The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-12-11 00:00:00

ROYAL. ACADEMY.
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Yesterday being the Anniversary of the Inslititlion of the
Royal Academy by his late Majesty, a General Meeting of the
Academicians was convened, when the gold ■nd silver me-
dals awarded to the students were presented to the several suc-
cessful candidates in Painting, Sculpture, Architecture, Draw-
ler. and Modelling.
The gold medal, with the discourses of Sir Josh. Reynolds
sad West for the best historical composition in painting—the
subject, The contention between the Arch• Angel Michael and
Satan for the body of Moses, to Frederick Y. Hurlstone.
Sculptural composition—the gold medal to Mr. R. B.
Hughes.
In Architecture—for a design of an Hospital for Invalid
Sailors, the gold medal to Mr F.. Bradbury.
In the School of Painting—the first silver medal for the best
copy to Mr. Cobbett ; the second to Mr. Marks.
The silver medal for the best drawing in the life, to Mr.
Cahosao ; the second to Mr. How.

The silver medal for the best model in the life, Mr. R. Wil•
Items; the second to Mr. Caßingwood.
The silver medal for the hest drawing from the antique to
Mr. G. R. Ward ; the seeoud to Mr. F. Ross ; the third to Mr.
Clcell.

The silver medal for the best model from the antique to Mr.
Dear; the second to Mr. Stothard ; the third to Mr. Defines ;
the medal for the heat ditto to Mr. Stothard.

The silver medal for the best architectural drawiog, to Mr.
Richley ; the second to Mr. Jenkins.
The President concluded the ceremony of the evening with •
disoograe, not inferior In composition to the celebrated one of
Reynolds, delivered upon similar occasions.

RIIPRICSINTATIVIS Psie.-3111r. Bonrchier, Deputy Clerk
of the Crown and Hanaper, gave notice in the Dnlslin Ga-
selte of Saturday last, 6th instant. " that the Right Hon.
Charles Viscount Gort has been chosen to be the Peer to
sit and vote on the part of Ireland, io the House of Lords
of the United Kingdom, in the room of Richard Viscount
Powerscourt, deceased."
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Yesterday a Court of Directors was held at the East In-
dia House, when the following Captains were sworn into
the command of their respective ships, via. Captain John
Barnet Sotheby, of the London, for St. Helena, Bombay,
and Chins ; Captain Thomas Larkins, Mattress of Cam-
den, for Bombay and China ; Captain James Head, Can.
ning, and Captain Peter Cameron, Earl of Balcarras, for
Bengal and China.
There was a sharp frost yesterday morning. The in-
dex in a night thermometer, in the Strand, stood at 29
degrees. The basin in the Green Park was frozen over,
and the ice in some parts, am double the thickness of a
crown-piece, but in others it was not thicker than hell a
crown. About noon, the wind having chanted to the
westward, a thaw took place, and by two o'clock three-
fourths of the sheet of ice had disappeared. This morning
the float in the night thermometer stood at 37 degrees.
The paragraph, to another part of this paper, regarding
another voyage Intended by Captain Parry, is copied from
the London papers. We do not think that there can be
any hope new of accomplishing • North West Passage by
Davis' Straits; and if Captain Parry is to go again, it will
be for the purpose merely of exploring Prince Regent In-
let, and then he will be able to fill up a chart between the
scene of his former and his latter voyage. We think that
exploring the east coast of Spitzbergen would he an object
worthy of this country. If there were a correct chart of
that coast, the whalers might go there, which they dare
not do at present, and perhaps discover as good a fishing
station as at ISAffia'a Bey—( badcen Chronicle.)