The Sun.
London, England, 1852-06-03 00:00:00

THE SOCIETY OF ARTS.
Lqst cr‘Juiag, at, the rooms of the Society of Arts, Mr.
L. Arnoux, of Stoke- upon-Trent, delivered a lecture
upon the ceramic manufacture.
The lecturer commenced by an interesting historical
sketch of the ceramic manufacture, both in the classic
and modern times, paying a well merited tribute to the
genius of Mr. Wedgewood, the founder of the ceramic
manufacture Eag;and. Nature had provided England
with 411 the materials necessary for the potter's art, and
at present the annual produce of our potteries was esti-
mated
at two millions sterling.in the manufacture, in of
185 factories, employing
60,000 persons, were engaged
the being congregated in North Staffordshire. 84
million pieces
se
Were annually exported to almost all parts
re-
quired in almost all
so many and saels varied processes as 'this as great
as' this,
whiteness, hardnaf
tna
"Id* There was no manufacture which employed
ess, and brilliancy of =face were re-
spect, particularly withreruarenee
Exhibition afforded the articles now in demand. The
rtatarehehiaLaceui• -41-4 M in_of.a!?glaad was •
He noticed with approbation sons at
atmospheric pressure.
bited, recommended the use off.sntilr
manufactured products haven proceeded to review the
to the application Of
the Great Exhibition.
eennatmelled brick to a
of the bricks
great improvements improvements which had Pies
much greater extent than at
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of terracotta, and which been
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noticedthe
manu-
factureh
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were anew net-
ncoustic tiles ex-
ure, which
had made great progress, was rewarded by
a medal, and had been further improved since theExahi council
non. The most important English manufacture of this
description was that commonly called earthenware, and it: 111
was cne in which we had nothing to fear from foreign
competition. In this our manufacturers had little
to do but to follow Wedgewood, and the manufacture
seemed now perfection. All that could be recommended
was, the avoidance of the excessive use of flint, which
rendered the articles more liable to chip. The countries
on the Continent which were principally distinguished
in this manufacture were France, Prussia, and Austria.
The manufacture of our Parian ware was noticed
copiously, the lecturer awarding to us the superiority in
this respect over our Continental rivals in the ceramic
art. The history and processes both of our own and of
the foreign porcelain manufacture were next dwelt upon,
but it would be impossible to do any justice to the sub-
ject without entering into details which would far
exceed the space we can devote to them. Of the 185
factories engaged in the manufacture of earthenware, 24
were engaged in that of soft porcelain, the greatest part
of the produce being sold in this country, for the exports
did not exceed 60,0001. sterling, nor were they likely
to exceed it materially. The French had no fewer than
70 manufactories of hard porcelain, and their exports of
this article has doubled in the short space of five years,
enforcing upon us the necessity of paying particular
attention to the improvement of this manufacture, which
had been introduced into England by M. Minton. There
were about 40 manufactories of porcelain in the Zollve-
rein, Saxony, and Austria. Summing up the results of
his remarks upon the various brawl:ice of this art, the
lecturer expressed his opinion that England had nothing
to fear the ceramic manufacture from foreign compe-
tition. While, however, he bore witness to the improve-
ment which has taken place in consequence of the Great
Exhibition, he emphatically dwelt upon the necessity of
devoting increased attention to the application of sound
principles of art and design to the manufacture, in order
successfully to maintain a competition with other nations
in its higher branches.
A rote of thanks was very cordially given to the lec-
turer.

COURT CIitUULAR.

Tho Qaeen end his Royal Highness Prince Albert,
attended by the Machioness of Ely, the lion. Amelia
Murray, the Hon. Lucy Kerr, Viscount Galway, Colonel
the Hon. Charles Grey, and Colonel Bouverie, honoured
the performance,l of the German play last evening with
their pretence.
Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess de
Nemours visited her Majesty yesterday afternoon, at
Buckingham Palsoe.
His Royal highness Prince Albert rode out on
horseback , yesterday morning, attended by Colonel
Bouverie.
Their Royal Highnesses the Prince of Wales and
Prince Alfred, attended by Mr. Gibbs, visited the Ex-
hibition of the Works of Practical Art and Design at
Marlborough House yesterday morning.:
Their Royal Highnesses Prince Arthur and the Prin-
cesses Helena and Louisa took a drive yesterday morn-
ing in an open carriage-and-four.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Sent went to
Frogmore yesterday morning. Her Royal Highness
returned to her residence, Clarence-house, St. James's,
in the afternoon. In the evening the Royal Duchess,
attended by Lady Fanny Howard, Baroness de Speth,
Sir George Couper, and Lord James Murray, honoured
the performance of the German play, at the St. James's
Theatre with her presence.
Sir Harry Smith had an interview with Sir John
Pakington yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Disraeli
arrived at their residence, Grosvenor-gate, yesterday,
from Hughenden Manor, Bucks.
Archdeacon Bethune (Toronto, Canada) had an inter..
view with Sir John Pakington yesterday, at the Colo-
nial-office. Mr. Spooner and Mr. Hamilton had alio
interviews with the Right Hon. Secretary.
Dispatches were sent yesterday from the Colonial-
office to the Governor of the Capo of Good Hope. Dis-
patches were also sent to the Governor of Australia.
Dispatches were received from the Governor of the
Falkland Islands yesterday.

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'RES FOR 1852.

Ulverstone
Ascot
Beverley
Maidstone
Leith
Lumberton

Macclesfield .............. 21
Newcastle ................ 22
Bibury .................. 23
Stockbridge .......... 24
Winchester ............. 25
Carlisle
Knighton, ................. 25
.................. 29
Ludlow .................. 30
I Chelmsford .............. 30
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Tenbury
JU
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Ilsley ........................ 14
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Goodwood V7

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,UST.
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York lfj
Radcliffe ................ 23
Egham 25
25
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Eglinton Club 2l,

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awl.
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Richmond
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Royal Caledonian Hunt
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SEPTEMBER.

Curragh I 7 Johnstown 2l
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21 Cashel
OCTOBER.

Curragh l2 1 Carlow
Dorn Royal Corp 2O I

CITY ORTHOPMDIC HOSPITAL, littzTON-GARDEN.
_Yesterday afternoon the quarterly meeting of the friends
and governors of the above institution was held at the Lon-
don
Tavern, Bishopsgate-street, for the Purpose of receiving
(thdeiereßpeor. report of
otTheas Gpr7egoes;ot.
of the charity, The chairman
in communication with his Grace the Archbishop of Canter-
bury, who had in the kindest terms conferred upon the in-
stitution the distinguished honour of becoming its patron. -
(Hear, hear.) Mr. E. J. Chance, of Old Broad-street, said
that there were at present 731 patients upon the books, the
principle of free admission without letters of recommenda-
tion doubtless causing;the great influx of the afflicted. It
was also stated,
that the Right much to the satisfaction of the meeting,
Lon. the Earl of Carlisle had kindly con-
sented to preside at the forthcoming anniversary festival. A
vote of thanks was then accorded to the worthy chairman,and the meetingadjourned.