The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-01-10

As Library has no nauusorp,s and In printed books
Is I'sn opy ios one SO ~ nisct a,pnn adu l.,
Justice to that noble institution that FROM per
sons observation it's aiminssi ration is as perfect "a 1.
possible for that OF library 10 be- rae nost
prssss throughout the books axe kept In the
di,ion their places readily found that ta.y
usually the hancs Of 10 less than five
After tnsy called for and the catalogue about
there been much sepseess cs nor that
be ad and ali that be had for library Ct
countless volumes aud of suoh extension II very
eioy Written IL IL placed where readers refer II
as ceb "a they csoose; snc the alphabetical order
by avery ingenious pap IL exactly kept IL i,
vrnient and re used oomnlop dictionary.
requires index vexstiors supple ncnts.
stated above that the number Of volumes 10 the stoI
Library nearly eighty thousand ia proper 10 Add
that soms thousands OF thse doubls and triple
volumes bound ge,hsr for the sale Of economy; had
these aimed they bought, the vi oe number
would he considers bly, greater it IT, To estimate the
value of library by tie Der OF volumes soutAos
BY the nrmoer OF pouncs they v,h The ruth Of this
assertion Is easily made out In this collection dozen
volumes might be taken The average cost OF which
ohnnd.d another nifty, OF average o. one hundred
dollars per vouu anc then al numbsr be select
ed which cid not cost half many csn.s per y,u An
average Of tns so t. tally uuse vaiue should
be thought a. Another fact will provo this positor still
more clearly There Libraries in this country, I'd
enc at least Il this ~ which do 20. occupy a. mnch
shelving OF the twenty eight xlcovss OF the Asor
Library and yet costly, and IL may be Q
valuable than The whole of this cieeton. l. is real
csraoAon Of 5oks to value them by o,.rs and csots
Nothing relstit this library has much mortified
and disgusted hear men, and seus Ole
boaff how cheap he Looks mad teen bought there
vas anything higher than hneketers merit IN that.
Whex man, who entrusted with the expenditure of
money for the teneet OF tae public ia coma ous that be
has spared pains e IL produce mash osa
bic and executed his crust with fcey in al reapecs,
= not particularly pleased that II mas scqu ed for nun
he reputation ii that per. mucd rigid 5000
ny has bea Used in buy books for the library than
he sould have ICED had t been done for his
account If lie SIS any merit, taat Is tho sam of it,
The opi, slt factory tel. ot the worth of the Gces
ton hen hfA been for tne Aston LIBRARY woaid
b. 10 suhi. 10 lis sewers, departments TO the careful
essmiraticn cf genu. 9srsed in that particular
branch Of acrnce or learning upon which he should bs
atk,d 10 Judge. The rey9rt Of = comIn.ttss 50
sopslu ied ~ons show oon no fully "a N 20:
hac been supplied With this books essential TO II, aud
what tehci, pcs ZEN sioee to be Ilrd up. An exanns
lon !, isis Sind wou reqni e considerable time and
the hest substitute o.r for 1t is OF the
system Of e-.sfos,ion the nrsry srFSrg
tpd iacaliou OF the number OF volumes in each,
here aud there Lotipg - :ne % the nc important.
Tie system OK classification Is that az Brunei, whose
great work hiciag sPh,, entitled 'tMai uel da IL
bfstEo IL betes nore COO pote, Snd more generally
known t. 81 similar publication. Ri. system Is by
uGsxcsp ions bic; but SONS cn;rt is indispsn
taoe IL arranging ibrsry and hs he bert that Ia,
he, y gwen 10 the pubic.
