The Express.
London, England, 1863-06-03 00:00:00

STRANGERS' HOME, LIMEHOUSE.

The annual meeting in behalf of the funds of
this institution, designed for the benefit of Asiatics, Africans,
and South Sea Islanders, took place on Monday at Willie's-
rooms, King-street, St James's ; Sir T. FOWELL BUXTON,
Bart., the vane-president, in the &sir. A lengthy report
was presented, which stated that during the lad six years
2,000 Asiatic, African, and Polynesian stranger" have re-
sided in the home for periods of from one week to three
months ; 1,357 beds have been provided and paid for by
casual nightly lodgers, besides numerous Mee of destitution
gratuitously taken in and fed for a day or two • 372 desti-
tute Asiatic and African mendicants have been taken off the
streets of the metropolis, together with 19 others sent or
taken from workhouses or promote', and provided with em-
ployment or a peerage to their native coustry. Cash also,
and property to the rains of upwards of 6,0001., taken care
of and returned to its owner. on leaving England. During
the past year there was a considerable increase in the num-
ber of registered inmates in the home, 208 having been
admitted in 1861. and 367 in 1862. Of them 311 were brought
to the United Kingdom in British ships, 33 in American,
15 in Spanish, 4 in Portuguese, 1 in French, 1 in Dutch,
lin Russian, and 1 in Norwegian ships ; 219 were sent to
the Home and their maiotenance paid for by their em-
ployers, 32 under instructions from the Council for India,
and 116 came to the Home of their own accord sod paid
for their beard and lodging. Of the above numbers 290
were Loewe, 43 were stewards, cooks, and servants, 11
were apihs, 16 were Indian and Chinese interpreters sod
apothecaries, 2 a returned coolie and his wife, 3 were his-
torians, sod 1 an escaped slave from Texas in America ; 95
were natives of Bengal, 'II came from the Madras and 33
from the Bombay Presidency, 6 from the Punjaub. and 7
from Go.; 3 were natives of Siam, 4 of Ceylon, 20 were
Chinese, 81) came from the Malay continent and islands, 24
from Manilla, 12 from Arabia, 20 from the eastern west of
Africa, 27 from West Africa, 3 from the South
NOE% 2 from the Mauritius, 4 from Syria, 3 from
Clonoinial in Pena, and 1 from Texas. Besides the 367
registered inmates who remained from upwards of one
week to two mouths in the Home, several destitute
cases, principally Africans, were lodged and boarded gra-
tuitously for a few days. The average number of inmates
daily throughout the year 1862 was 31 ; the smallest num-
ber in the Home at one period was 5, and the lured gg,
At the beginning of the present year there were 130 inmates
for three weeks io the Home, and 172 have been admitted
daring the last five months. During a period of six years,
a total of 3,9211. 12s. 9d. had been deposited by individual"
with the superintendent, besides a large number of gold and
silver watches, trinkets, kn., all of which were re-
turned to their owners on their leaving England.
The donations for the year amounted to 9371. 91. 7d.,
and the subscriptions bad increased to 617/. lfe. 6d.
The expenditure amounted to 3,2601. 13e. 7d., and the re-
osipts from all sources were 3,386!. 12a 10d., leaving a
balance of 1241. 19s. 3d. to meet 1114 Bs. 6d., the amount of
bills due on the Ist January, 1863. The total debt of the
institution amounted to 5,0001., the mortgage on the Home
and premises which thedireetohoped, through the liberality
of the public, to be enabled to pay off at no distant period.
This report was adopted, as were also redone resolutions
in furtheranoe of the excellent objects of the institution ;
and amongst three gentlemen who took part in the proceed-
age were Sir John Lawrence. Captain William Fast-
wicke, Mr. Jeakins, interpreter to the New Zealand
government • the Rev. T. Caster, the Rev. E. Carr, Cap-
tain Alfred ahapman, R.N., Sir Frederick Hallida, Sir
John Low, Colouel Teri., the Rev. Wm. Jay, Captain the
Hon. F. Maude, R.N., Colonel Dawes, ke.