The Express. — London, England, 1851-12-26 00:00:00

barome ter for same time peat, the producer has been the r ,incr by his extra labours. Another abundant crop is pro ;,i,ed fur 1102. May fortune Front then be a change it home fur the better! Repeated shocks of earthquakes had been fe't at rein's -farce (iaadaloupe. Martinique was in a I state of excitement, owing to the arrival from E uro pe of M. Biseette, the representative of that Wand in the ex-Legislative Assembly in France. From :vOO to 600 bootie, all crowded, went out to ! meet the steamer conveying M. B;sette. It is stated ' i n the French colonies that negotiations are going on between the French and l)utch governments for the etssion to the latter of the colony of French Guiana, in exchange tor the small' island of St. Eustatia, king near Guadeloupe and Martinique. •In Antigua the weather had been cool and 4, owe rv, but heavy rains were required throughout the In the House of Assembly, on the 13th a November, Dr. Coull, atter expressing at consi dirable :ength his forebodings on the failing condi tion of the island, and on the propriety of calling u pon the home government to cancel the debt due ht the colony, and to change its policy towards the }l', et Indies, moved: 'that a committee be appointed to take into consideration, and to report to the Louie the present condition and future perlxds of the Wood. Th e Las, gentleman's motion not being opposed, the speaker nominated Mr. Hodge, the Attorney (i.ocril, and Nlr. Baker, a committee. • In Ilarbadoes the planters were making prepara tions to take elf the sugar crops ; and on many el utes grinding would commence in the middle of Dvtender. The export of the coming year is likely t reach from 42,000 Iyls, to 43,000 bhds. of sugar, native provisions bei-,4 nearly exhausted. Bread s:offs and other articles, if imported from here, get into demand at improved rates. From Havana, wo have advice!, to the 29th ult. 11a v btato that the Spanish government had seized 4.00 ;alt of 6011 pttaes, landed at Puerto do Cuxanaa nn the Intl Novontier. A report of the l'resident's e.tt Oho' to send Judge Starkio to Havana, to de mon! either a fair trial or release of Mr. Thrasher, an .11rierican subject, sentenced by a court-martial to tight year; imprisonment in the mines, had word ,onte excitemut ut Cuba. JAMAICA MARKETS. t From fO C ei}ocs Mercantile fatollitsseec.) KINOSTOK, Nov. 27. The market has been genet-illy quiet since our last; but busiu, ss usiuht haw b Ls done in picaledlish had the sooiliss b., conu.oensurnto with the inquiry from the tr.,-le. Breadstuff., with the exception of ineid, have been rater dull of s it a &eine of prices ; and the market still amply stocked. Produce is inactive. Lot it.— !Imre have been sales of superfine Baltimore as l .Usmattdria, sit :lbs. to 2t). ., and of Canadian at 2.15. to per barrel. The market is inactive, with an ample sock. . . . . tlrst.—New is scarce, and in some inquiry at las. per barn I. Kos e.—Bengal has been one, r.sted in to a limited extent N at 11.. 61. per 100 lbs. o other transactions have nadied us. I;iusu.—AU descriptions arc seam, and the market is i.iz up. We quote 1 rish at Is., and American and Han at 941. . . Coorisit.—There have been sales of prime at 12s. for casks awl I•ia. per box, but tur saute parcels somewhat in brow, lls. sn.l I is. respectively sat accepted. The market d at, r."ll , toirk quite ample. is becomii.g *rime. The last transactions Iht itrecteit at 964. per barrel. We have net heard of any up tation. iu ricEr.—An.erican family is dual at lie. to 461. per half 14/111. . tonocts.—trish pigs' are soiree and in demand at per half lstrrel. Us tongues arc plentiful and almost unsaleable. 14 :ult.—We have not heard of any wholesale trans om...a% KEIGHTN.—Tonnago is somewhat scarce, and but little business has been done in freights. Guru.—American is worth I per cent. premium, the &A- Lir valued :.t 4s. llsub:nous aro scarce, but there is very little inquiry fur them, even at per cent. piemium. EICIIANGES.—en Landon: Colonial Bank, 90 days, per cent. premium; ditto, 60 days, 1 per cent. premium ; ditto, 30 days, 11 per cent. prt mium. Jamaica Bank, 90 days, } per cent. premium ; ditto, 60 days, 1 per cent. pre. alma ; ditto, :11.1 day.,, 11 per cent. premium. Metehants' 11.11., 90 days, par.—On Now York: Merchant.' Bills 60 days, 1 per tent. premium. BRAZILS. Ily tho arrival at Liverpool of the clipper ship Columbus, Goble, commander, from Pernambuco, after a run of 24 ilays, dates have been re ceived from Pernambuco to the 21th ult. The busy season in exports wits only just com mencing at Pernambuco, being about six weeks later than last year. The receipts of sugar were daily augmented, but prices were too light for general busi ness, the purchasers principally being fur native ports. The quotations were first and second qualities, white, 19s. 7d. to 11. Ss. ; third and fourth ditto, Is. to 11.0 s. 6t1.; fifths and sixths ditto, 110. tkl. to 19s ; yellow, or Muscovado, 13s. 6d. to 16e. ; regu lars, 14s. to 13s. Most purchasers of sugar were waiting the ailvices from England by the November stunner. l'rices of cotton had declined. Regular first quality was quoted at 31d. to 30., and superior 3 , d. to s:d. per lb. The recipts for the last 14 days have been 1,413 bags, making a total of 9,315 bags since last July. Est:lump dull, at 29d. to 211,d. The English barque Clasen, from Valparaiso, ar rived at Pernambuco on the 22nd ult. seeking freights. The following sailed from I'crnambuco :—The William Russell, with 1,400 bugs of sugar; Water- I Inc, with 1.71 M bngs of sugar; and Henry and largarette, with 501 bags of cotton, all free for Liverpool ; and the Martiada, for Lisbon. The llouesta had engaged a cargo of cotton for Liverpool, at 7-16ths of a penny per lb. The Mary Haven of Scots was loading a cargo of cotton at Paraiba. for Liverpool, at I ,tl. per lb. The 'Titania has born chartered for a cargo of sugar for the Chan nel, ut &Is. to 105. per ton. UNITED STATES. (By Elect& TOIMMO.) !NOM OVII, OWN LOILRLSPONDES' SOUTHAMMON, FILIDA‘ Al The Humboldt has just arrived off Cowes, on her war to Havre, with the mails for England. She I, ft New York on the 13th inst. She brings 600,000 il..llars in specie, mostly in American gold. Kossuth hid been received in the city of New York in the most magnificent manner. 110 made his great perch on the 11th. The Senate is almost solely oe iapied with Kossuth. We learn that the resolution et . Wilcox relating to him passed the United States Senate by a vote of 36 to 6; it will pass the Home by a larie majority. NEW YORK, Dec. 12, 6 r.x. MONTT M ‘Rxrr.—The stock market opened this morn- Ma dun and dimmed; quotation, for nearly every fancy ia the lists felt otf a fraction, and there was every appear awe of • popular break down. BMA', are r►ti.—Flour varied little. eUTTOM.—The demand was active. - - FlilliollTs moderate. EICUANnit active, but rates firmly sustained. We quote bills CS London at 101 to 101 per cent. premium. PZOLI3II PRISONERS IN MOROCCO.—Tho Spanish Military Gazette gives the following details relative to the shipwrecked English who have fallen into the bands of Moorish pirates:—" Melilla, Nov. 16.—The English crew are still in the power of the people of Riff ; one sailor is dozed, whether naturally or not is unknown. There are five remaining: it was believed that they would speedily be d livered, as a merchant vessel freighted by the English (5111nd at Malaga had come to convey them to Oibraltar, but e , natives have raised their claim, and now demand 200 i"...uris (101.) per bead. These poor sailors, sine: the :mning of their captivity, have slept on the bare ground, wlnth is a great hardship an the present season, and after Lin: deprived of their clothes. Their only food is a coarse 14:u1 of museums is, very different fare from that to which I . , •ai:-h ',slims are accustomed, anal which is of no ter /ice iu enabling them to support the inclemency of the *tattier." —• iiIRRINGIIAM AND OXFORD JUNCTION RAILWAY. "'The Baster in Chancery Brougham hu, in accordance decidon of the House of Lords, struck the name " Mr. Walstab off the list of contributories to this cum- Nor " the costs to come out of the estate." Am no estate hi tie shape of funds at prasent exists, and u ther3 is ‘stt great doubt o f any 4 , , meta being realised at all on ac a'at of the uon-liability of the contributories, in enclea• ' t ouring to asc er t a i n w hi c h some thousands of pounds have izpended at law, it is stated to be the intention of Mr. " . 