The Express. — London, England, 1866-12-26 00:00:00

.$, I 111, :. I 1 1 '1 It r. • 1 1 1 l • . , , tr--- 1 k, 11. r ~' ..o+ ClnilsTMAS-DAy IN TEE WORKHOUSES• The follow►ng statistics show that there is this I:llwWtmas throughout the metroPoli• Isment! hisimaft bath in in-door and out-door peoples, the parishes of Bt. Pancras and Lambeth being the largest sufferers from this unfortunate state of affairs. In the former the recipients et relief approsek nearly to 10,000, or one twentieth of the population, and an iDCTeele of nearly 500 se compared with the corresponding period of last year. EMI the parishes of St. George's, liamver-square, and Paddington, lave not eacaped, Ildarylebose has en increase of over ST. MASTLESS: 4 Z. Population, 161,680. Persons receiving indoor relief, 47 ; ou tdoor, 3,193; total, 5,340 . In the workhouse, at men, 1,000 women, and 101 children. At Southall schools, 4)2 children. In asylums, 266 lunatics, and 35 mess at Margate, &a. At corresponding period of last 2,1:i3 indoor and 2,465 outdoor poor. Cluistroas =fare : plum pudding, roast beef, vegetables, ka t and 1 pint of Truman and Ranbury's porter each adult. Oranges, nubs, fruit, tobacco, snug, and toys by private subecription. Ingredients of the Marylebone Christmas pudding : Flour. 500 Its. ; raisins, 3131b5. ; cur rants, 3131 M. ; suet, 3201b5. ; sugar, 148Ibs. ; candied peel, 34lbs. ; spice, Sibs. ; ginger, 3lbe. ; suet, 111 be. ; mil ll llons ; II gallons; eggs, 850. Mr. Douglas, the master, observes a great decrease in canals for past three months, averaging 450 weekly, against 1,000 in corre sponding periods last year, acco u nted for by the strict manner in which the labour test is applied to each able-bodisd casual, and the support given to the work house authorities by the magistrates in committing for re fusing or neglecting to work. Daring the past half-year 35 casuals were sent to prison, three only being for tearing up clothes ; wards under paid superintendence, and directors about to appoint persons to give religious in struction each night to inmates of n casual wards. Decrease ion indoor poor, 6 ; increase in outdoor, i crease, 722. ST. PANCRAR. Population, 200,000. In the workhouse, o 2,91 ; chil d= at Forest-gate and Hanwell schools, lunatics at asylums, 388 ; total at other places, 757 ; total indoor poor, '2,848 (at corresponding period last year, 2,638) ; outdoor poor, 6,796 (last Christmas, 5,555). Christ mas fare : Half-pound roast beef, free from bone; jib. plum pudding, 1 pint 51eux's porter; with tobacco, snuff, tea, s butter, isc., extra ; and oranges, apples, and ugarsweetmeats for children. The ingredients and cost of the St. Pancras pudding were : - Flour, 7701 be., 51. 91. 3d. ; suet, 5121ba., 141/. 10s. bd. ; sugar, 2521 be., 41. 10s. ; raisins, 3001b5., M. Is. 'id. ; currants, 3001ba., U. Is. 9d. ; candied peel, albs., 2'. B s. ; ale, 15 gallons, 11. 10s. ; eggs, 1,500, 61. Hs. 3d. ; spice, Ilb., ; total cost of the pudding, 47/. ss . 3d. Casuals dur in g week, 44:3, against 534 last year. Increase on indoor poor, 210 on o. o utdoor, 1,241 ; t o tal increase, 1,451 ; total relieved, 9,64 ST. WART, ISLINGTON. Population, 1.10,000. area, 3,050 acres. Inmates of the workhouse, 513 dart (hristmas, 506) ; men, 199 ; women, 286 ; children, 2:4. In the Infant House, Horme , l-road, 32 adults ; boys , 113 ; girls, 94 ; farmed uut, 221 ; lunatics 37 aged men, 31 women, and 4 children ; outdoor poor, 3,184 (List year, 2,556) ; relief for week in money, 17s. 6d. ; in kind, 331. 2s. bld. ; total, 2171. Oa. 243. (last Christmas, 1471.25. 6d.) Christmas fare : Rosat beef, 6os. free from bone ; Boz. baked potatoes ; 4or. bread ;11b. boiled plum pudding. and 1 putt of Truman and HAD bury's porter ; extra allowance of tea and sugar to adults, and oranges and other fruits to children. Ingredients o wor kh o use pudding : 71 1 e. of candied peel, 1 cwt. raisins, f 1 oatcurranta, 1 cwt. suet, hkilbe. sugar, and cwt of Sour. lucrease of poor, 63.1. RT. MARY ABBOTS, KENSINGTON. Population at last census, 70,108. Inmates of work house, 531 (last year, 485) ; males, 181 ; females, 264 ; children, ; outdoor poor, 1,379 (last year, 1,1r.6.)) ; adults, 761 ; children, 61t3 ; relief in money and kind for week, 1151. 16a. 7d. (last year to 911. 4s. 6d.) Fare for adults, 111). pudding, ill). roast beef, with potatoes, and 1 pir. of Barclay's porter. Children, 136 at St. George's Industrial School, Phushet; tobacco and snu ff, and sweettneatsand toys for children. Mr. W. Ranting has again presented 151. for distribution amongst aged and children to be distributed by Mr. Blackwell, master. Number of casual poor very muck increased, viz., 262 men, 131 women, and:4s chil dren ; total, 428. Corresponding week last year, 172 ; in crease on indoor poor 50, outdoor 359, casuals 256 ; total increase, 715. RT. OILEA'S AND RT. GEORGE'S BLOOMSBURY. Inmates 714 a Rest year 748) ; males 224, females 404, boys 97, Girls 61) ; at infant house Holme Court, 107 ; last year, Out-door poor, 1,367 thud year 1,201) year uls 436, children 7::1. Tramps, last week, :335 (last 296.) Fare: roast beef, Ilb. ; potatoes ad libitum; pudding, alb, each. Tobacco and snuff, los. each adult ; oranges, he. to children. Holidays allowed. Increase in indoor, 37 ; outdoor, 166 ; tota l increase, 203. STRAND UNION. Population in 1661, 42,K118 ; area, 166 acres. In the workhouse, 496 ; last year, b 39; children at Edmonton, 256 ; last year, 259. Roman catholic children sent to schools at North Hyde and Norwood : Ont.door. 1,769; last Christmas. 