National Gallery, p. 164, and Royal Academy of Pall-mall East. Statue of George IV., by Chantrey. St. Martin's Lane. TRAFALGAR SQUARE. Built 1829-1850. College of Physicians, p. 185. Union Club, p. 220. The Fountains, of Peterhead Cockspur-street. Church of St. Martin's-in-the- Gibbs, archt., p.125. To the Strand. Morley's Hotel. Char. Cross branch of Gen. Post Office. Letters received later than at other offices. Statue of Charles I. by Le Sœur. Whitehall. MAY, 1851. TH 1 Crystal Palace opened. British Museum closed from 1st to 7th. National Gallery open from 10 till 6. Meeting of Soc. of Antiquaries at 8. Royal Soc. Meeting at half-past 8. F 2 Monthly meeting at 4 of Archæological Institute. Distribution of Prizes at St. Bartholomew's Hospital. S 3 White-bait dinners at Blackwall and Greenwich in full season. Horticultural Fête at Chiswick. 42nd Sunday after Trinity. 5 Royal Academy Exhibition opens. Tu 6 Her Majesty's Drawing Room. Meeting at 8 of Institution of Civil Engineers. W 7 State Ball at Buckingham Palace. TH 8 Meeting of Society of Antiquaries at 8, and of Royal Society at half-past 8. British Museum re-opens, and the Library till Aug. 31st is open daily from 9 till 7. F 9 S 10 11 3rd Sunday after Trinity. M 12 Her Majesty's Concert at Buckingham Palace. Tu 13 Meeting at 8 of Institution of Civil Engineers. W 14 General Exhibition at Royal Botanic Gardens, Regent's Park. TH 15 Her Majesty's Drawing-room. Meeting of Society of Antiquaries at 8, and of Royal Society at half-past 8. Festival in St. Paul's of Sons of Clergy. F 16 Sir E. Bulwer Lytton's new Play acted before the Queen and Prince Albert by Mr. Dickens, &c., at Devonshire House. S 17 S18 4th Sunday after Trinity. M 19 Her Majesty's Concert at Buckingham Palace. Tu 20 Epsom Races commence. Civil Engineers. Meeting at 8 of Institution of W 21 Derby day at Epsom. Meeting of Ethnological Society at 17, Savile-row, at 8. TH 22 Meeting of Soc. Antiquaries at 8, and of Roy. Soc. at half-past 8. F 23 Oaks day at Epsom. S 24 Her Majesty's Birth-day-kept May 31st. S25 Rogation Sunday. M 26 TU 27 Conversazione of the President of the Institution of Civil Engineers at 25, Great George-street, Westminster, at 9. W 28 Her Majesty's Levee. TH 29 F 30 Restoration of Charles II. Speaker of the House of Commons went in State to St. Margaret's Church, Westminster. Meeting of Society of Antiquaries at 8. S 31 Her Majesty's Birth-day kept: the Knights of the several Orders appear in their collars. Review in St. James's Park. Exhibition of American Plants at Royal Botanic Gardens, Regent's Park. Soirée of the President of the Royal Society. |