re than three days per week. He will
visit all Gipsy camps for seven or eight miles round.

"Some clear, forcible, simple, religious tracts, such as are likely
to instruct and awaken, with the Scriptures, would, perhaps, be of
service. I shall hold out rewards of clothes and books to those of
whom I hear the best accounts, and shall endeavour to meet them, a
few at a time, in a cottage, at least once per year. Will you let me
know whether you think I am doing right?"

_Extracts of a Letter from a man of plain_, _but pious character_,
_addressed to the Southampton Committee_.

"Gentlemen,

"It is natural for me to suppose that you expect, by this period, to
hear something of the success that has attended my labours on the
common among the people called Gipsies. I visit them three or four
times a-week, besides going among them on sabbath days. I go from
tent to tent, and talk to them on religious subjects, read and
explain the word of God to them, so far as I am able, and pray with
them. At such times they thankfully receive what I humbly
communicate to them, and often, with tears and gratitude, wonder that
I should think of them in their poor degraded state. I hope some of
them may be brought to the knowledge of God."

After some other pleasing details, this humble person concludes his
letter thus:

"With regard to the children, I meet with here and there _one_ among
them that can read, but it is very little. These children, however,
are desirous, I may say very desirous to have some little books. To
such I have given books, till I have none left. I could have given
away, where desired, and with the prospect of knowing they might be
useful, many more, had I possessed them. Upon the whole I think
there is cause for much encouragement.

"I am, gentlemen, your humble servant,
"* * * * *"

A clergyman, a most valuable correspondent, observes, while addressing
the Committee, through the author:

"In speaking to the Gipsies on the road side, and offering a tract, I
have never but once met with impertinence. It is probable that the
individual had been impertinently treated, first, by people called
Christians.

"Dr More has well said, with respect to the Jews, 'If Christians had
believed and acted like Christians, it would have been a miracle if
the Jews had not been