According to the report of Her Majesty’s Inspector, the boys cost 7s. 8d. per head per week, but there was an industrial profit of L601 11s. 4d., L309 0s. 11d. having been received for hire of boys’ labour.  The Treasury paid L1,350 14s., the rates no less than L1,007 18s. 11d., and subscriptions brought in L83 13s.  Of 125 discharges, only 40 per cent, were reported to be doing well, 4 per cent, convicted, 16 per cent, doubtful, and as many as 40 per cent, unknown.—­Penn Street School, an establishment of a similar character, was certified in Jan., 1863.  There were 60 boys and 5 officers.  The boys cost only 5s. 6d. per head per week.  The school received L67 16s. 11d. from the Treasury, L275 0s. 10d. from the rates, L93 2s. from subscriptions, and L100 9s. 3d. from the hire of boy labour.  There is an industrial profit of L136 19s, 11d.  Of 37 discharges 70 per cent, are said to be doing well, 6 per cent, to be re-convicted, 3 per cent, dead, and 21 per cent, unknown.—­At Shustoke School, certified in February, 1868, there were 130 boys, under 11 officers.  The boys cost 6s. 8d. per head per week.  L1,580 17s. 11d. had been received from the Treasury; L1,741 16s. from the rates, of which, however, L1,100 had been spent in building, &c.; industrial profit, L109 3s. 7d.  Of 27 discharges 74 per cent, were reported to be doing well, 18 per cent, to be convicted, 4 per cent, to be doubtful, and 4 per cent, to be unknown.—­Saltley Reformatory was established in 1852.  There were 91 boys under detention and 16 on license at the time of the inspector’s visit; 9 officers.  This school received L1,371 14s. 3d. from the Treasury, L254 19s. 1d. from the rates, and L99 16s. 6d. from subscriptions.  The boys cost 6s 8d. per head per week, and there was L117 9s. 10d. industrial profit, representing the produce of their labour.  Of 74 boys discharged in 1879-81, 69 per cent are reported to be doing well, 19 per cent. to be reconvicted, and 12 per cent. unknown.—­ At Stoke Farm Reformatory, established in 1853, there were 78 boys under detention, in charge of 10 officers; and 19 on license.  Stoke received L1,182 19s. 8d. from the Treasury, L102 17s. 6d. from the rates, and L100 from subscriptions.  The boys cost 6s. 11d. per head per week, and there was an industrial profit of L18 14s. 11d.  Of 62 boys discharged in 1879-81, 76 per cent, were reported to be doing well, 16 per cent. to be convicted of crime, 5 per cent. doubtful, 11/2 per cent. dead, 11/2 per cent. unknown.

Licensed Victuallers’ Asylum, Bristol Road, founded in 1848, to receive and maintain for life distressed members of the trade and their wives or widows.—­The Secretary is Mr. H.C.  Edwards, The Quadrant, New Street.—­See. “Trade Societies.”