The Sun.
London, England, 1865-05-31 00:00:00

Royal Dramatic College.

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The annual general meeting of the subscribers te
the above institution was held yesterday on the stage
of the Adelphi, Mr. B. Webster in the chair.
Mr. ANSON, the secretary, read the report, 'said/
stated that the operations of the year had been
attended with great success. The central hall e,f
the building was now complete ; and the coupe'
have pleasure in announcing that his Royal High"
ness the Prince of Wales will inaugurate the college
and hall on Monday. The sums of £2,000 and
£l,OOO, less legacy duty, left to the college by the
the late Mr. T. P. Cooke, have been transferred by
executors to the officers of the college. The aun,
benefit in aid of the funds will be shortly announced'
and the fancy fair at the Crystal Palace, which has
hitherto so successfully added to the funds, 7411 take
place on the 15th and 17th of July next. The cowl'
cil have decided that nine additional pensionerssna-
be admitted at the present elections, viz., fiQe
females and four males. The total income of the
year has been £3,035 3s. 3d., and the total en:l°i
diture £1,750 12s. 2d., leaving a balance of £1;28
11s. id.
The CHAIRMAN said he trusted the report We
be satisfactory to the subscribers. The council had
carried out the project to the best of their abilitil
their progress, though slow, had been steady ; an
they had now arrived at the result, the completie'
of the college and the filling up of every resideane
within it. This, he felt sure, would be highly satAilg;
factory to all those who take an interest in 'to
theatrical profession. Another pleasing fact
that the Prince of Wales had consented to inangilei
rate the college, showing the great interest he felt
in the dramatic art and his desire to aid in theicnr
of charity.
On the motion of Mr. JAMES LEVY, seconded Wf
Mr. REDDISH, the report was adopted. DO"
On the motion of Mr. R. BELL, seconded b 1
to:
CHURCHILL, the following resolution was agreed of
—" That in case of the election as pensioners
husband and wife, they be allowed the use Of 000
residence only, with the allowance of coals '-
candles applicable to each residence."
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The retiring wardens, Messrs. Comptelirk'i
Lee, A. Wigan, R. Churchill, H. Spicer, 0%01
Staunton, were re-elected, and Messrs. Waring

Perry as auditors. tedt
The usual routine business having been tranfocedea
the election of the nine pensioners was pro°

with.
Amongst those present were R. Bell, Esq'' „j,
Creswick, Esq., R. Churchill, Esq., T. J. Tanivo));
Esq., J. Reddish, Esq., J. Le, Esq., J. 1°1111°eS: vy
Esq., N. Lee, Esq., J. L. Toole, Esq., and d•

Anderson, Esq. -
CRYSTAL PALACE.-la-s-peciaf display of the grrbg
fountains will take place to-morrow at 2 o'clock, inclli,cril,
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the water temples, cascades, and waterfalls, &c.c. At s o
an extra concert will take place, at which Madame en lj
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mann and Madame Joachim will appear. One Shilling
Tuesday, May 30. ,Admissions on payment, 3,080 ;
season tickets, 1,238 ; total visitors, 4,318.
GRATEFUL GIFTS.—The subscribers to t,li°
e
People's Journal, published at Dundee, 113/t
through its proprietor (W. D. Latto, Esq.), con
£BOO to pay the cost of the new lifeboat and transportiout
carriages which the National Lifeboat Institution is eb%,
to station at Peterhead and Arbroath. Many of the sillot,
scribers are fishermen residing on the east coast of S'
land. The Rev. E. S. Corrie, of Maplestead Iricareg,ei
Essex, has also forwarded to the Lifeboat Institution -';l3
155., being the sum collected for it by an invalid bo
friends visiim. is confined entirely to his Y
co llo't
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but he takes ting hgreat interestHe in the welfare of the Lifieoi"
society.