1,496. Relief in money and kind increased from 1151 to 170/. weekly ; lunatics increased from 122 to 141. Christman fare : 6oz. boiled pork, two sorts of =les, 11b . plum pudding, 1 pint of porter, snuff and , and fruit and bread and butter, money, and e vening out. Ingredients of pu ddin g : 2001 be. flour, 200Ibe. fruit, 201:wi. suet, 40 quarts milk, spice, citron, i.e. Con tract priers of meat, bread, flour, bacon, and cheese enor mously increase 4 over those of last year. Remarks. - nameless Poor Act. -Casual wards, with rare exceptions, full every night, even in height of summer and during harvest, whet. labourers were required. Decreed° in in door poor, 46; increase in out-door, 271 ; total increase, sr. MAR.:AT:ET AND ST. JOHN's, WEsTMTS , TER. Area. t 47 acres; population, 68.177. Initiates of two workhouses. Kensington and "Petty Franvo," trio (last year, 92 , -; witdoor poor, 2,510 (hat year, 1.: , 25); 1,317 adults; 1.1% el.ildren ; out relief in kind. 1041. 13s. 11.1. : money, .4(. Y.. ; total, 1:W. 194. I la. (last christinas, *.is.) Fare to inmates-Roast beef Iwd pork, potatoes and plum padding. and 1 pint bf porter each ; n t 1 out families extra allowance of meat, tea, and sugar ; weight of pudding at Kensington-house 1,20011.5., viz.,-- !lour, 30011's. ; raisins. 3001bs. ; currants, 2241b5. ; suet, 201 1 be. ; eggs, 200; peel, Illbs.; sugar. 501ba. ; spice, 311 a. ; milk, 10 gallons. " Petty France" pudd h ing : we ight alaut 3201b5. ; ingredients , same proportion, wit the exception of bread, oatmeal. rice, &c., whieti is much higher. The contract prices of provisions are lower than last year. Ibit irg the past year 15,2113 tramps have been admitted to the casual wards ; increase ou indoor poor, 2 ; on outdoor poor. GS.); total increase, 657, sT. AA MEs's, WEsTNIINsTER. Inmates, 729 (last year,Men, 240 ; women, 41S; children, .12 ; children at schools, Battersea, 200 (last year, 05) ; outdoor, 1.016 (last year, 774). Fare, Soz. roast beef, 100,.. baked potatoes, lib. plum pudding, 1 pint of porter; children in proportion. Ingredients of Christmas p e adieg, Nabs. raisins, 20011 n. currants, 1121bs. sugar, 30Ibs. peal, 3)11c. spice, 2101bs. suet, 3001bs. flour, 11 1 0 eggs. A series of lectures on entertaining, subjects have been given. and received with great delight by aged in mates. Increase on indoor poo r . 42 ; on outdoor, 242 ; total inmaase, 284. ST. ettillenwets. Population, 71,489 . I ndoor poor, 8.24 (last year, 705). Men, 245 ; women. 212 ; children in house, 69 ; at Sutton, 268 ; women at Margate, 30. Outdoor poor : adults, 1,327 children, 1.126 ; total, 2,4N1 (last year, 2.055). Out relief : manes. :i6/. 13e. 4,1. ; kind, 165/. Ile. ; total, 2021.45. 711. (corresponding week last year, 144/. pHs. 10d.) Dinner: roast beef, porter, plum-pudding, &c. Tea and j cake in evening. Guardi:ms subscribe for extras' and a fête early in the year. By permission of guardians, soup kitchen opened at the workhouse for outdoor pour, main tained by gentry of district ; received very gratefully, not being considered parochial relief. Casual Poor Act : num bers incre.tsed very largely at early part of year. but have been lighter during the last four months. Increase in indoor poor, 119 ; and in outdoor . 39s ; total increase, 517. WHITECHAPEL UNION. Inmates. 808 (last year, 708) : males, 503 ; females, 414 ; 1 children, 91. Illsjoiity of children at Industrial Schools, I Forest-gate. Fare: baked beef, 11b. baked potatoes, • 1 pint Truman's porter, and Ilb. pudding, with extra allowanco of tea, sugar, &c., for breakfast and tea. Ingre dients of pudding : Flour, 4201b5. ; suet, 1921b5. ; raisins. 5041b5. ; currants, 1401bs. ; peel, 211b5.; ice, 2lbs. ; sugar, nOPe. ; 120 quarts; eggs, 120. o return of outdoor poor. Increase on indoor, 100. STEPNEY 1141014. Population, 56,572 ; area, 576 acres. Inmates, 1,024 (last year, 1,0341: Men, 27 1 ; women, 321 ; chilbeedren, 432. Outdoor, 2,314 (last year , 1,3 8 8). Fare : Roast f, plum pudding, potatoes, and porter ; tobacco and snuff , o ran g es. ants, ke. Christmas pudding : Suet, 111 stone ; eggs, 23 dozen ; sager, I', cwt.: raisins,2) cwt. ; curra ons nts, 1 cwtin .; peel, 13llbs ; spies , :Abs. ; milk,2B gall. I.arge crease in price of provisions. Decrease on indoor, 10 ; in crease on outdoor, 926 ; total increase, 916. ST. GEORG Ares, 223 acres ; population, 48,385. Indoor poor, 829 (last year, 817): males. 2711; females, Net ; children. 46. Chillren at Industrial School, Plashet, 285. Outdoor poor, 2,521 (last Christmas. 2,044): males. 2SI ; females, 976 ; children, 1,2 , 4. Itinner, 6oz. roast beef, with potatoes, and 14oz. plum pudding, and 1 pint of Truman and Ranbury. On Boxing-day an entertainment, and aged poor regaled with cake and wine, tobacco, snuff, fruit, Ac. Weight of Christmas pu•lding, 801.11b5., in cluding 44811t5. fruit, sugar, and suet, 1 Ilbs. peel, 200 eggs, spice, essence of lemon, &c. Increase in price of meat from 7a. 41. to 7s. 1.11. per stone, and flour from 36.. to 41s. per sack. CT. LEONARD, SHOREDITCH. Population at last census, 129,339. Inmates of work house, 904 (last year 799): men, 350 ; women, 531 ; children, 23. At Brentwood, 3.50 children, who in addi tion to the performsnces of their band will have magic lantern and other amusements provided. Christmas fare, met beef )lb., bread and potatoes 31b., plum pudding, with 1 pint of porter. Out relief, 2,708 (last year, 2,358) ; men, 315; women, 1,087 ; children, 1,306. Relief in mosey , 1361. 