867634 View of the Yorkshire Stingo Public House in Paddington, 1860-1859 (drawing) by Shepherd, Thomas Hosmer (1792-1864); Private Collection; (add.info.: In the late 18th century, a number of Asian seamen employed by the East India Company were left destitute on the streets of London so ???ubscribers for the relief of the distressed Blacks??was formed to help. Widened to include those from Africa and the Caribbean it became known as the ???ommittee for the Relief of the Black poor\'. The six pennies a day subscription was distributed every Saturday at Mile End and the Yorkshire Stingo public house on the Marylebone Road); English, out of copyright.