The Sun.
London, England, 1845-04-21 00:00:00

ARTISTS BENEV OLENT INS

TUTION.

The usual anniversary di -.lnez of the Artists' General
Benevolent Institution was held on Saturday last at
the Freemasons'-hall, Great Queen-street. About
eighty persons sat down to the dinner which was laid
on the table at half-past six o'clock.
The Right Hon. H. Labouchere, M.P., presided.
On his right were Lloyd Jones, Esq., and Mr. Baring
Wall, M.P.; and on his left Mr. Thomas Baring,
M.P. Great credit is due to Mr. Bacon fur the style
and elegaece with which the dinner was served. The
wines were cf excellent flavour, and the promptitude
and zeal manifested on the part of Mr. Bacon, and
those under him, to meet the wishes of the guests, de-
serve our highest commendation.
After the cloth was re:noved and grace said,
The CHAIRMAN gave as the first toast—" Her
Most Gracious Majesty the Queen," which was drunk
with enthusiasm.
" Prince Albert, the Patron of the Institution,"
" The Queen Dowager," " rae Prince of Wales, and
the other members of the Royal Family," "The
Army and Navy," were given in succts,ion.
The CHAIRMAN then gave as the next toast—
" Prosperiv to the Artists' General Benevolent Insti-
tion." Ile said he was sure that was a toast which
scarcely needed any remarks from bins to recommend
it to au assembly of artists wleise very presence, in-
deed, showed the interest they felt in it.—(Hear,
hear.) Ile was glad to find that a society
like that which had such sacre I and benevolent
objects in vitw was in a state of prosperity, and
in a condition to carry out, to a considerable extent,
its beneficent purposes. That was a society founded
by persons who were artists themselves, and they
could not devote themselves to a n shier purpose than
that of relieving the wants of their brother artists,
who might, from ill health or caprice in the public
taste, or some other cause, not have been as success-
ful as themselves.--(Hear, hear.) Though they
might not see the cases in their details, there could
be no doubt that the funds of the Society had alle-
viated the distress and miti.gated the sorrows of many
an artist, whom ill-health or ill-fortune had struck
down. But it was not alone upon artists and the
patrons of art that this Society had claims. This
Society had strong claims upon the public at large,
for the arts were intimately connected with the na-
tional prosperity, and there were many important
branches of manufacture in which a knowledge of art
was indispensable.—(Hear, hear.) The arts were
then a matter of national concernment, and as such
ought to receive national encouragement—(Cheers)
—and he was glad to see that they were every day
assuming a Isigher consideration in the national mind.
It was a mistake to suppose that the man of much
education and of much leisure—the man of cultivated
taste or the experienced connoisseur could alone ap-
preciate the beauty of art. The sphere of art had a
far wider extension—the sympathies of art reach
from the highest to the lowest in rank, for the love of
art had its existence in human nature itself.—
(Cheers.) Its vocation was to delight, to elevate, and
refine, not one class, but every class.—(Hear, hear.)
But, as he said before, it had also its more material
uses, and he was glad that from the situation he once
had the honour of filling he was enabled to contribute
something to its extension in regard to manufactures.
The Right Hon. Gentleman then alluded to the
School of Design, and the benefits which were likely
to accrue from it, and concluded by proposing " The
Prosperity of the Society."
Mr. P. LLOYD JONES then proposed the health of
the Chairman, who had, after a week of arduous
and harassing duties in the House, consented to pre-
side on the present occasion.
The CHAIRMAN, in returning thanks, said that it
was a repose to him, after listening for the previous
portion of the week to the dull debates, and the ex-
hibition of angry and acrimonious feelings, to be
called on to preside on such festive occasions as the
present.
" The Royal Academy," to which toast Mr. Etty,
R.A., spoke, "The Royal Commission for the Pro-
motion of the Fine Arts," " The British
spoke, were
and the other Societies for the Promotion of the Fine
Arts," to which Mr. Baring Wall, M.P.,
then proposed from the chair.
Mr. THOMAS BARING, M.P., proposed the health
the Treasurer, C. R. Cockerel!, R.A.
Several other toasts were then proposed, after which
the party broke up.
In the course of the evening the following sub•
scriptions were announced :
The Queen £so 0 0
Right lion. Henry Labouchere 2O 0 0
Duke of Northumberland (13th don.) lO 10 0
Duke of Norfolk (4th don.)
Right Hon. W. E. Gladstone lO 10 0
Lady Chantry (4th don.)
Miss Burdett Coutts

Duke of Sutherland (9th don.) lO 10 0
Lord Franci Egerton, M.P. (Bth dun.) lO 0 0
George Jones, Esq., R.A. (23d dun.)
Thomas Phillips, Esq., R.A. (27th dun.) 5 5 0
Robert Vernon, Esq. (18th don.) 5 0 0
Miss Higham _ 5 5 0

