The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-05 00:00:00

OPENING OP A FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY AT

BIRMINGHAM.

The Free Libraries Aot having been adopted by
the inhabitants of Birmingham, under the powers of which
it is proposed to open four district libraries in various parts
of the town, and one central or reference library, to be
erected on a space of land adjoining the Midland Institute,
the ceremony of opening the first of the district libraries
took place yesterday, on which occasion the Mayor (A. By-
land, Esq.), entertained the members of the free library com-
mittee, the town council, the magistrates, and the repre-
sentatives of the church and the various religious denomi-
nations of the town, at breakfast, at I.)ses Hotel.
About 120 persons assembled. The teamed Recorder
(IL D. Hill, Esq., Q.C.), who bad promised to deliver
an address on the occasion, was prevented attending in con-
sequence of illness, and apologies were also received from
the members for the borough and the northern division of
the county. After the rep'st a number of toasts were
drank, including the free library committee, for whom Mr.
B. C. Osborne (the chairman) responded, expressing a hope
that the opening of the library and news-room would lead
to the improvement of the social and moral condition of the
inhabitants. The company afterwards walked to the new
building, which u situated on the east side of the town, on
the principal road to the mining districts of Staffordshire.
The principal room, which is of large dimension', was
densely crowded, and the Ron. and Rev. G. H. Yorke
(the rural dean), having offered up prayer, the Mayor de-
clared thelibrery and news•room open to the public, ex-
pressing a hope that all parties would avail themselves of
the advantages of the institution.
Addressee were afterwards delivered by the Rev. Dr.
Miller and Mr. George Dolma ; and the Mayor haw*
expired his intention to give the necessary security of
twobergelem, and take out the first book, the proacciings
terminated. •
Thar library contains upwards of four thousand volumes,
and will hoopoe from nine in the morning to Mae in the
eroding. It was stated in the course of the proceedings
that upwards of 400 applications had been made for per-
=aka to take books from the library.

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F.R.0.13. ; with Report en the Exploring Expedition to Yet genes to wooed, too, morns other use." . rid Marseilles starts on the 10th. when the committee hope
the lingileire River, by Yr. J. W. Smith, R.N., corn uni- One word more ma to the importance of the skin in the to bar a much larger sum to transmit. A statement in
card by Sir Geom. Bowe.. pi.g.o.a.. Governor of Queens. animal economy, and that word a summary of its
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to the Sources of the White Nile, under Captains Spoke and Perpetual interchange of elements which in its rare. The full gortooder, together with the donations
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