The New York herald., 1866-06-18


with which tho "pid Mech hanc's Library has been
srnalgamatcd, is also important institution. Its
certs were $50, iss 6s, added TO tbs balance tho
treasury tho l.. OF January, 1863 tl77 81; total in
hand FOR tho year 1854 sso376 9s The expenditures
Sc 235 0e and the balance available the LIT Of
January, 1854, SOS 81 The reading occupies
one entire noor Of this extensive building, and s the
sequence Of the free gh instruction. for here
all classes have unrestricted admission 10 thu current
literature Of the day well or the past u u open,
f.c. - all, from eight a. until y NJ is sup
psd with hundred and siyty ucwspspo.s and
hundred and magazines. including all tlc leading
publications OF this and foreign countries The number
Of foreign papers hss not been diminished In
qucncc of the increased cost the trustees believing tha
the rise in tho gold markc, rendered !, the more i'm
pousp 70 furnish these pagers 10 those who might
otherwise have been able get access 10 them The
avefsge attendance Al this library is 800 per dem
that since January 1880 June 20 the total reached
los COO They take hcc- Of New York city dailics
Il, OF other dsies, 2s OF foreign daes. .; wceklicS
% Of foreign ueekic io and of magasncs tho follow
Ing American, ~; English, 80, Germsn "a, French,
O. and Italian, Tic following win DO found highly
tereSing:-
IN. receipt. frsm all sources during 1850 we're
slos5s "a; In 1890 SIS io3 81 in 1851 SO - 81 IN
1862 sls $40 2r Ia 1903 $50 1875 ca Grand total Of
receipts SLOT o99 10. The erpendi,us for the reading
room from 1859 20 1865 g. T56 o. For the library
il vas. Cor the period fse3 81. for lectures lor
Ike period tsos The total expenditure for 1859 WIS
s.. la2 90 1900 sa0,soo II; 1861, SO IL o. iss2,
SO 277 1898, so "a os-masins a grand to.al x
expenditures for tue Eve years amount 10 sos ss "a
The balance in hand January l. 1854, ss1t0 g2
pended approximations 40 LOO, and amount q
1854 having been 70s IL The greatest order and
tecorum are observed In the library lady attends,
who j. attentive 20 visitors.
AMERICAN INSTITUTE.
This library has Published report 10 May D. 1868,
the recent ~ all the other lbrarg II hss 10 900
volumes it8 shelves Tho report gives the duties
the recording secretary corresponding secretary tho
treasurer the clerk saared officers tie board Of irus
dues Of tho board o. managers and dcss Of the
folio yng departments of arts and education of
the dwelling OF dress and handicrait, Of chemlztry and
mtnsralogy, o. engines aud machinery. Of inerconinu
nla,ion of agriculture and horticulture &C. in1nltey
too many 10 recapi,alae TIE uct which incogpo
Rated ihis Institution vas passei May < ls2'
THr AsToR LIBRARY
has 100 GO volumes AZ present and ~ conducted
ghy crodiiabie scale u ooltnass TO oe largely and
adgantageousy used nv the public Tho lbrsr o. tho
scientific department y Nj +. stroxnchy, aud of
the branches Of history and Of literature Mr. Ssandcr
TIE whole number of volumes read Ia the has or tho
library 5000 The number % readers 10. ys0 u
whom II gs2 were occupied With history and liersfire
sni 253 with science aud art In addition 10 thess
45 persons admitted into the aleoves 1874 has
g been occupied with history and literature aud III
With the Silence snd art department The total number
OF readers during the year was % 50ss
LIBRARY OF THE FRgg ACADEMY.
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contains " 800 volumes IL the rS Inst tni on Of ts
Kind eslabl shed the state q New York and man.
tausd al the public espense In this nSutlon lectures
are delivered by the professors Of moral aud political
phlosoghy Of ancient language o chemistry and phys
cs of mIed maihcmacs of history sni belleset,fes,
English language and literature, French and ~ lera
,urc the spanish and German and their tnrstIre;
drawing natural history snd physiology specific occa
STONE Aii the books 10 tho library valuable and
select and constantly lnerca,ins through additions
from literature fund Ia 1861, Ephrsim HobfDok,
OF this city baquczthsd the Of 81 900 ~ he sr
piled future pcrod to the parchses q books for this
library.
In 1887 seth Grosveuor Of this city, bequeathed 70
th. Beard of Efucsiion The sum of 80 600 70 b.
permanently invested and the Income hsreof 10 be
pended under certain conditions, 10 Tie purchase ~
books Tor tie iibsy The professors aud tdtors have
a. Application 10 tbs lbfsrn1, and they
enjoy the right 10 take books therrfrym no, beyond
an volume and no tgtor allowed more ihsn three
vol Al
Tie total number of pups sdnied and rejected from
lstg lsSS follows, Admitted. I'M; rei~ctrd
40 total siss The building Ia situated la healthy
roughly ventilated Great care . pad 70 ns rsnsrs
| cleanliness Of the premissa
sgw ross SOCIETY lfsvarr
Tho history of the Now Yok socety Library
In tho year 100 A. that tline the Pubiie Ibrsr ~
Nsw York founded, durng the sdnnlnistfsiipn x
have gone increasing snd 70 have acquired cons
| sbio impprtsece. In l51s The Rev Or hnllnston,
rector u se-instoa, knsisnd beausatbed he hbtsfy
Go.pe ia yof.lsa rsr. and BY ,h. .ssis,y "a. pre-
s.ntsd % the Public Lifary of Ns~ York The rbpis
collection of books placed n charss az ocrpors
ton of the city, and seems 10 have Suffered frv. .sns
of proper stieslon and management Until the liza
when ,bs sssccisoa ~ individuals fgrm~i Tor ths
par,oss of carrying Institutions eosentiy
On the Application ~ thsss gebt~mss tns 1pcss tber
| saa the whole placed under tbs " sba uass-s
! ch1ssn ty ths0L Tes luss stuttOa knysa ~ kosf