The Together Trust Archive The Sixth Annual Report of the and Salford Boys' Refuge and Industrial Home, Frances Street, Strangeways (1876) Reference number: DA/2020/1/1 (1875)

Original copies can be viewed at Manchester Central Library Rare Books Collection: 362.7M1 1870-81

© 2021 The Together Trust THE SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT 01' THE MANOHESTER AND SALFORD BOYS' RE FU.G E AKD INDUSTRIAL HOMES,

FRANCES STREET, STRANGEWAYS, MANCHESTER.

m:rnsf.c.es. JOHN RYLANDS, Esq. HERBERT PHILIPS, Esq. OLIVER HEYWOOD, Esq. WILLIAM SMITH, Esq. RIlJHARD HAWORTH, Esq. RICHARD B. TAYLOR, Esq. HENRY LEE, Esq. LEONARD K. SHAW, Esq. JAMES CHAPMAN, Esq. irtasurtr. JAMES C. STUART, Esq., Corporation.street. JOlT. ~£C. LEONARD K. SHAW, Broom Holm, Tetlow Fold, Cheetham Hill. ~alTr\trs. MANCHESTER & SALFORD BANK (late Messrs. HEYWOOD . BROTHERS & Co), St. Ann's-street Branch. ~!Ist.cr au)) lTafrou. ~fr. and Ml·S. BROWNE, Frances-street.

MANCHESTER: CAVE AND SEVER, PRINTERS, LITHOGRAPHERS, ,tc,

PALATINE nOILUlNGSJ RUNT'S 1l.\'Sti:. 1876. Thl Sixth A /tIlual Meetittgofthe Boys' REFUGE AND INDUSTRIAL HOMES was helditt the Towtt Hall, Ott Frida)l, ')allualY 28th, 1876. There was a very large attendance of ladies and gentlemen, amongst whom were the Mayoraf Manchester, Ernest roel, Esq., M.P., Edward Hardcastle. Esq., M.P., T. W. Charley, Esq., M.P., SirJos. Heron, Sir John lies Mantel, Oliver Heywood, Esq., J.P., Peter MacLaren, Esq., J.P., C. L. Clare, E

are permanently formed. It £s now or never for them. The Meeting having been opened with prayer, the Annual Report wa read by the Secretary, ~Ir. L. K. SHAW, and the The next two or three years will probably decide Treasurer's Statement by M1'. J. C. S'ruART.

whether they are as workers to increase the public It 1vas then lIloved by ERNEs'r NOBL, Esq., M.P., alld wealth, or whether they are to lessen it by living upon mppo/·ted by Rev. Prebendary MACDONALD at,d W. MATHER, Esq.,- it for the rest of their days as paupers, vagrants, or "That the Report now read be adopted, printed, and circn. lated under the direction of the Committee. possibly worse."-LORD DERBY at Annual Medil/g, January, 1873' It was moved by Rev. W. FLEMING STEVENSON, and sup­ ported by T. W. CIIARLEY, Esq., M.P., Rev. J. W. TWEDDLE, alld R. B. TAYLOR, Esq.,- "That the Committee for the ensuing year be Messrs R. B. Taylor, H. B. Harrison, Louis Hayes, T. H. Rymer, and Leonard K. Shaw, and that the Treasurer be !VIr. J. C. Stuart.

These Resolution. were adopted unanimously; n vote of thanks to the Mayor for the use of the Roum concluded the proceedings. - '.~' '.' ,.. ---:":";-:---.:-:-:--:-._~_. .:...... ~ - ....~.~.~-~~-_._~ .. -

THE SIXTH ANNUAL REPORT.

" He was my equal at his birth,- ~ommitttt. A naked, helpless, weeping child; R. B. TAYLOR, .\nd such are born to thrones on earth; H. B. HARRISON, On such has every mother smiled. LOUIS HAYES, T. H. RYMER, " My equal he will be again, LEONARD K. SHAW, RON. SEC. Down in that cold, oblivious gloom, Where all the prostrate ranks of men

Crowd, without fellowship-the tomb! THE Committee of THE Boys' REFUGE meet the friends of the Institution on this its Sixth Anniversary "My equal at the Judgment Day, with feelings of gratitude and satisfaction. He shall stand up before the throne, The year which has just closed has seen many Where every veil is rent away, hopes realised, and desires long cherished fulfilled. And good and evil only known. It has seen the completion of the Central Refuge by " And is he not mine equal NOW f' the addition of two new wings; it has also seen the • establishment of another" Home for Working Boys," which is now filled by lads once destitute, but who, having passed through the parent Refuge, are found steady, and conforming to the habits of a well-ordered home; and last, but not least, the growing desire of the past two years has been accomplished, and a "Home for Little Orphan Boys" has been added to

I our work. o \ 6 7 workshop, all complete and finished in the best style, Before a few facts and figures~ are given concermng. and at a cost of over £300., is the gift of one .each branch of the work which the Comml'ttee have generous friend, who will not allow us the satisfaction m hand, it may be needful to say a word or two about the completion of the Institution. of thanking him by name. The active, busy workshop, with its engine and When th.e present premises and adjoining land were boiler, is a constant education, impa.rting new life and purchased m 187 I, it was evident that sooner or It 'd a er conSl erable additions and alterations must be made vigour to the untrained and idle boys fresh from the streets, while the scope it affords for extending the before the work of the Institution could be carne. d on effectively, but for four years we had to labour on industrial operations of the Refuge in the future, renders it a most valuable gift. under many difficulties. Our Day-rooIIl, D'mmg-room. The work of completion, involving as it did the and School-room were close and confined, and o~ remodelling of the old building, as well as erection of workshop and playground we had nothing worthy of the name. At length the land occupied at the rear the ne\i" has lasted throughout the year. For several came into our possession, and early last year we months, so great was the disturbance that work of all began the work of completion; and now we have two kinds amongst the boys on the premises had to be new wings, extending from either end of our central 6l1spended, and the number of inmates reduced. This will account for a small balance on the wrong build.ing. The wings, each two stories high, provide side on our Home Industry, and it has also tended to us. ':lth large and spacious Workshops, School-room, Dmmg-room, Day-room, Lavatory, Laundry, and other increase the average cost per head. But this will all be remedied in the coming year, which we look offi.ces: and underneath one is a covered playground, forward to being one of both material and moral while l~ the centre is a large yard for playground, gymnasIUm, &c. progress. For the present it is our satisfaction to know that we begin the year with premises as com­ Perhaps the most important element in the com· plete as anything of the kind we know. This has pletion of our Institution is the addition of an been accomplished at a cost over £3,000. But our ex~ellent six-horse power steam engine and boiler, friends will be glad to learn that the appeal made at ~hlch turns the wood·cutting and splitting machinery our opening, a few weeks back, for a clean balance­ m the workshop, and also the laundry operations. sheet, has been most liberally responded to; and we The whole of this work, together with the circular are thankful to say the Completion Fund is en~irely saws, shafting, gearing, and tools requisite for the 8 9

