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 Library Notes and News. 253 at Christ's College for the benefit of all Oriental students, and for the purchase of further manuscripts for the University Library. A meeting will be held at Cambridge early in October. COLCHESTER. The Corporation have appointed as Librarian of the Free Public Library Mr. G. W. Atkinson, who for the past three years has been Chief Librarian of the Salisbury Public Library. COVENTRY. On May 23rd, at the City Petty Sessions, a man was summoned by the City Council for stealing an atlas of anatomy from the Reference Room at the Library. The case was admitted, but it was urged that defendant was a man of weak mind, and the bench dealt with him under the First Offenders' Act, and ordered him to come up for judgment when called on. DEWSBURY. The Corporation, on July 2nd, opened two free reading-rooms in the mansion at their new park at Crow Nest. DUBLIN. A description of the National Library appeared in the Dublin Saturday Herald of May 5th. The Four Courts' Library Act has received the royal assent. GLASGOW. At a meeting of the Libraries Committee of the Town Council, held on 25th June, it was announced that a legacy of between ,3,000 and 4,000 had been left to the Mitchell Library by the late Mr. Edward Lewis Campbell, who resided at Hillhead, and who died in Edinburgh a month ago. G-RIMSBY. At a meeting of the Grimsby Corporation on June 8th, the Mayor (Alderman Doughty) proposed that the necessary proceedings be taken to establish a free public library in Grimsby under the provisions of the Public Libraiies Act, and the appointment of a committee for that purpose. The Town Clerk read a letter from the Mayor, offering to give 1,000 volumes to start the library, and expressing the opinion that others would be found to present the remainder of the books required. It was estimated that the building would cost ,3,000. Mr. Pickvvell seconded the resolution, which was adopted. On June 25th, it was decided to erect one building for the purpose of technical education, and for the public library. HARTLEPOOL. On May Qth, a temporary newsroom was opened by Alderman Graham. LEICESTER. The police of Leicester have arrested three persons for a series of 35 robberies, including breaking into the Public Library and taking 8s. 6d. between 9 p.m. of the loth May and 7.15 a.m. of the nth. LEYTON. A series of articles is appearing in the Leytonstone, Express and Independent, on " How to use the Leyton Free Library." The first appeared on May 25th. LINCOLN. Colonel Seely, M.P., has given ,1,200 to the Public Library. LONDON : CHELSEA. A complimentary leader upon the report of this library appeared in the Daily Chronicle of the I3th July, but in referring to the census of " A Day's Reading," contained in the report the writer says : " What the librarian understands by ' Kellogg's Light of