The Sun.
London, England, 1855-04-25 00:00:00

r-UNION OF LON D
TILE Pit

The meeting of this institution took place 3,.‘steriinY,
in the Haymarket Theatre, the hou,e bei,g kin ily lent.
for the pnrpoee by the lesee, Mr. linekstnie. Lord
lionteag:e had pr .:nised ti take the eha;r, but as his
lordshi,, for sorne reason unexplained, did not mike his
appe,rauce, Mr. H. I'. Hope, M.P., was requested to
act on the oecasion, and perforiued the, duties most
effieiwitly.

The cOuned's report observed that last year the sub-
scribers numbered considerably more than 14.000, and
that the society has in hand a reserve sum of 7.0001. A
statement was made of the manner in which the sum to
be expended in prizes had been divided ; and a detailed
account was given of the various works of art—such as
busts, prints, statuettes, medallions, &e., which the
council bad selected either for prizes or distribution to
the subscribers. It was stated that the council, having
taken into consideration the fact that a great number of
persons had subscribed during several years without
receiving a prize, they had this year set apart a valuable
bust for every unsuccessful subscriber of ten years'
standing.

It appears that the number of the society's agents has
greatly increased of late in very distant lands, and that
through their exertions a knowledge and taste for the
arts is penetrating into localities hitherto strangers to
such harmonising influences ; and, moreover, that the
list of subscribers has been greatly enlarged by contri-
butors from abroad, Boston in the United States, and
Hobart Town having furnished between two and three
hundred subscribers each. The widely spreading love
for art was dwelt upon, and properly, as a subject for
general gratulation, and it was stated in proof of 06
extension of taste, that at Ohio a society formed for the
purpose of distributing works of art had lately numbered
upwards of 27,000 subscribers.

After the reading of ale report, which, it must be said
was very instructive, and exceedingly well drawn up,
votes of thanks were unanimously passed to the council,
and to the hon. secretaries, Messrs. Godwin and Pocock.
In returning thanks, Mr. Godwin took occasion to
remark upon the energy and unanimity which had cha-
racterised the various councils of the Art• Union ever
since the establishment of the institution.

Warmly expressed thanks were also given to Mr.
Buckstone, for his having so liberally placed the theatre
at the disposal of the council.
Mr. Hope then commented ably upon " the report,"
and happily remarked that it was a most gratifying sign
of the times that, although we were plunged in a san-
guinary war, and that so much money was wrung from
the community fcr a very different purpose than that of
fostering the peaceful arts, still the Art-Union not only
maintained its position, but positively progressed, its
subscribers actually numbering, during this year of strife,
500 more than on any former occasion. Mr. Hope also
congratulated the council upon their tviselyand humanely
recommending that a more ready adini-sion to public
buildings be given to the bulk of the people, and laid
great stress upon that portion of the council's recom
mendation which referred more particularly to the Royal
Academy, remarking that although it was perhaps a
somewhat delicate subject to touch upon, it triu-t not be
forgotten that the Royal Academy enjoyed great privi-
leges at the bands of the nation, being housed most hand-
somely at the public expense, aid deriviog its annual

income no lesA from the exertions of others than from

those of itz4 own members ; which privileges and advan-
tages he thought should inspira the members of the
Royal Academy with a more liberal feeliug towards the
public than they had hitherto evinced.
_ _ _

Aft-r the Chairman had concluded his business-like
and very sensible address, the drawing of the prizes took
place. Some of the larger Fries fell to foreign lands, a
cuntribirtor from New Zealand carrying; off a 1501. and
a contributor from Boston (America), a 2501. picture.
Through the liberality of the members of the National
Institution of Fine Arts, the pictures purchased, witl.
the money prizes obtained yesterday, will be exhibited
at the Portland Gallery, Regent-street.

