happy to adopt them; indeed we should be happy to have them suggested to us.

[It was delivered in, and read, as follows:]

"HINTS for the formation of AUXILIARY SOCIETIES in Aid of The British and Foreign School Society.

RULES AND REGULATIONS.

1. THAT this Meeting cordially approve of the object and constitution of the British and Foreign School Society.

2. That a society be now formed, to be called 'The Auxiliary School Society, for and its Vicinity,' for the purpose of establishing schools within these districts, and of co-operating with the British and Foreign School Society in promoting the great cause of Universal Education, to embrace the same districts with the Auxiliary Bible Society.

3. That, conformably to the fundamental principles of the Parent Institution, the schools to be established by this society shall be open to the children of persons of every religions denomination. No catechism peculiar to any religious sect shall be taught in the schools, and the general reading lessons shall consist of extracts from the authorized version of the Holy Scriptures.

4. That the parents or relations of every child admitted into the schools of this society shall engage that their children shall attend every Sunday at such place of religious worship as they may prefer, under the superintendence of such persons as may be appointed by

the committee.

5. That all persons subscribing one guinea per annum, or ten guineas or upwards at one time, and all executors paying bequests of fifty pounds or upwards, shall be members of this society.

6. That the business of this society shall be conducted by a president, vice-president, treasurer, three secretaries, and a committee consisting of forty-eight other members; and that five members constitute a quorum.

7. That every clergyman and dissenting minister who is a member of this society shall be entitled to attend and vote at the meetings of the committee.

8. That the committee shall meet once every month or oftener, on some day to be fixed by themselves.

9. That the committee shall divide the district embraced by this society into subdivisions, and appoint two or more of their members for each, for the purpose of soliciting subscriptions and donations from the inhabitants.

10. That in consequence of the Parent Institution furnishing schoolmasters and mistresses, properly qualified and trained in the British system, and also providing slates, lessons, &c. to be paid for by the Auxiliary Society, at the usual charge, until it shall remit part of its surplus funds, the Auxiliary Society shall be entitled to receive them without any charge, provided the amount does not exceed one half the sum remitted.

11. That for the purpose of giving full effect to the benevolent design of the British and Foreign School Society in their universal extension of the blessings of education, the committee shall make it their business to inquire, by means of district committees, what number of children and of adults are unable to read, and report the same monthly to the general committee.

12. That for the purpose of still further promoting the great cause of education amongst the labouring classes of society, through their own agency, it is highly expedient to encourage the formation of school associations throughout these districts, of which every person subscribing one penny a week or over shall be a member; the funds of such societies to be exclusively applicable to the maintenance of the respective schools of the districts in which they are established.

13. That a general meeting of the subscribers be held on such a day as the committee shall appoint annually, when the accounts, as audited, shall be presented; the proceedings of the past year stated; a new committee appointed; and a report agreed on, to be printed under the direction of the committee, and circulated among the members; and that copies of all the district reports of the proceedings of the school associations, be sent as soon as convenient to the committee of the Parent Institution.

14. That on the formation of a new committee, the treasurer, secretaries, and such three-fourths of the other members as shall have most frequently attended the committee, shall be re-eligible for the ensuing year.

15. That subscriptions and donations be now entered into; and that they be also received by the treasurer, secretaries, and mem

bers of the committee."

"SCHOOL ASSOCIATIONS.

RULES AND REGULATIONS.

THAT, in consequence of the 12th resolution of the Auxiliary Society, the whole district shall be formed into divisions of such size that each may be presumed capable of supporting schools for three or four hundred children of each sex.

That a short paper, stating the advantages of education, the privileges of members, &c. shall be printed and circulated amongst the poor.

That after the divisions are agreed upon, means be taken to procure a large and respectable committee in each; and that these committees shall subdivide their department into streets, &c.; and a sub-committee shall be appointed for each of these smaller divisions, which shall be furnished with books ruled in columns, with heads of inquiry, as to names, residence, occupation, religious denomination, number of children above six years of age, how many educated, and where; how many without education; whether willing to subscribe, and how much, &c.; and that the printed papers, descriptive of the plan, shall be distributed to every house a few days before the inquiry is begun. That these committees meet as frequently as they conveniently can, in order to receive the report of their sub-committees.

That the information thus obtained of the state of the districts, be transmitted to the committee of the Auxiliary Society, which shall thereupon take measures to provide school-rcoms for the accommodation of the children, and shall give notice to the Parent Society to provide suitable teachers, lessons, slates, &c.

That by extended subscriptions of small sums weekly, from all who are willing to contribute in the division, a fund shall be raised, not only sufficient to defray the current expenses of the school, but also to provide articles of clothing for the most deserving of the scholars.

