The Sun.
London, England, 1865-11-09 00:00:00

HOME for LITTLE BOYS, Tottenham, N.,
for the Reception, from all parts of the Kingdom, of
Outcast and Destitute Boys, :and those verging on crime,
under 10 years of age,

President—al:HlE RT HANBURY, Esq., M.P,
VICE-PRESIDENTS.
Stephen Cave, Esq., M.P. Sir S. M. Peto, Bart., M.P.
Henry E. Gurney, Esq. Abel Smith, Esq., M.P.
Samuel Morley, Esq.

COMMITTEE.
Mr Alex. Anderson. 1 Rev. IL M'Sorley.
Mr. E. H. Burrows. 1 Mr. W. J. Maxwell.
Mr. A. D. Chapman. 1
I Mr. Alfred Short.
Mr. E. P. Cedge. Mr. Robert Sinclair

Mr. George Moo-e. 1 Mr. E. J. Tabrum.
Mr. Francis Lyeett. Mr. R. T. Turnbull.
Treasurer—W. 11. Willane, Esq., 78, Basinghall-street. E.C.
Honorary Secretary—Mr. A. 0. Charles, 1.-6, Suffolk-street,
Pall-Mall East, S.W.
Bankers—Messrs. Smith, Payne, and Smiths, 1, Lombard-

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The mode of admission to the House is twofold,
Ist. By election of the subscribers. Boys thus' admitted
are received free, boarded, olothed, educated, and ,taught till
they are 11 years of age.
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This Home was opened in April, 1864. It was designed to
take la the little ones whose charact r and circumstances
disqualify the n for the Orphan Asylums, and whose tender
age precludes their admission to the Refuges. Such are these
who, from neglect, are already on the road to ruin. Such are
those who have been deserted by their natural protectors and
left to beecome idle wanderers. Such are those whose
parents may have at one time or other received pariah relief,
and who are now friendless orphans. Such are those whose
parenla e breakers of the law, or are in prison, and who
train their children iu the same path. Such are those whose
evil associations have already had their painful effect, and
must lead them to a li'e of crime and misery.
There are now 30 li tie inmates from about four years of
age to 10. There is room for nearly 10 and the Committee
would joyfully see the Home filled at once ; they only wait
for the necessary subscriptions.
The Committee feel constrained to plead for those who
cannot thus plead for themselves ; and, referring to the cir-
cumstances of some who have been already admitted, they
ask—is it tight to make a widow and her family paupers for
life because one of them (the naughty boy o' the fam ly) runs
wild in *he streets and is beyond her control ? Is it kind to
tell her, because she has so large a family, that you will not
h^lp her to put one of them into a Home, but that they must
ail go into ",he house ?" Is it doing the best we can for the
little destitute orphan to send him to the workhouse. Is it
doing, to others as we would they should do unto us that when
these little ones have unnatural parents who turn them into
the streets. or force them by ill-treatment to "run away,"
none of us shou' d be found to care lor them, to speak a kindly
word to them, to befriend them, to house and clothe them ?
Shall we leave them still on the doorstep, passing by on the
other side, or else exclaiming " Am I my brother's
keeper ?"
The necessity for an Institution for these little ones is eel-
dens from the police statistics, which show that in London
alone, in one year, no fewer than 311 boys under 10 years of
ace, have been apprehended for various offences, 79 of whom
were convieed and punished, while the bulk, 232 were dis-
chareed by the magistrates with a rebuke, as being too
young to punish though not oo young to learn thebeginnings
of crime. On the other hand. the c are numbers who, but
for the timely belts afforded by such an Institution, must
otherwise become paupers, and losing all ideas of self-reli•
ante aril self-:trio, be permanent burdens to the State.
The Home foe Little Boys has, therefore, been established
to rescue the little ones, to save them from the prison on the
one hand, an.. the workhouse on tite other, and to endeavour
to make them useitil members of society.
'1 he deny rou • thee of the Ins ittv ion presents all the fea-
tures of a home, a scheol, and a workshop. The little ones
are cared for as children ; they have their regular meals,
their suitable clothing. the r hours of play and amusement,
and their singing class. They ate treated as scholars ; every
morning is devoted to schoel work—reading, and writing,
and ciphering, and Scriptural instruction, with occasional
lessons in oleects and other subjects. But they are also
trained to work. As they must all, an ! that at a very early
period in life, earn their living by the sweat of their brew,
they are here at once tauelit habits of industry. So the at ter-
tems are occueied with various industrial occupations—
snaking 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 c othes, &c. Some a-sist the master in the garden,
digging, planting., watering, weeding, and so forth. By
degrees they are being madealseful in the house, 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.
Id. By Payment of ss. a week, made quarterly in advance.
Alt children must be under 10 years of Age at the time of
admission. Those received on payment arc admitted at any
tame as soon as approved by ti.e Committee,
Elections of children to be ad.aitted free will take place as
frequently as the increase in the annual subscriptions will
admit, tilt the Home is full; they will then be held periodi-
cally
Forms aPplication for the admission of thildren_may be
had at the Itonie, and of the Honorary Secretary,