0 stab and others to sue the official manager for these Pe.r.enally, while ou behalf of the latter a plea of t`t"7,!thd7 is urged o n the ground of his being an officer of UOurt of Chancery. Vbe Court. WINDSOR, Dec. 26. There was no addition to the royal dinner party last evening. The band of the Grenadier Guards was in &madame at the Castle, and in the evening her Majesty's private band attended, and performed the following octet Uon : Overture, "rinetta" Chum at Gov I "Pabst Prodigal) ...Autrer. et Chaser Moths du Ikea: Apia - Qiiintelto "II liorbiero" ?toroth'. Dirortid.eitioot " La Propldto " lloyerbecr. • The quan and Prince Albert walked in tho Home-park and Slopes this morning. Tho Prince of Wales, the Princess Royal, and younger members of the Royal Family walked in the Home-park. Iler Majesty, Prince Albert, the Prince of Wales, and tit , ' Princess 11al, the ladies and gentlemen of the Court, and the Domestic Household, attended divine service this morning in the Private Chapel of the Castle. The lion. and Rev. G. Wellesley officiated. The Duchess of Kent was also at the service. Despatches were received at the Coloaial-oflice yesterday from tl:c Governor of New Zealand. A NILETING OF TIIE PRIVY COUNCIL has been SUMII/0111n1 for to-day at NVindsor Castle, at which it is un derstood Oat the seals of the office of Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs will bo delivered by her Majesty to Earl Granville, who succeeds Viscount Palmerston in that de partment of the government. THE AUSTRIAN AMBASSADOR AT THE COURT OF ST. JAM,4 4 111, now at Brands, has received orders to repair lassedistely to his post. MM BURDETT CouTrs hns, wo are informed, contributed 1004. towards the funds of the Liinehou:e Young Metes Church Itestorotion Society. TILE THREATENED STRIKE OF OPERATIVE ENUINEER.S. ustice to themselves, and by their duty to society, to meet these encreetehments with firmness and resolution, and he therefore had pleasure in moving—" That the dependence of the public prosperity upon the steady I'M uninterrupted pursuit of mechanical industry, ren ders it essential to the successful development of prac tical engineering enterprise, to the protection of the community from extortionate prices, of the capitalist from becoming the slave of his own hands, and of the steady and able workman from encroachment upon his independent rights of 'abater, that the threats conveyed in the foregoing runnifesto of dictation to employers and ty ranny over toe employed, should be promptly and peremp torily resisted." Mr. BRYAN DOBBIN, Jun., seconded the resolution, which was also unanimously adopted. Mr. It. RAVENIIILL moved, "That while the division of labour, which is essential to the profitable prosecution of mechanical enterprise, renders the em ploymeot of one denomination of workmen depend ent upon the co-eperation of those engaged in other departments, tho threatened strike of the Amalgamated Society, by withdrawing certain chimes of artisans from the factory, must have the effect of throwing their fellow-work men out of employment, by compelling masters to close their establishments until the combination of skilled labour, interrupted by tho secession of the members of the tiuion, can be supplied." The best character he could give to the persons in his employment was the great length of time they had belonged to his establishment, not a few having numbered fifteen, twenty, an.l even ave-and twenty years in tho service of his firm. (Cheers) But that was an evidence also that little etound existed to complain of employers. lie could say that they had always dune their best to promote the com fort and elevate the position of their hands. They had uniformly listened with willingness to their representa tions of grievance, and Lan never hesitated to adopt any reasonable suggestions for their welfare. (Hear, hear.) But, in truth, if any men on earth were without title to complain, it was the persons in the po,ition of those be longing to this union. (Cheers.) The British were the best paid artisans in the world—(hear, hear)—and those of Loudon the hest raid of the British. On the occasion of a former turn-out en agreement was made between the masters and the men, to which the latter solemnly pledged themselves to adhere NI long as it was observed by too for mer. The masters had strictly and honourably fulfilled all its conditions, and their reward wns the present dictation by the executive council of the operatives. Mr. JOEL SPILLER seconded the resolution. A numerous and highly influential meeting of the masters engaged in practical engineering, machine-cooking. &c., was heed at the London Cotrechoule, on Wednesday atternoon. It emloraced all the leading engineering firm, of the metropolitan districts, including—W. B. Adams, Adams and Co. ; William Anderson; C. E. Amos, Fasten and Amos; Lewis Ash; Julie Blyth, J. and A. Blyth ; 11. W. Blake, James Watt and Co. ; George Bevil!, Swaine and Bovill; Alfred Burton, Burton and Son; J. J. Brunel, Seaward and C.spel ; Alfred Blyth, J. and A. Myth; James Cope ; Edward Crawley ; Aithur Collinge ' Cullinge and Co. ; Bryan Don Lin, juu., liryan Doeskin and Co. ; 'lkons is Donkin ; Lieorge Easton; James Easton; Joshua Field, Mandslay, Sone, and Field; George Fletcher; M. I). Geis bell, H. and M. Urissell; henrys Grheiell . • I'. IL Hedge, Hodge and Batley ; William Healey ; W. Joyce Joyce and Co. ' • William Jackson ; Joel James ; Thomas Maud*. ley • J. E. MA:tomtit ; James M. Napier ; J. S. 'teasel!, leablmien and Unseen ; John l'enn, Penn and San ; W. H. Persson ; C. Poutifex, Pundit:, San, and Wood ; Geo. Rennie, G. and Sir J. 'Lennie • Richard Itarenhill, Miller, Bare:Rhin, and ; Charles Rich ; It. A. Robinson ; 'William Shears, Shears and Sun ; John Seaward, Seaward, and Capel • J. D. A. Samuda ; William Simpson, Simpson and Co. :Daniel Shears, jun.; Joel Spider ; Hayward Tyler, Tyler and Co. ; Stephe nT. Taylor ; Joseph N ilkin sem and other firms ; oleo, a deputation Irma Manches ter. fAtters were read from Messrs. Beale, of East Green wich; henry Fletcher, Son, and Fea:mill, Union Dock, Litnehouee ; J. and E. 'Lill, Dartford; William Fox, Clerkenweli ; George Scott, Commercial-road, and other firms, expressive of their hearty concurrence in the objects of th e meeting. The HAIR lAN, Mr. Joshua Field (of Maudslay, Son', and 1 ielo), said that,as probably most of the evutle. men present were aware, lie could at any time sooner make a eteain-engine than a speech—(laughter)—yet as those who were not gifted with eloquence were sometimes moved to utterance out of the fulness of the heart, he felt con strained to say how deeply he regretted the overpowering neceseity which rendered this meeting indispencable to the protection both of tile employers and the employed— (cheers)—for the operative mechanic* as a class he enter mined the highest respect, mud fur many of the individuals composing it he had mime retain to entertain the most cor dial and friendly feelinge. He was, therefore, must anxious to say that he adopted the step of concurring in the mea sures which would be submitted to the meeting with the utmost reluctance, purely as u measure of seli-defence and for tee protection and liberty of action, out I,li of the etc players than the employed. The requisitions of the union. whose intolerable proceeilines had compelled their profes sional brethren at Muuchester and themcelies to adopt the step on which they had resolved, were destructive of the independence of masters and of the just rights of Labour. Ile had great reason to belies that these requisitions were not approved of by the steady and indus trious workmen. (Hear, hear.) It was doubtful whether they were even 4.lllellOgell by a mujority of the members of the society from which they professed to emanate. (Hear, hear.) He (the chairman) yet hoped that that society would see the wisdom of retracting their threats—(heur, hear)—and withdrawing demands to which he, fur our, was determined never to submit—(cheers)—and to reedoee harmony betwixt theemployers and the employed. (Cheer..) Mr. SIDNEY SMITH, the secretary, read a COMMUIII.I - from the leading engineer., die. of Manchester and neighbourhood, intimating that " a hotly of persons styling themselves the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, blechanice, &c., have made the follow ing demands to the employers of this district, action panied by a threat to one of the principal firms, that unites they arc acceded to, their workpeople will strike on the 31st instant The abolition of overtime, excepting in cases of break down. 2. When overtime is absolutely necessary, it is to be paid for at double rates. 