The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-30 00:00:00

ART UNION OP LONDON.-(TIIIS DAY.)

The annual meeting of the members of this
union was held this morning at the Adelphi Theatre, " for
the purpose of receiving the council's report, and for the
distribution of the amount subscribed for the purchase of
works of art for the year 1881."

Groace Goowne, Fag. F.R.S., then read the report.
" Various eirecunstanoce have concurred to render the sub.
scription for the present year less than it has been on some
previous occasions; it amounts, however, to the sum of
10,882/. 4s. The subscribers of the current year have
received the ingesting after Turner's picture of '
Each guinea paid for the issuing year will entitle the crab.
scriber to an engraving by Mr. C. W. Sharpe, from the picture
by Mr. F. Goodall, A.R.A., called ' Raising the Maypole.'
The painter has expressed hie entire mtisfaction with the
work of the engraver, In which the council concur, and
they have no doubt that the public will ratify their judo.
meet. The plate is now at press, so that there will be nn
delay in the issue of the impressions. For coming years
the council have placed several fine works in the hands of
engravers. In reply to the offer of • premium of 100 guinea
for the best series of designs in outline, illustrative of
the 'ldylls of the King,' forty-three seta were rubmitted,
consisting of 540 drawings, and wenexhibited publicly
for fear weeks with the prizes. After due examioatioa,
the council awarded the premium to • set which peered
to be the work of Mr. Paulo Priolo, resident in Edinlities.
The artist has undertaken to engrave them in outline,
and copies will be distributed to all subscriber. of a future
year, to the expenses of which year the amount of the
premium will be charged. The council, to show the
appreciation of the very satisfactory response made to
the advertisement, awarded honorary premiums of twenty
guineas each to two other sets, which were found to be
by Mr. Edward Cori:veld and Mr. Alexander Rowan,
In reply to the offer of two premiums of seventy guineas
and thirty guinea for the best and second best statuettes
to be submitted under certain conditions, eleven models
were sent in, but were not found to justify the
award of the tint premium. The premium of thirty guineas
was adjudged to • group, ' Alfred in the Camp of the
Danes,' afterwards found to be by Mr. Thomas Duckett.
To fill two of the vacancies is the council, B. Westmacon,
Req., R.A., mad Charles Itare7, Esq., have been elected. The
council have had under consideration the desire constantly
smartened by members to be able to become possessed by
subscription of bronzes and statuettes produced by the
society, and have made an arrangement by which this can
be effected. Thus, a subscriber of two guineas for two
chances may have a small iron tame in lieu of the prints
to which he would be entitled. For three guineas
the large iron taus, or the Clyne may be had
with three chances. For four guineas the Avian
statuette of Innocence, the Dancing Girl, orNarcieres, with
four chances ; and so on through a considerable range, in.
eluding the bronzes. In each case, if only one chance in
the distribution of prizes be desired, the subacriptioa re-
quired is less. In making this arrangement, the mere cost
of producing the several works at this time has alone been
considered, without including any part of the large sums
originally paid for the model' and designs. From
en early date in the history of the Art Union
the council have expressed their anxiety to assist in
the cultivation of fine art as applied to manufactures.
Following out this policy, with special reference to the
schools in connexion with the Science and Art Department
of the Committee of Council on Educatims, pentium' of
10/. each and of 5/. each, to the extent of 1001., hats been
offered to the pupils of these schools on certain published
conditions. Especial attention has been directed to the
value of the study of the human and animal forms, and •
variety of subjects for design, such as • bronze candela.
brum, • garden flower vase, a majolica dish, an ornamented
tease, and • pedestal for the bast of (Apia, or the Belvedere
Apollo, have been named. The expenditure will be charged
to the year in which the designs are made use of.
The statuette of Caractecus,' by Mr. Foley, R.A., has
been produced in breeze by Mr. iiatfield and by M....
Ellington. A certain number of these will also be distil.
buted. The following im a general statement of the receipts
and disbursements:—Amount of subscriptions, 10,8821.45.
amount net apart for purchase of pictures, bronzes, and
other prizes, 5,5404 ; cost of engraving of the year,
2,101/. 14a. 7d. printing report, almanac, and Cir.
ciders, advertising, agents' commence, exhibition, de.,
Be., including reserve of 24 per cent., 3,2401. 9a. sd.
The accounts have been audited by two mambos' of the
general body of subscriber., Mr. donee and Mr. A. Jigs, to
whom thanks are due, and three members of the finance
committee. The reserve fund pow amounts to the suer of
10,0261. The sum of 5,5404 has been set apart for prim
under the following simusgensente, viz., for works to be
selected by the prizeholdne themselves :-34 at IW. each,
28 at 151., 26 at 201., YA at 251., 16 at 301.. 7 at 404, 4
at GU, 5 at 751., 3 at 1001., 2 at 150/., 1 at 2014
and 20 brawn,' Caractacus,' 30 silver medals of Wilkie,
10 chromolithographs, 250 porcelain busts of 'Apollo,
164 seta of photographs of Rome, and 270 volumes of 12pho-
tographa —maker in all 830 prime. The mode of allotting
the porcelain bustsand photographs will be somewhat mo-
dified, with • view to produciog a more equable distribution
of them. The picture prizes, bronzes of Canteens,'
medals, and chromolithographs, will be drawn from the
wheel as heretofore. A cardinal number will then be
drawn from the lame wheel, and every seventeenth name in
the list, reckoning both forwards and backwards from that
number, will be entitled to one of the minor prises, in order
as the names stand, with this proviso only, that if any
name so determined have already gained a prize today,
the other pries will pass to the next succeeding name.
Those who become poesemors of the bronze Caraclacue
will have good reason to congratulate themselves."

