The Sun.
London, England, 1850-01-03 00:00:00

IMPROVED DWELLINGS for tin POOR
At the present moment, when a day of National Thatais-
tiTing is appointed, it cannot be out of p ace to bring before the
"ands of the Christian public some of the etfrrts 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
Ot the LABOURING CLASSES has now been occupied for more
VIM four years past with these objects :
It has built a rsnge of Dwellings for the Inilusrious Classes, on
sanitary principles, at Bagnigge-wells, Gray's lan-lane. Ilene
twenty-three families and thirty single women are accommodated.
It has repaired and r:ndered fit for healthy occupation four houses
Ring-street and Charles-street, Drury-lane, wherein 103 working
mien are accommodated.
It has built, in George-street, St. Giles's, a Model Lodging House
Tor working men, where 104 persons of this class dad a c.amfortable
habitation:
It has repaired and fitted up, at No. 7,; , Ilatton-garden, a house
tor the accommodation of fifty eight females of the working-classes.
It is now building. In Streatham-street, Bloomsbury, a range of
dwellings for mechanics and their families, wherein about 43 such
Wallies will find good and healthy habitations.
At Tunbridge Wells it is aiding to rais^ a series of co'tagea fo
atricaltural labourers, of which six and a lodging-house for siog'e
Jaen are already completed and occupied.
Besides these various works, it is in constant correspondence with
va treat number of benevolent persons in Jill parts of the kingd m ;
~h 0 apply for Its ald in the building or improvu:nent of cottages, or
settiug-oat of cottage allotmdients.
In these various works it has expended, and is expending, more
than Twenty-three Thousand Pounds. For the works now in ha d
!further stun of between Three and Four Thousand Pounds is needed ;
!Wards which the Committee now solicits the contributions of the
Denevolent.
The following are the sums already subscribed towards the house
aOW erecting in Streatham-street :

SUESCAIPTIONS.
Ilex Most Gracious Majesty the Queen and his Royal
nillthness Prince Albert - - - -
1 " Majesty the Queen Dowager -
ter D
--•Yal Highness the Duche,s of Rent -
her Rani Highness the Duchess of Gloucester -
~," Right Hon. Earl Spencer •
Zr Joseph Copley, Bart. - -
fr.... 4 Right Hon. Lord Fev,rsham
1,_.1. Peto, Esq., M.P. - -
7,•• E. Ilollond - - -
l+ Grace the Duke c f Bedford -
_miss Portal
M
k saws. Barclay an ICo - -
"ftilios
-
Abel Smith, Esq.
- - -
Lord
Willoughby de Eresby - -
""Fr end, by L. Sullivan, Esq. - -
Total, to Jan. 1, 1849 - - - -
f- . Donations since received :
W. 5., a Tribute for the Thanksgiving Day -XlO 0
'littsCgtair - - -^- z 4 -- -..- ' ......,-...-_, ...- ~.....,....25_.a. ~
Mrs. Lambert Blair
Theßev. Dr. Ellerton
A Friend
E. It. Cooke, Esq. . 5 0
Major Crank shank
A., per Nisbet
T. T. - 4 0
C. Saver, Esq.
A. Palmer, Esq.
A. H. Bradshaw, Esq.
E. C. Kidd, Esq.
W. S. Angell, Esq.
..„ The Dowager Lady Cooper - - - - 10 0
'' J. E. Denison, Esq., 11. P. - - - - 10 0
a , Hey. J. Ware
.., Mrs. Char:es Pym
~.. co. Pearce, Esq.
• ''' J. Sperling, Esq.
It. 11. V. Walpole. Esq.
I. A. Hornby, Esq. ' 5 0
Viscount Brackley
M. B. Hickman, Esq.
Miss A. 51. Cotton
Marquis of Biandford
key. Dr. Pacey
J. 0. Harris, Esq.
M. Unwell, Esq. - • - ' - ' 5 0
Rev. Dr. Cotton, Principal of Worcester College A 0
John Hardy, Esq.
Mr. Hargraves - • - - - - 10 0
WE. Hubbard, Esq. - - - - 8 0
Lieut.-Colonel Seymour
Mrs. 'lngham - -
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..Tonnings, Esq.
E. Wilkinson, Esq.
•J. Beaufort, Esq.
Mon. Mountstuart Elphinstone - - - 10 0
Miss Ware
Edward Strachey, Esq.
Mrs. Dumaresque
Thomas L. Ward - - - - - 10 0
T. M. Bastard, E,q.
E. Gardner, Esq. - - - - - 5 5
T. Twining, jut., Esq.
C,II. Parker, Esq.
5 0
y.
Mrs. Bird
„J• J. Smith, Esq.
.....`V• Penny, Esq. - - - b 0
W • Sparkes, Esq.
Chrlstianus
E. Smith, Esq.
G. Harding, Esq.
J. C. Hall, Esq. 5 0
..• B. Bastard, Esq. - - - 10 0
alcmhers of Rev. Dr. Cumming's Congregation 10 0
/r.,_• P. Angell, Esq. - - - - " - 5 5
Mrs. Scheel 2 0
Miss Catherine Stuart - " ' - - 2 0
E. W. m. L. _ _ _ _ - 5 0
Don,
Iran • tions and annual subscriptions will be received by Messrs.
am
_anis, Deacon, and Co., Birchin-lane ; Messrs. Herrics, Farquhar,
at, •, St. James's-street ; Messrs. Coutts and Co., Strand ; Messrs.
ii„.`lan. Paa., and Co., Temple-bar; and by Hatchards, Piccadilly ;
ii-,` eYs, Fleet-street and Hanover-street; and Nisbet, Bernet's-
"'reet ; or by the Secretary, at the Office, 21, Exeter HalL

