The Express.
London, England, 1866-03-22 00:00:00

Lest evening Mr. Beresford Mopes the president
of the Architectural Museum, distributed the prises to the
art workmen is mammon therewith. The distribution
look place in the theatre of the Geological Museum, Jar.
mynatreet. There wara good ata ndanoe, ianfuding
many workmen. The President, in his opening address',
said they could meet no longer in the tabernacle in which
they used to meet at South Haulm/too, because it was
pulled down. The rest of the boilers were soon to follow,
and the permanent South Kensiorton Museum was to take
their place. For years pest South Kensington had been
their home. But as time went on it became more and more
clear that there was a divergtnce of intention between
them aid the South Kensingtoe Museum. There were two
kinds of museums, one was a technical sad study museum,
which contained things that were rather herd and noin-
tersetiog to the visitor—detail, and en forth. The study
museum was valuable to the architect and the sal workman.
The other museum, equally necessary and equally valuable,'
was the exhibition museum, which did Dot go into details,
but which was more adapted for the public. There was
nothing to de but ammebly to give notice to quit. Tbe
notice was takes as amicably, and they were going away on
the beat terms with the mithorities at Boutbwere Konsiegton.
It was sot yet settled whi re they to go, but
the proposition that they should become • branch of the
Royal lestitutioe of British At Minnie was under considera-
tioe. With regard to the prime, they had on sense peerless
ormasima offered valuable prizes, but they did not think
the competitors came up to the mark. This year they
revised the list of prima, and had offered prises even mare
valuable in a monetary aspect, and he was glad to my that
with the exception of one class the step they bed takes bed
met with signal moors. They found that they might con-
ereentionaly, and without treason to art, give these large
prima which they offered to compentore Wng mesh* me
class. The President then premoded to MUNN, the
prizes as follows :
.St ens earving.—Prins 1, 201.—Arthur N. Hanle, i
Isle of Wight; prim 2, 54—John Seymour, Tower-CZ
Taunton ; prise 3, U.—Henry Harrison, 82, Upper Diary-
street, Leaden ; extra prim, IL Sharp, 50, Cm-
neught-tarsoe, Feigware-road. Wood carving.— Supple-
mentary prize, 101.—W. Wormleighton, at Mr. Roddts'e,
10, St. 3enses'eatreet, Birmingham. Silver werk.—Prher
I,ISE—W. Holliday, 14, Naylour-etreet, Wiggins ; prize
k .rep;A. G. Freetown, 20, King-square, Clerkeowell.
rest enamels.—Prise 1,10 L —Frederick Lows, 13,
Wildareem.row, London ; extra prise, IL le.-13. de Kr
aiigb,
alma'. 69. Deen-street, Soho. Opaque essmels. —Prize, 104,
Frecleeiek Lowe, 13, Wildman-row. London. Merida
mania.—Pelee, 101.—George Books, 27, Bytraterernesse
King's-mad. Chelsea. Modelling in clay.—PrizeL 54—8.
W. Martin, 5, John's-a riser Olney.etreet, Walt/oath-
reed ; prim 2, 21.-J. W. Gould, 33, &Om-place, OM,
dwatesta.
Theeasemblap was thee shortly addressed by Mr.
Otnon Reek, Mr. Godwin, mid the Bev.
Mary of the Workmen's Club mid Institute
Galan, who severally dwelt ea the opportunity the Mints.
Moe afforded of bringing men of artistic talent before the
publis, sad the means It afforded of spreading • burled.
of art. A media vete of Oulu to the rides conaludsd
the promedingo.

PARLIAMENTARY REPRESENTATION OP
WIZ LONDON UNIVERSITY.

An extraordinary meeting of the convocation of
the rnlverrity of Loudon was held yesterday evening In
Berliagtme-houno, to cocain what steps should be takes
for securing, is the anticipated government reform bill, pro.
rimiest for the due repreeentatioo of the university in par•
liameet. Tha meeting wss celled is response to a requisi•
tics, signed by upwards of 20 members of convomitica.
Dr. Brolimaa, chairman of convocation, took the *hair.
lir. Jewel, Q. 0., moved the brat resolution in the fol-
lowing teems : " That • petit** be prima* to both
hover of parliament, graying that too member* may be
given to the University of London, such petition to be
sip* by the Maine= of convocation." (Beer.) The
UnivarsiVe of London had the advantage of haviag had lie
claims ackoowledged by more than two political parties,
amesty, a liberal goveremeot, Lord Derby's gorse**,
and Lord Aberdoea's government. lir. IL N. Fowler,
M.A., wooded the motion. of which be had origiaally
given notice. Yr. Charles, 8.A., urged that the univer-
sity ought to be enfranchised because it roommate& the
system of free *sectarian education. Dr. Pankhnrall
soggested that a doputatios should wait apes Mr. Glad•
sloes, u well as Lord Bossell, and hoped the administrable&
would be 'dammed lentil the comessions irked for ware
granted. Mr. W. Fowler said graduates should have a vote
merely because they were graduates, not only lo the nal-
mnity, bet In say county or borough where they lived.
After several unimportant questioes had bees sated sad
answered, the motion was umnimonely carried, with the
addition that the annual committee should draw up the
acldrees, to be signed
,by the chairman. This ekeed the
reseeding'.