On the motion of the CH AMMAN, seconded by Nr.11112;
the report was adoptod ; after which thanks were voted to
the council and the honorary secretaries, Mr. Godwin and
Mr. Po'ock, and to Mr. Benjamin Webster for lending tbe
Neaten.

Mr. Luxmore and Mr. Taylor having been appointed
scrutineers, the drawing for prises was proceeded with.
The following is a complete list, so far as
it extends, including the principal prize of 2001.:-
6,782, Major Murray, Army and Navy Club, 201. ; 5,566,
Mrs. J. H. Graham, Newtownborry, 601. ; 2,791, J. C.
Hancock, Devonport. 10/. ; 1,373, E. Dyke, Faringdoe,
GO/. ; 7,979, Mrs. H. Collier, Allston-rise, 151. • 7,224, H.
Baker, Ledbury-grove, Bydenluim, 75/. • ' 9,514, Dr.
'Fake, Albernarleatreet, 151. ; 10,397, Roberta sad
Ody. York-buildings, Adelphi, 201. • 2,99,4, Dr.
Marks, St. lees, 231. ; 7,991, F. C. Parry, Rinks.
lane, 201. ; 1,151, F. Caaemore, West
231. ; 8,340, IL J. Mumford, the Minories, 10/. ; 6,1 J.
W. Long. Clapham-rise, 101. • 7,840, R. Coleman, South.
fields, Wandsworth, 201. ; 5,602, the Hon. Mrs. Bataan.
Grosvenor-place, 301. ; 3,578, the Rev. W. Metcalf,
Hadley*, 901. ; 1,377, G. Judd, jun., Faringdoe,
901. ; 9,116, D. Laurie, Kilmarnock, 30/. ; 664,
Lady Brio, Royal Crescent, Brighton, 2001. ; 5,719,
Mies, F. Treherne, Bridge-end. 301. ; 1,166, J. John."
Huttoti•in-the.Wold, 151. ; 5,316, W. C. Heckle, Hones
Plantation, Berbioe, 251. ; 343, R. fleanders, Exeter, 9DL ;
6,222, J. Hutt, Moorpote-nreet,lo/. ; 4871, M. DOOM"
of the Hogue, 101. • 1011,, C. Aldroyd. Dewsbury, 9!.;
2,090, Geo. Gibson, Hanover-equare, Leeds, 301. ; 5,2 A,
P. Homer, fignyrea, 101. ; 10,189, R. Lloyd, (interbank.
street, 206

CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.-(THIS DAY.)

This morning the annual general meeting of the
members and friends of this society was held in Exeter
Hall. The Earl of CHICHEBTER, the president of the
society, took the chair at 10 o'clock, and was supported by
the Bishop of London, the Bishops of Durham, Winches.
ter, Ripon, and Victoria, the Right Hon. Joseph, Napier.
the HOD. A. Kinnaird, M.P., and a vast cumber of

clnngmen. _ _
The Noble CHAIRMAN having briefly opened the pro.
needing;
The Rev. Joint VENN 8.D., reed the repett It
stated that the income of the society had amounted to
120,1824 fie. 4d., including a sum of 4,3824 ss. Od., 'real
subscribed for India. The local funds raised in the mission',
and expended there upon the operations of the society, but
independently of the general fund, were not included in the
foregoing statement. The amount exceeded 20,01t4,
making a grand total from all sources of 149,182 f. The
society had 148 stations, with 258 clergymen, of whom 42
were foreigners, and 66 natives and East Indians. It had
also 32 European laymen engaged, including tclioolmattere
and other agents ; 13 European female teachers. exclusive
of missionaries wives ; and 1,!8111 native and country•lor,
catechistaand teechersof all classes not sent from home. The
number of communicants was 20,417, but the latest return'
from the Indian missions were not yet received.
The Bishop of LONDON moved the adrlition of the reort,
and took occasion to advert to the gratifying results of the
society's missions in India, China, Ceylon, and various other
places to which Be speculations had extended.
The Right Rev. dun gen Naeign, late Lord Chancellor of
Ireland, seconded the motion, which was agreed to.
The meeting was subsequently addreasedhy the Bishop of
Victoria, the Bishop of Carlisle ; Lieutenant-Colonel We,
of the Bengal Army ; the Rev. Wm. Cadman, N.A.. Beets
of Trinity Church, Slarylebone ; the Rev. T. D. Bernard;
the Rev. John Mee, sad other gentlemen, their resulutsm
having reference to the native church in India, the church
in China, and the duties of the church at boom.
[The meeting is to be resumed in the evening, when
Colonel Dawes, of the Bengal Artillery, will deltv.;r saddress on " The Puripiub and North•wast Provinces., :114
the Rev. Lal Behan Singh, on "

INDIAN FAIITNE RELIEF FOND.—Among the num'
berlerless subscriptions received yestenlay in aid of the
Indian Famine Fund were 381. Os. 6,1 , collected at the
Chapel Royal, per Venerable Archdeacon Utterton ; 1:014
being a further collection at Hull ; 50111. from Roclables
rer the Mayor; and 4001. from Blackburn. The tota
amount received is over 71,0001.
MR. Euwix JANIS, Q. C., AND THE. R. --WO
hem it is the intention of the handlers of the um of court
to all an early meeting of their body, to inquire int" the
truth or falsehood of certain rumours prevalent with refer-
epos to Mr. Edwin James, Q.C.—Hcra/d.
MUSEUM OF PATENTS, SOUTH KENNINGTON.
Number of visitors for the week ending April 27, 2,24
Total number since the opening of the museum free daily
(Nay 12, 1858), 356,812.