- 5300 0 0
- 150 0 0
- 100 0 0
.0 0 0

- - 100 0 0
2,1 donation 110 0 0
- - 100 0 0
- 100
. 100 0
. 100 0 0
. . - 100 0 0
- 100 0 0
. - - 100 0 0
- 100 0 0
• - 100 0 0
- 100 0 0
• - £6,663 3 6

GUARDIAN FIRE AND LIFE ASSUR-
ANCE COMPANY.
11, LOMBARD-STREET, at the Entrance of the Old Post-

office, London.

DIRECTORS.
JOHN MARTIN, Esq., M.P., Chairman.
n THOMSON lIANKEY, jun., Esq., Deputy-Chairman.
rS Hulse Berens, Esq. Lewis Loyd, jun., Esq.
ZNIn Dixon Fs. George Lyall, Esq.
r4n,,, Dixon, s.,
Hart Dyke, Esq. Stewart Marjoribanks,Esq.
40', Walter It. Farquhar, Bart. Rowland Mitchell, Esq.
John lair It.
Esq. James Morris, Esq.
t__ Hubbard, Esq.
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Loch,
oaJcbohol
incEshtiqrn.ee:
Esq. John
Henry Norman, Esq.
Henry R. Reynolds, jun., Esq.
John Thornton, Esq.
James Tulloch, Esq.

AIIDITOIts.
&tobarts, Esq. I Samuel Jones Loyd, Esq.
Henry Sykes Thornton, Esq.
/n Am:AßT—Griffith Davies, Esq., F.R.S.
itor-l'e LIFE DEPARTMENT, Assurances may be effected at
*ithßates without participation in the Profits ; or at moderate Rates
e.4cll„,ll,r,tielPation in one moiety of the Profits every seven years. At
Ole to 'ne three Septennial Divisions which this Company has made,
414" es amounted to about 1 per cent. per annum on the sum
and
"
t, or about 27 per cent, on the amount of premium received ;
Delve whole amount of Reversionary Bonus allotted by the Coin-
,' ,xceeded 530,000/.
odm -- granted on Life Policies to the extent of their values, pro-
;titled P
e'hch olicies shall have bee
un n effected
01. a sufficient time to have
ineach ease a value not der 5
i!he FIRE DEPARTMENT, a Return of profit was declared
whielGth of June, upon the premiums received on all Policies
bet
been in force seven years at Christmas 1848, and the same
bet!, in course of payment daily (Friday and Saturday excepted),
also by the hours of ten and three o'clock, at the Hoad Office ; and
I,T, the Agents in the Country Districts.
411 i•Cr4 15 hereby given, that Assurances which expire at Chrift-
kr. 4-'4,3' must he renewed within fifteen days, at this office, or with
co,', 'PR, No. I, St. James's-street, corner of Pall-mail; or with •be
void."llY's Agents throughout the kingdom, otherwise they become

GEORGE KEYS, Secretary.

NATIONAL LOAN FUND LIFE ASSU-
RANCE SOCIETY,

26, coRmuLL, LoNnoN.
thrlcntice IS hereby given, that the HALF-YEARLY IN ITTIEST on
g CAPITAL sTocK of this SOCIETY, at the rate of 5 per Cent.
due on the 31st. ult., will becolte PAYABLE on the 10th
41;:arit, and Proprietors may receive the same on application at this
on that or any subsequent day, between the hours of Eleven
Three o'clock.

By order of the Court of Direc!.tori,
W. S. B. WOOLUOUSE, Actuary.

January 1, 1850,

SEA, FIRE, LIFE ASSURANCE OFFICE.
Established by Act of Parliament,
4 31, CORNIIII,L, LONDO
41, talloo,ooo/., in Shares of 20s. each, to be paid In fall on allotment,
alog a guaranteed interest of 5 per cent. In perpetn;ty (irrespective
tt .urther dividends) noon the paid-up capital.
ottV/pheation for Shares to ha addrelsed tko Directors at the
pi "r of the Society. Marine, Fire, and Life Assurances granted
e most liberal tcrrns.
,4. mediate and Deferred Annuities granted on terms especially
4lnageous for investment of capital.

Ily order,
AUG. COLLINGRIDGE, Managing Director

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