The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-28 00:00:00

JULY.

Worcester 2
Stoarbridge
Newmarket

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Nottingham 2l
Stamford
Knutsford
Good wood .28

Odibana
Liverpool l5
AUGUST.
Ripon
North Staffordshire 4 Radcliffe 24
Brighton
Bright,th Club ' 7 . Stockton 27
Wolverhampton lO Hereford 27
Reading .12 'Maidstone 28
SEPTEMBER.
Warwick
Cardiff
Lichfield
Derby
I Tbirsk ll Newmarket. F 0 29

ART UNION OF LONDON—(This Day).

The drawing for the prizes in the Act Union of Lon-
don took place this day at the Haymarket Theatre.
The chair wan taken by Lord Monteagle.
The report, which stated that the subscription for the
present year amounted to 13,2181. 93., having been read
by Mr. GODWIN,
Lord MONTEAGLE rose to move its adoption. In doing
so, the noble lord congratulated the meeting on the pro-
sperity that continued to attend this institution,
and said the circumstance of their having increased
the subscription from 4001. to upwards of
13,0001. spoke more forcibly in favour of the
society than any observations he could address to them.
Having passed a glowing eulogium upon Mr Sheep-
shanks, for this noble bequest to the nation, the noble
lord concluded by moving that thereport just read be
adopted.
Mr. BENNOCII seconded the motion. He felt that
great benefit was conferred on art by an institution such
as the present. This was the 21st anniversary, and
during the period of their existence they had expended
upwards of 250,0001. in purchasing works of art.
The motion was unanimously adopted.
Tbanks having been voted to the Council the drawing
commenced.
4,907 Mr. Sayer, Newport, Monmouthshire £l5

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3,462 General Wenuss
11,742 A. Z., Tottenham-court.roal
9,454 Mr. Rhead, Tavietock l5O
2,695 R. Everard, Wandsworth

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3,309 W. Follett, Ashton-under-Lyne l5
825 Mr. Dent, Cockspar-street l5
8,206 N. Wood, Hetton Hall
4,111 Mr. Douglas, Lancaster
4,073 Mr. Saunders, Kidderminster 3O
10,560 Mr. Hawkes, Whitechapel
5,322 Mr. Bastable, Portsea
8,541 Mr. Harvey, Singapore
4,410 Mr. Dood, Liverpool . 5O
102 Mr. Sanders, Oxford 3O
528 Lieut. Bougler
7,890 B. Gering, Farringdon
7,541 G. Oliver, jun.
9 335 Mr. Nevicome, Long Melcombe 3O
10,399 Mr. Taylor, Golden-square
1.402 It. Stafford, Hy..le-park square
6,401 F. Mills, National Bank
2,034 Mr. Benton, Ilighbury Park
11,539 It. Johnson, Bishop arearmouth 35

10,181 J. Davis, Daily News
2,739 Mr. Randolph, Croydon
3,275 Mr. Foster, Manchester
5,023 Mr. Cook, Norfolk
1,859 J. Pound, Lee, Kent
10,348 Mrs. Bailey
826 Rev. Mr. Tower
4,185 Mr. Willands
4,803 Mr. Johnson, Want widh

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12,113 Mr. Foly, Troubridge
5,051 H. Cloves, Norwich 2O
511 Mr. Watkins, Peckham
10,179 Mr. Powell 5O
10,161 Mr. Campbell, Leadenhall-itieet 75
1,770 J. Jones, Kentish-town
10,180 F. Dent, Daily News
3,686 Mrs. Slice, Birmingham
4,482 Mr. G ming, Lowestoft 25
2,197 Mr. M roer, Cambia 3O
1,270 Brigadier• General Steel, Cornhill l5
2,79 Mr. G. Mallett, 7, iCatharine•street,
Lambeth...
4,014 Mr. Herries, Isle of Man
6,873 Mr. Gregory .
6,759 Mr. Strickland, Lanceston
3,321 Mr. Selfe ..
3,132 Duke of Norfolk
9,805 Mr. Sloane lOO
The remaining picture prizes having been drawn from
the wheel, the drawing for the bronzes, statuettes, vases,
models, and mezzotints was proceeded with.
A vote of thanks to the two young ladies who had
drawn the prizes from the wheel concluded the pro•
ceedirg4.

SALE n F THE RUINS OF THE ROYAL
ITALIAN OPERA.—(This Day.)

The sale of the ruins of the Royal Italian Opera took
place to day in the courtyard of the building. The pro-
ceedings commenced at one o'clock, at whirl time there
was a large assembly of persons present.
The first lot of bricks brought 701.. The stone portico
was knocked down for 25/. The iron and wood work
fetched very good prices.
The catalogue comprised upwards of a hundred lots.

CRYSTAL PALACE.—ONE SHILLING DAY.—Yesterday
the admissions on payment were 1,851 ; ditto by season
tickets, 393 ; total visitors, 2,244.
A VESSEL ON FIBS.---Ou Sunday morning early, the
brig Jessamine was discovered on fire in the canal at
Southwick, between Shoreham and Brighton. A party
left Brighton to fish in thecanal, and being struck by the
quantity of smoke issuing from the brig, they watched
her for several minutes. At last it poured forth in such
volumes that there was no doubt ac to the cause ; they
then went on board, when their surmises were realised that
she was on fire. They gave an alarm, at d Lieut. Steddy,
of the Fishergate Coast Station, with some of his men,
were quickly on the spot, and endeavoured to check the
progress of the flames, but to no avail, and then scuttled
her. The brig, a very fine one, is the property of Mr. E.
Lucas, of Luton, Bedfordshire, formerly of South wick,
and hails from Poole ; she bad only arrived from Hartle-
po 1 the day previous, and had 300 tons of coals on
board. The cause of the fire is at present unknown. If
the occurrence bad taken place at sea the vessel would
have been destroyed.
NEW STATUE IN ST. STEEEIEN'S HALL.--Yesterday a
statue of Grattan was taken into St. Stephen's hall, of
the New House of Parliament, f ,r the purpose of being
raised upon the pedestel set apart for it, next to that of
Chatham, and directly opposite to that of Fox. There
are now ten statues in the hall on pedestals, and two
pedestals still vacant at the western end of the hall.
ST. JAMES'S, CLERKENWELL.—Yesterday, at a vestry
convened by Churchwarden Jones, the Rev. R. Maguire
was once more elected minister of this parish, this time
without protest or poll. The rev. gentleman's induction
may now be expected immediately.
EMBEZZLEMENT FROM A SAVINGS BANK AT RUGBY.—
George Samuel Essex, an auctioneer, 74 years of age,
was brought before the magistrates at Rugby, on Satur-
day, charged with extensive embezzlement from the
Rugby Savings Bank, of which he bad been a clerk ever
since its establishment in 1818. He was committed for
trial. The fraudulent entries in the cash-books of de-
posits reoeived went as far back as 1842, and the amount
of which the bank has been defrauded is believed to be
about 1,300/.