The Sun.
London, England, 1864-09-22 00:00:00

Royal Dramatic College,

The subscribers to the Royal Dramatic College enjoie°'
yesterday, a very pleasant and satisfactory evidence of tit®
good results cf their arduous and praiseworthy under.
taking. " The place to spend a happy day," which is so 000'
tinually suggested to us by the Posters of Rosherville, Rag
discovered yesterday, at Woking, and to Mr J. W. Al'e°1:1;
the spirited Secretary of the Royal Dramatic College,
due the chief merit of the discovery. At half-past del
I,m. about a hundred and forty ladies and gentlemen start%
from the Waterloo station in a special train courteoll4li
provided for the occasion by the directors of the Let3d°,--
and South-Western Rai:way Company, whose c();in
dial sympathy with the good cause was libesi
manifested by the reduction of the fares to /I%
the usual rates, The main object of the excurei°
was to enable those who had contributed their moue/.
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see how it was expended; and to all the result of the 01
must have been satisfactory. The well-designed celltr!.
hall, though not yet quite finished, needs only a few totl
of decorative detail to make it complete, and there are Ilvo
twenty residences furnished and fit for occupation. Ts'it3:ll.c,
of those are already tenanted by as many families--"
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veteran artist being allowed the companionship of a Wt.
or a daughter in this pleasant and honourable retiree
[he gardens, refreshed by recent rain, were bright $l3O
blooming, and univesal harmony prevailed among til„
guests. M. Riviera's band lent their aid on the occael°7l:
and dancing on the lawn was kept up with great 1011
Nor was the chief object of the undertaking overlooked 0
the pleasant excitement that prevailed. The veteran PI:
sinners were greeted with marked interest and res Pee,
Little groups of visitors gathered round the old act°i„,
or actresses with unfeigned sympathy and attentt`;
These worn-out servants of the public had good proof of oae
affectionate interest which is felt in their welfare by
who love and revere the art to which they devoted t'ci
labour of their lives. The veterans all looked well, ale
seemed as happy as their most ardent well-wishers Ott a
desire, and the day was evidently for them one of unrais,ej
enjoyment. Refreshments of excellent quality were suPPla- •
by Mr Percy, of the Albion Hotel, Woking, and at a citti-j
ter before five the visitors started for London, leaving bel3"-of
them a most agreeable impression. The gay meeting
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yesterday, which will, in all probability, be only the fiOtdi.
a series of annual festivals, rafeects great credit upon its
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rectors, and the friends of the Royal Dramatic College 13i' p.
cause to rejoice in the success of their admirable uncle
taking.

ADELPIII THEATRE.—The annual benefit of Pio
popular manager of this theatre is announced 0
take place on Saturday next, when the nightly attract
will be varied by the revival of Planche's comic (1111'340
" Who's your friend ?"in which Mr Webster will 0P13'6.
in his original character of Giles Fairfield. The other
tertainments will comprise the successful novelty c6qc
" Stephen Digges," which has served to impress the i
going world with a mach higher sense of Mr Toole's ',:a
trionic powers than they have heretofore entertained, 4 ja
the well-known burlesque by Mr Byron of " The BOle;,:r.
the Wood.' So liberal a programme would, under aara-0.
cumstances, be a guarantee for the attendance of a Pill-ea
rous auditory; but when the additional fact is conetueA-:•
that the perforraarces are to be given in honour of 3 "ii,ja
matic artist who has achieved a high honour iu the t'ile
character of author, manager, and actor, there can badly
doubt that Mr Webster will—as he always and deserceo
doers on these occasions--receive a large raced of 1311'.
patronage. A 10
THE OLYMPIC THEATRE.—We are authorise-taro
contradict the report that the Olympic Theatre will la 111;10
be under the direction of a Limited Company. Mr Tier
Wigan has obtained a lease of the property for a terse
years, and will shortly reopen the theatre for the Eed*°l3

solo lessee and manager. Egg
EXTRAORDINARY TURN OUT AT IVID-n 1'
BOROUGH.—Yesterday the whole of the worli°l-0'
employed by Messrs. Bolckow and Vaughan, ironrag6to
Middlesborough, struck work, owing to the forept Do'
George Bushel, refusing to allow the men to 189ce„io;
works on the occasion of a worbman, named Taylor, 1"; vir
fatally injured by machinery. Bushel was reobt,ia
the men and hooted. They charged him with ref to
necessary assistance to the injured man, and threateoev,
take his life. The excitement spread with great rapt lard
and caused considerable alarm in the town. Two th°ll,) c 9.
men struck. A monster indignation meeting virlo be„. cedf
;he quay side, at which Bushel was strongly derOn-ito.
and a deputation was appointed to insist on his di8c11: tot
Last night a mob perambulated the town, aliPv
Bushel, and threatening to burn him in effigy. „via
SUDDEN DEATH.—When the omnibus run ,0
from the railway station of Montbord to Sanlieu (Cote°,e ei
arrived at Montigny Mertfort, two mornings since, °,,atte
;he passengers, a gentleman, was ascertained to bo
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dead. Oa his person were found bank-notes ands ecned to
to the value of 20,000 k,, and also papers which seer
identify him as a resident of Sanlieu. All the °lbetleg
sengers were ladies; they had observed that the rn
looked ill, but had no idea that he was dead.