The Sun.
London, England, 1844-08-13 00:00:00

GUILDHALL.-(THIS DAY.)

ROBBERY FROM THE POST-OFFICE.—Ann West, a
very neatly-dressed girl was this day placed before
Alderman Farncombe on suspicion of stealing forty-
seven sovereigns from Mrs. Larkins, a female residing
at 141, Bell-alley, Golden-lane.
The evidence of 132 City constable, went to show that
at half-past five last night, he had been called into a
public-house in Golden-lane, kept by Mr. Duffy, in con-
sequence of Larkins charging West with stealing forty-
seven sovereigns. He took them both into custody, and
then accompanied by Sergeant Merry and Mr. Duffy, he
went and searched the premises of Larkins. While
searching, Mr. Duffy pulled a glove from among the
ashes of the fire-place, containing fifty-four sovereigns.
After a long conversation between the sitting Alder-
man, Alderman Gibbs, and Mr. Duffy,
Mrs. Larkins was placed in the witness-box, but not
sworn. To questions from the Bench she said that she
had known the prisoner for about a week, but her sister
for five years. The prisoner was in service in 14, South-
street, Grosvenor-square. The fifty-four sovereigns
wen. Mrs. -Larkin nwn nronertv. the -e
nine years' Industry. Her husband had been
a policeman, but was latterly a letter-carrier in the
Post-office. She had not seen him since the day before
yesterday, but had received a letter saying that he had
gone to the country. Her husband knew nothing of the
sovereigns, as they were her own winning. She had no
wish to charge complainant. The policeman was called
in by Mr. Duffy.
Matthew Peake examined—Was a constable attached
to the Post-office, and took the husband Larkins into
custody yesterday, on suspicion of stealing a letter on
the 10th of July last, containing notes to the amount of
55L The notes had since that period been changed, and
he had no doubt that the present gold was part of
the plunder. The husband was remanded till Thurs-
day next, and he prayed that the present prisoner, and
Mrs. Larkins, might be also remanded for further
inquiry.
The prisoners were in accordance with his request re-
moved, to be brought up again when the evidence will
be completed.

CLERKENWELL—(THIS DAY.)
Two men, named Cokeley and Foley, were charged
with violently assualting Mary Regan, and police-con-
stable 74 E.

The constable deposed that on the previous evening he
was alarmed by cries of murder, and on running into
Lamb's-court, Bloomsbury, saw Foley beating Mary
Regan violently. The woman was laying on the ground
bleeding profusely. Witness immediately seized Foley,
who at once knocked him down,' and both struggled on
the pavement. At length witness got upon his legs, but
had no sooner done so than Cokeley ran over and felled
witness with a blow. Both prisoners then attacked him,
and he would have been injured severely had it not been
for the immediate arrival of other constables.

The woman Regan, either from illness Or fear, declined
to come forward. The constable seemed to be severely
injured.
Waddington, the gaoler, said Cokeley had been con-
victed at this court 19 times, and Foley 15. Cokeley was
familiarly termed " the Jack of Clubs" by his vagabond
associates, and he was the terror of the neighbourhood
in which he lived.

Mr. COMBE sentenced the prisoners to seven days'
imprisonment in the House of Correction, without the
power of releasing themselves by the payment of fine.

UNION-HALL.—(THIS DAY.)
The Secretary of the St. Olave's Society of " Odd
Fellows" attended for the purpose of giving information
of the following extensive robbery committed on the
funds of the society :—The applicant stated that an iron
box, containing four 1001. debentures, together with
three savings' banks books, containing entries of
1501, was intrusted to the care of Mr. Steven-
son, the treasurer of the society, who lived in
Loman's-street, Loman's-pond. The box and its
contents were kept in Mr. Stevenson's bed-room, and
on the preceding evening, during his and his wife's ab-
sence from home, the house was entered. The iron box
was broken open, and the whole of the contents taken;
the discovery having taken place on the return of the
parties to their house. The applicant added that there
appeared to have been no force used in entering the
house, the thieves having got in by the aid of a skeleton
key, with which they opened the street-door. The ob-
ject of the present application was to be made acquainted
with the best plan for the detection of the thieves.
Mr. COTTINGHAM advised the applicant to lose no
time in giving instant information of the robbery to the
police, and he also recommended that notice of what
had taken place might be given at the Bank of England,
as well as at the Savings' Banks, where a portion of the
Society's money was deposited.
The applicant, having thanked the magistrate, retired.

