The Sun.
London, England, 1853-10-03 00:00:00

On Friday the third annual general meeting of the
corporation took place at the lecture-room of the insti-
tution, Leicester-square, Mr. Noel Hoare in the chair.
A. report was read, which stated that the sanguine
hopes expressed in the last report as to the opening
of the building had been again frustrated by the same
cause as was then referred to, viz., the want of
funds. At the date of the last report 4,517 shares
had been subscribed for, and 14,5001. advanced by
the council by way of loan ; and from the state of
the money market at that time there seemed every
probability of the remaining shares being speedily
taken up. Since then the loans had been for the
most part paid off, and a considerable number
more shares subscribed for. They were now being
taken up by the public at a very steady rate without
being advertised, so that there could be little doubt as
to the completion of the share list before long ; but even
this advance was quite insufficient for the purpose of
rapidly carrying on the works, and the council had
again come forward, with three exceptions, and bad
furnished the means of obtaining the requisite funds for
the completion of the building and its appurtenances.
They believed, therefore, that no obstacle now existed
to the speedy and complete re-opening of the institution
to the public. Although quite a novelty in point of
style, the opinion of the press, and of the architects and
other scientific men who had visited it, had been una-
nimous in pronouncing the building to be quite
unique—a fact which in itself would be found to
be a great attraction to the public. The directors had
secured the cooperation of many influential men
in the sections of engineering, the fine arts, music,
&c. They bad received a large collection of works
of art from various eminent persons, amounting in value
to some thousand pounds, which had already been de-
posited in the institution. With respect to the prepa-
ration for opening the institution, the council might
state that the building in all its essential points was
complete, and in a perfectly satisfactory state as far as
stability was concerned. The report 'concluded by
stating that, from the preparations now in progress,
there was every reason to believe that the public would
be pleased with the result of their endeavours.
The balance sheet showed that the receipts amounted
to 60,8341. ss. 2d., and the expenditure to 60,1121.
16s. 10d., leaving a balance of 721/. Bs. 4d.
The report was adopted, and a resolution was passed
authorising the directors to raise a sum of money not
exceeding 25,000/. on mortgage of lands tenements and
hereditaments of the corporation.
Various other resolutions of a routine character were
passed, and the business terminated.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.

MALTA, Sept. 22.—The lighthouse recently erected on
Cape Giordan, in the Island of Gozo, will be lighted on
the 15th of October next ensuing, and on every subsequent
night. Its revolving light will be visible once in every
minute.

Buoys OFF CHERBOITRG.—The forts on the eastern and
western heads of the breakwater at Cherbourg having at-
tained a sufficient height to render the buoys which indi-
cated the position of the works under water of no further
service, they will be removed after the Ist day of November
next. Ships drawing 10 feet of water and over should
give the low-water edge of the breakwater a berth of half
a cable, so as to clear the shelving part of under water.