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

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
(RECEIVED THIS DAY.)
WOLVERHAMPTON RACES.—Mortnel.,
The Produce Stakes of 10 sovs. each, with 25 ad
colts Bst 61b, fillies Bst 31b. 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 sops. each, 15"
5 only if declared, with 100 added—the second
his stake. Twice round and a distance. (51 5111S'
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 411 •..'
Mr. Williamson's Mavourneen, 5 yrs, 7st. ..........
Won easy.
The Ladies Purse of 501. Heats, once round and
Mr. King's Yarrow, 3 yrs (Lye)
1 Mr. Copeland's Imaum, 3 yrs
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Mr. Painter's Oberon, aged
Lord Chesterfield's Attaghan, 3 yrs 0 e'
Mr. Wilson's The Disowned, 4 yrs
dr
Mr. Minor's Confab, 3 yrs n
Mr. Holkar's b g by Jupiter, 3 yrs ....... ..•• -
LEWES RACES.—(MONDAY.) c",
Match, 100, T.Y.C., Mr. Shelley's Prologue, A
(Bell), beat Mr. J. Verrall's br c by Rockingham'
Whalebone, 2 yrs, easy.
The Queen's Plate of 100 Guineas. Heats, 141'
course. 1
Mr. Salvin's Alice Hawthorn, 6 yrs (Templeman) gi'
10Ir. Smith's. Queen of the Chase, 3 yrs ............
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The Sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each, and 25 added, T."'
(4 Subs.), were won in four heats by Mr. blorl/1
ladium, 5 yrs (E. Edwards), beating Mr. Shelleisopt,
times-Five, 4 yrs ; Captain Smith's c by Eli*
Tesane, 2 yrs, and another.

TATTER4ALL'S.—YESTERDAY.
A little business in a small way enables us to
a list of market prices.

WOLVERSTAMPTON STAKES.
6 to 4 agst Mr. Wreford's Franchise—taken
ST. LEGER.
3 to 1 agst Mr. Salvin's The Cure—taken ,
4 to 1 agst Lord Stanley's Ithuriel—taken and
13 to 2 agst Mr. J. Scott's Bay Momus—t. and'
15 to 2 agst Mr. Vane's Valerian
10 to 1 agst Duke of Richmond's Red Deer—take°
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 W
THE DERBY.
30 to 1 was laid against the Monimia colt, and 40 1,
ponies about Falstaff (late Grotesque). Offers to talc?
1 about Alarm, who is reported to have become the p
of Mr. Greville.

ART-UNION OF LONDON.

