the Library and News-room, and the Lectures are delivered at the Theatre of the Philosophical Institution, Cannon-street.
Two Libraries, viz.:—the Old Library, situated in Union-street, which contains from 17 to 18,000 volumes, and has about 600 subscribers. The New Library, in Temple-road, West, which has perhaps a fourth of the above number of volumes, and 350 subscribers. Its Library, has, however, been judiciously selected, and is rapidly increasing.
A News And Commercial Room, situated on Bennett's Hill. It is well supplied with newspapers and publications relating to commerce.
The Blue Coat School is situated in St. Phillip's Churchyard. It is supported by subscriptions and endowments. In it are 110 boys and 50 girls, clothed and educated.
Birmingham has also to boast of a National School; Protestant Dissenters' School; a Lancasterian School; two Infant Schools, and many Sunday Schools.
Hotels and Coach Offices.
The principal Hotels are the following:—Albion, High-street, Coach, Family, and Commercial; Castle, High-st., Coach, Family, and Commercial; George, Digbeth, Commercial; Hen and Chickens, New-street, Coach, Family, and Commercial; King's Head, Worcester-street, Commercial; Lamp Tavern, Bull-