THE FUNDS-(CLOSING PRICES.)
BRITISH FUNDS.
Bank Stock 200% Indian Stock cB3
3 per Cent. Red lOO Ditto Bonds — pm.
3 per Cent. Cons.
234 per Cent. Red 102% Ditto New Annuities ...
New 3% per Cent. lOl% Ex. Bills, 1,0004 I%d ... 72 pm.
News per Cent. — Ditto 5001.
Long Annuities to expire Ditto Small 72 pm.
Jan 1860 l2 9-16 Bank Stock for Acct.... 200
Oct. 1859 12% Consols for Act...„..... 99X
Jan. 1860.. .......
FOREIGN FUNDS.
Austrian, 5 per Cent . ...... .. Portuguese, 5 per Cent —
Belgian, 5 per Cent ;Ditto,. New Ditto —
Brazilian Bonds
Buenos Ayres, 6 per Cent... I Russian, 5 per Cent....
Chllian 6 per Cent ,-- IDitto, Metallic —
Colombian 6 per Cent ...... 13% Spanish, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 1824......,.... . ... .. ...... ,Ditto, 3 per Cent 33
Cuba Bonds, 6 per *Cent — Ditto, Deferred.... ....... «..... 12%
Danish, 3 per Cent — French, 5 per Cent —t. —c.
Greek, 184, 5 per Cent Exchange —f. —c.
Mexican, 5 per Cent
Ditto, 6 per Cent., 1837 —e
Dutch,j 2% per Cent.... 61%
Peruvian, 1825, 6 per Cent — Ditto, 5 per Cent ........101 IA
SHARES.
Birmingham and Gloucester (100 paid) ll2
Dublin and Cashel, 2% paid
Eastern Counties (23 paid) ‘.
Great Western (75 paid)
Ditto Half Shares, 50 paid 83%
Ditto Fifths, 12 paid
24%
London and Brighton (50 paid) . .......
London and Greenwich (12t. 15s. 411. paid).,,,.,, 8 q
London and South Western (411 61. 10d,
,naiii)
Ditto:Eighths (Iss. paid) .. .
London and Croydon •(Trunk) —
Ditto, Scrip, 10 paid,,, ........... 19
.
.....
Manchester and Birmingham
Norwich and Brandon;4 paid
Ditto New Shares, 4 paid
Trent Valley, 2 paid
%
Yarmouth and Norwich (18 paid)
309)4
Ditto New Shares ( paid)
York and North Midland (50 paid) llO
Paris and liouvil, 20 pfd 38%
•

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE-
(RECEIVED THIS DAT.)
WOLVERHAMPTON RACE S.—MomDAY.,i;
The Produce Stakes of 10 sous. each, with 25 adar"
colts Bst 61b, fillies Bst alb. Once round.
Mr. Copeland's Ninety-one ......
Mr. Bristow's Freystrop
Mr. Critchley's His Royal Highness .................
Lord Chesterfield's Joan of Arc ................
Lord Warwick's The Mule ......... . ..................
The Wolverhampton Stakes of 25 sovs. each, 15 it "I;
5 only if declared, with 100 added—the secon I SS,
his stake. Twice round and a distance. (51 subs"
of whom declared.)
Mr. Wreford's Franchise, 5 yrs, 6st 101 b ..........
Mr. Payne's Maria, 4 yrs, 7st 81b ....................
Mr. Cooke's What, 4 yrs, 7st 21b.. ......................
Mr. E. Buckley's David, 5 yrs, Bst 41b .................
Mr. Williamson's Mavourneen, 5 yrs, 7st. ...........
Won easy.
The Ladia Purse of 501. Heats, once round and
Mr. King's Yarrow, 3 yrs (Lye) 0 2
Mr. Copeland's Imaum, 3 yrs 1
0 °
Mr. Painter's Oberon, aged
CI
3
Lord Chesterfield's Attaghan, 3 yrs..,
Mr. Wilson's The Disowned, 4 yrs 0 o
Mr. Minor's Confab, 3 yrs 2
Mr. Holkar's b g by Jupiter, 3 yrs -
LEWES RACES.—(MoNatv.) 2 e
Match, 100, T.Y.C., Mr. Shelley's Prologue,
(Bell), beat Mr. J. Verrall's br c by Rockingham
Whalebone, 2 yrs, easy.
The Queen's Plate of 100 Guineas. Heats, the
course. 1.
Mr. Salvin's Alice Hawthorn, 6 yrs (Templeman)
Mr. Smith's Queen of the Chase, 3 yrs ............
The Sweepstakes of 3 soya. each, and2s added, PM
(4 Subs.), were won in four heats by Mr. MonkV
ladium, 5 yrs (E. Edwards), beating Mr. Shelley 5;0
times-Five, 4 yrs ; Captain Smith's c by Eli*
Tesane, 2 yrs, and another.
TATTERSALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
A little business in a small way enables us to I
a list of market prices.
WOLVERHAMPTON STAKF-9.
6 to 4 agst Mr. Wreford's Franchise—taken

3 to 1 agst Mr. Salvin's The Cure—taken Jo
4 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Ithuriel—taken and it-0
13 to 2 agst Mr. J. Scott's Bay Momus—t. and DP'
15 to 2 agst Mr. Vane's Valerian
10 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Deer—takell
12 to 1 agst Mr. J. Day's the Ugly Buck—taken
14 to 1 agst Mr. Irwin's Foig-a-ballagh
33 to 1 agst Mr. Hampson's Lightning—taken
The backers of Red Deer and Ugly Buck offered to
TIIE DERBT.
30 to 1 was laid against the Monimia colt, and 40,,1,
ponies about Falstaff (late Grotesque). Offers to ta`reor;
1 about Alarm, who is reported to have become the P
of Mr. Greville.

