Meetings Of The Learned Societies.

MEETINGS OF THE LEARNED SOCIETIES .

MONDAY , 26 th April . —Geographical Society , at S . 30 . Papers to be read : —1 . " Recent Exploration in the Peninsula of Sinai , " by the Rev . F . AV . Holland ; 2 . " Journey through the Afar Country , " by Werner Munzinger , Esq . TUESDAY , 20 th April . —Institution of Civil Engineers , at S . WEDNESDAY , 21 st April . —Society of Arts at S . Geological Society , at S . FRIDAY , 30 th April . —Masonic Archtcologie . il Institute , at ' 7 . 30

List Of Lodge, &C., Meetings For Week Ending 1st May, 18 69.

LIST OF LODGE , & c ., MEETINGS FOR WEEK ENDING 1 st MAY , 1869 .

( Abbreviations . —F . M . H ., Freemasons' Hall ; M . H ., Masonic Hall ; Tav ., Tavern ; Ho ., Hotel ; R ., Rooms : L ., Lodge ; St ., Street ; Sq ., Square . ) METROPOLITAN . Sunday . April 2 bth' . LODGE OF INSTRUCTION . — JoppaRose and CrownFort-st .

, , , Union-st ., Bishopsgate . Monday , April 26 th . LODGES . —Royal Somerset House and Inverness , F . M . H . ; Castle Lodge of Harmony , AVillis ' s Booms , St . James ' s ; Old Kings ' Arms , F . M . H . ; Pythagorean , Lecture Hall , Royal Hill , Greenwich ; British OakBank of Friendship Tav .

Bancroft-, , place , Mile-end ; Tower Hamlets Engineers , George Ho ., Aldermanbui-y ; Be Grey and Ripon , Angel Ho ., ' Great Ilford . LODGES or INSTRUCTION . — Union AVaterloo ( for M . M . ) , King's Arms , Woolwich ; Prosperity , White Hart , Bishopsgate-st ; Temple , Old George , St . Mary Axe ; Justice , Royal Albert , New Cross-road , Deptford ; Old Concord , Turk'sIIead , Motcombe-st ., Belgrave-sq . ; Sincerity ,

Cheshire Cheese , Crutched Friars ; St . James's Union , Swan Tav ., Mount-st ., Grosvenor-srj . ; Industry , Dick ' s Coffee House , Fleet-st . ; Salisbury , 71 , Dean-st ., Soho ; Camden , Adelaide Tav ., Haverstock Hill ; AVestbourne , Running Horse , Dullest ., Grosvcnor-sq . ; Crystal Palace , City Arms Tav ., AVest-sq ., Southwark ; High Cross , "White Hart Ho ., Tottenham ; Tower Hamlet Engineers , Duke of Clarence , Commercialroad , East . CHAPTER ,. —Joppa , Albion Tav ., Aldersgate-st . MARK MASONRY . —Lodge of Instruction , Kent , Lyceum Tav ., Strand .

Tuesday , April 27 th . LODGES . —Tuscan , F . M . H . ; Moira , London Tav ., Bishopsgatest . ; Faith , Anderton ' s Ho ., Fleet-st . ; Prudent Brethren , F . M . H . ; Industry , F . M . H . ; Brince of Wales , Willis' Rooms , St . James ' s ; Southern Star , Montpelier Tav ., AValworth ; Urban , Old Jerusalem Tav ., St . John ' s-gate , Cierkenwell . LODGES OP INSTKOCTION . —Strong ManWhite Horse

, , Little Britain ; Pythagorean , Prince of Orange , Greenwich ; Faith , Fisher's Restaurant , Metropolitan District Railway , Alctoria Station ; Domatic , Palmerston Arms , Grosvenor-park , Camberwell ; Jordan , Alwyne Castle , Canonbury ; Euphrates , AVhito Hart Tav ., Bishopsgate-st . ; Yarborough , Gt-een Dragon , Stepney ; British Oak , Silver Lion Tav ., Pennyfield , Poplar ; Dalhousie , Royal Edward , Triangle ;

Hackney ; Royal Albert , White Hart Tav ., Abehurch-lane , New AVandsworth , F . M . Ho ., New AA andsworth ; Royal Union , Hotel de Cologne , Haymarket . CHAT-TEES : —Royal York Chapter of Perseverance , F . M . H . ; Cyrus , Ship and Turtle , Leadcnhall-st . CHAPTERS or INSTBUCTION . — Robert Burns , Sussex Stores , Upper St . Martin's-lane ; Metro , politan , George Ho ., Aldermanbury . Wednesday , April 28 th .

