The Sun.
London, England, 1851-04-30 00:00:00

ART-UNION OF LONDON.

The fifteenth annual meeting and drawing of prizes of
this society was held yesterday afternoon in the Lyceum
Theatre; Lord Monteagle its the chair. There was a
large attendance:of members, who occupied the boxes and
pit of the theatre, while the wheels of fortune, containing
the numbers and prizes, were arranged on the stage.
The proceedings were opened by the reading of the
report. The financial statement announced that the re-
serve fund now amounted to the sum of 4,2041. The
subscriptions for the year amounted to 11,7401. 43,; of
this 4,658/. was set apart for the purchase of pictures,
bronzes, statuettes, tazzas, and proof engravings. The
cost of engravings and the illustrated book of the year
was 3,9571 9s. 5d., and the printing expenses and the re-
serve of 21 per cent. amounted to 2,8541. 14s. 7d.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the re-
port, congratulated the society upon the progress
which had been made by the society since its first foun-
dation. In fifteen years they had raised 150,0001., and
they had every prospect before them of carrying on a
long and successful campaign.
The report was then adopted.
Mr. WARD moved that the thanks of the members be
preseated to the members of the Council for their
exertions, which was cordially given.
A vote of thanks having been also passed to Mr. God.
win and Mr. Pocock, the honorary secretaries, the draw,
ing of the prizes was then proceeded with.

The following is a list of the successful drawers:—
Entitled to a work of art of the value of 2004—Wood-
ward, C. H., Peckham.
Entitled each to a work of art of the value of 1501.
Hutton, C. Reading; Larions, P. A., Gibraltar.
Entitled each to a work of art of the value of 1.00/.
Roberts, A., New York; Thatcher, J. Welton, Bath.
Entitled each to a work of art of the value of 801.—
Clarke, T., Ordnance-oflice; Hayward, G., Boston, U.S.;
Manning, Rev. S., Frome; Stevens, F.P., Port Fairy;
Taylor, R. E., Peckham.
Entitled each to a work of art of the value of 70/.
Harris, A., Middlesborough; Macgregor, Mrs. W.,
Liverpool; Manley, R., Brentwood Villa; Reid, J. L.,
Downham-market.
Entitled each to a work of art of the value of 601.
Brown, R. J., Cirencester ; Butcher, H. J., Devizes ;
Jennings, I. R., Cheapside ; Lavers, W. J., Plymouth;
Ledford, W., Headingley, Leeds; Tomkins, J. R., Rus-
sell-place.
Entitled each to a work of art of the value of 501.
Austwick, S., Edgewarc-road; Binning, Jn., Glasgow;
Brook, T., Pen-craig-court; Carr, Ed., New Ross; Far-
nell, H., Isleworth ; Garland, W. Lynn ; Hodson, G.,
Birmingham
Bax, T.
; Huffham, W. H., Hull.
Entitled each to a work of art of the value of 401.
J., Bishopsgate-street; Broomfield, —, Nor-
wood; Campbell, C., Jamaica;
Chadwick, Captain,
Chelsea; Colvin, Colonel, Ludlow; Cox, W.A., Bath;
Dent, J., Worcester; Fenn George, Tulse-hill; Han-
som, J. M., Tower-street; 'Higley, W. S., Lothbury;
Lawman, C., Boston, United States; Oliver, Mrs., Tod-
morden ; Marshall, W. K., Bridguorth;Rickards, Rev.
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of Bury,ar:
of the value of 251.
Ash, Dr., Jun., Cuivolcl; C41:914 Jun., Stand; CO-