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" London Deny, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 1809. 



" The charitable loan has been since increased 

 by a legacy of one hundred pounds ; and two 

 hundred pounds collected at the charity sermon, 

 preached by Dr. Black, at the meeting-house." 



There is also a subscription for furnishing 

 Bibles at a cheap rate to the poor, while the 

 amount of contributions for general purposes of 

 charity exceeds seven hundred pounds a year. 

 Few towns can boast of more consideration or 

 humane attention to the necessities, the welfare, 

 and interest of the lower orders of society, than 

 London Derry ; would to God, the inhabitants 

 of every considerable town in the empire were 

 actuated by the same praiseworthy motives, and 

 evinced the same benevolent and patriotic zeal 

 for the happiness of their fellow creatures, and 

 the consequent prosperity of the country. I 

 have yet to introduce to your notice an under- 

 taking here of great magnitude and public 

 utility: the erection of a school on the plan 

 of that at Westminster. Public schools are 

 greatly wanted in Ireland. The youth of the 

 higher classes are in a great measure compelled 

 to be sent for education to England, where 

 the expense of public schools is severely felt by 

 ourselves, and must consequently fall more 



