The Sun.
London, England, 1825-03-28 00:00:00

SOCIETY .OF BRITISH ARTISTS.

The second •Annivei•sary -.Festival of this inte-
resting and rising Instiuttion took place on Saturday last,. As
on the first occasion, dialler was served in the great Exhibition
Room of the Society, Suilblk-street, Pall-mall. East. When
lighted up, the _vial's covered with paintings (the productions
of the Society) in their new and gorgeous frames, this room, at
all tiniest fine, presented the most splendid Salle that can he
conceived. The tables were ornamented with various devices,
_and.ahout seven o'clock the company, amounting to more than
one hundred, sat down to dinner. The Presitient of the So-
ciety(T. C. Hoffiand, Es(l.) in the Chair. To the right of the
President we observed the Hon. Agar Ellis, Sir Francis Bur-
dett, and Sir —William Ashburham.' On the left of the Chair,
the Hon. Douglas Kinnaird, Mr. Williams, Mr. Baring
Hall, -&e. Dinner over, Benedietits sit Dens was chaunt?d in
excellent style, by the musical gentle Men present. The solos
by Master Smith ; after which the President rose and propoSed
the health of " The King, with three times three." Drank
with enthusiasm.—" The Duke of York and the rest of the
Royal Fee lily," with three times three-followed.

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In rising to propose " the Royal Academy and prosperity to
it," the President felt called upon to refer to, the formation of
the Society. over which he had the honour to preside, and which
he happily described as a swarm front the Parent Hive, which
had, through the exertions of its own members, aided by li-
beral private patronage and public support, been able to effect
the construction of a Hive of their own.—(Applause.)—After
complimenting the Royal Academy, and adverting to the libe-
rality of one of its principal members (Mr. Northcote), a speci-
Men of. whose talents hung before him the President read a
letter from Mr. Soane, apologizing for his inability to attend at
the festival, and inclosing an additional donation of 2.5 guineas,
having originally subscribed fifty.—(Applause.)—Alr. Hofliand
concluded by giving as a toast,
" The Royal Academy, and. prosperity to it, with three times
three."— Drank with applause.

The Pr.ESI DEN r r.ext rapt() propose the healthy; of thepatronq
of the Institution, congratulated the company on the success of
the Society, and proceeded to read a list.of subscriptions which
had been receiver, amongst which were 100 guineas from the
Duke of Bedtbrd, 'a similar suns from Sir Gerard Noel; 50
guineas from the Hon: Agar Ellis, &c., &c., to which Sir G.
Noel had that day added thirty guineas.—(Applause.)—The
Chairman concluded by giving the toast, which was drank with
applause. •
The Hon. A. Em.ss returned thanks, and propo.Sed "the
Society of British Artists," with three times three.—Drank with
acclamation.
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The next toasts were, " the British Institution," and " the
Society of Painters in Water Colours."

The healths of the President and of the Stewards were pro-
posed by the Hen. I). •Kinnairk and Mr. Baring Hall.
Sir F. BunnETT then rose, and alter congratulating the
Society upon its progress, concluded by giving the healths of
" the Exhibitors," with three times three—drank with ap-
plause. shortly after which (it being then about ten o'clock)
the Hon. Baronet, followed by others of the distinguished
guests, retired.
A Gentleman then proposed the health of Sir F. Burdett,
which was drunk with applause.
The PRESIDENT continued for a short time longer in the
chair,.and was succeeded by the Secretary, (W. Linto:l, Esq.) .
On returning thanks to the company for the hohour that had
been done him by drinking his health, Mr. Linton expressed his
full concurrence in every thing that had been said by the Presi:
dent respecting the Royal Academy, and the patronage which
the Society of British Artists had received from some Noblemen
.and other persons of rank; but of the Royal Academy he felt
bound to say that he had never sold one of the pictures which he
hriti sent'thither for exhibition,' while for those exhibited by him
laSt year in the room in which the comriany were then assembled,
he had received 3501.—(Applause.)—With reference to the'other
subject, thankful as he felt for the patronage of the aristocracy,
-and important as he 1..1d it, still he was compelled in candour
and justice to declare, that of the sum of OWL which the pie..
tures sold by the Society,,of British Artists last year had pro-
n.-Ea; 7:i guineas only Were received froni persons-of What are
called the higher ranks.--4 tioud applause.Y
,Sothe excellent songs were sung by Mr. Stanfield, Mr. Cart-
wright, Mr. Linton, Mr. Noble, and other of the-Exhibitors,
and• the conviviality was kept up unttl necessarily terminated by.
the hour of midnight.

