Mr. Julian Goldsmid (M.P. for Rochester), who is a Master
of Arts of the University of London, has just made his Univer- sity a handsome present,—of £1,000, to be paid in annual in- stalments, to be distributed over ten years, towards the forma- tion of a good classical library in the new building. The Senate have accepted the offer with a hearty acknowledgment of its generosity, and a committee has already been appointed to begin the agreeable task of forming a classical library. We trust Mr. Julian Goldsinid's generosity may be infectious. Would it be impossible, by the way, to secure for the University the late Professor de Morgan's unique mathematical library, which coa- tains probably the most curious collection of books on the history of mathematics to be found in England ? The value of this collection is besides greatly enhanced by Mr. de Morgan's own numerous and characteristic annotations. Whether the library is to be disposed of or not we do not at present know ; but if it can be obtained, there would be a special fitness in securing it for the University of London, which would then have a really good start towards the formation of a fine classical and scien- tific library. Exoriare aliquis ; i.e., wanted, a second Mr. Goldsmid.
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