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lille and store Helliggeiststrsede. — T h e institution contains and educates from 20 to 3 0 children.

Dovstumme-Institutet, The D ea f and Dumb A s y lum , founded in 1 8 0 7 , occupies a spacious building on th e C itad elsv ei, outside o f th e E ast G ate. T his institution can receive 9 0 children, o f b o th sexes, w hich are v e ry carefully instructed. Det Kyi. Waisenhuus , The R oya l Orphan A s y lum , founded in th e reign o f F red erik IV . in 1727, is situate Nr. 6 K iobm agergade, w here above 2 0 0 children receive a good education. T ill 1795 the children w ere m aintained in the A sylum , b u t the n um b er greatly increasing rendered it necessary th a t p a rt should be supported in the tow n a t the expense o f th e Institution. Det Kyi. Opfostrinyshuus, The R o ya l Charity School , N r. 2 6 9 in store K ongensgade, w as founded by Frederik V. in 1753. T he In ­ stitution w as originally intended to receive 2 2 5 boys, who are supported, clothed, and educated from its funds till a fte r Confirm ation, (which rite in the L u th eran C hurch is perform ed b y the in ferio r clergy) w hen th ey are apprenticed to the different trades. T h e n um ber of boys at p resent is ab o u t 150.