provided for, £5· 7S• rd. being contributed by the and the unsettled nature of the life they lead escapes boys themselves. the operation of the law.) And now for a brief outline of the work done in Of another poor half-starved lad, brought by a each branch of our operations during the past year. n'retched sister from one of the worst houses in Spin­ . field where as the unfortunates dwelling there Numbers Admitted. nIng, , said-" If we are bad ourselves, it is a pity to see 110 boys were admitted during the year (of the "him getting the same;" and how our Master and usual class with which we deal). The record in our Matron wisely and promptly not only took in the boy, books concerning them shows that but kept the sister also; the result being that botlt 42 had lost both parents, have been saved from a life of misery, for the sister is 46 had only one parent living, now in a safe home near . 22 had parents living somewhere. But we pass from these to speak of the educational condition of those admitted :-- Total... 110 Entirely ignorant 38 The condition of these boys when they reached us Elementary Education very defective 44 was very wretched; and did time permit, we could tell Elementary Education fair 28 many touching stories of the sorrows and miseries through which they had passed ;-of one poor boy, Total. 110 sold by a wretched mother, when three years old, to a We venture to think these figures are very sug­ travelling showman for Five P01mds,-taken by him gestive. While the great majority were very defective for the purposes of his exhibition round in their education, 38 lads were admitted last year, of and Yorkshire, and then, at twelve years of age, when I [0 to 16 years, entirely and absolutely ignorant, too old for his purposes, quarrelled with and turned off, neither able to read or spell, and this after five years reaching Manchester in rags, and of course unable of an "Elementary Education Act." Now we have to read. (And the question arises-How many such no desire to disparage the Education Act, still less children are there of tender age attached to hundreds our admirable School Board; but the lesson we would of shows and exhibitions which travel the 'Countryl draw from these figures is, that notwithstanding Acts What sort of life are they leading, and how are they of Parliament, and the most perfect machinery that being cared for 1 We fear there are a large number, hv can devise for reaching these children, there will 10 11 still be ,~ large number who will evade all law, and A few words on each branch of the work must most surely grow up in ignorance and crime, unless suffice; and first, respecting the large family 'under laid hold of by some such voluntary agency as this our care at tile Refuge and Branch Homes, 103 in Institution provides. number, there are- Such was the physical and educational condition of 2 in situations, learning useful trades, going out in the 110 boys who were admitted during the year. 4 morning and returning in evening, like honest If we add to these 110 the 80 boys in our Homes working lads, to their fathers' house. when the year began, it gives a total of 190 under "2 are employed on the premises. our care during the year. ~o are employed in the Shoe-black Brigade. And now our friends will naturally want to know how 9 are in the Home for Little Boys, and go to school, we have dealt with these, and what has become of them. We have in our Refuge and three Branch 1°3 Homes 103 Earnings and Payments. Placed in situations away from our care...... 20 The total earnings of those who work has been Placed on board the Training Ship... II '£1,494. IS. 4d. j of which they have paid towards Restored to friends 30 their own board £1,13°. 18s. gd. Sent to Industrial Schools 5 The difference between a boy's earnings and pay- Emigrated...... 5 There has gone back to the streets...... 3 ments is placed in the Savings Bank to his credit; and Leaving a balance of 13 it is satisfactory to be able to announce that during who have gone out of our sight, of whom I the year £372. 8s. has thus been lodged in our Savings we cannot account. ~ Bank, the greater portion of which has of course been Total. 190 withdrawn from time to time for clothing. Each case thus disposed of represents a large Habits of saving and thrift, so important to all, but amount not only of time and trouble, but of anxious especially to these bOYS, are thus encouraged in every thought and care j for next to the importance of way. laying hold of these poor lads and bringing them The daily life at our Central Refuge has been a under good influences, is the importance of pla6ng good deal interfered with throughout the year by the them wisely, so that previous care and training mey alterations that have been in progress. For some not be lost. months schooling had to be entirely suspended; but 12 13 with our new Schoolroom, fitted up as it is with every worsll1p.I.c OS111"rr each day, bringing home their wages requisite, the work of education, in the hands of Our kl and each Sunday found in the Sabbath school I.~ H tl excellent master, has re-begun with renewed vigour. ~ and the house of prayer. These ames are le The younger boys are at school every afternoon, while 'I natura1 outcome of our work, and we who remember the elder ones, in our "Homes for Working Lads," I what the lads who compose thel~ once were, regard attend a neighbouring night school. We cannot pass I them with peculiar and prayerf>JI Interest. . from our school arrangements without acknowledging It is intended to establish yet another H~~e dunng the kindness of one lady, who has provided a complete thecommb. Y,ear as a fresh family of fifteen IS In course set of maps, natural history diagrams, school books, of preparatIon· at the Refurre'" , and a large.hearted and schoolroom requisites complete, at a cost of nearly Christian lady has sent funds for the purpose. £30 .-a more acceptable and useful gift could not have been devised. The" Home for Little Boys." In connection with education we should like to This, as our friends are aware, is an entirely new establish a singing class, say one evening a-week. If branch of work added during the past year. We had any lady or gentleman qualified would volunteer for long felt the need of it ;. our experience at the Refuge this object it would be a real benefit to the lads. had taught us the importance of laying hold of these The Homes for Worklng Lads. boys ear'}I In' 1'('l1e, before they have become unsettled in habits and hardened in sin, and so we devoted a At the outset we alluded to the establishment of page of our Report last year to plead for" Homes for another Home during the past year. We have "Little Orphan Boys." We enforced the plea .by ,~ome now two, each containing fifteen lads, situated in arguments, and we ended by expressing o.ur beltef that Lower Broughton. Strangers passing these "Homes" 1 I "while we left the little children practically uncared can see no difference between them and the other I "for we should never want for a full supply of houses of the neighbourhood, nor ought there to I "ca~didates for our Reformatories, 'Workhouses, and be. They are simply well ordered homes, where "Gaols." fifteen working lads, who are mostly apprenticed to I These words came under the notice of a gentleman various trades, dwell as one family under the care of I well known for his wise and large.hearted liberality. a Christian father and mother, going out each morning IAcorrespondence ensued, the result of which was that to their work and returning each evening, family he placed £5°°. at our disposal in order to buy or I' 14 15 build the first "Little Orphan Home," and an addi­ tional '£100. to provide a temporary dwelling until The Training Ship. such Home was built. The only other branch of our work to which time The Home, which is intended for children ttllder will allow us to refer is the removal of destitute boys nine years 0/ age, who have lost both parents, and are from our streets and placing them on board the entirely destitute, was opened on the 20th August. Training Ship, where they are prepared to serve their It is conducted, like our "Homes for Working Lads," country either in the Navy or Merchant Service. We strictly on the family principle, under the care of a have now 28 such lads, a number which we trust will Christian mother; and it has now nine little fellows in, be largely increased during the ensuing year; but our who go to the nearest National School every day. field of choice is limited. Boys to be admitted must be One pleasing feature in connection with the opening ofa certain age and height, and of a sound constitution. of this branch of the work will not soon be forgotten. Remembering the previous history of the class we deal As the money to purchase the house was so freely with, ere they reach us they are too frequently stunted given, so we felt it would be a seemly thing if the in growth and weak in constitution, and thus prevented furnishing of it were as freely offered. We made our from being provided for in that way. Howev 1', the desire on this point known amongst our friends, and 28 lads we have sent from Manchester certainly do on the opening day we had the satisfaction of her no discredit. Those who witnessed the procession announcing that both the Home and the furnishing of last Whit-Monday will not soon forget the sailor-like the same had been provided free of cost to the Com­ appearance which our lads presented. It called forth mittee ! Those engaged in various branches of trarle the comments of the Manchester Press. One gave such articles as they dealt in j those who were leading organ wrote-" The appearance of the little not in business gave money. The gifts are all "detachment will perhaps do more than any amount enumerated at the end of this Report. To one and "of pleading from tongue or pen to commend to public all we offer our hearty thanks, and we trust this little "support the excellent, yet modest, agency by which Home (which will soon be full) is the precursor of "our street Arabs are thus rescued from lives of vice more to follow j -what more hallowed consecration of "and misery." wealth ;-what more fitting memorial of our" Loved Another wrote-"These bright, clean, active-looking and Lost" than the establishment, for '£5°0 ., of an "lads, who wended their way amid the cheers of a " Orphan Home 1" "dense crowd of spectators, were once wandering 16 17

