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order to correspond with the financial year of the Corporate Estate. 

 243 volumes have been added by donation, and 2982 by purchase, 

 making a total of additions, in about ten months, of 3,225 volumes. , 



The number and classification of the books now in the Library, is 

 as follows : — 



VOLS. 



Theology, MoraUty, and Metaphysics 9^4 



Natural Philosophy, Astronomy, Chemistry, &c 547 



Natiiral History, Botany, Geology, &c 663 



Science and the Arts, Architecture, Painting, Music, &c 599 



2592 

 History and Biography -^ 



Topography and Antiquities 



Geography, Voyages, and Travels • ^231 



Miscellaneous Literature 



Jurisprudence, Law, and Politics 



Commerce, and Political Economy 



Education, Rhetoric, Logic, and Language 149 



Oil 



Poetry and Dramatic Literature 



Novels 



64 

 Classical Literature 



Encyclopsedias, Heraldry, and Works of Reference 452 



Total 15,102 



This is exclusive of 1200 volumes and 490 parts, being duplicates 

 of Parliamentary papers, and of 308 volumes transferred to the Lend- 

 ing Libraries. 



With very trifling exceptions, the books are carefully treated by 



thereaders and protected from injuiy. A few thefts of books of small 



value have occurred, some of which have been recovered. La two 



instances the offenders have been discovered, convicted, and punished 



by imprisonment. 



A valuable addition has been made to the Library during the past 

 year, by the purchase from the Executors of the late Mr. Thomas 

 Binns, of the collections made by that gentleman, iUustrative of the 

 history of the County of Lancaster, and more especially of the town 

 of Liverpool. They occupied the leisure hours of foi-ty years of his 

 life, and contain a repertory of illustrations of the past history of the 

 locality, which will increase in value every year, and would in vain 

 be sought for elsewhere. In order to complete and continue the series, 

 the Committee have prepared a portfolio for the reception of illustra- 



