The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-24 00:00:00

Royal Dramatic College.

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In conformity with the provisions of the
the late Mr. T. P. Cooke au anniversary dinner
was given yesterday to the inmates of the 1117/3;
Dramatic College, in festive commemoration e:
Shakspere's birthday, which was that of the te1:0-
tator also. Among the guests assembled in
the
Central Hall of the college at Maybury, where
dinner took place, there were besides the residen'r:
in the institution a number of actors, including Ali,
B. Webster (the master), Mr. J. L. Toole, 13
Paul Bedford, Mr. and Mrs. Keeley, Mr. Adclis°ral
and many others. There were also present sae
e•
gentlemen connected with dramatic literat.ildrecl
After the dinner, at which Mr. Webster Presirro
in his character of master, the toast of '3O
Memory of Shakspere" was proposed, and ryas
received with all the honour due t°
august a sentiment. Mr. Webster then rev.
in detail the will of the late Mr. lg. the
Cooke, by which it was provided that irt
ho
course of the evening the name of the authorhad gained the prize he left for the best nantie
drama should be announced to the company. Wileo
the perusal of the will was concluded, and the nie,f-1
mory of the generous testator had been proposed / t
appropriate language, the chairman announced lo
the winner of the T. P. Cooke prize was Mr. SW %
The title of the successful drama was " True t° t;
Core," and the story on which it was based 115c1r,i;
ference to the Spanish Armada. It appears that red
of 24 plays sent in to the committee six were selee're,
by Mr. Palgrave Simpson, and these were agaill in
ferred to the committee, who had no dal:1°11110o
deciding in favour of the drama by Mr. Slots' 6)0
health was drunk with all customary manifest,- ast
of favour, and he returned thanks. The ne%t "-gr.
was " The health of the family of the late..;Bv,
Cooke," which was:acknowledged by his son-in joy
Mr. Cummings. Of the other toasts the rnOStltobt.
portant was " The Drama," proposed by Mr. who
Bell, and also spoken to by Mr. C. Halliday'f the
took occasion to remark upon the smallness rea
remuneration awarded to dramatists as n°llao3-
with that enjoyed by novelists and writers end
gazine articles. " The health of the Master'
subsequently drunk, and was acknowledged i,11‘,313
quent terms by Mr. Webster, who was received "jog
enthusiastic applause. In the course of these ve%
Mr. Paul Bedford sang " Tom Bowling iesfliojeti
selection of Shaksperian music, capitally pal°, f•
by a band of vocalists under the direction of I\3;.tile
Kingsbury, pleasantly enhanced the festivity °'
occasion.

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INSTALLATION OF LORD WARDEN OF THE CII4CIUP
PORTS.-Whit Tuesday has been decided upon as WO
tue
for the
of
ICinstallation of Earl Granville, G as 1-j°lll
the Cinque Ports and Constable of 'Dover Ca
At
den
At
VISCOUNT lq —ANELAGH AND MR. NORTOS•": tor
speciald meeting of the Brighton Club, last 1/'lsr.
ay, a resolution was moved and duly seconded thaa
Norton by
n should be expelled. This motion was supP°rste, the
members and opposed by 24—a majority of '`),- 'the
expulsion; but inasmuch as, according to the rules d-f
• ta
club, two-thirds of the votes must be recorded ha or:lth°
expel a member, the resolution was lost bY threat the
votes being 63, and 42 required. It was stated ths'iot,
minority of 24 objected to the expulsion on the grellii,cl/,
inasmuch as Mr. Norton was no longer in the Lord
was not bound by the military code to take notice Nor'
Ranelagh's proceedings, and that, as a civilian, J"..r.Of t1:16
ton was justified in protecting himself from a breach
-
peace by legal proceedings before a magistrate.
SERIOUS ILLNESS OF MR. W. COTTON, P',l7,`l'illl
The late Governor of the Bank of England, 311'. "
Cotton, the "lay bishop" of the Church (as
field called him), and one of its most liberal bellefae,f ntl
lying dangerously ill at his seat at Loytonstone,P4,s;
Oity
s 80 years of age, and is universally honoured 02 "
the
and by all classes. .nf
THE IRISH JUDGES.—Judge Hargreave, a illy
Landel Estates Court, died yesterdayAafter a protracte
Slr
ness. It is reported that if a successor is apPeitit,tlagill
Colman O'Loghlen will be the person. Judge
is suffering much from a fall from his horse yester°,7o;lo
An application was made yesterday ill the e°C
of Queen's Bench for a rule for a new trial in the,,Gs6ber
Strauss v. Francis. The plaintiff, it will be reale.'" f
'
brought an action for libel against the publisher of
Athenaeum—the libel consisting of an attack ea 5 -ria
which the plaintiff had written. In the course efdryo
the plaintiff's counsel withdrew the case.
terday refused to grant 0, pow trial.