Chairman of the Comm. of Management, Earl of Westmoreland. Acting Chairman, Rt. Hon. Sir G. Clerk, bt.

Secretary, Mr. J. Gimson. Governess, Miss Colclough. Principal in the Musical Department, Cipriani Potter, esq. Conductor, Charles Lucas, esq. Librarian, Mr. J. Rackham.

LAW SOCIETY OF THE UNITED KINGDOM, for promoting the acquisition of Legal Knowledge, and for affording advantages and facilities in transacting Professional Business. Incorporated 1831.

Council.

President, Keith Barnes, esq.
Vice-Pres., Edw. White, esq.
Benj. Austen, Edward S. Bailey, Alf.

Bell, J. H. Bolton, W. S.Cookson, J. Coverdale, W. Loxham Farrer, Bartle J. L. Frere, J. I. Glennie, J. S. Gregory, Bryan Holme, Henry Lake, Germain Lavie, James Leman, Jos. Maynard, Will. Murray, W. H. Palmer, E. L. Pemberton, E. R. Pickering, Chas. Ranken, W. Sharpe, Will. Stephens, J. J. J. Sudlow, Will. Tooke, Edw. A. Wilde, William Williams, Johu Young, esqrs. Secretary, Mr. Rob. Maugham. Librarian, Mr. Jas. Lapworth.

Facts, calculated to Illustrate the
Condition and Prospects of So-
ciety. Estab. 1834. 12, St. James's
Square.

Patron, Prince Albert.
President, Earl of Harrowby.
Treasurer, Will. Farr, esq.
Hon. Secretaries, W. A. Guy, M.B.,
Will. Newmarch, W. G. Lumley,

esqrs.

Assist Sec., E. T. Scargill, esq. Collector, Jas. Stark.

CAMDEN SOCIETY, for the Publication of early Historical and Literury Remains. Founded 1838. 25, Parliament Street. President, Lord Braybrooke. Council, W. H. Blaauw, esq., John Bruce, esq., J. P. Collier, esq., Jas. Crosby, esq., W. D. Cooper, esq., Bolton Corney, esq., Sir H. Ellis, K.H., Rev. L. B. Larking, Peter Levesque, esq., F. Ouvry, esq., William J. Thoms, esq., Albert Way, esq., H. E. Van de Weyer, Rev. J. Webb. Director, John Bruce, esq. Treasurer, J. P. Collier, esq. Secretary, Will. J. Thoms, esq.

ARCHEOLOGICAL INSTITUTE OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, for the encouragement and prosecution of research into the Arts and Monuments of the early and middle ages, and their preservation. 26, Suffolk-street, Pall-mall, East.

President, Lord Talbot de Malahide.

Treasurer, Edw. Hawkins, esq.
Secretary, Geo. Vulliamy, esq.

NUMISMATIC SOCIETY OF LONDON,
for the encouragement and pro-
motion of Numismatic Science.
Instit. 1837. 41, Tavistock-st.,
Covent Garden.
President, Lord Londesborough.
Vice-Pres., Edw. Hawkins, esq.,
Horace H. Wilson esq.

the union of practice with science, by the collection of facts relative to the capabilities and cultivation of the Soil, the theory of Crops, the improvement in the breed of Stock, and the amelioration of the condition of the English Labourer. Estab. 1838. Incorp. 1840. 12, Hanover-square. President, Lord Portman. Trustees, Sir T. D. Acland, bt., Lord Berners, Lord Braybrooke, Col. Challoner, Right hon. Sir Jas. Graham, bart., Jos. Neeld, esq., Lord Portman, Duke of Richmond, Duke of Rutland, Sir Jno. Shelly, bt., Earl Spencer, Duke of Sutherland. Secretary, Jas. Hudson, esq.

BOTANICAL SOCIETY OF London,

for the diffusion of Botanical science by the reading of papers, the formation of an Herbarium, the exchange of Specimens, and the establishment of a Library. Estab. 1836. 20, Bedford-street, Covent-garden. President, Dr. John E. Gray, F.R.S. Treasurer, John Reynolds, esq. Hon. Sec. Geo. E. Dennes, esq. Hon. Librarian, T. Moore, esq. Curator, J. T. Syme, esq.

ROYAL POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTION, for the advancement of

the Arts and Practical Science, especially in connection with Agriculture, Mining, Machinery, Manufactures and other branches of industry. Incorp. 1838. 309, Regent-street.

Sole Lessee and Manager, J. H. Pepper, esq.

ROYAL PANOPTICON OF SCIENCE AND ART, an Institution for Scientific Exhibitions, and for promoting discoveries in Arts and Manufactures. Incorp. 1850. Leicester-square.

Council.

President, Samuel Gurney, jun., esq.
Vice Pres., Rev. R. M. Boultbee,B.D.
Rev. George Fielding, Fred. Mar-
rable, A. S. O. Massey, Alfred
J. Tapson, John Willson, esqrs.,
Sir John Wilson.
Director, Rev. Dr. Biber.
Sec., Thos. I. Brown, esq.

LONDON LIBRARY, embracing every
department of Literature and Phi-
losophy, from which Books may be
hed by Subscribers at their own
homes. Open every day ea cept Sun-
day from 10 to 6. Estab. 1841.
12, St. James's Square.
Patron, Prince Albert.
President, Earl of Clarendon.
Sec. & Lib. W. Bodham Donne, esq.

President, Earl De Grey.
Hon. Secretaries, J. J. Ścoles, C. C.
Nelson, esqrs.
Members of Council, C. Barry, jun.,
E. Christian, H. Clutton, J. J.
Cole, J. Gibson, G. Godwin, J.
H. Hakewill, P. C. Hardwick,
G. O. Leicester, J. Whichcord,
esqrs.

Hon. Sec. Foreign Correspondence,
T. L. Donaldson, esq.
Treas. & Bnkr.,SirW.R.Farquhar,bt.
Hon Solic., W. L. Donaldson, esq.
Librarian, Mr. T. S. Godwin.

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INSTITUTION OF CIVIL ENGINEERS, for the general advancement of Mechanical Science, ana particularly for promoting the acquisition of that species of knowledge which constitutes the profession of a Civil Engineer. Estab. 1818. Incorp. 1828. 25, Gt. George St., Westm.

Council.

President, James Simpson, esq. Vice-Pres., Geo. P. Bidder, I. K. Brunel, J. Locke, R. Stephenson, esqs.

Other Members of Council, J. Cubitt, J. E. Errington, J. Fowler, C. H. Gregory, John Hawkshaw,

Thos. Hawksley, J. R. McClean,
Chas. May, John Penn, J. Scott
Russell, esqrs.

Treasurer, Edw. Marjoribanks, esq.
Secretary, Charles Manby, esq.
BRITISH ARCHEOLOGICAL ASSO-
CIATION. Founded 1843. 32,
Sackville-street.

President, Earl of Perth.
Treasurer, Thos. J. Pettigrew, esq.
H.
Secretaries J. R. Planché, esq.,
Syer Cuming, esq.

Sec. for Foreign Correspondence,
William Beattie, M.D.
Curator and Librarian, George R.
Wright, esq.