Having taken great interest in forming a club for providing coals and blankets, and also in establishing a soup kitchen for the poor in this town, I venture to request your charitable co-operation. I enclose you a prospectus, which will enable you at one glance to see to what extent any donation you may send will entitle you to recommend families who by misfortune or sickness are unfortunately compelled to solicit relief. I remain, Yours obediently, ---- _Letter in reply, enclosing a Donation._ Hampton, December 4th, 187-- SIR, I am much pleased to find the interest you take in the suffering poor at this inclement season is so great. Your prospectus is very satisfactory; but as I am well assured that all cases of a really deserving nature must be fully known to you, I must request you to distribute as you please the number of tickets to which I am entitled for the cheque for 10_l._ which I enclose. I remain, Sir, Yours obediently, ---- _Reply, unfavourable, to an application for a Donation._ Belfield, January 1st, 187-- DEAR SIR, In acknowledging the receipt of your letter of the 22nd, soliciting a subscription to assist you in your charitable efforts for relieving the many distressed poor in your neighbourhood, I regret extremely to have to reply that it is out of my power to help you. Prior to the receipt of your application I had made arrangements to supply some poor families with soup three days in each week for the next six weeks. I cannot afford to devote more money to this object. I remain, Dear Sir, Yours faithfully, JOHN ELLIS. ---- _A Gentleman to a Friend, speaking of kindness received in another friend's house._ Stalybridge, May 1st, 187-- DEAR GEORGE,