"about the streets of Manchester, ragged and bare. peculiarly situated with a safe home in a new land ;~ " foot, without even the semblance of parental control the regular visitation of the common lodging-houses "and in imminent danger of swelling the ranks o~ of the Angel Meadow district, some of which are " crime." dens of iniquity ;-seeking out and rescuing these And both papers add-" This is a question in which neglected children, and carrying the message of the "Manchester has a direct interest; for not only are Gospel to those big lads (alas! a large number in that "her street Arabs in this way safely provided for, out district) whose age has placed them beyond our power " the deterioration of our mercantile marine (so often to help in any other way ;-also our efforts for the " discussed at Chambers ofCommerce) is by this means moral and spiritual welfare of the large family under "to a large extent prevented. Each lad costs the our more immediate care at the Refuge and branch " 'Indefatigable' Committee over £20. a-year. They Homes, in all which efforts we have been most ably "receive boys through the Manchester Refuge for seconded by our Master and Matron, and by the "£10. a-year. We do feel, therefore, that the Matrons at our branch Homes, who have been " , Indefatigable' has established a strong claim to unwearied throughout the year-;some, we fear, to the "increased support from this rich community." injury of their health. Most heartily do the Committee of the Boys' Refuge echo this appeal. We trust many of our friends will Conclusion. subscribe direct to the funds of the Ship; and should We must pass by all this and much more, and hasten any desire to adopt a lad of their own on board, £ro. to our concluding words. The work is growing every will support him, and we will furnish them with his year. The effort begun six years ago in a small house name, history, and photograph, that thus they may off Deansgate has developed into an institution, having take a more special interest in him. Twelve lads are its branches and operations extending in all directions. thus adopted by various families in Manchester. We We believe it will continue to extend, and we cannot hope this number will be largely increased this year. doubt but that its circle of friends and supporters will extend likewise. If the statement recently made Other Branches of Work. before a large public Meeting in London be correct­ We must pass over other branches of work without and we have no reason to doubt it-that" every con­ a word, such as restoring long-lost lads to their friends "vict costs England over £80. per annum," surely it in, various parts of the country, and providing a few is the truest economy, as well as the highest wisdom, 18 19

