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As there i 10 doubt some interest felt ~ the
subscribers and the public generally il The roselr
Of he drawings and dislribaiiohs Of ihis Am4ri.
scaE IRsiiialian II Art. we suB;oin from the New
York Courier Of December aad ult, The FOLLOW.
Ing account:
The Americas Art Unina
The Annual Meeting Of this Institution fos The
distribaiicn Of he Works Of Art was held last
evening Al NIBLos Saloon,-and thar spacious
and magnificent hall was more densely6lea lhAn
il had ever been before. Gen. PRosrKR a. MEr-
MORE, President of The Institution, presided ana
opened the meeting By some very pet.ineut re.
marks as 70 the progress of the Institution AID
the effect It has bad npoa Art and Artists il his
country RoBERr kKLLEY, Esq. then presented
the Annual Repotl OF the TRANSACTIONS III the past
year. ard ihe present coHdilon Of the Institution.
Ii was clear eiegant and admirable Aocumsnl.
Csc, w. AUSTIN, ESQ. the Treasurer elihe KIT.
/ union, then read detailed Statements 81 its n.
ceiPts and expenditures during the ysar,-sach
item OF expense being distinctly stated. ltap-
peared frum these documents that The rumbef of
subscribers this year was upwards u 40 600 and
about TO loco more than iaiany previous year;
and that the aggregate income Of the Institution
has been about $l03,000. Both these reports
wSfe accepted by q unanimous vote.
The President, Prosper NJ. WetmoFe then rel
terfed atsome lile length to various charges that
have been made through one or two dailypapers,
BY anonymous writers, against the manageulenl
% the misunderstanding that be did not intend
10 violate an established rule Of the CuumlteeS
never to notice, in any public way, such aneny1
nous atlacks--bul that at such private, cont1
Dental meeting Of the members, il could 10 no
harm 10 talk The matter over. He then gave 81
scry.explicit and whai seemed to the arlienec 81
SefY satisfactory answer 10 each charge in detail.
TO the allegation that $50, 900 were charged as
contingent expenses, be replied that not one dol
lsr was charged in any such form,--eyery item
IL expense being distinctly specified To the
charge that money oflhe members had been in
vested in real estate, be replied that il had been
done by vote OF the members .hemselvessan and that
il was one of the best investments ever made
10 the eensure passed on the COMMITTEES, for hav-
Ing expended $4,000 Gas stated in the same pa
per) in a supper on the opening of the-New Gal
iery, -he replied that The supper cost only S210
--4that he deemed il a legitimate method of call
ing public atteaton to the institution ;-that The
mel cost toeaeh individual member would be only
Href quarters Of cent;--and that he was willing
IL appeal 10 the members as 70 the propriety Of
sacb an expenditure. On taking the vote, a
nnanimons'ay aye twas the response ;-aflef which
I lhs President said il gave him great pleasure to
hsar such dscIsion,--ahd stlll greater to- an-
nonuce that, the Comnltiee had paid Jor he SUP
pef 6nt If their orn pockets, This was greeted
with hearty laughter 5lII.
kltersdue preliminary precautions, The drawing
was then entened upon-ihe Mayor Of Brpokyn,
anasihe acting Mayor Of New York presiding at
tie. two wheels. The following was the result
OF tiIe last. 4Il
The Agent for our County Of Jefferson obtain.
ed forty.fre subscribers Two Of that number
have drawn pictures. #;fEEI
Mrs. FRAycEs r. FRASE, near Charlesnwn,
drew No. l29 thus described: i'll III
''Fis,eer Piece" az inches by AID rPref@nts a
lSfgs Group Of Roses, Ialias naother. F7pafrts.
sTironAs G. RAwLrss, Esq, Of our town, the
other,sN No, 20 ; thus described: I#t5H
.''Vie,o near Rocsland Landing" (5obS 90inch-
esq represents Road among the Mountains,
crossedby rude Bridge erected for The trans
portalion Of ice. Horses with cart loaded with
ice are passing along the road" |-HA.
TO the non successful we can offer This comfort
that she Engraving IF Youth, as the ArtFuDion
Directory inform their Agents, will excel, in ar
tistic effect and beauty, anything ever before a.
tempted in our Country. Itzis the opinion Of
competent Artists, that a work OF Such aekhow-
lodged excellence, could not be produced bylpri-
vate enterprise at less sum than $40, besides
a copy Of Outlines BY DARBY, illustrating Jrying's
" Sleepy Iiolloic," executed in that emiaent Ar
lists best style. These works will be delivered
in May and lime 1850.