The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-07-08 00:00:00

NOTICE.

THE LANCASHIRiI INSURANCE
COMPANY.
CAPITAL. TWO MILLIONS.

Office, Exchange street, St. Ann's-equa-e, Manehester.3
London Office, 2, King-street, Cheapside.
LiVerpool Office, 7, Water.btreet.
Glasgow Office, 4, Hanover-street.i
NOTICE 1S HEREBY GIVEN, that INTEREST on the CAPI-
TAL STOCK of the Company, at the rate of Five Pounds per Cent.
per Annum, free of Incoms Tax, for the-Half-year eudiug 24th June
last, will be paid at the Head Office, or at any of the B anches in
London, Liv. rpool, or 012sgow, on and after the 22nd July instant,
between tae Hours of Ten and Three o'clock.

The TRANSFE a BOOKS will be CLOSED from the 11th to the
12nd instant inclusive.—By Order, '
JAMES KENNEDY, General Manager.
July 3, 1856.

The Committee are of opinion that it will be most desirable to
combine a Lending with a Reference Library for though -sealable
of the advisability, of raising the standard of works offered to the
ptiLlic, and fully aware that statistics show that the class of booker
mo.t in request in Lending Libraries differs considerably froth, and
is of a 11 uch lighter and urinstruotive character than that in demand
in Reference. Libraries, they cannot but remember that one book
issues from a Lending Library may be the means of keeping together,
and at, the same time affording amusement and instruction to a whole
family at the r own home„ waile it must be admitted a Referened
Library' la usually made use, of by males only, who are compelled to
quit their homes in ordeito avail themselves of the adiantages held
out to them.

CommOdletis and suitable premises in Price-street, in •connirctiod
with Mr.,Skinner's shop, have already been secured air a temporary
Library, p, nding the completion of the more eligible and handsome
building about to be erected io the centre of the town for the pur..
pate of the post-office, when it Is Loped the sanction CH. her Majesty's
Treasury may be obtained-to allow a portion of that building be
rented for the purposes of the Library.
The only other saps as yet taken towards the formation, of the
Institution have been the apno,ntment of a librarian, and obtaining
tf.e sanction of her Majesty's Treasury to borrow the sum of Xl,OOO
on the security of the Library Rate. It is to 'this rateUabe income
from which it is calcu!ated will he about demo a year) thaetra...corn-
rnittee have to look for means to enable them effectually to eitefiliab
and carry out the objects of the proposed Institution but it is to be
feared the greater portion of this sum must neeestarilp betixhattaitti
by the fitting up of the towns, the payment of the interest on the
loan,.the librarian'a salary, and other in Adental expenses.
The Committee, hoWever; being 'now about to commence the pur-
chase of books and general, ferreation of the ilbrarY,' bees every
-reason to believe tr.. they ltave institution "and
to bring this institutio 'and
its lattelSb'e-object before thepublic to ensure a•decided.siod liberal
support being manit,stcdto the prop teed scheme, not only by the
residents of Birkenhead and the surrounding disi:ricts, but also by
the friends. of education and the well-wishers of society everywhere,
confichnt as they. are that the establi.htnent of such an institution
will form no mean link In the great chain of education, but will
insure that the teaching and i structiou infused into youth In early
years will not, as,is too generally the case, be lost sight of as soon
as the boy goes into the workshop or -the office.'but will be .rei(ved
and cherished by means of, these libraries, and thus enal le him to
carry out the great work of self-educatien in his leisure hours.
To the public, then, the Committee would earnestly appeal to
assist them In carrying out so desirable an object, by contributions
of money, to be expended in the puichase of such Books as are
most required, and by Donations of Books. Maps, Works of Art.
Specimens of Natural History, and other Contributions, which, it
is hoped, many persons will teel a pleasure in presenting to a
Public Institution which guarantees the free use and benefit of them
to all classes.

The Committee have only to add, their Secretary will gladly re.
eive any oiler of Bcoks, Money, or other Contributions, and afford
.ny information with refe:eoce to the Library; that they entertain
an gu e hone that the proposed Establishment, whol.y devoted to
he free use of the Pablie. may he well Suotainel and enlarged; and
hat the appeal which they now venture to make will be cheerfully
nd liberally responded to by all who take an interest in the social
,nd intellectual progress of their fellow men.
By otier of the Committee,
J. ROGER WITTON, lion. Sec.
Commissioners'-rooms, Birkenhead, Jun_ 30, 1856.

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