The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-13 00:00:00

THE MANCHESTER FREE LIBRARY.

The Free Library completed the third yeu of its
existence on the sth Sept., sad this third I report or
Its working was laid before the city oonneil yesterday (Wed-
nesday). One or two facts respeetiog the banes of the
year are isteresting. The avenge daily Issue for the mitre
year is 496 volumes—from the reference department 222
volume, and from the lendisg department 273 volamee
daily. The issues et the year jut ended show • gradual,
theegh inconsiderable increase la each department, as will
be seen by the following coreperatiee table :
leases in
pien
Reference g Agermate Airs=
Team Derertmest. Dertmeet. Issas. I.
144-1832-3
11-12214
11-11134-5 ...... 14,281

Told 19999... 191,919 236,1120 434,139 476
Another table shows the member of house in sash of the
siz elegem of books in whisk the library is arranged daring
*ask of the three years:

1171111131C0
leaned in leaned In breed In leseedia
lit Tees 24 Year Sd Tear Three
Clem 185741. 16534. 1854-5. Teem
1 d.
Pll=7ty . .
S llietery 28,844 20.518 18,847 81,7218
4 Polities mad Contatree 2,218 1,898 3,609 8,11311
1 Bermes and Atte .... 8,8111 8,578 9,279 23,478
6 Literature and Poly.
grapy 54,517 30,802 31,730 KIM
Veen 61,058
IMMO DIP• 171111...
Vol.. Ward in
lst year, 11614.
1,180

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1116678

1111,911

1 =i
I MINT — 22,317
4 Pada and Commas as 439
a Mama and Ads 9.419
11 119wala9 and Polyinwhy 47,181

Yob. Weed is
Sri per, 16444.
1,113

TotaL
—Manelssekr Grardien

77,232

X 715
4,$U
55,921

61,891

The gunboat flotilla for next year's Campaign in
the Baltic will be commanded by Captain the Hon. H.
Heppe' (Commodore), Captain George Elliott, Captain
Ye',erten, and Captain Hey.
BEDFORD LITERARY SOCIETY.-0E Tuesday even.
big, by the invitation from the managing committee of this
ostilety, Mr. Jobs 8. Trelawny delivered a 'gators to its
members, at the Assembirrooss, on the " Kailas of de la
Rochefosmald." There was a good medium, many persons
attending, less perhaps on sooosat of their special interest in
the lessons of the profound and cynical Frenchman, they to
chew their respect for the lecturer, who so spiritedly con-
tested this borough at the election of a sueosseor to the late
Mr. Hoary Stuart. The lecturer having been introduced by
Dr. Herbert Barker, a vice-president of the society, proceeded
to give a brief account of the life of La Rsoliefoncauld, re-
marking that to write the biography of the man would be to
compile • history of his times, so mach was be mixed up with
the principal political affairs of the period. Mr.Trelawny then
took up mess of the well-known " Maxims," and offered
genialness spots them, many of which appeared to WI
forcibly ea the audience, judging from the rossifestatioss
applause that were given. Some of the illustratints sad
applications of the maxims were very striking, and the
review of the philosophy of the French school of the period
showed great acuteness. Oa the whole, the lecture was
very interesting, aid formed • valuable addition to the
winter programme provided for the society. At the tousle-
aloe, the chairman on behalf of the committee tended his
cordial thanks to the lecturer.
ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONL—The following
members of the seller, having undersea* the necessary
olassolations, were admitted licentiates in midwifery at
the meeting of the board as the lltb last. :—Mesers. Hooey
Watson. Louebboroseb, Leicestershire ; Ashton Godwin,
Broseptou John William Greenwood, Ciente, Yorkshire ;
Gritlith Richard Jenkins, Cordless ; Charles Smith Halm,
Bromptos ; Charles Edward Busircy, Ombenley, Worms-
tershire ; Henry Guard Howe. Heutish.town ; earl Jobs
Redhead, Sydney, New South Wales.
Tbs warsteaat paddle traasportTelr graph arrieadat
amnesia's.. on Tuesday. She is fitted a- for conveying
about 60 eactre, a few troops, end about 260 tees of light
stores. She is remarkably fast, for although her tonsagels
otlyBl9 tons beer engines are 460 horse power, and she is
admirably mied to convey detpate, or for
rapid
dustcart el and wounded troops.
CRYSTAL PALACIL-81fILLING DAY, DEC. 12.
Autiedeas ea lamest, 887 ; ditto by woes *lets, 18/%
total, 854; estrapowling day last year, 1,019.