The Sun.
London, England, 1866-03-22 00:00:00

Architectural Museum.

The first of a series of meetings, with a yin,' to
the delivery of lectures and for other purposes, i°
connection with this institution, took place last
evening at the Geological Museum, Jermyn-street,
St. James's, on which occasion Mr. Beresford-Hope,
M.P., the president, distributed prizes to art work*
men. The president, in his address, explained the
reason why these meetings would take place in the
theatre of the Geological Museum instead of at
South Kensington as heretofore. The South IC-01;
sington Museum was about to be pulled down a°"
a new building was to be erected in its place, jilt
which there would be no provision made for wh°
might be termed a technical museum of architectureci
although an exhibition museum would be established
under its roof. A technical museum was of inestio•
able value to the art workman, and although Govern;
merit had not seen fit to assist in the perroaDell
establishment of such an institution, yet be (ale
president) hoped and had reason to believe that thee
Royal Society of British Architects would take
Architectural Museum under its auspices, and that
it would eventually receive a local habitation.
After urging upon his hearers the necesssity a ar
study, and the great improvement which has taken,
place of late years in the designs for all kinds of
:
manufactures, the president proceeded to the
distribution of the prizes, which were as follows .d
Stone Carving.—Prizo 1, £2O, Arthur N. Harris, 11Y,'
Isle of Wight ;2, £5, John Seymour, Tower-lane, Taunt
ton ; 3, £2, Henry Harrison, 82, Upper EburY_stret_
London ; extra prize, £1 is., T. Sharp, 50, Connauo
terrace, Edgware-road.
Wood Carving.—Supplementary prize of £lO, W. °
leighton, at Mr. Roddis's, 19, St. James's-street, /31.
•
mingham.
.1 at'
Silver Work.—Prize 1, £l5, W. Holliday, 14, Na,-.° 0
street, Islington ; 2, £5, A. G. Frantzen, 20, Bing-squat'

Clerkenwell.
Transparent Enamels.—Prize 1, £lO, Frederick 14°.9rde'e
13, Wilderness-row, London; extra prize, £1 16.7 IL

Koningb, 69, Dean-street, Soho. -
Opaque Enamels.—Prize £lO, Frederick Lowe, 1.3,
dernoss-row, London.
Marble Mosaic.—Prize £lO, George Rooke, 27, 13rvilter
street, King's-road, Chelsea.
Modelling in Clay. —Prize 1, £5, R. W. Martin, 5, J,.°111
terrace, Olney-street, Walworth-road • 2, £2, J. W. tr°—
33, Bayham-place, Camden-town.
After some eulogistic remarks by Mr. AkrOcis'
M.P., upon the works of the several prize-holclert;
and some observations upon the general prosPecr,
of the museum from Mr. Durham, F.5.A.7 11111,..
Charles Barry, Mr. Goodwin, F.R.S., and If°.
Joseph Clarke, the Very Rev. Canon Rooke the
posed a vote of thanks to the chairman, and t
business terminated.

The Countess of Derby's illness has been ah:
far
• more serious nature than might be supposed frofrom on
paragraph which appeared in our columns yesterday'
st in
Tuesday her illness excited the most anxious intererdi;
her family, so alarming was her condition. Yeete,i
morning the medical report was more favourable, 81/1,-,:t
noon the answer was that her ladyship was better. ;iOl
evening the countess was decidedly better, and the retie- -
gentleman thought that all danger was over. er. The `l,°titto
tess of Derby has been suffering from congestion
lungs. Her Majesty sent yesterday morning to lore
the countess was ; and their Royal Highnesses the l'Arillse
and Princess of Wales, the Duke of Cambridge, au-f the
Duchess of Cambridge also sent to learn the state 0; t
countess's health. Above 400 of the leading nierabe.-.sths
d society, including the foreign Ministers, called dud" its.
tay to make personal inquiry after the countess's li°oo-
- to a late hour yesterday evening the countess
greasing favourably. The Earl of Derby is still c°ll-
- his bed with gout. loot
THE BISHOP OF LONDON.—We regret 0
f,to
that soon after the Bishop of London's rettll:, in
London-house on Tuesday afternoon, after preael'lo-
St. Paul's Cathedral, his lordship was seized with Liro•
ful attack of exhaustion, which continued for soul° 't-tea-
Dr. Gull and Mr. Seymour Hayden were in prosn't
dance, and before midnight the bishop was sans in
lieved. We understand, however, that an entire sbstttias
from his diocesan labours has been considered iTsPe—their
by the medical advisers of the bishop, and that hi
uffi-
advice his lordship will leave town as soon as he h° 6at of
ciently recovered to move. It is hoped that a re:
three weeks or a month may restore the bishop 1°
usual health. _„ golf,
QUESTION.—The well-known house of
Ghtdstono, and Co. have been drawinga large bill Wirot
considering their returns. There seems to be 00131 e "°
if Parliament will accept it.— Punch.