3e. 6 1. ; in kind, 411. 3s. 211. • total, 1771. 68. 81d. ; at corresponding week last year, 12a. 111. Christmas pudding, flour 22411 a., plums 2241ba ., currants 1401 be., suet 1121ba., 360 egp, /se. Flow iameased from 325, to THE EXPRESS, WED NESDAY EVENING, DECEMB ER 26, 1866. 43a. per sack, meat and other provisions also increased in price. Inoreme on indoor, 105, sad on outdoor poor, 350 ; total incresaa, 455. hT. MARY. ROTHERHITHF -411114 800 awes ; population, 25,000. Inmates , 191 (last yw, 196) ; males, -83 ; females, 108; outdoor poor, 877 (lest year, 915) ; able, 168 ; not able, 269 ; children, 446. Fare : Roost beef and plum pudding unlimited, and 1 pint of ale each. Weight of pudding about 2cwt. Price of pro -42a.0, 10 d . per sack. A new maste r, who, in vision s : reference to workhouse management, v. o uld like a public visit. Decrease, 43. BT. MARY MAGDALENE, BERMONDSEY. Area, 610 acres 537orlation, 61, 000 . Inmates, 575 O 84 ut year, ) ; men, , 125 ; women , 126 ; men, able, ; w omen, 161 ; ,39 boys, 40 girls. At Sutton sc hools, 106 boys, 90 girls: total, 19 6 ; last y ear, 166. • Christmas fare: Doiled pork, plum pudding, and beer. Weight of pork, 3•331b5. ; weight of pudding, 4001bs. Out door. 1.243 (last year, 1,234). 2,261 persons have been admitted during the last three months into the casual wards." MTLIL-END OLD-TOWN. Population, 83,000 ; area, 681 UM ; houses, 12,000 poor rate, Bd. in the pound per quar ter ; vestry at 61; pauperism 3 per cent. on popul a ti on . Inmates, 638 (last year, 666): men, 17 9 ; wome n, 271 ; children, 188 ; lunatics, 141. Outdoor ;poor, 1,792 (last year, 1,227); week's relief, 1001. 10s. 6d. are roast beef, 11b. baked potatoes, 11b.plum pudding,lpint porter ; snuff and tobacco to aged, and apples, oranges, nuts, toys, kc., ior children. Pro visions :-Flour, 48s. 6d. against 365. per sock last yeas. Casuals rapidly increasing ; admitted during present year, 15,698, against 9,876 last you. A new ward has been erected at a cost of 800/., a id both new and i nc rease in old wards nightly filled. Decrease in indoor poor, 28 ; outdoor, 565 ; total increase, 537. ST. JOHN, HAMPSTEAD. Area, 2,252 acres ; population, T 3,000 : indoor poor, 117 (last year, 1 2 5 ) ; ma les, 54 ; females, 56 ; children, 7 ; children under five years at Hendon Union Schools d ; out door Ivor 173 (last year, 157). Fare : Breakfast an tea, additional ; dinner, ddb. roast beef, job, plum pudding, ob. potatoes, 11b. bread, and 1 pint Meux's porter ; plum calm, tobacco, snuff, oranges, and sweets in evening. Number of casuals incresae. Flour increased in price from 13s. 10d. to 18s. per cwt., and potatoes from 41. 10s. to 51. per tun. Increase in poor, 10. BREMTPORD UNION. Area, 30,716 acres ; population, 50,536 ; inmates, 415 (last year, 420) ; men, 143 ; women, 1.34 ; children, 138 ; outdoor poor, 1,410 (last year, 1,440) ; men, 272 ; women, 591 ; children, 547. Christmas fore : roast beef, 11b. potatoes, Ilb. plum pudding, 1 pint of beer ; extra tea to all, and fruit to children. Weight of pudding, 4501b5. Provisione-Flour, 6s. more per sack tUan last year; other articles much the same. HOLBORN UNION. Area, 160 acres ; population, 44,299. Indoor poor, 542 (at corresponding date last year, 468) ; outdoor poor, 1,620 (last year, 1,252). Fare, roast pork and plum pudding ad libitum . snafu , ke., for old people oranges, &c., for children. Flour, 395. per sack, against 31s. last year. Separate establishment for vagrants away from the work house. Increase, 442. KT. MART, LAMBETH. Population at 1861 census, 161,908. In the workhouse, 1,146 (last year 1,061) ; males. 513; females, 552; chil dren, 81 ; outdoor poor. 6,614 (last Christmas, 6,185). Fare : 11b. roast pork, 311 b. potatoes, apple sauce, and mustard, 1 pint of porter, anti 14oz. good plain pudding ; bread and butter and tea for all, with tobacco, snuff, ke. Braes band of boys schools at Norwood to attend and per form. and dissolving views and optical illusions, Ste., by donations of guardians. Increase on indoor poor, outdoor, 4'29. Total poor receiving relief, 7,760. Total increase, 514. wr.wr LONDON UNION WORKHOUSE, UPPER HOLLOWAT. Inmates 529 (last year 484) : men, 161 ; women, 313 ; children. 