During the month of April there were received at the Library, by purchase, 1,116 volumes and 456 pamphlets; by gift, 1,020 volumes and 3,203 pamphlets; and by exchange, 416 volumes and 6,066 pamphlets, making a total of 2,552 volumes and 9,725 pamphlets. There were catalogued 3,154 volumes and 2,776 pamphlets; the number of cards written was 12,376 and of slips for the copying machine 2,736; from the latter were received 13,851 cards. The following table shows the number of readers, and the number of volumes consulted, in both the Astor and Lenox Branches of the Library, also the number of visitors to the Print Exhibition at the Lenox during the month : The most popular books of the month were (in non-fiction): "The Long Day," Shaw's "Plays Pleasant and Unpleasant," Beveridge's "Young Man and the World"; (adult fiction): Glasgow's "Wheel of Life" Hichens' "Garden of Allah," Wharton's "House of Mirth"; (juvenile fiction): Clemens' "Adventures of Tom Sawyer," Lang's "Blue Fairy Book," Burnett's "Little Princess." Important gifts of the month were: From Sam. P. Avery, a copy of "Intermezzi componirt, radirt und Herrn Kupferstecher und Kunsthandler Hermann Sagert, dankbarst zugeeignet von Max Klinger," Nürnberg; from Hon. John Bigelow, copies for each reference and circulation branch of his brochure "Our Ex-Presidents, what shall we do for them? what shall they do for us?", New York, 1906; from the British Museum, the "Catalogue of the collection of English porcelain in the Department of British and Medieval Antiquities," by R. L. Hobson, London, 1905, "Catalogue of Hebrew and Samaritan manuscripts in the British Museum," by G. Margoliouth, Pt. 2, London, 1905, "Medallic illustrations of the history of Great Britain, and Ireland," in 4 portfolios, plates 1-40, London, 1904-05; from James C. Britton, 42 volumes and 287 pamphlets, a collection of publications relating to trades unions, etc.; from Miss M. W. Bruce, 18 volumes and 5 pamphlets, Italian books relating to Italy; from Dr. Paul Cohn, a copy of his "Die chemische Industrie. . . Weltausstellung St. Louis, 1904," Wien, 1905, and "Das Bildungswesen in den Vereinigten Staaten von Nordamerika," Wien, 1906; from Loys Delteil, a copy of his "Le peintre-graveur illustré XIX et xx siècles," Vol. 1, Paris, 1906; from Mrs. Henry Draper, 50 volumes, 18 pamphlets, and I print; from the Executive Committee on the Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the Settlement of the Jews in the United States, 2 copies of the bronze medal struck off to commemorate the anniversary, executed by Isidore Konti; from Dr. Carlo Gardini, the "Catalogo della Biblioteca del Liceo Musicale di Bologna," Bologna, 1890-1905; from Major Harry Hammond, his "Notes on wine and vine culture," 1856; from Lord Howard de Walden, "Two Tudor Books of Arms, being Harleian manuscripts No. 2169 (and No. 6163)," "Some Feudal Lords and their Seals, 1301," with an introduction by Lord Howard de Walden, 1904, and "Banners, Standards and Badges from a Tudor manuscript," London 1904; from Augustus Koopman, 14 of his dry points, executed at Atlantic City in 1894, in Volendam, Holland, and in his studio in Paris, 1897 to 1899; from Dr. Attilio Nardecchia, a copy of "Nuovo Atlante di geografia universale in 52 carte" per Luigi Rossi, Milano, 1820, and of "Atlas universel" par M. Robert et M. Robert de Vaugondy, Paris, 1757; from Paul Raatz, 3 volumes and 31 pamphlets, German theosophical works; from Dr. Louis Seeman Livingston, a copy of his "The Real triumph of Japan the conquest of the silent foe," New York, 1906; from James D. Smillie, 26 of his etchings; from the Biblioteca Nacional of Spain, Madrid, "Catalogo de la exposicion celebrado en la Biblioteca Nacional en el Tercer Centenario de la publicacion del Quijote," Madrid, 1905; from the Trustees of the late Dr. James Young, of Kelly and Durris, Scotland, a copy of "Bibliotheca Chemica: a catalogue of the alchemical, chemical and pharmaceutical books in the collection of the late James Young," in 2 volumes, by John Ferguson, Glasgow, 1906; from Paul E. Werner, a copy of "Deutschlands Heer und Flotte," by Gustav A. Sigel, Akron, Ohio, 1900; and for the German-American collection various gifts from Hugo Bertsch, Nicholas Gonner, Jr., Friedrich Michel, Prof. A. O. Müller, Rev. J. W. Theiss and Frank Siller. At the LENOX branch the Franklin exhibition has been succeeded by an exhibit of American etchings, a selection designed to afford a view of the state of original or painter-etching in this country during the past thirty-five years. In the lower hall the albums of the Charles Stewart Smith collection of Japanese prints have again been fully opened out, and on April 12th some lithographs by Eugéne Carrière (recently deceased) and reproductions of his works have been placed on view. The large Muybridge photograph of San Francisco was placed on view on April 21st. The exhibitions at the ASTOR and at the circulation branches remained unchanged. Picture bulletins