to support liberally an institution like ours, which In the view of this, and 111 the higher view that prevmts all this expense and all this sin for £10. per each of these neglected ones possesses a priceless annum. Had we time we know this extended support soul, destined for an immortality of bliss or woe, may could easily be obtained, but time fails us; every hour we all awake more and more to our responsibilities! spent in collecting is taken from the more important Surely, in helping forward this work it is specially work of seeking to win these poor lost lads to the ways true that" He that giveth to the poor lendeth to the of truth and holiness. The wants of the year are all "Lord;" and the interest is both large and certain, before us; we have neither endowments, nor have "For,look, whathe layeth outit shall be restored we had so far any legacies; we are dependant on "to him again." voluntary offerings, and we desire our friends should clearly understand that the usifltl1lesS ofthe Institutiol!' depends on the funds placed at our disposal. But so far God has supplied all our need, and we cannot A full list of gifts is appended on pages 21-2 3, in addition to which, the Committee desire to thank 1l0ubt for the future. their kind Medical friend, A. Boutflower, Esq., for We who carryon this work do feel deeply to­ his unwearied attention to the health of the boys; day the increased responsibility which our completed also the Trustees of the and Dispensary, for receiving our sick cases. Our best premises and the growing nature of the work bring thanks are also due to those ladies who throughout the upon us; but if health and strength be given we hope year have made all the shirts and socks required by the to accomplish much dunng the coming year. Those boys. We would also acknowledge the kindness of Chas. Heywood, Esq., Thos. Clegg, Esq. (Southport), we seek to win are our own flesh and blood; they Wm. Atkinson, Esq. (Southport), and H. T. Broadhurst, are growing up in our midst, and will soon, very SOOIl, Esq.,towards ourboys in Whit-week. We also thank the be either a blessing or a curse to themselves and to friends who provided the entertainment at the Town Hall, on Whit-Monday, to the" Indefatigable" boys. us. Wlu"dt shall it be? As Lord Derby forcibly put We are indebted to Mr. Tyler for his five lectures, it from this platform three years ago,-" It is much to both interesting and instructive; to Mr. Warwick "your interest to give these poor lads a lift. It is Brooks, for photographing many of our boys; also to " 1l0W or neverfor them. The next two or three years Mr. Colin Mather, for paying for our boys at the Greengate Baths; and to all who have contributed in "will decide whether they are as workers to increase any way, and whose names and gifts may be uninten­ "the public wealth, or to lessen it by becoming tionally omitted, we beg to offer our heartfelt thanks. "paupers, vagrants, or possibly worse." 21 Thomas Wright. Ifn flf(emoriam. GIFTS FOR FURNISHING "LITTLE BOYS' HOME." Since our last Report was issued, a long and useful life has closed. Very early in the ~1is~ory of The Boys' Refuge J. J. Harwood, papering ~nd paint~ng house throughout; THOMAS 'WRIGHT was mVlted by the Founders to join Heaps ,\0; Harrison, 12 bed~; Kendal, Mtlne, & Co., chaIrs and the Committee,-not because of any active work he blankets; Elliott, Alston, & Co., ironmongery; Heaton a,!d could render, but as a token of respect and esteem. Rogerson, cutlery; John Hou~h, blankets; J. O. f~ckenzle. sbeeting for 12 beds; Geo. WhItworth, stock o! grocenes, &c.; He continued to take a deep interest in the progress Arnold & Lewis, clock for lobby; Ogden :,amuel, bed and of the work until the end-sending a message from his bedding; Wood Joseph, dressing table, washstand. towels, &c. ; death-bed to the boys, whom he never passed when in Henriques Mrs., table; Thomas Peyton & Co., brushes; health without a word-and has left a name and an Baxendale & Co., tinwlU'e; Joseph Lownds, crockerywar6; B. Rembry & Co., linoleum; Thos. Dale & Co., 12 stool boxes; example that will not soon be forgotten. Morris & Co., chest of drawers; S. and J. 'Watts & Co., 12 What he was in the later years of his life is well coverlets' Thos. Pearson &' Sons, counterpanes, &c. E. A. C., known. We would rather recall him to our readers per 1. IL Shaw,. £5.; '¥~lliam Mather, Esq. (Corporation­ as he was years ago, when his name was little known slreet),£S,; Wilham Hawkms, Esq., £5·; Mrs. Young,.£s·; Henry Mann, Esq., £S.; Henry Ogden, Esq., £2.; vVilham beyond the street in which he lived. Engaged in the Pearson, Esq., £1.; Thomas Pearson, Esq., £1. active business of life, when the day's work was done Presents of Clothing have been received from-Miss Fanny he was found wending his way to the lowest parts of Davidson, Cheltenham; Mrs. Catterall, Queen's Road; Mrs. our city, seeking out poor lost men and women and Clegg, Southport; Miss Mills, Clifton; Joseph Watts, Esq.; teaching neglected children; and then in the early Charles Brown, Esq.; Misses Armitage and Rigby; the Members of Mrs. Chippendall's Class in St. Luke's Sunday School; Mrs. morning, while Manchester was yet asleep, he would Crompton; Miss Janie Leighton, Charlton KlI1gs; Mrs. be found at the prison gates waiting to receive and Leggett, County Gaol; Mrs. Freston, Smedley Lane; Mrs. help in that hour of greatest need those fresh from gaol. Ogden, Halliwell Lane; Mrs. Johnson, Smedley Lane; Mrs. Surely this practical, self-denying, useful Christianity Shaw, Broom Holm; and Miss vVyndham. Edge Moor. is what is wanted. Not that Thomas Wright's life was all outside. Noone could look in that face without feeling that he was a man of prayer; but praying much, therefore he laboured much, and tlull was earned LIST OF ARTICLES PRESE TED that honourable title so freely accorded to him in after TO THE REFUGE, 1875. life-" The Prison Philanthropist," and, "The Street "Boys' Friend." His mantle has fallen on no immediate successor, Mr. James Bradshaw, two parcels of cast-off clothing.; Messrs. but his example should stimulate many in our midst Hall, Mc.Kerrow, & Co., two parcels of cast-off clothmg; Mr. to lay aside the easy Christianity so prevalent in our Hugh Hey, parcel of cast-off clothing; Mr. Thos. Armstr?ng, day, and, in the spirit of Him who" went about doing parcel of cast-off clothing; Mr. Cunliffe, box of cast-off clothmg ; Mr. Percival, a load of firewood; Messrs. Kent & Son, new "good," "go and do likewise." clock for dining room; Mr. Herbert Philips, "Illustrated News," .. '. .' .• '" ' ..• - •.-;·w -:-~-~.. ~ '~-l"'- ~"'-__"~_~'~---""--'---.-"

