City Library.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE TIMES. Sir,-A motion has recendy been submitted to the Common Council for establishing a Citv Library, wherein might be deposited all historical, commercial, and other works, relating to the origin, antiquities, progress, customs, and laws of the cities of London aned Wertminster, and the bnroigh of Southwark. It strikes me, if this Library Is established by the Common Council, that in the course of time, individuals, or o:her literary institutions, such as the Brirish Aluseum, or the public libraries of Oxford and Cambridge, miglit be induced to present duplicates or scarce works to the city - a record of which donations might be exhibited in the librarr. It may not be generally known that the city once possessed a valuable librtry part of which they lost by its being removed by one of the Edwards to Somerset-house, the then residence of the Lord Protec- tor Somerset, which was never retunied, and many were destroyed by the fire of London. I happen to know that there still remain many valuable works wlhich would formn a commencement of such a collection, which would prove a source of important intelligence upon all matters which might in future become the subject of ptablic or private inquiry; and although it may not be furnishied like the roomu whichSpenae has tdescribedin the Houseof Alma, it mav have its " memorable gests of fatmous wizards; and with picturals, of magistrates, of courts, of tribunas, of pageants, of stattes, of policy, of laws, of judgments, of decretals. and that whirh in th, m.,,-tA ay thought wittily." - I . .. civ;l. CITY LIBRARY.