BRISTOL and ENGLISH CHANNELS SHIP C.-INA.i..

A numerous Meeting-of the Subscribers to this undertaking
was held at the London CoT.:e-house, Lnclgate-hill, on Satur-
day. Lord Rot.LE was in the Chair,- supported by Sir T.
Lethbridge, .Bart. M.l'., Mr. _Baring, M.P. for Taunton, &c.
D. Pot.i:ocK read the Riport.of the proceedings f the
Committee of: Management 'since the lait-Oeneral Meeting.
The Report observes that it has been publicly stated in the
noose 'of -Commons, that "out of upwards of ,nine hundred
nwams an 4 occupiers of land.on the line, there are not more
than fifty aissenjents to the proposed Canal ; and that no
stronger opinion in favour' of the measure could be desired
than 'that furnished by the proceedings of the public Meet-
ings .iteeotiv held at Chord, Colyton,' and Taunton. The
Committee then notices the arrangements made with the Bridge-
water anti Taunton Canal ; and states that the town of Bridge-
waterappeara anxious to obtain a deviation,lto a certain extent,
from 'the present proposed line of Canal, at that part Which is
near the town ; in consequence of which the necessary measures
have been taken for ascertaining the desirability of the proposed
deviation. The repert thus concludes
``. Your ComMittee, in conducting a work of such magnitude
and importance. hai.deemed it right to lay the Reports and'de-
tails before hisliajesty's.Ministers,in order that 41te.greatest pub-
licity might be given re .their operations, and that those who are
most interested in the management of public affairs might have
the fullest information upon the suoject. Your .Committee
have hid interviews, in consequence, with - the First Lord of
the Treasury, the First Lord of the Admiralty, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, and the President of the Board of Trade, all
of whoin expremed themselves satisfied that this undertaking
was obviously one. of very great public importance, and was
pregnant with great commercial advantages.
nosolutions, adopting the Report, and approving of the pro-
!ceetlings of the Committee, were then passed.
Sir T. LETti nittUOE addressed V the Meeting in favour ;of
the measure. He. observed, that although the Canal would
pass through seventy-live large fields, which were the property
~of his brother-in-law, who was one of the opponents of the
undertaking, yet so firmly anti decidedly was he convinced of
the great public benefit which would result from themeasure—
ofits,yast importance to the commercial .interests of the ern-
yire, that no private feeling should deter him from giving his
most cordial support to the Bill now before Parliament.
Mr. BAILING was anxious for the success of the ship Canal,
considering, as lie
.did, that it was a measure of high national
importance. On these grounds it should certainly have his de-
cided support ; although he wasmot of opinion that the under-
taking would yield the subscribers that large interest for their
capital which had been calculated on by many well-informed
persons. -
The Committee of Management reported that a pamphlet,im-
puraing.someOf the calculations of Mr. Telford and Capt. Ni-
, cholls had been ptitiliSlied bY Mr. B ; roadthead, of Lanport to
which Captain 'Nieliolh; had prepared a decisive answer, contir-
mathry of the former report. ,
Mr. INGLts and Mr. litrattiDGE expressed themselves averse
frOM the proposed Canal, and considered that for allthe purposes
of commerce Would be far more desirable.

Mi. JtCFLATES:4 nd. llr. 101.; atsoopposed the m ea,
sure,but the strung ek feeling in its favour was manifested by the
meeting generally, ind it was resolved, that the Report of Capt.
NichollS sbould.be.printed and circulated under the direction
of the Committee.

Thanks were-voted to Lord Rolle for his conduct in the
Glair; his Lordship returned thanks, and the Meeting
broke up.

LOTTERIES will soon terminate in this country,
:Is the CHANCELLOR of the•EXCHEQUER has made
his final contract, and when they are all over,.
we understand BIM has it in contemplation to
puhlish a 'List •of all the Capital Prizes Sold at
his Offices since -their first establishment. This
,vill•he to many" an interesting volume, and will
show how steay and uniform his success has
been—although some months have been wore
propitious than others, in April for instance, be
'Las been particularly fortunate, having Sold all
the Three 30,0001. Prizes, contained in a Lottery
drawn hi that month (an instance of luck unpa-
ralleled), and in the late - Lotteries drawn in
October, November, and December, he Sold
TT
Two 30,000/. and Three 20,0001. Prizes. he
next Drawing-takes
place in llts.res lucky month
(April the 12t1r), when Four 20,000/. and Thirty
other Capitals, and 200.0001. in Prizes, will be
distributed .All in One bay• ••

The cordwainers and weavers are striking, at
Newcastle-upon-Tyner .for an increase of wages_.

