The Express.
London, England, 1866-02-10 00:00:00

IMPROVED DWELLINGS FOR THE WORKING

OLASSIS.

Last night a public meeting was held at the
Lambeth Baths, to receive the report of • committee ap-
pointed for the purposes of aiding in the formation of • com-
pany to improve working men's homes. In the absence of
the Earl of Shaftesbury, who was announced to preside,
but was unable to attend, the chair was taken by the Mar-
quis of TOWNSHEND. The chainnan having briefly dwelt
upon the importances of the subject for consideration, the
secretory of the committee (Mr. W. H. Robinson) rood the
report, which was of a most elaborate character. It stated
that attention had been principally directed to four
questions—firstly, what kind of house accommo-
dation was most required ; secondly, would the
building of houses to be rooted in tenements
for the occupation of working men prove sufficiently
remunerative as a means of investing their savings ;
thirdly, In the event of a company being formed, was it
probable that sufficient land could be obtained in sod near
Loudon? fouitbly, under what conditions' and assuagement
should the company be formed? With respect to the
kind of house accommodation, the ocomnittere were of
opinion that houses were most wanted in situations as near
as possible to the heart of London, so as to suit those who
were required by the necessities of their daily life to reside
near their work. The plane suggested to the committee
comprised designs for buildings which could be let in gets
of two, three, four, or five rooms, so as to provide for the
accommodation of respectable persons of all grades
who now usually live in lodgings. As regards
questions as to whether the buildings would pay,
the committee believed that no reason bad ever
been alleged why the occupation of apartments for which
higher rents proportionately were paid than for an entire
house, should not be equally remunerative to the landlord.
Calculations respecting the cost and rental of the proposed
buildings seemed fairly to show that while the houses
would contain no leas comfort than others, they were likely
to prove much cheaper in cost of erection. With regard
to the procuring of land in suitable localities, it was
thought that, without some legislative measures, the
want of large quantities of land would oblige any
company for erecting improved dwellings to conduct
its operations oo a scale of much lees magnitude than the
necessities of Loudon demanded. Bearing this foot
in mind, the committee recommended that the proposed
company be formed, with a capital of only 100,0001., and
that pow-r be given to the directors to increase the capital
daring the first year, if they should fled more land pro-
euraMe for building purposes. At the present moment
several sites were known to be available in South London,
I in Westminster, sod in Camden-town. A resolution in
favour of the adoption of the report was unanimously
agreed to, sad it wan also proposed and carried nem. con.,
that immediate steps be taken for the formation of a com-
pany wider the Limited Liability Act, to promote the STIW
tics of improved and cheap dwellings for the working
BM of Loudon.

DISPATCII Or TRW BRAZIL M —I3OI7IIIIICP-
TON, FMB. 9.—The Royal Mail Company's steamer Douro,
Captain Bevis, sailed tbis afternoon with the midis for
Lisboa, St. Vincent, Pernambuco, Bahia, Rio de Janeiro,
Montevideo, Buenos Ayres, &c. She took out 70 passim•
pis, and on freight—Eoglish jewellery, 1,7391. ; gold coin,
8001. • bar silver, 8,4001. • French gold solo, 7961. ; jewel-
,
INT, 5,2711. • , also a general cargo of French atd English
morbandige.

Dowionto-nrszni, JAN. 22. —(The following notice
le substituted for that which appeared in the Oaseite of
the 23rd ultimo.]—The Queen has bees pleased to appoint
William Down., Griffith, Faq., barrister-at-law, to be
Attorney-General for the colony of the Cape of Good Hops.
--Gazette.
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