The Express.
London, England, 1852-11-25 00:00:00

MARYLEBONE FREE LIBRARY.

Yesterday, a meeting was held in the Marylebone
Court House fur the purpose of promoting the establish.
ment of a free library in this large and populous district,
Mr. OLIVIIIILA, ALP., in the chair.
The Caen/gem said title in the efforts which he was
making to establish a freo public and lending library in
Msrylebone he was solely actuated bye feeling of philan-
thrope and good. will towards the people, and neither reli.
pious nor political feelings should be allowed to have any
part in the consideration of the subject. (Hear, hear.) It
was desirable that persons who were either legislators or
I possessed of property should come forward for the purpose
lot improving the condition of the working classes. All per-
sons were agreed on the wisdom and justice of instructing
the people. Public free libraries were one means of pro-
, moting this object. The act of 1&50, introduced by Mr
Ewan, enabled corporate bodies having a population of
1,000 inhabitants to tag themselves—the consent of two-
thirds of the ratepayers being previously obtained—for the
purpose of establishing and maintaining free public libra-
ries. That act did not apply to such plants as Maryle•
bone, which had no corporation. But he found a strong
disposition there to support his views amongst the wealthy
and the trading classes. (Hear, hear.) The vestry and the
members for the borough, and the rector, Dr. Spry were
desirous of promoting this object. The Bishop of fasndon
gave it his support, ands liberal contribution of 20 guineas.
(Hear, bear.) It had also met with the countenance and
, support of Prince Albert, from whom the following letter
had been received through Colonel Phipps :
" Windsor Castle, Nov. 20, 1862.
"Bir,—l have received the commands of his Royal High-
ness the Prince to inform you that his R •yal Highness will
very willingly become the patron of the Marylebone Free
Library, as the first institution of the kind established in'
the metropolis.-1 have the honour to be, sir, your humble
servant, "C. B. Pmt.'s."
. . . .

It he'd also received the countenance of the I)gko of
Newcastle end of Lord Brougham—the latter of whom
suggested that the working classes themselves should take
a prominent pert in its management. (Hear, hear,) It had
also been encouraged by Lord Portman, the Duke of Port-
load, and Mr. Walpole Byre, who, as was well known, were
the two groat leaded provisos is the district. They
would soft dm oldest debar a ram of the land or
Orin it es moderate Moms (Bar, bur.) The inhabi-
tants of the ether sastespilass ism& were watching
disr proesedip with a dew of lieliswise the example of
Ilmrplebso% It essiesdul is eanying ant its object, and he
tint Mr. Ambit= bad Rims mities of a motion, to
trbeirovsgbasi here dime Cannes Oeosell of London, with a
*miler objets. One the goad ante et this institution
would be to Was MeWe closely mistime die different clime
of society and to promote the isseseledge and civilisation of
all. (Chem.)
' The CiiAtararr than stied an Sir B. HALL to propose
the drat remission, but be desilsed to do se es the ground
that be bad firmed a delsemisseisa set W repose any
reasisties tar heal puevoese, bolos of "labs Wt in all
these mos Yr mormiest *said WOmite with she lahabi •
taste of Ile dieleiet timselost.

