The Sun.
London, England, 1845-07-10 00:00:00

THE ART-U.\ lON.

The Art- Union of this month contains the most
elaborate, faithful, and graphic description that has
yet appeared of the Anti-Corn-law Bazaar held at
Covent-garden Theatre. The account is profusely
illustrated with wood-cuts of the various stalls, and
of the choice articles of manufacture displayed at that
great national exposition. It is the authentic record
of this great event in the commercial history of this
great cornint,rcial nation, and as such should be in
the hands of every orc who takes an interest in the
history of the development of the industrial resources
of this country. We have, in addition to this, several
valuable papers on the fine arts, and wherever illus-
tration is needed there it is bestowed with no niggard
hand. The present is an excellent Number of this
valuable periodical.

UNION BANK OF LONDON.—Yesterday the sixth
annual meeting of the proprietors of this company was held at their
premises, 9, Princes-street, Mansion-house, Alderman Sir Peter
Laurie in tho chair. The report stated that the directors bad to con.
gra ulate the proprit tors on the general prospects of the company.
They had the satisfaction of declaring a dividend of five per cent.
per annum, c'ear of Income-tax, on the paid-up capital of the com-
pany. Pitting the pa-t year the prosperity of the bank, and the in.
Crease of its operations in every department, had amply realised
the ant,cipations of the directors ; in confirmation of which it
might be stated that since June 30, 1843, the current and deposit
accounts had inert aced upwards of one million sterling, or more than
100 per cent. in the last two years. The accounts showed that,
after payment of ail charges for the establishment and interest to
Cus,oiners on their current ar,cl depisit accounts (amounting to
:26,004/. 94. 6d.), the unappropriated profit of the past year
on June 3il last, was 36,4191. 15s, 7d. ; so that after the pay-
meat of the (livid.ud, ant appropriating 5001. as usual, in rt due-
bon of preliminary expenses, the directors were enabled to add
'lOB5l I2s. 2d. tss the reserved fund, which, with the dividend
tilt accrued, would make that fund 20,000/. The preliminary EX-
!Km,. hail then lurthcr reduced, by the sum of I,OOEI received
for fittings at the premises in Moorgate street, which would leave
the balance of that acc,nint 13 000/. only. On the motion of the

Chairman, secdnited by Andrew Spottiswoode, Esq.,
deputy gover-
ror, the report was adopted, and the dividend declared, Three
Otrectors, viz., John Barnes, E-q., John William Sutherland, Esq.,
and William M •witford Ntbse, Esq., of the Polytechnic Institu-
tion, retired, in accordance with the deed of settlement, and were
unanimcusly reelected. A vote of thanks was passed to the go..
vtrsor and :he directors for the zeal and success with which they
had conduced the Society's operations. The meeting then sepa.
rated.

—iris with feel-
ings OF 1....41)F LouisA F. at BES
of the d epest regret we have to announce that Lady Louisa
Antoinette, ,•econit daughter of the Earl of Wemyss and March,
ai.cl wife of William Forbes, Esq., of Callendar, mber for the
county, d, d on Wednesday morning at Callendar House. The
tnelanchily event has caused deep and general sorraw in the dis
trict whrre Lady Louira's many virtues, and gentle and amiable
d.op,,,,ition, made her beloved by all, while her unremitting aets of
kin rot's and charity were extended with a generous and liberal
hard to all In poverty or di tress. And sure we are that in the sad
and irreparable tiere;ivernent which has deprived Mr. Forbes and
his love!) young bonik of nne so dear, precious, and beloved, they
have !be unrv:rsal at,d sincere sympaul of :,11 classes.—Stirling
aournal.

I LtTI:F. Al AL Pi;';:f. AT CrcFP:lli.T. 003 PORT,
WeoNcibsv.— Independent of the pro,,ecution cf Lieuten.ats
Hawkey ,nd Pym, on the part of the Crown, by Mr. John Howard,
town.cierk and eivrk of the peace of Portsmouth, those gent'emen
wit al•o be prosecuted by Mr. James Hoskins, attorney, of Gos-
port, on behalf of the widow and executors of the late Mr. 'eton.
linsk ns received his instrtictio,s to that effect this day. The
It tat in nor Han, Crtiii t.. come on bef re Monday next. The friends
in I.4aittininis Flawiter Lid Pyrn ire confident of A favourable
mule to the