The Express.
London, England, 1849-11-06 00:00:00

LAMBETH SANITARY ASSOCIATION.

,Last evening a mteting of this newly-formed ea-
eeeletion took place at the Bt.ip T , Lower Pure street
—Mr.*P. P. NEWMAN in the chair.
Thi CHAIRMAN read the following letter, which had
been received from the Archbishop of Canterbury :
" Addington, Oct. 30.
" Sir,—l have to thank you for your letter, in which you
acquaint me with the steps taken by your committee to carry
out the rest.lution of the public meetings and improve the
state of Lambeth. In regard to my being named as patron
Cl the association, I mug be allowed respecttully to decline
the honour, in con‘eqnence of the impossibility, from my
other duties, of my attending the meetings of the committee.
I trust that my subscririon will show my artroval of the
object and the interest which I take in its success.
" I have the honour to be, sir,
" Your obedient humble servant,
" P. P. Newman, It.q." ".1. 8., CANTUAR.
The CHAIRMAN said he had received the subscription
referred 1001.—(epplause)—and applisd it to the purposes
of the association.

Mr CHARD moved:
" That a public meeting be convened as early as possible
for the purpose of explaining to the inhabitants the impor-
tant and suovereful operatims of the Lan.b,th Anti-Cholera
and Dwellings-Improvement Committee, and which have
already secured to the parishioners and the pariah generally
the following adventages,—The unanimous adoption at a
densely crowded Tait.) meeting of a revolution in favour of
the speedy erection of baths and washhouses in different
peseta of the parish; the introduction of the street-orderly
system of cleansing, under the sanction of the surveyors and
guardians: the drawing up the draft of a bill for improving
the dwellings 01 the labouring climes, new under the con-
sideration of them. tubers for the borough, and intended to
be brought into parliament next erosion; and the awakening
in the minds of the parishioners the necemity of an active
and vigero•as agitation throughout the pariah, in order that
the inhabitants, taper:daily the poorer portion, may enjoy the
blaming of a pure, abundant, and cheap ripply of wholesome
water."

Dr. PERRETT seconded the motion, which was unani-
mously adopted.
In the course of the proceedings it was stated that the
committee had commenced to cleanse the streets, court', and
alleys of a large portion of the parish inhabited by the poorer
classes, and for this purpose were now giving employment to
thirteen married and single men as street orderlies, who were
formerly living in idleness, and were a burden on the parish
rata. As their weakly expenditure was likely to prove am-
°lldarthis, and the pecuniary responsibilhies of the committee
loslamosso, they appealed to the wealthy for aid to their
Bads, is order that the needy throughout the whole
pod* skight be masted. Toe committee had prepared
ilio• &oft of a bill to be suhukted to parliament for
JIM • pima of Improving the sanitary condition of
flee WWI. Its principal provhiona wore—that the
kennel al as/ odium, or vestry,. should be authorised to
hire of ososonss . eat of the perch rates, t roper dwellings
tog dm labwirlacpopulation, the profits arising from the
same to be applied in relief of the poor rate ; that each duel.
Hog should pour an abundant supply of pure water for
drinking and wanking, a water closet, and every Other essen-
tial meoninsodation • end that the following should be the

charges: fora sisal; roosa, 12 feet square and 9 fret high,
is. 6d. per week; for two rooms of the sane size, 2a. dl. ;
f•r a greeter number of rooms, according to the size and the
,or. All lodging haws for nigLtly lodgers to be under the
inspection and control of the perish authorities; end the
keepers of all such houses to furnish a cornet account of the
number and description of their lodgers whenever required
by the parish authorities.

SUMMOiterit ton Poon-RATES.—The following
cages were heard at the Buckingham D.vieion Petty Sete
@ion', on the 27th nit.:—On the complaint of the overseers
of Lillingstone Dayrell, John Gregory appeared to his sum-
mons to show canes why he bad neglected to pay poor-rates
amounting to 9d. ; Paul Stone, a worn-cut labourer of 90,
why he had neglected to pay • similar sum- Henry Henson,
why be had neglected payment ; George Henson, why he
had net paid Is. ; Jetta Hieldabottodb, to show cense
against a small amount; and Thomas Horst, for 9(1.
Tee mate was highly discreditable, and those who
talk of " the happy peasantry" Mould witness each
exhibitions of " rural wretchedness" as thee which
an brought forward by unfeeling men in aloe in rural
parishes. Gregory said he had a wife and chtldre.n, and be
uld not pay ; had been out of work, and that ha had never
been called on to pay rates before. The chairman intimated
that the megistrates had not the power of excusing, but that
they would allow time for payment. The cus against Stone
was adjourned sine die. Henry Henson said he could not
pay ; he earned but Ss. a week, and he was ill In harvest
time. The magistrates, who were evidently unwilling to
hens a distr. is warrant, adjourned the eaten George 11•11.ta
was allowed 14 days to pay in. Hickinbittons's camp was ad-
journed. Thes. Hurst said he could not pay, and that he
bad a family of six children. The magistrates allowed him
time for payment.