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Ealing.—A rapidly growing suburb to the west, on gravelly soil. The common lies high, and is one of the breeziest spots to the west of London. Rents rather above the average. From Paddington (17 min.) , 1st, 1/-, 1/6; 2nd -/9, 1/- ; 3rd, -/6.

East India United Service Club, St. James’s-square.— Consists of gentlemen who are or have been commissioned officers in Her Majesty’s or the East Indian army or navy; members of the Indian civil, ecclesiastical, or medical services; judges of a high or civil court; members of a legislative council; or law officers of government in India. The members elect, and more than one black ball in ten excludes. The “entrance donation” Is £30, and “library donation” £1; subscription, for home members, £8 8s., absentee members, £1

Ecclesiastical Commissioners, 10, Whitehall-place, S.W.—Hours 10 to 4 . NEAREST Railway Station, Charing-cross (Dist. & S.E.); Omnibus Routes, Whitehall, Strand, and Victoria- street; Cab Rank, Horse Guards.

Edgware.—A dull little village on the north, lying low and on clay. Rents moderate. From King’s-cross (46 min.), 1st, 2/7, 2/8; 2nd, 1/1, 1/10; 3rd, -/10. 

Edgware Road is the great north-western road. It starts from the west end of Oxford-street, and leads past Maida-vale, St. John’s Wood, and Kilburn to Hendon, and so north. It has much traffic, and is celebrated for the cheapness of its shops. About four miles from the Marble Arch lies the “WelshHarp,” a great place in summer for parties in vans, bean-feasters, and other pleasure-seekers.—NEAREST Railway Station, Welsh Harp, on the Midland line. 

Edmonton—Clay, flat country, lies north. Rents moderate. From Liverpool-street (37 min.), 1st 1/1, 1/8; 2nd -/11, 1/4; 3rd -/9, 1/1

Educational Societies.— The following are the principal Educational Societies, with their objects and terms of subscription, according to official returns furnished at the Editor’s request by their respective secretaries. The societies omitted are those from which his request for information has failed to elicit any reply:
LADIES’ HIBERNIAN SCHOOL SOCIETY, 267, Vauxhall-bridge-road—Subscription (no information). Object: Founded in 1823 for the scriptural education of the female children in Ireland.
NATIONAL EDUCATION UNION (instituted in 1869 “For securing the primary education of every child by judiciously supplementing the present system of National Education”), 19, Warwick-street, Cockspur-street. — Subscription: Supported by voluntary contributions. Object: To promote and sustain religious teaching and voluntary schools.
NATIONAL SOCIETY FOR WOMEN’S SUFFRAGE, 64, Berners-st, Oxford-street. — Subscription: A subscription of any amount entitles a person to be a member for one year. Object: To obtain for women who are householders and ratepayers the power of voting for the election of Members of Parliament.
SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING FEMALE EDUCATION IN THE EAST, 267, Vauxhall-bridge-road. Subscription (no information). Object: To afford scriptural and useful education to the women and girls of Asia and Africa. Established 1834.
TEACHERS’ TRAINING AND REGISTRATION SOCIETY,  1, Queen-street, Brompton-road. – Subscription: Annual £1 1s.; donation of £25 entitles to life membership. Object:  To create and maintain a high standard of professional qualification in teachers of schools above the elementary. There is in connection with the society a training college for high grade female teachers at Skinner-street, Bishopsgate-street.
WOMEN’S EDUCATION UNION, 1, Queen’s-st, Brompton-rd.--- Subscription: 10s. 6d. per annum with the journal. £1 1s. per annum entitles the members to receive all papers of the Union. A donation of £10 10s. constitutes life membership. Object: To improve the education of women of all classes.
YOUTHS’CHRISTIAN INSTITUTE, 48 and 49, Long-acre.— Subscription: 8s. to 12s. per year. Object: The social, mental, and religious improvement of young men. 

Egham.—A quiet little country place, not particularly lovely in itself, but within walking reach of the picturesque country about Windsor, Virginia Water, and Sunningdale. It is also close to Runnimede, and is by some supposed to take its name from the numerous eyots (Anglo-Saxon Ege, an island) which here interrupt the course of the Thames. Good head-quarters for anglers. Rents moderate. From Waterloo Loop (1h. 5m.), 1st, 3/8, 5/6; 2nd, 2/6, 4/0; 3rd, 1/9, 3/3.

Egyptian Hall, Piccadilly.—This building has long been celebrated for excellent entertainments, such as those of Albert Smith, Artemus Ward, and “Mrs.Brown.” For some years the principal hall has been successfully occupied by Messrs. Maskelyne and Cooke’s Entertainment. The exhibitions of pictures and drawings known as the “Dudley” also take place here. NEAREST Railway Station, St. James’s. park; Omnibus Routes, Piccadilly and Regent-street Cab Rank, Albany. 

