New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1843-02-08
Mercantile Library As.ociaiion.

We have received copy of the Report OF the
Board of Directors Of the Mercantile Library As
seciaion for the past year. presenting full and
gratifying account Of the condition OF the Library
Finances and general prospects OF the Society.
The actual number Of members at the opening of
the present year was 1872, Of whom $50 are ho-
norarv members, a9o stockholders of the Clinton
Hall Association, 46 members paying S. per an
mum, and the remaining 1854 pay s.. For the
past year the receipts have been S6,l39, and the
expenditures $5,784, leaving surplus of $3.50.
OF the Library very gratifying account is pre-
,ented, though the Board regret many existing
abuses arising out of the use of the collection as
common circulating library, and recommend Sc
puraton of those which arc of comparatively slight
and transient value from those which are OF more
permanent worth, and the making common Cir
culatiug Library distinct branch OF business
More space is needed for the proper disposal OF
the books, and the Board recommend the CONVEX
sion Of the Lecture Room into Library. There
has been an addition of 1852 volumes during the
wear, so that the whole number in the Library IS
now 1864 volumes. The Cabinet OF Natural
History has received many important additions du-
ring the wear. The course Of Lectures during the
season has been less profitable than heretofore
Still they are said to have proved highly beneficial
in their social influence, and, says the REPORT
''in whatever distrust they may be held by the
thorough student this service alone affords ample
argument for their Institution" The Board regret
chat the existing system, by which all the respon-
.ibility of remedying defects is thrown upon the
members Of the Beard, has prevented the exercise
Of tina, beralty and benefcence which should dis
linsuish such an Institution.
~ The MAILS have been thrown into contu-
sion by the furious storm OF Sunday At late
hosr last evening we received the Philadelphia pa
pers of Monday morning, due on Monday evening
from which We infer that Mondays o'clock train
teem Philadelphia has at last get through. The
) o'clock train stuck near New Brunswick at mid
night, and both of Mondays trains from this City
South at the last adyces, standing, the first
at Railway, and the last at Elizabeth,own. mail
came down the river yesterday, bringing Albany
papers of Monday. We have no Eastern mail.
u JOINS NEAL will discuss tonight at the
iaOerhsCie, Will Soi. S9io>h Nm 1890,
MIN for opponents the question" Do Women en-
Joy all the Political Rights TO which they are en-
,i,led % We would rather like to know who
framed this question, which puts the affirmative in
place of the negative, and sets two men TO work
frs, retnting John Meals projects of Reform, to
be told after they have done that what he pro-
poses is no, what they have objected to but
something else. This is making The Discussion a
farce, and such we spprehend it will be, whatever
may be The effort of the able dispu,ants.
The LIFE AND ExPLorrs OF THE DUKE OF
WELLISGroS.-Mr. WINCHESTER has just pub
iishea this work from the London Edition, in g
| double number Of The New World, uniform with
his series of Cheap Publications. The details of
The campaigns of this illustrious officer are in the
| highes, degree interesting and valxabie. The
work includes complete history of the celebrated
peniasalar War, with personal anecdotes and In
'idents of tina, memorable costest II is iGus,ra-
ed by large number OF wood engravings, and
sold al twenty-five cents
70 Col, S. PRRRr, (nos j. H. Perry viii Lee
ture on I" TOLERArloS" in The Society Library on
Friday evening nsxt.