WESLEYAN METHODIST CHAPEL.

The Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, in Cecil-road, was built in the year 1864. The land was given for the purpose by Mr. Cave, of Enfield, who also contributed liberally towards the cost of the building, the amount of which, £1,030, was raised by subscription. It is calcu lated to accommodate 230 sitters. There is no settled minister.

BAPTIST TABERNACLE.

The Baptist congregation in Enfield was formed on the 10th June, 1867, and for a short time held its meetings in the Assembly-room at the "Rising Sun," but receiving notice to quit from the landlord, and being unable to obtain any other room for the purpose, they erected the present iron building in the London-road, which was opened on the third of December the same year.

BAPTIST CHAPEL, TOTTERIDGE ROAD.

The Baptist chapel in the Totteridge-road was opened in 1872.

There are also chapels at BOTANY BAY and WHITE WEBBS, chiefly supplied from Lady Huntingdon's College at Cheshunt.

Religious services are held at the MISSION ROOM, Baker-street, conducted by the London City Missionary. Services are also held in a room on CHASE Green, near the river, by the PLYMOUTH BRETHREN.

ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPEL.

Some years ago a Roman Catholic gentleman purchased a commodious site, with ample space for church and presbytery, and having a frontage to the London and Cecil-roads. Upon this ground a building was erected, in which, for the present requirements of the Roman Catholic residents, numbering about 50, mass is said by the priest from Waltham Cross on Sundays and holy days of obligation, by the direction of the Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese.

BRITISH AND OTHER SCHOOLS.

The BRITISH SCHOOLS, at Chase-side, were built, with the assistance of a Government grant of £200, at a cost of £1100, in the year 1838, when the first stone was laid by Lord Brougham. At this time there was no school for boys in Enfield, except the Grammar School. The building was opened on the 19th November in the same year, on which day 80 boys and 30 girls were entered on the books. The adjoining houses for the master and mistress were built in 1857. During the 34 years that the schools have been in existence, above 1,400 boys, and 1,050 girls have been admitted. The education is wholly unsectarian, no creed or catechism being used, and

the only text-book for religious instruction being the Bible. The children are expected to attend the Sunday services at whatever place of worship may be selected by their parents..

Mr. Wakley, who has been the master from the commencement of the school, received a Government certificate last year (1872). The mistress has since obtained one, and both schools will now participate in the advantages offered by the Education Act.

The present number of children on the books is, 98 boys and 74 girls.

The joint secretaries are Rev. S. J. Smith, Baker-street Chapel, and Rev. H. S. Toms, Chase-side Chapel.

The BAKER STREET INFANT SCHOOL was established in 1846. It is conducted by a committee of ladies, who are elected yearly by the subscribers. The average number of children who attend is about 50.

Schools have lately been opened in connection with the BAPTIST CHAPEL in the Totteridge-road.

There is also an INFANT SCHOOL at Ponder's-end.

The Charities.

THE following account of the Enfield Charities is taken from that drawn up in 1789 by the Vicar and Churchwardens and Overseers, and published by their authority. As this is the original document from which all subsequent statements have been adopted, it has been. thought best to reprint it verbatim, with the addition of "NOTES," which have been supplied by Mr. Purdey, the Vestry Clerk, and of an appendix containing gifts of a later date, thus completing the record down to the present time.

A PARTICULAR of the several charitable gifts, rents, and revenues belonging to the parish of Enfield, in the county of Middlesex; with the names of the donors, for what uses to be disposed of, according to the wills of the donors, and constitutions of every respective gift and settlement.

Abstract of deeds of trusts, wills of the donors, and orders of Vestry.

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FIRST GIFT.-POYNET'S.

A farm, called Poynet's, in South Benfleet, Hadleigh, and Thundersly, in the county of Essex, formerly lett at £55 per annum (now on lease from Michaelmas, 1786, for fourteen years, at £80 per annum), which the feoffees in trust shall from time to time for ever dispose and pay as followeth-viz., £20 part of the rents, issues, and profits thereof yearly, for and towards the maintenance of a learned, meet, and competent schoolmaster, to keep a free school for the teaching and instructing of the children of all the inhabitants of the said parish of Enfield, in the cross-row, or alphabetical letters, and in the art of writing, and in the arts of grammar and arithmetic, within the town and parish aforesaid, in the new-built school there (which school, and house for the schoolmaster to dwell in, the parishioners purchased and built at their own proper costs and charges), to be paid quarterly-viz., at Lady-day, Midsummer day, Michaelmas-day, and Christmas-day, or within twenty-eight days next after any of them; and all the residue thereof for and towards the relief of poor orphans, and other poor and impotent people of the said parish for the time being, and to any other good and useful uses, to be done and performed within the said. parish, except so much thereof as shall be sufficient to pay and discharge all such other charges and expenses as shall from time to time grow to be due and payable, or upon any other meet or reasonable occasion to be laid