, 1861-03-25

st. Johns Manners and Customs ot Ancient
GEeece, : avole.-London edition..
Jessie. London CITY ceIebzitie.-ai vpls. =
J. G. Ftchte's Works-2 rolls, ,z - .'-,,t p:
stapleton's Life andTimes Of cannin; n;-London
Bohas 1n,deIi j, ot Dates: :vols.-oif the ralusof
the foregoing land the entire purchase was Of equal
Judge, merely adding that the editions of these
works sre unusually good, and in binding type and
general appearances, the volumes are worthy Of
f Taas Is iasan,ns Board may b. able to .y.
themselves Of the labors Of the Librarian and this
COMMITTEES IN this regard, that portion Of the list
prevented this Committee from ordering. Is here
with transmitted, mssked Schedule Al with the
! recommendasioh ightcb. without desittng to ap-.
| d1ty TO make} that the works therein named be
procured At az early period a. the dnhncial con
dtt5on oiths Assoelatlon ri alIo SN Tlll allow
Black woods Magazine was rada in partial ac.
complishment Of an object, the ncceasity Of the
attainment Of wh1ch every member q ,he Asrp-
plete eeta Of the Reviews, Magazines; &C., ,snb-
scribed foE BY the Society. aud partlcularly Of
s rGseas q ais ha Taob re-
uencement Of the current yeas. complete sets OF
LitteiI's Ltvingg Age. A,1a14ie Monthly Putin ms
periodical literature including: ths greasiEnglah
Reviews. Wss In; = fragmenlary and: ditjo{nted
t Is Unnecessary to d1atc upon subject e II II
such serious Importance IS 1he Completion Of mi
saetts OF works of this kind and th1b Committee
| will only express the hope that the ttsp which
! has been taken In this direction and 81 which
the Association now has the .Quarsetly :RevIeH
End Blackwood's Magazine entire, will be follow
ed Up With rigor md until The Eainburgh, The,
can, and al other Of the reviews and magazines
nrltssay wsight thall be fRly o the
ark, informing, hist their choice Of tho Quarter
II was chiefly Induced by the opportunity which
occurred. to procure It At agood bargain, rather
than aay qusssiea e preference. al between that
It Bhonld be observed here also, TINT IN sona In
T stances there are numbers missing from, and mu-
tlated IN the volumes Of periodicals now In. The
Library, bnt 'the Committee on Perfodicala and
Newspapers. to whose report this committee refer
for the particulars, have aken such et.pe as VIII
probably prevent the occurrence Of such defects in
Il Tn Ie he esry part Of the winter this committee
was Instructed by the Executive Committee 10 ex-
matter Of German and French literature, and to
report ~ to the expedicncy Of oDtsin1ng works in
those languae .; and The then chairman Of this
to, and i rnemotandum Of some works # aht be
desirable to procure, but further nctipn WAS ta
ken thereon, nor can the committee fndthe memo
that they find no German nierata1e in lie orieiual
tougae} Whatever IN tho Library, and that forty
volumes. is about tt csfest 1t tho works In the
lions Tho camnaltteo lave recently ordered,
among the books spoken Of as enumerated In
81
Lsttres Del Joseph DsNaistre Correspondence Diplo:
t Joseph Be- S Msiat9e 81 sl q vols, ,s:| - :i'
But this was done not 20 much ii view Of the
necessity of procuring works In the French Ian.
guags as the belief that the above wonid pruFe 40
eaptabla 70 lar2e number Of members from their
This committee must be permitted however, to
declare their conviction Of the usefulnesa Of eary
~ IN 10 hnf+ +ha
regret thst the absence Of their former chs. .rman,
and the late period at which tho present incumbent
anteredupoa his duties have prevented the accom-
pnsamsnt o5 them o. siomethfnE more worthy, of,
The commission hays The qualification Of ac-
kno'Viedgins the donation OF twenty valuable vol
umas OF Quaker Theology, presen1ed By the Phil
adelphia Society Of Friends. through Joseph j.
here the thanks Of the Executive Committee, not
whose kindness the books took the direction they |
The Society has received also, fson, the author,
an exceedingy valuable and Interesting work En-. !
tltled . Suffolk surnamea'rby n. / Bowd1tcb, Esq,
OF Boston, 1t being the third edi ion Of that curious
take this opportunity to tender him the acknowl.:
edgments Of the Association therefor.
II is barely possible that t'Fo Or three Congress
brsly during lie current yesr but your com@ittes mi
not confident that euch is the fact and quite
sure TINT Il such Is The fact there has been no
iii. i an exceedingly ncagre and unsatisfactory
List Of donatons. lar as tie nunber thereof is i
conc 4ned and the attention Of the friends Of the /
Association shouId be directed to the end that the
next annual report from the Committee on the LIZ
brary may present N entirely different record on
h,s and tie contents e the Library
Il has occurred to this Committee, from sofhe-
what careful obserFl ltion OF the working Of the H.
sTa5E d1arng tas e. four week. .at i might BE-
dispose OF all, or nearly ALL duplicate copies OF
works after the immediate demand for;them has !.
tl.cEened Tho library is naturally divided into
ths other Of those for circulation. The circulating
department. has Of late assumed more importance
pondlng degree OF attention and care. OF the moro
popula7 publications! there exists necessity Of
pfosanng quite number ol copies. and the means
ply the demand which, 1t may With confidence be
asserted, has al~ays exceeded the ability. ni the
Library to meet. By selling, duplicate copies
books will be thrown open and peihaps prove sui.
aslent1y remunerasive to make 1t an otcs 70 paf-
Tbs committee desire also TO- recommend ths /
publication Of supplement 70 the present printed
catalogue Containing the books added to,he Ifhra+
;atter was Issued and that he Library o
hereafter transmit with their annual reports 4
properly classified llas Of the works procured by
letiu Of the growth Of ths library. and which, be-s
sids proving great temporary convenience. would
obVtate FOR long time the necessity or publishing
8 neW catalogue. -
The library contains ut present 7,8H volumes, !;
Or perhaps, making d1e allowance for lost mislaid
md wosn.out 70 book about 5oo.and satiatactory.
clndin8 In adding 70 the number, but the Commit!
tee cannot close this report without urging upon
tne ASSOCIATION and the incoming admiaiatration
tne importance q energetic and discriminating
1olts 70 tnefease sae usefulness lth1s department.
1hs repor,s q Staes Ike installations show prns =
eftH n 1ae!s ti3faes which ought to inspire this
ASSOCIATION 1n1o emn4ation OF their success
6oaten. Mith hes s, 900 volumes in her libra t..
ftes un aaolton TO those of her nsighboring Un-::
sesaaLy ne f1oilc Library has 10000 the Athe-
naeum.: ao,tU, tue hefcauttle Association, % AGO.
:. N -SeF 1ofE ne Mctcanttle Library Assocta-
Lon h&o osel bAHU volumes At the close of tho
your ending Jau lst, 1860, and the raie olinGeaso
vas qyeT S,o9o Eoinmes per yeaf. - t
Hon had 4o1umes 9eaS sHe .9d Afheefe So
:re.se was % nearly 1000 for shs rear Terminating A.
! The San Francisco Mercantile Association Lbss,
sas' az 'sss; 7osas Sa =: 10 sass ut
ysar. ~.
snsesy, tns eonslaefaion Or these stasfstiea dH H.
On sest n his seSs
u ho1d not
Ei9ns 41s via a9me q fhese Just mentioned. I