15 to ascertain the number of volumes entered in the cata- logue which had been prepared by the keeper, and he reported that these amounted only to three thousand four hundred and forty-six. But Mr Repp subse- quently ascertained, by counting the volumes them- selves, that the actual number was somewhat smaller, and very little exceeding three thousand. This discre- pancy arose from the circumstance, that in the Astorga collection, some publications of small extent are in several cases bound in one volume, and yet each has, as it ought to have, its title inserted in the catalogue; and thus, although it only forms a part of a volume in reality, it there appears as a distinct and independent volume. Mr Repp now made a report concerning the collection to the Curators, and he is well aware that this report at that time appeared to them to be of a very grave and important character. The report comprises forty-two pages 4to, and is dated the 7th September, 1830. The first part, which is written in Latin, after giving a gene- ral survey of the duties imposed on Mr Repp with regard to the Spanish Library, explicitly states the great deficiency in the supposed amount of volumes, along with some other circumstances. The second part contains a list of important Spanish works not to be found in the Astorga collection, with an English intro- duction and several bibliographical notes in English. Mr Repp here pointed out the works of about one hundred and twenty distinguished Spanish authors which the Astorga library wants. Mr Repp may be permitted to state, that from the pains he bestowed on this report, lie will never feel any hesitation or reluctance in laying it before the Faculty and the world as a specimen of research and knowledge fully proportionate to its object. It appears from this report, that in 1830, there was not to be found in the Astorga library a complete edi- tion of the works of any of the most illustrious Spanish poets or dramatists; that there were none of Lope de Vega’s plays, unless a few may be found in an insignifi- cant collection of old plays, termed “ Comedias Varias that instead of seven thousand volumes, there were only about three thousand; that of these about one thousand six hundred were historical, and a large proportion of the remainder consisted of Roman Catholic theology and

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