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London, England, 1816-07-23 00:00:00

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EDUCATION OF THE LOWER ORDERS OF
THE METROPOLIS.

MIXUTES OF EVIDENCE TAKEN DEVORE A COM.

MITTEE OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
(Continued from our Paper of July 16.)
Mr. ALTUANS. one of the Secretaries of the East
London Auxiliary Sunday School Union Society,
stated that this Seciety had been instituted about two
years, and hadestablished ten Sunday schools,in which
1,296 children were taught. The Union was confined
to the establishment of Sunday Schools north of . tpe
River Thames, and. east of .a line drawn through
Gracechurch.street, Bishomate-streesthrough Shore-
ditchand Kingsland to Stamford-hill, allowing any
Sunday School in the County of Essex.to unite which
might find it convenient. Tile assistance given by
the Society was money. for the purpose of fitting up
schools. or providing books for the commencement of
them; and any other assistance that they may apply,
to the Committee for, which are found necessary.
The funds were raised partly by the subscriptions of
the existing Sunday Schools, and partly by other vo-
luntary contributions. They amounted, as well as
the expenditure, to £5O or £6O yearly. The teaching
at these Sunday Schools was performed gratuitously.
The children,. upon an average. attended about five
hours each Sunday. besides attending a place of wor.
ship. Children *ere admitted without distinction of
teat. The Dissenters sent their children without re.
luctance; but there were instances in which Catholic
children had attended for a few Sabbaths, but after.
wards had said that they were not to come any more,
it was presumed on account of the interference of the
parent ; so that, in point of fact, few or no Catholics
attended the School. The chief object of the Society
was to teach children to read the Bible, and to exhort
them to attend to the moral duties. No particular
catechism was taught in the newly established Sunday
Schools. The catechism chiefly used was that of Dr.
Watts; but there were other Sunday Schools con•
nected with the Union, making the whole number
59. those schools were 919 teachers and 9.291
children.
_They were all connected with the Union
by sending subscriptions and representatives; they
were at liberty to apply for assistance, if it were found
:necessary. The children were not admitted under
six years of age; they sometimes continued till they
were fourteen; but. on the average, not more than two
years. On the average. it was thought that at these
Sunday Schools the children Were taught to read in
three years. He had known, however, a boy of 14.
years of age enter a Sunday School, scarcely able to
read a letter, and, at the end of i twelvemonth, he
was able.to read correctly its the Testament, .without
other instruction than he received. in the school. A
week's evenings writing was taught as a reward for
proficiency and good behaviour. There were abotit
580 adults taught within the limits of the Union.—
The adults were taught to read in about five months.
They attended on Sundays, and one or two evenings
in the week. There was one teacher in the Sunday
Schools to about 10 or 15 children. The witness
farther stated, that he undertook to raise a Sunday
School in that deplorable pm of London, called. St.
Catherine's, there being- a great number of children
in that neighbourhood who were totally uninstructed.
Abbot 18 months ago a school was formed there,
which now Contained nearly 200 children. Ending
that neighbourhood to be one in which there war a
great deal of. iniquity practised, he endeavoured,
through the means of children who were employed
as monitors. to ascertain the ways in which children
were led 'lam vise, and by this means he found out
that there:were four Jews, who lived generally' in St.
CaSbeeinsfe-lime, but had other places of abode
these Sews had a gang of boys, whom they brought..

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up as thieves. One or two of these boys, or more,
have been in the Sunday Schools. One, upon being
talked to on the subject, seemed. much affected • He
said he did nut know what to do about it. He Wished
to' leave off his mode of life; and sometimes *lever
went near his companions fora week together; but
they would decoy him nut to gl to play with them,
and by that means got hint along with them, and he
could not resist the temptation held out to him.—
Through this hot the witness had learned that the
boys enoilated each other to do the most daring ac-
tions. One of them said-14 I got a gold watch out
of a Gentleman's pocket in the Borough, and yon
oevir did such a thing as that yet." Thus were they
led on from crime to crime. There were likewise in
the Sunday Schools servants, and children of prosti-
mes ; and it appeared that they had children bred
"to the same mode of life, who would be glad to leave
it, if any other means were presented by which they
might earn their livelihood.
J. NUNN, Esq. District Society to the East London
Sunday School Union Society, coincided in the state-
'ment of the last witnesi, and gave an account of the
'Schools in Bow, Bromley, Old For 4, Stratford, West
Haut, East Ham, and Plaistow. They were in all
16, educating 1,016 children, and clothing 281. In
seven of these schools the children were ob)iged to at-
tend the established Church. These seven schools
contained 531 children ; in the nine other schools
were contained 482 children.

