The Express.
London, England, 1864-03-21 00:00:00

IMPROVED DWELLINGS FOR THE INDUSTRIAL

CLASSES.

The first ordinary meeting of this association was
held on Saturday at the Mansion•house Lord ersatz;
M.P., took the chair, and was supported by many influential
potlemee and memben of the corporation.
The itecarrsar having reed the notice convening the
att7eraitutr mid that most of the circumfusing re-.
latiog to the society were told in the report. The um of
1001. bad been paid in pert pay .nent of the purchase-money.
8404, for eight small freehold houses, known 44 Hamilton-
row and Hamiltoo-place, Bromine Walls-read. An sires-
meat for a lens of 00 years for a piece of loud close to the
Tunnel Pier, Wapping, had been come to with the goveroore
of the Bridewell Hospital. The board was also niatizi
for a leen of eighty years from the Metropolitan Board j
Works for a plot of ground In I:sclerosis-street, closely abut-
ting on New South wark-atreet, Borough. Further negotia-
tions had been entered upon to obtain sites at King's-crass,
Victoria-street, and in Shoreditch. The subscribed capital
of the society was 27,2001., sod upwards of 3,0001. had been
received in advance of calls, ou which they were receiving
five per out. Some delay is building had been occesioDed„
but without any loss of money. There had been soros diffi-
culty in fioding sites, but this had been partially surmounted.
The estate is the Bovine Will.-road had been obtained
upon the most favourable terms. Thu plot was about 4,000
square feet, and the estate at Wapping. upon which hand-
-1 lugs would be erected, to cost 7,075/.. was 19,000 square
feet. These ware very couveoieutly situated for the pur-
poses for which they would Le used. The Southwark estate
had a 56 feet frontage, and was iu extent 28,000 square feet.
Taos/ at Wapping were paying up to the t resent time, upon
lan average, about 8 per cent. They proposed to put up
there three blocks of houses, and the remunder in obedience
to the deemed of the neighbourhood. The buildings pro-
posed to be tweeted would accommodate 00 families. The
contract bad bees entered into for the buildings at South-
wark, which would involve an expenditure of 3,01110/. The
preliminary expenses, he was happy to uy, bad amounted
to almost nothing, ea, through the kindness of Mr. Alder-
mao Waterloo, they had been provided with a room gratui-
tously, the only coat humid that for building being the
secretary's salary. (Hear, hear.)
AldermansecouSed the motion.

Alderman WATERLOW mid that although the society
had not effected much at present, still they had does •
great deal in calling We attention a the public to We whole
subject of dwellings for the industrial classes. He was
further happy to say that their example was about to be
extensively followed.
. . . .

Lord Sifffcgr said, io reply to several iinntions. that
no improvement had been made in the Bageigge Wells
property, se it would be merely throwing good money
after had. He might, however, say that what bad been
expended wu but as a drop in the ocean of want that ex-
isted. He had nee as much in connection with the Pea-
body gift as had convinced him that their expenditure of
three or four hundred thousand pounds for the object con-
templated was only something contributed to the three
or four millions that were abulately required. It should
also be borne in mind that, while their efforts were in-
creasing, the population to whom their efforts would apply
was also rapidly increasing. He would not attempt to Wee
the queetios whether the constantly tocreuiug want could
be supplied at a profit. No doubt the buildings they were
erecting would be occupied by the upper portion of the
working Glasser, and the question then arose, what was to
be don, with those who could not afford to pay seen the
moderate not which was asked? He had himself no doubt
that all these beildiep could be let at a profit ; and, with
reganl to the poorer thaws, if they were to build houses
for them, and let them at a loss, it became simply a matter
of charity. This certaitly was a difficulty. He stated this
for the consideratioo of those present, but lie would not
uudertake to Kau it, but only to submit the matter, so
that it might stimulate their efforts to provide a remedy.
(" Hoar," and cheers.)
Mr. Turquaad was appointed auditor, a rote of thanks
was pumped to the chairman, the retiring directors were re-
elected, and the proceedings terminated.

THE EAST'S MONDAY VOLUNTEER REvttor.--
Up to the close of the War-offlos on Saturday afternoon
the aggregate number, iocltabrig many provincial corps
from different districts of Surrey and Hants. as well
as metropolitan regiments, was 9,800, so that it is scarcely
to be expected that the aggregate affective strength of the
whole of the volunteers on the ground will exceed, oa
Easter Mooday_, 15,000.
CRYSTAL YALACC.--Good Friday is invariably a
great day at the Clyne! Pal .ce. Duriog the last few years
the management have found it to their interest to add to
the ordioary attractions of the palace sod park I,y a great
musical saarrtaiameat, the numbers haying during that
period avenged over 40,000 on each occasion. As since last
Good Friday considerable additional railway facilities have
been opened rip it is not unlikely that these numbers, large
as they are, will be greatly exceedad. The ioducerneuts to
attend this year, as will be seen in our advertising ailumns,
areTasy sod various._

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