3. The abo lition of the system of piece-work. 4. The unconditional discharge of all labourers, or such clue of persons at pre sent engaged in working planing machine., or viols of simi lar character, and the employment in their stead of mecha nic., members of the uliion. The Secretary also read an other communication ' dieted London, 25, Little Abe-street, Whitt:chap, I, signed William Allan, General Secretary, and purporting to be an address from the " executive council" of the same Amalgamated Society of Engineers, &e., notifying to their employers in the metropolis that they have come to a resolution to abolish the practices of piece work and overtime. Mr. T. MAUDSLAY said he nuwcanietowli;tiitieht be I called the point of melon, in which was to be mile) lied the practical conclusion to be drawn from the previous reso lotions, and that he thought was very logically deduced from the following very plain but very effective prupositione—That while this meeting would, m the spirit of candour and friendly remonstrance, admonish the 1 authors of the manifesto of the pernieioue consequences of its enforcement to their own order, the enep.oyere here present, and such others as shall adhere to these resolutions, take this earliest opportunity of announcing that, solely as a measure of selfeletence, and a protection to their hide pendent workmen, they will, in the event of the hands of any establishment in London, Manchester, or clsewh. re, ' going cut on strike, or otherwise enforcing the dement. of the Amalgamated Society on the 31st Deeentber, IS.il, or at any subsequent period, entirely close their establishments on the 10th diy el January, 1852, or within Oils w eek after such other ;wriest resiectively, until the causes whicii have rendered this step necessary shall have been removed to the satisfectiun of the executive committee to be here inafter named. Like his partner the chairman, he was no great hand at a speech, as he would very soon convince them. (A laugh.) That was of less consequence, as the resolution spoke for itself. These strike, and demands about piece -work, and over-time, and so forth, had already, as they all knew to their cost, made it but too difficult fur masters to support the competition against which they had to contend. (Hear, hear.) By these overbearing combina tions, first the printing trade had gone, then the silk-weev ing, then one, then another, until now at lust the engineer ing and machine businc,4 was following the rest, and leaving London—(loud cries of " hear, licar")—to go to places where labour was cheaper end masters were murders, and net the slaves of their men. (Hear, hear.) As an eisimuyer of a mushier:di:el number of hands, no one could more regret than he did the serious responsibility which devolved upon those whose raids acts and dictation were in the ceuree of throwing oo many out of the means of livelihood; but acute diseases required sharp remedies—:aid he for on •• had made up his mind to the conviction that, by entirely closing their works, they would all the seener open them in peace and at liberty. (Cheers.) Mr. GEORGE BOVILL, in seconding the resolution, observed that it WAS the main point of their labours.. (Hear, hoar.) lie was convinced that if the workmen were allowed to beat them in detail, there would be 110 end to their ilifficultiee ; and CIA if they submitted now to the dictation which was attempted to be practised upon them, they may as well shut up shop altogether. (Loud cheers.) Mr. HODGE approved most heartily of the resolution Mtn were tithing the work away from London altogether; he had been lit years in establishments in Am. mica, unit it was noterious to all ina4era there that the troublesome men were uniformly . traced from the old country. The Amerie ins were intelligent enough to trace cede to their source, and they abominated these unions from the hardships they had entailed on the workmen. lie had seen men in the States working without the least jealousy beside others who were earning double their wages, because their superior skill enabled them to do so. lie had observed in London that when men joined the Amalgamettel Society their productive euergy rapidly fell elf, so teat they did nut give within thirty per cent. of the same work for the same stages. (Hear, hear.) lie had reason to know that the iudependent awl peaceable workmen complained bitterly of ti.o tyranny of the union, and he believed that they had only to be firm iu holding to the resolution, in order to stifle the combination in its birth. (Hear, hear.) Mews. Jobe reun, Joel Spitler, Mautislay, Whitworth, Somata, Platt, William Persson John Sea ward, Blyth, J. S. Russell, and Jabex James, h aving made observations to a similar effect, the resolution was uumlie 111011114 adopted. Thu SECRETARY here read over the names of the gentlemen who had signed the attendance sheet of the meet ing, explaining that as the host resolution proposed pledged those not objectiug to it who were present to close their establishments when called upon by the committee it was neeosary that no mistake should exist as to their determination individually, us well as collectively. The ' resolution, thus explained, was again de•cl.ired unanimously adopted by the meeting. Mr. J. VENN proposed the following resolution :—" That the persons present at this meeting do form theme Ives into, and are hereby constituted, a society, to be called the Cen tral Association of Employers of Operative Engineers, Cc., for the puryose of carrying the foregoing resolutions into effect." Mr. SHARP explained the causes which had driven the einaloyers of Lancashire to the determination of clueing their establishments. Since this mischievous agitation had been commenced by a small hut noisy class, fur the purpose of luterhrence and dictation with masters, and of poisoning the minds of their hands, it was a WO general complaint that a fair day's work was not given for a fair day's wage— (hear hear)—and no way of crushing this ruinous system appeared open except that of a total cessation of busiuess, in order to prevent masters from being sacrificed in detail. (Hear, hear.) Mr. FAIRBAIRN could assure the meeting that it was not without many misgivings, and the most anxious delibe ration, that the Lancashire employers had telt con strained to apply the only remedy which seemed adequate to meet the disease. It was felt, however, that such was the complicated nature of engineer ing employment, and the minute subdivision of labour incident to it, that the withdrawal of workmen in one department necessarily stopped the operations of those in another ; so that if the hand*, tar example, of the Messrs. Platt, of Oldham, thought tit to turn out, that must of ne cessity close many minor establishments which supplied that firm with particular parts of their machinery. As it was found by experience, also, that to continue the partial em ployment of those who piofesseil they did not belong to the combination against the masters hail only the effect of sup ply ing wages to feed the turn-out, it was universally agreed that the must humane course to the meritorious workman to prevent the further levying of contributions wrung from him by the threats of the discontented, was entirely to cease work until the coo piracy was crushed. (Cheers.) Mr. HOBERT stated that the Amalgamated Society, which a few months ago did not muster 5,000 members, now reached upwards of 15,000. Ile read some passages from the Operative, the organ of the union advocating socialist doctrines with regard to labour and the moat violent principles in reference to industrial employment, and observed that from these it was apparent that the pre amt requisitions user? only the beginning of much more in tolerable exactions. (Hear, hear.) The operations of the combination were rapidly spreading over the kingdom, sad the next meeting was to be at Glasgow, in order to bring th, Scotch into the movement. Such , organisation could only be met by union on the part of the misters—(cheers) —and he Caine here that day to ask for their co-operation. Mr. JOHN BLYTH moved the following resolution:— " That while this nation, by its reprentatives in parliament, has abolished guild privileges, exclusive