New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-04-08
Austher Coed Movement.

Bow before its glory |. 10 The smile ofood'
Another Coed Movement.
lats number of the London DAILY Ners con-
tsins an account Of the establishment OF another
nodel.bouse for the poor, in the vicinity OF Lon
don. IL il called the Home for the Industrious,
and 10 put up at the expense OF the MetropoIitsn
Association for the Improving the Houses oil the
Industrious Classes. The writer in the Neirs thus
describes the bulding
.Ths eyound plan Of the structure consists Of long
frontage, hanked at light angles with wings lne
somewhat resembling the letter ii WIN Ions ni's'
stroke The open space In front - 70 serve .s.h',,:
around for the "youpger branches Oh 'he innAo''Ls
hmiIiss and the back space As drying grouna Ior
clothes The elevation presents sesdes the glouna .'o
(for there 10 not nor should mere De- .asne .,,
c..four IN the front elevation and two In eAcn wing
stvs accsss 10 sucent number OF apartments iot tne
accommodation Of one hundred and ten isuie: Va III.
number ninety consist OF three rooms, ana '"eh1' VI
,vo Ths potion OF many families living under one
roof implies herdias and jostling ~ no means con
Iucivs to domestic comfort, or agreeable 70 tne hao u
,ns sasdv mechanic or the thrifty vile, who desirous
10 "teee herself TO herself" But q survey Of one Of
these dwellings dispels In great degree soeh an ihei
spce Prem The landing you enter oy aoo'' ~hieh
answers all the purpose OF ee. o,O =, on The n.
sids 4 second door, which you 1uss open before gam
ing access 10 the apartment Every convenience Whn
such % range. with boiler and oven ara scoe'y con
ssniag eistsrn water closet. coal box, mestsss snk
for The exit OF fluid refuse and shaft Tor throwing Gown
ssbss and other dry rubbsh-tlmost completes inc so
tIou By doing away with much ascending ano oesceno
tcg NJ s,sirs I'm Sootland-wbere this system oil pud
inc hss been borrowsdevery such SET OF apartments 10
In ike msnner completely separated rom 'ne re,'
A A. called house" In common WIN sucn o''s.uI
hsitatons A wo In England apply the term To- ids
rorssson we shsl therefore retain In referring 70 'ne
nav domiciss we are describing. The houses 'nen
~ tbrse Yosms consist Of sitting room, 70 serve ao
=. = ccos ue room. and two bedrooms, one Win nIe
nlsoe. (snd this may be made into sitting room II pre-
fsrrsi and the other with none, besides the scuefy
Compared with apartments In which persons Oh nume
means usually reside these rooms are large. '.ss
~ the sps rooms are IA feet by 10 feet inches; the
isrser room IL feet III inches by ieet sno
the smaller one Of the same length, Dat only eet ~
vide All OF good height The principal room ~
nj two rooms would DO OF the same size AS the
.hove only that the scuery parttoned on from II III
tae upper stories and the entry taken rom tne
Atom. in the ground foon. Toe arrangements ior lns
,noniv of air though far from complete, are ehcaclous
s stsirs Of stone are well aired from the top BY Kite
nstsnt venlstor and lighted with gas Usder each moor
il a ANAL grating In tho outer facing OF the ouloins
which ventIlatss the houses. all OF when sccupy wy
-hos dspb Of the building, hence thorough drsught Is
e6sctsd through every room back and front. we may
also mention insdious mode OF ventilAuon' moi
BY the prsjectos-the window frames APP
pased 10 us TO be unusually slight, and consequently not
exactly air.ght In other part Of the ednce
could We discover q sign Of contract WORK oeins
GENERALLY we'll and Substantially built. stsnong III 'ns
dde Of the sttipa rosm Of each Of the houses general
survey may be taken through the open doors that ieao
into the other apartments and the hsbton presents
appearance Of ghtness. cleAnines, snusnes', anu
vsniepce which the slaves Of ahaence, with I'll us AZ
tendant prcepsion pomp and circumstance, might envy
From the upper windows, facing the nortn an extensive
visw. including Hshgate HAmpsea,, ana corner =,
ving the prospect agreeable. Immediately un-
dsrneah is the ancient hespedup and fostering cnuch
yard Of Old st. Pancrm; while at no great distance,
sss work neither of them contributing to the saluory
Of the spot and making 1t dcult TO understand why II
vn chosen We believe that suother and valid objection
vas felt TO the locality by tho association ITSELF namely
nf I'M
nIovmeut They had at frst fixed on site near Long
acre but could make terms with the Commissioners
Of Woods and Forests The present locality Is perhaps as
near 10 the heart Of manufacturing LONDON as any oner
hat coud have been obtained and might, for aught We
know have been Q sort Of Hsbsons choice
The writer, after this description proceeds to In
oure into the prices at which this new building
can be let, as compared with tenemen~ at present
occu pied by the poor He says;
eve learn from the evidence prodaced before me
Health Of Towns Committee, that many districts tenAn'ed
bv the industrious classes DO not possess sewer or
means Of drainage OF any hna. IN sa.,S,s,s,
and In some even two three fames-resde tosether
day ana night In single ROOM And yet Tor this miseis
h,s the most exrsvagant rents are phu
In ths srees in the neghborhooi Of Druryane, some OF
the most wretched abodes are lot as foows-I"o ceSs
for 3d. Der week; parors <s per week; nrst moor, as
second door, < the atticks s. The ceso' cneeul anu
convenient houses of the st. Pancras road establishment
Ara LAT At rents vastly reduced from the above Those
With two rooms vary from 3d. to S. per week. according
20 their and the sets OF three rooms rom IS o.
IA mar week These charges ncude taxes, parish sno
stsr rates and gas on the stair Even they might
have been less but for the oppressive operation OF the
window tau When We visited the building last week.
ssventyons houses had been iet sheny on INC upper
6rs and these acts were 30 much coveted that twenty
extra applications the books from persons de-
slrous 70 have the refusal Of many might be given up
By any OF the ssvspyone. The other houses were being
la A. The rate Of from two four day yet the building
n not nuishsd and will not be wholly habtabe until me
end Of the present month. The tenants are chieny a
sans Of superior order. such journeymen pianoiore
maksrs compositors and persons who follow chamber
rsdss such % taors. flower makers chasers, jewelers.
etc besides clerks and one or two who possess small
indepsndsncss."
II will thus be seen that cleanliness 10 cheaper
than Blth; comfort than squalor; and the means OF
virtue than influences which can only lead to vice
When will the inhabitants Of our crowded cities
follow this noble and successful example! When
will our benevolent men take this kind OF improve
msut In nand7 HarbingeT.