The Express.
London, England, 1847-06-19 00:00:00

SOCIETY FOR THE LHPROVEMENT OF THE CON-
DILIoN OF THE LAnorRING CLASSES. —The third annual
meeting of subscribers was held yesterday, at the new model
lodging-house of the society, Georgeatreet, Holborn. There
was a numerous attendanco. Lord Ashley presided, and
commenced the proceedings in a forcible address, enlarging
upon the prment condition and wants of the working classes,
the amenity for some active and prompt measures for their
amelioration, and the means which the society employed
towards that object by the allotment of small portions of
land to tenant labourers, and the provision of lodging.
houses for the accommodation of the poor of the metropolis.
He considered, with regard to the latter branch of the so-
ciety's labours, that their arrangements were entitled to the
highest commendation; and deprecated the objections which
had been made on the score of the large number of persons
who were lodged in one brume, de. an inconvenience
which could not be avoided, but which he maintained
was not sufficiently great to injure the health of
the occupants. The secretary then read the replrt
of the committee. At the period of the annual meet-
ing in 1846, the society, besides being in possession of
land at Yetmimter, in Demetshire ; Falworth and Long
Ditton, in Surrey ; Herne 84, in Kent ; and. Wlncbmore-
hill and Edgeware, in Middlesex, were in treaty for ten
acres of a charitable estate at Cholesbury, near Tring, which
had since been taken, 16 tenant; having been admitted to
allotments, with every present and permanent benefit. In
October last year, some land, for the purpose of allotment,
was offered to the society at West Melling, in Kent, and tea
acres were accordingly taken, and, subsequently. ten acres
more, the whole of which had been divided into allotments,
Eight acres had also been obtained at Denton, in Nor-
thamptonshire ; and such was the competition among the
labourers that it was compelled to be allotted among &I
tenants. At the commencement of the present month the
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society's agent succeeded in obtaining i piece of land at
Chatham, consisting of more than 11 acres. Possession
would not bo obtaiued until Michaelmas next, but already
more than 30 labourers had entered their names as candidates
for allotments, and other applications were being received.
The report particularised a number of gentlemen in differ-
ent parts of the country, whom the example of the society
had induced to practice the allotment system among the
poor of their districts. With regard to the revasiant of
the dwellings of the poor, the committee raraka the num-
bers that, at the last annual meeting, they had com-
pleted a range of buildings near the Grey's-inn-ma, primed-
pally for working men and their families. Thous pram
rime opened in the spring of 1946, and with the exception of
ages of the houses had been one year in occupation. The
post rental would be not leas than 4001. per annum. The
wean due at the present time were only 71. 14s. Three of
the houses not being ready foe occupation as soon as the
test, the clear rent received was 3611. 21. The rates
and taxes amounted to 771. 4s. loa., and the in-
Wrest on loan of 3,00 W., 1201., leaving to the so-
ciety 1631. 17s. 2d , on a net outlay of 3,4091. 17s. 10d.
But that ri suit would be considerably improved by next
you, and they hoped before long to realise a profit of 6 per
cent. on their outlay. Attempts to benefit the poor by tak-
ing some of their present dwellings on lease, and effecting a
thorough reform and improvements in them had been made
is King-street, Drury-lane, Newton-street, Holborn, and
also in Charles-et., Drury-lane, at which latter place three
houses had bees taken at a rent of 45/. per annum, and
9001. expended on the work of reformation. Flamm:lay the
experiment appeared likely te answer in the fullest degree.
Adding an interest on 9001. at 1,0001. to the rent of 461.,
sad making a liberal alkonase for rates sad taxes, the Dues
Maass might be supposed to sat the society from 1301. to
14W. par annum. The ermidttee then promaded to observe
upon what they sonaidered to be their moot interest-
ing and valuable superheat—the beset In Osage-street,
where the arrangements were such that the Lbws:inn elutes
could have not only a oemdartable end witeiseestse dwelling,
but for the soma pram! si Wpm sight, or its. per
week a eliesplag agmesamt. Mlle of the prams
3,0311. ..141"1":"'" 2.1!"' "'Mrs:o: 8
Irma It Ins 3* soasal ruffles et
fmo/. kumes;wmild be derived. T. eemnalttee Mil:11411,
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&MIAOW OM various eppresse, emu nc;:ier
3, . lin, In oddities Is which, the lin. Junes T st
West Mailbag, Kim; bad bequeathed them the sum of 1 .
The repose appeased togive general adistaction. Itsi
dos wit Moved byte of Leedom and seconded
the Nos. and .IL Mad
• series ofresolutioneweestrierralit=haf the
meetlag learned with Is' ieretion the eitenalon of the
illoloneist system, and trusted that thenew andosure sot
cesaiderablo advances in thatdireetien be made ; that
the sambas' of the soaletrs wadeavenes as vs the dwell-
ings of the poor oi tits mettersiis them to hope
sum
*ea rebl end sztemies sheep in OW of the lo Ter
domes & awl with list view ft wit' expand as soon as
the two lodging-bottses demented us tbe report should be In
full operation, to take into eonsideratkm the best mete et
providing a dwelling-house on a large sale far poor families
in some central part of the metropolis.
THE GERMAN HO.; PITAL, DALITON.—The annual'
court of olirectors and subscribers was held yesterday, at the
London Tavern; the Duke of Cambridge, in the chair.
The committee, in their report, were able to testify most
favourably as to the present state of the institution. Not-
withatanding the distress that has existed in many parts, both
at home and abroad, the support has been of a most liberal
description. Since the opening of the hospital, in Oct., 1845,
611 pstients had been admitted to the wards as in-patients,
and 25 to the eanatorium, which, it may be well to state,
is a department for the reception of Germans of a
somewhat higher class than thorn* for whom the hospi-
tal is more particularly intended. 1,998 out-patients had
been relieved; forty patients were at that mo-
ment on the books of the hospital, of whom thirty-
eight were in-patients. The total amount received
during the year, including 1,4621. Is 4d. (of which
1,3551. is. 41 were donations, and 1071. 3e. annual subscrip-
tions), collected at the annual dinner in FebruarLli.
Wt,
was 2,6781., of which 4171. as. were annual su
dons. The total receipts of the year were 3,2831.95. 7
and the expenditure 2,7071. 16e. 6d., leaving a balance
of 6751. 14s. Id. The liabilities, exclusive of 1,6001.,
still owing on account of the purchase of the pre-
mises, amounted to 7191. After calling attention to . •
"convalescent fund" of 2001., collected by some ladies of
Manchester, for the purpose of affording pecuniary relief to
patients leaving the hospital, the report went on to state that
in consequence of the prevalent distress, and in older not to
interfere with the exertions making fur the relief of the
Irish, the committee had decided on poetponi the in-
tended bazaar in aid of the funds of the h till next
year, and they had much pleasure in stn that they
have bees promised the patron of her
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the members of the royal family,
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it most highly desirable that the
possible, be inertneed, end they thud* seimmenisidisV 11