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weekly; Mrs. H. Philips, "Animal World," monthly; Mrs. arcel of cast-off clothing; Mrs. Higgins (Beaumaris), eight ~airs E. R. Langworthy, three parcels 01 cast-off clothing games of new socks; Mrs Hall, parcel of cast-off boots; Mr. &c., ., Illustrated News;" Mrs. Farmer, parcel of cast-off W. Eyre Walker, rice milk for 80 boys, parcel of cast-off clothing; "A Class," Great Cheetham-street Wesleyan School clothing' Mrs. Walter Stewart, parcel for little girl" Annie;" parcel of comforters and muffletees; Mr. Black, parcel of cast~ Mr. W.' H. Walker. six bottles of syrup; Mr. Humphl'eys, off cl.otlllng and books; Mr. H. J. Leppoc, parcel of cast-off parcel of cast-ofT clothing; Sewing Class, Hyde Congregational clothmg; Mr. Hurst, parcel of cast-ofT clothing; "Committee 'unday Schools, per Mr. Pickford, superintendent, two d?zen of Ragged School Union," a quantity 01 broken food; Mr. calico shirts, one dozen socks and 13 mufflers; the Misses J •. H. Bacon, parcel of cast-ofT clothmg; Mrs. Smith, new Davies, parcel of mufRers; per Mr. H. L. Hayes, parcel of shl~·ts; Anonymous, large parcel of cast-off clothing; Mrs. C. cast-off clothing; "A Friend," the total cost of Christmas Leigh CI~re, pots of crocus and tulips, parcel of ,. Graphics," dinner and tea for 1 13 boys. Donations towards purchase of old clothmg; Mrs. Robmson, parcel of cast-off clothing; Mr. pony and van received from Messrs. '¥m, Scott, Mason, Slater, J. B. Shaw, four coloured engravings, framed; Mr. Malcolm C. L. Clare, Rymer, Muirhead, Sington, Henriques, Hayes, Ross, large parcel of "Good Words," the same monthly' The Whitworth, R. B. Taylor, Holt, Mrs. Atcherley, T. H. R. and Committee of Distribution of Messrs. Moody and Sa~key's AFriend. Orphan.Fund, IS Reference Bibles; Mrs. Davies-Colley, 5 vols. Stwill[ Macltillc, contributed by Messrs. Stuart, Ferguson, of "Leisure Hour" and "Sunday at Home;" Mrs. C. W. Birtles, and Mc. Cartney. Crate of most usdut crockcrywarc, Bardsley, pots of jam; Mr. H. Wilson, parcel of cast-off clothing· from Stoke, contributed by Messrs. Copeland, Minton, Jones, "A. H.," parcel of toffy; Mr. Aronsberg, mathematical instru: Walker, and Carter. ments (boxes), pocket micro copes, large microscope, galvanic battery, parcel of cast-off clothing (useful), six new shirts' Mr. Goodwin, parcel of cast-off clothing; Mrs. Calvert, par~el of ~ast-.off clothmg; Mrs. L. K. Shaw, parcel of cast-off clothing lor ltttle gll'l, two parcels of shirts, boots, two pairs of moleskin GIFTS TO WORKING BOYS' HOll'lES. trousers; Mr. J. L. M?ore, two parcels of cast-off clothing, iron bedstead ~ Mr. ChampIOn, two parcels of cast-off clothing; Mr. A Friend, a dozen pair or blankets; J. and T. Dyson, carpet ; Tyler, pair of trousers, shIrts; Mr. Whitworth, two parcels of Downs & Co., crockeryware; E. Lees & Co., cutlery, &c. ; "Graphics;" Mrs. T. Clegg, 25 new shirts and new socks; Mr. Mr. Goodwin, clock; W. and J. Gilbert, Matron's bed and J. A. Bannerman, old books, clothing, &c.; Mr. Hugh Mason, mattress; A. ,¥ood & Co., cortecine; John Beahan, tables; two parcels and a box of cast-off clothing; Mr. "V. Atkinson, Mr. Mc.Guire, a cheese; Mr. T. Little, side of bacon; per Mr. parcel of cast-off clothing; Mr. E. Hamilton Sharp, parcel of Greenwood, side of bacon; J. R. Buss, hardware. books; Mr. Rhodes, large quantity of cast-off clothing (useful); Mr. cott, parcel of cast-off clothing; Messrs. Godfrey Wood· head & Son, broken biscuits; Mr. Peter Mc.Laren, hamper 01 p~ars; Mrs. Mc.Laren, complete set of maps, school requisites, GIFTS OF WASTE PAPER. chagrams; Mrs. Evington, parcel of cast-off clothing; Mrs. Hodgson, four parcels of cast-ofT clothinO" Messrs. Hawkins Sir Joseph Hewn, Mrs. Charles Leigh Clare, Mrs. Ca\vley, and Taylor, parcel of cast.off clothing; M;" E. W. Roylance, Mrs. Whitehead, Mrs. Underdown, Mrs. Graham, Mrs. Beith, two parcels of cast-ofT clothing; Mr. Charles Heywood, currant Mrs. Schofield, Mrs. Tyler, Mrs. J. Chadwick, Mrs. Higgins, Mrs. loaves and plam bread; Mr. D. B. Armstrong, parcel of cast.off Chapman, Mr. E. Hamilton Sharp, Messrs. B. Smith :lI1d Sons. clothing (most useful); Mr. C. Arnold White, box of jam, &c.; Mr. Hardwicke, hamper of cast-ofT clothing, hats, &c.; Mrs. Broadhurst, two parcels of cast-off shirts; Mr. F. Taylor, old boots, ties, &c.; Dr. and Mrs. Grimke, 12 framed pictures. beautifnl screen for waiting room; Mrs. Turner, parcel of shirts; Mr. J. Chapman, parcel of cast-off clothing; Capt. G~nn, hamper of cast-off clothing; Mrs. Greenwood, new shirts, Financial Statement if the &YS' REFUGE AND WORKING Boys' HO~IEs, for the Year ending ·!Jr. December 31st, 1875. Itr.

£. s. d. £. s. d. To Boys' Payment for Board, &c . 805 16 3 By Balance due to Treasurer, 31st Dec., 1874 II2 8 8 "Ditto ditto for Clothing . 287 12 6 " Master, Matron, and Assistants' Salaries 330 ° 3 " Sales in Firewood Department ...... •. 374 18 ° " Clothing purchased £301 5 7 " Ditto of Waste Paper, &c . 4 14 6 " Less-Stock in hand...... 54 14 6 " Working Bo)'s' Homes-Payment for 246 II I Board . 325 2 6 " Provisions ...... •...... 819 4 8· " Subscriptions and Donations 980 14 8 " General Expenses, including Coal, Gas, " Ditto for Training Ship and Rates, Taxes, and Furnishing Home Emigration...... 155 8 6 NO.2 .•...... 320 17 3 II36 3 2 " Chief Rent. . 21 IS 0· " Ditto for Little Boys' Home . 49 9 ° " Firewood Department- " Manchester and Salford Bank-Interest .. 18 II 8 Timber, &c. purchased .. £319 19 ° " Balance due to Treasurer •...... 18 3 7 Less-Stock on hand.. . 66 6 9 253 12 3­ Boys' Wages . 178 19 3 " Emigration Expenses . 44 18 IO Audited and found correct, " Training Ship ditto . 140 ° ° " Working Boys' Homes-Provisions . 345 5 9 BROOME, MURRAY, & Co., "Ditto ditto General Expenses, in- Public Accountants, Manchester. cluding Rent, Rates, Coal, Gas, &c .. 134 16 9 " Interest allowed Boys . I 12 6 411, April, 1876. " Boys left in debt . 2 19 2 " Expenses of Little Boys' I-Iome . 67 9 9

£3.020 ~ I 2 £3.0:20 rs. :z

c!iPr. 'rITE :F-IOME FOn. Lrr'rLE Bovs.-FI:OUSE PUn.C1.IASn; A.CCOUNT. ~o 3 T.S~ .z:::>ece~nber. I. 87 5. ClLlto £. s. d. £. s. d. To Donation from Wm. Atkinson, Esq.. ... 600 0 0 IBy Expenditure for Rent and Taxes . 17 17 10 " Manchester and Salford Bank Interest " Balance in hand . 587 12 7 allowed...... 5 10 5 £605 10 5 £ 605 10 5 Audited and found correct, 1875. Dec. 3ISt.-To Balance in hand .....•.... 587 12 7 I BROOME, MURRAY, & Co., 4th April, 1876. Public Accountants, Manchester.

~r. COMPLETION OF PREMISES FUND. ~r.

18 75. £. To Balance in hand, 31st Dec., 1874 1413 Dec. 31st." Donations received since...... 1696

£3,109 12 --- Audited and found correct, BROOME, MURRAY, & Co., 4th April, 1876. Public Accountants, Manchester.

