The Express.
London, England, 1861-05-23 00:00:00

LONDON, THURSDAY EVENING, MAY 23, 1861.

ROYAL Dad 11.4170 COLLEGE.

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The annual meeting of the aubecribera to the
Royal Dramatic College was held yesterday on the stage of
the Royal Adelphi Theatre. Mr. B. Wenerra, the Master,
presided. The following are attracts from the report :
" The fen houses, so constructed as to form twenty me-
venient plates of abode, are now erected, and will very
soon he rawly for oceupetion. When all the mecessary
arrangements shall have been completed, it will be the day
of the council to report to you thereon, and to ask you to
elect additional pensioners to 8U them. At present the
council ouly props* to you to eupply the vacancies occa-
sioned by the deaths of Mr.. Mary Ann Weston and Mr.
B..rry. Various circumstances have delayed the erection
of the Central Hall, of which his RoyaPHighnees the Prince
Consort did you the honour to lay the foundation stone on
the Ist of June last ; but it is now hoped that the disputes
in the building trades are in come cf final adjustment, sod
that such a tender for the Central Hall may be obtaioed r
the council can with propriety accept It has already been
' made known to von that the council bad reason to believe
that the cost of the tea houses would he defrayed by the
four theatrical funds, and by other special subscriptions
They have now the satisfaction to report that their
expectations have bees realised. It ia proper to state
in reference to the buildings, that beyond the &e-
-tasl cost of each house, an additional expenditure
has unavoidably been incurred. arising from the I
*Man of cheater, the draining, fencing, and planting of
the lend, the übtaieing of water, the construotion of sewers,
and the supply of fixtures and ther requisites. As by the
existing laws it is declared, that • wary donor of 101. 10s. i
sad imessrds, in • single darter. shall be entitled to one ,
vote in rapist of every ICK.IOa contributed by him to the
kid* oi the College, it necessarily follows that each doom of
250 f. is entitled, during hie life, to 73 votes ; but some diffi-
culty having ripen as to the votes to be exercised by the
for flashiest Funds, the council have prepared a form of
reeltition, which will he submitted for your approval, with
a view to previle for that object. It is highly gratifying to
the council to have to inform you that the generosity of
Mr. Gee, in again placing the Royal Italian °perilous. at
their discoed, ha. been the means of adding considerably to
the college funds. To that gentleman the sincere thanks of
all who ans interested in the Become of the college are due,
not only for having twice placed his sumptuous theater
the service of the council, but for the promptitude, seal and
munificence with which he has on all occasions testified his'
willingness to advance the objects of the hesitation. Many I
other acts of kiadaer have been shown during the past
year, amongst. which may be recorded a bequest of 1001. by
the late William Ske/ton, Fart., and a donation of Wt. by the
Worshipful Company of GcMsoitbs. '
The report was unanimously adopted.
It was also resolved that in consideration of the rum of
251 X. metribeled by the Drury-lane Theatrical fund, that
feed shall be entitled to vote in all matters connected with
the college, during the life of some person to be nominated
by the master and wardens ; and that each of the other
three theatrical funds who have made Bindle' contributions
to the funds of the college vie„ the Covent.garden Theatri-
cal Fend, the Royal General Theatrical Fund. and the
Dramatic, Finestrian, and Musical Sick Fend, shall enjoy
the like powers.
Sir William de Bathe, Bait, Messrs. Churchill, Stainton,
Compton, Nelson Lee, aactitHred Wigan, members of the
council Whine by Marcia, were reelected ; and Mears.
liohir and Waring were appointed auditors fur the ensuing
year.
Thanks, wive voted to those ladies and gentlemen who
aided air 'assisted at the free fairs at Maybury and the
Crystal Felice, end to Year who offered their services and
assisted at the, her& at the Royal Italian Opera in
aid of the hudij she Royal Dramatic College, and to the
earlier Mikan the institution.

An election aftwrinwsli took place of candidates to 611 the
two rsessrica refined to in the report, the successful once
bag Yin %oboes Oases, sad Mr. %ogees Macerthy.

ROYAL MEDICAL BIICEPOLENT COLLEGE.

