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of the times, and are either unqualified by 
theix habits and their experience for the 
conduét of bufinefs, orare prevented by a 
falfe fhame, which, however culpable in 
the eye of ftern philofophy, is excited and 
foftered by general prejudice, from taking 
a ftep which will inflantly throw them cut 
of that line of focial connexion in which 
their views and fentiments have been 
formed. Whoever duly confiders the cafe 
of thefe ill-ftarred individuals, will rejoice 
to hear of a {cheme which bids fair to 
remunerate the fervices, without hurting 
_ the feelings of the induftrious, and to pro- 
vide a vent for the little manufa&tures of 
the ingenious; without impofing on them 
the neceflity of making public profeffion 
of atrade. By the meritorious exertions 
of a few ladies, in whofe characters are 
happily united maturity of underfianding, 
zealous perfeverance, and benevolence of 
heart, fuch an inftitution has been lately 
eftablifhed in Manchefter, under the deno- 
mination-of the Repofitory. 
The obje&t of this inftitution is to pro- 
vide well educated people, the amount or 
the value of whofe incomes is diftrefsfully 
reduced, with the means of earning a re- 
fpectable livelihood, without lofing the 
rank which they hold in fociety. 
To obtain this defirable object, a repo- 
fitory cr fhop is opened, in which is re- 
ceived and fold any f{pecies or piece of 
workmanfhip, the executor or proprietor of 
which is inclined to adopt this medium of 
faie. 
To every article fent to the Repofitary 
muft be affixed a ticket, exprefling the 
price at. which the maker or owner 
propofes to fell it: on this ticket room 
mutt be left for the infertion of a number, 
under which it is regiltered in the books 
ef the inftitution. With each article a 
bill is to be delivered, to which bill thofe 
who do not wifh to appear as traffickers 
tay afhx their initials, or any convenient 
Mark. 
The agent and the vifitors of the infti- 
tution attend every Saturday morning from 
ten till twelve o’clock, for the purpofe of 
taking in works, and accounting with 
thofe proprietors whofe works are already 
fold. 
or by duly authorized reprefentatives. 
- From the amount of the price of the 
articles fold, one penny in the fhilling is 
deduéted. ,This deduction is appropriated 
to the difburfement of the expences of the 
inftitution, which is further fupported by 
voluntary fubfcriptions, not exceeding 
ros. 6d. each. 
Plan of a Repofitory at Manchefter. 
Thefe may either apply in perfon, _ 
[ Sept. I, 
The fales are managed by a falaried fu- 
perintendant or fhopwoman. 
_ The conduét of the inftitution is regu- 
lated by vifitors, two of whom un- 
dertake its infpection for the fpace of a 
month, 
Thefe vifitors attend at the Repofitory 
every Saturday, not only to take in 
works, &c. as has been before mentions - 
ed, but alfo to infpect and balance the ac- 
counts, 
It is obvious, that in an inftitution of 
this defcription, the minuteft accuracy of 
book-keeping is indifpenfably requifite, 
and as the accounts to be opened are very 
numerous, the affiftance of a hired clerk 
muft in general be neceflary. Fortunately 
for the Manchefter Repofitory a lady, well 
verfed in the practice of book-keeping, 
has generoufly offered her fervices, and 
actually regulates this important depart- 
ment of the eftablifhment. 
If the managers of this inftitution find 
that they have any furplus at the end of 
the year, they propofe, in the firft place, 
to ftrike off the deduétion whick they at 
prefent make from the amount of fales of 
works, and fecondly, to purchafe cloaths 
for the poor, and fets of child-bed-linen 
to be lent for the month, on a fubferiber’s 
recommendation. 
The inftitution derives fome aid from — 
contributions in work, to be fold for the 
benefit of the Repofitory. This aid has,. 
however, been hitherto very trifling, as 
thofe ladies of independert property, who 
fend in articles to be fold, generally ap- 
propriate the produét to the relief of fome 
individual, with whofe circumftances of 
diftrefs they are perfonally acquainted. 
And here is opened a moft agreeable and 
ioterefting mode of beftowing charitable 
affiftance. Many ladies have pages in the 
ledger of the Repofitory, who appropriate 
their profits to this moft Jaudable purpofe. 
Children, likewife, bring into the Repo- 
fitory their little works, and thus earn 
their portions of pocket-money. 
The following are the principal articles 
which have hitherto been offered for fale 
at this Repcfitery :— 
Shirts of various fizes and defcrip- 
tions, cravats, pocket-handkerchiefs, ftays, 
cloaks, {pencers, ladies dreffing- gowns, 
pockets, caps, tippets, frilled handker- 
chiefs, ruffs, &c.—Children’s robes, velts, 
frocks and caps, focks, fhoes, gloves, 
mitts, garters, petticoats, houfewives, 
work-bags, all forts of fancy-work, &c. 
It has already been afcertained, that 
the Manchefter Repofitory has been pro- 
Soe ductive 
