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

Royal Dramatic College.

The annual general meeting of the subscribers °
the above institution was held yesterday on thestage
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 been
attended with great success. The central hall n,
the building was now complete ; and the conic'
have pleasure in announcing that his Royal Wel-
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 annin,„;
benefit in aid of the funds will be shortly announeeut
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 coup,
cil have decided that nine additional pensioners sham
be admitted at the present elections, viz., five
females and four males. The total income of tuo
year has been £3,035 3s. 3d., and the total aPejl,;
diture £1,750 12s. 2d., leaving a balance of 1112'
11s. Id.
The CHAIRMAN said he trusted the report Wolll.clii
be satisfactory to the subscribers. The council hid
carried out the project to the best of their abilities'
their progress, though slow, had been steady ; an
they had now arrived at the result, the oomplet'e;
of the college and the filling up of every residence
within it. This, he felt sure, would be highly sattl;
factory to all those who take an interest in
to
theatrical profession. Another pleasing fact Irnr,
that the Prince of Wales had consented to inanb-.
fes
rate the college, showing the great interest he ic
in the dramatic art and his desire to aid in theW°r
of charity.
On the motion of Mr. JAMES Lxvr, seconded by
Mr. REDDISH, the report was adopted.
On the motion of Mr. R. BELL, seconded lleat
CHURCHILL, the following resolution was ogre one
of
—" That in case of the election as pensinne- e
husband and wife, they be allowed the use of
residence only, with the allowance of Coals '-
candles applicable to each residence." Nei°
The retiring wardens, Messrs. H. Compton, a I.
Lee, A. Wigan, R. Churchill, H. Spicer, all od
Staunton, were re-elected, and Messrs. Waring

Perry as auditors.
The usual routine business having been transacted'
fed
the election of the nine pensioners was PNce

with.m Ilr.
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sq.., N. Lee, Esq., J. L. Toole, Esq• 7 and J. 1/"
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Anderson, Esq.
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Tuesday, May 30.—Admissions on payment, 3,080; do. v.'
season tickets, 1,238 ; total visitors, 4,318. the
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GIFTS.—The subscribers t° e
PtherooPulgeh's
£BOO to pay the cost of the new lifeboat and transper,_t:
carriages which the National Lifeboat Institution is i'w_h_
edLatatot,
to station at Peterhead and Arbroath. Many of the suli,
scribers are fishermen residing on the east coast of Scot,
land. The Rev. E. S. Collie, of Maplestead Aricaragi
Dundee, hay.eA
Essex, has also forwarded to the Lifeboat Institutiolc_ol
155., being the sum collected for it by an invalid boy fuck,
friends visiting him. He is confined entirely to his
„etc% t
Esq.), contribti.t__.
but he takes great interest in the welfare a the 1,,i
Society,