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II WING OF '
IZEs . THE CONDUCT OF TBE WA-
N—D lc
1 (Frogs the Times of this (MY.) to
tea'
Every in, idenr that comes to our knowledge „e 0
increase the feels og of dismay with which refleetblife`warj
if all shad. s of political tup.n'on are disposed t".r,06001.
tt ih:,!
~pir,
ge s, etie:
te, elnujpuenteittotit.e
,o too uci-ita, ffhayi rso.nyTtltiteetaniss 0.140.01;1_t001
the ini,„e ex :reuse degredetion avoid the centinuet:;oo
a war the expense of which our counsellors ser,rl:oo
to. pay arid our generals to execute. Our teev 00*
is a caricature of the weakest and most selfull dote*
is till
tions of other times. Our Premier has disaPPVises 06
expectations of his friends, arel faithfully re e!,, is.
predictions of his enemiee. Oar. Secretary of 7.1;i0 s
martyr. to gout, and our Secretary for the no_ej
i t P"
returning from the capital of a doubtful a 1.9 .., 040'
tOO $
the Administra ion the weight acquired in a Art tbo
Cation, and perhaps to act again themesame 1,4 Aber
which proved so fatal to the Governm of Lcasod die
deer. In the meanwhile legislation is a bleakla potli
cussion on toTics of public interest is suPellicisengess.a,,i°9
by the Crimean Committee, partly hy `-pickuniv'- ber
add to the difficulties of au Administration h, sale
to decay before it was completed., but must stal;dog it
rated till arrangements can be come to for Pr°"oo 011
hvv(i,tphe ashsouuituabblen siunetcheasstopr.allolxiutmhe rneenschi le
depository of the talisman of our ceofesetuitrutlijobse,,rilintolpibtbeliflaill
hands all legislation of late years combisseareasslo
the supreme power of the State. Itss not 'in „Oen;
to expect that at a moment so criticisetbe 11.00;110'
mons will be a faithful reflex of pb e. .00
Oh
the topics which are canvassed With eve,
energy and unanimity in every coffee-root°, d seed
market, in every railwey carriage, ren_ilbie 011°
hearth in this country, will find some fueetoseell
in the deliberations of an assenshil -bo-tld Liotill
called together to represent us &l. Wb,l,.° of Pur-to
New Palace at Westminster be the only Pe- $OOlO
resort in the country in which the presort slci°o,oo,
sncoatneduanlovuussufeodr
adnedfendceen,outonoced abominable (whereee -100 In°
:oeiiii
Every
are busy with plans, more or less well dedeed'direntele:
toh their experience and opportunities, but isil ,s, 01.7,
te same object-the renovation of our 0 ego 0f.,71
the reform of our services, the re-inviqrs, listse
Government in every branch. But it thats Obit° thl
symptom of our present socialedine'se'
country deliberates the Legislature does twt:-poto.l
conviction of the necessity of a change has
peeve
every dwelling. from the palace to the ottiCi,, ofj is
tctbf
uhhao
eerdryhyh,
heart.
pnadogrylti. tni ca,
least it has found no entrance. The Pall' fooPoi
force,l 100800
of
fa ;:i;
tNiusoraml
p.oorreltitocdnoomeospfluetoteht
etthroraikancebissionoue:relii:toeh:oseneroJ,,:ifote,
spare others, but assails at once the bead, t"-ssitti,oo
on.stionsOonf
gu,nary at
igteretaatxgwaatrhseereemr.s towlice, ;To
tries, but we pay for them. We have Ivo
rsilid,
his
Tvh ieg :dlaeunicree,
t 9,
,rr
isnuqcuciersys.
Pitt without his vigour and polie9 ;
without bil P i
genera-
_,sed ig f $
camp ,igns of Wellington witee-- ,
1 eonrietiq $O2
the inefficiency of our departments has nr;soolaie
eager and craving to be saisaed hy sirtthefoce,: oil
which the
sin ale committee, ranging over the vih°Le dell ...''
military operations, bat
not sea-0'
the machinery of our Administrationser the,/ese eetisflslo
peculiarities of its different division- , eefregietti°
leant, individual members of Parliament 'et estit• illi
to time proposed the appienterent 0f selecr ging toy
to inquire into subjects most deeplY nr.e'e the roodor
public at this moment, such as prOSIOOII,.I Or
jugs veil/trot,.
to
arid the state of the naval and radits'leof
.4
o'4'3 0"6.