charters of corpo rate handicrafts, restrictions on the export of machinery or the free egress from the realm of skilled workmen, and all monopolies, the foregoing requisitions of the Amalgamated Society are an attempt to ignore the right of every British subject to dispose of Cis labour or capital according to his individual views of his own interest—to deprive the skilled workman of the natural advantages of his superiority— forcibly to compel the industrious and careful mechanic to share the profits of his assiduity and dexterity with the slothful and inexpert—and deliberately to deprive the un skilled labourer of the means of employment.' The address of the executive council covered the most tyrannous exac tions, under the cloak of a plea for the social Improvement of the working classes—(hear, bear)—and it was time that they should lie informed that employers required no iucca- I Rees to promote that object. (Hear, hear.) Masters were moat desirous to improve the moral and social welfare of their hands ; and hail readily, he had almost said eagerly, lent themselves to every proposition by which their com fort could be promoted and their elevation advanced. (Cheers.) Ho felt persuaded that the artisans as a body were quite conscious of this, and that any appearances to the contrary were the result of the tyranny esercised over the quiet and peaceable by the restless and discontented. (Loud cheers.) In fact, he was not without the ex pectation that they would yet receive from their workmen a manifesto declaring that they repudiated the proceedings of the union, and this conviction led him the more to regret the bard necessity of involving the inno cent in the consequences of the acts of the guilty, for which, however, it was obvious that they had to thank the union alone. (Hear) Mr. 11. GRISSELL briefly seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. i Mr. J. SEAWARD, in moving the second resolution, observed that there was little novelty in a scheme which was imported from the other side of the herring pond, and had Louis Blanc for its author. They were called upon, in Mr. J. S. RUSSELL, in cordially seconding the resolu tion, admitted that the address of the executive council was craftily qualified to catch simple humanity.mougeni. It was an artful device to qualify extortion, with appeals to the benevolent promoters of tbu early-closing movement. The hypocrisy of the pretext should be thorou,ehly exposed. It should be distinctly declared, that masters were perfectly ready to co-perate, by all benevolent and moral means, for the elevation of the working classes, but that au educational movement or as effort to promote social progress was a very differeut step ONE that of men end avouring not to rise by their own =grit to a level with their employers, but forcibly, by mere Inaction and encroachment, to change places with their miners. lie repeated that the whole pretext was hypocri *al. It was notorious that so far from overtime being enssidered as oppressive, the men regarded it as a privi lege. Nay, to his certain knowledge, the very hands who were leaders in this strike were the largest voluntary over time workers. (Loud cheers.) Who forced them to work over-time ? (Cheers.) Any man was at perfect liberty to decline to do so. (Cheers.) But the fact was, that the unionists wanted over-time wages without overtime work. (Cheers.) That was at the bottom of the whole movement. (Cheers.) Again, who asked any man to labour by piece-work ? But if ono man put through his hands in a given time more work than another, was he not to be paid for it ? (Cheers.) Yet that was the proposition of the unionists, or rather they demanded that the profits of the dexterous workman should be divided with the lazy and unskilful. (Hear, hear.) Ho presumed that the executive committee would give the signal to the mem bers as to the time when the closing should become general, and les could only say that he, fur one, should faithfully I stand by his order. (Loud cheers.) Mr. G. RENNIE proposed the sixth resolution, as fol lows :—" That John Scott Russell, Thomas Maudslay, Joshua Field, John Penn, George Beanie, Richard Raven hill, John Seaward, Bryan Deakin, jun., Henry Grissell, C. E. Amos, John Blyth, Joel Spiller, and George Bevil, Esqs., together with the chairman and treasurer, with power to add to their number, be elected the executive committee of this association, to adopt all steps necessary to effect its objects and its permanent establishment, fur the purpose of watching over the interests and guarding the mutual rights of employers and employed ; and that it be instructed to convene an adjourned meeting of this associa tion, and to report when it shall see lit." He was proud of this public occasion to acknowledge the virtues and value of the artizans of this country. lie, for one, was not ashamed to acknowledge the debt of gratitude under which they had laid him. (Cheers.) He believed all muter' of large experience had been indebted for many useful suggestions and valuable ideas to their men—(loud cheers)—,llll.l he deeply regretted the causes which created estrangement between them. It should nut be, however, forgotten, that M mesa had token the initiative in this act of aggression, , Ind that self-respect as well as prudence required that the ' nail= should &tend themselves and their peaceable hands ' from a dictation that was ruinous to both. (Hear.) Mr. C. E. AIOS seconded the resolution, and thanked the representatives of the eminent firms then present fur their attendance and unanimity; he believed that their' • promptitude and energy would supersede the necessity for I the USC of them. He had had the greatest difficulty in 1 reconciling himself to the strong measures which had been recommended, but he was perfectly satisfied that it was possible to be "cruel only to be kind," and that en this occasion rigour was substantial mercy. (Cheers.) After a vote of thanks had been carried to tr.e deputa tion from Manchester, Mr. BLYTH presented the acknow ledgments of the committee to Mr. Charles May. Mr. MAY, in returning thanks, was desirous to explain that his firm, carrying on its business in au agricultural district, was not obnoxious to the dictation which had been complained of, and could not therefore take part in the proceedings. He, like them, felt pressing upon his kind lier feelings the pain of visiting the consequences of the sins of the guilty upon the innocent, and he would not rest satisfied until a counter union to that which had produced so many evils was cemented between the masters and the peaceable workmen. (Loud cheers.) He conceived that by THE EXPRESS, FRIDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1851. a system of mutual insurance generously contributed to by masters, and managed by responsible and competent persons the money lavished upon strikes, or too oftvn embezzled in benefit and other clubs. might realise a comfortable provi sion to the artisans in sickness and old age. (Loud cheers.) If the operative members of such an association received a preference of employment from the master members, and bore with them diplomas certifying their membership, and in which were entered minutes of their engagements with their employers, he believed much would be done to break the neck of these improper combinations. (Cheers.) After a vote of thanks to Lie chairman, the meeting adjourned. THREATENED TURN•OU'f OF MECHANICS AND ENGINEERS. Most of our readers are (says tho Manchegter Guardian of Wednesday), no doubt, aware, from com munications and advertiszments which have appeared in our columns, that the numerous and exceedingly well-paid body of workmen known u mechanics, millwrights, and engineers, and principally employed in the construction of machinery, have entered into a combination, which is un derstood to extend almost or entirely over the kingdom, the objects of which, or such of them at least as it is con sidered expedient to avow, were set forth in an address, purporting to be from " The members of the Amalgamated Society of Engineers, Machinists, &c., to their em ployers." In that address the workmen are represented as demanding that, for the future, no men shall work overtime, except in cases of accident, and then to be paid double wages; and that piece-work shall be entirely discontinued; which, of course, would have the effect of putting the idle and industrious—the skilful and unskilful —on the same footing. Nnw, if " the members