The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1887-06-25 00:00:00

THE IMPERIAL INSTITUTE.

The foundat'on stone of the Imperial Institute of the
United Kingdom, the Colonies, and India will be la'd
by her Majesty the Queen on Monday, July 4, at
half-past twelve o'clock, the site being on land lately
occupied by the Colonial and Indian Exhibition.
The ceremony will take place in a specially-con-
strueted pavilion, in the presence of the Royal family,
the foreign sovereigns and members of foreign reign-
ing families then present in this country, hr
Majesty's Ministers, the great officers of State,
several Princes and distinguished natives of India,
the members of both Houses of
,Parliament, repre-
sentatives of foreign Powers, and public officials and
delegates from the United Kingdom, the Colonies, and
India. The pavilion is a large, substantial building
of timber, now in course of erection by Messrs. Lucas
Brothers. It will contain seating accommodation for
nearly 11,000 persons, and is so built that every seat
will afford a comfortable and complete view of the
whole of the proceedings. Covered ways will lead
from the various entrances to the pavilion.
Her Majesty the Queen will travel from Windsor
to Eaddington station and proceed to the site, attended
by the Great Officers of State and an escort of
Life Guards. The route will be kept by the House-
hold Ca:alry, and a large number of troops will
be on duty in the streets and adjacent to the
site; the united bixnds of the Household Brigade,
the Royal Albert Hall Choral Society, and
students of the Royal College of Music will per-
form and sing under the conductorship of Sir
Arthur Sullivan—the music of an ode written by Mr.
Lewis Morris and composed by Sir Arthur Sullivan.
The National Anthem and" Rule Britannia" will be
sung by leading artistes. Bands of the Household
regiments will perform selections of music during the
time the visitors are assembling. The Honourable
Corps of Gentlemen-at-Arms and Yeomen of the
Guard will be on duty in the pavilion and its
approaches. A guard of honour with its band and
colm.rd, will be stationed opposite the main entrance.
On the arrival of her Majesty at the main entrance
In Exhibition-road a procession will be formed, in
which the members of the Royal family and distin-
guished visitors, the organising committee, her
Majesty's Ministers, and others will take part. Her
Majesty's State trumpeters will announce the proces-
sion by a fanfare. The foundation-stone is a large
block of colonial granite over four tons in weight,
which will be deposited on a superstructure composed
of British and Indian stones and bricks.

Addresses will be read by the Prince of Wales on
behalf of the organising committee of the Imperial
Institute and the Royal Commissioners of the Great
Exhibition of 1851, in his capacity of president of
both bodies.

A very large number of invitations have been issued
by the organising committee, and over 800 members
of the House of Lords and Commons, including nearly
all of her Majesty's Ministers and ex-Ministers, have
already sent acCeptances. Subscribers of five guineas
and upwards to the fund for the establishment and
endowment of the Imperial Institute will be provided
with two free tickets for seats for a lady and gentle-
man. Application must be made for these tickets,
either personally or by lettet, on or before Wednesday,
June 22, at the office of the Imperial Institute, 1,
Adam-street, Adelphi, London, W.C. Applicants are
requested to state to which country or borough fund
their contribution has been made.

A large proportion of numbered and reserved
seats within will be availabh) for the accommodation of
the general public. Tickets for these seats, one
guinea each, may now be obtained and a plan of the
pavilion seen at the offices of the Imperial Institute, 1,
Adam-street, Adelphi-terrace, W.C., between ten and
five o'clock. Tbe following entrances will be open
from 10.30 a.m. until twelve o'clock midday: The
Upper Exhibition-road, or School of Needlework
entrance, Upper Queea's-gate entrance, Lower
Queen's-gate entrance. The main eltrance will be
open at 10.30 a.m, and will closed at 11.30
a.m. punctually, excepting to those taking part in the
ceremonial. Ticket-holders will be admitted by all
entrances at 10.30 a.m., and are earnestly requested
to be in their seats not later than 11 30 a.m.
Ad m lesion to the pavillion will cease at twelve o'clock
punctually. The Exhibition-road will be closed to
ordinary carriage traffic at 11.30 a.m. punctually.
On entering the pavilion ticket-holders are re-
quested to proceed to their seats, as numbered, with-
out delay, and to remain there until af, er the
departure of her Majesty and the Royal and other
personages engaged in the ceremonial.
The District Railway Company's subway from South
Kensington Station will be open before and after the
ceremony for the convenience of visitors travelling by
the railway.