The Sun.
London, England, 1855-03-06 00:00:00

THE SUN, LONDON, TUESDAYS EVENING, MARCH 6,1855 k

how reluctant to incur any expenditure that can
be avoided—how thoughtless in their non-respon-
sibility for the fat& ; and in addition to these
hindrances how easy it is for Directors to shirk
personal responsibility, or to plead that little
has been done by others, an announcement of
this sort must be received with pleasure, while
the fact redounds greatly to the credit of the
management.

To this praise the Directors of the London and
South-Western Railway are fairly entitled.
Several years ago a " Literary Institution " for
the benefit of their employees was established
under their auspices at the metropolitan terminus
of their line, and has subsequently been greatly
indebted to their liberality. From the Report
presented and adopted at the fifth annual meeting
of this institution, held at Brunswick House,
Wandsworth-road, on the 26th of February last,
we gather that, while at the previous annual
meeting the Committee had to congratulate the
members on the acquisition of a building
for the institution, they had on this
occasion " the pleasure to inform the mem-
bers of a still further addition to the ac-
commodation, provided by the kindness and libe-
rality of the Directors of the rail way company, by
means of the remaining portion of Brunswick
House, which, having become the property of the
company since February last, had been fitted up
by the company, and extra rooms thus given for
the purposes of the institution ;" by which ar-
rangement, we are told, largely augmented scope
has been given to its means of usefulness. Thus
the members have the advantage of a larger and
better lecture-room, reading-room, and class-room,
and a more suitable room for the evening school
has been provided. With regard to the latter
the result has been a largo increase of pupils-
-68 during the past year ; and the greater accom-
modation offered in the new lecture-room is likely
to insure a still more numerous attendance of
the members' friends, who have already mani-
fested a growing appreciation of this popular
means of instruction.

The classes, it appears, have been more exten-
sively worked than before, and the increased
claims on the library have been responded to—
both, of course, at an increased expense. The
Treasurer's Report for the year—shows an increase
in the funds which arise from donations and hono-
rary subscriptions—and there is every reason
to anticipate a larger measure of support. The
existence of an institution like this, so fostered,
is not only honourable to the Directors, as indica-
tive of kindness and liberality on their part, but
also as affording proof of a shrewd appreciation of
the advantages of education and the exorcist, of a
sound discretion—an example, we submit, which
cannot be too generally imitated. In concluding
our remarks on this institution, it affords us plea-
sure to notice the indefatigable labours of the
highly intelligent Honorary Secretary, F. J.
MACAULAY, Esq., to which the success of the in-
stitution is largely owing.

DRUPY-LANE THEATL'E.

In our notice of the first representation of L'Etoile
.Nord, we Lad occasion to compliment Mr. Miranda on
the manner in which he sang the war song of the opera;
and at the same time we expressed. a hOpo that he would
appear in other characters more suited to him. Last
night, he made his bow as Tom Tog in The Waterman,
and sung the two songs allotted to the part in such
capital style as to gain an unanimous encore for both.
Mr. Miranda, if he takes pains with himself, at no distant
period will become one of the most accomplished tenors
of the day, and thus help to fill up the void that at pre-
sent exists in really good tenor singers. L'Etoile •du
Nord every night increases in attraction, and promises
to amply repay Mr. Smith for the labour and expense
the production has cost hem. The house was crowded
in every part.

AITIP ST NE TVS.
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