The Sun.
London, England, 1844-07-26 00:00:00

DISTRIBUTION OF PRIZES AT
THE GOVERNMENT SCHOOL OF DESIGN.
Yesterday, the annual distribution of prizes to the pupils
of this valuable Institution took place in the great room of
the establishment at Somerset-house. The hour fixed for the
business of the day was four o'clock, and by that time the
great room was filled almost to suffocation by the pupils, and
a large assemblage of Members of Parliament, artists, and
other distinguished personages, amongst whom wee several
ladies. The walls of the room were covered with paintings
in fresco, drawings, :models, and other works of art, the pro-
ductions of the students, most of which possessed a very high
degree of merit. Amongst the visitors present we obs,trred
the Earl of Westmoreland, Lord Dalhousie, Lord Colborne)
the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone, M.P., President of the
Board of Trade; Mr. Wodehouse, M.P., B. Hawes, EM.,
M.P., T. Wyse, Esq., M.P., .11. G. Knight, Esq., M.P., R. M.
Milnes, Esq., M.P., Sir R. Westmacott, R.A., C. S. Cockerel],
Esq., R.A., W. Dyce, Esq., W. Etty, R.A., J. R. Gar-
diner, Esq., J. F. Gibson, Esq., W. R. Hamilton, Evq.,
J. G. S. Lefevre, Esq., Apsley Pellatt, Esq., A. Poynter,
Esq., &c.
Lord COLBORNE having briefly opened the proceedings of
the day, called the Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone to the chair,
for the purpose of distributing the prizes.
Mr. GLADSTONE, before proceeding to distribute the prizes,
made some very gratifying observations upon the progress
which the school of design, manifested by the production s of
the pupils, had made within the comparatively short per iod
since its establishment, and expatiated upon the import; int
and useful results which must accrue from it to the exte n-
aive manufactures of this country. A debt of gratitude was
due to the Government under whose auspices this great e_ c.-
periment of superinducing an excellence in the ornament 4
arts, upon the proud pre-eminence which this country alreadY
enjoyed in those more purely of industry and ingenuity; and.
for himself and his colleagues, he was happy to be able to)
declare their warm and anxious interest in its success, aardi
their determination to lend it every co-operation in their
power.-(Cheers.) The Right Hon. Gentleman also passe d
a high compliment upon the exertion of the Council, and )1
Mr. C. H. Wilson, the director, to whose zeal, talent, an '.d
discretion so much of the success which had attended the 01
jects of the institution was due. This compliment was rd
i-
sponded to by loud cheers from the pupils, re-echoed by man. y
of the general company.
The distribution of prizes then took place ; the following if ;
a list of them :-
Arabesque in fresco, being an original design-Mr. Silal
Rice. 5/. ss.
Arabesque in fresco secco-Mr. George Stewart. 5/. ss.
Arabesque in oil-Mr. Adam E. Vindon. 5/. ss.
Arabesque in oil-Mr. F. R. Russell. 3/. 3/.
Design for paper- hanging-Mr. Walker. 2/. 2s.
Composition of ornamental from natural flowers-M r.
John Brown. 31.35.
Design for a glass chandelier-Mr. J. Stradwick. Si. ss.
Designs for dinner service in porcelain, equal merit, tr% so
prizes-Mr. George Wallis. 5Z ss.
Ditto-Mr. W. C. Wilde. 51. ss.
Design for a sideboard-Mr. John Phillip. 21. 2s.
Design for a carpet-Mr. J. R. Harvey. 3/. 3s.
Design for a silver candelabrum-Mr. John Struc
wick. Si. ss.
Design for silk hanging-Mr. John Brown. 31.35.
Coloured designs-Printed druggits-Mr. W. C. Wild-6.
3/. 3s.
Ditto-Printed druggits-Mr. J. R. Harvey. 31.35.
Best specimen of ornamental modelling-Mr. H. Arn :-
stead. 3/.
Class drawings, Ist prize-For an outline drawing-M r.
W. Scott. 11. 10s.
Ditto, 2d prize-Ditto-Mr. J. George. 1/.
Ist prize, best shaded drawing from the flat-Mr. Josef fh
Phillips. 2/.
2d Ditto, equal merit-Mr. J. Pringle. 1/.
Ditto, ditto-Mr. Short. 1/.
Ist Prize, shading in chalk from the round-Mr.W. Gleadrell.
2/. 10s.
2d Ditto, ditto-Mr. L. C. Wyon. 2/.
Prizes for the best grisaille drawing-Ist, Mr. E. Arnold.
2/. ; 2d, Mr. Lewis Walker. 11. 10s.
Best coloured drawing in tempera from flowers-M r. F.
Stnallfield. 2/.
Best copy of arabesque in colours-Mr. Lainson. 2/. 10s . -
Ist Prize-Best chalk drawing of the human figure-; 11r.
F. R. Russell. 2/. 10s.
2d Ditto-Mr. George Stewart. 21.
JUNIOR CLASS.
Ist Prize-Drawing of a Mask-Mr. A. G. Gandie. 1/. 10S.
2d Ditto-Mr. J. Browne. 1/.
FEMALE SCHOOL.
Best design pattern for lace-Miss Dixon. 3L Zs.
Design of flowers from nature-Miss R. Dimsdafe.. 11. Is.
Best chalk drawing from the round-Miss Emma Angell
2/. 2s.
2d best ditto-Miss E. Channon. 1/. Is.
Best design ornament for engraving on wood-Mi. Is Alt'
gusta Colchester. 21. 2s.
2d prize-Miss Bragg. 11. Is.
For best drawing for lithograph-bliss Clark. 2/. 2s.
2d ditto-Miss Bridges. U. Is.