Grand Festival . LODGES . —Temperance in East , PH . Ass Ro ., G , Newby-phice , Poplar . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . — Eastern Star , Royal Ho ., Burdett-st ., Mile-end-rd . ; Confidence , Sugar Loaf , Great St . Helens ; Merchant Navy , Silver Tav ., Burdett-road , Limehouse ; United Strength , Bull and Gate ,

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Kentish Town ; Prince Frederick AVilliam , Knights of St . John's Tav ., St . John's Wood ; New Concord , Rosemary Branch Tav ., Hoxton ; St . Mark ' s , Mawby Arms , Mawby-st ., S . Lambeth ; Peckham , Edinboro' Castle Tav ., Peckham Rye . Temperance in the East , George the Fourth , Catherine-st . Poplar . CHAPTER or INSTRUCTION . —St . James's Union , Swan Tavern , Mount-st ., Grosvenor-sq .

Thursday , April , 2 !? f 7 < . Gen . Com . Female School . LODGES . —Neptune , Radley ' s Ho ., Bridge-st ., Bl'kfriars . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . —Fidelity , Yorkshire Grey , London-street , Fitzroy-sqiiare ; Kent , Duke of York , Borough-rd ., South walk ; Globe , No . 10 , Old Bond-st ., W . ; United Mariners , Three Cranes , Milc-end-rd . ; Vitruvian , White Hart , Collea-e-st ., Lambeth : St . George ' s ( for

M . M . ) , Globe Tav ., Royal-hill , Gieemvich ; St . John's , Hollybush Tav ., Hampstead ; Manchester , Berkeley Arms , Johnst ., Berkeley-sq . ; Tranquillity , Sugar Loaf Tav ., Gt , St . Helen's , St . Mary Axe ; Whittiugtoii , Crown Ho ., 4-1 , Hoihorn ; Royal " Oak , Royal Oak Tav ., Deptford ; City of London , Shepherd aud Flock Tav ., Bell-alley , Moorgate-st . CHAPTER . —Lily Chapter of Richmond , Groyhound Ho ., Richmond . —CHAPTER OF INSTRUCTION . —Joppa , Prospect of AVhitby Tav ., 57 , Wapping-wall .

Friday , April 30 th . LODGES OF INSTRUCTION . —Robert Burns , Union Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st . ; St . Luke's , Pier Ho ., Chelsea ; Temperance , Victoria Tav ., A ictoria-rd „ Deptford ; Stability , Guildhall Tav ., 33 , Gresham-st . ; Union's ( Emulation Lo . of Improvement for M . M . ) , F . M . H . ; United Pilgrims , Horn ' s Tav ., Keiiuiiigton ; AVellington , Lord Duncan Tav ., Broadway ,

Deptford ; Belgrave , Hand and Racquet . Whitcomb-st ., Lelcester-sq . ; St . James's , Gregorian Arms , Jamaica-row , Bermondsey ; Lily , Greyhound Ho ., Richmond ; Itanelagh , Windsor Castle , Kiug-st ., Hammersmith : Doric , Three Cranes . Mile End-vd . ; Rose of Denmark , White Hart , Bavucs , Survey -, Metropolitan Lo . of Instruction , George Ho ., Alderinanbm-y . Saturday , -1 / tii / 1 st . Gen . Com . Boys' School . -LODGES . —St . Thomas's , Radley ' s Ho ., Bridge-st ., Blackfriars . CHAPTER OF INSTRUCTION . Mount Sinai , Union Tav ., Air-st ., Regent-st .

PROVIN'CIAL . DORSET . SHERBORNE . —Mori ., Lodge : Benevolence , Town Hall . BuwEORT . —Tlmrs ., Lodge of St . Mary . EAST LANCASHIRE .

MANCHESTER . — Hon ., Lodges : Social , Queen's Ho . ; Robert Burns , F . M . H . Wed ., Integrity , F . M . H . ; Strangeways , Assize Courts Ho ., Strangeways . Thurs ,, Shakespeare , F , M . H . AVESI LANCASHIRE . LIVERPOOL . — Wed ., Lodges : St . George , Adelphi Ho ., Rauelaghplace ; Derby , Ma . Te . ; Lodges of Instruction : Tues ., Merchants , Ma , Te . ; Downshire , ' JO , Duke-st . ; Wed ., St . John's ,

90 , Duke-st . AVlGAN . —Ki & s ., Lodge : Antiquity , Royal . Ho ., Staudish-gate . Chapters , Liverpool : 3 Ion ., Friendship , Ma . Te . OXFORDSHIRE . BANBT / EY . —illoB ., Lodge : Cherwell , Red Lion Ho . OXFORD . —Wed ., Apollo University , Ma . Ha . CHITTING HOMOS . —Thurs ., Bowyer , White Hart Ho . [ This information is extracted from the " Universal Masonic Calendar , " and brethren who may detect any inaccuracies are respectfully requested to communicate the same to the Editor . ]

To Correspondents.

TO CORRESPONDENTS .

* -g * All Communications to be addressed to 19 , Salisburvstreet , Strand , AV . C . DNAIXO . —Letter with copy safe to hand . The seal is being engraved . HONG KONG . —We are much obliged for your letter and the book accompanying it . AVe shall avail ourselves of your offer , but with the reservation you mention .