The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-30 00:00:00

Aar UNIOR OP !NOLAND.

Yesterday morning the second annual meeting of
the subscribers to the Usk. was held at the Gallery of
Illustration, in Regent •etioet. Major FITZNAVRICE,
who presided, spoke of its past history mad al its future
prospects, which be cossidemd highly e•couregin.
Mr BUJ. Sum read the report, which slated that the
number of subscribers for the
_preseat year was 1,267,
to which were to be added 200 names, which were
allotted chasms at the distnbutious of 11460, ad the sub-
scriptions amount to 665/. 3e. 6d., which, after deducting
for inseams of management and 5 per amt. for the reserve
fund, will leave Mi. available for distributioa, which the
committee propose to divide in the fotkiwing meaner :—Tea
prises at 51., -501. ; three prises at 71., 21/. ; four prises
at 101., 401. ; two prime at M., 401. ; one prize at
25/., ; one prise at 301., 301 ; total, 2001.
The number of local secretaries and agnate has reached
wady 300, upwards of 100 Lavin been appointed since the
last gement meeting ; some of them, however, only date
their awomtments • fen weeks hack, and have sot, there-
fore, Isidsalllciest timetowork with much effect.
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The /Weer* is a list of the prises :—Mr. James Sadler,
Rem' Villa, Kt. Joho's-wood, U. ' • Samuel IL Formes, Cori-
den, 251. ; Mar Nicholls, Herta. 20/. ; Wedd, Queen's-
-os,lol. • Mrs. E. A. Hispdt, 51. ; J. Dunlop, Greenock,
5/ • Celia ake. Hackney, 201.; Geo. Gibbs, Stock Er-
nie:lgs, 101. ; W iilie Pettit, Gramemsre, 51. ; C. Dane, High-
street, Sootharoptcn, 5/. ; llr. Bomber, Gravessad, 101. ;
G. F. Mulvaney, secretary, Art Union of behind, 71. ;
C. P. Marshall, Bath, 51. ; James Pilkiogtoo, of the Re-
form Club, bl. ; F. Adams, Kiag-street, Coveot-garden, 71. ;
Georg Faith, 36, Mincing lane. 71. . • Mrs. C. Rodd, Down-
shire-terrace, Kensington, 5/. ; J.Wiskoow, ra 79, Stod,
MK. ; Edw. Rasher, St. John'smeod, 101. ; R. H. Silver-
side', 51. ; Mrs T. 11. Morgan, Marsebesterstreet, Mao.
chaster-equate, 51.

31UAlcAL ART-UNION.—The members of this
Union, which haa been organised for the advanoentent of
music, give their first concert to-morrow (Friday) evening at
the Queen's Concert room, Hanoverbquare. The concert
en this occasion will be orchestral ; and, besides some of the
most esteemed classical works, several interesting composi-
tions little known in England will be performed. Mad.
Lemming Sherrington and Herr Strauss are to sing.
ROYAL Hossrtra L.—Yesterday a meeting Of the
subscribers to this charity was held at the London Tavern
for the pe uprise of electing ten pine., to the benefits of the
institutions. Mr. Alderman Hechi, who presided, said that
hie duty was merely formally to open the meeting, but he
could Dot let the opportunity per by without congratu-
lating them on the warm of so Doi:dined so charitable an
isstitution. It required hut a little additiosel energy and
liberality to incre.ise the number of persons participating in
its benefits, and those persons hod this peculiar claim on
the charitable, that owing to bodily and physical affliction
they were totally disabled from earning a livelihood for
themselves. By means of this institution a riertnis number
of those persons, thus unfortunately afflicted, were rendered
comparatively uidependeut, and that was a mast se:isiac.rerz
result. He had sow merely to declare the meeting
The election of the candidates wise then proceeded
Tie DMITTIVIIOI 01P 11111113PITALIIILDS WZAVZSZ.
—la eensowsonso of the azlonnive destitution at the present
time szrung among the weaves in Bethnal-green and
Bpitidisids as amosiation Ina been head under the mama
the " Saw Laden Weave"' stworiatmo," the object of
whisk is to mho a fund for this relief of the weavers
by affording them weary kw the support of their
families, or to provide the mum Si °Manners smploymeat
for thaw ia the sentry or in some of our colonies. The we
societies ban this Nippon of mew Si the moat influential
men la the distristvuars Pleat WO the rector, mod of
the dew, 111 r. R. tau,. Y.P., Mr. T. Burton, Mr. R.
H the Bishop of Loam big the president, and
Mir Burdett estate the pahrowww
Ten NATIONAL BAS=.-Res revolution adopted
at the special meeting of the Wedged Ihrt, ea Tuesday,
was unanimously confirmed by dr pregeletere yesterday
al {ensues.