is held in the remains of Old St. Chad’s church, and the mode of tuition
practised is that of the Madras system, which has been in operation in
this school since 1820.
The number of girls educated is 154, under the care of visitors, whose
aim, as expressed in the report of the school, is “to be instrumental in
bringing up poor children in the fear of God, and in instilling into them
such religious principles as may lead them to do their duty, for
conscience sake, in that state of life to which it shall please God to
call them.” The girls are clothed annually, and the total expence of the
school is rather more than £100 a year, nearly one-half of which is
contributed by the children in the shape of earnings and a penny fund,
the remainder by subscriptions and donations.