The begins with theology. Ia tais depart
nent the Actor L3rsry has three aad hsu
dret and Fifty two volumes Including The best Of
the Hebrew I'D Greek scriptures the Walton Poiyglott
various tdtieus Of the Vusate, and numerous versions
Of ths lole sibie and OF parts OF it, IN the principal
Iueurres Of en-cpe and n, East TIE colctcp OF tbs
Fathers Il ul bot absolutely plets and oaius
meet Of the neledclina editions the EipGth.ca M,xtma
q D.SpoAt the pair-s Apostoie q Coeieru and msnS
weed With wols the Gtunca iecu ing COst's eoi.
tion of Llbbe in twtnty nice volumes Tbs Conciie
haSma Thu tyr folio. Revert ;ges S;no
dcon, lotDYsr bcilianos PuyiI ciat, SO IL is slo
respectat in sch asc, dcSmsc, plreue.ic AMI poe
mic hsosgy, includis the esriy rscen, Eug,h
diEin.a, The hest edlIions
Juri.pruoep.e forne tbs second department, which
numbers three THOUSAND ole hundred aud goln
IN this HI obc hiss been provide those works which
rary found here rstaef Lhs. 10 for = complete
La library. Ice collection Is good the civil Law
bEscirg various etols Of III Corpus Jaris and con
en'sries open it, il ccntGLS, Ho al ice des of S,.u
cinays, aLd q Other para o Europe dufin3 tns middle
tpes; the sgS ms o. jGiiprudeic as nov pstisei IN
Italy, Portugal Germany, p,nmsrL aad Sseden; the
Eu. Or ee PA.tidas an konp.aei9nts 81 sptu toss
ther ~ the disfsts AM Commentaries OF the Au'sai
an Hiidoo G-ntoo, AM Csiaese laws la French law
hs library 1851 iieh ttsnnng vita the Or tomatoes
lt DIS and ping OWN 10 tas very laest vo ume oil
he Jon NJ! du Pslas This Bel. elton o toe hnalsh com
law rsde BY Two OF tn most eminent urists in
the unity; large, very choics 10 this de
par n' NJ he rnost fsonlshs zen hsAey Is Ia Aefcsn
~ srd or thefa whole a!ose has been reserved to be
hll.a UP as soon as fTacuct6ls
lhe mex orlsi tnent IL that OF fcenots ard arts IN
winch OF coGre medical science IS included, and as II
occupies a leovs dintps Jiris 2radense this tae
proper piee TO Introduce II
Inc nunbor g y;!nuts IN the medical depart nent OF
10 library i, lisl Tais, - specia ~ is SO we'll
~ vidtd fur IL the hcspita sther nsdic libraries
o. the city, il thou sht lel, important 20 make fail
z lection q metc, books here 1t IL avo ssp s,l,.
in hch there are msry books MT tuiied 10 seasra
ttbc ,ra.y Medical ADVISERS were necessary 20 aid IN
making proper sell c,ioo though o'ten ia1.sd tsey
nj, TO the c3Lsu'aticp !ossiby bscauss III.
fee was rot ten iered S TAD istic. Will be ms for
IL department when l. Is know what shout b don
r.dca eu;l.u ep OF 10 rsy what books are
irs 10 be sure Il the II bepy TT lv.ded
The p.tur.l sciences fern mother Division Of this
nj hi. the riches ard bsst furnish
ed 10 tn bray Iii necessarily very costly as uaturl
will readily a ~h. hey kno yit ,u,Ainss 81
wn1ke as In. "Palma,um Genera sp cies OF MArtus
in ctlosd copy; Pane AuAi e Rsrcr.s o. W.ilach's
RI oburghs plsns Ii. Coast Of Corop sudslr com.
lee sci AZ isuld's Bres Europs Australia Hin,s.
ia, as Toucons and Trosons Illustrators nsaylio.
l. siqu.s par nu" "Au5ut oA's Brd or AmsrfcN:'
. sipthorps 6..s Grncs;' "L.mberts Genus Piuus,
aud at less, hundred other volumes OF the same STA
racer The whole nun OF VOLUMES embraced in 10
four thou and two hunt ed ~ fort, line
The third division OF sciences lie that OF chsmis
try And phytcs to Wi H. from the NITRATE relation 1t
BE- ars 10 ,hen may added that o. the useful
or clinics Toe snsac lions OF societies for the
promotion OF science and ants may also b. assigned
10 il. These collections many msmoirs aad
papers OF pr pe DOR Ance 10 PRACTICAL men we'll
10 men Of scence shieh are pube no other FORM
that il was d.erpei recessars - have the &c com
a. pos io ia tie library TOTS n is now
snnec We have tns pu blt A,ions OF the pri cpal
6 .t;.s il Great Rits'n Ttaucs Belgium Holland Ger.
Sxa III, Itai S,aiu and