j 2G 27 Donations. Subscriptions. £. s. d. .£. s. d. Black J . 110 SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS. Bacon J. R . 100 1875. Barlow James . 100 Bell H . 100 IBentley Miss...... I 0 0 Brooks Warwick (Box) . o II II Donations. Subscriptions. Bell Mrs . o 10 0 £. s. d. £. s. d, Bullock Mrs .. o 10 0 Armitage Sir E. and Son . 5 0 0 Atherton James . 0 5 0 Coston John 15 o 0 Addleshaw J. W .. 0 3 3 Callender and Sons .. ••• 10 0 0 Agnew J. R . 2 2 0 Agnew J. R. and Brother.. Clerks, Manchester and Sal- 2 2 0 ford Bank, Mosley-street Allen P .. I I 0 Antrobus E .. (Training Ship) :.: . 10 0 0 I I 0 Colley T. Davis (Trammg Ashworth Ed. .. I 0 0 Ship) . 10 0 0 Atcherley Mrs . I 0 0 Chapman James . 0 0 Armstrong Miss . o 10 0 5 Charity, per L. K. Shaw... 5 o 0 Clare·C. L .. 0 0 Broughton Overseers of . 10 0 0 5 C, J. H .. 0 Brooks W. C., M.P . 0 3 3 5 5 Christie R. C .. 2 2 0 Bancroft J . o 0 5 Clifton and Kearsley Col- Bentley Mrs .. 5 o 0 Broughton Church Offertory, liery Company . 2 2 0 B. Cowlishaw, Nicol, and Co. 2 2 0 per Rev. F. Wright . 5 0 0 Bannerman J. A. Colley Ralph and Agnes 5 0 0 Binyons, Robinson, and Co. (Box) . 7 61 2 2 0 Coupland-st. Sunday School Broadhurst Ed . 2 2 0 4 7 Callender Mrs . 1 I 0 Broughton Copper Co .. 2 2 0 Cheetham B .. I I 0 Brown \V. S . 2 2 0 Crane Canon . II 0 Bryant Jesse '" 2 2 0 Clayton R. B. t o 0 Butler W. T. N. % 2 0 Crompton Dr. .. I 0 0 Bancroft Mr . 2 0 0 COcksJames . 0 0 Bell T., Liverpool .. 2 0 0 5 Cockshott Mr. . 0 0 Bellhouse W .. 2 0 0 5 Broadfield George . 2 0 0 Broadhurst Richard . r 0 Ducie Lord (Chief Rent)... 20 0 0 29 28 Donations. Subscriptions. Donations. SubscriptioDs. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. Dewhurst Samuel.. . 100 Davies and Ramsbottom Lee Lee . 100 Misses., Collected by:- Lee Harold . 100 Davies W. H. 2 10 0 Lee Henry . 100 Crossland Robert.. . I I 0 Murray Mr . o 0 NeillJ.S . I • 1 0 Southern Mr. . :t 0 0 Shoolbred H. J. I I 0 Wood Mr. . 100 Jackson F. J. 100 Harrison Mr. D. o 10 0 Richardson C. J. I 0 0 Lee John . o 10 0 Bryant Jesse . o 10 0 Sheldon Charles . o 10 0 Falkner Robert . o 10 0 Bailey Miss .. 0 Ewart Mrs . o 10 0 05 Bancroft H. 0 Ewart Mr . o 10 0 05 Bentley Miss . 0 Holt Richard '" o 10 0 05 Buss Mrs . 0 Waterhouse J. C. o 10 0 05 Dewhurst Mrs . 0 Mc.Kean James . o 10 0 05 Lee Mr. T. 05 0 Churchill W. S .. 05 0 Lee Miss . 05 0 Kinch W. S .. 05 0 Lee WiIliam . 05 0 Amounts under 5s . I 14 6 Amounts under 5s . I 5 0 13 7 6 20 0 o Dilworth J. and Sons . 5 0 0 Falkner Miss, Collected by :- Douglas Mr . I 0 Hague H...... I 1 o Duncan W. A . I 0 Finey Mr...... I 0 o Donation Box, Refuge...... 2 o 7 Faulkner G. 0 10 o E. H. G. (Training Ship).. 10 0 0 Holden J...... 0 10 o Edmondson J. B. . 5 0 0 Waddington Mr...... 0 10 o Ede J. P . 2 0 0 Faulkner Miss, Edin- Edgar J. C . I 0 burgh 0 5 o Ede Mrs . o 0 Lee W. 0 5 o

