The Sun.
London, England, 1846-07-15 00:00:00

Sin,—You will, I am quite sure, pardon me, for so..
liciting a corner in your truly valuable journal, for the
purpose of laying before the Christian public tial la-
mentable condition of the inhabitsents (both morally
and spiritually) in the neighbourhood of Lamb-and-
Flag-court, Turnmill-street, Bit-alley; Fryingpan-alley,
Rose-alley, Broad-yard, Turk's Head-yard, and Other
courts and alleys at the back of Saffnon-hill,
and all in the parish of St. John, Cierkenwells
too numerous to mention in a single let.'ere and
within a few hundred yards of the Sessions' etiouse,
Clerkenwell-er2en—that a free day-school was °riled
on Monday morning, the Bth June, "in the Sunday-
school, Lamb-and-Flag-court, for the admission of Aar
masses of children who are daily to be seen Wandering
about in almost a state of nakedness,. their pareexte
being, in most cases, too poor to pay for their instruction,.
even the very small charge of twopence per week, so that'
the poor children soon become a prey to temptation, and
the victims of vice and crime of every description; in
fact, the fi:thiness c f speech and depravity of habits
which these children early imbibe is as he in the extreme.
and a diagrace to a Christian community. In the fond
hope; however, of checking this great and crying evil,
the district visitors in connexion with St. John's Church,
Clerkenwell, Rev. H. Hughes, rector, last year opened
the present school in Lamb-and-Ping-court, for the ad-
mission, on the Sabbath day, of this poor. unfortunate,.
and long-nett cted slasa of children ; mod I am most.
happy to be able to say, that much good has been the
re.sui:, sad vilible improvement in both patents an&
children to be seen ; but it cannot be exacted, frour
the very limited time the children are under instruction
on the Sabbath-day, contrasted with the time they wander
the streets, that so great an amount of good cart be
effected as in Sunday-schools of a higher order, wheze
children of a bett, r clips attend, ru.d whose parents,
set before them habits of virtue, honesty, industry, and
cleanliness. Thin tact nnders it quite necessary that
still greater eff .its should be made to 'rescue them from
their preseet degraded condition, and to bring them under
daily instruction, that the blessed truth may be impreesed
upon their minds, that to tear the Lord is wisdom, and to
depart from t=vii is understanding • and also to preserve
them from witnessing the dreadful!and revisiting scetbee
which abound in these courts and alleys, It must be re-
membered, Sir, that these dear children have precious
and immortal- souls, and it is the bounden duty of every
sincere Christian, so far as his Heiteenly Father hath
given him ability, to assist in endeavouring to tram them
up for immortality and glory, that they Ivey net I.ree to
say, no man cared for my soul.
These schools, which are commodious and airy,. arc
capable of accommodating 100 boys and eighty girls
with comfort, will not cost a very large sum annually for
a master and mistress, and other necessary requisites—
when the amount of good which must of necessity follow
is taken into consi,teration—which. is proposed to be
raised by annual subscriptions of any amount, howefer
small, the Christian public may think proper to give. The
sum of about 30L has b. en already received towards this de-
sirable object, and with this amount it is intended to open
these schools, in faith, believing that the faithful ,and
devoted servants of the Lord Jesus Christ, to whom
worldly substance has been given, will devote a portion
of it to this great and good object, and that they will not
permit the doors to be closed against these poor unfortu-
nate and hitherto totally-neglected class of children for
the want of the necessary means of carrying them on.
I can assure you, Sir, that much anxii ty is felt by the
district visitors who visit the wretched and filthy abodes
of the poor (gratuitoualy) from room to room, so that
none are overlooked, arid also by Mr. Vanderkiste, the
present indefatigable London City Missionary, who
works in conjunction with us in this work of faith and
labour of love, especially alien the number of cases of
juvenile delinquency which are brought to the Sessions'
House (about 100 yards from the school), from the im-
mediate locality are considered, and the strong remarks
made session after session by the jury, in the discharge
of their painful duty, that the thought of not beingi able
to continue these schools open becomes really, and with-
out the least exaggeration, a. most alarming one. Apolo-
gizing for trespassing at such length on your patience
and kindness, I remain, Sir, your obedient servant;
J. H. FETCH,
Superintendent of the Sunday Ragged School,
Lamb-and-Flag court.

3, St. John street, Clerkenweli, July, 1846.

P.S. Annual subscriptions and &nations will be thank
fully received by the Rev. H. linghts, 59, Red Lion-
street, Clerkenwell ; Mr. J. 1-1. retch, 3, St. John-street,
Clerkenwell; and by Mr. Terry, 25, St. John-street,
Clerkenwell. Also articles of 1.4174 wearing apparell
will do great service to the cause, which will be calla
forif a note is sent to Mr. Fetch, the Superintendent, at
the school, Lainh-and-Flag:court, Ckrkenwell-greett,

A FEW WORDS ON THE SUGAR.

DUTIES.
TO THE ED.llOl€ OF THE SUN.

SIR,—If the question were asked which country irt
Europe could and ought to have colonial produce, such
as sugar, &c., cheapest, can there be a doubt but that
England would be pointed out as that country?' But,
strange to say. other nations such as the Germans; &c.,
possessing no colonies, no mercantile navy worth men-
tioning, nor ;% et the; capital of Great Britain, do far al/
that buy their sugars cheaper than we do. Pray is this
according to "common sense?"
Apropos as to colonies threatening to fall off from the
mother country, where will they get such customers as
they now have forth
..r..as of us but:. we tire[
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taxed ourselves with protective duties for their advan-
tage. No, no ! this matter will not bear examination:
on the score of profit and loss.—l am. Sir. &c.,
ONE OF YOUR READERS.
Bristol, July 13, 1846.