of the amalgamated society," or rather the agitators who speak in their name would content themselves with merely advising the workmeni to cease working overtime, and to refuse good and highly-remunerative employment at piecework, leaving them to accept or reject the advice as their inclina tions ur interest might prompt them, nobody caved and the slightest fault with them for so doing; and we are very sure that their exhortations would do very little harm. Idle and incompetent svorkineu always do-ire to be put upon a level with the industrious and the skilful • and, as the agitators, who unfortunately sway the proceedings of associated bo dies of working men, are usually found in the former class, the abolition of piecework and the equalisation of wages have generally been favourite objects with them. It is by no means intended, however, that the workmen shall be indis'dually kit at liberty to follow their own incli nations in these respects; and, no doubt, the usual means of coercion and intimidation will be resorted to in order to influence their conduct. It is necessary to inform our readers that, although the two demands which we have specified above are all that the "amalgamated society " have considered presentable to the public, there arc others in the background of a far more objectionable character. Ou this, as en many former occasions, an attempt is making to concentrate the entire force of the combination upon one estaldishment, in the hops that the united resources of so large and highly-paid a laxly of workmen as the machinists and engineers of Great Britain would be fauna irresistible by any firm, however opulent. A notice has bsen given to Messrs. Ilibbert, Platt, and Sons, of Oldham, tea: the workmen in their very large establishment will leave their employment ou the list inst. unless certain demands are complied with, the first of which is expressed in the follow ing terms: "That in future all planing, shaping, end boring machines be worked either by mechanics or ap pi entie. to lie taken up by them as they become vacant. that the labourers at present employed on those ma chines ho not unduly interfered with before Christmas, when the machines shall entirely full into the hands of the mechanics; but if any of the labourers are dis charged, or the machines otherwise become vacant, the vacancies shall be filled by mechanics as they occur." That a number of workmen should combine for the pur pose of advancing their own wage*, or of limiting their own hours of work, will astonish nobody ; but that a comhina lion should be entered into Coe the purpose of taking away the employment of some hundreds of industrious men, and reducing them to destitution, would seem surprising, if we did not well know the base end immoral purposes to which such combinations too frequently minister. There is nothing in the employments referred to that requires the skill or the knowledge of a practical me chanic. Indeed, there are very , few mechanics who will condescend to work on such machines if any other employ ment can be obtained; and they are, rind have been for years past, almost invariably worked by labourers. The present demand is, therefore, as unjust towards the employers as it is cruel and oppressive towards the men whose dismissed and destitution is demanded. Hut it is quite clear, we think, that this monstrous demand will not be submitted to. Already the employers of this town and neighbour hood, knowing perfectly well that the intention of the "amalgamated society" is to attack them in succession, have determined to make 04111140 a cause with Messrs. Ilibbert, Platt, and Co., and to stop all their works if the workmen of that lirm should leave their employment, as they threaten to do. The machinists and engineers of London, or the greater part of them, have, we beli,ve, come to the same conclusion; and a meeting is to be held there this day fur the purpose of concerting, with the ecountry em ployers, joint measures of resistance to the tyranny which the combined workmen are endeavouring to ,exercise. It will, indeed, be a lamentable thing fur this country, and most of all for the men who have been urged into this un warrantable course by a number of paid agitators who prey on their earnings, if demands like these can be successfully enforced. Their success would very soon put an end to that pre-eminence in mechanical and engineering construc tion which England now possesses, and throve all foreign orders for machinery into the hands of the Belgians and Liermuts, who, even now, are found to be formidable rivals with our own machine-makers. The mechanics would then find, to their cost, that they had grasped at the shadow and lost the substance. CiumiNAL LtrxArics.—The following memorial has been addressed to the Home-office on this subject by the committee of visitors of the Gloucester County Lunatic Asylum The visitors of the Gloucester County Lunatic Asylum venture ,to submit to Sir G. Grey, as Secretary of State for the Horne Department, the following reasons infas your of the establishment by the government of separate places of confinement for criminal lunatics, in the hope that in case it should be made:tu appear that the evils and disadvan tages of the present system of mixing with other patients in county lunatic asylums those who have been either convicted of serious crimes, or when charged with them have been ac quitted on the ground of ineanity, arc so great as to call for an immediate remedy, her Majesty's government may be induced to give the subject their serious consideration, and introduce, in the next session of parliament, some mea sure calculated to effect the desired objects. The visitor; submit, for themselves, that in the management of this county asylum they have endeavoured to the utmost to carry out the mild and persuasive treatment of patients, which modern experience has proved to be that best calculated for the alleviation and cure of those afflicted with the unhappy malady of insanity. The measure of ,success, however, attendant upon such mode of treat- I meat, greatly depends upon the extent to which the mana gers are enabled to excite and maintain, among the patients theineelvv, a feeling of self-respect, to promote which it is desirable to treat them, not only with kindness, but with the utmost apparent confidence. For which object all personal restraint has been abandoned, and even the ap pearance of iron bars, and all such obstructions us convey the idea of confinement, have been to the utmost practica ble extent removed, and with the happiest effect. Such changes, however, have made a county lunatic asylum no longer a fitting exchange for a orison to one convicted of a serious crime.' Not only is the restraint insufficient, but the moral effect upon the other patients of such an introduction amongst them is most deteriorating and discouraging. A whole ward is not unfrequently so infected by the entrance of one old offender from prison among them as to almost require, for a time, a change of treatment, and the ex tent to which the association is felt as a degradation by the other patients can, they . believe, be fully appre ciated only by those well acquainted with the peculiarly sensitive notions of the insane. The visitors, believing the improved system of management of the insane in the public asylums of this country to be one of the proudest features of nods= advancement in science and civilisation, feel nathioillhalther Majesty's government will be found anxious he premoses the extension of ouch advantages, and to remove, as far as right and fair, every obstacle which impedes the further development of plans which have already so materially alleviated the misfortunes of the most helpless and most entitled to sympathy of all her Majesty's subjects. They ask for the consideration of her Majesty's govern ment with the more confidence, because, at the time when the acts of parliament upon this subject were passed, the county lunatic asylums were in a very different condition from their present state (being then too often really places of confinement), but the expenses of convicted prisoners were then generally borne by the county rates, which have since been almost entirely transferred to the public account. So that, in asking that convicted prisoners being or becoming insane should be maintained in a separate institution at the public charge, they are only asking that the expenses of their maintenance should be defrayed in the same manner as that of all other prisoners in pars stars. They are more over, only ;taking a boon which has already been granted to Ireland. A CHILD STARVED TO DEATH BY ITS PARENTS.