3"i0 TRANSACTIONS OF THE CANADIAN INSl'lTUTK. [VoL. IV. 



Sovereign Queen Mary, Prince Charles, and the rest of the Royal Pro- 

 genier This book has been rebound in vellum. 



Other works are Xenophon's C\'rus, 1713; Virgil, 1576; Ouintillion, 

 Oxford, 1692 ; Tillotson, 1675 ; Poli. Synopsis London (Poole's), 1669 ; 

 five volumes, folio, Matthew's Commentaries, Plutarch's Morals, 1603 ; 

 Xenophon's Cyrus, Cicero's works in Latin. A {&\n others at random — 

 Shakespeare, 1771 ; Spectator, 1726; Jonathan Edwards, 1699; Cicero's 

 Orations, 1590; Lord Clarendon's, 1676; Latin Funeral Orations, 161 1 ; 

 Greek Grammar, 1683 ; Pope's Iliad, 1721 ; Erasmus, Rotterdam, 1526; 

 New Testament (French), Geneva, 1577; Pliny's P^pistles, 1640; Stilling- 

 fleet, 1681 ; Jeremy Taylor, 1676; Virgil, 1613 ; Plutarch's Morals, 1603 ; 

 St. Augustus' City of God, 161 o. 



Another library, that of St. Andrew's church, singularly enough also 

 numbering about 1,000 volumes as the two already referred to, came into 

 existence Aug. 26th, 1833, and here we see the name of Andrew Heron 

 in the issue of books. There is an index with reference to pages, 214 

 names, from 1833 to 1869, up to folio 274. Up to 1836 there are 120 

 names, sho\\'ing that a large number of families attended St. Andrew's 

 church. There was a catalogue costing jy^d. in 1835, and memorandum 

 of copies sold up to 1843. The catalogue numbers 9I9 books. The 

 only names on the list now attending the church are McFarland, 

 Elliot, Davidson, Blake, Wynn, Carnochan. The first name is, as in 

 Niagara Public Library, Andrew Heron. In 1^36 occurs the name of 

 one who afterwards became one of the Fathers of Confederation, 

 Archibald McKellar. He attended the Niagara District Grammar 

 School, was married by Rev. Dr. McGill : there are only two books 

 marked against his name. 



Many memories of the past are brought up by the names Barr, Lock- 

 hart, Crooks, Stocking, Whitelaw, Eagleson, VVagstaff, Miller, Malcolm- 

 son, McMicking. Many books were presented by friends in Scotland, 

 but there are only a few old or rare books. The Harper's Library Series 

 seem to have been well read. It may be recorded as worthy of notice 

 that in the old record book of St. Andrew's church, dating from 1794, 

 many of the names of the supporters are also found in the list of pro- 

 prietors of the Niagara Library, 1800, showing tb.e love of reading always 

 remarked of the nationality most found in the Presbyterian church. 



The successor to these libraries is the Niagara Mechanics' Institute, 

 having been in existence since October 24th, 1848, as a copy of the 

 constitution and by-laws, printed by F. M. Whitelaw, with names ol 

 members, one hundred and one, shows; Pres., W. H. Dickson M. P. P.; Vice- 

 President, E. C. Campbell ; Secretary, Dr. Melville ; Treasurer and Libra- 



