The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-03 00:00:00

FOR THE HOMELESS.

The annual meeting of this charitable institution
was held at St. Martin's Hall last evening. The Right
Hon. the Earl of Saarrinimar, president of the institution,
occupied the chair ; and on the.platform with him were the
Bishop of Ripon, Lord H. Cholmondeley, Sir J. Lawrence,
Bart., K.C.R with several of the London clergymen said
dissenting ministers, and one from the United til.tates, the
Rev. Dr. Maclean.
The report of the committee, which was read by lir. S.
Taunt, the honorary secretary, was of great length, but a
printed abstract of it wee .wcdated in the meeting. lc de-
scribed the free day schools for boys, girls, and infants,
av~errasggiinog~ from 300 to 350 • the adult evening schools ; the
indastnal claims • the female servants' preparatory, class ;
the mothers' class; for housekeeping and other home duties ;
the penay savings bank ; the night refuges, of which 8,147
males and 1,368 women had availed themselves during the
put year • the clothing society ; the maternal society. ; the
Bible clas;es • the ragged church service; the missionary
visitations, and the monthly prayer meetings. It was stated
that upwards of 10,000 of the poor and destitute of London
had participated in some of the advantages of the institu-
tion during the port year. Of this number 1,580 had been
taken from the streets, and placed out where they now en-
emies' their own powers, end enjoy the blessing of self-de-
pendence. The finances bad been well kept up during the
peat year. The alterations and exposes Incurred for the
new refuges were all paid, and a further sum of 2,0001. had
been invested, so as to make the interest of the permanent
fund equal to all the rents. The annual subscriptions had
increased, but did not yet equal the expenditure.
The Lord Bishop of Roots moved the first resolution, for
the adoption and printing of the repeat, which was seconded
by the Nev. NEWMAN HALL.
The second resolution was moved by Mr. T. CHAMBER/4.
the Common Reelfoot, and seconded by the Rev. Mr. Heat-
DEMON.
The meeting was afterwards addressed by the Rev. Mr.
Buis; Mr. J. PAY SR, Assistant-Judge of the Middlesex
Sessions, and the Rev. P. HOOD.
The president, committee, and officers were elected for
the ensuing year.
Sir J. Lawn:rice, in moving a vote of thanks to the noble
chairman, said there was no truer conservative, and no truer
reformer, than the man who devoted his social influence
and his talents, his time and labour, to the furtherance of
objects like this, binding the different classes of our people
together, the high and wealthy to the lowest and the
by thus holding out the hood of charity, of Chris-
rreioaonflet fellowship and kindness to the lost, the degraded, and
the miserable. The work which Lord Shaftesbury hail
performed, whether it was regarded in • social, a political,or • religious aspect, entitled him to be considered the
greatest benefestor of his countrymen.
The CHAIRMAN having acknowledged this compliment,
the meeting separated.

MIDDLE Tzmn.E. —BARRIMTERS-•T-LAw.—Eturter
Term, 19110.—The undermentioned gentlemen were yes-
terday called to the degree of the outer bar by tie
Honourable Society of the Middle Temple :—Freak Stanley
Dobson, Eq., of St. John's College, Cambridge, LLB. ;
Butler Char ke Rigby, Es ~ 4, Easex-oourt, Temple ; James
Lowe, Eq., of frt. Johns College, Cambridge ; and Jan
Andrews, laq., of Wadham College, Oxford,

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