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SOLEM VHS DICEILE FA U .1111,E.ir

LONDON.
moND.4 EVENING, MARCH 28, 1895.

We received at a ',Ate hour to-day by Express
from Paris the Etoile dated yesterday ; and ex-
tract the annexed fabricated article of intelli-
gence respecting the South American States.
The accounts in this country from Peru prove
the utter falsehood of this Madrid report.
MADRID, MARCH 19.
The Official Gazette contains, the following
article, dated Puerto Rico, January 21:—
Live the King ! In order to dissipate any
doubts as to the complete triumph of his Majes-
ty's arms in Peru over the rebels, it is enough to
publish the following letter from Peru itself,
dated December 25.'

." It was on the 17th September that Canterac,
after having drawn Bolivar into the plain and re-
united all his forces, attacked him between. Gua-
mango and Cuzco. The battle was general, and
at first well contested by. both parties,: but
a single charge of bayonet decided the victory,
and the wbOle Colombian army was dissipated
like 'smoke. The cavalry performed prodigies :'
6,000 men were killed, wounded, and prisoners ;
the artillery, baggage, and all the ammunition,
stores, &c. taken. Among the prisoners are four
General Officers, Miller (au Englishman), Sucre
(a Columbian), Cordola Grenadin), Nicochea
(a Peruvian). Bolivar fled with some Aides-de-
camps; the cavalry pursued the fugitives fifteen
days, as far us Truxillo, and in this pursuit 'of
360 miles, few suceeded in escaping.
" Bolivar arrived quiteexhausted at Guayaquil,
after having had 3 horses killed under him. He sent
orders to Panama, which reached there on 'the
19th October, to suspend the transport of the re-
inforcements to Guayaquil, us they would be.
intercepted by
.theAsia,which was cruising in these
latitUdes, to favour the pursuit of 'the fugitives.
lle,ordered these reinforcements to Santa Bona
ventura, to cover Santa Fe, but the order did
in time;
October and will probably
; 15th
the Colombians having quitted
nceatiaatiprtmraiuvroei theed
by t
he
Asia.

Truxillo has hoisted the Spanish flag ; and it
is probable that Guayaquil and Chili will do the
same. The troops of Tucuman and the Roy-
alists were already at Saltear:
46 This brilliant victory will be attended with
important results. Santa Fe is 'without any
troops, •and the Royalists of Pasto were march-
ing on it.

" The dile of the Colombian troops perishedlin
one- day. Martial law was proclaimed in the
Caraccas on the 3d December, and a levy en
masse ordered of all men from 15 to 50 years.
t, The results of this'cam
campaign demonstrate the
military ignorance of I3olivar, who, without plan

or precautions, advanced 120 leagues beyond f
line of operation.

" This glorious day produce a great
fluence throughout Europe. The English peop
will see that Mackintosh and the other radica
deceive them by forged news, in order to dra
from them their money, and force the Guyer'
meat to a premature declaration."
The FRENCH RFNTES on Saturday were 102 f. 90c.
money, and 103 f. 10c. for the end of the month.

The Paris Papers of Thursday and Friday
not contain any intelligence of political interes
The Chamber of Deputies was still occupied,
discussing the Ministerial project for the conve
sion of the Renies.

Ou Wednesday there was a conference at tl
Note! of Prince METTERNICH, at which were pr
sent the Papal Nuncio, the Neapolitan, Austria
Russian, Prussian, and Bavarian Ambassador
In the evening a Courier was dispatched to lion
by the Nuncio.
It is reported that the Coronation of the Kin
of FRANCE will be postponed to the beginning
June.

The .31oniteur states that Patras surrender
to the Greeks on the Gth February ; and the fo
lowing article from the Austrian demi-officit
Journal is deserving attention, in the preset
state of the affairs Of Turkey and Greece :
(Front the Etoile of Saturday, March 21i.)
VIENNA, MARCH 10*
The Austrian Observer gives to-day some news froni GieeC
under the head of Corfu, and dates them 10th January.
It is not possible now to doubt the defeat and total dispersi(
of.the party which had taken arms against the Government
Napoli di Romania. Some of the chiefs have fled. •
Sissini, Lord of Gastouni, has been to Zante, but while I
was performing quarantine, he received orders to quit ti
island immediately.
Nikita,'Londo, and a son of Sissini, attempted to save then
selves in the little Isle of Calamo, depending on the lonia
territory, but they have been conveyed back to 3lissolangil
and to all appearance will be delivered up to their enemies.°
* This is the most important news that the Austrian Obseri`
has given for a long time. The confirmation of the &feu au
dispersion of the Geco-Turkish party, which kept up a COr'
spondence with Ibrahim Pacha, and still mare perhaps the rt
fusal of the Lord High Commissioner to receive in the lonia
Islands the refugees of this Alahometan party, several of whoa
as we see, have been delivered up to the •Greek GovcrnrueP,
are facts worthy of serious attention.—prote ofthe Editor of 1'

