READING ROOM.
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tj- At the suggestion of number of friends, the undersigned proposes establish in this city the first of November next, Commercial and General Reading Room, should sufficient encouragement to the project be given by the business of the city. The want of place of general resort, and union for gentlemen engaged in commercial aad profess ional business has been fully supplied ia Mo- bile-the Post Office or the bar rooms of the Hotels being the only places approaching to the char acter of a business "Exchange." To supply this deficiency in a measure--to open a convenient, com fortabe and respectable place where merchants may introduce their foreign correspondents and friends when in the city, and where the citizens who fond of reading may pass quel and profitable leisure hour or two every day. will be the objects to be complished.

 TERMs.-Ten Dollars per annum, payable half yearly in advance

 One subscription by business House or Firm to ente all the partners of the concern the prvile ges of the Room. The same rule to apply to all the young men acting clerks in Counting Room.

 The Room selected for the purpose is on Conti-st. next below the Merchants and Planters Bank, and on the ground floor of the building belonging to the Bank. It is capacIous, being 57 feet in length, and m all respects we'll adapted to the purpose. It will be well warmed, furnished and ghted-the entrance will be private, through the Commercial Register Office, next door, and the object of the proprietor will be make it useful and comfortable resort for visitors and reading of the city, and for the respondents of business and other strangers who may he introduced to it by subscribers.

 A we'll ordered establishment of this kind only be maintained by systematic enforcement of good rules, and it will be the duty of the proprietor to es- tabsh certain fixed regulations for the protection of the comfort and privileges of the visitors.

 The Reading Room will be opened the first of November.

 Besides the principal newspapers of the Union, the Room will be supplied with the best Commercial, Periodicals, and few of the standard British and American Literary Magazines.

 Mobile, Sept. JOHN FORSYTH, JR.