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We doubt not tliat your noble example will stimulate others to imitate you in 

 furnishing the material helps for the cultivation of learning in Liverpool, ami 

 that these once supplied, the men of science will not be slow to avail themselves 

 of them for the intellectual and moral improvement of society. 



We hope and pray that you may long live to enjoy the pleasure which the 

 gradual development and increasing usefulness of the Public Library and Museum 

 of Liverpool wiU not fail to give to its noble-minded patron. 



THOMAS INMAN, M.D., Peesident. 



Royal Institution, Liverpool, 12th Jan., 1857. 



Mr. Brown replied at considerable length, observing that it was a plea- 

 sure which he had not expected, but which he most highly appreciated. 

 It had long been with him a most earnest wish, to help that latent or 

 struggling talent which he was persuaded always existed in the working 

 classes, by putting within their reach, the collections of science, and 

 the accumulated researches of past generations of learned men. But 

 he assured the deputation he had not even hoped that the men of 

 science, who did honour to the town by their laborious investigations 

 and useful works, would think his efforts worthy of notice. It was, 

 therefore, peculiarly gratifying to him to find that the members of the 

 Literary and Philosophical Society had so highly valued his offer, and 

 had in so handsome, and to him agreeable manner, testified their 

 feelings upon the subject. He earnestly hoped he was doing good to 

 posterity by erecting for all classes a great library and museum ; and 

 he felt that with the cordial co-operation of such a society as the 

 Literary and Philosophical, that hope was sure to be realised. Again 

 he thanked the Society for the honour they had done him, and hoped 

 with such encouragement, his example would be extensively followed by 

 his wealthy townsmen. 



Mr. Brown then called the attention of the deputation to the plans 

 of the new Libraiy and Museum, which were explained to them by 

 Mr. Pictou, the Chairman of the Library and Museum Committee, who 

 had been invited to meet them. These were carefully inspected, and 

 afforded much pleasure, promising as they did very fairly to meet the 

 wants of a veiy large public library (150,000 volumes, with power 

 of enlargement), museum, and gallery of art. 



The paper of the evening, of which the following is an abstract, was 

 then read : — 



ON THE PRODUCTION OF COPPER FROM ITS ORES. 



By NEWTON SAMUELSON, Esq., F.C.S. 



The Author treated the subject in great fulness, and minutely 

 described the several modes of assaying, as well in the dry way, as by 