depastmerts. Both the‘e motions tbe liatestu tloi
mons has, under the direction of the G°°er gedn°oos
tived, and, by so doing, declared that Whichon iist
in the present sate of these services 0 bO.
objection objection sufficiently plausible to cell un't 0011,•,04
should defeld them for an answer. A- fe ° bieb VI
to have been brought before the 11"' e oes
contemptuous was re•erved for the rnoti""s w 0050
of Ctorepi 404
nireht. We find in the notice-paP
greatest interest and ie,portance. OAPtalcinnfo's other
posed to inquire into the roaeagement an ito for 'otY
the Royal Navy, and Sir Erskine Pert"' esbo eft_scile!,
mittee to see in what manner arid to e.: or, cortr,
Indian army can be utilized fur the presei
jvb 0
.00
it may be brought, in fact as well as in
.r.so;roJopor
rank and dignity of a Royal army. Witu„ seas pi!
either quettion, we must say, that Ilaatte'-oeld seos
taut or more worthy of public, attentiorrfooe?dr
submitted at the present moment to the I:404
mons. The manner in which naval. Pntrtest chs_c;so
buted has long teen a subject of the jun ire * Floor
er tWO 600beiits
solicitation ~f political friends, and thateee that
It is hard that every step should r getreseo_,°,ol
man to a post-ciptain, an officer should ilot 0 or •
or
beg his way step by step. It is bard I",e Of reli,
nd.shoute pos
which England is so justly p.*o- ~,,yodotwod
more than any path of public eanP-tbas a ~, te
with purely political considerations, not
ovii tO rptelitor
of the Admiralty has it in his powero._ iseieg, ,
a meritorious but unfriended officer from of we"
debar him altogether from the clercels Of
"ori
sion, and then punish .him for his /alio elic ii4r
depriving him of that rank and Pusi bias. the srss
ority itself would have conferred on hod, !_,,,,,0 org
to see men in the full viaour of ruanArisen tP;?
day of their health and strength; Tot it '‘l e 0
_t!ohttm.enicre.rp4roafnedseie
service to civil life, and taught to feel boils •ho, 5
mixing themselves Up in electioneelLatura to ttmito F.,
rtlitice that they can hope for a r„ $0 IA „el try,
assistant-surgeons in the navy sisb_sidoS the il !heir t:I
t knowledge, whileye.' nee.-
they possess no deny° dto sr `,Vet `ns,
, and foe boys : „eller"
in the coin ang-
others, a, e
well
e'cwon;,otni.
tetrl;tyle.ni,
These
en
things,
hrie::::::, elii. teb,
,ii- 0.
.:.itob001;i
p eof wild and until s a ,:,
mouth pre snug business,BP' amid ni 01 41
sonablytnt occupy the le:sure of a house -„de 0- j
Or the necessitye 0
hang hsasiie ;
y Oil its hands. actually
seems
aiti°l„a,)
In li • -bide sly
an army, he devising some sch we ,l Di'
e „„b0
Ai.- us to ftl use, _or the, purposes war, the crisp of
of a portion of the military talent and ei2gratleeste4
entire, we have before now s t le--
poison a 0,00, eV
of a
cliangei-n
thesoos l
ir.
tolvsn • •
, tage, Justice to the Indian ,ervicee oaf to?,
aiding our amateur soldiers by the assistniol es!
wh a have made the profession of error thiool4
occupation of their lives, in-teivi of the rewa4l.4
few idle years, all plead loudly for thin -for .
tell
But the Hone of emninene has no taste ot el?
quiries, and therefure, when the fisst of tedit/4
ese le sJ, /I,
" comae "
t ' commence, the gouge ef Csinnions can.e.osn i4l
e out. Surely there ie, e0"-,ojefletedi
mess,f if not some danger, in applying Pr 0 t' ty
resin quiet times and easy sir. UffiStanCeS e p$Y
cal moments, A hen we discern hope to
.10$0;s4o
horizon, and require every effort that oorVe
And vigour in action can devise to resturlsseisireoo;o
, prestige and reanimate our sirs rgaiii,ed lipolsio f
Tfil, is net the time to pause betsceento geiststrP
rumens and private ease, or to cent jet ifrie Sri
ing saved from the care of public au'''. rait°o",
poses of private society. If we are t"
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this end can only be effected
spirit and energy to our councils arid .'daiS,7oll,o