— A shocking case of cruelty and neglect of an infant by its dissolute parents has been under investigation at Bath, be fore the coroner, Mr. English. The name of the deceased child was Charles Hughes, and it was proved in evidence before the coroner that the father and mother of the child were in the frequent habit of leaving the infant at home while they were out drinking at public-houses; that the deceased had been frequently so neglected for a week toge ther, during which time the parents were in a state of al most continued intoxication, and that the neighbours of the dr uuken parents had beenfrequently in the habit ofgoing into the house and feeding the neglected child. The deceased was the youngest of four children, tho eldest being seven years of age. Mrs. Britton, one of the witnesses examined on the inquest, deposed that, hearing the child cry on Wed nesday week, she went up stairs, and found it lying by the side of its mother, who was drank. The witness gave the child some food, which it devoured eagerly, and appeared as if it would cat the spoon with which it was fed. When sober, the mother would iced the child, both at the breast and by hand, but she was very often drunk. She was drunk from the Saturday until the Wednesday before the child's death, and when in that state she was unab:c ti feed it. Early , on Thursday morning Mrs. Britton was called up, and then found the child dead in its father's arms. Two surgeons deposed to the emaciation of the child, and both attributed its death to the want of sufficient nourish ment. Under these circumstances, the jury found a ver diet of " Manslaughter " against the parents, who were committed under the coroner's warrant for trial at the next Somerset amine. CIIRISTMAS-DAY IN THE LONDON WORKHOUSES. It will be remembered that last year we presented returns which exhibited the fact that as compared with the Christ. mas of 1849 there bad been a decrease in pauperism in the metropolis and its suburbs to the extent of upwards of 30,000 persons ; and, although the returns from the variou s parishes do not exhibit quite so great a reduction between! the Christmas of 18.50 and the present period, still there is great cause fur congratulation showing as they LI.) that with a vastly increased population, poverty and pauperism is gradually on the decline. The following report will be found to contain not only the fare allowed to the inmates of tlte.workhouses, by the guardians of the respective pa rishes and unions, but it also shows the number in each, distinguishing the sexes and the adults from' the children ; and in all instances where the returns could be obtained the number of out-door poor, the decrease or increase in each parish is given, and the gross number summed up at the end of the report. Sr. MARTLEBONE.—rOpiIIatiOII of parish, 157,000; num ber of inmates of the workhouse 1,703, (last Christmas-day the numbers in the house were 1,741). The Christmas fare was half a pound of roast beef, free from bone, one pound of plum pudding, one pint of porter, with potatoes, bread, and other vegetables, an ounce of tea and a quarter of a pound of sugar, with tobacco and snuff to adults, and mange., apples, and sweetmeats with various amusements, to the children. The directors and guardians, accompanied by a large number of ladies and gentlemen, attended divine service in the workhouse chapel, and then wen: through the wards to see the poor enjoy their substantial meal. Number of outdoor poor, 4,701; last Christmas, 4,731; in crease, as compared with last Christmas, 20. PANClLtB.—Population at last census, 167,701), in mates of the workhouse, 1,253 (last Christmas-day, 1,321). The Christmas-day fare was half a pound of roast beef, free front bone, with plum pudding, and porter and vege tables. Tobacco, snuff, and extra tea and sugar for the aged ; and oranges, sweetmeats, and amusements in the hall of the new Industrial Training School, which had been tastefully fitted up, for the children. The number of out door poor of this parish amounts this year to 5,198, amongst whom hese been distributed in kind to the amount of 421. ls. 81 , and in money 167/. 16s. ; total amount, 2091. 17s. Bd. Last year the number of out door poor was I 0,181, and the distribution in kind was 461. 7s. 61(1., and in money 107/. 10A. ful.; total, 203%. 18s. ON. These re turns show a decrease in the number of in-door poor of 68, and an increase iu the out-door poor as compared with last year of 17. This circumstance arises from the con tinued ileterminatioa of the authorities to carry out the principle of out-door relief as opposed to the workhouse , test. Total decrease, 51. _ _ ST. MATITIN-IN-Int-FIELDS.—InMate! of the work house, 591, viz., 184 men, 338 women, 30 boys, and 38 girls. Inlant poor at Norwood, 117; boys, 72, and girls, 45. Lunatics at lianwell and other asylums, 71; children at the Metropolitan at Margate, 3; in hospital, 2 ; total in mates, 790. Last Christmas, G9l. The Cliritmas fare was roast beef and plum pudding, and a pint of porter each adult, and half a pint to each child above 7, with tea and sugar for all above GO years of age. A half holiday is allowed. Out-door poor this year, 576, air., men, 96; women, 138; children, 312. List year the out-door poor were 601. Decrease on in-door poor, UG; increase on out door tour, 25. Total decrease as compared with last year, It. ST. JAMES'S WESTMINSTER—Inmates 512, consisting of men 160, women 316, boys 41, girls 9, infants 8 (number last year .597). There are children at the juvenile estab lishment at Brantford. The Christmas fare: roast beef, plum pudding. &c., ad libitum and one pint of porter to adults. All classes have two holidays, and tho aged and weak to visit their friends if they please. The children have, in addition, tea and bread and butter, and on boxing. day apples and buns, and arc amused with dissolving views and choral singing. Out-door poor 613, last year about 700. Thus it will be seen that there is in this parish a de crease of the in-door poor, as compared with the correspond ing period list year, of 5o; and with respect to the out-door poor of 60, making a total decrease of pauperism of 115. Sr. .MAITY, LASIIIETIL—Inmates of the workhouse this Christmas. 936, viz., men, 381; women, l'17; bovs 33; girls, 2:J.—Last year, 953, consisting of 390 men, bO O wo men, 27 bays, and 36 girls. Children at the p.a.:Oklal esta blishment at Norwood:—Boys, '239, girls lol—total, 423; last year, 428. Out door pour, 4,516; at corresponding period last year, 4,654. Holidays allowed, and to men and women on Christmas-day hire 6 oz. baked beef free from time, ;11b. baked potatoes, Ills, boiled plum-pudding, and 1 pint of porter for each adult, with tea morning and even mug. Decrease on ill-door poor, 22; increase on out-door poor as compared with last year, 16o—total inerease, 143. ST. MARY, ItorllMllllME.—Number of inmates, 204, viz., GI males, 92 females and .11 children ; last Christmas, 73 men, 93 women, and , 57 children. The adult inmates were regaled with roast beef, plum-pudding, and one hint of ale each adult, with tobacco and snuff. Fite children at discretion 01 master. No return as to out-door relief. De ers a-e this year as compared with last, 19. ST. Many, NEWINGTON.—In-ileor poor, 104, viz, adult males, 15 0 : females, 204 ; children, 41. Last year—males, 153 ; letaalca, 190; children, 35 ; total, 378. Christmas fare : Baked beef and potatoes, plum-pudding, and a pint of porter for dinner. In the altermion each adult received one ounce of tea, six ounces of sugar, and six ounces of butter ; to those who smoked an ouu;:e of tobacco and a pipe ; and to those who took snuff an ounce of that article. This parish have IS3 children at the North Surrey Indus trial School near Annerky, who were regaled in a similar manner. The number of recipients of out relief are 1,24 ; last year, 1,210. Increase on the in-door po,r, 26 ; and on the out-door poor, 17. 'T otal increase, 43. ST. MAIIPM:t6DALEN, BEL0111;118EY.—IETILIIte% 591 (last year 582) ; viz. men, 171 ; women, 191 ; boys, 102 ; girls, 121. Christmas-day fare, boiled pork, potatoes, plum pudding, and one pint of beer for dinner. The chil dren fruit and oranges, instead of beer alter dinner. The ' adult inmates to receive a holiday. Out-door poor, 1,189; last Christmas, 1,108; being an increase on the out-door poor of 61, and 9on the indoor poor. Total increase, 90. ST. GEoltoE'S IY TIIE E.V4T.