The Express.
London, England, 1862-06-12 00:00:00

NATIONAL ORPHAN HOME.

Yesterday the annual festival of the National
Orphan Hems was celebrated at the Leaden Tavern, the
Right Hon. W. Comma, 11. P., is the their, who was sap.
ported by the Bev. Hr Edward Joddrell, Bart, Captain
B. J. Blunt, flee. Joseph Brown (vice-president of the in-
stitution), Rev. R. B. Brim, Mmes. Stephen Con, Janie
Gestalt, G. H. H. Oliphant, Ferguson, Rev. W. Steffan(
Flack, J. G. Gardiner, T. G. Headley, Thornton Hunt,
Rev. J. W. Laughlin, EF. Leeks, G. S. MOIMOM, T. R.
Charles Ratcliffe, J. G. Sheppard, J. W. Sharer,
Charles Shaw Rev. Cutheld Wardroper, and 0. D.
Zetterquist, Faq. This asylum, which is situated on
Ham-common, Richmond, was founded in 1849, and it
provides menetexams, clothing, and education for destitute
uphaa girls of all ages, dames, aid denominatioes, from
all parts of the kingdom. The children are allowed to
remain in the Home natal they are fifteen years of age.
They receive a plain education in English, writing, and
arithmetic ; and also—as one great object is that they
'honkl be trained for dominate servios—pnictical instruction
in the kitchen, house, and laundry. When the children
arrive at fifteen years of age, should they not thee be pro-
Tided for by their friends, the committee endeavour to ob-
tain suitable situations for them. The Home at present
contains ninety-eight orphan girls, who have bees admitted
from Gloucestershire, Somerustehire, Shropshire, Wiltshire,
Monmouthshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Berger'.
shire, Leioeatershire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Surrey,
Sussex, Kent, the City, Southwark, Chelsea, Lambeth,
Rotherhitbe, Bermondsey, Blackfriars, 13ethnal-gress,
Pimlico, Islington, Spatabiekh, Host.,,do.Elections for
the admission of orphans take
_place half/early, but the
committee will at all times (whoa there is room) admit
children, without electios, by as annual payment of from
10 to 15 guineas, or by ow piquant of 10U to 150 guineas,
aooordiag to age. Steps having been tithes to erect a per.
maosotlHome, it is stated that the centre, the east wing, and
the domestic offices of the new building are now complete.
With the west wing the new building will hold 200 girls,
beteg 110 more than could be accommodated in the old
buildings, which have now been entirely removed. The
liability incurred by the committee on account of the new
building, draining, Utley, furniture, &c., and the enfran-
chisement of the site, amounts to 5,4(0/. ; towards this
amount they have received 3,750/. They, therefore,
most earnestly appeal for aid to enable them to
discharp this debt, as well as to provide for the
very large increase in the number of children to be admitted.
Hitherto the festivals of this excellent charity have been
held at Richmond, in close contiguity to the asylum itself,
and it would seem that the temporary departure from this
custom has rather tended to diminish the number of per.
eons who have annually contributed by their presence to the
friar of the occasion, for the number of visitors yesterday
was quite out of proportion to that which we have been
accustomed to see assembled at the annual gathering of the
friends of the institution. Nevertheless, the interests of
the charity did not materially if at all suffer ; for after
veer able and pointed pleading in its behalf by the chairman
east other gentlemen, a subscription of 8501. was announced
as the result of the evening. A selection of music was given,
larder the direction of Mr. Henry Bucdthand, in which Hiss
Graoe Barrow, who was much applauded, and Miss Julia
Elton bore the prominent parts, Mr. J. L. Hatton presiding
at the pianoforte. Mr. Toole was the toastmaster.

TEE "ONE TUN" RAGGED SCHOOLS.

The annual meeting of the friends and supporters
of these schools was held yesterday evening in the school
room of the " One Tun' Bagged School, Perkins's-rents,
Westminster; the Right 800. the Earl of SHAYMISBUILT
took the chair, and was supported by Judge Payne, lir,
Edmund Fry, the Bev. B. Price, and other fnenda who are
supporting Miss Cooper in her efforts far the benefit of the
poor of this locality.
The proceedings basing been opened by singing and
Myer. _ _

-The noble CHAIRMAN distributed money prises aod certifi-
cates of merit to eight boy. and three girls, who had kept
their siteatioes twelve months up to the 25th of March,
1862, with entire satisfaction to their employers.
The report was then read, and stated that the day and
evening schools were producing the results expected hum
them. Through the kindness of lady Virginia Souders,
prizes of ss. each were given every Christmas to 11 boys
end girls, who bad made the moat progress in the mammary
branches of a plain clocation. Io the schools 43 children
wrote in eienng books, and 50 fairly on slates. There
were atten the day schools 42 infants (under 6 years of
age), 90 girl and 62 boys ; at the eveniag school 14 girls and
25 boys. The Sunday school was proceeding satisfactorily,
the average attendance being above that of last year. Six
boys and three girls received certificatm of merit from the
Ragged School Union in March last. The Band of Hope at-
tached to the schools numbered 280 boys and girls. They
bad also a penny bank. in which there were 146 depositors
owning 271. 17s. 3d. The working meu • club and reading
room in Duck-lane bad been • decided success, and was
managed by the working men themselves. The cost of se-
larglog the building was 2101., of which tag. was still
owing. The committee, however, bad but • small balance
in hand, and urgently appealed to the public for aid.
The CHAIRMAN and several gentlemen addressed the
meeting in moving sod seemeding the various reeolutione,
which were all carried, and • vote of thanks to the chair-
man closed the proceedings.

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