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

Death of Marshal Magnan.

Marshal Magnan, who had been suffering for
some weeks past from peritonitis, died yesterday
afternoon, in his 74th year. He was born in Paris
in October, 1791. He enlisted as private soldier in
his 18th year, in the 66th Regiment of the Line, and
went through nearly all the campaigns in Portugal
and Spain. As captain of the Imperial Guard, he
took an active part in the last campaign in France ;
he was also present at the battle 'of Waterloo. His
fidelity to the Imperial cause to the last moment
did not, however, interfere with his promotion.
Owing to the protection of Marshal Gouvion St.
Cyr, he was incorporated hi the Royal Guard under
the second Restoration in 1815. He served in Spain
during the invasion by the French in 1823, and as
Colonel of the 49th of the Line took part in the
expedition to Algiers in 1830. He was in garrison
at Moultrison, in France, in 1831, and being ordered
to Lyons to assist in putting down an insurrection
in that city, instead of pushing men forward, h©
entered into a parley with the insurgents. For this
military fault he was put on the half-pay list. He
solicited and obtained permission to enter the Bel-
gian service the same year, and remained there till
1840, when he returned to France with the rank of
Major-General, to which he had been promoted in
1835. He commanded at Lyons in 1848, when he
put down the movement got up as the contre-coup
to the rising attempted in Paris on the 13th of
June, 1849. He was then named to the command
of Strasbourg, and while there was chosen by the
electors of the Seine as one of their representatives
to the Legislative Assembly. As Commander-in-
Chief of the army of Paris, a post he held since
July, 1851, when General Changarnier was removed
by the President of the Republic, he took a promi-
nent part in the coup-d'etat of the 2d of December,
for which he was rewarded with the baton of Field
Marshal, the dignity of senator, and the important
office of Grand Huntsman, vacant by the death of
Marshal St. Arnaud. Marshal Magnan is the third
of the prominent actors in the coup-d'etat who has
died. The others were St. Arnaud and De Morny

Royal Dramatic College,
The annual general meeting of the subscribers to
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, which
stated that the operations of the year had bee°
attended with great success. The central hall ei
the building was now complete ; and the council
have pleasure in announcing that his Royal High-
ness the Prince of Wales will inaugurate the college
and hall on Monday. The suma•of £2,000 and
£l,OOO, less legacy duty, left to the college by the
the late Mr. T. P. Cooke, have been transferred b 9
executors to the officers of the college. The annual
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, will take
place on the 15th and 17th of July next. The call;
cil have decided that nine additional pensionerssile°
be admitted at the present elections, viz., fl,
females and four males. The total income of the
year has been £3,035 3s. 3d., and the total expert'
diture £1,750 12s. 2d., leaving a balance of £l,2l*'
lls. 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 abilitiesci
their progress, though slow, had been steady ;
they had now arrived at the result, the compleb°;
of the college and the filling up of every residence
within it. This, he felt sure, would be highly sel;
factory to all those who take an interest ill to
theatrical profession. Another pleasing fact B°,
that the Prince of Wales had consented to ine°l°-‘
felt
rate the college, showing the great interest he
orl
in the dramatic art and his desire to aid in thew
of charity,
seconded On the motion of Mr. JAMES LEVY,
Mr. REDDISH, the report was adopted.
On the motion of Mr. R. BELL, secondedll, to:
CHURCHILL, the following resolution was agreeas of
—" That in case of the election as pensioner on°
husband and wife, they be allowed the use °
f d
residence only, with th 6 allowance of coals

candles applicable to each residence." nelson
The retiring wardens, Messrs. H. Compton, -,•ei J.
Lee, A. Wigan, R. Churchill, H. Spicer, nnu"
Staunton, were re-elected, and Messrs. Waring all

Perry as auditors.
The usual routine business having been trans` edi
the election of the nine pensioners was pocce"
with.
Amongst those present were R. Bell, E""„ d,
Creswick, Esq., R. Churchill, Esq., T. J. T
I iil°raw-001,
Esq., J. Reddish, Esq., J. Levy, Esq., J.
Esq., N. Lee, Esq., J. L. Toole, Esq., and J.
Anderson, Esq.

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People' s Journal, published at Dunde, blice'a
through its proprietor (W. D. Latto, Esq.), contributed
£BOO to pay the cost of the new lifeboat and trap sloe
carriages which the National Lifeboat Institution i 0 gb°b,
to station at Peterhead and Arbroath. Many of thett.
scribers are fishermen residing on the east coast of P
land. The Rev. E. S. Cowie, of Maplestead. Vicarag,e;
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