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those sacred associations which are formed under a religious spirit 
of union, either for disseminating the Word of God in all the lan- 
guages spoken by the numerous families of human beings through- 
out the world, or for promoting the spread of Christian knowledge, 
whether amongst the neglected outcasts of our home population, or 
amongst the heathen who have never heard a Saviour’s name. But 
next to these we may venerate and esteem the associations which 
unite men for the cause of sound philosophy, and for advancing all 
branches of useful human learning, which draw men together for 
literary and scientific purposes, and which impart to them a com- 
mon interest in the discovery and extension of truth. We cannot 
fail to perceive the merit of associations which thus unite men of 
very different habits and occupations in the encouragement of all 
those pursuits which, as long experience has now proved, tend to 
ennoble man’s nature, and to elevate his sources of enjoyment. 
The following Donations to the Library were announced 
Monthly Notices of the Astronomical Society. Vol. XXI., Nos. 
5—7- 8vo. — From the Society k 
Arsskrift af K. Yet. Soc. i Upsala. 1860. 8vo„— -From the 
Society . 
Memoires de Soc. des Sciences de Cherbourg. Tome VII. 1859. 
8vo,— From the Society. 
American Journal of Science and Arts. January 1861. 8vo.— 
From the Society. 
Le Couches en Forme de C. By M. B. Studer, Berne. 8vo.— 
From the Author. 
Instructions for Meteorological Tables. By Col. James. 8vo.— 
From the Author. 
History of Integral Calculus. By I. Todhunter. 1861. 8vo. — 
From the Author. 
Journal of Agriculture for July. 1861. 8vo .—From the Agri- 
cultural Society. 
Proceedings of the Linnean Society. Vol. V., No. 20, with 
Botanical Supplement. 8vo. — From the Society. 
Journal of Statistical Society. June 1861. 8vo. — From the Society. 
Dr Balfour on Temperature in Connection with Vegetation. 1861. 
8 vo. — From the Author. 
