TWENTY-FIFTH REPORT

OF

THE SOCIETY

FOR

BETTERING THE CONDITION

AND

INCREASING THE COMFORTS

OF THE POOR.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR THE SOCIETY,

BY W. BULMER AND CO. CLEVELAND-ROW, ST. JAMES'S;

AND SOLD BY J. HATCHARD, OPPOSITE ALBANY,

PLACE, PICCADILLY;

ALSO BY BECKET, PALL-MALL; ROBSON, BOND-STREET; PAYNE, MEW'S CATE; RIVINGTON, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH YARD; EGERTON, WHITEHALL; CADELL AND DAVIES, STRAND; AND VERNOR AND HOOD, POULTRY. ALSO BY

TODD, YORK; HAZARD, BATH; AKENHEAD AND SONS,

NEWCASTLE;

PENNINGTON AND STANLEY, DURHAM; BROWNE, HULL; EASTON, SALISBURY; TREWMAN, EXETER; CLARKE, MANCHESTER; HOUGH, GLOCESTER ; AND LII, AT LEWES,

April 1805.

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CONTENTS OF THE FOURTH VOLUME.

REPORT. XIX.

Introductory Letter to the Fourth Volume, addressed

to the Rt. Hon. Henery Addington.-Account of

free chapel schools-of charity for lying-in women

-of cotton mills at Rothsay-APPENDIX, contain-

ing report on cotton mills-advice as to dram-

drinking.

REPORT XX.

Account of supply of blankets to the poor-of society

in West-street-of supply of food and employment

at Mongewell-of straw platt at Avebury-of ladies

schools, &c. at Leeds.-APPENDIX, containing

hints as to split straw-advice to Foundling Appren-

tices.

REPORT XXI.

Account of contagious fever at Hull-of new cottage

grates of Montgomery house of industry-of

Sunday school at Kirkstall-of school for straw platt

at Fincham-APPENDIX, containing regulations of

the free chapel society-mode of reception of found-

ling children.

REPORT XXII.

Account of Ladies Committee-lying-in charity-

charity at Wymeswould-bank for the poor-paro-

chial returns in Ireland-school in the Borough-

house of refuge -APPENDIX, address to and pro-

posed objects of Ladies Committee-regulations of

school-straw platt-ware-house for ditto-enquiry

about schools-Manchester repository-female semi-

nary.

REPORT XXIII.

Account of Mortlake friendly society-Hawkstone

school-charity in Tortola.-APPENDIX. Proposals

as to the poor-Address of ladies committee-regu

lations of ditto-list of ditto-resolutions of Mortlake

society for promoting the welfare of the poor.

REPORT XXIV.

Account of mode of employing parish children at
Birmingham-of provision for sick poor at Ongar

APPENDIX Containing queries from Ladies Com-
mittee a clergyman's legacy-report of the Ken-
dal schools-advice from the endeavour society-
receipt for saving coals-LIST of Committee-and
of Subscribers.-Index to the Fourth Volume.

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CONTENTS

OF THE TWENTY-FIFTH REPORT.

Introductory Letter to the Fifth Volume,

addressed to William Wilberforce, Esq.

M. P. &c. &c. &c.

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APPENDIX.

No. I.

Outline of Measures proposed for the improve-

ment of the Character and Condition of the

English Poor.

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