untiring sed 'VI
by ; ' se r
devot,on, never more needed teen now
esseoo
deed can be hoped for a reform of e/ielit still), af
propositions to inquire into them are rc'e 0 oll°
weapons that remain to our Legisiltidleroje
meat—the arts of en........2lastination 114 t
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TOO tree-
EXTENSIVE S SMUGGIO Orb' pri
SEIZURE OF ot . go 0,
Emerson, surveyor of inland reventle
ligglifOiSri,e
had been for some time aware that a 8133,1 00,sree°01111
a large scale was in contemplation, nno er "9 or
he repaired to St. Bees where, about two the 004
that morning, the peaceful inn:tate° eleeso of 0 1
Beck Mill, and Flat House had their Poltiog 40
disturbed by the noise of carts, th,e;ecr se lb; hisil)
and the vocifcroue shouting of or'n•efriruissict' ,tf
which, at the dawn of day, was dine- a sissie()
Dublin boat, the Mary, of'llowtbeco",ier °,lollfelt,eo,°'
•ba •
Mr. Emerson, and three
core and these were going under .0,0 oile i
I:eve her of her cargo. Quietly watch' rod 07,
then another of the sailors, each :co, Tflotih
rying on his shoulder a bale of tohee-,0, a sssoo:l9
little further he laid hold of the ceP"'"0•0 asst p oi'
assistants; l'ef .b.,to 6
set, burly fellow, whom a deslisl 011,1014( If_
struggle to escape. A fourth, an„. hoas'oelltsi ,1
of one of the crew, was on boardb beet left Me
sequently taken into custody: Thos_,e Olt ijevs;/
at the time. Her cargo consisteu ed I) te01;"1 ' ?
bales, weighing 8,9001b5. of cOntrahno, on 00/s
it being what is known to the trade faltie,oll
which snuff is manufactured. 'nook e;',
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amounts to 1,500/. or 1,600/. It. wale,
carry it away. The captain and cie of 111
Whitehaven Herald. , i
AO Lei_vtl
poij
ROTAL ASYLUM OF Tfig St A- etit'"Oltr ir
anniversary festival of the St- °ll-ndoli etcll
L d Berner rtlir e:1, i
thhra,tDedukyeesotfelvv•daywevening at till .I),° Fort'' 0 o /
chair was take') by Sir Robert Pet"' , 14,0° lq,
meat was
thee ington, or
we IV P 3,1" yno ,d
ley, the Rev. Dr. Croly, vs-- 'de)) - 'f- "
and very select, and the dinner provi .4, AO del
u quitecloth,
worthyth ,
Sir
B.!
;c ~ ea j
enthusiastic cheering, prop le
. with 'lOO7 V Y
0Q ,eee,' and begged to coupleoo ,;(1,,i
f our Imperisl ale% His Maya ''rcost
citi;
if/
plebe of the French." The boo- 0f she fis ' dif
compliment to our gallant allies i frt4Pite , I' ti
by including the army ands avf,%,, ,
.t., 0-1 j.i.;
mary t .apt of "The Army nd -11e•s'il. VA- e f '
the society wereintreduced alter tin, to sk to, (S)
dress, in heroic verse, was delivereerc whine,ii
.r theca
w:beoi r,_ lit; :001
one of the boys, aged 13 yeses, ailnd esfej.,llo)Ajt
Crely eddres-ed the children, :;.h. Du otel,
merits of the society at great leugesoin ill 00 i
prepessd the toast of the ev,itig o,,eoiti' eif i
quest and forcible speech, urie,',/,isort' OA 9
doing good While they bad the lticess ate? 4,4'fi
postponing their charitable
not soerbeti h., ,
that the St. Ann's Society not (._)n:1 COneni 04
taught the orphan children ; ar' , list'p Oro ,iiiii
appeal which was respoeded to hY,OO/. of 1 ' nil I
and donations to the amount of lev fito , tr--1 se
i tbe ben' or OP/
. 2 000 children have . eejoye, tot e ~e, oryi
:t• .on sluice its foundation, and t 'emits' f 10
fern datios. The health a the nose eboVsle
Peel, was propo4d, by the -" ,lbeccetyli
and druilk with all the honours' Assn of Op
, „d we .deo yes
after returning thanks, retiree 3.'", oreSl ote tiOP ,i,
Sheriff Crosley, under whose ah'ed to is direni,sol'h
ties of the evening were prolog der theprongor'it
inueical arrangements were ungisses 0id,091
G. Genge, supported by tbe ',fade his "1,061,
Messent, Mr. Perren, Mr. flan' ith ••s t`•
Calcott. Mr. Harker officieted
need
a tbnoopil
as toastmaster. It was ano°,n_n aeist
Cambridge would preside at tau
tival.

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