The Sun.
London, England, 1849-12-06 00:00:00

IMPROVED DWELLINGS for the POOR
At the present moment, when a day of National Thanks-
giving is appointed, it cannot be out of p ace to bring before the
minds of the Christian public soma of the efforts which have been
made, and are still making, to remedy the deplorable. evils which
endanger both the lives and the morals of the poorer classes of
society.
The SOCIETY for the IMPROVEMENT of the CONDITION
of the LABOURING CLISSES has now been occupied for mere
than four years past with these objects :
It has bnilt a r.mge of Dwellings for the Indus'rious Classes, on
sanitary principles, at ltsgnigge-wells, Grey's Inn-lane. here
twenty-three fam'!fes and thirty single women are accommo,ated.

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It has repaired an,l r mitred fit for hea!thy oe,uoation four houses
In King-street and Cli.ir es-street, Drury-lane, wherein 108 working
nv.‘n are accomarn.latud,

It has built, in G.—Tzo-strect, St. Giles',, a Model Lodzing House
for working men, where 154 persons of this class End a comfortable
habitation.

It has repaired and fitted up, at No. i 9, Hatton-garden, a 1 ouse
for the accommodation of fifty eight females of the working-classes.
It is now building. in Streatham-street, Bloomsbury', a, rango of
dwellings for mechanics and their families, wherein about 44 such
families will dad good sad healthy habitations.
At Tunbridge Wells it is aiding to raise a series of cottages for
agricultural labourers, of which six and a lodging-house for single
men are already completed and occupied.
Besides these ♦arious works, it is In constant correspondence with
a great number of benevolent persons in all parts of the kingdom ;
who apply for its aid in the building or improvement of cottages, cr
the settiug-oat of cottage allotments.
In these ♦arious works it has expended, and is expending, more
than Twenty-three Thousand Pounds. For the works now in hard
a further suns of between Three and Four Thousand Pounds is needed ;
towards which the Committee now solicits the contributions of the
benevolent.
The following are the sums already subscribed towards the house
now erecting in Streatham-street :

SUBSCRIPTIONS.
Her Most Gracious Majesty tile Queen and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert - _ _ 300 0 0
Her Majesty the Queen Powager - 150 0
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Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent - - 100 0 0
Her Royal highness the Duchess of Gloucester - 50 0 0
The Right Hon. Earl Spencer
Sir Joseph Copley, Bart. - 2d donation 110 0 0
The Right lion. Lord Feverslimn - - 100 0 0
S. M. Peto, Esq., M.P.
Rev. E. Hollond 100 0 0
His Grace the Duke of Bedford
Miss Portal 100 0 0
Messrs. Barclay and Co
Kosesos
Abel Smith, Esq.
Lord Willoughby de Eresby
AFr end, by L Sullivan, Esq.
Total, to Jan. 1, lit 49
Donations since received:—
W. S., a Tribute for the Thanksgiving Day -410 0
Mrs. Blair - - - 25 0
Mrs. Lambert Blair
The Rev. Dr. Ellerton
A Friend
R. B. Cooke, Esq.
Major Cruili shank
A., per .Nisbet
Y. T.
C. Saver, Esq.
I. Palmer, Esq.
A. 11. Bradshaw, Esq.
R. C. Kidd, Esq.
W. S. Angell, Esq.
The Dowager Lady Cooper - - - - 10 0
J. E. Denison, Esq., M.P. - - - 10 0
Rev. J. Ware - -•— - - 20 0
Mrs. Charles Pym
Gee. Pearce, Esq.
J. Sperling, Esq.
R. V. Walpole, Esq.
R. A. Hornby, Esq.
Viscount Brackley
li. B. Hickman, Esq.
Miss A. M. Cotton - - - - - 4 0
Marquis of Blandford
Rev. Dr. Pacey
J.O. Harris, Esq.
H. Unwell, Esq.
Rev. Dr. Cotton, Principal of Worcester College 5 0
John Hardy, Esq. - - - - - - 20 0
Mr. Hargraves
W. E. Hubbard, Esq.
Lieut.-Colonel Seymour
Mrs. (Ingham
Major Little 1 0
M. 0., one who has read Lord Ashley's Letter
in the " Times" of the 19th ult., as a Thank-
offering of herself and family from the late
Epidemic
Lady Murray
W. Jennings, Esq.
R. Wilkinson, Esq.
J. Beaufort, Esq.
Hon. Menntstuart Elphinstone - - - 10 0
Miss Ware
Edward Strachey, Esq.
Mrs. Dumaresque
Thomas L. Ward
T. H. Bastard, Esq. 5 0
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E. Gardner, Esq. - - - - - 5 S
T. Twining, jun., Esq.
T. H. Parker, Esq.
C. V.
Mrs. Bird
J. J. Smith, Esq. - - - - - - 6 0
W. Penny, Esq. - - - 6 0
W. Sparkes, Esq.
f'hrlstianua -- --- - 10 0
B. Smith, Esq. - - 5 0
G. Harding, Esq. - - - 3 0
J. C. Hall, Esq. - - . - 5 0
E. B. Bastard, Esq. - - 10 0
Members of Rev. Dr. Cumming's Congregation 10 0
W. P. Angell, Esq. - - 5 5
Mrs. Schael - . . - 0
Miss Catherine Stuart
E. W. M. L.

Donations and annual subscriptions will be received by Messrs.
Williams, Deacon, and Co., Birchin-lane ; Messrs. Herries, Farquhar,
and Co., St. James's-street ; Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand ; Messrs.
Strahan, Pa ti, and Co., Tempie-bar ; and by liatchards, P.ceadilly ;
Secleys, Fleet-street and Hanover-street ; and Nisbet, Berners-
street ; or by the Secretary, at the Office, 21, Exeter HMI.