The Sun.
London, England, 1850-04-30 00:00:00

BOW-STREET.-(THIS I)AY.)

A nigger, a well-known character about town, and one
who for many years past has been a most troublesome
customer to the police, was this morning placed at the
bar before Mr. Jardine, charged with the following bru-
tal assault at the Holborn Wax-work Exhibition, for-
merly kept by Mr. Fergusson :
It appeared that the price of admission is a penny, and
that the prisoner, when not in training, as he is known
in the P. R. as the Black Bungaieo, is engaged there in
the various characters of the African Roscius, the Nigger
Melodist, the Banjo-player, the Indian Juggler, and the
preserver of peace in the saloon while the performances
in which he is not engaged are going on.
The prosecutor, Mr. Joseph Batts, tailor, deposed that
passing Holborn last evening, he was induced to eater
this place of exhibition to recall the days of childhood,
as he well remembered wtei a boy paying his twopence
to see the collection of wax figures. When he catered
dancing was going on, and he sat down as a spec
tator. He had not been there long when the
prisoner, who was patroling the room, came up, and, sit-
ting down by his side, wished to claim an acquaintance
with him. 'Witness, however, declined having any thing
to say to his black friend. Indeed, he told him to go
and mind his own business. Blackey, however, liked, no
doubt, the simple appearance of the prosecutor, and was
not to be pushed off so easily. The proprietor of the
rooms passing by at the time, he told him to remove his
black and troublesome neighbour. In an instant the
nigger, pale with rage, rose, and delivered two such fear-
ful blows between the eyes, that in a few seconds they
were both closed up, and he (the witness) carried to a
doctor's shop in an insensible state. The surgeon found
it necessary to lance his eyes in order to save his sight.
Several witnesses were then called, who proved the
unprovoked assault, upon which
Mr. JARDINE fined the prisoner thirty shillings, or a
fortnight's imprisonment. He was locked up.

MARLBRO'-STREET.-(THIS DAY.

EXTENSIVE PLATE ROBBERY. John Dismora,
journeyman carpenter, was brought Wore Mr. Bingham
charged with stealing a quantity of silver plate, the pro-
perty of a widow lady named Selina Whittaker Gibbs,
8, Down-street, Piccadilly.
Jeapes, 146 C, deposed that this morning, about half-
past five o'clock, he was on duty in St. James's-street,
when he saw the prisoner on the opposite side of the
way. Witness crossed over to him and asked him if ha
had already been out " screwing" so early in the morn-
ing. The prisoner pretended not to know what he
meant, and, on witness taking off his (prisoner'.) hat, he
found therein two milk jugs and a mustard pot, together
with two screw-drivers. He then asked the prisoner
if he had anything else, who replied in the affirmative,
and produced from his trowsers and coat pockets a
quantity of other plate, consisting of spoons, forks, fish
slices, and other articles, worth about 501. Witness then
conveyed him to the station. On making subsequent
inquiries, he found that a burglary had been committed
at No. 8, Down-street, and the plate produced stolen
thet efrom.

Mrs. Selina W. Gibbs identified the plate as her pro-
perty, and said her servant had seen it safe in the kit-
chen at ten o'clock the night previous. This morning
she found the house had been entered by thieves, and
the plate stolen.
The prisoner, in defence, said he found the plate tied
up in a bundle in Hyde-park, as he was returning from
bathing.
The prisoner was committed for trial.

ART UNION OF LONDON.
(THIS DAY.)