ART-UNION OF LONDON'

(THIS DAY.)
The Annual Meeting of the Subscribers tpti;
Art-Union of London took place this day, at 0
o'clock, in the Theatre Royal Drury-lane. _
interest was manifested in the proceedings of tli!.10
sent meeting, in consequence of the difficulties "
have been recently thrown in the way of these,?
institutions, from the state of the law on lotterle'' ,
in consequence of an expectation that some el ti,
tion would be given of the steps which have
adopted by the friends of art in both ,
of Parliament to secure to the subset
to the various art-unions throughout the rof,
try, " indemnity for the past and security ;cif,
future." The doors were opened at eleven °
and shortly afterwards the boxes were fully. neck'
the greater portion of the occupants consisting_
gantly-dressed ladies. The pit soon became ed
and the stage, which was fitted up most app of
and in front of which were erected the wheels
.4
tune, was also completely filled before the cosy pt
ment of the proceedings. Among those pelf,
observed the Right Hon. Lord Monteagle, -124.'
Esq., M.P., D. Christie, Esq., M.P., W. Eiczw;i/
M.P., Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., W. Tnelp
and several other patrons and admirers of the„,.,.:,
At twelve o clock precisely, His Royal 0 ,
the Duke of Cambridge, President of the 0
(who was attended by Baron Knesebeck), .„
the theatre, and took the chair amidst the Tel
plaudits of the audience. e,
His ROYAL HIGHNESS then opened the prcev
by addressing the meeting as follows :--70,
Gentlemen, It is under very peculiar cirenipte!
that I am called on to preside over you herVl
You and all our other friends have no doubt ad ,
the legal points which have been mooted, an j,,
difficulties which have arisen in the course jr
proceedings. Thanks to the attention of Vivilf,
bers of Parliament—Lord Monteagle in tblicol,
of Lords—(Cheers)—and Mr. Wyse in the aly
Commons—(Cheers)--to whom we are all un!"cle!:
obligations—(Cheers)—these points have beep ii!
up and those difficulties removed.—(Cheers./ 0
I last had the pleasure of presiding over le,ll
was two years since, I congratulated you on i.. ,
siderable increase which had taken place in eutif ii
bers—we then numbered 7,000 merabersof,,re° /6
TT,-.;",,, canna then wa hoer. addaa 7,000 in—olit
numbers—(Cheers) and we now co i
14,000 members.—(Loud cheers.) This tint
afford great gratification to all who T
interest in the progress of the fine arts, s'ndi
you that it gratifies no one more than nifstio,
report will be read to you by Mr. Goonwty,,
honorary secretary. Our chief object, after plv
port has been read, will be the drawing of 1"'") r
and I heartily wish you all success.—(Cheer/ioti
The SECRETARY then read the following,reroielf
/
The late proceedings relative to the leganf /
Association havingengaged a considerable shore„ol9
attention for some time pastAare:probablyke°;;coly
majorityof the subscribers, through the perie"; toii
The Committee, however, consider it necesaa`lbrie'd
mence this, their eighth annual report, with 6004'
cital of them. In April last, according to eust°sl
arrangements were made for the annual disicadj I'
the funds ; the use of the Theatre Royal "'" fj,
had been generously afforded by Mr. 8r,1,13'01
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge I'lol
4
to take the chair. A few days before the aPPtiiii
a letter was received from the solicitor to the 70
missioners of her Majesty's Treasury, in—bsi t
Committee that the Art-Union of Londell,ioVl
been brought under the notice of their Lerly,., el
they were advised it was illegal, and that, orIJItY
continuance of the same would render ali:lt u'il
gaged in it; liable to prosecution. On recaT6° of,
communication, your Committee, in deference .oeff,/
ment, immediately Suspended their proeeetbv,
addressed an urgent memorial to the Priir°,l 51%4
setting forth that, the Art-Union of Lenuieviov,'
establishment in 1837, had expended about gl, 1,
the purchase and preparation of works
~efffusio°,
great encoragement of artists, and the
