HOUSE OF INDüSTBY,
(l.)—AN
ACCOUNT of the Period when the House of Industry in the City of
Grants of Money made annually by Parliament up to the present time; and a List Answer ist.—THE
House of Industry was established by Act of Parliament in the Year 1772.
Ditto 2d.—Its
original Object was, ist, The support of such helpless Men as from age and infir-mities were deemed worthy of Admission; 2d, The support of such helpless Women as from age and in-firmities were deemed worthy of Admission; ßd, For Men who were committed as Vagabonds and Sturdy Beggars ; 4th, For such idle, strolling and disorderly Women as were committed ; and 5th, For deserted and fatherless Children under the Age of Eight Years.
Its present Object is, ist, The Relief and Support of aged and infirm poor Males and Females;
2d, Idiots
ANNUAL GRANTS.
1776 3,ooo -
77 4,000 -
78 3,000 -
79 2,000 -
1780 3,000 -
81 6,000 -82 8,000 -
83 9,500 -84 8,000 -
85 8,600 -
86 8,600 -
87 8,000 -
88 9,000 -
89 9,000 -
1790 9,000 -
91 8,000 -
92 9,756 17 93 11,000 -
94 9,000 -
95 15,515 -
96 14,500 -
97 11,940 6
NAM-ES OF THE DIFFERENT GOVERNORS.
98 99 1800
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1810 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 1820 21 22 23 34 25 26 27 1828
16,031 -
17.932
15 18,202 5 17,847 16 20,790 18 22,177 -
25,217 1 27.933
1 32,-241 11 48,628 -
48,584 -
41,902 -
52,375 -
49,H3 -
44,116 -
41,210 -
39,7oi -
39,70i -
34,666 13 26,474 10 21,233 6 20,583 -
20,583 -20,356 -
20,998 -
20,050 -23,000 -
10,000 --
10,477 19 -11,777 --
7 11 3 3 10 10
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Ja» Henthorn, Rev.
W" O'Connor, E^ Houghton, Rev.
Ja' Horner, Fra' L'Estrange, Rev.
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ditto -Richard Boyle, Esq.
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Major Thomas Newcomen Edgeworth ditto