—lnmates of workhouse, 711; viz., males, 237; females, 421 ; children, 56 (last year, 211 men ; 438 women ; 65 children ; total, 711); children at infant establishment, Mitcham, 221 (last year, 212) out-door poor, 1,192 (last Christmas, 1,112). The fire at this workhouse was of very superior quality, consisting of roast beef, potatoes, and plum pudding n 4 4isitunt, with pint of porter,tea, &.c . fhe children similar fare, with fruits, nuts, e. at discretion. Increase on in-door poor, 12; on out-door poor, 80. Total increase, 92. SrerNev UNios.—Population at census this year, 110,775. In the four workhouses of the union, 1,145 — viz.: men, 285; women, 462; children, 418. Out-door adults, 1,678; children, ,631 ; total, 3,309. Lunatics in asylums: Men, 57; women, 78; total, 130. Total of all classes in receipt of relief this Christmas, 4,'i89. The num ber ut the corresponding period last year was—ln-door Males, 250 ; females, 469 children, 423 ; total, 1,142 Out-dour, 3,008; lunatics, in ; total, 5,161 The inmates supplied with a good dinner of roast beef, plum pudding, one pint of porter for each adult, and apples and oranges for the children. Decrease of pauperism in this uniue, as compared with last year, 1,253. STRAND UNlON.—lnmates of union, 485 (lag Christ mas, 491)—viz. : Male adults, 191 • female adults, 14,5; children under 16, 46. Christmas etre: Boiled pork, peas pudding, and plum pudding, with one pint of porter to each adult. The infant poor (about 120) at Millfield House, Edmonton. Nu return of out door poor. Decrease in the workhouse as compared with last year, 6. WANDSWORTH AND CLAPHAM UNlON—lnmate, Of workhouse, 381 (last year, 407), sir., men, able-bodied, '2l ; temporarily disabled by sickness or accident, 48; old and infirm, 129 ; youths from 7 to 15 years, 4 ; boys from 2 to 7 years, 2 ; women, able-bodied, 41 ;_ temporarily disabled, 22 ; old and infirm, 141 ; girls from 7 to 15, 2 ; infants, 11. Number of pauper children at the North Surrey District School at Penge, 69 (last year, 94), viz., 41 boys and 28 girls. Decrease in the workhouse, 26; in the school, 25. Christmas fare —Roast beef without bone, Boz. ; plum pudding, 1lb.; potatoes, 11b.; porter, 1 pint. Tobacco and snuff for tho aged, butter and tea for all classes, and oranges and nuts for the children. Total decrease, 51. Otincsivried UNlON.—lnmates of workhouse, 1,097 (corresponding period last year, 1,082), viz. ' men, 302; WOlllOl, 416 ; children, 319. The Christmas fare was roast beef and plum pudding, with one pint of London porter to all the inmates except the children, who were supplied with oranges in lieu of porter. Applications fur holidays, vary ing from one day to a fortnight, granted to all considered deserving. Increase this year over last, 15. SAINT OLAVE'S UNlON.—lnmates of workhouse 351 (last Christmas 376), viz., 91 males, 133 females, and 127 chil dren. The Christmas fare roast beef, plum pudding, ad libitum with porter is each adult, and sweetmeats to the children. No return of out-dour poor. Decrease thin Christmas as compared with the corresponding period last year 25. POPLAR UNlON.—lnmates of tho workhouse this Christ mas 52.5, of which there are—Males 157, females 24.4, chil i dren 161. Out-door poor—males 267, females 749, total 961. Total in and out-door poor, 1,977. The numbers last year were—ln the house, 169 men, 195 women, and 175 children. Total in-door 529. Out-door poor 292 men, 801 women. Total out-door 1,153; and gross total 2,259. The Christmas fare was roast beef, with vegetables and plum puddings. Holidays are allowed to inmates who are generally orderly in their conduct on application to the master. Decrease this year, as compared with last, of in-door pour 4, and out-door 282. Total decrease 286. Hotuoks UNlON.—Number in the workhouse, 642, viz.,166 men, 286 women, and 190 children. At the corre sponding period last year, 664 ; viz., 190 men, 280 women, and 194 children ; 10 children at the Royal Sea Bathing Establishment at ?dargate. Christmas fare, roast-beef, plum-pudding, and porter. The inm , tes are allowed harp Of absence upon application. No return of out-door poor. Decrease, 22. BIIENTFOILD UNION.—SUMberS in the house, 415, viz., men, 146 ; women, 128 ; children, 141. Last Christmas, 129 men, 142 women, and 138 children ; total, 409. Christ mu fare, 3-lb. roust-beef, Ilb. potatoes, Ilb. plum-pudding ,1 pint of beer, and extra tea and sugar, each adult. 'the children regaled with fruit and sweets in the afternoon. Extra relict to the out-door poor at work in the stone-yard. Holidays alter the Christmas festivities. Increase, 6. Sr. SAVlOtletl VNlON.—Numbers in the house, 415 : males, 147 ; females, 268. Last year—males, 167 ; females, 302: total, 459. Tho children of this union, 100 in num ber, fumed out at the Central London District School, Norwood. Out-door poor-75 men, 373 women, and 393' children; total, 841. Last year—out-door poor, 862, viz.,'. 90 men, 362 women, and 410 children. Rust beef with baked potatoes, plum-pudding, and a pint of Baelay's best porter. Decrease in the in-door poor, 44; in out-door poor, 21. Total decrease as compared with last yt . .tr, 65. Ilacmsar UNtoN.—lnmates, 411 (last year, 4.5;), males, 13S; females, 161 ; children, 120. Christmas fare— bread and butter for breakfast ; dinner, half • pound of roast beef, with horse-radish, mustard, &c., pots , toes, one pint of porter, and one pound of p lum-pudding ; tea or supper, bread, butter, or tea. Decrease, 45. EDNIONTON Umos.—lnmates, 340 (last year the num bers were precisely the same), via.. 200 men and 140 women. Children at establishment at Eufield. Christmas fare—roast beef, potatoes, and one pound of plum-pudding, and one pint of porter eaelt adult. No return etude of out door poor. - . CITY op LONDON UNlON.—lnmates of the new iind mag nificent workhouse of the Cite of London Unien in the Bow-road 702, consisting of 2:J7 men, 402 wonteii, and 33 children. At the corresponding period of last year the numbers were, males, 312; females, 463; and children, 40; total, 813. In addition there aro 286 children belonging to this union at the Norwood Central Indented Training School. Christmas-day fare—Roast pork, vegetabies, plum pudding, and one pint of Barclay and Co. s porer, with bread and butter and tea fur morning and afternoota meals. The children dieted according to their respective ages. No ieturn of out-door poor given. Decrease of in-dour poor as compared with last year 23. EAST Lot DUN L NION.—ALDESSOATE Number inmates, chiefly aged men, 173 (last year, 203.) —Bisnoeseare Wonenouse-365 women and children (chiefly infants.) The elder children at the 1 n‘lustral School, No.wood. Fare ; plum pudding end roast beef with a pint of porter each adult. A discretionary power is vested in the master to let a few out who are accustomed to meet their friends at this season of the year. No return was obtained as to the female inmates last year, who are allowed to go out once in three weeks. D,:creatii, as cum parcel with last year, 30. UNION.—IO the workhouses of this union : adult. and children, 910 (laitt year, 904) ; outdoor pour re:levet], 1,387; at Christ:mu; last year, 2,220. Christ mas fare : roast beef, plum pudding, and vegetables. De crease in in-door poor, 31; decrease in out-door tom, 812. Total decrease of pauperism in this union, as compared with last year, 806. itletritew, BETHNAL-QUEEN.—lnmates of work house, 601 (corresponding period last year, 700) ; viz. men, 210; women, 292; buys, 78; girls, 64. Christmas-day fare: roast beef, plum pudding, and ale. Increase as corns pared with last year, 6. ST. JAMEs'S ' CLEKKENWELL. Inmates, 487 viz. : males, 12 . 2; females, 242; children, 123. Last year, 117 men. 233 ...mien, and 103 children. Number of out .door poor of all classes, 1,340 • last Christmas, 1,431. Fare: Adults, Sez. roust beef, lib baked potatoes, 10. z. plum pudding, one plot of porter; children, 6 A. of beet. &c.,Sor. of plum pudding, and all above 6 years half a pint of porter. Those unit.r 6 years, fruit and sweets instead. Extra tea and sugar. On application, inmates lit e holi days fur three, four, or seven days, according to circum stances. The master remarks: On the whole we are de cidedly on the decrease, perhaps because the workhouse is made the test between poverty and paupet ism ; the harmer being produced by accident, misfortune, or sicknss, over which they had no control, and the latter Witte brought on through vice and profligacy , or inherent trim their parrots training them to he workhouse for ri In crease in in-door poor, 34 ; decrease in out-door p we, 91. ' Sr. GEOIAA.C., IIANOVIAtsskIeAIIE.