y spun aboard ship, and sure to mean much
if you can read between the lines; for London boys are both in good
things and in bad the smartest of all.

After pondering on the matter during another sail, the following letter
appeared in the 'Times':--

"The training ship 'Chichester,' lately moored at Greenhithe for the
reception of homeless boys, has already produced some of the
anticipated good results, and several young lads, rescued from a life
of sorrow and want, have been sent out as trained sailor boys.

"But although these boys are approved by the ships' captains, it is
found that until the boys can be taught how to steer a vessel, as
well as the other duties of a seaman, they cannot be well received by
the rest of a ship's crew.

"Steering is not to be learnt by book or precept only, or in a ship
at moorings; and the suggestion is therefore made that a small
vessel, say a cutter of 20 tons, should be attached to the
'Chichester,' as a 'tender.'

"The boys could then be taught to handle the tiller by voyages to the
Nore. They would also learn the use of buoys, beacons, and lights.
They would have a powerful incentive to progress in their book-work,
and the 'tender' would be most useful in carrying officers and boys
and stores to and from London, and thus save considerable expense.

"This being a new proposal, it will be necessary to have additional
contributions for the purchase of the tender, and as the funds which
provided the 'Chichester' were received principally from the readers
of 'The Times,' perhaps we may venture to hope for the same kind aid
in launching the new suggestion. Contributions may be sent to the
Hon. Secretary, Mr. W. WILLIAMS, St. Giles' Refuge, Great Queen
Street, Lincoln's Inn Fields.

"J. M.

"_Margate Roads_."

We expect much from Englishmen when an appeal is made to their generous
hearts, but it was certainly beyond our hopes that in a few days
afterwards the following letter could be published:--

"In reply to the appeal through your columns, for means to provide a
tender for the 'Chichester' school ship, the Rev. C. Harrington,
Rector of Bromsgrove, has presented to the institution the 'Dolphin,'
a strong, well-built, sea-going yacht of 20 tons, with all her stores
complete.

"The committee in accepting this gift, have abundant reason to thank