The annual meeting of the Art Union of London was
held this morning in Drury-lane Theatre; the President
of the Council, his Royal Highness the Duke of Cam-
bridge, in the chair.
His ROYAL HIGHNESS, in opening the proceedings of
the day, briefly expressed his satisfaction that the diffe-
rences which existed in the council last year had since bee
adjusted, and the union was now conducted with its
former spirit and harmony. His Royal Highness then
announced his gratification at meeting so large and
fashionable an assembly which was seated before him, and
concluded by calling upon one of the joint secretaries of
the council; to read the annual report, from which we
take the following extracts:—
In the report which the council laid before the last gene-
ral meeting, it was stated that subscribers for the ensuing
year would receive an illustrated volume, and an impression
of a line engraving then in progress. The council afterwards
found, however, that it would be late in the present year be-
fore these works could be completed, and being fortunately
enabled to obtain a pair of plates, "The Smile" and " The
Frown," engraved by Mr. C. W. Sharp and Mr. W. D.
Taylor, from pictures by T. Webster, R.A., and
a series of designs by D. Mediae, R.A., illus-
trating Shakspere's " Seven Ages," they determined
to appropriate these to the subscription of 1850, and to post-
pone the issue of those first alluded to. "The Smile" and
" The Frown" being finished, they were enabled to deliver
the prints on payment of the subscription, and so to obviate
an objection which had been raised on other occasions. The
selling price of the pair of prints alone, it may be mentioned,
would have been double the amount of the annual subscrip-
tion. The illustrations of the " Seven Ages,". to be received
in addition to the above, have been etched on steel-plates by
Mr. Edward Goodall, and are now at press.
The result of this arrangement is, that the subscriptions
for the year amount to the sum of 11,1801. 6s, being an in-
crease of 7881. on the sum subscribed in 1849.

Impressions from the engraving of " :Sabrina," due to the
subscribers of that year, have been distributed. Each sub-
scriber is further entitled to an impression from a facsimile
engraving, after the premiated design in basso• relievo, by Mr.
Hancock, " Christ Entering Jerusalem," which is at press,
and will soon be ready for delivery.
Subscribers for the ensuing year will receive an edition of
Goldsmith's "Traveller," containing thirty illustrations on
wood ; and the choice from two engravings—" The Villa of
LuculluP," by Mr. Willmore, after Mr. Leitch, and the
"Burial of Harold," by Mr. Bacon, after F. R. Pickersgill,
A. R.A.

The illustrations of "The Traveller" are by Messrs.
Ansdell, Armitage, Absolon, Corbould, Dodgson. Duncan,
Frost, A.M.A. , Gilbert, Hulme, F. Goodall, Harding, John
Martin. Huskiss.on, Leitch, Parrott, Stanfield, R.A., F. Tay-
lor, Cave Thomas, Topham, Wehnert, and E. M. Ward,
A.R.A. ; engraved by Corbould, Cooper, Dalziel, Green,
Jackson, Linton, Mason, Martin, W. Measom, 'Thompson,
Vizitelly, Whimper, and Williams.
The whole are nearly ready for press.

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" The Crucifixion," after Hilton, promises
work. The size and costliness of this en,ravir
risk which would attend electrotyping it, have It
cil to decide on taking from it only a conspars
number of impressions, and issuing them as pri •
future year. de 1M
Engravings are in progress from "Richard Cc Pi
pardoning l-tertrand de Gourdon " after Mr. v,r-siiiet,
" The Piper," after Mr. F. Goodall. The por velft
tuettee, bronzes, and casts in iron, awarded in prt.
have all been produced and thlivered to their IZeietfi
owners. In continuation of this portion of t he „"oteot
oderations, the design in basso-leliero by Mr. • 0811
"The death of Boadicea," has been produced in ,0,1
Messrs. Elkington •' twenty repetitions of this "`"• if
executed, will be distributed to-day. T
have, further, selected an antique Tazza, •
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in the Vase Room of the British M' Ige,,,°, ;per
decoration of which is known as the " Quarrel (
non and Achilles," to be produced in cast-iron Ohrt,°;oe,ll:,
year. Hereafter they contemplate producing, in
duced models of the statues of Hampden, Cis tr,tff,e,ot
Falkland—executed for the new Palace of to"-
Westminter. be6l

The of Wren
distributed,medals and the counciltive may point t ° dot-
ver.se, by Mr. B. Wyon, showing St. Paul's C Ist'„es oil
one of the most successful medallic represent It'°"inbet
building ever executed. An accident to the iiesthe rOj
dening made new. ones necessary, as ws edsll,lv.
some time since with another of the society's 11. opoft
the council are led again to direct attention to 1'1;0 u`
once of discovering some means of lessening th s,c„t. QM
failure to which dies are now unavoidably su 5./e;:sfsetoti
Inigo Jones medal, by Mr. Carter, is making 011!/,'
progress. The reverse will show the Banquet witifwbit,
Whitehall. The society's medallic series, the obi( Oluottr
is "at once to give some scope to the genius of o it Liytodr
men in this important branch, render a just tri
parted artists, and illustrate the history of Britisl
comprises Reynolds, Chantrey, Wren, llogartl' it
and Inigo Jones. 4 I*
The reserve fund now amounts to the sum of '4.74,1,0
It has been aided by the earlier payment of subs( tic'
the amount of which interest has been obtained. ;jail
The following is a general statement of the r ea „Wei
disbursement ;—a more detailed account will be f "
hereafter:—
Amount of subscription •••

£ g
... 11,i!