-111 the workhouse, 308 (lest year the numbers were the same), viz., tutu, 160; women, 132; boys, 13 ; girls, 3. Christmas Lei, roust beef and potatoes, not stiuted as to weight, and on New Year's Day roast beef and potatoes, and a pound of plum pudding each person. Every instate received 2d. on Chris: liedS Eve, and the same again on Now Year's Day. Thin whole of the inmates nut under medical treatment have two days' holi day, and the s..iite at the new year. Sr. Le Fie, CllELSEA.—hunates : Able-hodied men, 21; able-bodied women, 27; temporarily disabled men, 20; temporarily disabled vs-omen, :11 ; old and infirm me n, 100; old and infirm women, 1133 ; children and intents, 31. There are also 132 children at the Ninth Surrey lodustrial Schools. This establishment is situate at Few. Legatics in the county and other usylums, 34 ; total itedoir poor. , 39; last year, in the house ' 303; children at the seated', 10J; lunatics 49; total, 531. The Christmas fate to adults, Alb. of roast lunatics, free from bone III). of pow. es, with bread, :lb. of plitin pudding, with 1 pint of Itare:ay's porter to each permit". 'I no children at the master's discre tion. Out-door pour thi. year 2,034; last year 1,907. It appears that in 1819 the rates in this parish were 1.. in the pound, but by decrease of pauperism and judiciou. manage meat, they have been reduced to 2s. 10. In the pound per year. In consequence of disorderly conduct last year, the guardians have refused a general holiday. Incr. 114 C on in door poor 13, an d on out-door poor titl. 'fetid increase 103. ST: MAav AIIIIUTS, liT:SSlNOTll,ll.—liiintatos el work house 203 Oast Christman 239), viz., 39 aged, iniirm and sick men, 10 able-bodied, 41 bos, inclutling infant.. Total males 113, aged infirm one tick women 83, able-No:led 30, girls, including infants, 37. Total, females 1.30. The Christmas diet for adults, 11b. plum pudding, itb. roast beef, 11b. potatoes, and 1 pint Barclay and Co's. hese porter. Children in proportion, with apples, oranges, &c. Old men }oz. tobacco, and old women or. snuff. An al lewisneu of this kind is made weekly. llolidays to the de serviag. Out-door poor 779; vix, males 111, tem el-s 330, children 338; lust Chri-tmas 900. Increase in in-door poor 4 ' • decrease iu out-door poor 121. Total tletrea,e 117. Sr. GILLS'S, CAMI{EUWELL.—Inmates of woAtiouse 379, via., 103 men, 123 women, and 151 childreo. Last year, 110 men, 133 women, unit 132 children ; t0ta1,415. The Christmas-day fare was a plentiful supply of roast-beef. plum-pudding and porter. The guardians have al,o pri catchy subscribed to treat the old people with orat.ges and other fruit on Citristmasalay. Out-door poor, 1,010 (last Christmas, 1,242). Decreaso on the in-dour pour, 51.; ;oa the out-door poor, 232. Total decretise k 2M. Sr. Lear, Illinntreex.—lnutatee, 438 (last Chri4mas, 634), cousisting of 122 men, 230 women, and 112 tWildren. Out-door poor, 845, relieved itt a cost of 571. 12s. 7;d. Lust Christmas the out-door poor relieved were 978, at t cost of GI/. 19s. 7:0.. Total number chargeable, including in door and out-door poor, together with lunatics at dif ferent asylums, 1,3,4. Las; year's total, 1,174. Christ man fare, roast-beet and plum-pudding, with '..de that makes the wt arc blest.'' Atter dinner thochildrt a mat sick patients, as alio the aged and infirm, were supp,ted with oranges, and the residue with tobacco and muff. I) , :crease of in-door poor, 70, and of out-door pour, 133. Total de crease, 203. . Si, LEONARD, SHOREDITCII.—In the workhouse, t 26 men, women, and children (last year, 806). The Christmas foe: roast beef, plum-pudding, and potatoes, and to all who did not receive beer sick money was given instead. Tho poor•losv commissioners refused to allow beer, hut the re form party have given money instead. The rates h-eve been reduced from Is. to Bd., and the poor have many extra comforts. Increase, 2). ST. GEORGE-TUE-MARTYII, SOUTUWARK.—Inmates, 558 (lam year, 5:4, viz., min, 06; women, 20 ; children. 187. Fare—roast beef, plum-pudding, and vegetel.ks. &c., ad /ibition, and one pint of porter each. Children the same, with oranges, &c. Increase in in-door pour, 6. BitostLEir UNION.-Inmates, 210, viz., males, 102 ; fe males, 56; and 52 children; no return last year. Adults: roast beef, plum pudding and beer. The children oranges and nuts, &c., in addition. ST. dII.F.S ; S•IN-TIE-FIF.LI/S.—ChliSinllB fare—adults, half a pound of beef, half u pound of plum-pudding, one pint of porter, and potatoes ad libitum ; children in pro portion. No return of numbers given. Sr. MART, ISLINGTON.—No return. There are, in addition to the foregoing, about ono thou sand children ut the Industrial Schools, Norwi, I. Tho same number at the North Surrey Industrial Se'uoirls at I'enge, ou the line of the London and Croydon Railway, belonging to St. Luke's (CheLsea), the Wandsworth and Clapham, Richmond, Kingston, and Croydon and Lewis ham Unions, and is governed by eighteen nianagmli, se lected from the various boards. Drouet's establishment at Brixton, about 700 children. Thus it will he seen that about eighty thous.nd poor were regaled with Christmas fare yesterday in the metro polis. The only ttstricts omitted arc the West London ! Union, 14ington, Paddington, and St. Margaret's and St. John's, Westminster, on account of want of e 01114 1 ,111 cour tesy on the part of the autleritita applied to. CHRISTMAS GIFTS. On Christmas-eve, the customary gifts to the poor inhabitants in the mctropo:is and its suburbs were distri buted by the parochial authorities in their respective locali ties. The annual gifts of several benevolent indiv'Aluals were also issued. KENMINGION.—The Rifts of her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent were distributed to the deserving poor in the vicinity. The donation consisted of coals, meat, bread, blankets, and warm clothing. Kaw.—Hie Royal Highness the Duke of Cambridge hu given directions for a substantial Christmas dinner, consist ing of beef and plbm pudding, to be provided for each poor family in the neighbourhood. A supply of coals w•us also given. - - HAMPTON AND Hl:illY.—The usual gifts to the poor were distributed. LAMBETH.—In this extensive parish the clergymen of the various district churches, assisted by the cbureliwan dens, distributed large quantities of coals, meat, brtad, pos toes, oatmeal. flannel, blankets, women's cloaks, and shoes, to the deserving poor in their respective loculiti , s. The recipients of Mr. Whiteside's bounty had their tickets, which were issued on Monday, exchanged for beef and mutton, the quanuty given varying in proportion to the number in each family. SOUTHWARL.—The Ladies' Association, consisting prin cipally of the Society of Friends, distributed supplies of coals sr.d oatmeal to the poor inhabitants of the Borough and Newington ; and in sonic cases of extreme destitution or illness, money and warm clothing were also given. A distribution of coals and other necessaries was also made by the parochial authorities in their respective districts. ST. MARTIN IN TIER FICLON.—The parochial authori ties iuued bread, meat, potatoes, and coals, to the poor inhabitants, and in some instances blankets were given. At the Soup Kitchen, Leicester-square, a good supply of bread and soup, &c., is given to every distressed appli cant, witle reference to sect or parish settlement; not withstanding that the weather has been unusually mild for the season, the cases of urgent distress that have como before the committee exceed iu number that of any prcvi mu winter since its institution; and, the funds being at present very low, it is to be feared that without assistance from the benevolent, a large portion of the applications for food cannot be attended to. ST. MART-LE STRAND AND THE PRECINCT OF THE S tvov.—The churchwardens and overseers issued .sUlbs. of coals, besides bread, meat, and potatoes, to each poor roomkeeper in the parish and premucts. Mr. Thurs ton, of Catherine-street, Strand, issued his annual gifts of k:4 o OS t to 140. cno filo here ore.. Jo is ry to WATS lil ol ncod epee , and lath. I (or west. wt to men the tail* bantal mart bc re vette* ( cod& the that of it cro ivuned blb doubt kg•lase