The Express.
London, England, 1852-10-19 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY
AND MUSEUM.

LIVERPOOL, MONDAY EVININO.
This Aerates* the doors of the Free Public Li-
beery and Masora were thrown open to the inhabitants of
ldeespel ; the ceremony of ramaration having taken
pine in the forenoon, at which Thomas Littledale, Esq.,
FWilliam Brown, Esq., M.P. • Thomas Thornely,
ia.r.; and Charles Turner, Esq.:M.P., were present,
took part In the proceedings.
At elute o'clock a procession, thosisting of the sayer,
aldermen, and town councillors, started from the Tows-hall
through Castle. street, Lord-streot, Church-street, and Bold-
,to the new library in Slater-street ;on arriving at
which, Mr. Councillor hetes, chairman of the library ear
mitre*, met the civic authorities. and conducted them
t`7.7411 t'a,2ing. After • brief inspection of 1/M
library, reading-room, iset Itio.ente, the atti4oisited ceelb
piny returned I. the large hall of the institution, where
The Marna earned the meeting in a neat speech, cam'
misdating his fellow-townsmen on the auspicious
of this institution upon St. Luke's Day, a day
the annals of Liverpool, was rendered memorable fn the
contests which wire merit d on in the election of chief seer
leisure, but which would be rendered far more glorious Muse
future annals of the town as the day on which a Free Public
Library end Mumma was opened to the whole of the ham-
bitants. (Cheers.) The selection of the day was there-
fore • happy oue, as commemorative of emulation is the
pleasing work of providing for public progress in mental
and moral improvement. It had been asked, why do you
provide libraries for the poorer erases, when so many of
them are incapable of using its advantages ? The reply
was that those who did use them were the means of spread-
ing
knowledge, and thereby eradicating ignorance ammo
their class ; and mechanics who had themselves found the
benefit of knowledge would make soy sacrifice rather thin
their children should be without it. (Cheers.) Reading
was the power of getting at the opinions and arguments ut
others; and those arguments which were sound would ulti-
mately predominate. An institution like this, then, would
do much to counteract the influence of those subversive
pamphlets whose only recommendation ma their cheap-
ness. This was but the mminencement of a such larger
establishment ; steps would be taken to have the maseum
rendered worthy of the town by • proper sad just invest-
ment of them funds which were at the disposal of the am
poratioa, and which could not be better deviated than to
the promotion of the intellectual advancement of the
His Warship concluded, amid hearty cheering, by
on Mr. Paton, chairman of the library committee.
Mr. Pieroti, who was also loudly applauded, gave nal
eloquent description of the commencement, progress, led
completion of the undertaking. Public libraries, In she
served, were in themselves no novelty, for ever rose the
revival of learning in Es inetinetises Ibrahim& with
large collections of books had bow ems Ar=emd of
students ; but the present MN.
The time had gone by whea=t- the emissive
patrimony of the rich, and wow lbw* was a craving thirst
fur knowledge among all dame of the people. (Loud
cheers.) Whether that krona*, which they should ob-
tain was wholesome or maim Pet depend in a great
degree upon those who have the direction of the public',
funds, to the formation of refined tastes and elevating pur-
suits. lie (Mr. Picton) had first brought the subject of
establishing a free public library in Liverpool under the
mace of the council in April, 1850, s hen • committee was
appointed to inquire into the matter. That committee'
reputed in favour of his plan, but the program of the
scheme was retarded for a time in consequence of
the want of suitable premises, and from other adverse sir
cutastances. In the following year, however, an impetus
wee given to tke development dem proposition by the late
Earl of Derby having bequeathed to the town his valuable
collesetheas in natural history, on condition that a public
messes and free library were united with them. The
:I=f :is munificent bequest could nut be lost, and
ass eensequiWy held with the present
noble met, MO the view efamweleg the choice collection
fur the teem For this present premises, for-
merly bourn as the Usft Mumma, were purebred by
the supoostioa, togedaw with • plass of land adjoining,
upon *WM= OZIONdet mbir la the other building has
since beam math is tbs gerront. An association had
been Email Irg ths lemitewasß, with power to raise funds
to bon is lie pareksee of books. From this
they bsee weesived 1,3801. 2s. 10d., sad the
library puma mutates 10,000 volumes. Many valu-
able boehe have been purred by the Liverpool :Li-
brary, MIN eldest literary institution in th town;;
and the Desmatie illeisiy ham demeni the
of • milk pedbeimese et the libssiee Mpg leer-
Wises MIMI& 'swim Mlles poems poir, the mu.
selitee MIMI to add 4Afa more volumes to the New ;
lIIL semise la bend, 6,7441. had been eepaded,
m et
gmwthoml ill which had bee. contributed to
lie fade dile meedalea, of which lir. T. B. Donlan
were damn. (Cheers.) By the meant act, the
semi bed power to kvy • ra •of a Is the pound
is Ihe sWiesi' tilt* Free Library, Kamm,
wad the Gardena, sad he (Ile. Piston) was sere
that If It me easseeary to levy the eats it would be
eletsarbavveld. (Aggionse) Mr. Pillow this paid a
t=intafallsMs to thrill sesperatiem, havinglaid the
fif the roma estate bred* NM wall; the
I ream gememelea had te
gird the pauses& of that
estate, andarelleke le MONIS god oreamentung
the towns useful pills buildings they
would at Ile sum thee lemirt the leseltheal sea theses to
the shade of wretellwieth Bet them tow merely
physical matters ; they meet et the us dm 'gnaw
the taste and inform the Wads of the pipb. lelheors.)
Myriads were looking up to than is loiMmation
mad kistruction whisk It wee new le &dr power
to Wpm. They hold the keys of beeilleip, led now
threw epee the Mew ef se inedleNsa whim posy cow,
whatever his contlitieu, myths body eater eel theemensi
with the meat spidle ef the pas—widtlll=mad
Mates, Bare, Newton, sad • best ef other
well as with living cadres. In sash studies, If they re-
solved no ether , the eaniset b• taught Ith
silky ; MMus .eaw ea Mem bee eroweing Ms.
seem far the msrethe henna mind won imbued wawa*
ef a scenic Mute, la, helm was R Med le mins baths
el a raid aster. shentag.) AMt web k re-
gard to the Mare. Mir antirmetleara preemie veld
to that** AIM the shame
lairrelig=lto repletion ;1.41 had some, la bead we
erre mimesis, bat WOO Mielharl be seem. There won
18,7110matespesilamst mis ia the Dolby Memzersz of whisk
were sed yet
&ma wry minshie pigmiesMask bud Mee been pew st
•
the library, elfish le hoped le ass teem the Ma-
statism fir • Obey ef art worthy of
(Cheers.) Peetwp it would be mid, why ariti:evirril;
larger Wiliam P That was • @Menet which met le:z
Uelliwith maths. It would be win to e
aphis mead set seed them; sod en fretaie a
we emethwei sessistendial ffSli the brindles m •
..deem seals, be helped to see the day whom •
be
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thin line was not dielson--=
rtseillasawn would empire &Win a unliersity, end mew
tally be as dhileyekbed ilterateee, selers,' ineet
as she new we dm her messes is semasees.
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W only to won lt, seed it wail be deal. Let WYNNIMM"
Amine, leek te her Werth ; lee lirewould be
et the heed ef nosy pantheist Mara is ImWhillies d thlr
asters. (Proweelled deader)
Mr. W. Hamm, ILP., net calloused the mesithg.
said be was peeled te be Mr. Phase foembefow what
wee Is be the fame el this inethashm, sail semi that
the pipe. wen Mailed te the oil sispeestihemsa f bar*
NAlNsimp hielsame le eine biker era quasar
of the eteles. DotOm we ether meths I. whom they
nem indebted, as well ea the empeselhm—they "see in.
derail tee. Arebbiasp el Clealethany emilegfer Onmsa
to Hellsed te led eat the emir ef sweable type. ea be-
✓m
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seeded. These anal& led km the MOM et lb*
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te me the beeseedis shaky %threw lAieupd mai
Iftweireler to irestsatiens of Oh kind, end Iteedlis whited
maims to ell es& seer.
meet.iaCam.g,sad TvawasP.,nMigN_ Mew ed
.P.,
by Th theeemes
brlellynestiremed tha
the Rev.
ndia Dr. Hams Mr. thered /M
allyem • ilsZ:
Meek, Ise. et thi Limpet Or Omer*, sad
ether Mgr Mil& a vote of tbsehs INN pared
tote= sins le Mr. Pigeon eel the semthee ; and
the ialtielegy Peredigs tersiested.
Maly bombe& of lespeststie perms ailmweris third
the Libor, sad M the spiels, of whisk is as era
ia the history et