5 5 0

Charles Barry, Esq., R.A. (7th don.) .........
New Society of Painters in Water Colours
(2d don.)
E. R. Turner, Esq. (sth don.)
Sir W. C. Ro:s, R.A. (14th don.)
J. H. Mann, E:q. (16,h don.)
A. R. Cockt rell, Esq., R. A. (20th don.) •••••• 5 5 0
Lord Ashburton (13th don.) ...............
B. Bond Cabbell, Esq. (18th don.)
Sir Richd. Smith, R.A. (13th don.) ......•••••• 10 10 0
David Roberts, Esq ,R A. (6th don.)
Lewis Loyd, Esq.
Jones Lloyd (3d don.) ...... 10 10 0
E. M. Ellis Esq. (2d don.) ,
.................... 5 5 0
'
Baring Wall, Esq., M.P..
................... 10 0 0
Mesirs. Graves and Co. (6th don.) ............ 5 5 0
5 5 0
Thos. M'Lean, Esq, ..............................
Thos. Baring, Esq., M.P....... 10 0 0
W. Etty, R.A. (7th don.) ........................ 5 5 0
Thomas Unwins, Esq., R.A. (10th don.) ••••• 5 5 0
The tolal amount of contributions was 4731.

METROPOLITAN DRAPERS'
ASSOCIATION.
A public meeting
been previously announced was held on Friday
evening in the National School Marlborough-
road, Chelsea, for the purpose of appealing. to the in-
habitants of that nei4hbourhood for assistance in the
closing of shops. The Rev. Richard Burgess, 8.D.,
rector of the parish, took the chair, supported by the
most influential clergy of the district, and other gen-
Mr. 0 wen,viz,, the earlier
tlemen favourable to the cause.
Young, and other eminent employers were also
present. Mr. Peters, of Sloane-square, Mr.
The Rev. CHAIRMAN opened the business of the
meeting with an address of much eloquence and feel-
ing, explaining the objects of the Association, which
he characterised as a branch of that great movement
for the amelioration of the condition of the industrious
classes of this country, which is novvexciting so much
attention among humane and reflectinhe
mg men. H e
dwelt in terms of commendation upon tild and
conciliatory manner in which th: members of this
Association sought to carry out their views, and
spoke earnestly of the necessity, and the duty of co-
operation on the part of a Christian public in the
which
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them
intercourse, mn:7l‘v follows
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selves more time for mental, moral, and religious im
laudable efforts of these young men to procure them.
provenenit. In the course of his speech, he stated
that be should be happy to afford them all the assist-
ance in his power,
and would gladly de-
vote a portion of his time to giving lectures
upon interesting and instructive subjects during the
winter evenings, which might be one mode of spending
the additional hours of leisure they were struggling
for.—(Loud cheers). Bodily health, however, he
considered to be as essential as health of mind, and in
summer time he should like to see them recreating
themselves in the green fields, and inhaling the pure
C. I‘IILLER. moved the first resolution,
invigorating breath of Heaven, rather than passing
from the heated shop to the crowded and equally
heated lecture-room.
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" That this meeting is of opinion that the present
of tse employed therein ; and that
shops open in the evening until a
the days of
health and morals, and wholly at variance with the
duties of the
business, it is calculated to lead, in numerous instan-
mibiyietenartffcaoolruddriissnecg,i or other recreation during
Sabbath ; and this meeting desires, moreover, to ex-
press its deep sympathy with the young persons so
ces, to an utter neglect of the sacred
situated."
In the course of an impressive speech, the reverend
gentleman observe& that he so entirely approved .
or
the objects the Metropolitan Drapers, Association
had in view, and felt it so incumbent upon him to
further them by every means in his power, that if tho
Association thought proper to hold another meeting
in that neighbourhood, he should be happy to allow
them the use of his chapel, and would willingly pre-
side on the occasion, or take any part in the proceed-
ings the committee might desire, for he considered the
question to be intimately connected with the
religious
welfare of the community.
The resolution was seconded by T
EGGETT, Esq
...
who dwelt with much ability upon the scientific and"
medical details of the subject, showing the fatal
effects upon the human frame of over-toil and bad
ventilation, and was unanimously adopted.
The Rev. llrreeram NIVEN moved the second re-
solution, which was to this effect :
" That this meeting desires to exgress its high
ap-
proval of the measures hitherto adopted by the Me-
tropolit in Drapers' Association, and its conviction
that it is the duty of all persons, especially those pro-
feising the Christian religion, to co-operate for the
attainment of the object of the Association.".
forcible The reverend speaker made a appeal to
the meeting to support the Association upon en S ' cl.