The Rev. A. HAMILTON, Clerk in Orders of the
Church of St. Martin's, stated that he was Master of
the Librarian School of that parish. This school id
an endowment of Archbishop Tenimin in the year
1697, who gave in his life-time sums of money and
leasehold property. The amount at present of the
revenue derived from it is 891. It was given for
salaries to the master, usher, writing-master, and
librarian. A library was given, to which great addi-
'tian was n.ade by Dr. Courayer ; it consisted of be-
tween 4 and 5000 books. The library is accessible to
the public for five Months in the rear; it was given
for public use, and particularly for the Clergy of the
parish (which then included St. Ge)rge, St. James,
Sind St. Anne, Soho), and the King's Chaplain in
Ordinary for the time being. The school was origi.
sally a grammar school, but had now been changed
into a writing-school. The appointment of the writ.
ing-master and usher had been relinquished on ac•
count of the deficiency of funds : 20 boys are taught
by Mr. Dignum, the undee-inaster,•in reading, writ-
ing, and arithmetic, and a few of them also in menus.
ration and navigation. His salary is .C3O, paid partly
by Mr. Hamilton, and partly from the funds of the
charity, and has the privilege of taking day scholars.
• Jamas PALMER, F.Ki. treasurer of Christ's Hospital
for 18 years, and Mulatto CORP. Esq. Chief Clerk
to the Hospital, who bad been 'so 2G years, and had
been in the department 41 years, stated this Hospital
was founded in 1552, and another part is 1763, by
tiro Royal Charters, one from 'Edward VI. and the
other from Clinks 11. King Edward gave that part
of the•premises of the Hasp tal, called the Grey Friars
and the Cloisters, a part of the building. The
Mathematical School was built or given by Charles
There was little or no income under the Caarter, for
it was supposed that Vie estates were given by King
4Edward to tae City of London"; and afterwards appor-
tioned to the Royal Hospitals, as they thought fit.—
The property of Christ's Hospital was derived from
legacies and donations at diff:rent periods, which had
been very numerous, and some to a great amount.
-The largest was Lady Ramsey's. which was leftsin
1592 or 3, and is charged with payments of £240 ;
(the rent then might have been £4OO or upwards):
it consisted of estates in Esiex, Surrey, and one house
in London. The rental was now near £4OOO a-year.
There was another estate in Liecolnihire, left by Mr.
H. Stone, in 1693. from which 5e3,200 a year was no*
derived, but the Hospital had been at the expense, of
upwards of £30,000 in drainage and other improve.
meat to get that rent. Mr. Garway, of Sussex, lei%
five farms, about 1702, the present rent of which was
£l,BlO a-year. There were several other considerabli
legacies. Mr. Barnes gave some very good estates h
London. Mr. Barnham, Sir Martin Bowes, and Mr.
Blundell, with many others, 'were also considerals4
benefactors. King Charles IL gave an annuity of
.8370. 10s. payable at the Exchequer, which -was all
now received under his Charter. •It was received for
the special purpose of placing out yearly ten boys-in
the sea service. King Charles also gave /COW ,ea
year for seven years, besides that annuity, tq establish
a mathematical school of 40 boys from.that endow-
ment, the Hospital was minus. Some of thelegaties
were left upon conditions, such as payment; of •tf4.
outrgyings charged upon the property, the admitsiore
of children, some also for scholarships at the Uglyet.
Lady Ramsey particularly lett some charged.
:with payments to' old soldiers and •Urideskii.'
Barnes to pensioners, etc. In 1814, the inciiit4fibtrs
all sources was 844,625; and in 1815, it was 43,386.
The expenses for 1814, were 841,061 it, and for 11011,
Were rel-0,420. The accommodation was for 1156,
including SO girls: There were then in the house
1062; including about 65 or 70 girls ; and vista 611'
eluding the establishment at Hertford a and there
were about 120 presentations outstanaieg, and-daily.
coming in for admission. The establisbmente Hprt•
ford might be esteemed, but was not alitigether a pre.
paratory school; perhaps never more than tflin" iit ona
continued tl ere the whole time. TheY were !WV.
raked by their Ch irter as to.number, but maintained
as many.as ther.copld accommodate and their funds
would support. The hop were admitted from weep
to' ten; this rule Was established in /869; bots ;night .
have heed adthitted Older Chan ter!, bat none under
seven; they were allowed to remain'oll fifteen, with•
the exception of those who went to College and, those •
whe went to the sea. service; and they, were taught,
lodged, and clothed, without a shilling expense to
their paients, and proliided with all the books which
they itad occasion for.' With such as were bound
out, an apprentice fee of R 5 was paid. •
(14 be cot:firmed") .