THE JOUKNAl. OF THE 

 BEDFORD LITERARY AND SdEXTIFlC INSTITUTE AND GENERAL LIBRARY, 



LITERATURE 



SCIENCE 



ARCH>EOLOGY 



ART 



POSCES LIBRUM CUM LUMINE." HOR. 



Vol. I. No. 2. 



JUNE, 1891. 



Price Twopence. 



Contents. 



tag: 



Editorial 17 



The Use of a Library, by Rev. James Copner, M.A 18 



A Dilettante's Dream, by' H. M. Dymock, M.A 20 



A History^ of the Bedford Literary and Scientific 

 Institute k General Library% by Thos. Gwyn Elger, 



F.R.A.S. Part IL— The Bedfordshire General Library 23 



Archaeological and Natural History^ Section » 27 



Correspondence 28 



Chorus of Captive Maidens. . 29 



Reports of Meetings of the Council 30 



Memoranda 19, 22, 32 



Published at the 



TBeOforD General Librarp, ^arpur Street, leeDforD. 



Printed at the " Mercury " Press, Bedford. 



