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Prospectus of Rraillug Hoorn.THE MOBILE FRANKLIN SOCIETY dr.Igu establishing a KiufilKO Room, In ibelr new l.uilOii“ on Si Jo scpb street, on a* eslrnslv# a plan u* lha patronage o* Hie public will witrraui. Ii will embrace all the promt neui commercial and literary publications of itir Union( ihe leading Reviews and Magazines of Great Bilialn and France—papers from London, Parle, Liverpool and Havre. and care will be tnkeu 10 obtain llio beat publics-tlone relntiug to Commerce, Agriculture and the Arts.— In addition to Ibcae,auhacrlbera will have the tier of the Library ol the Society, consisting ol nearly 2uU0 vola., which it I* anticipated will he largely lucieaseU duilug the coming winter.Thr Snne'o are auiUflrd Hint auch an Institution will prove ol great beitrUt to our community. that tl will open to rvery trade nod prole*-inn, source* ol Informa-tion, nml authorities for reformer, not other* Isr to be procured, but al great pcrai ual expense. Mobile la al-inoat the only city ol any commercial linportaiirr, In the Union, that i* without an inailtuttou similar to the one now proposed. The citizen* of the commercial cities ol the North havr frrrly given ol tbelr abundance, and have succeeded In the establishment ol LCemna, Rcadlug Ruotna wild Libraries, that afford to thrlr Inhabllnula rnlioiial amusement, atureea of Improvement lurinerly acceaaihle to the wealthy only, and the rarlie.t Inldnna-Hon of all ndvancea made by other countries In the aria and sciences. Relieving, Irom the aucre.a of aimllar In-atiiuiions elsewhere, that their Influence on the mental and moral tone or the maturing portion of Society, has been healthy and of Immense benefit, the Society haa resolved to endeavor to establish lu our own midst one of a similar character, one that Ihry honestly believe will hr of grent tillllty now, and aa it Increases In yeara and In meaus, will be a source of Just pride to every well wisher ol our city. They confidently throw the.nselvea on the liberality and Intelligence of the citizens of Mobile, well assured that lha appeal will not he In vain, simply remarking that Ihe scale of the undertaking will bn lim lied only by the amount to which the aiibicrlptlon list may he elletidad.The subscription price will be Six Dollars, payable Invariably In advance. The subscriber* to have permission to extend tbe usual courtesies to sirsagers. Subscription Hats will be found at nil the Book Stores and Newspaper Maes lu the elly. novll W«if
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Mobile Register And Journal
Mobile, Alabama, US
Mon, Nov 17, 1845
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