FaulknerMiss, Collected by :­ 4 I 0 Southern W...... 2 2 0 F. J. M., per L. K. Shaw.. 5 o o Wood Mr...... 2 2 0 Fothergill and Harvey . 2 2 o Borchardt Dr. I I 0 Farrar John . I I o Bancroft James...... I o 0 Farrer R. F . I I o Falkner Miss M. L.... I o 0 Farmer Mrs . I o o Falkner Robert... I o 0 31 30 Donations. Subseription8. Donations. Subscriptions. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. Mannoch Mr. . 100 F. M . I 0 0 Parken Mr .. o 10 0 F. R .. ... 0 10 6 Sonnerthal Mr .. o 10 0 Girls' Sale' of Work, per 30 6 0 Emma Harrison and Haworth Richard and Co. S 0 0 Kate Oxley 40 4 0 Heap B...... ·.. · S 0 0 Gun Capt. (Training Ship). ... 10 0 0 Heaven Mrs ...... S 0 0 Grand Jmy Fines, per O. O. Higgins Mrs ...... 5 0 0 Walker, Esq...... 9 12 6 Houldsworth W. H ...... S 0 0 Grand Jmy Fines, per Sir Hutchinson Mrs...... 5 0 0 2 0 0 Joseph Heron 2 4 7 Hardwick Richard ...... 3 3 0 Gaddum H. T . 2 2 0 Hayes L. M...... 3 3 0 Goldschmidt P. 2 2 0 Hoyle J. & Sons, Limited. 3 3 0 Goulden W. W. '" . 2 2 0 Hardcastle Edward, M.P.. 2 2 0 Gordon Mrs. E. 2 2 0 Helm S. L...... 2 2 0 Graham Wm. and Co . 2 2 0 Higgins F...... 2 2 0 Grimke's (Dr.) Class .. I 17 0 Hough John...... 2 2 0 Glover Walter T .. I I 0 Hiller H...... 2 0 o. Gottschalck G. and Co . II 0 Hamer D. J., Rev...... I I 0 Grey George . I I 0 Hawkins W...... I I 0 Griffin R . II 0 Holland W...... II 0 Greenwood J., Small sums Holt O. C...... I I 0 per. . 0 IS Horrocks L...... I 0 Goodall and Co . 0 10 Hesse Max ...... I 0 0 Garton Miss L. . o 10 0 Hinchliffe B...... I 0 0 Grierson and Hall . o 10 0 Howarth Richd., Gaythorn I 0 0 Hussey Mr...... 0 10 6 Hurst Miss M., Collected by:- Hurst James 10 0 0 Jameson A. P...... 5 0 0 Watts James...... S 0 0 jones Mrs. Grace...... S 0 0 Ferguson John S 0 0 Job R. H., Liverpool ...... I I 0 Behrens S. L. and Co. 2 2 0 Jackson Mrs. (box) ...... 0 14 0 Galloway L. 2 0 0 kendal, Milne, & Co...... 2 2 0 Dunlop J. M. I I 0 Goetz E. I 0 ILangworthy Mrs. (for Work- Rulpho Mr. . I 0 ing Boys' Home) ...... 200 0 0 W. B 1 0 82 SS Donations. Donatiolls. Subscriptions. Subsoriptiolls. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. Langworthy Mrs (Training INeill Joseph ...... 2 2 0 Ship) ...... Neill R. and Sons ...... 2 2 0 60 0 0 Langworthy Brothers & Co. NaIlJ ...... I 0 0 S 0 0 Leake Robert ...... Needham G...... 0 10 0 S 0 0 Lyon, Lord, & Co...... S 0 0 Old Trafford School Boys, Leigh George ...... 2 2 0 per E. H. Sharpe ...... 0 0 Leppoe H. J...... 2 2 0 5 I Leaver Thomas ...... I I 0 Old Trafford School (Box) 3 19 Lees W...... 2 2 0 I I 0 IOgden S. and Co...... I Lund Dr. E...... I I 0 Ogden Mark ...... J 0 Lee Arthur ...... I 0 0 Prince Mrs...... 2 0 0 Me.Laren Mrs...... 20 0 0 Palin Captain ...... I I 0 Me.Laren James ...... 10 0 0 Phipps Dr...... II 0 Pilkington Alfred .....•...... I I 0 Morley James ...... S 0 0 2 2 0 Pearson Miss ...... 0 Me.Laren Peter ...... S 5 0 1 0 Mason Hugh ...... S 0 Rymer, Executor of Mrs... 0 Me. Intyre, Hogg, and Co. S 0 0 73 9 Rice Joseph (Training Ship) 10 0 0 Murray Adam ...... 5 0 0 RymerThomas ...... 0 M. S., per R. B. Taylor ... 5 0 0 S 0 Me.Kerrow Dr...... 2 2 0 Reiss Brothers ...... 2 2 0 Me. Naughton and Thorn ... 2 2 0 Robinson Miss E...... 2 2 0 Mather C...... 2 2 0 iRobinson Miss E. M...... 2 2 0 Miller Charles ...... 2 2 0 Radford Dr...... " ...... II 0 Manchester, Bishop of...... 2 0 0 Redfern P. M...... II 0 Mackie Mrs...... I I 0 Reynolds Rev. G. W...... I I 0 Macmillan E. H ...... I I 0 Rogers Mrs...... I I 0 Makinson C...... I I 0 Rowley C. and Co. Limited II 0 Martin W...... I I 0 :owley C., Jun...... II 0 Mat.her J ...... I I 0 .\oyJance E. W...... II 0 Matheson D. and Co, ...... I 0 Redfern Mr., Harpurhey, Millington George ...... I I 0 per Sir J. Heron ...... I 0 0 Milner George ...... I I 0 Roberts J. F...... I 0 0 Me.Ferran W...... I 0 0 Roberts Thomas ...... 0 0 MiddletonWesleyan Sunday Royle J...... 0 10 0 School, perH. B. Harrison 0 0 Reid Mrs...... 0 10 a M. S. B...... I 0 0 R...... 0 10 0 84 85 Donntions. SubseriptioDl DonatioDs. SubscriptioDs. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. Sultan ofZanzibar, The, per Teesdale Walker J...... 5 0 0 Mayor of Manchester ... 5 0 0 Taylor Fred ...... ··· .. · 5 0 0 3 3 0 Sharp E. Hamilton ...... 5 0 0 Taylor R..B...... 2 2 0 2 2 0 Shaw L. K...... 5 0 0 Turner Wnght ...... 2 2 0 Shaw L. K. Per (unknown) 2 2 0 Turner W. A...... 1 1 0 Slater William ...... 5 0 0 Taylor Richard ...... 1 [ 0 Stanley S...... 5 0 0 Trappe Mrs ...... Smith's Charity (Interest on Thompson Mrs...... 0 10 0 Corporation Debenture) 4 0 0 St. James's, Collyhurst, Varley Miss ...... 1 0 Offertory ...... 4 0 0 Scott W., Vine-street ...... 3 0 0 Wood Richard (Training Swinton Church Collection, Ship, special boy) ...... [0 0 0 per Rev. H.R. Heywood 2 IS 2 Whalley Range School Sampson H. and Leppoc .. 2 2 0 Bible Class (Training Schroeder J. M...... 2 0 0 Ship, special boy) ...... [0 0 0 Schuster, Fulda, and Co.... 2 2 0 Walmsley Geo.(per) Balance Schwabe and Crankshaw... 2 2 0 of a Fund...... 7 17 3 Sington A. and Co...... 2 2 0 Watts S. and J. & Co...... 5 0 0 Souvazoglu P. and Co...... 2 2 0 Wilton Earl ...... 5 0 0 Spafford G. and Co...... 2 0 Windsor Mrs...... 5 0 0 Stanley Mrs...... 2 0 Wood W. Rayner...... 5 0 0 Sever Charles ...... [ 0 Whitworth Miss, Collected Shelmerdine Mrs. T ...... 1 0 by:- Smith R. H ...... 1 0 Eckersley Mrs. J...... I 0 0 Smith Bryce ...... [ 0 Smelt T ...... I 0 0 Statham Major...... 1 0 Walker J ...... I 0 0 Stocker Mr...... 0 0 Whitworth A...... I 0 0 Stuart Walter ...... I 0 Goldschmidt P ...... 1 0 0 Stuart Mrs. Walter's Chil- Greenwood J...... 1 I 0 dren'sBox...... 1 o S! Smith Mrs...... 0 5 0 Slater Wm. Dunscar...... 1 0 0 Whitworth E...... I 1 0 Sugden John ...... 1 0 Whitworth R ...... 1 I 0 Sugden James ...... 1 0 Smith Mr. .. · ...... 0 5 0 Sugden B...... 1 0 ~ J 0 Sinclair A...... 0 ro 8 13 0 0 Smith Mr., Hanging Ditch 0 5 Wilkinson T. R...... , 0 36 3'1 Donations. Subscriptions. £. s. d. £. s. d. £. S. d, Griffin Mrs. R . 05 0 Wilkinson T. R., per . 2 II 4 Gr . 05 0 Whitehead J .. 2 o H'awkins Miss . I I 0 Wilson H. and Son . 2 o Hawkins Miss E. .. . I I 0 Wesley-place SundaySchool, Hawkins Miss Susan . 220 Bacup, per H. B. Harrison 200 Hutchinson Mrs ······ o 10 0 Walmsley F. H. .. . II o Knowles John . o 10 0 Wanklyn Mrs. W. T. II o Keeling Mrs : . o 5 0 Warburton Miss . II o I Kerrish Miss EmIly .. 05 0 Whitehead H .. II o Leggett Captain and Mrs .. 100 Woodhead G. and Son .. I 0 o Lambert MIs . I 0 0 vVedd Mrs . o 12 o Nicol Robert .. 5 5 0 Wright Mrs. (box) .. o 10 o Rhodes John . I 0 0 Walmsley George .. o 10 o Rhodes Mrs . o 10 0 Young Mrs. (Training Ship, Tayl0r Frederick .. 2 2 0 Wilson Mr. . 100 special boy) .. 10 0 0 \\'ilson Miss F. . .. I 0 0 Young A. (ditto ditto) . 10 0 0 lVelch :Miss . o 10 0 Sundry Balances . 5 8 6 SUIllS under 5s. . .. o 18 0 Sums under 55 . o 2 8 ---- £5 2I 5 6 £61 4 17 '7