.°` Or
taste for the Fine Arts throughout the 041101
of the parties concerned in its management bat it )
, niary or other personal interes,t therein ; tP.; at, e
into operation painters, sculptors, engravers' at",
sinkers, and workers in bronze—a branch :es fiff
neglected in this country ; that they bs'the "'s'3
correspondents, not merely throughout e.,,,jr,i
Kingdom, but in Ceylon, Bombay, Si,ligs„,4 ; fl 5
Scotia, Hobart Town, Mexico, and New "I".st-',;At
thus bound together by one common inlr'iridir ff..o
portant and good one—a multitude ei oil trt
throughout the world, and had opened 0, 00;04
sources of elevating gratification , tending to b00,0,0j4
from debasing pursuits; that the Comtatt,tetriloit'im F.
large sum of money in their hands for '3's bta‘:„ F.
for payment of engravers; that many artists
of.ovz
labour and skill to the preparation of worioootA
in the majority of cases looked to this an
i.ci Cel°„t!.:‘
ciations for their reward ; and that, if t'e,enieAt
were prevented from completing their arritori ,
results would be disastrous to a large body moor?,
men. They therefore prayed, without the°,oo,A '1
the question of legality, that they might reee;oo%
that no legal proceedings would be stia,sl4t4
Government if the general meeting were he'. ntjoa, sle
and promised to give the most serious atlore 01 „e
opinion of the law officers of the Crown be' oeil)i
were taken towards a future subscription. h P' 01?
They had an interview afterwards Witt aeries i;
Clerk, on the part of Sit'. kobert Peel, burtots„,"preir
to obtain any guarantee. A meeting of t"vrerott',
in the metropolis, numerous petitimis wel`iij idti, Qur,;
Parliament from all parts of the count* eilrise'd (..,04
on the motion of the Right Hon.. Thomasnaoill re ;b
mittee of the House of Commons was atr sae)
June), " to consider the objects, resal";.'o *iot etil
position of Art-Unions, how far :theY„laesrat,if
existing laws, and what are the most dP- the,
practicable means to place them on a sa`qatit to ore
basis, and to render them most subseril the or
provement and diffusion of art through e till 11
classes of the community." evicie° rt" et
This Committee continued to receive eir reP°o d $
end of July, and have not yet made th
ing to fie "
the meantime the exhibitions were drath theo .4,11
and the Right Hon. Lord Monteagle,
.Wolos of tu..:50 'id
securing the continuance of the operate to o:`reseoe
ciation, and of preventing • taw° P
had exhibited works during the currenVo jist.,„sor
disappoin , ear, .. DI)/
a Bill to the House of Lords to legaresd hy °oat/
under the provisions of which, as alteia,tiorl is ea 00
of Commons and made law, the Asec to oree°oocl 41)
vied on. By this Act we are enabled
utiaesst fort;
the 31st day of July, 1845 ; and it ISI a 13i1190 03,4
early in the next session of Parliamole
bell, brougiatie
on the report of the Committee, will _ ~ar sec
.ti
place the Art-Union of London and 5111111 ilf ve
n Old li°2
a permanent and firm basis.
The proceedings referred to have beilsztilliteeece, °ol'-eitir.4
cause of much anxiety to your Ctei:ir piirtidoory
called for continual exertions on
that tanii pi i
repaid, however, by the conviction
O i)
will now hold a more important place to ;,,
owl' 'I, 1
done,
surnThoefsul4b,sBclr9ipl.tioln4sf.,orbtehinegp::ein.nnti'eeaaoro67oof :;soeroSlrrea°ipie,ill
over that of last year. The e.x
...i. addition refe 10,1
operations, by the appointmen has beelieng ifaarir
and foreign honorary secretaries,
that27lthe
_ee.
yni
it:ii.:,:e.-oeomwriarsei
lll:cr.,,nocet
ii,,,,,,:80;:,,,,;
aclarpeaacdiyty. ,
andT h eirteisa rheopneodw
increased. In America, especially, i
ersrrno•pi. ot,i..Aon;b2.cor
mostae
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taendx
withiou top
lienacsreu
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friendly! iyir roerl to:ten.
from tho officers of a Society
_,,.‘.ntly 00 0
Fine Arts in the United States, rev`
Tatars 616101 tog 1
Act of the New York 1.480. vs the b
Art-Union." Every link Which helps

