The Express.
London, England, 1860-10-19 00:00:00

LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 19, 1860.

COLLZOI, London. WINING
ctrinm—AL aim tor Isslrmetlon ta SPANISH will Ds
Sold TVIIIDAY and FRIDAY at 11 o'clock.
It. W. :ELI, DD., Principal

KING'S COLLEGE, London. EVENING
CLAJVUOS.-1 Clan for Instruction to DUTCH orill be bold
on MONDAY sad 1111/ DAY lIVININGS, a 8 o'clock.
A. W. INA rap., Prisolool.

ROYAL NATIONAL LIFEBOAT INBTI'FIT-
Tioic—nip Cometteee et thla Inettlotion eamertly
APPEAL to the publie for PECUNIARY AMISTANCE to ate
theta to feet the meat hem demands on the thatud tooth
el the eoelety. It his sot lee Web...ate some of width have
toyed this year Ile proem teen • watery va
11101A3 BA ROO,
THOMAA CHAPMAN, Deputy audrouto.
No. 14. Johoutroot, Adolph!, Oct., IMO.
BAshaao—lifters. Willi seed : Onlle mitt Co.: Ysatee
sod Co.. sad at the laehtution.

ST. JAMES'S THEATRZ, Kimihte_whA Bt.
James's. —Sete Lows and , Mr. ALTS.= WIGAN.
The public is remedially tat that this Timbre will bus
OP&NED in October, ander the management of Mr. ALYZND
WAN. The entertainment will consist of a new and
Comedy, In twos by Tom Taylor, by.. .In which s=
Alfred Wigan pear . and, the first time for twelve pm% a
Comic Talry Tale. by, J. R. ranch*, Req., called The Zing of
the PCSCOCIUL Scenery, drown and decorations engird; now.
Important alterations hays been made with a view to the com-
fort of the audience in all parts of the theatre,wilt* hes bees
thorwrighly cleaned and reatilated.—J. KIYIACII, holing Mb-
hastened Treasurer.

MADAME T USE AUD 'S EXHIBITION.
MEW ADDITION —A fall-length PORTAA/T MODEL
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ARGYLI, ROOMS, ,Windmill-street, Pima-
SW LL
fur the Winter Reason. for MOMS.
NADU CONOCIIIII, vtth odstratod band, estsktiabod ton
yams Omantod kg Nam lasnotta. Dancing at 10 o'clock.
Alastoba.

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—u to spool a pieraot evening. go
b the b=ll.• mat
. Le Ira Nor to Lodes, sod
the bat OONCIRT. Mamba (by retresesmai ticket) Id.—
Disttlas IBrys, Ills Gallaise. lbs.

WITDING and BIRTHDAY PRZBENTB.
RODRIGUES, 42, Plocaditly, 'WM/attention to his
STOCK of DEMS/NO CAMS, TRAVELLING DEM-
tiNTDISIAOS, DISPATCH 110IMI, Wilting Cases, Work
Jowol Cases, LaMar RETICULE sad CARRIAGE BAGSd
mieecrlatien . MEDIEVAL MOUNTED INVIIAME CAM,
ING-DOOKS, sad INKSTANDS se wake; Scent Caskets,
Nellina. sad Glove Dona the NEW PATENT ISELY-CUALEGI
DOOK-SLIDE, abo a choke variety of PLEOANCIPS sad
NOVELTIES suitable for PRISKSTATION, too various to
eaninerate- To lie had at HENRY RODRIGUIS 42, Piccadilly
two doom trent Illaekstlle-street.

nrAuguitArioN OP THE BROWN FREE
LIBRARY AND NUSICUM.

