stance. This case afresh deeply impressed upon me the importance of
caring for Orphans from their earliest days; for this poor boy, when but
eight years old, was already greatly practiced in stealing.

One of the children, after having been five years and one month under
our care, was taken back by the relatives who had placed him with us, as
they were by that time able to provide for him. One of the girls was
sent out to learn a business, one as a junior teacher in a school, and
13 to take situations; and 21 boys were apprenticed. These 40 vacancies
thus occasioned, left at the end of the year only 297 children in the
New Orphan House. The total number of Orphans, under our care from April
1836, to May 26, 1855, was 597.

I notice further the following points respecting the New Orphan House.

1. Persons who desire to make application for the admission of Orphans,
are requested to write to me, and address the letter to my house, No.
23, Paul Street, Kingsdown, Bristol.

2. I again state, as it regards the funds, that the income for the
Orphans is kept distinct from that for the other objects. Donors may
therefore contribute for one or the other of the objects exclusively, or
have their donations equally divided among them all, just as it may
appear best to themselves. If any of the donors would wish to leave the
application of their donations to my discretion, as the work of God in
my hands more especially may call for it at the time, they are
requested, kindly to say so, when sending their donations.

3. The expenses for the Orphans, during this year, were 4304l. 4s. 7 1/2
d.

4. Without any one having been personally applied to for anything by me,
the sum of 74132l. 6s. 10 3/4 d. was given to me for the Orphans, as the
result of prayer to God, from the commencement of the work up to May 26,
1855, which sum includes the 15,055l 3s. 2 1/4 d. paid for the building,
fitting up, and furnishing of the present New Orphan House, the 23,059l.
17s. 8 1/4 d., in hand on the 20th May, 1855, for the Building Fund, and
the 116l. 17s. 8 1/2 d., the balance for the current expenses.--It may
also be interesting to the reader to know that the total sum, given for
the other objects, from the commencement of the work up to May 26, 1855,
amounted to 25,239l. 8s. 10 3/4 d.; and that which came in by the sale of
Bibles and Tracts, and by the payment of the children in the Day
Schools, from the commencement, amounted to 4531l. 12s. 10 3