Leaving the Stock of the Institution for the close of

The Expenditure of this Establishment here exceeds by about seventy pounds its income for the year: at the same time the Capital appears to have received an accession, since 1835, of two hundred and three pounds.

The average number of pupils for 1836 is, Boys 77-8, Girls 66: Together, 143-4. There have been admitted, since the enlargement and removal in 1811, Boys 484; Girls 447; Total 931.

Officers and servants: Edward F. Brady, Superintendent; Elizabeth Brady (his wife), Mistress of the family: one schoolmaster and four apprentices; one school-mistress and four apprentices; houseman, and (out-of-doors) assistant (who attends to the garden); matron; cook and kitchen-maid; laundress; two house-maids.

It will be seen that Croydon is now become, through the liberality of Friends in the South, a wealthy Charity-rivalling in its funds and resources the more ancient school in Yorkshire; and having, at the same time, little more than half the amount of work to do. There is however rather more expense bestowed on each pupil-which is thus stated: Clothing per annum, £3 4s.-Provisions £12 1s. 2.-Share of salaries £3 7s. 7d.-ditto of all other expenses £2 5s. 9d. total annual charge £20 18s. 6d.

3.-Sidcot: Instituted 1808-since which time there have been admitted in all 724 children. The following Quarterly and Monthly

benefit of such children, educated in the school, as belong to a Monthly Meeting within the Quarterly Meeting of London and Middlesex.' They have arisen from bequests by several Friends, for apprentice-fees and marriage-portions: which, with accumulated interest also invested, make the sum of 8751l. 5s. 3d. Stock in different 3 and 34 per cents.

Meetings subscribe to this school and partake of the benefits it affords, viz., Bristol and Somerset, Cornwall, Devon, Gloucester and Wilts; South division of Wales, Shropshire, and Radnorshire. See pa. 91.

The Income is here in excess £364 14s. 3d., but as the schools are rebuilding, at an expence which is expected to exceed by the sum of £3000 the amount raised for that purpose by subscription, the General Meeting recommends that the annual subscriptions be continued on a liberal scale.'

The average number of Children in the School has been sixty-nine -Boys 40, Girls 29. The average cost of each child has been £18 16s. 4d.

Officers and servants. William Batt, Master; Jane Pitman, Mistress; one teacher and two apprentices in the boy's school; one governess, one apprentice, and a domestic assistant in the girl's school; three female servants, and a day-labourer.

4.- Wigton: for the Quarterly Meeting of Cumberland, with Northumberland, and Scotland General Meeting of Friends.

Excess of Expenditure above Income 53l. 19s. 3d.

The average numbers in the school in 1836 were Boys 24, Girls, I8; In all 42. The total number of pupils admitted since the commence

ment in 1815 being 377.

Officers and servants. Elizabeth Binks, Housekeeper: one schoolmaster and one apprentice: one schoolmistress and one apprentice: a gardener and general assistant; three female servants.

5. Penketh. Opened the 30th of 9th Month, 1834, in premises at Penketh, near Warrington; under the care of the Monthly meetings of Hardshaw East and Hardshaw West * 'to give a religious, moral

* These obscure names, derived from the original seat of the body, Hardshaw, comprehend the Friends of Manchester, Warrington and Liverpool.

and useful education to children, not members, but connected with the society, and to the children of Friends in limited circumstances; and, by combining labour with instruction, to promote habits of industry.' The terms of admission vary from 61. to 147. per annum (probably in consideration of the quantity of labour expected from some more than from others); and it is thought that, on this plan, a school of fifty children may be maintained, after the debt on the building is paid off, with an income from subscriptions of only £200 per annum.

The Expenditure of one year, however, from the 1st of 7th Month, 1835, to the same date in 1836, was

The difference between this sum and £200 must consequently be earned by the labours of the 50 children. But there had been no greater number in the school (up to 30th of 6th Month, 1836) than 34 :—to wit, boys 20, girls 14; so that the experiment still remains to be tried. The Inventory is as follows,

Leaving a balance in favour of the Institution of 6617. 6s. 1d. Wm. Thistlethwaite, master; Mary Airey, matron; one female

servant.

A similar attempt at combining labour with instruction is now making by Friends in Ireland: which was thus reported to the Yearly Meeting. A provisional Committee of Friends, appointed in Dublin to organise the proposed Institution at Brookfield, for the education of children, the descendants of Friends but not members, in the province of Ulster, had raised a subscription, purchased a farm, built a cottage, and set on foot, with only twelve children-but with an intention that the number should be increased to twenty, Brookfield

agricultural school: It appears to be (not a boarding but) a dayschool and is to have attached to it a First-day afternoon' school,

for as many children as can attend from the neighbourhood.

William Shannon, of Forest Meeting, county Wexford, is engaged as manager, and his wife as housekeeper; and the choice appears to have given Friends satisfaction.

The subscriptions had amounted on the 1st of Fourth Month, 1837, to £1058 9s. 11d., and were not completed. About two-thirds of the money had been expended, chiefly in the purchase and fitting out of the farm, and from the inventory it shows a remaining stock of £905 12s. 7d.

7. Rawden.-The Clerk informed the Meeting, after the reports had been gone through, that he had no document on the Table respecting this school. I was also unable, notwithstanding the most diligent enquiry, to meet with a Report in town; but having since procured from the country the half-sheet Report for 1836, I shall here annex it -only premising, that this school was instituted in 1832, for the children (not in membership) of persons more or less connected with the society of Friends; and that it is the property, and of course under the care and management, of York Quarterly Meeting.

At a general meeting for Rawden School, held there the 31st of 3rd Month, 1837. The examination of the children in the various branches of their learning has again afforded the General Meeting satisfactory evidence of the care and pains bestowed upon both Boys and Girls, and of their attention to their various studies. The examination in the Scriptures, and the deportment of the children, were very gratifying. From the report of our Women Friends it appears that cleanliness and good order pervade the domestic department.

"The average number of Boys during the past year was twenty-three, and of girls fifteen; but at the close of 1836 there were eight Boys and five Girls on the highest terms of admission-eight Boys and nine Girls on the middle-and nine Boys and seven Girls on the lowest, making a total of forty-six children at that time in the School.

The average expense of each child during the past year was about £15 7s; and the income of the Institution exceeded the expenditure by £45 3s 6d, independently of a liberal donation of fifty Pounds, from our friend Thomas Richardson of Stamford Hill.

Signed on behalf of the General Meeting,

JOHN FORD, Clerk this Time."

A Statement of the Accounts of the Institution, 31st of 12th Month, 1836.