The Sun.
London, England, 1861-05-22 00:00:00

ANNUAL MEETING.-THIS DAY.

The annual meeting of the members and friends of the
Royal Dramatic College was held this day, on the stage of
the Royal Adolph Theatre.
Mr. Webster, the Master of the College, presided.
There was not a very large attendanee, but the report,
of which the following are extracts, was passed unani-
mously :

" The Council of the Royal Dramatic College having
now to lay before the governors and subscribers some ac-
count of the efforts employed to increase the funds, and
otherwise promote the interests of the college during the
past year, gladly take the opportunity to offer their sincere
thanks to all who have assisted them, whether by dona-
tions in money, gifts for the embellishment of the build-
ings. contributions to the fancy fairs, or personal services.
To the ladies and gentlemen who aided in making the
fancy fairs attractive and profitable, the Council must ever
feel deeply grateful, since the task undertaken by them
was one requiring much skill, much good temper, and
much and long continued labour. To the public press the
Council also feel deeply indebted, and it affords them plea-
sure to avail themf•elves of this opportunity ofstatitnogb,e that
the success of their efforts is, in a great measure,
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" Various circumstances have delayed the erection of the
Central Hal], of which his Royal •
Highness the Prince
Consort did you the honour to lay the foundation stone on
the Ist of June last ; but it is now hoped that the disputes
in the building trades are in course of final adjustment,
and that such a tender for the Central Hall may be ob-
tained, as the Council can with propriety accept.
" It has already been made known to you, that the
Council had reason to believe that the cost of the ten houses
would be defrayed by four theatrical funds and by other
special subscriptions. They have now the satisfaction to
report that their expectations have been realised, the re-
quisite funds having been supplied."

A DEAF AND DUMB WEDDING.—Among the
marriages at the parish church of St. Mary, Southwark,
Old Rent-road, on whit Monday, was that of a couple
deaf and dumb, named George Parsons, a corkcutter, and
Jane Young. They wore educated in the Deaf and Dumb
Asylum, having both entered and left that institution on
the same day. The service was performed by thq Rev. J.
Watson, chaplain to the asylum ; and it was curious to
notice the emotions of the rev. gentleman as he lad, and
the youthful couple as they followed him in their finger
language through the responses, which took little more
Oaf,is peixia gone thrcugb, than the ordinary regain.