Allotted for purchase of pictures, statuettes, 0
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medals, &c. 5 ,01 4
Cost of engravings of the year .. 3,24
Cost of report, printing, advertising, rent, &c., 3
and reserve of 2i per cent....

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.£11,1.t 00/0
The accounts have been audited by three memb a/old
finance committee, and by two gentlemen from t/ 03 till
subscribers, Mr. St. Barbe and Mr. Dover, to ifb°
thanks of the council are offered.

The sum of 4,2601. appropriated, as stated, to th gyp,
of works of art by the prize-holders, will be thus :
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20 works, of ... '0
16 „
14 „ !1"
12 „ ItS
12 490
10 „ 5,10'
6 64}!
6 „ 70
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To these the council propose to add erg
198 sets of proofs, in portfolios, of the designs. in nil' ;ociev,s,
lustrative of " The Pilgrim's Progress," the, t of

" Cartcons ;" " Gertrude—of Wyoming;" or " 1.11.6'
of Indolence." °.
307 impressions of " Queen Philippa interceding for 0
gesses of Calais," not yet finished.
307 lithographs of "St. Cecelia." tail
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30 medals in silver, from the dies already complete u 4
option of the prizeholder. , DS"
50 statuettes of " Innocence," " Narcissus," or" T -
ing Girl Reposing;" and 010
20 bronzes, " The Death of Boadicea ;" making in' 03 1
1,021 works of art as prizes. r i'Oafis
The total sum appropriated to the purchase an ii Pre
tion of works of art, including the cost of the e SO
and outlines is 8,3261. 4s. 3d. of tr

The Rev. Dr:MORTIMER moved the: adoptic it
report.

Mr. MACDONALD seconded the motion. cf
Mr. HERSEE before the motion was put took P-100
portunity of reminding the meeting that thre eye:
ago he introduced the popular element into th WO'
ceedings, by pointing out the poverty of mart f
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some of their prints had displayed, and he had 001'
complain of the low figure at which the first priZP toff
The object of the Art Union was the encourager OS,
particular description of art, and rather than se' ti,aool
petitors for small 301. pretty pictures, he suggest/140
they should offer such prizes as should induce tu 10
artists of the age to struggle for them. He /115:0110,
tu,k whether it was psssible to alter the IT
proceedings cf the day, so u to admit (3, DO
proposal now being carried into effect. Could the'

raise the highest prize from 2001. to 5001.
Mr. GoDwIN said it was quite impossible. 001
Mr. HERSEE hoped that it would be taken inw
sideration before the next annual meeting.
Mr. GODWIN sympathised with the feelings
Honourable Proprietor, admitting that it w3s Die
desirable that their prizes should be of such to
and value as to command the attention of the )%00
artists of the day, but in the present state of the le;
was not possible to increase the amounts.—(CheersY.
The motion for the adoption of the report WI/
agreed to, after nitich thanks were voted to the
ell and secretaries.
Mr. GODWIN, in returning thanks, said the 8,(S'.010
had now Lean in existence thirteen years, during ^
they had spent 150,0001. in the promotion of art. tulti
A cordial vote of thanks was then passed to hie
Highness the the Chairman.
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His ROYAL HIGHNESS, in returning thanks, 53%. s I
fore he retired he wished to express the great s'ro!
lion which he felt at the favourable report they bilf
ceived. He felt a double interest in the success 001
society, because, although it had been in existent
thirteen years, fifty years ago he presided over *slid
institution in another country, which obtained 04
amount of success.—(Cheers.) He Loped that 60
year they would receive as favourable a reports 604
able to announce an increase of subscribers.—(Glie
The drawing was then proceeded with.

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