7 MAY 1859, Page 11

An interesting lecture was delivered at the Royal Institution last

even- ing by Dr. Druitt, "On Houses in relation to Health," in which com- mon defects in the foundations, drainage, and ventilation of the dwellings of the poorer classes were shown to be the frequent and unsuspected cause of diseases for many years believed to be contagious.

At the Evening Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society on Mon- day next, the following papers will be read. 1. Notes on the Lower Danube, by Major Stokes, R.E., communicated by Captain R. Collinson, R.N., F.R.G.S. 2. Observatiorut on the Geography of Central Africa, by James M'Queen, Eeq., F.R.G.S.

3. Remarks on the " Seychelles," by Lyons M`Leod, Esq., F.R.G.S.