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MISCELLANEOUS.
STIRLING'S PUBLIC LIBRARY.
48 Miller Street.
Founded in 1791 by the late Walter Stirling,
merchant in Glasgow, and has since received many
very valuable additions from various donors. The
estimated number of volumes at present in the
library is about 40,000.
The library is open daily from 10 till 4, and from
7 till 9 in the evening, excepting Saturdays, when
it is closed at 12. It is the only free library in
Glasgow, and the public are supplied with ample
facilities for consulting the books in the library hall.
Closed in July for cleaning.
Life subscription to lending department, £5 5s.;
annual subscription, 15s. the first year, and 10s. 6d.
yearly afterwards.
The Glasgow Public Library is now amalgamated
with Stirling's, and the subscribers to the former
receive all the privileges of the latter, all the books
being removed to Jliller Street ; and there has also
been added recently the valuable library of the late
Dr. Secular, who bequeathed the whole of his books
and manuscripts.
Directors. — From the Town Council, the Lord
Provost, W. Miller, Alex. Gray M'Donald, Henry
Grierson; from Presbytery of Glasgow, Revs. Dr.
Munro, D. Brown, M. Cochran ; from Faculty of
Physicians and Surgeons, Dr. Perry, Dr. Miller,
Dr. A. Paterson ; from Merchants' House, H. E.
Crum Ewing, jun., Charles Gairdner, J. Smith ;
from subscribers, G. W. Clark, R. S. Cunliff, Rev.
Dr. Jamieson, M. Connal, C. Monteath, W. Keddie,
H. H. Galloway, D. Sandeman.
G. W. Clark, secretary; D. Sandeman, treasurer;
David Blair, librarian.
GLASGOW CENTRAL WORKING MEN'S
CLUB AND INSTITUTE.
34 Trongate.
The objects of this institute are to promote the
social, moral, and intellectual welfare and recreation
of the industrial classes. These objects are sought
to be obtained by the following means: — (1) The
provision of a spacious reading-room, well supplied
with the Glasgow, London, Edinburgh, and principal
provincial newspapers and magazines, and other
periodicals. (2) Recreation halls, in which are pro-
vided the articles for the games of billiards, chess.
draughts, &c. (3) Conversation, discussion, liter-
ary, musical, and social meetings.
The club balls are open every lawful day from 9
a.m. till 10.30 p.m., Saturdays, 11 p.m. The annual
subscription is 5s.; monthly, 6d. ; visitors, Id. each.
A. M'Dougall, president ; J. A. Bertram, vice-presi-
dent ; R. Hillhouse, treasurer ; J. Scott, secretary ;
J. Sutherland, J. Court, W. Cameron, J. Beckett,
D. Fisher, J. Ingram, J. Kirk, J. M'Gregor, W.
T. M'Culloch, R. Watt, W. W. Wylie, directors; D.
Moore, janitor, 6 Binnie Place.
THE MITCHELL LIBRARY.
Temporary Premises — 7 Ingram Street, East.
Founded on a bequest of the late Stephen Mitchell,
Esq. Mr. Mitchell died in April, 1874, and the be-
quest was accepted by the Town Council in July of
the same year.
The library was opened November 1, 1877, and is
open daily from 10 a.m. till 10 p.m. uninterruptedly.
It contains nearly 20,000 volumes. The books are
not permitted to be taken away, but may be read in
the library, which has been conveniently furnished
for this purpose. There is a magazine room, where
may be seen more than a hundred of the principal
weekly, monthly, and quarterly periodicals, including
a number of American, German, and French. The
admission is free, and no introduction or guarantee is
required.
The library is administered by a committee of the
Town Council, Councillor Salmon, convener ; F. T.
Barrett, librarian ; John Ingram, sub-librarian.
ROYAL EXCHANGE ROOMS
Receives regularly all the latest home and foreign tele^
grams, and the London, English, Provincial, Scotch,
and Irish newspapers and Directories; also. Commer-
cial Lists, French, German, Colonial, Canton, Indian,
and American papers, with all the leading reviews,
magazines, &c. Open daily from 8 morning till 8
evening, Sundays from 9 morning till 5 evening.
Strangers resident beyond 45 miles introduced by
subscribers not charged, unless they attend for more
than four weeks.
Manager, G. B. M. Beatson ; Master of Room,
Alexander Russell; clerk, George Smith, and two
assistants.
MISCELLANEOUS.
WESTERN YACHT CLUB.
Patrons, The Most Noble the Marquis of Bute ; the
Right Hon. the Earl of Glasgow, Charles Dalrymple,
Esq., M.P. for Buteshire, and Alex. B. Stewart, Esq.,
Ascog Hall, Bute ; commodore, A. Bain, Esq.; vice-
commodore, P. Rattray, Esq.; rear-commodore, Wm.
Thomson, Esq.; stewards, Messrs. Jas. R. Geddes, J.
Thomson, jun., A. H. Ewing, A. Livingstone, George
Strathern, and T. H. Kirk ; hon. secretary and trea-
surer, John Ingram, 108 "West George St., Glasgow.
The annual subscription is £1 Is. The distinguish-
ing flag of the club is a " Red and White quartered
burgee with Red St. Andrew's Cross on yellow shield."
The Annual Regatta and other matches of the club
take place at Millport.
ALEXANDRA ATHLETIC CLUB.
Instituted 1873.
GKOUNDS — KENjSYHILL, CUMBERNAULD KOAD.
Patrons — The Right Hon. the Earl of Glasgow,
Colonel Buchanan of Drumpellier, Major Clark, Den-
nistoun; Major Ferguson, Sandyford; John Clark,
Esq., Dennistoun ; J. Garroway, Esq., Rosemount; A.
M'Casland, Esq., Gartcraig; honorary president, Jas. -
M'Casland, Esq.; president, R. W. Johnstone, Esq.;
vice-president, N. C. M'Donald; captain, James B.
Waghorn ; vice-captain, James Duncan ; hon. secre-
tary, John Niven ; hon. treasurer, Wm. M'William ;
directors, Messrs. Ware, Hardie, Shirra, M 'Vicar,
Adam, Cox, E. P. Hardie, Mossman, and Hastie.
Annual subscription, £1 Is. ; hon. members, 5s.