Electric Light.—The electric light first practically introduced into London by Mr. Hollingshead at the Gaiety Theatre, has been made, during the last few months, the subject at a great number of experiments both public and private. Of the former the most important has been that on the Thames Embankment where the great width of, and the entire absence of all extraneous light from shop windows or public houses on either hand, enabled the rival systems of gas and electricity to try their strength against each other on equal terms. On the conclusion of the period allotted to the first experiment the Board of Works decided upon continuing it on a somewhat larger scale, and an additional length, of the Embankment parapet has accordingly been supplied with electric burners. The principal experiment elsewhere was on the Holborn Viaduct, also a very excellent situation, with the same advantages as those possessed by the Thames Embankment. It would, perhaps, be well to essay the experiment under other conditions, and try the effect of the electric light along-side of the ordinary shop window; but up to the date of our going to press this had not been done. The chief private experiments have been, externally at the Gaiety Theatre, and at the Regent-street establishment of the London. Stereoscopic Company—the latter with one of the old-fashioned machines in use by the company for photographic purposes for the last twenty years—and internally at Messrs. Shoolbreds and the Albert Hall, whore the Good Friday performance of the Messiah was given under its light. At the two former of these places it understood to be established en permanence. Meanwhile the gas companies have been stimulated by the appearance of this formidable rival into showing what can be done by means of gas when expense is not made one of the principal considerations. The first demonstration of the illuminating powers of the old familiar extract of coal was made on the Waterloo bridge-road, and created quite sensation among the panic-stricken shareholders, who began to think that if the vestries could but be induced to open their purses there might be hopes of keeping p some sort of dividend after all. Some months later the experiment was repeated on a still more effective scale at the southern end of Regent-Street, where the new lamps really showed an amount of illuminating power which might fairly satisfy the most exacting. And a few months later still a yet higher brilliancy was achieved at Westminster. The question is now therefore simply one of cost. One would imagine that this would not be a very impossible question to solve. But London has not yet found its Haussmann.

Elephant and Castle Theatre, New Kent-road.— Burned down 15th March, 1878; rebuilding. NEAREST Railway Station, Elephant and Castle Omnibus Routes, London-road, Walworth-road, New Kent-road and Newington-causeway; Cab Rank, St. George’s-road.

Eltham.—Fairly pretty country and healthy, but being much built over; lies south-east. Rents about average. From Charing cross (37 min.), Cannon-street (27 min.), 1st, 1/10, 2/9; 2nd, 1/4, 2/3; 3rd, -/10, 1/6.

Enfield.—On the north side of London. A large, straggling place, covering over 1,200 acres of ground, and with a large choice of houses of very various sizes and descriptions. Rents moderate. From Liverpool-street (40 min.), 1st 1/8, 2/6; 2nd, 1/3, 1/10; 3rd, -/11, 1/3. King’s-cross (17 min.), 1st 1/4, 2/3; 2nd, 1/-,1/8; 3rd, -/9, 1/3

Envelope Addressers.— G. S. SMITH & Co., 220, Gresham House, Old Broad-street, EC. 7s. 6d. per 1,000 HORNCASTLE’S CENTRAL ADVERTISEMENT OFFICES, 61, Cheapside, 7s. 6d. per 1,000. STAFF & CO., 2, Soho-square, W.C 5s  per 1,000. N. SYMONS, 45, Essex-street, Islington, N., 3s. 6d. per 1,000.—(See also COMMISSIONAIRES.)  

Epping.—An old fashioned country town. Soil, deep clay and very rich: lies about north-north east at the farther extremity of Epping Forest. Situation high and air fresh and bracing. From Fenchurch-street(1h. 24m.), Liver pool-street (1h 10 min.), 1st 2/11, 4/3; 2nd, 2/1, 3/2; 3rd, 1/5 ½ ,  2/3.  

Epsom.—A dull little place for fifty-one weeks in the year, with a sharp fever-fit in the “Derby week”, the two great races of the Derby and Oaks being then run on the Downs above the town. (See TURF.) Rents about the average From London Bridge (49 min); Victoria (1h. 11m.); Waterloo (34 min.), 1st, 2/3, 3/0; 2nd,. 2/6; 3rd, 1/2, 1/9, 2/2.

Erith.—Pretty and healthy except for those to whom the close neighbourhood of the river is objectionable. Lies east. Fair headquarters for yachtsmen. Rents moderate. From Charing-cross (1h. 4m) 1st, 2/6, 3/9; 2nd 1/10. 2/9; 3rd 1/4, 2/3; Cannon-street (54 min.) 1st, 2/3, 3/3; 2nd 1/8, 2/6; 3rd, 1/4, 2/-

Eton and Harrow Club, 3, Pall Mall-east.—This club is solely for gentlemen who have been educated at either Eton College or Harrow  School. Entrance fee, £8 8s.; annual subscription, £4 4s. 

Euston Station, Terminus of the London and North-Western Railway, on the north side of Euston-square, through the middle of which a road has now been cut, leading directly from the Marylebone-road to the great gate of the station. This latter, however, is not intended—or, at all events, used—as a means of ingress, which must be sought at the smaller gate at the eastern end of the square. The station itself is split in two by a huge hall; in the farther left-hand corner of which as you enter is the refreshment department. On either side is a booking-office, with a corresponding departure platform. The porters will tell you in which of these offices to take your ticket. The two hotels of the company — Euston and Victoria—lie on the opposite side of the street, between the station and the square. -NEAREST Railway Station, Gower-street; Omnibus Routes, Hampstead-rd, Euston-rd, and Old St. Pancras-rd; Cab Rank, In Station. 

Excelsior Working Men’s Club , 51, Kensington-park-rd, Notting Hill.—Has for its object to provide instruction for its members in useful branches of knowledge. Three black balls to exclude in a full committee, and two if only eight are present. No election to take place when less than six are present on committee. Subscription, 3d. weekly; entrance fee, 1s.; rules and card, 3d.; and one week’s subscription in advance. 

Exchequer and Audit Department , Somerset House Strand, W.C—NEAREST Railway Station Temple; Omnibus Route, Strand; Cab Rank, Catherine-street. Hours 10 to 4. The department is subdivided into the Directing Branch and the Examining Branch. There is also a third, the Chancery Audit Branch, in Chancery-lane, W.C.