THE

NINETEENTH 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 YORK

ALSO BY

BECKET,

HOUSE, PICCADILLY;

PALL-MALL; ROBSON, BOND-STREET;
RIVINGTON, ST. PAUL'S CHURCH

PAYNE, MEW's GATE;

YARD; EGERTON, WHITEHALL; CADELL AND DAVIES,

STRAND; AND VERNOR AND HOOD, POULTRY.

TODD, YORK; HAZARD, BATH;

NEWCASTLE;

ALSO BY

AKENHEAD AND SONS,

BROWNE, HULL;

EASTON, SALISBURY;

HOUGH,

TREWMAN, EXETER; CLARKE, MANCHESTER;

GLOCESTER; AND LEE, AT LEWES,

Patron, THE KING.

President,

THE LORD BISHOP OF DURHAM.

Vice-Presidents.

The Earl of Winchilsea.

Sir Robert Peel, Bart. M. P.

The Hon. G. Villiers, M. P. William Knox, Esq.

The other Members of the General Committee.

Right Hon. H. Addington, M.P.
John Julius Angerstein, Esq.
The Archbishop of Armagh.
George Arnold Arnold, Esq.
Sir Francis Baring, Bart. M.P.
Thomas Baring, Esq.
John Benjafield, Esq.
Thomas Bernard, Esq.
Thomson Bonar, Esq.
Lord Boringdon.
Samuel Bosanquet, Esq.
1. H. Browne, Esq. M. P.
The Marquis of Buckingham.
Rowland Burdon, Esq. M. P.,
The Marquis of Bute.
The Earl Camden.
Lord Carrington.

Sir Thomas Clarges, Bart.
Patrick Colquhoun, Esq.

William Devaynes, Esq. M.P.
John Dougan, Esq.
Lord De Dunstanville.

Lord Dynevor.

The Earl of Egremont.
The Marquis of Exeter.
Sir Walter Farquhar, Bart.

Thomas Edwards Freeman, Esq.
William Garrow, Esq.
Dr. Garthshore.
Samuel Rob. Gaussen, Esq.
The Rev. Dr. Glasse.
Lord Glenbervie, M. P.
Charles Grant, Esq. M. P.
Sir Robert Harvey, Bart.
The Marquis of Hertford.
Thomas Hibbert, Esq.

The Lord Bishop of Lincoln.
The Lord Bishop of London.
John Maitland, Esq.
William Manning, Esq. M. P.
Matthew Martin, Esq.
John May, Esq.
Langford Millington, Esq.
Matthew Montagu, Esq.
Edward Parry, Esq.
John Penn, Esq. M. P.
William Morton Pitt, Esq. M.P.
Josias Du Pre Porcher, Esq. M.P.
Rev. Dr. Robert Price.
William Price, Esq.
The Earl of Radnor.
The Earl of Romney.
Right Hon. George Rose, M. P.
Count Rumford.

John Sargent, Esq. M. P.
Claude Scott, Esq.

David Scott, Esq. M. P.
The Duke of Somerset.
The Earl Spencer.
James Stephen, Esq.
John Sullivan, Esq. M. P.
Richard Jos. Sulivan, Esq. M.P.
Thomas Sutton, Esq.
Lord Teignmouth.
John Trotter Esq.

George Vansittart, Esq. M. P.
Nicholas Vansittart, Esq. M. P.
William Vaughan, Esq.

The Right Hon. John Charles
Villiers, M. P.

John Warburton, Esq.
David Pike Watts, Esq.

Sir J. Cox Hippisley, Bart. M. P. John Whitmore, Esq. M. P.

Henry Hoare, Esq.

Charles Hoare, Esq.

George Jeffery, Esq.

William Wilberforce, Esq. M.P.
Sir W. W. Wynne, Bart. M. P.
Sir William Young, Bart. M.P.

Lord Kinnaird.

CONTENTS

Introductory Letter to the Fourth Volume,

addressed to the Right Honourable Henry

Addington, &c. &c. &c.

No. C.

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page 1

Extract from an account of the Free-Chapel

schools, in West-street, Seven Dials. By

John Dougan, Esq.

No. CI.

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41

Extract from an account of a charity for

Lying-in Women at Ware. By Mr. Wil-

liam Allen

No. CII.

52

Extract from an account of the Cotton Mills

at Rothsay in the Isle of Bute. By Mr.

Carr, of Leeds

APPENDIX.

No. I.

58

Report of a Select Committee of the Society

upon some observations on the late act

respecting Cotton Mills, and on the ac-

count of Mr. Hey's visit to a cotton mill

at Burley

No. II.

1

Extract from an account of the dreadful ef-

fects of Dram-drinking, with directions

for those who are desirous of returning to

sobriety and health. By R. Willan, M. D.

23

INTRODUCTORY LETTER

TO THE

FOURTH VOLUME,

ADDRESSED TO THE

RIGHT HONOURABLE

HENRY ADDINGTON,

bc. &c.bc.

I

MY DEAR SIR,

FEEL a real and enviable gratification, in addressing personally to you the fourth volume of the Reports of the Society for bettering the Condition of the Poor.—At an infant and doubtful period of our establishment, we had the pleasure of enrolling your name on the committee, and of receiving