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GGEI) SCHOOLS.

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TO THE EDITOR OF TEE SUN.
SIR,—You will, I am quite sure, pardon me, for sos
Hefting a corner in your truly valuable journal, for the
Rrpose of laying before the Christian public the la-
mentable condition of the inhabitants (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 Saffron-bill,
and all .in the parish of St. John, Clerkenwell. •
too numerous. to mention in a single letter, and
within a few hundred yards of tha Sessions' House • ,
Clerkenwell-,nen—that a free day-school was opened
on Monday mornink,, the Bth June, in the Sunday-
school, Lamb-and-Flag-court, for the admission cf the
masses of children who are daily to be seen wandering
about in almost a state of nakedness; their parents
being, in most cases, too poor to pay for their instruction,
even the very smallcharge of twopence per week, sothat
the poor children soon become a prey to temptation, and
the, victims of vice and crime of every description; in
Chet, the filthiness of speech and depravity of habits
which these children early imbibe is awful in the extreme,
and a disgrace 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. llughes, rector, last year opened -
the present school in Lamb-and-Flag-court, for the ad-
mission, on the Sabbath• day, of this poor, unfortunate,
and long-neglected class of children ; and I am most
happy to be able to say, that much good has been the
result, and a visible improvement in both parents and
children is to be seen ' • but-it cannot be expected, from
the very limited time tie children are under instruction -
on the Sabbath-day, contrasted with the time they wander
the streets, that so great an amount of good can be
effected as in Sunday-schools of a higher order; where
children of a better class attend, and whose parents
set before them habits of virtue, honesty, industry, and
cleanliness. This fact renders it quite necessary that
still greater aforts should be made to rescue them from
their present degraded condition, and to bring them under
daily instruction, that the blessed truth may be impressed
upon their minds, that to fear the Lord is wisdom, and to
depart from evil is understanding ; and also to preserve
them from witnessing the dreadful and revolting scenes
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 Heavenly Father hath
given him ability, to assist in endeavouring to train them -
up for immortality and glory, that they may not have to _
say, no man cared for ruy soul.
These schools, which are cornniodious and airy, are
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 ,consideration—which is proposed to be
raised by annual subseripiions of any amount, however
small, the Christian public may think proper to give. The
sum of about 301. has b?en already received towards thisd -
sirable object, and with this amount it is intended to open
these schools, in faith, believing that the faithful and
devote.' 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 anxiety is felt by the
district visitors who visit the wretched and filthy abodes
of the poor (gratuitously) from room to room, so that
none are overlooked, and 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 when the number of cases of
juvenile delinquency which are brought to the Sessions'.
House (about 100 yards from the school), from the
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 being able
to continue these schools open becomes really, and with
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,
PETCH,
Superintendent of the Sunday Ragged School,
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Lamb-and-Flag court.
3, St. John-street, Clerkenwell, July, 1846.
P.S. Annual subscriptions and donations will be thank-
fully received by the Rev. H. Hughes, 59, Red Lion-
street, Clerkenwell; Mr. J. 11. Fetch, 3, St. John-street,
Clerkenwell; and by Mr. Terry, 25, St. John-street,
Clerkenwell. Also articles of left-off wearing apparel
will do great service to the cause, which will be called
for if a note is sent to Mr. Petch, the Superintendent, at
'.he school, Lamb-and-Flag-court, Clerkeuwell-green.

A FEW WORDS ON THE SUGAR

DUTIES.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

the question were asked which country in
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 meri--
tioning, nor ;%et the; capital of Great Britain, do for. all
that buy their sugars cheaper than we do. Pray is this
according to "common sense?"
Apropos as to colonies threatening to fall off from tile
mother country, where will they get such customers as
they now have for their sugar adtimber ? The colo
nies take manufactured goods of us.j True; but we first.
give them the money to buy them with—and we have
taxed ourselves with protective duties for their advan-
tage. No, no I this matter will not bear examination
on the score of profit and loss.—l am, Sir, Lc.,
Bristol, July 13, 1846. ONE
OF YOUR READERS.