fth Annual Meeting of the Corporation, with
Report of the Council and other official documents and statements. This
meeting was held at the Concert Hall of the Alexandra House, adjoining
the College, on Tuesday, July 24th, 1888, Prince Christian, K.G., one of
the Vice-Presidents, in the chair. There was a very large attendance of
the Council, members of the Corporation, teachers and pupils of the
College. The Report of the Council was of the most satisfactory nature.
The progress of the pupils has been very encouraging, and the discipline
and efficiency of the College thoroughly well maintained. The number of
foundation scholars at the end of April, 1888, was fifty-nine. Its
number of paying students on the books at the same date, was 170, an
increase of 24, during the preceding twelve months. These students were
in various years of their training. The total number of pupils was 229.

The Examiners, Mr. W. G. Cusins, Sir Charles Halle, Mr. C. H. Lloyd, Mr.
A. Randegger, Mr. Carl Rosa, and Mr. Prosper Sainton, gave a most
favourable report of steady progress, especially by the students of
stringed instruments, piano, and organ. As an educational institution,
the Royal College has already proved itself able to exert a powerful
influence on the condition of musical art in this country.

The results of examinations and competitions were then given in detail,
and various incidents of the year were recorded, including visits of Dr.
Joachim and Dr. Hans Richter, who delighted the pupils by their presence
and their performing. Various changes in the teaching staff were
announced. The finances of the College are in good state, the available
balance at the close of the year being nearly L2484, a clear increase
during the past year of nearly L470. Various donations and benefactions
were reported, but the great event of the meeting--which H.R.H. Prince
Christian announced with a cheerful emphasis, in keeping with the warm
interest he has always taken in the College--this was the generous gift
of L30,000 by Mr. Samson Fox, for a building worthy of the institution;
met by Her Majesty's Commissioners of 1851 by the grant of a site on
their estate at South Kensington.

We must not give more space to this subject of the Royal College of
Music. Those who wish further information must apply to the Secretary or
Director of the College. In connection with the present volume it only
remains to congratulate His Royal Highness the Prince of W