The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-24 00:00:00

11C.RYSTAL
_PALACE.

Yesterday afternoon the prizes gained by the sub-
scribers to the " Crystal Palace Art Union," which
has just reached the close of its second sea•
son, were drawn in the concert room. On the plat-
form appropriated to the Council two wheels were
placed, ffom oae of which were extracted the num-
bers assigned to the competitors, from the other the
names of the several objects with which fortune
had favoured them.

Sir Franc;s E. Scott, who officiated as chairman
on the occasion, dilated on the prosperity of the
Union, which was shown more in detail when the
offiCal report of the Council was read by the secre-
tary. Nearly 4,500 members have been added to
the Pst.

The principles of the society were likewise ex-
plained in the report. The return to the subscribers
for money paid is through two distinct sources. In
the first place they have to make a selection from
a number of " presentation works," according to the
amount of their subscription ; in the second place,
for every guinea they have each one chance in the
prize dist *_bution. On the present occasion the
presenta ion works are 44 in number, all executed
expressly and exclusively for the Crystal Palace
Art Union. These, in the opinion of the committee,
adequately reprr sent the full commercial value of
the amount of the sulrcliption.
The prize works for the past season comprise
paintings, sculptures in marble, plaSter casts, wood-
carving, drawings, works in metal, porcelain,
enamels, ceramic statuary, modern majolica, terra
cotta, glass, and photography.
Blanks there are none, but with respect to the
principal prizes, which were exhibited in the
Palace, the result of yesterday's drawing was as
follows :
Oil painting, "High Life Below Stairs," by Sclessinger.
Size, 4 A. 2 in. by 3 it. 3 in.—Mr. George Davis.
Oil Painting. The Revenge," by P. Morris. Size, 5 ft.
by 3 ft. 6 in.—Mr. G. Grant.
Oil painting, " The Letter," by Chavet—Mr. John Duns-
inure.
Oil painting, " The Souvenir," by Roche—Mr. G. Gran.
Oil painting, " River Scene," by G. Stanfic'ld—Mr. W.
Da ism,.
Oil painting, " The Wreck," by Nibbs—Mrs. A. Soares.
Oil painting, " Fruit Piece," by Gronland—Mr. W. A.
Buffery.
Oil pain'i,ing, " Fruit and Flowers," by Stuart—Mrs. H.
G. Adams.
Marble group, " Maternal Affection," by W. C. Marshall,
R.A.—Mrs. Harrison.
Marble statuette, " Sunshine," by Joseph Durham—Mr.
John Hart.
Grand vase majolica, angel-handles, with allegorical sub-
jects, by Minton, 26in. high, by 27in, diameter—Miss Mary
Helliwell.
Grand vase porcela,n, " Blue de Roi," groups of Cupids
and flowers, rich chased, gold festoons in relief, by Minton
—Mr. J. Smith.
Porcelain vase, Worcester enamels, serpent-handles, with
gold enrichment, by Kerr and Binns—Mr. F. Warren.
Large Tazza majolica—subject from Raphael's " Sibyls,"
by Minton—Mr. W. Potts.
Casket in electro silver and gilt, by Elkington—Mr. J.
Wilkinson.
The " Bedford Tankard," in electro silver and gilt, by
Elkington—Mr. R. Procter.
Carved tazza, electro silver and gilt, jewelled, by Elk -
ington—Mr. T. Barber.
Grand vase, porcelain and parlan, with chased gold en-
richments—Mr. H. Mayor.
Coast Scene. Schuydere—Mr. W. B. Stephens.
Among other members of the committee who at-
tended on the platform were Messrs. H. J. Bicknell,
T. Creswick, R.A., F. W. Fairholt, J. H. Foley,
R.A., A. C. lonides, D. Price, S. Leigh Sotheby,
and H. J. Bohn.

ALLEGED MURDER AT HULL.—Considerable
excitement was created in Hull yesterday morning, in
consequence of the death of a prostitute, named Lucy Gray,
under somewhat mysterious and suspicious circumstances.
From inquiries made by the police, the following facts have
been elicited :—About half-past one o'clock yesterday
morning a tidewaiter, named Richard Harrison, on duty on
the south side of the Queen's Dock at Hull, observed two
foreign seamen and a female pass him. They halted a short
distance from him, and then walked to the edge of the
quay, the female having hold of one of the men's arm. The
tidewaiter alluded to then passed them, and they appeared
to be in conversation ; but directly he had got about a score
of yards from them he heard a splash in the water and a
shriek. He immediately ran to the spot, and perceiving
that a woman was in the water, he asked them what they
had been doing, but got no reply. He then raised an
alarm, and another customs officer and a seaman came up
with a hook, and the woman was got out of the dock, but
died immediately. The two men who were in company
with her, instead of lending assistance, ran away, though
the vessel of which one of then is captain lay close to the
spot. The body was conveyed to the police station, and
identified as that of Lucy Gray, an unfortunate about 22-
years of age, and the two men, who are captains, and had
been at a brothel with her in Osborne-street, were appre-
hended during the morning, and taken before the stipendiary
magistrate, Mr. T. H. Travis, charged with causing the
death of the deceased, and were remanded until Saturday.
Their names are Captain Argelander, of the schooner Elo,
and Captain Mutchreich, of the brig Diana, both Finlanders.
The only motive that can be assigned for the pushing the
deceased into the water, if they did do so, is that she wanted
to accompany them on board Mutchreich's vessel ; and the
fact of the men running away strengthens the suspicion
that deceased was pushed into the dock by them, they being
averse to her aedbmpanying them on board either of their
vessels. The inquest was being held on view of the body,
whin our parcel left.