Every subscriber of one penny per week or upwards to be a member of the association, and have the privilege of recommending one child to the school for every penny per week subscribed. Persons in all ranks of society to be also invited to subscribe.

That by an arrangement of sub-committees, chosen from among the subscribers, application shall be made at every house in the di vision, and the subscriptions be collected weekly: these collectors to pay the money to the treasurer, and report regularly to every committee, with a list of the contributors.

That all the subscriptions raised by the association in vision, be expended upon the children in that division.

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That the general committee of the division shall appoint a chairman and secretary, and meet at least once a month, to consider the reports of the visitors of the school, the collectors, &c.; the secretary having power to summon a meeting at any intermediate time, on a written application signed by three members.

That the accounts of the school be balanced every half year, or oftener if the committee shall see fit, and a report of the state and progress of the school made in writing to a half-yearly general meeting of the subscribers; and the surplus, after defraying the current expenses of the school, shall be invested by the committee in the purchase of useful articles of clothing for the children, or in any other way which the committee may judge most for their benefit.

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That the providing the clothing be entrusted to a committee of females, who shall make their report to the general committee.

That the girls' school shall be under the management of a female committee, who shall conduct it according to the general rules, and shall report regularly to the general committee of the di

vision.

That all the children, on their entering the schools, shall be registered under the religious denomination to which their parents belong; and that they be required to assemble at the school-house at an early hour, say nine o'clock on every Sunday morning, where they are to be met by certain persons from the different religious denominations, who shall attend the children of their own sect to a place of worship; and that these persons be furnished with tickets, one of which they shall deliver to each child after the worship is over, as his certificate to the master of the school, on Monday morning.

That the regular attendance of the children at some place of divine worship be essential to the receiving of prizes.

That the distribution of prizes shall be made publicly in the school-room, at each general meeting, and at the same there shalf be a public exhibition of the school.

That a printed report of the state of the school, with the names of those who have received prizes, &c. shall be published immediately after every general meeting; but the cost of each report not to exceed one halfpenny ; and those to be regularly distributed by the collectors throughout the division.

That the distribution of prizes shall be as general as possible, That the committee shall establish a gradation in the value of prizes, founded upon the number of tickets each scholar may acquire.

That the school be regularly visited by two members of the committee of the association, in rotation, who shall enter into a book, to be provided for that purpose, the date of their attendance, the number of children present, and the state of the school at the time; this book to be kept in a box or drawer in the school-room, under lock and key, accessible only to the com

mittee.

That the committee keep a list of those children who, having distinguished themselves for good conduct, shall have nearly completed their education, and endeavour to find suitable places for those who may need it; and that children so placed out be occa. sionally inquired after and visited; and that also the auxiliary committee be solicited to appropriate a part of its funds in bestowing rewards upon those who shall have supported a good character for one, two, or more years.

That every half year a conference be held in the district, con sisting of deputies from the committees of all the divisions in the district; and to this meeting every association shall send its report, stating the number of scholars, their progress in learning, general conduct, distribution of prizes, &c. and an abstract shall be prepared from these reports for the auxiliary committee of the

district.

That a report from the Auxiliary Society be sent every half year to the Parent Institution.

That a library be attached to every school; the books to be lent out to the scholars under regulations to be fixed by the committee.

That no books shall be admitted into the library, but such as are approved by the Parent Society, or by the Auxiliary Society of the district.

That no religious opinions, peculiar to any sect or party, be taught in any of the school-rooms."

Are you acquainted with the establishment of the school in Spitalfields?-I was concerned in the first foundation of it. In the course of the proceedings of the soup-committees established to assist the poor during seasons of scarcity, it occurred that the same class of individuals who superintended that charity, would extend their benevolent exer tions to procure the means of education for the objects of their care; this being suggested to them, a special meet ing of the committee was called, which proceeded imme diately to form a school society on the British system, and to erect a school-house, which cost about 17007. This school has already educated 2000 children.

What year was it established in?-In the beginning of 1812.

How many can it educate ?—If the children could be pro cured, it would contain full 800.

How many actually attend?-On an average 320.

What should you take to be the cause of the deficiency? -One cause in that district, is the employment of the children in the manufactures; but I have no doubt that if the school associations were made to operate, that the school would not only be filled, but a necessity would appear for another being established.

From what you know of the state of education in different parts of the metropolis, do you consider there are a great number of poor children without the means of education? -From what I have seen, which is principally founded upon the investigation, which took place a few years ago, into the circumstance of fifteen hundred poor families in and about Spitalfields, who received assistance from the soup institu tion, it appeared that a great proportion of the parents were totally unable to read; and I beg to state, that in some cases there was clear evidence of persons dying through scanty and insufficient food, which brought on incurable maladies. The following is the general result of the investigation above alluded to.

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