• LIVERPOOL, Tgreetriee.'
In spite of heavy rain and gloomy harassing
weather, the town of Liverpool wee as situated to-day en
the oismion of the holiday for the BrOVIII Libniry Mano-
rial= as we have ever seen at any previous festival, eves
who the Mies were mast propitious. At aa early hour
one aid coaches were moving about from all quarters of the
suburbs to various points where a good view of the proms.
aim could be obtained. All the shops in Liverpool and
Birkenhead were dosed, and across the principal Omen;
were impended festoons of flap. The shipping in the docks
and stream were gaily decorated also with bunting, the
foreign sneak hoisting Use flogs of their respective nations.
The new library itself was surmounted by elegant and catty
deestratione of flowers and flags, a detachment of volunteer
artillery with guns being stationed upon • vacant plot at
the aide of the building for olden( purposes. The clergy,
'Eighteens, members of the town council, and of the Mersey
Docks sad Harbour Board, and other invited poets met at
the Tows-hall at 10 o'clock, and then went in procession to
the library. The boys attached to the collegiate and the
other pahilic schools, in their light grey uniforms, and the
hips sit am. Conway training ship--smart handsome fellows,
few the 11104 part in blue naval dresses—excited a greet
deal of attention and interest, and were loudly cheered.
Tha "allele of the Majestic, the guardship now stationed is
the Memstommereellteldearith been, applause.
Artited at the library, the Conway boys, the sailors from
the Majestic, and the blue-coat and liduatrial school boys,
farmed pude '4 honour in frost of • platform, which had
bees erected for the aocomnsodation of Mr. Brows, the
Mayer, sad the leading guests, during the ceremony of head-
ing over the building to the public. Amongst thole present
as the platform were :—Lord lloughmin, the Lord Bishop
of Cheater, Sr It. Peel, the Rev. Dr. Raffles, Sir John
Mowing, Mr. Jam. Brown (of New York), Mr. W. Ewert,
M.P., Mr. T. B. Hornell, M.P., he. In spite of the heavy
rain, white indeed fell in such terrain that the speakers
were compelled to adjourn to the shelter of the portico,
=iit spectators were assembled, every point which
• view of the platform being escaped.,
mete to the summit of St. John's-church sod St.
Geier Akan. When opposite the library the volonteers—
wko,it abode' be mautimed, mustered on the occasion to
the nendier of about 5,000, and gave • opleudid and im-
peder character to the procession—filed off to their re-
'panne quartets.
Mir. W. BLOWS. is presenting the building which be had
feedeled to the town, spoke as follows :
Mr. Mayor, my Lords, Ladies, and Gentlemen,—When
I look around and see the immense amembly that has met
to rdebnde the opening of the Free Library and Museum
this day, it is a most gratifying spectacle. It shows the
=0 interest that is taken by the public in the provides
for putting invaluable treasures within tha
reach of those who have not the means of providing Jibes-
Ago for themselves. Although it was not contemplated by
me, when this building was cominemeed, that its usefulness
could be extended further then the library end museum,
fortanately it is not now limited to these objects alone.
The learned societies of this town namely, the
Chemists' Association, the Historic Society of lanes-
shim and Cheshire, the Polytechnic Society, the
Literary and Philosophical Society, and the Archi-
tectural
and Archeological Society, have applied ,
for such accommodation within theme walla as will,
from time to time, enable them to bring forward for Copse-
tion such models, new inventions, and discoveries in the
site aml sciences, or illustrations of antimuty, as may be
deemed worthy of public notice and useful for instruction. '
For these purposes ample accommodation has been found by
adding to the building soother large room with galleries. It
is important to have connected with this institution gentle-
men wham associations, judgment, thetas, and pursuits lest
them to appreciate and to promote the ads-adages of pro-
pels in the useful eta of life. I hope they will make good
um of the theatre by frequently giving lectures in it, and
imparting to others some of that knowledge which, by re-
searches, investigation, and study, they have thesuoelves ac-
quired. Having the co-operation of those gentlemen under
the manse roof with the library and museum will add to • the
value and usefulness of these estableinuente—not only to the
present but to future generations All gentlemen who
visited the library when in Dm -street must have been
struck with the large and constant attendance that they
found there of ear bird working and industrious chases,
in maned sad badly ventilated rooms. It created the
▪ cascading fat them more ample and boner
'mammals:hoe, which this building will, for • time,
afford ; but I look upon it ma merely the nucleus of much
lame premises that will be required to furnish the
neomery accommodation, as the taste for reading is bap.
pity on the increase. By act of parliament we are able
to collect about 6,0001. per annum for the support of the
Botanic Gardens sod the library and museum. I
should rather say the libraries, for there are two circu-
lating libraries connected with this centre, and the books