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t';:o great nations in a good cause must be valuable. I
The number of works of art selected by the prize-
holders last year was 236, including two pieces of
sculpture. They were exhibited for three weeks to the
subscribers and their friends in the Suffolk-street Gal-
lery, by permission of the Society of British Artists,
and for ono week gratuitously to the public without any
limitation or restriction. It is estimated that, in the
whole, nearly 200,000 persons visited this exhibition,
and that, too, without the occurrence of any accident—
another gratifying proof, if it were needed, of the eager-
ness of the public to avail themselves of any opportunity
to examine works of art which may be afforded them,
and of the perfect safety with which, under proper su-
pervision, this privilege may be accorded.
Since the date of the last general meeting the print
due to the subscribers of 1843, " Raffaelle and the For-
narina," engraved after Sir Augustus Callcott by Mr.
Lumb Stocks, has been distributed. At the same time
the outlines in illustration of " The Pilgrim's Progress,"
engraved after Mr. Selous by Mr. Henry Moses, were
distributed to the subscribers of the current year.
The Committee cannot avoid congratulating the sub-
scribers on the excellence of both these works. They
have to state that, in pursuance of the advertisement,
which provided that, in the eveet of engraving the out-
lines selected, the artist should receive a further remu-
neration to superintend the publication of them, they
presented the sum of fifty guineas to Mr. Selous, in addi
tion to the premium. His Royal Highness Prince
Albert was pleased to accept a copy of these illustrations,
and, in reply to a letter addressed to his Royal High-
ness by the Honorary Secretaries, commanded Mr. East-
lake, R.A., to express his Royal Highness's approbation
of the objects of the Association.
The character of the Prince as a lover of art, the in-
terest constantly manifested by him iii its progress in
England, and the efforts already made under his direc-
tion with that end in view, give this testimony much
eater value than would result simply from his Royal
p•
-Highness's exalted position.
A marked and decided change in public opinion on
the subject of the Fine Arts has taken place during the
present reign, and will not form the least important page
In the volumes of the future historian. British artists
have shown themselves competent and willing to essay
great works when the opportunity shall be afforded
them •, and the British public that they will willingly
contribute means for the production of such, and seek
enjoyment in the contemplation of them when executed.
The engraving after Mr. Clarkson Stanfield, R.A., by
Mr. Goodall, " The Castle of Ischia," due to the sub-
scribers of the current year (1844), in addition to the
outlines, is in a forward state. The fact that two such
works as these (either of which, under ordinary circum-
stances, would cost a guinea or more) can be produced
for every
Tannings subscriber of that sum, and still leave the
greater part of the aggregate amount for the purchase of
and sculpture, affords an extraordinary in-
flee of the results of co-operation. Every subscriber for 1843 will receive an impression
of a line. ,„ engraving, after Mr. Mulready, R.A., by Mr.
to _Poo, " The Convalescent," which is far advanced
first competition Terns completion.
ea consequence of the very successful result of the
of designs in outline, the advertisement
was repeated. In reply, thirty-two sets of designs of
,
ltrious degrees of merit were received, from which the
Committee selected, as most deserving of the premium
offered a series illustrative of Thomson's " Castle of In-
dolence," by Mr. William Rimer.
For a future year the Committee have arranged to
engrave "Jeptha's Daughter," painted by Mr. O'Neil,
and selected by Mr. Cyrus Legg, a prizeholder of 1843,
and have placed it in the hands of Mr. Peter Lightfoot,
for that purpose. The Committee are desirous on all
occasions, when it cau be done with advantage, to en-
grave pictures purchased by the Association, and they
look with much anxiety for the result of the selections
about to be made. It cannot be too strongly reiterated,
that a great responsibility rests with the prizeholders ;
and the Committee venture to urge on their attention the
remarks on this subject which appear in former reports ;
and even to repeat that the prizeholders must consider
themselves but as the stewards of the Association, and
endeavour to promote as much as possible its highest
objects. On the other hand, the Committee would call
for the co-operation of the artists themselves, who have
so deep an interest in the success of the Institution, and
"implore them to discourage any attempt to divert its
funds from their legitimate purposes, and to discounte-
nance:any, should there be such, who, instigated by selfish
motives, would endeavour to make the Institution sub-
serve only to their own individual gain."
In order to insure a good subject for engraving here-
after, and to induce the production of a superior work of
art, your Committee are about to offer the sum of 5001.,
tinder conditions which will be advertised, for an original
Picture illustrative of English History. They propose
that cartoons, the size of the picture, shall be sent in
by the Ist of January, 1845, from which the selection
shall be made, and that the artist shall undertake to
complete the finished painting within twelve months
after the decision.
In proposing this competition to the artists of the
hope that the result may be creditable to the country.
They seek a work of the highest order of merit, a work
of mind ; and they venture to think that painters of
ability will be induced to respond to the call, not merely
by the sum of money offered—a secondary consideration
isnentlit:iratc:ned veoryfst true artist—but by the knowledge that
Copies of his work, by one of our best engravers, will be
nook and corner of the kingdom, as well
