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ufe of the pupils, which cannot fail to be 
productive of the moft beneficial effects. 
The other charitable eftablifhments are 
a well fupported difpenfary, a lunatic- 
hofpital (it is to be lamented that the pre- 
valence of this dreadfui fcourge fhould have 
occafioned a neceffity alfo for two private 
afylums), a lying-in-hofpital, and an ex- 
cellent inftitution for the relief of poor 
married women lying-in at their own 
houfes; by the provifions of which the 
objeéts of it are attended and fupplied with 
medicines gratis, and alfo receive, towards 
the expences of their lying-in, tlfree fhil- 
lings a week for the firft three weeks, and 
one fhilling and fixpence for the laft week, 
of the month. A very ufeful appendage 
to this charity would be’a child-bed-linen 
repofitory, from which to furnifh, during 
the fame period, to the’ poor objects of the 
inftitution, and perhaps to others in certain 
cafes, and in a// cafes on fufficient fecu- 
rity for their due return, clean and com- 
fortable bed-cloaths, and apparel for mo- 
ther and child; who are often put to the 
utmoft hardfhips in thefe refpects at a pe- 
riod when they are leaft able to bear them. 
A fmall capital in the outlet, and a very 
moderate fub{cription to keep up the ftock, 
would be amply fufficient for this impor- 
tant extenfion of charitable relief. 
The common hofpitals and alms-houfes 
for the maintenance of fhe aged and infrm 
of various defcriptions and fexes, are here 
in great abundance. One of thefe, the 
Keelmens-hofpital, deferves particular no- 
tice, becaufe it was built and is maintained 
by themfelves, out of a fmall deduction 
from. their daily wages, in oppofition, as 
it is faid, to the wifhes of their employers, 
the company of hoaftmen (or coal-venders) 
who feared left they might thus become 
too independent. ‘This company are now, 
however, the guardians of this ufeful 
eftablifhment ; though the management of 
it is among themfelves, who, indeed, fup- 
port the whole of their poor by fab/crip- 
tion among themfelves, without having 
recourfe to parifh-relief, under the autho- 
rity of a particular act of parliament. 
Of charity-{chools for boys and girls, 
and of Sunday-fchools, there are great 
numbers, moft of them under good regu- 
lations. A fchool of induftry for the 
education of poor girls for domettic fervice 
would be an addition particularly wvfeful 
ina place where fufficient employment is 
eafily found for boys; but where girls are 
in general left a burden upon their pa- 
rents, and teo little care is taken to qualify 
them for any ufeful fervice or employment. 
‘Account of Newcafile upon Tyne. 
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The fuccefs which has attended the {chools 
of this kind at York, and the regulations 
by which they are conducted, are fo well 
detailed in Mrs. Cappe’s account of thele 
ufeful inftitutions, that itis only neceflary 
to refer the reader to that moft valuable 
pamphlet, and to exprefs an earneft wih 
that there may be found in other places 
the fame judicious firmnefs in overcoming 
prejudice, and the fame patient and un- 
wearied perfeverance which have been fo 
fuccefsfully difplayed by this excellent lady 
and her {pirited coadjutors. ge 
A few years ago a benevolent fociety 
was eftablifhed in Newcaitle, with a view. 
to the relief of the “* Friendly Poor.’ Si- 
milar inftitutions have been fet on foot by 
the Methodifis in various places, under 
the title of ‘* Strangers’ Friends;” and, 
in large towns more efpecially, they may 
often be highly ufeful in the relief of oc- 
cafional diftrefs, of perfons who have no 
fettlement, or whofe {cttlement is difputed, 
as well as in aid of parochial allowance, 
which cannot always be granted to the 
full extent of the cafe of aged and infirm 
perfons. This inftitution labours under 
fome difadvantaces from its having. ori- 
ginated in too much of a fe€arian fpirit, 
and its meetings are faid to have been 
fometjmes difturbed with contefts for in- 
fluence in the managemeut; it has, how- 
ever, done much good, and deferves to be - 
better known and encouraged. 
Among the inftitutions for the promo- 
tion of learning, the public grammar-{chool 
has ‘been fucceffively under the direction 
of the celebrated Grecian, Richard Dawes, 
‘and of that excellent {cholar, and much 
more fuccefsful teacher, the Rev. Hugh 
Moifes, who has the fatisfaétion of reck- 
oning among the number of his pupils the 
Dean of Lincoln, Sir Robert Chambers, 
Sir William. Scot, and .his brother the 
Lord Chancellor *, with many other emi- 
nent charaéters. His nephew and fuc- 
ceffor, Mr. Edward Moaifes, is eminent 
for his proficiency in Oriental literature, 
and is frequently applied to for inftruction 
in this branch of learning: his Perfian In- 
terpreter is now become a ftock-book ia 
the catalogues of Oriental works ; and has 
been particularly fpoken of in terms of 
approbation by Sir William Oufley, who 
has alfo recommended to the public notice 
its author’s further fcheme of publifhing 
* This eminent lawyer has done him/elf the 
honour of making it the firft a&t of his new 
dignity to appoint his old mafter to the office 
of his chaplain, 
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