| Southamp. | 60 |
| Kent | 57 |
| Salop | 57 |
| Sussex | 52 |
| Norfolk | 51 |
| Wilts | 51 |
| Oxford | 50 |
| Essex | 48 |
| Dorset | 48 |
| Berks | 47 |
| Lincoln | 46 |
| Suffolk | 45 |
| Hunts | 45 |
| Leicester | 42 |
| Rutland | 42 |
| York | 40 |
| Northumb. | 40 |
| Cumberland | 40 |
| S. Wales | 38 |
| Cambridge | 37 |
| Cornwall | 35 |
| Northamp. | 35 |
| Hertford | 33 |
| Bedford | 32 |
| Devon | 31 |
| Durham | 31 |
| Nottingham | 31 |
| Bucks | 31 |
| N. Wales | 28 |
| Westmor. | 28 |
| Derby | 23 |
| Average for England and Wales | 62 |
FOOTNOTES
[1] Meliora, No. viii., p. 317.
[2] The City, its Sins and its Sorrows, p. 8.
[3] Any person wishing for further information respecting these Societies, may obtain it from a work published by Messrs. Low and Son, entitled “London Charities.”
[4] The following circumstance may be regarded as an illustration of this assertion:—
A girl is reported to have applied for admission into one of the older Institutions in London for the rescue of the fallen. On examination, however, it was ascertained that she had not fallen low enough to merit the assistance she craved, and she was accordingly rejected because her moral character was not sufficiently depraved. Here, at least, the greater the sinner, the greater the compassion!
[5] The Homes are situated in Nutford Place, Edgware Road; Hatton Garden, Holborn; Blackfriars Road; and Woodland Terrace, Greenwich. The Society is very inadequately supported, and is greatly in need of funds to maintain its efficiency.