The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-17 00:00:00

President—kOßEßT HANBURY, Esq., 111. p,
VICE-PRESIDENTS.

Stephen Cave, Esq., M.P.
flenry E. Gurney, Esq.
uel Morley, Esq.
Treasurer—W. 11. Wiliam+, Ei,

Sir S. M. Peto, Bart , M.P.
Abel Smith, Esq., M.P.

ici., 78, Basinghall-street, E.C.

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LTTEE.
Mr Alex. Anderson. Rev. IT. M'Sorley.
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Mr. E. H. Burrows. Mr. W. J. Maxwell.
Mr. A. D. Chapman. Mr. Alfred Short
Mr. E. F. Gedge. Mr. Robert Sinclair.
Mr. George Moore. Mr. E. J. Tabrum.
... Mr. Francis Lycett. air. It. T. Turnbull.
"lenorary Secretary—Mr. A. 0. Charles, V 3, Suffolk-street,
Pall-Mall East, S.W
Bankers—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, 1, Lombard-.
street, 1, .C,
Pr his Home was opened in April, 1864. It was designed tO
take„ le the little ones whose charact r and circumstances
a-8'11,4111y the e for the Orphan Asylums, and whose tendar
-2,e precludes their admission to the Rt fuges. Such are th, se ho° tom neglect, are already on the road to ruin. Such are
I "Be who have been deserted by their natural protectors and
eft to beecome idle wanderers. Such are those whose
Parents may have at one time or other received parish relief,
and who are now friendless orphans. Such are those whose
Ctents are breakers of the law, or are in prison, and who rain their children in the same path. Such are those whose
Ll'ill associations have alr had thei
to Ist, lead them to a life ofea crimdy e and miser rypainful effect, and.
~ The necess for an Institution for these is evi-
t,Tnt from the p police stetter ics which showlittle that inones London
°lle, in one year, no fewer than 311 boys under 10 years of
_ee, have been apprehended for various offences, 79 of whom
were convicted and punished, while the bulk 232 we dis-
o? charged by the magistrates with a rebuke,, as being too
unri
g to punish. though not too young to learn the beginnings
. cme. On the other hand. there are numbers wh but
for the timely help afforded by such an Institution,o, must
otherwise become paupers, and losing all ideas of self-reli-
and self-help be permanent burdens to the State.
.. the Home for Little Boys has, therefore,been established
to res"ue the little ones, to save them from the prison on the
one hand, and the workhouse on the other, and to endeavour
10 make them useful members of society.
The daily routine of the Ins.ituiloti *presents all the oresfea-
trs of ah a school, and a whorkship. The little ones
ared tome, children thehave their regular meals,
th it suitable clothing, their ours
and amusement,
and their singing class. They are tretaVelaya morning is devoted to schm 1 work—readingPT,lar ; every
and cipherin,e, and Scriptural instruction. iiithnocwc writing,
'cations in of jests and other subjects. Rut they :tare occasional
trained to work. As they must all, and that at a very, earl,
Period in life, earn their living by the sweat of their brovi,
they are here at once taught habits of industry. So the after-
noons are occupied with various industrial occupations_
making brown paper bags for bankers, and white 1 aper bags
for tradesmen, and door mats and servants' kneelers for any
who will buy them ; picking the coil for the mats, mending
the e other, &o. Some assist the master in the garden,
digging, planting, watering, weeding, and so forth. By
gt'greett they are being made useful in the how% scrubbing
and sweeping, while the elder ones clean all the boots,
knives, &c. In this way it is sought to fit them for an active
Working life.
There are now 50 little inmates from about four years of
age to 10; There is room for nearly 10 , and the Committee
Iyould joyfully see the Home filled at once ; they only wait
Tor the neces,,ary subscriptions.
The Committee feel constrained to p'ead for those who
cannot thus plead for themselves ; and, referring to the dr-
..,,,,,,-4-Penstances of some echo haee been already admitted, they
.I,llc—le it right to make a widow and her remily paupers for
.e
her
One of them (the naughty boy of the tam ly) runs
Wild in the streets and is beyonder control ? Is it kind to
~
te) her, because she has so large a family, that you will not
her to put one of them into a Home, but that they must
......,..pl.,into " the house ?" Is it doing the b at we can for the
~',',;., titut
Asporhan to send him to the workouse. Is it
.;,-" gto others we would they should do unto. 6 that when
these little ones have unnatural parents WI;) turn them into
nthoent,eets, or force them by ill-treatment to e i lin away,"
~._ ,el us shou dbe found to care for them, to speak a kindly
'44 ‘,?a.. to them, to b_driend them, to house and clothe them ?
we leave them still on the doorstep, eass,ng by on the
ktßertle, or else exclaiming "Am I my brother's
-- ?
Ist, mode of
.admission to the House is twofold,
are
re_rly election of che subscribers. Boys thus admitted
they .cived free, boarded, clothed, educated, and taught till
r a_re 11 years of age RI the view lo et cure the election of the most deserving
cases, the C I
~,_ °ram tt e have from the first discouraged canvas-
'Tuhg, and they do not pi int any addresses of the subscribers.
g papers contain a description of each case, as -
vestigated by the Committeeand with this informs-
, e subscribers are able to • ,efor themselves asto
reeetl:nost eligible for free admisjaon.
2,:e
Jay payment of 5& a week, made quarterly in advance.
air4l chilaren must be under 10 y ars of age at the time of
time 8:'°11- Those received on payment are admitted at any
Elecksc" as
approved by the Committee,
frelnturne of children to be aci.aitted free Will takepl
admit, till
theshe increase in the annual subscrptio-nascewialsl
catty Home is full ; they will then be held periorii.
Forms of sli
had At it_ ~„PP cation for the admission of children may be
v u.sanie, and 91 the Honorary Secretary,