, THE SOUTH-EASTERN RAILWAY
LINE FROM ASHFORD TO CANTERBURY;
RAMSGATE, MARGATE, AND WHITSTABLI4
AND FOLKESTONE HARBOUR.
Yesterday a special meeting of the shareholders in the,
South-Eastern Counties Railway was held at the Board--
room of the London-bridge station, for the purpose or
adopting means to raise, pursuant to au Act of Parris— .
ment for that purpose, a sufficient sum of money to en-•
able the Directors to make a line of rail from Ashford to' -
Canterbury, Ramsgate, and Margate, and also from'
Canterbury to Whitstable. The other object of thee
meeting was to raise, pursuant to the powers granted by' "
the same Act, the sum of 66,0001. to complete a branch--
line of railway and approach to Folkestone, to execute'
certain works in the Folkestone Harbour, and to make •
certain alterations in the work of the Maidstone branch
line of railway.
The CHAIRMAN (Mr. W. P. Richards), having entered
at great length into details of the financial state of the
Company's affairs, said that what they met that day 0
carry out was the intention of the Company from th:
very first commencement, because they felt convin cal
that it would become the grand medium of transit i 1
tween this country and France, and he might indeed sale
a great part of the north of Europe, and it would aLte
diminish the expenses of every mile on the whole line.
A SHAREHOLDER wished to know how, and frolo
whom, the money was to be raised, as in several iv'
stances applications were made at first to some lasr
bankers, and the shareholders were excluded?
The CHAIRMAN said the course proposed was to raise
the money by public tender, as it could be thus obtaite
at a lower rate of interest. The shareholders woaltly °-
course, have a preference.
In reply to another question, he also stated that,. Et"'
cording to annual instalments proposed to be paid
liquidation of the liability of the debts of the Compan:lir
the whole would be cleared away in the year 1853.
Mr. CARDWELL, M.P., then addressed the meeting
great length, and said that the Company proposed
_..
have two stations for those towns—one at Lon
ers
bridge, and the other at the Bricklayers' Anne; ~,iand
also to adopt every means to afford convenience."
comfort to the public. Those lines must he suc,ce ssfut
the
Two resolutions having been passed ado:ptinq
above two propositions, the meeting separated, after
vote of thanks to the Chairman.

NOVEL SALE OF PINE APPLES.—The noop Ot
hao
the sale of a large Auantit3, of foreign grown pine apples
already appeared in this journal, but it was not antic
that such luscious luxuries, which have hitherto only g."'l2in
the tables of the wealthy, would have been thus placed wit
the reach of the poorer classes by the novel mode of haveea
considerable numbers exposed in barrows, and hew',.. ry
through the streets or sale in the same fray as it is custonaa be
to see cherries and cocoa nuts, but with the addition that tie
public ears were saluted with the extraordinary cry Of
apples, a penny a slice."