FRENCH FUNDS.—PARIS, MAUCH 5.-.—Five per CC
opened at 103 f. ; closed at 103 f. 10e.; Bank Stock, 2,t)
11 ehte de Naples, Certificat Falconnet, 90f. 90c. ; ite”'
d'Espagne, 19 ; Royal Spanish Loan, 1823, Exchanger
London, one month, 25f. ; three ditto, 24f. 85c.—(Cour3 .10
thenfique.)

!iamburgh Papers to the 22d, and Dutch JoOr
nals to the 27th instant arrived this morning
from which the following are extracts :-
There is to be a coniocationSlO
Lill kopping.
foctixir
Criesrig,y.MtAhritsc Jyt
year
The King has given orders for a came of exercise to
formed in June, in the neighbourhood of Dronthelm in N°_,,r
way, under the command of the Norwegian MajorlGene' t
Birch. The camp will consist of the whole Brigade of
denteld, and the Swedish Regiment of Jerntland Yagers. Tb
Whole force will form several thousand men. The Svieul'•
troops will have to march about 180 English miles to reach till
camp.

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ST. PETERSBURG, MARCIT
By his Majesty's orders the Samoieds living in the Gov%
meet of Archangel are to be converted to Christianity. t
this purpose Missionaries set out on the 10th of last month
the Satnoied huts, in the desolate tracts of that Government'
5f
On the 25th of January, being the birth "day. of the reiplh
Empress, above 1,000 Samoieds assembled at Ohdorsk, t
northern part of the Government of Tobolsk, to pay their ttc
bute. Their Prince Tschaikin, and all the Elders Of ti)
Samoieds, received commendatory letters and. presents from
Government.
Pe
Letters from the Crimea say that the south coast of ti,a-
-t is
ninsula which was totally uncultivated a short time ag°:ed
rapidly improving. Several landowners have 'lately fori`o,
establishments there, for: instanCp.Counts Kusehelew, Pc;leg
rodko, and Woronzow, Princes Golozin, Narischkin, Vie' re'dJ
roads are making, and the village of Alusehta, which is, 8 town
a pleasant bathing place, is to be raised to the rank 0, n.
the
The inhabitants of Kasan have sent 4,18.4 rubles „
sufferers by the inundations.

IlartovEn, MAncil 1)
The Duke of Cambridge has ordered 25 (at the raos';ig
horses to be furnished by each regiment of cavalry, to
the work necessary for the reparation of the dikes.' One l'e
tired and twenty-four of these horses are to go at the itl•
of the month to the Duchy of Bremen, and the
ing 80 or 90 to East Friesland. These horses ..re. afters y
to be given away to the poorest of the soarers by the late ftgi,
His Royal Highness has further ordered that the cavalrir
mcnts shall not be drawn together this year as they ustiallY lot
and that the saving which will accrue (about 1.00( dollars,.
each regiment) shall be applied to the relief of the distresse,;,
FIIOSI TIIE MAINE, MAIIOI lA'
We • learn that the following persons have lately-hej,,encV
fished. from Russia :—Pica ; fletaro : Bernardo, a
painter and musician ; Zofrey, Professor of Belles Lettres:i,e(
Feranti, a Papal subject and musician; Marsil, physician'
brun, language master; Guistey, ecclesiastic; Plantin.
cian ; Rosten and May; Professors ; Sidroon, Schacht, 11°01.f:
and Teresto. The Russian Government has made On arrour
ment with that of-Prussia that those persons may pass ti,!e,
the Prussian dominions on their return, but not stop tile'

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AMSTERDAM, MARGHEXCHANGES 21—London, 39. 7. ; two Tv.colift
3911. 5. 00' a,
AMBDRGH, MARCH 22.—London, 35. 11. ; two 5.1
35. 8. „

trol'
Charlestown Paper—
to te 23d, and .7:4°' to'
Papers•to the 18th February, arrived this 111°i,1
ing, .from which we extract the folio°