The Sun.
London, England, 1866-12-01 00:00:00

THE REFORM DEMONSTRATION,

The following appeared in our Third Edition Gf yester.
day evening :--

TO THE EDITOR OE THE SUN.

you kindly favour the committee for conduct-,
ing the above important demonstration, by calling the at-
tention of the secretaries and members of the various tem-
perance societies in and near the metropolis to the great
importance of the teetotalers joining in the procession.
They should bring their flags, banners, regalia, and bands
of music, as they did with so much effect in the Garibal-
dian demonstration. The public meeting is to take place at
the Beaufort House Rifle Grounds, Old Brompton, through
the kindness of the proprietor, Lord Ranelagh, on 3fonday
next. It is to be hoped that all who can attend will do
'so. At the present time, as far as can be conjectured, at
least from 75,000 to 100,000 persons will walk in the pro-
cession, but the probabilities are there will be many more ;
therefore, no time should be lost by the committees of
temperance societies in making the necessary arrange-
ments, so as to ensure a good place in the procession, and
that the demonstratien may prove to be a great success.
By attending by thousands and ten of thousands they will
show that the teetotallers of London are not supine or
apathetic in the great cause of Parliamentary Reform.
Tickets to defray the expenses of the demonstration may
be had at twopence each on application to any of thn
members of the committee, or at the office of the Working
Men's Association, 10, Bolt-court, Fleet-street; where the
Organisation Committee sit daily from 10 a.m, to 10 p.m.
Tickets already issued for Ashburnham Grounds are
available for Beaufort House Rifle Grounds, Old Bromp-
ton.—Yours obediently,
GEORGE POTTER, Chairman.
ROBERT HARTWELL,
Secretary to the Demonstration.
JOHN ROBERT TAYLOR,
President of the East Central Temperance Association.
Committee Room,_ 10, Bolt-court, Fleet-street, E.O.
Nov. 28, 1866.

Mr. G. Potter, the chairman of the Demonstra-
tion Committee, waited, by appointment, on Sir IL
Mayne to submit the preliminary programme pre..
pared by the committee, and to give and receive
suggestions thereon.
• The Chief Commissioner, who was accompanied
by Captain Harris, went carefully over the pro-
gramme with Messrs. Potter and Hartwell, and some
important alterations were agreed upon with refe-
rence to the formation of the procession in St. James's
Park. Instead of the Mall only, the procession will
be allowed to occupy the Birdcage-walk and thq
sweep round from the Duke of York's steps to
Story's Gate. This will give much greater facilities
to the marshals in forming the procession, and
enable the men to get off the ground at least one
hour earlier. The procession, en route, will keep
the left hand side of the road.

THE DUKE OF EDINBURGH AT TEE
LICENSED VIC MALLERS' ASYLUM.

The ceremony of laying the foundation-stone of the
" Smalley Wing" of the Licensed Victuallers' Asylum took
place this day, his Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh
having consented to officiate on the occasion. A spacious
marquee, beautifully decorated, was erected, and a very
large company, mostly ladies, assembled to witness the in-
teresting proceedings. On the arrival of his Royal High-
ness at the Asylum he was received by the governor and
committee and conducted to the dais, in the centre of which
the stone, which formed one of the principal features of
the ceremony, was suspended. The Lord Mayor, the
Sheriffs, and a number of the Common Council were also
present. The cheering which greeted his Royal Highness's
appearance having subsided the stone was laid with all due
honours, his Royal Highness having placed in a cavity
beneath it the coins of the realm, together with corn, oil,
and wine. Mr. Smalley, the munificent contributor to the
Asylum, then read to his Royal Highness a congratulatory
address.

His ROYAL HIGHNESS replied as follows :—Gentlemen
I thank you for your address, containing as it does such
warm expressions of loyalty and attachment to the
Queen's throne and person, which I shall not fail to lay
before her Majesty. I thank you especially for the kind
feeling towards myself which you have evinced, and for
the warm manner in which you have received me to-day.
I need scarcely say how gladly I accepted your invitation
to take part in this ceremony, prompted as I am in the de-
sire, entertained by all the royal family, to further, by their
presence and support, the interests of all institutions which,
like this asylum, tend to alleviate suffering and distress.
(Cheers.) It only remains for mo now to wish every
success to the institution which is so fitly to bear the
name of its munificent founder, and the first stone of which
I have had so much pleasure in laying this morning.
The band in attendance then struck up the National
Anthem, and his Royal Highness then retired amidst the
cheers of the vast assemblage.