TOTAL••.£II36 3 2 DONATIONS TO COMPLETION FUND, 1875. £. s. d. SUBSCRIPTIONS AND DONATIONS TO Rylands John .. 250 0 0 HOME FOR LITTLE BOYS. lIanchester, Overseers of . 200 0 0 (For C01ltributirJ1ls towards fitmishillg .flome fur Little Bo)" Atkinson William . 100 0 0 see page 21.) £. S. d, Ile,Laren Peter . 100 0 0 A Friend, per Mr. Freston 10 0 0 Philips & Co., J. and N . 100 0 0 A Friend, per T. G. 0 0 Rymer Thomas .. 100 0 0 Butterworth Miss 0 10 0 luart Robert .. 70 o 0 Brockbank T...... 0 5 0 Clare C. L . So o 0 Cooper R. K 10 0 0 Haworth Abraham and Jesse . So o o Chippindall Rev. J. and Mrs. 2 0 0 Haworth Richard . 50 o o Drew T. H...... 5 0 0 Heywood Oliver . So o o Griffin R...... I 0 0 Jardine James .. So o o 38 89 t .. s. d. Johnson John & Sons . 50 0 0 Scheme for helping Special Cases. Lee Henry .. 50 0 0 Mason Hugh . 50 0 0 Stuart J. C.' . 50 0 0 Friends taking an interest in any particular boy Bellhouse Wainwright . 25 0 0 Iho is other'wise a suitable case for admission) might Charlewood Henry . 25 0 0 iJrehil1l removed from the stTeets, and entirely Suppol'ted, Royds C. M .. 25 0 0 Agnew Thomas . 21 0 0 Gothed, Educated, and taught a useful Tmde in the Broadhurst H. T .. 20 0 0 Plfugc, for a, total cost of £10. If pTefer1'ed, the boy Greg Brothers & Co. . '" . 20 0 0 'ight be placed on board the Training Ship, to be Heywood C. J . 20 0 0 ,~I/d Houldsworth W. H .. 20 0 0 for the Navy or Merchant Service; or pTovided Murray James .. 20 0 0 nth a good home in Canada. Sale vyilliam . 20 0 0 The Committee are glad to find that saine Fl'iends Armitage Sir E . 10 0 0 Curtis 1\1. . 10 0 0 tn's already adopteel this course, and tlwy tntst that Gaddum H. T .. 10 0 0 ie example will be lm'gely followed. The ~flect on Heron Sir Jos . 10 0 0 r!e poor lad thus adm.itted is most, beneficial, as he Proctor Samuel .. 10 0 0 fills Wood Peter, M.D .. 10 0 0 that some one takes a pel'sonal intcTest ·i.n him. Calderbank T. H .. 5 5 0 ,ipplication on this subject to be made to the HOlwl'ary Ede J. P . 5 0 0 leeretory. Edmondson J. B . 5 . 0 0 Friend A., per L. K. Shaw .. 5 0 0 All interested in the movement are invited to Heywood Miss . 5 0 0 Morrell J. C. .. .. 5 0 0 lisit the Refuge any day or evening. The Sunday Pearson lV , . 5 0 0 lvening Service at 6-30 is held in our New Dining Pearson Thomas . 5 0 0 1all, where we shall be happy to see any friends Pearson Mrs . 2 0 0 Iho Boys at the" Refuge" '" . 3 7 I wish to be present. Boys at Homes Nos. I and 2 . 2 0 0 Sale of old Beds, &c. . . 2 IS 6 ~nations of useful articles of any description !ill be most thankfully received. As our boys ~me to us needing everything, there is hardly Addenda. EY limit to the way in which the work can be Received too late for insertion, will appear in next .elped forward. Report-L, Lister Farrer, £1. IS.; Mrs. Farrer, £1. IS, 40

RULES READ OVER TO EACH BOY .. THE ON ADMISSION. BEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT Each lad who is permitted to enter this House and to make it his home, is reminded that- OF THR Ist.~Prompt and willing obedience to the Master MA.NCHESTER A.ND SALFORD and Matron and Assistant Masters in all things' is I expected. BOYS' REFUGE 2nd.-All gambling, swearing, smoking, and spitting, AXD is strictly forbidden. . 3rd.-Bad language of all kinds and quarrelling I INDUSTRIAL HOMES, amongst boys will not be allowed. Frances Street, Strangeways, Manchester. Those lacs who by good conduct show themselves worthy of it, will be chosen to fill situations as t)J~y occur. When so chos n, they must endeavour to Qtrustecs. maintain the good character that has been given of JOHN RYLANDS, Esq. HERBERT PHILIPS, Esq. them. OLIVER HEYWOOD, Esq. WILLIAM SMITH, Esq. Allare expected to account for the money they earn, RICHARD HAWOHTH, Esq. JAMES CHAPMAN, Esq. and to pay the rate fixed for their board, &c. each day;' HENRY LEE, Esq. RICHARD B. TAYLOR, Esq. what they earn beyond this is their own, and is to be LEONARD K. SHAW, Esq. lodged in the Savings Bank, where good interest is allowed. Q!;rellsurtr. JAMES C. STUART, Esq., 8, King-street. Lads,-Strive, by GOD'S help, to be honest and truthful in all things, and kind to one another. Act Surgeon-ANDREW BOUTFLOWER, Esq., Great Ducie-st. right, and you will make this Solicitor-To LISTER FARRER, Esq., 47, Princess-street. A HAPPY HOME! ~ollornr!.! -SmetnrlJ. LEONARD K. SHAW, Broom Holm, Cheetham Hill. Agreement to be signed by each Boy on Admissioll. ~llllkcrs. . I promise and agree that I will obey the foregoing Rules,­ that I will not ahsent myself from the Institution without the MANCHESTER & SALFORD BANK (late Messrs. HEYWOOD consent of the Commitlee,-and that I will deliver to them BnoTHERs). St. Ann's-street Branch. Clothing and all other property entrusted by them to me before ~tlls!£r anD ~ntron. leaving. Siglltd _ Mr. and Mrs. BROWNE. "PVJ1I1"SS _

C.\Vl': llllll tiJwl':n, PI'inters, HUH!'ti Blink, MallC·hesler. MANCHESTEH: CHAl\LXS SEVER, PRINTER, LITHOGRAPHER, ETC., HUNT'S BANJ(. 1877.