The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-04-14 00:00:00

THE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB.

The report of this excellent institution for the year 1839,
(being the 13th), has just been printed, and is, we rejoice to
say, of a very gratifying character. The committee, indeed,
cot:Lin:Attlee by stating that at no former period had they such
strong grounds for congratulating its friends on the state and
praspects of the school as at the present time. Subsequently
to the munificent grants from the town-council in 1838, the
appeal.has been so responded to by a generous public, that
they now announce, that the new building, of which the
foundation stone was laid on the 24th of October last, is
rapidly progressing towards completion, and will probably
be ready for occupation before the close of the year. We
have recently visited the building, and were much pleased with
the neatness of the design, and the workmanship, which is of
the best description. The committee are also in expectation
of advantageously disposing of the present buildings in Wood-
street and Fleet-street. The donations received: up to this
time amount to £2800., which, with the sum hoped to be
procured by the sale in question, will defray the expense of
the erection of the new buildings ; but as considerable out-
lay will be required for furniture, &c., the committee still
hope to receive further donations.
The income hitherto received in annual subscriptions has
not been equal to the expenditure ; but a gratifying increase
is taking place, the receipts of the past year having exceeded
the previous one by about £l3O. They have also to acknow-
ledge several additional subscriptions.
The committee highly complimented Mr. Rhind's ability,
as evidenced in the great improvement of the pupils, and
the admirable management of the institution.

- The number of visitors during the year has been about 750,
—An increase on former years, and all have been impressed
with a deep sense of the advantages of the institution. " In-
deed," to use the language of the report, " it is a charity, the
importance and usefulness of which cannot be duly appreci-
ated without witnessing the method of teaching in the school,
and the consequent effect of the expansion of mind in the
manners and characters of the children. A child bereft of
the organs of hearing and speech, whose mind must neces-
sarily be almost a blank, first enters the school almost in a
state of idiotism ; but as the mind receives impressions, symp-
toms of thought become observable, and in time, the intellec-
tual smile betokening the reasoning creature, animates the
child, and amply repays the toil and care of the preceptor."
The committee, in conclusion, tender their thanks to the
ladies' committee; to the medical gentleman who has at-
tended the children gratuitously ; and especially to the Rev.
Rector Campbell, their late chairman, on his retirement
through indisposition, for his valuable services for many
years ; and filially to the donors who have contributed to the
extension of the charity. The following are some particulars
derived from the addenda to the report

Number of children in the school at the 152
close of last year, 1838
Admitted during 1839
Left in 1839.

Total at present under tuition 5l
The total number admitted since the establishment of the
school is 135 ; of whom 80, having participated in its instruc-
tion, are now usefully employed in various occupations. Of
the whole present number, 45 being children of poor parents,
are educated gratuitously—the others are boarders. Children
are taken into the school from all parts of the kingdom.
The balance in the hands of the treasurer, Mr. Dawson, on
the 31st December last, was £521 Os lid. The annual sub-
scriptions amounted to £4BB 14s 6d, and the donations to
£7l 8s 1] d.