The Sun.
London, England, 1841-09-01 00:00:00

OBITUARY,

Aged 72, the Rev. Richard Foster, M.A., for the term
of 33 years incumbent Minister of Hunslet, in the parish
of Leeds.

At the Vicarage, Bridstow, the Rev. Love Robertson,
Vicar of Bridstow, Sellack, and Capel, and Prebendary
of Hereford Cathedral, in his 77th year.
At Thorp Arnold Vicarage, near Melton Mowbray,
the Rev. John Cleathing, M.A., Vicar of Thorpe Arnold
and Brentingby, in his 76th year.
At Limerick, the Rev. John Duddell, M.A., formerly
Vicar of Westbury, Bucks, which living he resigned in
1797, upon his appointment to the living of St. Mun-
chin's, Limerick, and a prebendal stall in the Cathedral,
which preferment he held to the day of his death.
At Templemore, the Rev. Richard Forsayeth, Rector
of Kilfithmone, in the diocese of Cashel.

At the Rectory, St. George's, in the Island of Barba-
does, the Rev. 'William Pinder, son of the late Hon.
William Pinder, Chief Judge of the Island of Barbadoes.

THE WEATHER—Noox, SEPTEMBER 1.
ROYAL GALLERY OF SCIENCE, ADELAIDE-STREET.
Barometer
Thermometer... 61 1 Highest '76 j Lowest ... 47
Wind W.—Freezing Point 32 Deg.

SPITALFIELD'S SCHOOL OF
DESIGN..

The first annual meeting of this institution took place
yesterday at All Saints National School-house, Spicer-
street, Mile-end New-town, Lord Robert Grosvenor,
in the Chair.

Some extremely beautiful fabrics, the produce of the
Spitalfields looms, were prodigally lavished on the walls.
There were four beautiful specimens of glass fabric,
woven bp the men of Spitalfields, and a blue tissue of
silk and gold, and a crimson and gold pattern, which were
the perfection of art. The walls of the school-room were
also adorned with drawings or designs of the scholars.
Among these was a very striking design for a picture, to
be executed in silk, or silk and glass, by Bailey, of her
Gracious Majesty and Prince Albert.

Lord Grosvenor, M.P., having taken the Chair,
Mr. IIANBURY read the Report. After a few prelimi-
nary remarks, it went on to say, that the establishment
of schools of design was of modern invention. Except
the Government School of Design, and that of Manches-
ter, there were no others in England. English manufactu-
rers had been compelled, in consequence, to commit. pi-
racy on foreign artists. This evil was felt severely in
the silk manufactories. The artistical character of Lyons,
and other Continental cities, was entirely owing to their
Schools of Design. In Paris alone 19 Professors of De-
sign were appointed, who were attended by 800 pupils.
Many of them did not exceed nine years, and they paid
five francs for the first, and six francs for the second and
third years. Of 80 Schools of Design in France, Lyons
was the most successful. It originated in a decree of
Napoleon Bonaparte written in Poland. The Report
then reverted to the condition of the Spitalfields School
of Design, which had been in operation only six months,
and yet numbered 60 pupils.
They met on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Sundays,
and paid 3d. per week for instruction. Further the
Report stated that they looked forward with confidence
to the speedy erection of a building for a School of De-
sign in those parts.

-Lord ROBEiT GROSVENOR then said that the duty de-
volved upon him of awarding the prizes. The selection
had been made with great care and impartiality, and the
decisions of the Committee had been influenced by the
excellence of the productions themselves, and by the in-
dication of other qualifications—namely, diligence and
attention, and well-regulated habits of study. It was
satisfactory to see the great progress which had been
made by the pupils. It was rather mortifying to think
that in regard to our silk manufactories we had now,
after so long a period of practice, been obliged to resort
to first principles—to study, as it were, the alphabet and
grammar of the art—the only true foundations of science.
By this neglect the manufactures of the Spitalfields district
had been reduced to so great a state of depression, but
happier prospects, he trusted, were about to open. The
Consort of our Gracious Quc'en had lately condescended
to be present at the annual distribution of prizes at the
central school in Somerset-house • our belovered Sove-
reign herself had patronized the last year's ball at the
Opera-house, the proceeds of which were to be appro-
priated to relieve the distress of the Spitalfields weavers,
tz:Zumstances had prevented her being present on that
.enr, as she had intended. It was her gracious intention,
hoN ,
the
Ne% ,to reiterate the command this year for a ball for
the same obi
!,ts.—(Applause.) His Lordship then deli-
veredfollowing prizes, chiefly for designs for silk
mole's Book of
and satin
patternsth :—No. 1. To Mr. J. Brown ; Cattgr-
Treateis Cartoons. No. 2. To Mr. Wm. H.
on Practical Perspective. No. 3.
Towner • a
To Mr. 'C. Cutter4.re.a Treatisei on Isometrical Perspec-
of the Silk Manufacture. No. 5.
tive. No. 4. To
; ac 1. ineraatnisce on Insect Transforma-
gin and present State Martin a Treatise on the
CampbellOri-
r.NJo..6.
a,o
r.
, Treatise on
peds. No. Mr. Wm
Is •hflower • a
TtQi
oou
n. a
sdM. r u
Wm. Themas, presented
by the Rev. Henry Taylor ; Babbag ' Economy
nufactures. No. 8. To Mr. JO5. e s of Ma
Hiberd, Natural
by
Robert Hanbury, Esq. ; Conversations on Phi-
losophy.
The following students also received testimonials from
the committee for general good conduct and profi-
ciency :—Messrs. Wm. E. Cadman, J. Tuffnell J.
Whiter, J. Burridge, W. Justin, J
J. Connell, H. Ha
Y-
watd, J. Cain, W. Edward Davis, W. Poster.
The following resolution, moved by Mr. Cockerel],
and seconded by Mr. Wilkinson, was then agreed to :____
" That this meeting, regarding with much pleasure the
exertions of the Committee of the Spitalfields School of
Design, and considering the obvious importance of such
an institution, as a means to improve the art of silk
manufacture, do earnestly recommend the cause to public
sympathy and support."
In the course of a few observations he made while
proposing the resolution,
Mr. COCKERELL stated that his friend, Mr. Baily, the
sculptor, had offered to present his bust of the late Mr.
Stothard to the institution. Mr. Stothard commenced
life as a designer for silk patterns in Spitalfields, but
afterwards acquired such great celebrity, that he was
placed at the head of the English School of Design. In
no place, therefore, could the bust of that remarkable man
be more appropriately placed than in the Spitalfields
School of Design.
Mr. EAST, a working weaver, in a quiet and pleasant
manner, seconded the resolution.
The Rev. HENRY TAYLOR, seconded by Mr.. Dyer,
offered the thanks of the meeting to the Right Hon. Loid
Robert Grosvenor, for his kindness in presiding.
His LORDSiIIr having teturned thanks, the mootirg
separated. .