The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-14 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL ROYAL INSTITUTION.

Yesterday, the.proprietors of this institution held their
annual meeting at the rooms in Colquitt street. Sir John
S. P. Salusbury, the president of the institution, presided.
The other proprietors present were, the Rev. Rector
Campbell, Dr. Raffles, Messrs. W. Rathbone, J. C.
Archer, E. Amand, W. Watson, J. Foreshaw, J. Eden,
H. Anthony, and Drinkwater.
The President, in taking the chair, said that he
exceedingly tegrotted that there were so. few of the pro-
prietors present, and that they showed sueli apathy with
regard to the affairs of so valuable an institution. If the
proprietors took more interest in it, the public would
better appreciate its value. He then proceeded to read
the annual report, from which it appeared that they bad
been as progressive and active as on any previous
period, and the committee had not to record the deaths of
any of its active members but had to regret the discon
tinuapce, for a time, of Mr. M'Andrew and Dr. Dickin-
son. The schools had been well attended; and had made
satisfactory progress under the able direction of the
Rev. Dawson Turner. There were 120 pupils, and few
changes had taken place. The -report then referred with
satisfaction to the success that had attended the pupils
that had left the college. With reference to the Gallery
of Art, the committee thought it should be made as
available to the public as possible, but to do so would
require a large at-donut of Muds. To obtain that, they
had appealed to the proprietors for £250, but had
succeeded in obtaining only £ll2. They had framed
the valuable cartoons of . Romney, and further recom.
mended that the gallery should be thrown open to the
public. They had consented to send their collection of pie.
titre's to M anchester,but et pres3ed a regret that their funds
would not alh..* them to seed those pictures in such a state
as they wished, many of which were unfit to be sent away.
The museums were in a satisfactory state, and when
thrown open on the occasion of a public holiday, 7,000
persons had visi•ed them. The report, tiller enumerating
some of the donations received, and expressing the com-
mittee's thanks to the several gentlemen who had taken
an active past in the arranging of the different classes of
specimens, &c., concluded by expressing a hope that the
institution would ere long meet with greater support.
The Rev. Rector Campbell proposed, and Mr. Archer
seconded. a vote of thanks to the President, for the
report, with a request that it should be handed to the
committee, and printed and circulated. •
From the statement of accounts it appeared that there
was a balance due to the treasurer of £l9 25.6 d.
Mr. W. Rathbone, in moving that the accounts as
audited be passed, took occasion to recommend that
some exertions should be made to increase the funds, so
as to enable the committee to carry out some improve-
ments by which the institution would become a credit
to the good oil town of Liverpool, and the trade thereof.
He directed particular attention to the necessity that
existed for the pictures being properly cleaned and framed
before sending them to the Manchester exhibition.
Mr. J. C. Archer seconded the passing of the accounts,
which were accordingly passed.
After some conversation, Mr. Forshaw suggested that
the committee should be instructed to make some arrange-
ment with the head master of the sthools, so that the
funds derived from the schools should be appropriated
exclusively to the schools, and not to the general funds,
He stated various reasons for the adoption of such a
course.
Mr. Eden fully agreed in the suggestion.
He subsequently made a moloa to that effec", but, on
Mr. Rathbone suggesting that it would be better to have
the subject placed before the committee, where it would
have every consideration, the motion, with that under-
standing, was withdrawn.
A vot., of thanks was then passed to the donors, and
also to the committee and officers of the institution for
the past year.
The following gentlemen were then -elected as members
of the committee for the envying year :—The Rev. J. H.
Thom, Mr. C. Forget, Mr. W. Watson, Rector Campbell,
T. W. Rathbone, Mr. Forshaw, and Sir John Salusbury.
A vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the business
of the meeting.