as to many parts abroad.
The bronzes from Flaxman's " Michael and Satan,"
sten' Sir R. Westmacott's e Nymph and Child," executed
Very satisfactorily by Mr. Edward Wyon and Mr.
~...Woodington, have been distributed to the prizeholders.
For the present year, the Committee have caused a bust
of Helm by Mr. A Gatley, selected by Miss Acocks, a
prizeholCier in the last distribution, to be put into bronze
by Mr. Hatfield. Many of the casts are already finished,
ao that those subscribers who are fortunate enough to
!Lecluire a right to them to-day, will receive them almost
Immediately afterwards.
The medal of Chantrey has been delayed, unfortu-
nately, partly by the illness of Mr. W. Wyon, R.A.,
and partly by the success of our arms in India, which
led the Government to call on that gentleman unex-
pectedly for medals for the troops. It is now nearly
"mpleted, and will probably be ready for delivery in a
short time. In continuation of the series, Mr. A. J.
Stothard has been commissioned to execute a medal of
Sir Joshua Reynolds. Your Committee intend to take
immediate steps to obtain medals commemorative of
Sir Christopher Wren and Flaxman. They propose to
omit no opportunity of elevating in public opinion the
character of the true artist, and of strengthening the
conviction that to all such their country is deeply in-
debted.
Since the date of the last report, the Right Hon. the
Lora
Prudhoe, a member of the Committee from the
foundation of the Society, has been elected Vice-Presi•
dent. The vacancy thus caused in the Committee, has
been filled up by the appointment of John Auldjo, Esq.,
vuat.s
The extension of the Society's operations has called
for
an increase* of the establishment, and additional
exertions on the part of those engaged in it. To remind
the subscribers of the largeness of the operations carried
(1, in the office, it may lint be uninteresting to state that
since the last meeting more than 60,000 letters and
circulars have been issued by, post; 15,000 copies of last
Year's report, 50,000 prospectuses and almanacs, and
in
ii‘'(::°°o catalogues of the prizes have been distributed.
r the print of " Una " 12,000 sheets of paper were re-
teire,d; for that of " Raffaelle and the Fornarina '
aar'y the same number; and for the designs in outline
.0,000 sheets.
The account of receipts and disbursements for the
e
e,nrt nt year showed that the sum set apart for engrav-
ing the Ca£1,857 17 9
For r thet he
tor t e b
rons zt
ele of Ischia" was
bronzes 4OO
400 0 0
expense, printing, &c 2,166 16 3
or pictures and other works of art
)7..` la satisfactory to observe that the expenses are
little tzore than they were last year, notwithstanding the
iliereased !lumber of subscribers and the expenses caused
b
The late p;oceedings of the Government.
he amount set apart, according to the foregoing
Gill statement for the purchase of works of art, viz., 8,5901.,
U 0 alloted as folio vs :—Fifty works of art of the
value of 10/. each, 500/.; thirty-six works of art of the
valuem of 15/. each 540/.; forty-two works of art of the
20/, each, 8401.; twenty-eight works of art of
of the '3le of 251. each, 7001.; twenty.;!ve works of art
the b
ivalue of 30/. each, 750/.• twenty wof,Ys of art of
thell'4s of 40/ each, 800/.; 'fourteen works e's.f art of
value ,
value of 001. each, 7001.; twelve works of art a the
ef•7(;',ol 601. each, 720/.; eight works of art of the value
each ", each, 560/.; six works of art of the value of 801.
C:1044/;)81.; six works of art of the value of 100/. each,
ttwo two works of art of the value of 150/. each; 300 L;
works,Rcri of art of the value of 2001. each, 400/.; one
T„ of art of the value of 300/.; one work of art of the
tie of 400 L
To these are to be added thirty bronzes of the `• Bust
The making in the whole, 283 works of art.
reserved fund commenced in 1842 ; and formed
tro NY by the profit on sale of catalogues at the exhibi-
ran, the interest on subscriptions received, and by the
unexpended by prizeholders, now amounts to
invite With the view of increasing it, your Committee
Asso-
ciation all those who have the great objects of the Asso-
thke"°4 really at heart to pay their subscriptions early in
year ; the difference to the individual could be
nothing,t while the interest obtained by the investment
of
Th„eaggregate would amount to a considerable sum.
fund,against t which is necessary to secure the Committee
he possibility of loss through engagements
made_ prospectively with engravers and others, will pro-
duce hereafter, it is confidently expected, a large perma-
nent.
revenuey oforrthe advancement of the fine arts in
England Lon to Committee have given much considera-
tion
however,t hefutuur e proceedings of the society. They will
until the laubliceti
delay,
"ill doubtless containon
proposing any alterations of new steps
The necessity of the Parliamentary Report, which
se
toyt other suggestionsl
ample
ap requiringardis-
cussion.apartments,
and a gallery specially
appropriated to the Association
prizeholders and of thtohsee we
uobrulk tot
ef
dart u purchasedcompetition),
ebuy) the
Prizeholders and of those submitted in competition), be-
comes each year more apparent. Should the means of
obtaining this desired
toct takepresent themselves, your
Committee would not fail
need that by such a course
advantagethecharaterof of them—
convinced
mociation would be raised, and its ability to do good
greatly increased.
The state of public opinion relative to the Fine Arts
(already alluded to) is a subject for earnest congratula-
lion, and sL'ould unrestionably. be ascribed in part to
the operations ofs Association. It is to be hoped
that influential
Legislatureabeutte bein
the important
Theportant steps public bodies
favour willof aidthe the
arts
surp4s revenue of a club or city
-company could not be better expended than in record-
ing. for imitation, on the walls of their hall, a noble
auction or elevated feeling, in the language of all
language of the painter---(teaching the be-
vwur to regard his fellows with love, by OA; expaition