45. The mass of the children fared out at the Central London District School, Hanwell. Outdoor poor, 1.343 (last year 1.351). Christmas fare : Goz. roast beef, 12 oz. pot.stoes, 1 oz. pudding, 1 pint of porter ; tobacco, snuff, oranges, &c. Weight of pudding :21 cwt. flour, 1 cwt. of raisins, currants 2 cwt.. sugar 401b5., pee 141b5., spice 51bs. Bread 13s. Bd., against 10s. 111 1 . per cwt. Increase of poor, 37. wasnswoers AND CLAPHAM UNION. I n mates of workhouse, 610 (last year 572) ; V 9 men, 2% women, and S 5 children ; also 198 c 172). hi l dren at North Surrey Schools at Penge ( last y ear Outdoor poor, 243 (lost year 181) casuals, T 37 (last year 440). Fare : ;lb. roast beef, 11b. potatoes, Ilb. plum pudding, and 2 pints porter each adult ; snuff and tobacco, oranges, kc. Decrease, 109. A PRIMO POBTRLIT OF STEPHENS. The following letter *probers in the New York Times of Dec. 7. The Mater is described es the " late president of the Fenian Military Council in Ireland, and late acting C. E. L R." To the Sincere Members of the Fenian Brotherhood at home and abroad : Countrymen and Brothere,—As a Fenian of nearly seven years' standing I feel it my painful duty to lay before you the reasons which have forced me to the (for us) humilia ting conclusion that Jame s Ste p hens, the present head of our national organization, is not only no good man, but that he is a political humbug, if not a cheat and a rascal besides. The first time that I had information of Stephens having manifested the cloven foot was after the Fenian Fair in Chicago , so me three and a half years ago. Ac oc cor k, a d ing to a letter then p ublished by Mr. P. T. Sherl brother who withdrew from our society, it appears that JamesPtephens took very ungentlemanly, unworthy, and unbecoming measures to himself of the sum of 1,000/., part of the proc of the Chicago Fair, and which had been set apart for certain purposes. For this money, as for all other fund' which have passed through him hands, Stephens has never rendered any account. This Sherlock letter, even at that early date, shows up the character of Stephens in its true light, and should be read by every Fenian lover of the truth. The first time that I saw Ste phens was in May, 1865, in Dublin. He wee then in a most violent and undignified rage against • poor soldier of the sth Regiment of Dragoon Guards, who, being a Fenian, had deserted contrary to the orders of the boss, in order to save himself from the cruel sentence of an inevitsble court martial. At that time I was in Ireland on Fenian business, and was the ranking, military officer of our o r there. Instead of being placed by Stephens in a position where any military experience I might posseas could be made of some benefit to the I. R. 8., I was kept in total ignorance for a long time of everything that was passing. When I complained to Stephens of my inactivity, he gave me an order to make him " a drawing of a corps d'armle of 50,000 men formed in line of battle, with their ammunition and baggage—every man in his place !" A military man will readily see the absurdity and uselessness of such anon 'easiest order ; but I would not have gone to the trouble of mentioning it here were it not for the fact that Stephens arr ogates to himself all th e knowledge, political and m tray, in the organizatio n. At that particular period I thought my time might have been better employed in as ' sisting Irish American officers, perhaps abler than myself, in perfecting the organization of the I. R. 8., and ink s preparations for the fight which S te p hens had pa last year, but which, by his acts, he prevented from taking place. Immediately after the seizure of the /rise People newspaper, and the first arrests in Dublin, when Stephens retired to his luxurious retreat in the " sweet solitude" of the banks of the Dodder, the writer, in virtue of his rank, was appointed President of the Military Council which the C. 0. thought proper to name. It was • military council nominally only, for it possessed none of the prerogatives, powers, or privileges which should have belonged to it—its principal, and I might say only duty was to find lodgings for Irish-American officers arriving from the United States. Yet while Stephens completely deprived the military coun cil of the power of benefitting the I. R. B. in any way, he industriously circulated the fact of its existence, boththat in America and Ireland. The result of this policy was while he loosened men's purse-strinp abroad and lined his pockets by reason of their growing confidenue in the cause, the American officers in Ireland, seeing that the military council took no steps towards preparing for action, and supposing it to possess faculties for that purpose, very natu rally concluded that it was composed of numskulls and incompetent men, who were incapable of laying down a common-sense plan of action suited to the case. Under this impression very many of the Irish-American officers returned to the United States ; and though they may have had other and more selfish motives to bring them back here and abandon the cause, still I can hardly blame them now for taking the action they did, seeing that they had good reason to lose confidence in Mr. Stephens and his military council—especially the latter, while the fact was that its hands were tied. This military council, wishing to be useful and to discharge its dirty, and thinking it detected an absence of any military plan in Ireland for carrying out the business of a great revolution, suggested one to Ste f phens for his adoption. It wa s unanimously approved o M the council before su bmitting it to Sir. Stephens It . was insultingly rejected by the great C. 0. I R. as lacking in " originality and logical comprehensiveness." He saw it all himself, and knew more about it than the men who had seen a hundred bloody fields, from the Rapidan to New Orleans. We acquiesced in his decision for the sake of the cause, and not in deference to his opinion. The writer always has been, and is now, of the opinion that if we take the field before England becomes involved in sonic foreign or domestic di ffi culty, we will litendly be " stamped out." I told Stephens last year, as I tell the world now, that no su ccessful rising can take place in Ireland while glandEnga basks in the sunshine of peace and tranquillity ; but told him that if he resolved to fight I would act with him to the beet of my judgment and ability. That is my posi tion to this hour. Stephens declared for battle ; and I ask why in God's name did he not take the field last year, as he Irelandadc would and swore he would ! I know of no man in wh not c h ee rfully have run the desperate risks with him if he had made an attempt to keel' his word. lie did not do it. Has he ever given an exidanation of why he didn't fight last year to the t housands of patriotic Irish men who have been contributing to his support so long ? or to the friends and relatives of the brave hearts that his ruinous policy has cast into the felon's cell? He has done grievously wrong in pledging himself to fi ght by any parti cular time; he has done worse by not keeping his word, and is guilty of political madness, if nothing worse, in making a second open promise of fight " this year," which he can not keep, even to save his life, which he prizes so dearly. o revolutionaryleader can or shouldcompromiac himself to fight at any particular time. Why did he do it? and having failed once, why did he try it a second time, to fail igno miniously also? There is no faith or reliance in the man. But that is nut all. There are grave reasons for believing that the man is not sincere in hie professions of patriotism. Would any patriotic man in his sound senses, much leas a leader worthy of respect,think of dedicating 8,0001. sterling to establish a cannon factory for the Fenians underthe enemy's nose in the city of Dublin? That was the fixed intention of Stephens ; and the first arrests in Ireland and the want of funds were the sole causes of compelling him to abandon this hobby. That was arming the 1.R.8. with a vengeance! I tried to convince him that by expending 1 1 ,000 L in the purchase of small arms (which might prove somewhat easier to conceal than a cannon factory), we might then be in a position to help ourselves to all the cannon in Dublin, free of cost or carriage. But in vain. He was bens on having " seventy cannon of different calibres, with plenty of shot and shell, and the factory besides," all for the sum of 8,000/., to be collected from our confiding countrymen in America. Can a man with such ideas be in earnest? and, if so, should he be suffered to direct a great revolutionary movement? Such a man must be either knave or fool, and in either case equally unsuited to the position which he clings to. What can be expected from a leader who ex cludes every Irishman of ability and good social standing in Ireland from the brotherhood? 1 know men at home of the first rank in society who would gladly have joined the 1.R.8., but who were deterred from doing so by the selfish, egotistical, and incomprehensible conduct of Stephens. The influence of one of these men would be worth that of ten thousand James Stephenses, yet they are left out in the cold by the arbitrary conduct of the C.O. I know one eminent barrister in Dublin who offered to me his valuable services gratis, in defence of the Fenian pri soners last year, and at a time when the funds of the URI:. could ill afford to pay the fees of counsel ; yet those services were scornfully rejected by Mr. Stephens. I know of another highly respectable business man in Dublin, when speaking of whom Stephens was in the habit of using the most opprobrious language ; yet the great C.O. when he was desirous of running off to Paris, instead of fighting as he said he would,had to borrow money from that same man in order to pay his expenses to France, notwithstanding that Stephens had received from America the sum of 243,000 dole. Comment is useless. What be came of these 363,000 dole? Apropos of France. If Stephens really wanted to move in Ireland this year, why did he stay lionizing two long blessed months in Paris, airing his doubtful greatness with that antiquated and eccentric piece of political old trumpery, the Marquis de Boissy ? Why did not he send to " the men in the gap" some of the considerable amount of money which he re ceived from honest John Mitchel in Paris ? How did he earn the denunciations of Mitchel? Was it for building churches or endowing monasteries with the Fenian funds? When O'Mahony's commissioner last year asked Stephens to give an account of moneys which had reached him from this aide of the water, he quietly balanced the books bz remarking that he had "spent it in organizing pur poses. " But," said the commissioner, "have you any further statements to make on the subject?" "Why , no. replied the boss, " I spent it and • great deal more " (I think be said four times as much), " which was raised at home and in England and Scotland." I was present when this oc. cnrred. But can we naturally expect great things of a man who told the writer that, " If Ireland were free to sonmorrow he would not live in it: he would go to the th of France !" I think that Is the likeliest place Le will turn up in soon, and not on the green fields of his CHATHAM. ][ Lac. 2rs native land, with the standard of rebellion in his hand. It is • pity he did not go there seven yea Tears ago, so that some . The ironclad ship Northumberland, 26, 6,621 more