(THIS DAY.) m
The Annual Meeting of the Subscribers "weli
Art-Union of London took place this day, at Grei
o'clock, in the Theatre Royal Drury-lane.,oo'
interest was manifested in the proceedings of r"Ficfs,4
sent meeting, in consequence of the difficulties
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have been recently thrown in the way of these_! 01%
institutions, from the state of the law on lotterni
in consequence of an expectation that some egte#
tion would be given of the steps which haitod
adopted by the friends of art in both IV
of Parliament to secure to the subsch,,,,pr
to the various art-unions throughout the
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try, "indemnity for the past and security tilicici!
future." The doors were opened at eleven etiolei
and shortly afterwards the boxes were fully 00e,stY,
the greater portion of the occupants consisting yoje),
gantly-dressed ladies. The pit soon became elstl!'i
and the stage, which was fitted up most approproffit
and in front of which were erected the wheels e,
tune, was also completely filled before the coelelot
merit of the proceedings. Among those pre see
observed the Right Hon. Lord Monteagle, T. 91'
Esq., M.P., D. Christie, Esq., M.P. W. EViar"f"
M.P., Benjamin Bond Cabbell, Esq., , W. Tooke, 00
and several other patrons and admirers of theti
At twelve o clock precisely, His Royal lind
the Duke of Cambridge, President of the Pvt 04,
(who was attended by Baron linesebeck), il
the theatre, and took the chair amidst the rely
plaudits of the audience.
His ROYAL HIGHNESS then opened the proeeef
by addressing the meeting as follows :—Lechiso,
Gentlemen, It is under very peculiar eircilin,„s
that I am called on to preside over you here woe
You and all our other friends have no doubt iroff,
the legal points which have been mooted, and
difficulties which have arisen in the course evele
proceedings. Thanks to the attention of two '00!
bers of Parliament—Lord Monteagle in the
of Lords—(Cheers)—and Mr. Wyse in the n°
Commons—(Cheers)—to wham we are all untie!,
obligations—(Cheers)—these points have been co?
up and those difficulties removed.—(Cheers.) yd
I last had the pleasure of presiding over you, ftar
was two years since, I congratulated you on the Pi
siderable increase which had taken
place in our lip(
bers—we then numbered 7,000 members of bur
Union, since then we have lidded 7000 more t°
numbers---(Cheers) aild wenow COnSi91
ipti
14,000 members.--(Loud cheers.) This face
afford great gratification to all who
interest in the progress of the fine arts, and 1, 1131
you that it gratifies no one more than mysek
report will be read to you by Mr. Goeciviltib);,l(
honorary secretary. Our chief object, after „oh
port has been read, will be the drawing of the ,r.
and I heartily wish you all success.—(Cheers)&!
The SECRETARY then read the following re* ,
The late proceedings relative to the legaliVro var
Association having engaged a considerable share
attention for some time past,fare :probably known, fer,
majority:of the subscribers, through the periodi' egis
The Committee, however, consider it necessary tc./ef ,
mence this, their eighth annual report, with a hilsilvij
cital of them. In April last, according to custonittio
arrangements were made for the annual distribil
the funds ; the use of the Theatre Royal Prill!"j I
had been generously afforded by Mr. Bunn' roorA
Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge had Pon
to take the chair. A few days before the appoici,Col4
a letter was received from the solicitor to the, LOLIP A
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missioners of her Majesty's Treasury, inforwilPoi
Committee that the Art-Union of London bg!".,.
been brought under the notice of their LordsliV,
they were advised it was illegal, and that the
•e,
continuance of the same would render all p 1,47,/ tbd
gaged in it' liable to prosecution. On receipt cr9ft4
communication, your Committee, in deference W
ment, immediately suspended their proceedipl
addressed an urgent memorial to the Primeo
setting forth that, the Art-Union of London, slOOO/
A 1
establishment in 1837, bad expended .about tor,
the purchase and preparation of 'corks of art's., 0‘.„1
great encoragement of artists,
taste for the Fine Arts throughoutivad the diffas,Zr;
the empire pO:ds
of the parties concerned in ti
.'s management had, Id
niary or other personal Interest therein ; that it olaird,
into operation painters, sculptors, engravers, 133 Vol
sinkers, and workers in bronze—a branch of :&Old
neglected in this country ; that they had
the 11_,01
correspondents, not merely throughout pp
Kingdom, but in Ceylon, Bombay, Singaporet:d
Scotia, Hobart Town, Mexico, and New York
thus bound together by one common interest:44oS
portant and good one—a multitude of ieu'„v f;throughout the world, and had opened to reeZi
sources of elevating gratification, tending to we-ci tha'
from debasing pursuits; that the Committee ha ~1
os,
large sum of money in their hands for distriballaieiote:i
for paymett of engravers; that many artists had
labour and skill to the preparation of works of r.O-1,00/
in Jhe.imlippiiy%9E cases looked to this and sirAlataitiegi
ciatipwoltitii reward ; and that, if tti', Ocleill
.Were'pCelented from completing their ktrrangeille•p otonvj
;t1
results would be disastrous to a large IK,dy of
ise"iiag co men. They therefore prayed,
the question of legality, that they -might
that no legal proceedings -would be sane'll
w-itkout then ante tiro
Government if the general meting were held a tot,
and promised to give the r.nost serious attentiono
opinion of the law officers of the Crown before ere
were taken towards a future subscription. c,r• Gee
Sie
They had an interview afterwards with P-T,,
Clerk, on the part of Sir Robert Peel, but Ive-ivaa_'. to
Pld
to obtain any guarantee. A meeting of artist-500'o
metropolis,from
all n upnairetrsooufs
thpeeteitoiuoniastr;v.,er,f:
in
Parliamentth e
‘,„ cop,
on the motion of the Right Hon. Thomas vY t'fd ("est
mittee of the House of Commons was ap pre::b
June), " to consider the objects, results, ariaeted
position of Art-Unions, how far :they are enieet,,,,st
existing laws, and what are the most e% renor
practicable means to place them on a safe 'zie yoe dill et
basis, and to render them most subservient to
provement and diffusion of art through theclasses of the community." till tY
This Committee continued to receive evidenceno
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end of July, and Itave not yet made their rto a 01050 f
the meantime the exhibitions were drawingibe
and the Right Hon. Lord Monteagle, with "(this ,11'10
securing the continuance of the operations 0 tists wej
to
elation, and of preventing disappointment
had exhibited works during the current years
a Bill to the House of Lords to legalise 601%r
under the provisions of which, as altered by. c
tintsl
of Commons and made law, the Association
_leseed
reed on. By this Act we are enabled to Prrustood Tea
the 31st day of July, 1845 ; and it is unt," f 0 is
early in the next session of Parliament n in
„,0
on the report of the Committee, will be Drucuoaciecies
place tho Art-Union of London and similar
ale
a permanent and firm basis. orilf
The proceedings referred to have beenliecesand Ire/
cause of much anxiety to your Committee,
se; the/ ic('
called for continual exertions on their _ A ssocia
repaid, however, by the conviction that tnn`t hos r
at
will now hold a more important place than
the
to ._
done.
r aeleunlssl. 7s.
The subscription for the present eases of 2,48 ~,,S
sum of 14,819 Z 145., being an increase°,
the soecleyia
over that of last year. The extensielL proviM)
operations, by the appointment of additional„ refe.rrelo
and foreign honorary secretaries, hasen""g Olt
already. There are now 271 gentlemen acrebe ill fig
ere
er
capacity, anti it is hoped that the list conunittee,,,,ye
ii.i.gease'd. In America, especially, your
es; and thveyraqi°ll
most anxious to inc ease their relation
ff of coon accepted 7,',111 pleasure friendly offers projuottla-,
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