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NEWSPAPERS, NEWSROOMS, AND LIBRARIES.
James White. Secretary and Treasurer, Robert
Steveuson.
THE GLASGOW ATHEN^UM,
Ingram Street,
President— The Eight Hon. the Earl of Eglinton
and Winton. Vice-Presidents — The Hon. Andrew
Orr, Lord Provost, Waller Buchanan, Wm. Euing.
Extraordinary Directors — Sir Archd. Alison, Bart.,
LL.D., George Anderson, Henry Glassford Bell, W.
G. Blackie, Ph D., James A. Campbell, WiUiam
IM'Lean, Robert Xapier, Professor Eamsaj^, Sheriff
Steele, Hugh Tennent, John Tennant, John Wallier.
Trustees— Sir James Anderson, M.P., Walter Crura,
F.R.S., William Johnston, James M'Clelland. Or-
dinary Directors — Matthew Dick, Chairman ; Wm.
Neilson, Vice-Chairman ; Thomas Kennedy, Trea-
surer; «Alex. Lumsden, C. R. Brown, Robert Fal-
coner, James Gourlay, a Charles Griffin, A. H. Mac-
lean, a George M'Leod, John Mann, John Marshall,
« William Neilson, a William A. Smith, Colin
Campbell, a Matthew Dick, Donald Fisher, Charles
Eraser, a Alexander Kay, a Thomas Kennedy, F. R.
Low, LL.D., John Macharg, William Meikle, Sam,
3Iilroy, Thomas A. Porteous, a Moses Provan, a Geo.
Sutherland. [Those marked a constitute the Exe-
cutive Committee.] John M'Kinnell, Secretary.
The object of the institution is to place within the
reach of the public the fullest and most recent infor-
mation on all subjects of general interest, whether
commercial, literary, or scientific ; to provide an
agreeable place of resort in the intervals of business ;
to excite, especially among young men, a taste for
intellectual and elevating pursuits ; to secure the
means of its gratification by affording the utmost
facilities for ss'Stematic study in the various branches
of useful knowledge, and to combine these with op-
portunities for the enjoyment of invigorating exer-
cise, and improving and refining relaxation. Terms
of Subscription — Life Member's Ticket, transferable,
fifteen guineas ; ditto, not transferable, ten guineas.
Member's Annual Subscription, one guinea; Lady's
Annual Subscription, seven shillings and sixpence.
Half-j'early Subscribers, 12s. first, and 10s. second
half year. Quarterly Subscribers, 7s. 6d. first, 6s.
6d. second, 5s. third, and 4s. fourth quarter. Mem-
bers and Subscribers are enrolled at any time, Tickets
dating from the 1st or 15th of each month. Annual
Tickets may be transferred in the event of a mem-
ber leaving Glasgow.
TONTINE EXCHANGE & READING-ROOM.
The Room is supplied with all the London news-
papers, and those of the large provincial towns in
England, Scotland, and Ireland, Commercial Lists,
Telegraphic News, &c. ; also with Magazines and
Reviews.
Directors, George Fleming, Chairman, Robert
Megget, John Kaye, jun., James Martin, John
M'Gregor, Thos. M'Lurkin, David Gilmour, Robert
French, Mathew Jeffrey, William Brock, jun., Robt.
M'Naught, William Rae, James Parker, Jas. Allan,
Captain Smart, William Peat.
Annual subscription, 27s. 6d. ; young men in
situations, 15s.; furmers, 10s.; strangers, when in-
troduced by a member, not charged, unless they at-
tend for more than four weeks ; officers in garrison,
or on permanent duty, permitted the free use of the
rooms. John M'Gregor, Secretary ; James Eraser,
Superintendent,
STIRLING'S PUBLIC LIBRARY,
48 Miller Street.
Founded in 1791 by the late Walter Stirling,
merchant in Glasgow, who bequeathed his own col-
lection of books, and certain other property, to found
and endow a Public Library, to be open, free of
charge, to the inhabitants of Glasgow.
On the first institution of this Library, life sub-
scribers only were admitted to the privilege of taking
out any of the books; but ia the year 1848, the
Directors, with a view of making the Library more
generally useful, agreed to adinit also annual sub-
scribers, who enjoy the same advantages as the life
subscribers.
The library of Mr. Stirling, which formed the
nucleus of this collection, consisted of from GOO to
700 volumes, and, besides the books purchased bv
the directors, the Library has received many valu-
able additions from various donors, among whom
may be particularly mentioned the late William
Jamieson, jun., and James Bogle, Esqrs. — The num-
ber of volumes in the Library is now about 13,000.
The Library is open daily from 10 to 4, and 7 to
9, excepting Saturdays, when it is closed at 12.
Life Subscription, £5 5s. Annual Subscription,
15s. the first year, and 10s. 6d. yearly afterwards.
directors for the present year.
From the, Tmon Council. — Hon. Andrew Orr,
Lord Provost, President; James Playfair, William
Gourlie, John M'Dowall.
From the Merchants' House. — Robert Baird, Dean
of Guild ; Graham Russell, J. A. Campbell.
From, the Presbytery of Glasgoio. — Rev. James
Craik, D.D. ; Rev, John Park; Rev. Peter Brown.
From the Faculty of Physicians and Surgeons. —
Thomas Watson, M.D., John Coat5, M.D., George
Buchanan, M.D.
Extraordinary Dii-ectors., in virtue of Donations.
William Euing, Vice-President.
From the Subscribers. — Joseph Fleming, W. P.
Allardice, William Cockey, Secretary; William
Balfour, William Brodie, R. S. Cunliff, George
Skene, Rev. Wm. Symington, D.D.
J. B. Simpson, Librarian.
GLASGOW PUBLIC LIBRARY.
15 Bath Street.
Entry (transferable), 15s. ; Annual Contribution,
lO.s. 6d. ; Re-entry to former readers, 2s. Gd. — Vol-
umes in the Library, about 20,000.
CURATORS.
James Aitken, First Curator ; James W. Young,
John Dron, Alex. D. Stevenson, John Shields, jun.,
Archibald Roy, John Barr, James Robertson, Thos.
Burns.
Andrew Roberton, Secretary WiUiam W. Niven,
Librarian and Treasurer.