earnest man might fill his place to-day. I remember one night, at a meeting in Dublin, where representations ton, 1,350-horse power (nominal), in charge of Steil. were made to Stephens to the effect that it would be neees- Commander Bate, proceeded down the Thames this morn eery to make some pecuniary sacrifices in order to keep in to the Nore, accompanied by the paddle-wheel some poor families from starving , whose attachment to steamers Adder, Monkey. Locust, and Bustler. She our cause had led them into that condition. The boss was was navigated by Commander J . Hod g es, assistant master very much annoyed, but gave, or rather flung, his con. attendant at Sheerness dockyard, with a party of 200 'as sent in the face of the party asking for the relief, exclaim. IneD, stokers, and riggers from this dockyard and the steam ing with supreme contempt : " Give the dogs a bone." reeerve, Mr. Cullins, chief ezepneer of the ship, being in The man is a tyrant who cares for himself first, and for charge of the machinery, and Mr. Anderson representing nobody else afterwards. At the very time spoken of above, Messrs. Penn and SODS, the makers of the engines. The Stephens wee spending his 100 dole a day in the indul- Northumberland is to he prepared for commission forth . genes of his expensive horticultural ta stes, and was squan. wi deriug thousands of dollars in the purchase of fine wines, An order has been received at this garrison directing Bross-ls carpeting, and princely furniture. We all know recruiting to be forthwith opened for the corps of Royal these statements to be true ; besides that, nearly 2,000/. Artillery, which is considerably below its proper compile in gold, silver, notes, and drafts were found by the police men(. The order also directs No. 6 battery of the let in his hands at the , time of his arrest. All this, when Division Depot Brigade Royal Artillery to proceed from Irish-American officers and Irish patriots were starving headquarters to Woolwich, where the invalid depot will in from want of the common necessanes of life, around him future be stationed. and all over Ireland. Yes, he is • shrewd man when his The troops at this garrison, including the corps of Royal own interests are concerned, and knows well his own short- Marine Light Infantry, were provided to-day with a sub comings. lso, if the I.R.D. could get rid of hiin, they dentist Christmas dinner, the funds for which were would have kicked him out of the organization long ago ; vided chiefly by the officers of the respective depots, but ho has hung on to it like an incubus •he has duck to All the barrack-rooms and men's quart ers s were very taste the power, not it to him. To enable hi m to do so he has I fully decorate& with evergreens , , and flowers. uniformly attempted to eirtracke every intellivnt well • Irishman who man ifested a desire of identifying h' with the brotherho od, for he knew that by admit ting such persons int* the 1.R.8. he would be whetting a knife to cut his own throat, politically speaking. There fore he endeavoured to keep such dangerous men aloof, and left the 1.R.8. no choice of leadership but in himself. De• lightfully he has managed its affairs. Is the man honest, just or wise, who wr ote to Oldahony that after a certain time he would get himself arrested in Ireland r His wife managed (unwittingly, however) to accomplish this for him before be expected, by her shopping excursions from the banks of the Dodder into Dublin. That drew the detectives after her, and they fished up Mr. Stephens yet he attempted to lay the change of betraying him to the door of some 'apposed false friend or enemy to the mum. proof of tUe preca u tions of concealment which Stephen In ens took, I may mention the fact that the writer who was president of his military council, knew neither the locality of his residence nor the new name (Herbert) which he had taken until informed of the latter by a seamstress of Dublin, and of the former I am in ignorence even tothis day. When Stephens was arrested, the writer was elected unanimously, by . the Centres and Military Council, in Irelands' acting provisional C. 0. I. R. This, of course, was until Stephens could be released from prison, and so that the organization might not be without • head in the interim. I hereby call upon the Irish Centres and the Military Council to declare if I ever ruggested to any one or more of them the idea of my being elected in the place of Stephens. For the offence of daring to imagine that the I. R. B. had any right to a leader during Ste hen's ab sence, I was ordered to " go immediately to America, and not return until with the first expedition." I came to America in time, unfortunately, to fin 's throats in d Oliahony, R o berts, and Sweeney tilting at each other a most disgraceful manner. Dv leaving Ireland I made a ed at the head consc i en tious attempt to have some one pkc of the organisation while Stephens could be delivered from jail. For that offence I was subse qu ently charged with the crime of making an attemp t to " subvert the power in Ireland, place myself at the head of the movementthe note ," and ruin things generally. Of course the paragraph in of Stephens making these charges contains an insinuation that I had, in order the better to carry my p, attempted to gain possession of the funds of the organize tion, and had probably been