The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-09-19

pulation, emigration, agriculture, internalfmprove
Inents, minerals, coinage, and banking.
This paper was referred to the Standing Com
mittee.
The following resolution was then presented by Mr.
HAYWARD, Of Ohio:-
Resolved That the thanks of this Convention be prs
sentsd to the President Secretary, and Business Com
tssy and gentlemanly With which they have
discharged their several duss that we now separate
from them and from each other With feelings Of the
This was adopted, and vote of thanks was unani
mously given TO Mr.. Norton for the deep interest
which he has taken in the Convention.
Mr. NORTON said be considered this as the proud
The PRESIDENT returned his sincere thanks for
the honor conferred upon him and his brother Off
ce and took occasion also to express the thanks Of
the Convention to the reporters for the interest they
had manifested in the proceedings, and the full and
clear reports which they had made.
The Convention then adjourned sine die.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.
The following WAS handed to the reporter by Mr..
GLAND Bourne =
Name Of the Association, New York Free Academy
where located New York. Lexington avepue, corner Of
Twenty third street when founded, 1851 nature whe
Their general or special, general number Of volumes,
the Academy permanent fund.- State annual appropria
ton ; amount annually expended for books (aclading
ton from TIE Library fund number of volumes added
last year, QS52 500 hours when open, rom half past
aa sS ii II
authors and titles of librarian and assistants Pro
fessor J. Graeh Burton, Librarian Mr. GLAND Bourne,
Assistant.
When the reports from various libraries were
handed in on Friday, Mr. Edwin Williams said that,
as the Otis Library, of Norwich, Connecticut, was
not represented in this Convention, he would state
that that library owed its existence to the iberay
Esq.-wh0 was for many years a well known mer-
chant of New York. Having retired to his native
State, and taken up his residence in Norwich, Mr.
namely over the thousand dollars-to the founding
of library in Norwich, which had received his
name, and was placed under board of trustees.
The first two thousand volumes in the library Mr..
w. had purchased in 1850, for the trustees, and he
understood that it now contained about five thousand
Volumes well selected and preserved, in handsome
edifce built by the aid of portion Of the fund
tributed by Mr.. Otis. 1t was believed that the
ample Of this gentleman would prove beneficial in
inducing wealthy citizens Of other towns to do like
wise.
The following items of information in relation to
the dongs of the delegates on Friday afternoon and
evening were unavoidaby left out of our report of
Fridays proceedings
At four o'clock the members of the Convention
in body visited the Astor Library, where they
were received by Mr.. Coggswell, by whom they
were shown the various departments Of that excel
lent institution.
In the evening there was social reunion Of the
members at the Kemble House, No. As East Nine
teenth street. where number Of literary gentlemen
were also present. Among those present we noticed
Prof Jewett, Prof. Folsom, Prof Green, Mr.. Peter
Cooper, Of this city; Horace Waters, Of the Free
Academy; Mr.. Sheafe, Of New Orleans; Rev. Mr..
0sgood, Rev. Mr.. Hale Of Worcester, Mass; Mr..
| Edwin Williams, OF this city.
After the company had enjoyed themselves in
conversation for an hour 80, they devoted their
attention to more substantial subjects, which were
discussed with an evident relish. It was eleven
O'Clock when the assembled guests dispersed.
We observed among other books which were lying
in the reception room an old copy of the Psalms Of
David. belonging to the Loganian Library OF Pha-
delphia. 1t was a manuscript copy. but was so
neatly executed in imitation Of print that it easily
deceived person at first sight. 1t was also iumi
mated with great TASTE and take it altogether it was
one of the greatest literary curosites we have ever
Itbore date l4OO just previous to the inven-
ton of types
There was also copy Of Poor Richards Almanac,
from the year 1888 to 1747 1t was printed "by
Benjamin Franklin at the new printing Office, near
the Market, Philadelphia" and we believe is the
only copy Of its edition extant.