Mr. Swims, LP., Maw bees called at, add that he
quits estounreed with his his. Mead that these mesessets
bad better seems with the parithissois dosselves,
but the elgesdes of his bee. bleed Mg not spree with
equal fano le_ Mee, se he did met weepy the suss paths
as his Ma. Mead. Tire years cop he latredesed the
east le tibia the his dolman relaned, sad he AM se S-
oma be so dist shwa say town is the amilass pea.
seised tree Mewls accessible to all, sad he imbed that his
own woomosy shield be resisted of suds advaalegia. It
Las=t alina
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sale Ur= or,iwtse=lleta. mad te
te be dly Se emend
leeks width they seal' oat ham he rusk sem limited
'Mirka (Hess, bear.) Mahe the swam of his set •
public library sad museum was seldile fn W
wide& swenetied edadrably. Mad the Peel PeaksigiS
I. althea was etteldlehed. mad them
sad issiing s fitht Ia leheeped
labile sal lesdlngMem sad assima was la lessees of
thessides Now, U the peel* of flaryfaboso sal ether
=bald* We. la the muse realties ebbed he see the
et the Pula Meads AS eaaaded. ael le has
dee lthreebs stabilthede sad disk passeamey asemed,
they awld *sly Sears these adsaleges br • speatemeas
mresseat ea the part of the me, and this
the mesbers et the 'violators, aelleg by their
lesphatles, wadi mamma to meseeplith Sok 'dam
The hea. reatlesses 'nimbi by seam the Nimbi is
Wades :—" That is is peeeffeity peeps mil aid& that
=sad prtas dthalskilessiesegiestsrjr within 141,
du salsa, together with essay wheat UMW Zrabli
sad obis ame is circumscribed, amid est sa exam* of
estribMet he the Waists' sad morel Wanda. of the
Cby the iseehliimeat of her Mleadas for the work-
elesess."
0. On.z. email& the rwalalka. The eldest of this
mintemeat was he seem veleshis sad 11111114 1•111111118 tie•
be the artisans aid weelting deem, whe 114161 the sass
useful ramieseef theeemmaeit,l sad se • rat tree
library had swessided I. fisooksofoo,fle bqd it wadi
aloe sassed la Merylabws. ethalithassat of sash am
Methods& would Mess sa he the Mary of the
sad wield be the mem of Minim ea llama of mural
sad latasetual good. the swabs of whisk It MOM be dlf.
Math he -'salmi. TW mosed he bin% be • week Meath
limperethe assemity thehe weerattyeall it wee oat
seasesplished. Wee, beer.) It wee wsehr better thetas
artisan should be basmated is bb art, thet'ba *sold has
the /NM of mese la the bath of isapiratisa sr of edema
than that he sheeldle seat swway la igeorsase. (Niara
Mr. ItHowau. said **Mae the isektlia was pot
he wbhed, as a ratepayer of the pile. Is a her wards,
Ile rejoiced that there wee • pergeeS of g as is-
stitution like that whisk they wen met he presete. They
had hitherto no institution la the stria by mesas of which
the poorer class of the Shalthests mobil pesos say *dr
maim. (Hear, her.) Iflleryishase lea dist me of
the education of the pegolailea width it aught to you leas
and which it had net dews. dome oathd sot have bee& se
I■lloll poverty in the pal& Meer, bear.) If the pee*
were educated se they ought le be, that Mueslis would
has even an effect ea the leglelature of the country, end,
therefore, on the while mdse. He was glad, however,
that ern at this late jaded • amber of gentlemen had re.
solved to come forward he Stead and support the institution
of • free library. Bat be Mop* to tell the meeting that it
would not do at presto lle make say rata in the parish
for this purpose, because the pereeldel rates ware already so
heavy that the inhabitants aril net well support any
further taxation for however laudable an object. They
were afraid that what haggard with raped to the baths
and wishbone's would byre in this ens. The Inhabi-
tants were lazed to the amount of 31,01111. for baths and
weahhouses, sad if they were sold tomorrow, they would
not fetch more than 14,0001. (Hear.) When he should
tugger was that there shield be a large bill built in the
parish, where all the Madan* scald meet together, and
in connexion with this. • labile shed, where their
children could reran as geed es alusatis se they gave in'
Oxford. Ile should be SW le any est this
work, which was one in whisk sedum list ssibissi is 10.
Mr. Nit:IMLAY wished h knew whether the lessiation,
Harried in its present shape, pledged the labatioats to
the making of a rate foe the parries of sepparder the
institution. _

rid that ke did mot think the lasideties
so Osd the meeting, see wee It iateuded the* It &odd.
They Up* by voisalmsy sebseriyiisis le Mai ohs