the cause of Stephens's appre hension for the same reason. I can now appesd to my .00ntpa on both sides of the water who are acquainted with the circumstances of tho case—more especially the centres of Dublin and the members of the late military council—to judge and inform our countrymen in all lann this matter, un justifiable and arbitrary conduct of Stephens i as in all others where hie caprice and wrongheadedness lead him to act. I take this occasion to thenk the gentlemen of hich the deputation from the Iri sh centres, now in this city, w waited upon me last week, for the kindness of their feelings toward me, and for their patriotic intentions of delivering me • document signed by all the Irish centres in New York, certifying to the blainelearness of my con duct during the short time I conducted affairs in the Ireland, u pon condition that I would not go into press againd should Stephens. They patriotically wished thanothing be published against the C. 0. I. R.—not for his sake by and means, but for that of the cause. Theseence com has - patriots are mistaken in their real ; forbear ceased to be a virtue, and I have in this note painted James Stephen not as I could have wished, but simply as I found him. James Stephens forgets that I voted Fe no less a sum than 6001. sterling (at • time when funds were l o w enough, God lenows), as a reward to any person or persons who might accomplish his escape from prison. Surely he forgets this when he charges me with insubordination and worse. But his conduct in this affair is of a piece with the man's character. I wonder when Le intends giving the two men who assisted him out of prison, at their own peril, another 501. of the 5101. yet dueroth to them for their services ? And now, countrymen a brothers on both sides of the water, a word with you are parting. Stephens's attempt at a rising at home th ailure, earis y— not for if he makes one at all—will be an ignominious f the want of good men and true, to do and dare all that brave ones can for their country, but for the want of proper military direction, of which Stephens has willingly and knowingly deprived the " m en in the gap." Stephens will probably turn up in the " South of France," and leave a few bravo spirits to their doom at the tender mercies of en s , it law. But do not despair, nil countrymen ; it is " the constant drop that wears the stone"--stiok to your organisation and keep it intact both in Ireland and America. Centres, keep your circles together, circles obey the centres whom you have chosen to direct your efforts. Work on silently , quietlytien ; increase your numbers and perfect your orgamsa ; draw closer around you the strong bonds of patriotic brothership. but pay no more contributions for quixotic Canadian incursions or "rising' in Ireland this year." Watch for the time when " England's difficulty will one be Ireland's opportunity." It is coming, and let it be year or twenty, we must wait for it—then stri F. ke, and may God nerve your arms. F. MILLEN. P.S.—When I shall hear of James Stephens basing effected a landing in Ireland, that he has taken the field according to promise, I will most cheerfully retract I w all ill I have said against him in this note ; nay, further, dress myself in sackcloth and ashes, arid, with a halter about my neck, I will seek out the great lilanator and aye to him, I am unworthy to live—dispose you of my life as you will. However, until that happens, w DIILLEN. hat I have written above must remain said. F. F. New York, Dec. 3,1866. *porting frttelaigence. EALING CIIRLSTSESMAS ANNU W AL haIEgPLE CHA (T041ORRO). THE GREAT WESTERN PLATE of 30 soya. ; list 7Th each; whiner to be sold • certain allowances. Two miles. Tier. SELLING HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE of 3 sovs. each, with 20 added ; winner to be sold for 401. About 2 miles. THE EALING HUNT CUP, value 60 guineas, for hunters, 3-yr-olds and upwards ; weight for age ; winners of any steeplechase value 50 move. 7 1 b extra ; n on-profesaionab allowed 51b. About 3 miles . Age Age Age Ben a Firefly The Captain Vi o let The Orn pha Itandoline a Jack o' Newbury.. 6 Hungerford • I lellopolis Cloughhally • Newcastle . 6 THE 1:IA111170N HUNT PLATE of 900 sovs., added to a Sweepstakes of 10 soya. each, 3 ft, open to any horse in the United Kingdom • 14st each ; winners of a steeple chase 71b extra ; profes sionals 71b extra. About 3 miles. Age Ago Age Th e Plover sly Fos a Old Oswestry .... 8 Sir William a Flower Girl High Flyer (11 W.. 6 Firms ay Sl•tig 11 le 31areugo A I Mown Firefly The Net Ploughboy THE MIDDLE'S' HANDICAP of o sow. each (in case of acceptance), with 30 added ; winners after Dec. 14, at 10 a.m., 71b extra. About two miles. Age st lh Age at II Iltuazet 6 12 10 Tourist Sir hobby • 12 5 Wheldrake Merrimac a 12 5 Milford 6 101 Sly fox Little Frank Lady Douglas 6 11 10 Harrington Cut l er Reporter Serious C ame Arlescott The R. Rue Diornml 5 11 5 Masterpiece 6 10 Osead 6 11 5 Kingsbury Brahma 4 11 2 Pirate Marengo Liston Shuttlecock' a 11 0 lady Manche 6 10 Watford Ch ar l emag ne Old Ireland ;bb''.... a 11 0 Ned el the Hills a 10 WESTBURY (WILTSHIRE) STEEPLECH ASPS. —Thetie races will be held on Friday nest. The programme issued is an excellent one, and the course can be reached from London in time for the first race by the train that leaves Paddington at 9.15 a.m. Einibtrditg Entelligtntt, CAMBRIDGE, DEC. N. TRINITY HALL.