The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-24 00:00:00

ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE.

On Saturday the iirst anniversary dinner under
the will of the late Mr. T. P. Cooke took pisoe at the
Dramatic College buildings, Ifaybury ; Mr. MLBSTII, the
Muter, presiding.
There were about 120 persona present, amongst whom
were Mr. Cumming, the pen-in-law of the late Mr. Cooke,
Mr. Keeley, Mr. EL Bell, Mr. Buckstoue, Mr. Mark Leona,
Mr. Willis, Mr. B. Jerrold, Mr. Grunemen, Kr. Creirriek,
Mr. Paul Bedford, Mr. J. Toole, end several others belonging
to the dramatic, musical, and literary world. The oompuly
also included the residents of the college, those " worn out
blots sad actresses" for whose beselit the college was
founded. The antral hall, is which the diaper was pro-
vided, is a lofty, airy, and well lighted gothic apartment,
and its walls are already ornamented with oil paintings,
water-colour drawings, portraits, and photographs, the gifts
of charitable donors.

DUBLIN INITILNATIONAL ERIELRITION.—The con-
tract for the supply of refreshments withia the Dublin
International Exhibition has beset entrusted to Messrs.
W. and F. Douglas, proprietors of the Royal Hotel,
Dublin. The committee invited teatime for first, second,
tied third class departments, and for a confectionery counter.
Adrest many proposals were received, and, among others,
Enke& with Mr. F. E. Nandi, of Liverpool,
the succeeful caterer for the International Exhibition of
1862, at their bead. After a protracted consideration of the
several claims the committee came to an unthimous deci-
sion in favour of the stogie tender for all chase made by
Messrs. William sod Falloou Douglas, of Dahlia. The
Messrs. Douglas are men of large expeneoce, having been
engaged during many years in 'madman the mere arrange.
manta of some of the moat distieguisbed regimente in the
British army. The oontractoes have undertaken to confine
their supply of malt liquors to Alleopp'e pen ales and
Guianese start, aid the wines will be furnished exclu-
sively by the firm of Tod, Heatly, and Co., of London.
THE ENGLISH WORKING CLASS= AND THE
Ammocalt bramanx.—Having in view the probable
speedy termination of the struggle consequent apes the
late Federal successes, a strong committee of the working
men of London, consisting principally of representative
men connected with the trades unions, has been formed
within the last few days, under the title of " The Working-
men's Anti-Slavery Committee,' with the object, as ex.
premed in their programme, of "congtatulating the Preeideet.
the people, and the working men especially of the United
States on the success of the Federal cause and the triumph
of negro emancipation, and to cultivateleternatiorral and
iodustrial arreogements with the great Republic of
America." This committee are making anal meats for
bolding a mass meeting of the working men of London, at
which an address of congratulation to President Lincoln
and the Americas people will be submitted for adoption.
FUNERAL OF A VOLUNTEER FIRIDIAN.—The
Nara of Elijah Noakes, !the valuation fireman who was
killed, as reported a few days ago, took place on Satur-
day at the Bromptou Cemetery. 'Between 4 end 5 o'clock
the procession reached the outer gates of the cemetery,
and was heeded by a party of police, who acted as pioneers ;
then came Captain Hodges, the distiller, on horseback,
dread in rich inform, and supported by Captain Irving,
also on horseback. Supsruitendeut Danford Superinten-
dent Seundera, of the Loudon, Chatham mid Dover Railway
Company. Then followed a detachment of the coo-
dilators of the Royal Society for the Protection of
Life from Fire, succeeded by the Band of the
First Battalion of the Grenadier Life Guards, play-
ing the "Dead March in Saul." Then the volunteer
firemen from all the Loudon and suburban districts, baled.
kg the ethane and firemen of the volunteer saps and
parishes, followed with their theses ; Inspectors Samar
and Baddeley, with Mr. White, of the Comity .F 6e-office,
leading the way. The engines of St. Luke's, Chelsea, those
of Kilburn, St. Marylebone, St. Ass's, Soho. the Kentish
and Oamdes-town minims sad firemen, the Surrey Volun-
teer regime and men. the Ocean Wave and Torrent land
steamers from Badges's, the Royal Blue engines, by Roberta,
of Millwall, and a new steam land one, termed the Excel-
sior, Hodges's testimonial engine, with several others,
making the total number of sigmathat were driven in the
precession nearly twenty, and the volunteers extended
shoat half a mile long.
TER TRIAL TOR POISONLNO LN EGOTLAND.—We
stated in our last that at the Ayr Circuit Court as Thu..
day, a woman of 21, named Jens M'Lean or Man, was
charged with mu:doting her hothead, a man of Dearly 60
years of age, by administeries arsenic in some articles of
food partakes of by him. The endear* went to show that,
though the prisoner had purchased arsenic, she had dome so
at the request of the decamped, who wished it for the pur-
pose of destroying vermin. It also appeared that deceased
was of weak mind, had been in the habit of " working with
" and had hinted his intention to commit suicide.
Rir, rua' ry on Friday returned a verdict of " not proven"—
which was riesived with loud cheers in wart.
Tim SCOTCH IRON TRADE.—We believe that at
the conference between the nonreaders arid their men held
at Glasgow en Wednesday delegates ware appointed by
each of the parties to proceed to Ragland and obtain inks-
oration as to the rates of wages prevailing there. It was,
we alt roposed by by of the masters that theme
delegates be chows by the meeting, one from each
side, end shank' proceed together to Ragland ' • bat it was
finally resolved that each side should set foritesal In the
matter. The skimmed eoeferense taker place early next
week. We have reason to believe that Uwe is fair pros-
pect of a speedy and friendly settlement of the dispute,
end end el the ledt-trat.—/kotoncts.

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