The Sun.
London, England, 1869-04-24 00:00:00

THE ROYAL DRAMATIC COLLEGE.

Yesterday afternoon, in accordance with the
provisions of the late Mr. T. P. Cooke's will, and
in celebration of the anniversary of his birthday,
which is also that of Shakespeare's, the annual
dinner was given to the inmates of the Dramatic
College, at Maybury, a little beyond Woking.
The gathering was limited, and with the excep-
tion of the residents at the college, the master, and
about a dozen gentlemen, composed the whole of
the company. On former occasions the meetings
have been on a more extended scale, but it having
been thought wise to keep within the provision of
the will, the attendance at the dinner, yesterday,
was very limited. One great cause. doubtless, that
kept many supporters of the noble charity from
Maybury was the unfavourable weather, as the rain
descended nearly the whole of the day.
Grace having. been said, and the dinner very
liberal and handsome one) disposed of,
Mr. BENJAMIN WEBSTER, the master of the col—
lege, proposed the " llealths of the Queen and the
Royal Family," which were responded to in the
warmest manner. The memory of T. P. Cooke
was the next toast, and then came " Prosperity to
the Royal Dramatic College," in proposing which
the matter said he wished he could have said that
the prospect of the college was one of hope, but he
was afraid he could not do so, as it required
all their exertions to make their present apt arent
prosperity real, for all had to put their shoulders
most energetically to the wheel, to make the college
appear, what it really was, a grand monument
of the drama. They had hitherto received the as-
sistance of many nob:minded men, and many st ill
stedfastly stood by the college, but it yet was in
need of that fostering care and support which its
interior working, which was not at present so well
and truly known as it deserved, so eminently en-
titled it. Of course it was not to be expected that
universal satisfaction could be given, but he felt he
could truly say that of all the glorious and noble
institutions which so highly distinguished this coun-
try none afforded to its inmates more real comfort
and enjoyment than the Royal Dramatic College.
Mr. FLETCHER, in replying to the toast, said he
felt quite sure of the truth of the last remark of
Mr. Webster, and all he could say was that the
inmates ought to bo grateful, and he hoped they
were. The council hal not escaped the censure
of some, but he could, without hesitation, say the
censure had come from those who had not thought
it well to make proper investigation before mak-
ing their remarks, and the only result had been to
injure that which it was their duty to support.
(Hear, hear.) Ile felt that the public had only to
become familiar with the good done to support it
more energetically than they had yet done•—a sup-
port, he could say, that was in the widest sense of
the term richly deserved.
In reply to the toast, the Master and Wardens,
the CHAIR3IAN said he had been actuated by but one
desire in all he had done with respect to the college,
and if he had not succeeded, he was afraid it arose
from his spoiling his pet, because now too much
was asked. If he had not at that particular time
earned all that kindly feeling which he had a right
to expect, he felt quite certain that when the whole
truth was known he would be treated better. He
did not say the public was totally misinformed of
the real cost of the college, but it was impossible for
them to know many of the costs occurred. lle vt as,
sure, as he had already said, no institution provided
greater comforts for their inmates, and knowing
that as he did, he looked forward hopefully for the
future.

The company at this point quitted the hall to re-
turn to London, but Mr. Anson left to the inmates
all the necessaries for carrying on the festivity for
the remainder of the evening.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.-7his Day.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.

FOUND UP A CHIMNEY.—SINGULAR CASE.— Charles
Jones, describing himself as a tailor, of Silver-street,
Golden-square, was charged before Mr. Knox with being
found up a chimney at the house of Mr. Henry Pearce,
landlord of the Crown Tavern, Silver-street.

Edward Nevil], potman, in the employ of Mr. Pearce,
said that while closing the house, the previous night, he
noticed somo soot fall down the tap-room chimney, and on
going to ascertain the cause saw the feet of a man up the
chimney. He called out " Come down," and the prisoner
came down and said that he had gone up the chimney to
look for his stick.

Mr. Pearce proved giving the prisoner in charge, and
said that a dark lantern was afterwards found up the
chimney.
Police Norris, 193 0, proved finding a dark lantern up
the chimney of the tap-room, and that the prisoner gave a
false address.

Mr. Knox asked if anything was known of the pri-
soner ?

Sergeant Cole said he was not aware that anything was
known of him at present, but he wished for a remand, as
information had been received of a robbery at a tavern
under exactly similar circumstances.
Mr. Knox remanded the prisoner.

Socxxxo TILE Moxxxv.—JohnTHAMES Edney, a labourer, was
brought before Mr. Paget charged with being in the pos-
session of a wooden tube adapted for sucking wine out
of a cask.
James Besant, a watchman, in the employ of the Lon-
don Dock, detected the prisoner stooping over a cask of
port wino on one of the quays, sucking the wine. The
bung was out. There were others waiting to suck the
monkey, and they fled when they saw him coming. The
prisoner was secured, with wine running out of the cor-
ners of his mouth, his face swollen, and his eyes dilated.
The prisoner said he had just began to drink when he was
arrested.

Mr. Paget—lt is my duty to punish labourers who plun-
d6r tho wine and spirit casks in the dock for the protec-
tion of property and the welfare of honest labourers. The
prisoner is sentenced to 14 days' imprisonment and hard
labour.

John Osborne, the jockey, was married a few days since
at Coverham Church, near Middloham, to Miss Bradford,
of 13ayswater, London. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. George Osborne, brother of the bridegroom.
RATHER UNACCOUNTABLE. The Stamford Mercury
says—" An unusual sale took place in the corn market at
Newmarket on the 13th inst. A vixen fox and a litter of
three cubs that had been captured at Chovelef were sold
for £6. The dog fox was shot when attempting to escape.
Every attention is paid to the preservation of foxes in
Cheveley Park, and in other parks on the Duke of Rut-
land's estate."
ACCIDENT TO MR. GEORGE lIERRING.—This gentleman
met with a carriage accident last Saturday. While driv
ing his phaeton in Bond-street the horse took fright, and
dashing into a fishmonger's, smashed the trap, a new one,
all to pieces, throwing Mr. Herring and his servant out, the
former miraculously escaping with a badly lacerated band
and wrist only. The accident, from its alarming character,
created no littlo consternation in the fashionable neigh-
bourhood.