The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1871-02-18 00:00:00

REPOIIT FOS 1870.

MIMBERS.—The Librarian's book shows that 40 annuli
mad 62 quarteily menthero, waiting a total of 101, hare
sueseribed to the institution nuking the tetat year.

FINANCE.—Your committee ire again in the harpy pa-
aitiou of having to report a favodrable balance in tbe
handa uf the trea,urer. The mm of .£2O 10a 1,1 was
iipinglit forward from last A.:count, which. with £5l 2,
ltli received teem ail eth.r sourcea, makes the inceme
for the year 1:77 12a 11d. rite expenditure has been £l9
IN 10d, and tine balance to be carried forward to next
year £27 13a ld.

READING Rooms.—The following papers have be. 'n
supplied to the news-room. Dailies : The Times, Stand.
art, Daily News, Pall Mall Gazette, Birmingham Daily
Post, Birmingham Daily Gazette. Weeklies : Illastrated
London News, Illustrated Times, Punch, Fun, Judy,
Saturday Review' Worcestershire Chronicle, Worcester
Herald, Midland Counties Herald, Birmingham Journal,
The Herald of Peace, The Advertiser, The Observer,
The Alliance News, and Land and Water. And also the
following peridicals : Art Journal, Westminster Review,
Blackwood, Cornhill, Macmillan, and the Gentleman's
Magazines; All the Year Round, and Chambers's Jour-
nal.—Your eommittee again beg to thank the proprietors
of the Worcester Chronicle, the Midland Counties' Her-
ald, the Advertiser, and the Observer, for their respective
papers, and Mr, Charles Beavington for the Herald of
Peace.
LIBRAIT.•••••TOUr 001:11Ulittil• have mush pleasure in in-
forming you that the funds have permitted an expendi-
ture of ZS upon the library daring the past year, which
has resulted in an increase of 96 volumes of useful books.
The total issue for the year has been 1,512, beings small
decrease against the previous year. The following peri-
odicals have also been bound up and placed upon the
shelves: Three years' numbers of the Art Journal, S of
the Cornbill Magazine, 5 of All the Year Round 7 of
' Chambera's Journal, I of the Gentleman's Magazine, and
ft of Blackwood's Magszine.—Your committee beg to
mention that Mr. Buckler undertook to re-catalogue the
library, which he accomplished to the satisfaction of
your committee, and for which they beg to tender him
their thanks.

CLassits.—A class for the study of mathematics and
elementary science, has been conducted by J. C. A.
Scott, Esq., with a fair attendance, and the pupils have
shown a considerable amount of aptitude. Mr. Scott
has also conducted a class for the study of English liter-
ature, in which the following subjects have been read
with discussion and elucidation: Shakespeare's "Mac-
beth," Milton's "Sampson Agonistes," and the Sixth
Book of Dryden's translation of "The (Eneid," of Vir-
gil. This class has also been fairly well attended, as also
an elementary class conducted by Mr. Eastlske.—The
thanks of the Institution are due both to Mr. Scott and
Mr. iaatlake, for their kind services in connection with
the several classes.

PENNY BAWL—Your committee are pleased to report
that the children of the town still make good use of this
department of the Institution. According to the yearly
statement made up to 3011 k September last, the sum of
£31.3; Oa 4d hail been received, and £379 is 3d repaid;
and a balance of .£127 Ils 7d was then standing in the
Post 0111ce Savings Bank, to the credit of the depositors.
The secretary of the bank also reports an increasing
number of depoiritore.

MI6OZLLANIOI7II.—Your eommittee have to report thst
the loan of £l5O to the Stourbridge Railway Company
has been renewed to the Great Western Railway Com-
pany for five years, at 41 per cent, per annum.—As usual,
a deputation from the Associated Institutes attended the
annual meeting of the South Staffordshire Association,
which was held at Sinethwick, in the month of October.
—Your committee have thought it expedient to direct
the Times newspaper to be filed, and which may be in-
spected by members on application to the Librarian.

Orrick as roe TES YIAR 1871.—President, the Right
Hon. Lord Lytteltou ; Vies-Presidents, W. 0. Foster,
H. W. IL Foley, Esq., C. E. Swindell, Esq., U.K.
Ilerrison. Esq., B. Brooke, Esq., Y. Evens, Esq., J. C. A.
Stott, Req., E. B. Marten, Esq., and the Revs. I). Ha-
Finnic and J. Riehards. Comminee : Mews. J. Buck-
ler. J. Parrett, J. Bari" H. Hughes, R. Murton, W.
' Squire*, G. Harlan. J.P. Ilisehley, J. Allsop, E. Brasier.
sod S. James. Tamers : Mr. J. Taylor. Secretaries:
Mr. C. Evers rile;. T. Wall. Librarian : Mr. H.
If ew-
.-The pr vice-presideate, treasurer, sod
secretaries are members of the committee ex-qfecio. The
committee meet on the Bret Tharaday in every month at
I eight o'elsek