and temporary collections of books on special shelves at the circulation branches were as follows: EAST BROADWAY, Birthdays of celebrated men and women, Edward Everett Hale; RIVINGTON STREET, Paul Revere's ride, Olympic games; BOND STREET, France from Paris to the Pyrenees, Abraham Lincoln, Flowers; OTTENDORFER, Trip through Italy, California, Spain, An evening in birdland; TOMPKINS SQUARE, Battle of Lexington, Earthquakes and volcanoes; EPIPHANY, Our neighbors; MUHLENBERG, California and San Francisco, Rome, Explorers and explorations, Decoration and ornament; GEORGE BRUCE, Labor; RIVERSIDE, Trees and flowers, Country homes; WEBSTER, Clever dramatized novels; ST. AGNES, Insects, School and college stories; AMSTERDAM AVENUE, Shakespeare; 96TH STREET, Birds and nature, Principal historical events in April; AGUILAR, College stories, May Day, Paris, Italy, Holland, Jeanne d'Arc; HARLEM LIBRARY, Railroad; 125TH STREET, Australia, Bronx Park, Concord and Lexington, Japan, Mendelssohn; 135TH STREET, Games and sports, Holland and its little people; MOTT HAVEN, Spring; TREMONT, Cuba, Porto Rico, Panama, Philippines; TOTTENVILLE, Earthquakes, Birds of Staten Island. In addition there were bulletins on Easter at eleven branches, on new books at seven, on Arbor Day at seven, on Spring at five, on birds at five, on Vesuvius at four, and on birthdays in April of famous men and women at two branches. In the April series of evening free lectures given by the Board of Education the TOMPKINS SQUARE Branch assembly room was used for a course on Shakespeare, the lecturers being Richard A. Purdy on "Julius Cæsar," Miss Grace A. Burt on "Hamlet," Joseph Adelman on "Henry VIII," Mrs. Frances Carter on "Much Ado about Nothing." At the 135TH STREET branch lectures were given on Tuesdays by Professor Louis Auguste Loiseau on France and Spain. At TREMONT branch a course on descriptive geography was given on Saturdays by Dr. William A. Murrill on "Cuba," Orrel A. Parker on "Porto Rico," Willis. Fletcher Johnson on "Panama and the Panama Canal," Major Frank Keck on "The Philippines." Daniel Huntington, one of the nine trustees named in the act of incorporation of the Lenox Library in 1870, and a trustee of the New York Public Library from the time of consolidation (1895) until his resignation on December 11, 1901, died at his home in this city on Wednesday, the 18th April. NOVEMBER, 1702. Printed from a transcript, now in the New York Public Library, probably made for the Earl of Bute about the middle of the eighteenth century. May it please Your Lordships. TO THE RIGHT HONBLE. In obedience to your Lordships order of the seventh Instant Requiring us to lay before your Lordships an account of the State of the Trade of this Kingdome since the Last session of parliament, We humbly Represent That the War against ffrance and Spain being proclaimed alittle before the End of the Last Session, it Soon made a great alteration in the State and Currant of Trade and put a Stop to that which was carried on with those Countries and the mediterranean. And as we had sometime before, in prospect of Such a Breach directed the several Governors of Her Majesties plantations to send to us a speedy account of the State of defence of each Government, and of what might be wanting to put them in a better posture against an Enemy and haveing accordingly received such accounts, We did according to our duty Lay the Same before Her Majestie, with our humble opinion in relation to ships of War, Soldiers, Guns, and ammunition to be sent from hence, and to the Fortifications there, whereupon Her Majestie has been pleased to give the necessary Directions, and several Stores of War have been sent to the plantations and other suteable provisions made, which has ended very much to the Security and Incouragement of the Trade in those parts. That Coll Codrington Governor in Cheif of the Leeward Islands, upon notification off [sic] of the War, and Instructions from hence, Haveing possessed himself of the French part of the Island of St. Christophers, So that the whole Island is now brought under Her Majesties Subjection, there does by that means accrue a very great advantage to our Sugar Trade. That upon Representations made of the great importance of the Tobacco Trade from Virginia and Maryland, Her Majestie was pleased to appoint five men of War, under whose Convoy the Shipping from those provinces consisting of about 150 Sail, have arrived Safe in England. An[d], as we find by accounts from Virginia, there were exported from that Province from the 10th of November 1701. to the 10th of July 1792, 37205 hhds. of Tobacco, being the last Crop: And from Maryland for the same tyme 32000 hhds. or thereabouts, which exceeds the Exports of former years. That the Colonies under Propriety and Charter Governments continueing to be nurseries of illegall Trade, and guilty of other irregular practices, to the great prejudice of Her Majesties Revenue and of fair Traders and otherwise; We have |