of the human heart which a great painter equally with a
great poet can make)—or setting up in marble memorials
of their good and great men, and so shaming vice by
doing honour to virtue. And do not let it be said that
we have few artists capable of such productions. Genius
requires an incentive. The great artists of past times
produced their finest works when they were called on
for them, and because they were called on. The display
of power on their part did not create the opportunity and
the demand, but the demand led to the display. Great
efforts will not be made without the prospect of cor-
responding reward either of honour or profit. The
cost of one civic banquet might be made to produce a
work which should long remain to advance the best in-
terests of society, and to bring applause to those who
thus applied it. At all events, let us give our artists the
opportunity—they have not had it yet—and if they fail
to avail themselves of it the blame will no longer rest
with ourselves.
The advancement of the Fine Arts is an object in
which all are interested alike. Apart from their great
general power over minds and manners, by the warrior
and the statesman, they are seen to be the means of per-
petuating worthily their deeds and memory ; by the
author, the only exponent of his ideas with universal
significance ; and by the Christian, the most powerful
illustrator and exponent of the truth. As affecting
our commercial relations, too, the promotion of taste is
nationally important. Improvement in this respect
amongst our operatives would remove a great disadvan
tage under which we now labour, as compared with
foreign manufacturers.
By the power of art, that which is evanescent and
fleeting is arrested and made permanent, to minister
constantly to our delight and improvement • from her
works we have obtained some of our most distinct im-
pressions of the past—our best knowledge of things re-
mote : moreover, admiration of what is beautiful is not
far remote from an admiration of what is good. Every
effort, then, however humble, to increase the influence of
these powerful civilizers, the Fine Arts, and to extend
the elevated enjoyments which they present, is con du-
cive to the general happiness and prosperity, and de-
serving of applause.
His Royal Highness the CHAIRMAN then called
upon Mr. Wyse, M.P., to address the meeting., add-
ing—" Recollect, Ladies and Gentlemen, that this is
the Member of the House of Commons to whom we
are all indebted."
Mr. WvsE, M.P., then came forward, and was re-
ceived with the most rapturous applause. He had
been intrusted with the grateful task of moving
that the report be received—a report which not
only did honour to the institution, but held
a well-grounded hope of the greater extension
and general improvement of a society which
had already done so much for the interests of art.—
(Cheers.) With regard to what had recently oc-
curred, it appeared to him that the Government when
called upon by individuals to uphold the law, had no
other course to pursue, but to put that law into execu-
tion. They had no choice left as long as the law
remained on the statute-book.—(Cheers.) It would
have been easy to have introduced a measure legalizing
art-unions, but he thought this a favourable oppor-
tunity for directing public attention to the subject, and
for correcting what needed correction in the constitu-
tion of these societies, for improving what was good,
for fixing them on a firmer basis, and for making
them what he believed they were destined hereafter
to be, the great instrument in extending a love of
art among the people of this country.—(Cheers.) An
inquiry had accordingly been instituted, not
only into the management of art-unions in this
country, but also into the management of those
on the Continent; and he felt bound in justice
to say that Sir Robert Peel had given every facility
to the inquiry, and had throughout acted in the most
candid and conciliatory ,manner.—(Cheers.) The
evidence thus collected would dispel the doubts which
many persons entertained as to the utility of these in-
stitutions. His Royal Highness was aware that in Ger-
many the art-unions had grouped around them all that
was most illustrious in art in that country.—(" Hear,"
from the Duke of Cambridge.) He had heard it
said in the House of Commons that the cultivation of
art tended to corrupt and demoralise the public mind.
Such opinions could only be occasioned by an im-
perfect knowledge of what art was, and an inade-
quate conception of what art ought to be.
(Great cheering.) Art was only another mode
of language—speech was the language both of the
reason and the imagination—mathematics was the
language of the reason alone. Art was the language
of the imagination, and it would be just as reasonable
to throw aside the use of our own noble tongue or of
the still nobler tongue of ancient Greece, because all
the writings in those tongues were not moral, as it
would be to throw aside art on such grounds—the
fault was not in the language but in
the writer.—(Cheers.) They should not change the
language, but improve the writers in that language.—
(Cheers.) This could be done by inducing artists to
devote their attention to the illustration of the two
noblest subjects that could engage the attention of
the human mind—religion and history.—(Cheers.)
He would not enter into any peculiar views on
the subject of religion; but, he would ask, could
any one deny that he was not moved by the
illustrations of religion of Raphael, of Rubens,
or of Michael Angelo, although he might not agree
in every religious opinion, or with the peculiar dews
of those great men. If we could not admit works of
this description into our churches, there were many
buildings of a charitable and high moral character
in which they would be most appropriate. There could
be no want of subjects—there was a large portion
of the Old Testament untouched, and the religious
history of the period of the Reformation had been
almost as yet uncultivated, although it might be
seen by the recent illustrations of the History of
Knox, that Protestantism had her artistical
glory as well as Catholicism.—(Cheers.) With re-
gard to history, there were many public buildings of
this metropolis, which might be most appropriately
made receptacles for historical paintings ; and he
trusted that the example set by those who had
the management of the decoration of the two Houses
of Parliament would be followed by the City of
London and the other cities of the empire. The arts
to prosper must be patronised by the Sovereign, the
aristocracy, and the people. We were happy in the
possession of a Sovereign who not only en-
couraged art, but who knew by what means
that encouragement might be made most
effectual, who herself enjoyed the noblest aspi-
rations, who loved, valued, and understood the art.—
(Cheers.) As a Royal Commissioner he could state
that be had never seen more enthusiasm in the
cause of art, or more devotion to its encouragement,
than had been exhibited by the Sovereign.—(Cheers.)
The aristocracy had long since given all their patron-
age to art—it was the encouragement of the people
alone that was necessary, and that could only be ob-
tained by diffusing among them a general love
for it. That that love was becoming diffused
among them, he thought their conduct during the recent
exhibitions in Westminster Hall gave proof. Not the
slightest injury had been done to any of the
works of art, and the assistance of a police-
man had had never once been required on any occasion.
Was it not possible but that the country which had
produced Shakespeare and Milton, Scott and Byron,
must also produce great artists ? and all that was
wanted was to popularise art in order to bring them
forth. The Hon. Gentleman concluded by moving
that the report be received.
Mr. W. 'looms seconded the motion.
After a short speech from Mr. EWART, M.P., the
motion was carried, and the drawing commenced,
which was not concluded when we went to press.

LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY --On Sunday
last, an excursion cheap train to Brighton and back
(being the first of a series of four) left London with
thirty-three carriages and about one thousand persons,
arriving at Brighton in time to enjoy the entire day
there, and returning in the evening to London. The
journey both ways was performed with perfect safety,
and the arrangements made by the eompany appeared to
give every satisfrction. It is worthy of remark that the
utmost order and decorum was observed by this large
concourse of persons at Brighton and during their transit.
Information was received at Clerkenwell, this day,
that a set Owen dressed fellows were going about, levying
contributions on the nobility, gentry, and charitable
persons, by falsely representing that they belonged to
the Society for the protection of Italian Boys,
there being no such society in existence. In too
many instances they have succeded in obtaining money
but the police are on the alert to check the imposition,
as they have received a description of some of the parties,
WELLINbTON AMONG THE PEERS FOR THE FIRST
TIME.—It happened to be my duty, -when I was Chan-
cellor, upon the Duke of Wellington's first coming into
the House of Lords, to return him the thanks of the
House for his great services to his country. I am not
aware of any other instance in the peerage of an indi-
vidual being, at his first entrance into the House, a
baron, viscount, an earl, a marquis, and a duke, having
had from time to time each title conferred upon him for
distinct services to his country. I made the singular
fact a distinct and leading topic in my address to him.
Individuals of the royal family may have been intro-
duced, having by patent all the dignities of one moment
conferred upon them by royal favour. But this noble-
man rose, from time to time, from one dignity to an-
other, until he had every dignity, each conferred by dis-
tinct grants, and upon different occasions for different
services, and all those rendered to the country before he
could return to it to take his seat after the grant of the
dignities.—Life of Lord Chancellor Eldon.
SUDDEN DEATII.—M. Bauduin, for many years
director of the Academie de Musique of Douai, whilst
waiting a few days since to attend the marriage of his
daughter, suddenly expired. He was sitting in his chair,
when some one handed him his gloves, when he ex-
claimed in a faint voice, " I want nothing more ; lam
dying !" and, drooping his head, instantly expired.
SUDDEN DEATH AT KETTERING.-"'Among the
spectators to witness the interment in the parish church
of Kettering, of the late Mr. T. Lamb, on Saturday last,
was a widow named Bailey, who, before the funeral so-
lemnities were closed, was observed to fall back, as if in
a swoon. Under the impression that this was the case
she was carried into the open air, where she was seen
by a medical man, who prononnced her to be in a fit of
palsy. Thence she was borne to her residence, and she
expired in about three hours from the time of her being
attacked. The deceased was in her forty-third year.—
Northampton Mercury.