The annual court of governors was held yester-
day, at the ollions of the college, Boho-square, lard
Cartnneonco in the chair, .for the of receiving •
report
from this council. and to ems' er alterations in the
The report stated that an election of foundation
scholars will take plane on the 28th inst., when five vacancies
will be tilled up. There will be no election for pensioners
this year, the widow of Mr. Cando% he elf of a grotti
being permitted by the council to remain in the
The pogrom of the school is highly sathcfactorTa;
aotabsts ham well kept • , there being in attend-
ance at the date of the Ciristaotell4 exhibi-
times', 38 foundation scholars, and rr ty
scholars.
172 boys in aIL Eleven of the loop west up for the pre-
liminary examination at Apothecaries Hall in July last, all
of whom passed. Another pupil has also passed an exam.
nation at Addisoombe, for • direct commission in the In-
diem army. The health of the boys is good. Among the
exhibitioners at the college are four who are admitted at
the rata of 151. per year instead of the usual fee of 601.
The amount realised by the annual festival at Willis's
Rooms on the 17th of April last was upwards of 1,0001.
There has been no decrease in the liabilities since the end
of 1859, owing to the large amount expended in
repairs and alterations of the building, provisioning the
boys, and the decrease in the donations. The annual
subscriptions, however, were increasing, having advanced
from 2.937/. in lasB, to 3,062/. in 1559, and to 3,150/. in
1860. A special fund has been created by the soused for
additional buildings to complete the college, but it has not
yet reached snob proportions as to warrant the council in
commencing operations ; but they have now under cowl-
' deratioo • proposal for erecting a house containing
reai-
deeoea for four more pensioners. The financial statement
showed the total receipts for the year to be 147571.
18e. 11d., and the expenditure 13,6041. Ba. 11d., leaving
balance in hand of 133/. 10s. The present liabilities of the
amain amount to 4,642/. ss. 9d. On the motion of Mews.
Arden and Hunt the report was adopted. The vacancies in
the 'council were filled up, and the auditors appointed. fie.
viral alterations were this proposed and arried in the rules,
and a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pieta-
lag, which this stood adjourned to the 28th inst.

ROYAL BOTANIC Socrzru.,—The first Bower show
of the season under the auspices of the above society was
wowed yeeterday in the ground. of the society, Regent's.
park. The company was uousually numerous and fashion-
able, the beautiful grounds and conservatories being densely
thronged. In the earlier part of the day it was feared that
the lowering aspect of the weather would scare away the
compaisy, bet the apprehensiou proved entirely groundless,
se bola three o'clock the visitors poured in at all the ea
raciness. The show was pronounced to be above the
average, although, like its predecessor. at the Crystal Palace.
weewhat, depreciated by the recent harsh weather. The
hot-house plants were very strongly represented, Mr. Nay,
gardener to Mr. Spode, taking away the solid gold medal,
the highest prize in the show. The row were splendid,
Mr. IMINI being again the successful exhibitor. Next to
roses came the melees, which were in high perfection and
Ira& admired, and it may be said generally of the sped.
nun that even7tbiog was quite u good as could have been
expected after such an unseaial spring.
Rims or MANUBCRIPTS.—A choice collection of
smauscripte sad documents will shortly be submitted
to public competition by Mews. Puttick and Shiv-
ers. They are the property of Robert, Cols, Esq.,
Y.S.A., who his devoted many yeses to collecting, and
are sold in consequence of that gentleman leaving
London. This year only one-fourth of the collection
will be disposed of, but the vale will extend over five
day.. Amongst others will be sold os this occasion tea
volumes relative to Queen Carolina, lettere of Oliver
Cromwell, William Cowper, Walter Scott, Dr. Johnson,
Handel, royalty front Hesry YIL ; documents signed by
American presides* sir Walter Raleigh, Bishop Jewel,
H. Bevil Greaville, Robert Galenhy, Sir Matthew Hule,
Daniel Its Foe, ho. ; Loeke's treatise On the UodersUmiling,
with the author's correetioss for the fourth edition ;
specimens of Nell Gwynne's autograph, with a volume of
relating to bar.
Tee Baum. SoctarT.—The weekly meeting of
the executive committee was held on Toesday, at the offices
in Gsildhallohembers, Mr. Sydenham Nodes in the chair.
Mr. Whitehurst, Mr. Bontems, Mr. N. E. Marsden. Mr. W.
Man, he., were present. The Rev. Dr. Acworth, of Raw-
don College, Yorkshire, was elected a member of the coun-
cil; a report sou received respecting the coming election for
IlinWiire, by which it appeared that several thousand tracts
have during the Wt week been circulated in the county,
and the electors appealed to on the question of the ballot 1
through the columns of the local press. Lord Richard
Grosvenor, who contests the county on the whig side, has
lamed an address, from which it was gathered that he is in
favour of a high rate of national expenditure, and of a set-
tlement of the church rate question by a compromise, if
practicable. The address does not refer to the ballot. or to
any other question 44 parliamentary reform, The committee
agreed to the following resolution •—" This committee
earnestly solicits the electors of ilinteltire who are friendly
to the ballot to require from Lord Richard Grosvenor a
plods.) to support the ballot before they engage to vote for
hnn.

Tin WOSKINO MSS'S EXCCRSION TO PAsus.—
The first deter:lumen, of these excurwonista arrived in tows
yesterday. They report themselves as well pleased with
their trip, and that all the arrangements, considering it wu
the first experiment of the kind, were conducted in a highly
satisfactory manner. The remainder of the party will sr-
rive in town to-day and tomorrow, when a detailed report
will be made by the managers of the excursion.
Gentlemen who require good and fashionable
Dress can depend on the best matenats and latest style at
NornOton and Simplon's, 10S, Stroud, opposite Exeter Hall.—
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