Quzertos.—At tit* present

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vigorously esti se widdy as if sours wen knows about
it : the zperimeale awl evilesee es nerd aro *awed,
sad time memo a ihystities to sn hook ids the oil says
eves sormipt the Illehogslilms %woe Oismisieues It
is Is be bevel tbsy with UM mint is what they en shout
tole. We have teethel, at we rid lett wok a weestisr
of assausteatiose ou the ortNost. One of the aletimels
wthlt have bets teadeliteLeigestele eft new system
am mosisiess is the Ida *mew Isidte,
esi labia Me 44•thErt emu the drain-
lie7pilla be dipped ; bet seedy le set sulltioat Noss,
eaypsils. the peat eel et mail dodo is other
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whoa yeeporly wed
pima, he &missing pine iris white
seal Worry the teem et awe awl while Immeout, sad
suillethellog a seselsess l seseyeesle, iamb it may
deempodag Ile. dewier lit !MONO) eve, NA Mill et Me
esesiteess per. IN see set by ray mass
the append et pipet of the misirses sits preeelsweitelet
Wm. landig the aeoleillea to wbkh is owed
thee. mg the isetaveslosee that ham wow. Our be•
thaties, herder, hole sei:Ves weal Meth of the
emlismetles of them by Gni the erthies of ouch
mem as night peevest seeseestes el etsyleje agl-
ow hie boom& r se. Is yells* yeselee, laY
less mesa Mho of pip moan sal leek% eir smaller
des, emir the team et the *es olosi~seere, *as
aimed to se et the time. our Is the yaw, emeilest- Bat
err hum set that the beim wen isisithstihr their Wl-
wthrituAreso. bat the they would WI rise aosiiesto to
mum Ihkie, have proved am/ea. llr Mthis
time se see set wore
this
say iselleitsey. The etil mite
the ell gam sal this le as Imparleat yeiat boa is
*isteusedibserbtlaelsre delayed the tese of the
to we an elle/ies amid rem
The Nei emo es neer{ solos the met osteasealimay
Whistles wee bares, is se easalustve aphid the ape-
sm el seem. that it demo&MA spin to &no it.—
The llifiNft.