Transactions, called the Archæologia, commence in 1770, and contain much minute, but too often irrelevant, information. Days of meeting, every Thursday at 8, from November to June. Anniversary meeting, April 23rd. The Society_possesses a Library and Museum. Observe.-Household Book of Jocky of Norfolk.-A large and interesting Collection of Early Proclamations, interspersed with Early Ballads, many unique.-T. Porter's Map of London (temp. Charles I.), once thought to be unique.-A folding Picture on Panel of the Preaching at Old St. Paul's in 1616.-Early Portraits of Edward IV. and Richard III., engraved for the Third Series of Ellis's Letters.-Three-quarter Portrait of Mary I., with the monogram of Lucas de Heere, and the date 1544.— Portrait of Marquis of Winchester (d. 1571), (curious).— Portrait by Sir Antonio More of John Schoreel, a Flemish painter (More was the scholar of Schoreel).-Portraits of Antiquaries Burton, the Leicestershire antiquary; Peter le Neve; Humphrey Wanley; Baker, of St. John's College; William Stukeley; George Vertue; Edward, Earl of Oxford, presented by Vertue.-A Bohemian Astronomical Clock of Gilt Brass, made by Jacob Zech in 1525, for Sigismund, King of Poland, and bought at the sale of the effects of James Ferguson, the astronomer.-Spur of Brass Gilt, found on Towton Field, the scene of the conflict between Edward IV. and the Lancastrian Forces. Upon the shanks is engraved the following posy :-" en loial amovr tout mon coer.” For admission to the Museum apply by letter to "J. Y. Akerman, Esq., F.S.A., Secretary to the Society of Antiquaries, Somerset House."

INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, 25, GREAT GEORGE STREET, WESTMINSTER. Established 1818; incorporated 1828. The Institution consists of Members resident in London, paying 4 guineas annually, and Members not resident, 3 guineas annually; of Associates resident in London, paying 3 guineas annually, and Associates not resident, 2 guineas; of Graduates resident in London, paying 2 guineas annually, and Graduates not resident, 2 guineas; and of Honorary Members. The ordinary General Meetings are held every Tuesday at 8 p.m., from the second Tuesday in January to the end of June. The first president was Thomas Telford (1820-34); the second, James Walker (1835-45); the third, Sir John Rennie; and the present one, J. M. Rendle, Esq. Observe.-Portrait of Thomas Telford, engineer of the Menai Bridge, and President of the Institution for 14 years.

ROYAL INSTITUTE OF BRITISH ARCHITECTS, 16, LOWER GROSVENOR STREET, GROSVENOR SQUARE. Founded 1834, for the advancement of architecture, and incorporated 1837. There are three classes of Members:-1. Fellows: architects engaged as principals for at least seven years in the practice of civil architecture. 2. Associates: persons engaged in the study of civil architecture, or in practice less than seven years, and who have attained the age of 21. 3. Honorary Fellows. The Meetings are held every alternate Monday at 8 P.M., from the first Monday in November till the end of June inclusive. Associate's admission fee, 1 guinea; Fellow's admission fee, 5 guineas. There is a good library of books on architecture.

ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT BRITAIN, a Library, Reading, and Lecture Room, 21, ALBEMARLE STREET, PICCADILLY. Established 1799, at a meeting held at the house of Sir Joseph Banks, for diffusing the knowledge and facilitating the general introduction of useful mechanical inventions and improvements, &c. Count Rumford was its earliest promoter. The front-a row of Corinthian columns half-engaged-was designed by Mr. Vulliamy, architect, from the Custom House at Rome; and what before was little better than a perforated brick-wall, was thus converted into an ornamental façade. Here is an excellent library of general reference, and a good reading room, with weekly courses of lectures, throughout the season, on Chemical Philosophy, Physiology, Chemical Science, &c. The principal lecturers are Professors Faraday and Brande. Members (candidates to be proposed by four members) are elected by ballot, and a majority of two-thirds is necessary for election. The admission fee is 5 guineas, and the annual subscription 5 guineas. Subscribers to the Theatre Lectures only, or to the Laboratory Lectures only, pay 2 guineas; subscribers to both pay 3 guineas for the season; subscribers to a single course of the Theatre Lectures pay 1 guinea. A syllabus of each course may be obtained of the Secretary at the Institution. The Friday Evening Meetings, at which some eminent person is invited to deliver a popular lecture on some subject connected with science, art, or literature, are generally well attended. Non-subscribers may be admitted to them by a ticket signed by a member. Mr. Harris's printed catalogue of the Library is methodically digested and very useful. In the Laboratory, Davy made his great discoveries on the metallic bases of the earths, aided by the large galvanic apparatus of the establishment.

SOCIETY OF ARTS, in JOHN STREET, ADELPHI, is an old society, trying to regain strength and to accomplish greater good than it seems likely to effect. Many of the directors were intimately connected with the Great Exhibition, in Hyde Park, in 1851. Here are temporary exhibitions of manufactures, and six pictures by James Barry, painted 1777-83, and creditable to the then state of art in England.

ROYAL SOCIETY OF LITERATURE, 4, ST. MARTIN'S PLACE, CHARING CROSS. Founded in 1823, "for the advancement of literature," and incorporated 1826. George IV. gave 1100 guineas a year to this Society, which has the merit of rescuing the last years of Coleridge's life from complete dependence on a friend, and of placing the learned Dr. Jamieson above the wants and necessities of a man fast sinking to the grave. The annual grant of 1100 guineas was discontinued by William IV., and the Society has since sank into a Transaction Society, with a small but increasing library. The opposition of Sir Walter Scott to the formation of a literary society of this kind was highly injurious to its success. "The immediate and direct favour of the sovereign," says Scott, "is worth the patronage of ten thousand societies."

GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON, SOMERSET HOUSE. Established 1807. The Museum of geological specimens, fossils, &c., not only British, but from all quarters of the globe, is extensive, though not perfectly arranged. It may be seen by the introduction of a member. The museum and library are open every day from 11 till 5. The number of Fellows is about 875, and the time of meeting half-past 8 o'clock in the evening of alternate Wednesdays, from November to June inclusive. The Society has published its Transactions, which now adopt the form of a quarterly journal. Entrance money, 6 guineas; annual subscription, 3 guineas.

ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY, 3, WATERLOO PLACE, PALL MALL, established 1830, for the improvement and diffusion of geographical knowledge. Elections by ballot. Entrance fee, 31.; annual subscription, 2l. There is a small but good geographical library.

ROYAL ASIATIC SOCIETY, 5, NEW BURLINGTON STREET, (founded 1823,) contains an interesting collection of Oriental arms and armour. Observe.-The Malay spears mounted with gold; the pair of Ceylonese jingals, or grasshoppers, mounted with silver, taken in the Khandyan war of 1815; a

complete suit of Persian armour, inlaid with gold; a Bengal sabre, termed a kharg; Ceylonese hog-spears, and Lahore arrows; a sculptured column of great beauty, from the gateway of a temple in Mahore; and statues of Durga, Surga, and Buddha, that deserve attention. The Society usually meets on the first and third Saturdays in every month, from November to June inclusive. Admission fee, 5 guineas; annual subscription, 3 guineas.

A large City like London, the centre as it may be called of human intelligence, contains Institutions for the advancement of every species of knowledge. Besides those already mentioned, we must add:-the Horticultural Society, No. 21, Regent Street; the Linnean Society, 32, Soho Square; Royal Astronomical Society in Somerset House; and the Statistical Society, No. 12, St. James's Square. There are also Societies for printing books connected with particular subjects, such as the Camden, Shakespeare, Hakluyt, and the Arundel, for engraving the works of early Italian and German masters. At No. 12, St. James's Square, is the admirably managed London Library, a public subscription circulating library, possessing 60,000 volumes-entrance fee, 67.; annual subscription, 21. There is a printed catalogue of the library, price 88.

COLLEGES AND SCHOOLS.

UNIVERSITY OF LONDON, SOMERSET HOUSE, on your right as you enter the vestibule, is a government institution, or Board of Examiners, established 1837, for conferring degrees, after careful examinations, on the graduates of University College, London; King's College, London; Stepney College, Highbury College, Homerton College, &c.; in other words, "for the advancement of religion and morality, and the promotion of useful knowledge without distinction of rank, sect, or party." There are several scholarships attached, each with 50%. a year. The salary of the Registrar and Treasurer is 500l. a year. The institute has nothing to do with the business of education, being constituted for the sole purpose of ascertaining the proficiency of candidates for academical distinctions. The examinations are half-yearly.

UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON, on the east side of UPPER GOWER STREET. A proprietary institution, "for the general advancement of literature and science, by affording to young men adequate opportunities for obtaining literary

and scientific education at a moderate expense;" founded (1828) by the exertions of Lord Brougham, Thomas Campbell, the poet, and others, and built from the designs of W. Wilkins, R.A., architect of the National Gallery and of St. George's Hospital at Hyde-Park-corner. Graduates of the

University of London from University College are entitled Doctors of Laws, Masters of Arts, Bachelors of Law, Bachelors of Medicine, and Bachelors of Art. Everything is taught in the College but divinity. The school of medicine is deservedly distinguished. The Junior School, under the government of the Council of the College, is entered by a separate entrance in Upper Gower-street. The school session is divided into three terms: viz., from the 26th of September to Christmas, from Christmas to Easter, from Easter to the 4th of August. The vacations are three weeks at Christmas, ten days at Easter, and seven weeks in the summer. The hours of attendance are from a quarter past 9 to threequarters past 3; in which time one hour and a quarter is allowed for recreation. The yearly payment for each pupil is 187., of which 67. are paid in advance in each term, on the first day after the vacation on which the pupil begins to attend the school. The payments are made at the office of the College. A fixed charge of 3s. 6d. a term is made for stationery. Books and drawing materials are provided for the pupils as required, and a charge is made accordingly. Boys are admitted to the school at any age under fifteen, if they are competent to enter the lowest class. When a boy has attained his sixteenth year, he will not be allowed to remain in the school beyond the end of the current session, The subjects taught are reading, writing; the English, Latin, Greek, French, and German languages; Ancient and English history; geography, both physical and political; arithmetic and book-keeping, the elements of mathematics and of natural philosophy, drawing, dancing, &c. The discipline of the school is maintained without corporal punishment. The extreme punishment for misconduct is the removal of the pupil from the school. Several of the professors, and some of the masters of the Junior School, receive students to reside with them; and in the office of the College there is kept a register of parties unconnected with the College who receive boarders into their families: among these are several medical gentlemen. The Registrar will afford information as to terms, and other particulars.

The Flaxman Museum.-In the hall under the cupola of the College the original models are preserved of the principal plaster works, statues, bas-reliefs, &c., of John Flaxman,