New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1854-01-06

mike Il nradnce a. much as possible ant executed his
irustwfh fidelity in all RESPECTS no Is not psTticaafy
pleased that it has acquired for him the repuaion OF
shaErtr A much more rigid economy has been use1
in buying books for the library, thau the payer
would have used bad it been done for his oFn
accouni-if be has any merit, that Is the sum OF II.
Tie svstem of classification is that OF Brunei, whose
great work on photography. entitled Manuel dl III.
'brsre, l. better, more complete hna more gsneIay
known than any similar publication. The a7rang emea
beepes with Theology II this department the Aslor 1t
hrary has 3s2 volumes including the best edosn oil inc
Hebrew and Greek Scriptures the Walton Poygiott va
rous editions Of the Vuate and numerous versions OF the
whole Bible and Of parts Of IT, in the principal languages
of Europe and tho East Jurisprudence forms the second
department which numbers 800 volumes 10 this the
object has been TO provide those works which are rarely
found here rather than TO form complete law library
The number Of volumes in the medical department
is so well provided for in the hospital and other
medical libraries of the City, it was thought less impor
tant 10 make fun collection OF medical books mere
The Natural Sciences form another division Of this de-
parmen and this is OF the richest and best furnished
in the library. The whole number Of volumes oraeed
in it 42i9. The third division OF Sciences aud Arts
that of Chemistry and Physc to which, from the intimate
relation II bears to them may be added that Of the useful
arts or Polytechnic The transactions Of Societies for the
promotion of Science and Arts may also be assigned to IT,
These collections contain many memoirs and papers oil
prime Importance to practical men, as well as TO men OF
science, which published in other FORM that il was
deemed necessary TO have them as complete as possible in
the library This desideratum nearly attained Ia
the and Ethical Sciences the books now be-
longing TO the library amount to 1900 volumes Next in
order the Mathematical Sciences, Of which the
Astor Library has a first rate collection. A very
siders the collection more complete than that of
the Royal Library there The number OF volumes
contained in it may be put down at 1000 In the
Archaeology which cannot be separated from ancient art
there In the collection about $500 volumes, upon the
of Piraness Antiquities proof plates tSentyeght in
twenty one Volumes "Musee Franc ais ct Royae proof
plates before the letter. six volumes Raphael Logge Of
1.-THE Vatican engraved by Nolpato and exguisely col
ored by hand in the exact style OF the originals three vol
umes complete set Of the Grecian Antiquities thirteen
volumes Gruners Fresco Decorations OF Italy, coored
By hand in the style Raphaes Logic, vel
and "Lepsiuss Denkmaer aus Egypen six vol umss.
In books on languages the library il strong-perhaps
might say very strong its linguistic apparatus would do
credit TO much older institution. 1t has grammars and
dictionaries of one tUndred and four different languages
and numerous vocabuaries OF the rude unwren ones
In the Oriental collection there are two works which must
be in this country that may be important to do
scribe them and these are the Seven Seas Dction
AIRY and Grammar Of the Persian Language in seven
volume, folio, by the late hing of Dude which
printed in hs palace; and the Ssbda Kalpa Druma Of
the Rejah Radhakont DEB sanscrit Dictionary. in
volumes olio-the Lost two not yet received The
whole linguistic collection NUMBER two thousand one hun
bred volumes. The history Of Greek and Latin litera
nre Is neither very strong nor weak department o,
the library; it is just about as it ought to be- to stand
neither above below its fair proportion IL contains
copy Of editions Of all the authors of note
in both languages In Spanish aud Portuguese literature
the number of volumes Is hundred aud seventy three
The Italian though not fuller in proportion has thou
sand seven HUNDRED and sixty one In coming to the
library hes three thousand one hundred and one
volumes. German literature is Of more recent growth
than either Of those previously named. or the four
teen hundred volumes in this language Of the class
of bales httTcs certainly one thousand must BE- the
productions Of the present century. and not above
one hundred anterior to the middle of the last.
The collection Of Scandinavian Literature, distinct from
the Sagas and other historical works amounts to 500 vol
umes In the Hungarian and in the Savonic languages
cole cvey, We have only A. In the collection Of tho
Eneh Literature very few Of the works OF much value
will be found wanting. 1t now numbers 400 volumes,
Etagu
ture. The Historical Department constitutes fourth
part of least Of the whole library To the American Ills
toca Department larger space in the library has been
assigned than TO any other because 1t is intended to make
this the most complete The collection already f)rmed
contains most of the early Spanish writer's the early
voynpes the accounts OF the first cOOnsts, the various
htoes Of tho Of Independence aud the older books
generally II numbers 3iO7 volumes making ali the
divisions of history O35O volumes The library possesses
q complete collection of English Parliamentary Journals.
Debates ind Reports Those amount 10 more than 1000
volunes, chiefly folios.
The Library will be open for public use on the 9th inst
No books viii be loaned from it, but every will
be afforded those who desire to resort to it to road or
study.
BREAKING or GAsPiPE-E rPiosien-Narr0v Eseape.
This morning, Capt Alderman, OF the Ninth Patrol Dis
rct on Lis return the Chief Of Police makes quite an
alarming report in relation the fracture of asppe in
his Ward thereby filing the residences in that vicinity
with its obnoxious od0r much OF course to the annoyance
of the occupants An explosion the consequence,
lighted match having been brought in contact with the gas
by one of the laborers but fortunately killed
Two Of them however, slightly injured The follow
ing is the account made by Capt Ackerman
For The last fortnight the citizens 10 the neghborhood
Of Geenwicbav Troy and Twelfth ste have been greatly
alarmed in consequence of their dwellings being filled with
gas. all of whom unable to discover the source
whence it came On Wednesday morning Mr. V. w /
Many, residing at No Twelfth st notified the Company
that h house filed with gas although he did not use
the article, which very offensive to his family Inc
Gael nj 4 n
nv and Tweliiht On reaching the pipe one OF the men
named Michael Hoher applied lighted match, when IN
stanfly terrific explosion ensued blowing him some IL
feet in air. The having found M way through the
enrth 10 the sewer the foot of Twelfth st. Immediately
upon being gnited threw the covering OF the culyers
along the line of the sewer in Troy forcing uPthe heavy
iron plates weighing lsO pounds EACH which covered the
man holes seven in nuInjer in its from the
ayeuue TO Hudson ST. distance of than 500 feet
breaking the man hole and culvert covers into seve
raj pieces also breaking down the iron ratings IN
front of house No % Iroyst also breaking grocery
sgon and numbeiless lights Of glass in the neghoorho9d
Spreading alarm through the vicinity. daughter OF Mr.
aylor slightly injured by the fragments thrown about
by the explosion Up late hour last night the labor
were busily employed to discover the orig the dim
Guilty which supposed have been caused by the burst
impregnated with gas that flowed freely through the
of bricks of the manboe az the corner OF Fourth
and Troysts burning brilliantly and illuminating the
whole neighborbood during the night Ii Is certainly
miracle that no lives lost Had the gas found IFS
way in a contrary direction, under the dwellings OF the
residents great destruction of life must have ensued.
FIRY-About o'clock Thursday morning fire broke
out in the second story of building in the Of No l3l
Avenue b. occupied By Edward Hivs carpenter shop
The flames spread rapidly owing the great amount Of
matter the premises and before they could
be exiting the building damaged to the amount