanent
institution will form an appropriate distinction of the coun-
try in which an international exhibition was first conducted
with entire rumen. Sir Thomas Phillips then passed to the
' other primapel operations of the society, and having touched
upon various objects to which it had directed its attention,
such as the opening of the national museums and galleries
is the evening, the formation of libraries for working men,
and the establishment of a museum at the east end ed Lon-
don, the chairman gave an amount of the efforts which
the society had used to promote the adoptiou of a
tubiform musical pitch in this country. Be continued
"The council, with the view of securing a general con-
, mimeses in the recommendation of the committee, have ob.

tithed the mint of composers, performers, musiCal instru-
ment makers, and patrons pf music, to a declaration that
they will adopt the pitch which has been aelectod, namely,
wee of 628 vibrations for C."
Another hnportent subject to which attention had spe-
, chilly been given was that of copyright in works of florins
la the maim of 18/37-8 a committee was appointed by the
eouncil to inquire into this subject. That committee sp.
pointed Sir Charles Eastlake, President of the Royal Aca-
demy, their chairman ; and having held several meetings,
which were numerously attended, and received answers
from vary nmay artists to whom inquiries were
sent by the committee, affording ample evieleoce
of the wrongful and fraudulent acts extensively
committed with impunity, to the injury of artists and pa:-
chosen of weeks of art, reported that the existing laws of
British artiste copyright are exceedingly defective and un-
just, benune they afford the producers of works of art no
sufficient protection against the piracy of their productions,
and the purchasers no redress fur any invasion of then pro-
perty. A bill to establish artistic copyright was prepared
under the direction of the eommittee, and received the
auunion of the wetted, and by the advice of the Bight Hon.
8. H. Walpole, who had canalised the provisions of the
bill, a deputation consisting of members of parliament,
mints, and members of council, waited on Lord Palmerston
on the 28th April last. The basis adopted in framing
this bill is to secure for the artist during his life,
and for a definite period alter his death, • copy-
right in much works of fine art as hi stall have designed
and executed, whether pictures, sculptures, architectural '
designs, engravings, or photographs ; to eoable the artist '
to transfer such copyright with the original work to •
pushes's, or to reserve such copyright, notwithstanding
the sale of the otnal work ; to afford protection from
the frauds practised on the public by the manufacture
And sale of spurious copies. The chairman, in conclusion,
congratulated the meeting on the marvellous advance that
the Society of Arta had made during the last few years.
The number of members had doubled during the last ten,
and quadrupled during the last fifteen years, and this
evening upwards of ninety new members had been proposed.
This was a larger number than had bees poposed on say
previous oixernmi, and afforded satisfactory evidence that
the society enjoys the sympathy, confidence, and good opi-
nion of the public.
The CILLIRMAN then presented the medals awarded by
the council at the close of the last session, as follows :
To Mr. R. Thomson, for several novel and ingenious in-
struments and tools, fur use in dental surgery. The society's
silver medial
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To Mr. Leonard Wray, for his compound of materials se •
substitute forgutta perch& The society's silver medal.
To Mr. .1. C. Morton, for his paper read before the society,
"Os the Forces used in Agriculture." The society's medal.
To Mr. Lesurd Wrsy, far his paper read before the
sessisq, "Os the Mesas of Isoressieg the Production of
Sheep e Wool sad Anon Goat's Hair." The society's
silver msdaL
To Mr. George R. Bursell, for hie two papers read before
the soci, •'Os Beildiog fitooss—the CAWS= of their
Decay, and the Means of Preventing it," and "Os
lug Woods—the Causes of their Decay, and the Moue of
Preventing it." The society's raver medal.
To Dr. issuglish, for his paperreed Ware the society,
"On a New System of Bread Manufacture." The society'.
silver medal.
To Dr. J. Forbes Watson, F.R.S., for his paper read be-
fore the society, "Os the Chief Fibre-yielding Plante of
India." 'llse society's silver medal.

Mr. T. Dn.Lon ;eyed • voted thaaks to the chairman
tar the address he bad Jest delivered. After a graceful
Whom to the low she society had sustained in the death of
Mr. Lecke sad Wier members who bad pawed away from
lbws disringtbe year, lir. Dillon °emoted them by noticing
the vast aimession of new members which bad been an-
soaseed that 'mein . He considered that they were much
indebted to the ehalrmaa for his comprehensive and elo•
gust edam&
Mr. BOUM briefly secooded the vote, which was carried
by acebunation.
Sir Taos. PIFILLIPS acknowledged the compliment, and
the proceedings terminated.