Prime sirloins of beef were sold in Salisbury
dead meat teaiket on Tuesday for 7jd. per lb.
DISTURBANCE/I AT THE TENEWSSURY ELECTION.—
(From our Reporter.)—After the despatch of our rests.
day's pared with a return of the polling up to its dose at
four o'clock, some serious disturbances arose, which at one
time waited greet uneasiness ameng the peaceable Juba-
beast/. It seems that a number of fishermen and
" roughs," evidently excited with Seer, met in front of the
hinting, at four o'clock. some of them armed with stout
stick'. Individual pugilistic encounters secs merged into
something more serious, and when the Mayor (Mr. G.
Blizird) maenad the numbers on the poll, showing
_a
majority of four far the mean& ire candidate (Sir Ed-
mued Laboured, there wee a volley of groats se lent to
drown the cheers mimed by the supporters of the
racecard eaodidate. Sir Edmued Leehroirre then
presented himself in front of the hastier, end
this 1 was the signal for a shower of sticks and
stones, which fell upon the people on the hustings, some of
Arboei got their faces out, aid some bruises about the heed
and upper pima of the body. The Mayor in vain esdavoured
to quiet the tumult, and Sir B. Leehmere and his friends
ray speedily best a retreat from the booth. A detachment
el
the Glewiestershire polies did the beet that their smell
etadiers could be exprited to accomplish in restating owls;
and Mr. Martin and his proposer and seconder afterwards
addeseeed the people, begging them to keep the pea" sad
tellarg them that Usenet defeated they were Dot disgraced.
Mr. Martin and his friends, on leaving the busting., were
badly cheered, and the mob, after a little more noise. gre.
dually dispersed. Sir Edmund LaMar., afterwards ad-
dressed his supporters at the Swan Hotel. thanking them
far their exertions. Both the candidates are bankers, and
loealy connected.
BOW. CALEDONIAN ASYLUM. —The annual ge-
✓iral mart of the governors of this institution was held at
the Scottish Hall, Cralie-eourt, nest-street, yesterday ;
Ifir .1. H. Maxwell in the chair. The meretary (Mr. Daniel)
seed the statement of arcuate for the pest year, which
'Awed that the Seances ef the ch..rite were in a satisfor
tory eendition. Se George Aboreroarbis moved that the
statement of aecoente be received and adopted, and
to find
rr
marked that it afforded him very great pleasure
by the babinee.sheet that the institution was in a flonrieh-
ieg state. and that the beeefite which it cafe:red were
fully amireoiated, as shows by the increased support it bad
received during the past year. The moth, n was seconded
by the Rev. Dr. CIIMIDIoI, and unanimously agreed to. A
special vote of thanks wee passed to the Duke of Buccisuck
the president of the institution, for the interest he bad
always takes is the cher,' y, and the mnalSeest support he
bad gives to it. Theaks wore also voted to the chairman
arid officers, and the husineas concluded.
THE MYSTZEIOUS DEATH ON THE LONDON CHAT.
NAN. AND DOves RAILWAY. —Mr. Bedfoed sum
last
evening an iegairy. at St. George's Hospital, whisk wt.*
several hours, relative to the deattaunder the circumstances
already reported, of Henry Wells, aged 31 veers. Mr.
Church. solicitor, appeared for the London, Chatham,
pod
Dover Railway Company ; mid Mr. Bury Hutchinson mre.
seated the widow and children of wereeceased. The fate
elicited oaths previous °cession simply there—sass
the (Unread was a ;wt
in the employ of
Mews. llaocWay and Yield ; that be left the bowie of Mr.
Fisher, of the afreament department of the Viet ina
Station, at a qeerter to nose o'clock, on the evening el
Saturday week, end tint at shoot helf.rast twelve o'clock OD
the Sunday morning he was found
Railway the metal.
lathe Loedon,ChaMsmond Dever , sear Stewart's.
lane Statics. Both his tbiebs cme of his legs were
broken ; be could only say " I could not help it. mate ;*
end be died sent day from his injuries. Mr. Church stated
that be bed present the guards et all the Maim whoh went
from Victoria to Stewart's-la ne on the rght
saie questioecar-
,
but not one of them observed the &ceases'i or w any
ryas deer open. Mr. Matthias°e said that the inference
was irreeistible either that the present was smother Koller
, or that the railway employes were tot speaking the
case
truth. Not only the bat but the great caat of toe deeemall
were missing, and no trace of them could be freed. fir
veral of the railway enipl..ya were .evenly cross-examined
ng the affair, but no light was thrown upon
71rel'Itglhee, M.P., who interested himself I. *be ease fee the
family of the deceased. also suggested questions, but with-
out any malt. Mr. Ilatchlasoo asked that the Inquiry
should be spits adjourned. and the request was agreed to.
The soya was adjourned for three weeks.
RAILWAY AND OTHINI BILLS 1M PaRLIk.
MlNT.—Yeateday, in the Hanes of Commas Committee,
the followles bushier was trauseeted In
greep 6, the
ems of the Central Cornwall Railway was coseloded, the
*Amities baring decided that the preamble had been
peeved. The leogebridge Railway Bill was epseed sad
adjewread. le pear 9, the eassmittee, after farther ma.
sideratios, declared that the Leedom aid North 'Western
Railway (new Ilse.) presnahle bad been proved. The eats-
relitee threw es. the Wow
of the Wrexham, ikid. sad
Cleenah's Quay Railway (sew lines).