. A picture of New-York in 1846; with a short account of places in its vicinity; designed as a guide to citizens and strangers .. . en, A. R. Lawrence, Og-den Hoffman, Vice-Presidents; F. De Peyster, Treasurer;S. G. Raymond, Secretary. Hebrew Benevolent Society—M. M. Noah, President;S. Dreyfous, Vice-President; John Levy, Treasurer; HenryGoldsmith, Secretary. Hibernian Universal Benevolent Society, 42 Prince,street—John Farrigan, President; Farrel Lunney, Vice-President; John Heaney, Treasurer; James McGuire,Corresponding Secretary ; Francis ORielley, RecordingSecretary. LITERARY INSTITUTIONS.
. A picture of New-York in 1846; with a short account of places in its vicinity; designed as a guide to citizens and strangers .. . en, A. R. Lawrence, Og-den Hoffman, Vice-Presidents; F. De Peyster, Treasurer;S. G. Raymond, Secretary. Hebrew Benevolent Society—M. M. Noah, President;S. Dreyfous, Vice-President; John Levy, Treasurer; HenryGoldsmith, Secretary. Hibernian Universal Benevolent Society, 42 Prince,street—John Farrigan, President; Farrel Lunney, Vice-President; John Heaney, Treasurer; James McGuire,Corresponding Secretary ; Francis ORielley, RecordingSecretary. LITERARY INSTITUTIONS. NEW-YORK SOCIETY LIBRARY. A conspicuous and beautiful edifice, of the ionic order, ofbrown freestone, fronting on Broadway and Leonard-street. This institution is the most ancient in the city, and isco-eval in its origin Mith the English government of thecolony, having been founded in the year 1700, under theadministration of the Earl of Bellamont, then New-York Society Library, established in 1754, withthe view of aiding and extending the objects of Kings(now Columbia) College, founded at that time, was en-. . SOCIETY LIBRARY, Coniur of Broadway aud Leonard Slrael. INSTITUTIONS. 51 grafted on the old City Library, a name, by which, in com-mon parlance, it is still known. During the revolutionarywar, the books being deposited in the old City-Hall inBroad-street, were scattered and lost. Tradition affirmsthat they were carried off by the British soldiers and bar-tei-ed for grog. On the restoration of peace the Librarywas re-established, and continued for a long lime to occupya sphere of quiet and unobtrusive usefulness in a buildingof considerable architectural taste, for that period, erectedby the society in Nassau-street, opposite to the MiddleDutch Church, now used as the Post Office. Li 1838 and 39 the society erected the present edificein Broadway, at an expense, including the ground, of^120,000. The building throughout is constructed in themost
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