that are called for at those establishments are about 13,030
volumes per week. Our whole stock at precuts about
5,000 volumes, but peovsion is made here for 120,000 ;
and it is pleasing to observe that the class of books that
ere culled for is of • higher standard, and cal-
culated to afford i It is very honourable to
the readers that the books are takes care of and revs
lardy returned. There is scarcely au exception to this rule.
iNinsidering that this is one of the largest shipping ports In
the world, and that we have vessels trading to every part of
the earth, there are groat opportunities for adding to the
museum much that is valuable. Collections made by manses
of vessels, and other gentlemen, are frequently lost to the
public fur want of suitable places of safety to keep and pre-
serve them. This museum will furnish the means required.
Indeed, I look forward, not only to gifts of single ohhects,
but to many donations of whole collections already made, to
ostrich our stores ; and I am wire our curator will lose uo op-
portunity of impressing on all parties going abreact that their
aid in making collections will be highly appreciated.
The town is greatly indebted to Lord Derby for the
large and valuable collection of subject, of natural history
which he has presented to it ; and it is • source of
peat gratification to me that the museum united with
the library under this roof. I should also mention that
• very useful appropriation has been made for the
present at lout, of a part of the basement story, which
could not be made available for either the library or
museum, and which does not in the least interfere with
either. It arises out of the circumstances of the times. It
is used as a plies of deposit for the carbines of two com-
panies of Artillery Volunteers, sad also for four or eve
garrison gene to teach the men their drill. Those minnow
are diumagies, so far that they can never be used on the per
mines with gunpowder ; but they will instruct the men to
beadle them weapons to defend this library and other in-
stitution's of our ematry, should ever our soil be dessiested
by • forgive foe. By the library we will be enlightened and
informed bow the various nations of the earth are governed,
and every man who thinks at all, will be convimed that our
constitutional government is the best in the world, and that
when danger looms in the distance it is our duty to our-
selves, our country, and our Queen, to meet it. It must be
well understood that our policy u protective sad
not aggressive. We must all be much indebted
to the architect (Mr. Weightman) fur the exterior
beauty and chasteness of this structure, as well
ea
for the arrangements of its different apartments
for the purposes intended, and for the further socommo-
dation that he is making available for other Important
object' that suggested themselves as the building deemed.
I naturally feel much hatereeted that everything oommeted
with it should, as far as possible, be turned to the beet m-
enus; sad in this he cordially ou-operates. I should be
wanting in what is due to Mr. Weightman and my owe
feeling, if I did not take this opportunity of thanking him,
and saying that the Free Library does honour to his'
Waste and his judgment. I have hem looking forward for
some time to the present occasion' when everything con-
nected with this establishment would be placed under the
parental care of the corporation. That day has arrived,
and I have now the satisfaction of proclaiming that the
I library and the museum are open to my fellow-townsmen
sod others, be their religion or their polities what they
may. This is Retard ground. To see this building mese-
, crated to public good is most gratifying to m% and eon-
' summatesmy utmost wishes and deaues. 'Tops, Mr.
MayeAtiamrt deliver it over, for the perpetual be of
the and especially my fellowtownsaue ; earnestly
wishing prosperity, happiness, and every other
hlsoUg may attend you one and aIL
Mr. *min s speech was followed by loud cheerios, which
was tam up by the spectators outside, and succeeded by •
ef artillery.
dilier LT" is acknowledging the gift on the pert of the
aldermen sad to tender their
thanks fora m=soge'wblTtedwas uuparalleled. gritun!
gratulated Mr. Brown upon the completion of • work which
had occupied so much of his time and anxious attention, and
expressed • hops that he might long be spared to see the
fruit of his labours and beeevolesee in the idolater's de-
rived by the dung preratioa. In conclusion, the Mayor
meseeted to Mr. Brows a gold medal, the gift of the cor-
poration, bearing upon one oide a portrait of Mr. Brown
himself and upon the other a view of the library and
museum building.
Lord SMIOUCIIIMI, who WAS then introduced, wee received
with beat y sheers. He mid—ln the view of loon and
deeisoreedi sad eloquence are of no avail whatever. We
Isom the greatest eloquence that man can boast in the fact
end deed ef Mr. Brown's gift, not only to Liverpool bat to
the wield. (Appleuee.)
The Lewd Bebop of Cererra next addressed the assem-
bly, observiag that while witnessing the proceedings his
Meet hod been lifted op in prayer, that the building might
ham Gots favour, and fulfil every object of meal and
elesdel Improvement for which it was designed, sod that it
wend ha • centre of blessing and advantage to the town for
reneenises to came. (Applause.)