10 Public Chanties. [JULY, 



but the sum of what is known is 3,05 1/. The purposes for which these 

 suras were destined were, as usual, loans on different conditions long 

 ceased to be granted, or rather to be demanded ; exhibitions to poor 

 scholars, some of which were suspended, probably at the time of the com- 

 pany's embarrassments, and never after renewed, though three or four are 

 likely to be so now, on the recommendation of the commissioners ; some 

 for sermons ; some for the company's poor, and others for the poor of par- 

 ticular parishes too numerous for us to enter into further detail, and quite 

 insignificant compared with our prior statements. The whole, however, 

 is trust money, and surely in a well-constituted system of jurisprudence, 

 means ought to be found for enforcing, if not the specific, at least some 

 analagous employment. 



Take a general glance : Here is a landed revenue of J3,?99/., out of 

 which are maintained fifty-three alms-people, and educated, and partly fed 

 and clothed, J20 boys no more. In addition to these ample funds, of 

 which so inadequate an use is made, there are surplus sums, amounting to 

 80,000/. at the company's free disposal. Let them bestir themselves ; 

 and as they have directed an inquiry with respect to Trotraan's school, 

 let them appoint another to consider of the best means for giving efficiency 

 to their old and withering charities, and for instituting new and more effi- 

 cient ones, such as may realize the general views, if they can no longer 

 accomplish the particular directions of the benevolent founders augment 

 alms- houses, liberalize the conditions of them teach English and useful 

 knowledge, and abandon the now idle purpose of confining instruction to 

 Greek and Latin, in places, where those who require gratuitous learning, 

 are destined to labour and trade. 



We had hoped to include the Southwark charities in the present Num- 

 ber; but those of the haberdashers have proved too numerous and too sub- 

 stantial for our condensing powers. 



ABOUT TO BECOME A MOTHER. 

 fFrom the French.] 



Tis Love, 'tis Love, 

 With whom you will adorn the earth ; 



'Tis Love, 'tis Love, 

 To whom you shortly will give birth! 

 Doubt you the truth my verse declares ? 

 Who is the child whom Venus bears ? 

 'Tis Love! 'tis Love! 



H.N. 



