The Express.
London, England, 1866-05-30 00:00:00

ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE.-(THIS DAY.)

The annual meeting of the friends and subscribers
to the above institution was held this forenoon on the stage
of the Adelphi Theatre, kindly grunted for the (=aeon by
Mr. Webster. There was a large attendance of members
of the profession, and amongst the ladies was the old
favourite of the playgoers of the early part of the pre-
sent century, Miss Sarah Booth, who was warmly greeted.
Mr. B. IVEusvitic occupied the chair.
Mr. ANSON, the secretary, read the report, which com-
menced by a graceful reference to the kindness of the
Prince of Wales in attending at the college in June last to
open the Central Hall, thus completing a work which his la-
mented father bad begun. The prize of 1001., interest on
3,000/. stock, left by the late Mr. T. P. Cooke for the
beat drama, has been awarded by the juil7,es to Mr.
A. It. Slow. The inmates of the college continue to
enjoy the blessings of health and comfort. Since
the last annual meeting • vacancy at the college
has occurred by the death of Mr. Eugene Macardiy.
The fancy fair of last year was one of unusual
brilliancy and profit, and has enabled the council to add
materially to the funds of the college. The council ac-
knowledge the ready and willing assistance rendered by all
branches of the profession, and many liberal donations
to the Central-hall. The financial statement showed
the total income for two years' including 2,8351. from the
Crystal Palace Fete, to be 5,0461. 44. 9d., and after deduct-
ing the expenditure, a balance of 7251. was left on band,
of which 6041. was on deposit at the London and West-
minster Bank.

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The CHAIIIMAN said he WAS happyto meet thesubeeribers
atthe close of another successful year. All connected with
the College gave their services gratuitously as a labour of love,
and be was happy to be able to announce the deep interest
t.ken in the college by the Prince of Wales. Being in-
disposed he would not further detain the meeting, but
concluded by moving the adoption of the report.
Mr. PowELL seconded the resolution, which was agreed
to unanimously.
The other resolutions, which were of a formal character,
giving votes of thanks to the wardens, council, and other
officers, were spoken to by Mews. T. R. Anderson,
Toole, Reddish, Stuart, May, Gruneisen, Mr. A. Wigan,
and others, and the proceedings concluded with a vote of
thanks to the chairman fur his many services to the
college.

ALARMING FIRE IN NEWGATE-STREET.
(THIS DA Y.l

Shortly after 12 o'clock this afternoon consider-
able alarm was occasioned by the outbreak of a fire at No.
90, Newgate-street, situate at the corner of Christ-church
passage. The lower part of the house is occupied by
Mr. .1. Greer, cutler, the other portions being let
as offices. The top floor is occupied by the London and
Paris Photographic Company, who had erected an exten-
sive glass-house on tee roof in which the fire broke out.
Owing to the lightness of the material the fire soon
spread, the various chemicals used in photography
causing the flames to burn with great rapidity.
The steam land engine from Farringdon-street was early
in attendance, and was speedily followed by others ; and
with the exception of damage done by water, the Photo-
graphic Company are the only sufferers. Great incon-
venience was caused by the stoppage of the traffic.

This morning was issued for the information of
parliament a return prepared under the superintendence
of Mr. John Lambert, poor-law inspector, of the electoral
statistics of each contributory borough in Wales, in the
same form as that presented to the house in the general
electoral returns. Other returns, issued to-day, show
the distance in a direct line of each town in each
group set forth in the schedule to the Redistribution of
Seats Rill from each other town in the same group,
together with the population of each such town, accord-
ing to the census of 1861, and showing the number of
towns with a population of more than 5,000 in each
county or division of a county in which any grouped
town is situate, distinguishing the represented from the
unrepresented towns ; and showing the population of each
town, and its distance from the nearest town included
in any group.

The Owl says that there is no truth in the report
that the Ittnk of England ii in negotiation with the Bank
of France to borrow 5,000,000 L

The remains of the late Rev. F. Mahony arrived
st Cork on Sunday from London by the steamer Minna,
and were conveyed to St. Patrick's Chapel, Lower-road,
where they await a solemn funeral service. The coffin was
enclosed in a strong wooden box. The remains were re-
ceived by the undertaker, O'Leary, and his men, and,with
the exception of a group whom accident had brought to-
gether at the moment, there were none others present. In
that group there happened to be men of middle age, who,
when boys at school, had heard sermons from the lips of
the distinguished man now silent in that coffin, at old
Carey-lane Chapel, thirty-six years ago.