By the time that you get this letter it will be a good deal too Into to do any harm, which might have been done by the publication this week of anything in the proceedings of the meeting which it was the purpose of the promoters to keep out of the newspapers. But let me put an outside point or two. It was a natural. part of the design of those who have started this movement to make the best possible impression upon our American the plans were Laid with, that lat twas the reason, for example, at Stafford House, the London home of the Duke of Sutherland. A sympathetic, typical American citizen of the time of Martin Chuzzlewit would have been most impressed if he was told that the gathering took place in the Tower of London; but the "descendant to-day of the typical Republican of that era would e the meeting most if it were held at wIborough House (if it could not he com-vened at Windsor Castle or Balmoral). And perhaps the next best place would be Stafford House. For is not Stafford House almost as good a palace xs Murlborough House? topographically next door to it, overshadowing with a certain feudal Sutherland and the Prince of Wales being nder St. James's Park, the Duke of
not only in a manner next-door neighbours but very intimate personal friends, the Duke being of the very inner circle of what is called the Prince of Wales's set."
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.