leaves off attending without the approbation of the ladies, she will receive in clothing, all the money due to her for her sale work; but her tickets of every sort must be returned to the ladies, and they will all be forfeited.

9. Every year in the beginning of November, a day will be appointed, on which each girl's progress in reading, sewing, &c. during the preceding year will be examined; and no other business will that day be done in the school. The following rewards will be distributed to those who appear to deserve them: to those who have made suitable improvement in reading, spelling, and understanding the meaning of words, a book; in writing, and accounts, either a pencil, a pen knife, pens, paper, or a writing book, &c.—in plain work, knitting with common needles, and a hook, and straw platting, either a pincushion, a workbag, a housewife, a pair of scissars, a pocket, or a pair of mitts, &c. Prizes for the different performances will be provided as nearly as possible of the same value; and each girl will be allowed to make her own choice from those allotted to the particular exercise for which she claims a prize. To each girl who has obtained the three prizes, a ticket

will be given, entitling the owner to the sum of 2s. 6d.; the money to be distributed in the same manner, as that arising from the prize tickets.

10. To shew clearly, what improvement in work a girl has made during the course of the year, she is to give on each examination day, a small specimen; which will be preserved, and compared with what she produces on the succeeding examination days. For girls under eight years of age, the specimen is to consist of straw platt, of seaming, hemming, stitching, marking the initials of their own names, darning, and making a button hole. Specimens of writing must also be preserved, and a note specifying improvement in reading, spelling, &c. The scholars who have not attended a full year, will, on the day appointed, be examined along with the other scholars, as to their progress in branch of their learning. If they produce as good specimens of work, and perform their other exercises as well as can reasonably be expected from the opportunities of improvement - which they have had, they will be entitled to the different prizes, and to the annual ticket on the terms above mentioned.

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11. As those girls who have attended the

school regularly for several years, and behaved well, may obtain a considerable sum of rewardmoney; and more, perhaps, than is quite necessary for them the first year they go to service, and as some girls who leave school, do not go to service, or become apprentices; a part of the reward-money will in such cases, be retained by the ladies, and given to them on their marriage, or when they seem most to need it. If they continue to behave well they will be allowed five per cent. interest for it. Should they not receive the whole of their reward money, before they attain the age of twenty-one, they may then dispose of the remaining part, in what manner they think proper.

12. Every girl who can read the prayer book, and knows how to make a proper use of it at church, will have one given to her by the ladies; or if she has one already, she will receive from them a present of some other book, about the same price.

13. The day before the anniversary of the Campsall Female Friendly Society, a straw bonnet and a coloured neck-handkerchief, will be given to every girl who has been diligent, earned as much as could reasonably be expected,

and taken care of the clothes she has received

during the preceding year. The same present will be made to all the new scholars as an encouragement to them to behave well.

10th April, 1805.

No. XXIV.

COPY OF THE REGULATIONS OF THE SCHOOLS OF ST. JOHN'S CHAPEL, BEDFORD ROW.

General Rules.

1. THE * support of these schools is by annual sermons only.

2. The instruction of the scholars is committed to such gentlemen and ladies, usually attending this chapel, as are approved of by the ministers, and are nominated by them to be superintendants of the scholars; which superintendants are assisted by a master and

mistress.

3. The government of the schools is vested in the ministers, chapel wardens, and gentlemen superintendants; who hold a meeting at the vestry, the last Tuesday evening in every month, at six o'clock, to regulate all matters connected therewith.

4. The children who apply for admission

*These Regulations have not been published in the Society's Reports, but are now first printed with permission of the Rev. Mr. Cecil.