—At a meeting of the Master and Fellows of Trinity Hall, held this day, Mr. Robert Romer, M.A. (senior wrangler, 1863, professor of mathematics at Queen's College, Cork), was admitted fellow of the college, and Charles Wager Ryalls, B.L. (head of civil law classes, 184 ), was elected into the vacant law studentship. At the same time G. T. lilarye, M. J. Riley, and 11. J. Vigor were elected scholars of the college. flabat an /HiMarv. UNARM 01 BOLIOITONS AID TORTHER PAITISULANI 20 °MEADO 01 AT TER OFFIOR OE THE OH M EMMA 0011111NANIZOPTOT. RanDERIALL-INRIST.I BANKRUPT& Men= MAIM, Rnow-hill, City, oitlai-house keener, to render Jan. 7, at 11. W I LLIAM Bann, City - road , newspaper agent, Jan. 7, at it WILLIAM Baton, Belvedere, Erith, builder, Jan. 7, at It ' Jaim READ, jun., Alpha-road, Poplar, earkewood epe dealer r, Jsa. Jr. d. JOllll Engin& Ae.ann, lag of Canterbury, , at 11. 11 "'smug sus, Church-street, Woolwich. pagtd. Jan. 7, d plume= Joan Pica, Folkestone, blakw's clerk, Jan. 7, at tt . 010801 Gadugt. titockwelLterraes, Clapham-read, raw . Jan. 7, at 1. EDICHI 08 110 $ JORNIIOB, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk, bigi r Jan. 7, at 1. WILLIAM HOWARD GLOVER, Eton-straet, Primrose-hill, Cresoenteplwas, Burton-crescent, teacher of music, Jaa :j WILLIAM ATWOOD, High-street. Vauxhall, and Dotting, g int wood dealer, Jan. 7, at 1. RUMMER APE LITOn PEAlogn. Lower Norwood, rebel Jan. 9/at 11. ARTHUR Penge, Surrey, baker, Jan. 12, at 11. JOSIPH FRANCIN, St. Jolui'stterrace, Walhanigreen, and Oek t place, Shepherd's Bush. baker, Jan. 1!, at 11. 1081 ULTATa, Nelson-terrace, Southend, and Rayleigh, b ottii shoe maker, Jan. 12, Jan. I at 11. WILLIAM Kanner, Ume-ageet, City, merchant, t d ONOstog To= and Senate JAY= BETcliga, Northing* ging's-crossi adapter-street, City ; and Regenteireet, py merchants, Jen. 12, at 12. C HAR LES HEARS KNAPP, Bt. John's.woodEerrace, add*, Jan. 12, at 12. WILLIAM litUtnas, New Barnet, beershop keeper, Jan. It * I. Fidecra PAsson, Oraham-road. Worthing, builder, Jan. it AMOUR WALLACH", Haekney-road, boot and aloe sissek. tutor, Jan. 12, at 1. WEIMAR BM W 7 /111ano, Staldon-place, Bennondset candle clerk, Jan. 12 D , at 1. 112011ALD DELOI, Londoun-place, Brixton, merchant's de, Jan. 12, at I. flagon 002922.1., Torriancsavenne, Kentish Town, codiut Jan. 12, at 1. GEORGE FORMICARY, Fisherton Anger, Wiltshire, hop s a g teem, Jan. 15, at 11. THOMAS JardesBof MAYALL, JAMES SYMMS, JOSEr A Moog LLOYD JONES, and ALEXANDRIA KUOLLAND, Dalton, Indiesubber nianufacturers, Jan. 18, at 11. 'Add WILSON, Wernouthetreet, New Kent-road, coffeekase keeper. Jan. 18, at 11. WILLIAM PAGE. Bridge-terrace, Kemal-green, Carpente, hp . le, at IT Hagar WassndLOolehal,Donetsbire, cattle dealer, Jaa.lagt JosEril DANUIL CetAlgit, Greenwich, hosier. Jan. is. dl. JOSEPH MIDGLEY, Lambeth, licensed victualler, Jan. la, sit HARMON? LAWRENCE Wealth, South-quay, Worcester, to and feed merchant, Jan. la, at 12. Jona 1,8158, Ktdrgrove, Staffordshire, draper. Jan. 11, sag Jentu Loan. Oadity, Leicestershire, hosier, Jan. 14. at IL JOHN BASWELL. Nottingham', !see maker. Jan. 15, at 11. EVAN BONA, lianwonno,Glamorgallshlre, IsnOtmaker,Jtakatu SAMUEL II 11151' Halts; Jan. 7, at 11 Je EDWARD ALEILID WASTLET, Brynrhedyn, Carnareonddre, THOMAB Jonas, Bhyd, Carnarvonshire, farmer, Jan. 8, at JAMES BROWN KEE, Liverpool, ship broker, Jan. 5. st 11. THOMAS WITHEAILL,Iate of Stockport, licensed victaallir,Ja 11, at 11. EDWARD NiaLD, Manchester, yarn agent, Jan. 11, at It admit RICHARDS FREEMAN and ABBAHAX GRUNDY, 310116 ter, engineers, Jan. 17, at IS GEORGE ALEXANDRA, Manchester, merchant, Jan. 21, at IL Tann STOW, Rochdale, shopkeeper, Jan. 8, at 12. BANIMLMOURB.NewauaIe-uponlyne. hotel keeper, JIM.BItI joag IMEgER, Wellington, Herefunishire; betthouse bete Jan. 8, at 10. THOMAS fillhelTT, Kirkland and Kendal, Westmorland, batter Jan. a, 0010. T O ITIPLADY, Bramharts, Yorksh., innkeeper. Jan. 7, at 1. 0E OEOI MEDIFURST, Rye, market gttniener, Jan. 10, at 11. WILLIAM foggyEE, Corbridge, Northumberland, leakage Jan. 8, at 12. Faits TRAVIS, Stonefield, Staffortlith., innkeeper, Jan.:, at , JANES WHIELER, Darlaston, Staffordshire, roger, Jan IS all. lIENRY PROCDLont. Longton, Staffordsb., butcher, JILL sill . JOHN HUTCHINSON STOTHLID, South Cave, Yorkshire, Wig, Jan. 5, at 12. EXILE CAREN, TOckintentli, Cornwall, Jan. 5, at 11. JOWLED WAY, late of Derby, dram, Jan. 17. et It WILLIAM MALAM. jun., Widnes, Lancash., Haider, Jan. 1,1 EDWARD ELLICE CRAMP, Birmingham, clerk, Jan. 4, at IS. FRED I RICR SMITH. Birmingham. carpenter, Jaa. 4. st W. Rona? WIDDVN THOMAS, Sutton Loldlield, Warwielogn, huckster, Jan. 4, at 10. ALFRED EDMONDS, Birmhhharn. tool maker, Jan. at 10. Grogan Bogs, Beidoll, hone breaker. Jan. la, at It FRANCIei GEORGINA ANTOINETTE CaIsEAN, Stapleton, Glom tenders, Jan. 18, at 12. EDWARD 6111818STroeKir, Bristol. beerhoese keeper, 11 at 12. CHARLES HARRIS, Mon, Gloucestersh., farmer. Jan. li, GEORGEbi aRGRAAiNATD:taxatovvinmarSIIRLD: TweiwchClibtdda7z,w.,org,,,Bonanrlstolbbau,iilildtanerr.: JlJ4r,„Laiitilte.tuu.. THOMAS H•NneetllN, Hampton Bishop, Berefordikke, dealer, Jan. 15, 410. TIIoMAS ELI.IS. Llandudno, Carnarvonahke, !deadline keeper, Dee. a, at 1!. 1 Luc Wasn't, late of Newark-upon-Trent, infikeeper,Jaa JOHN BIDDLNEWMIIII and Mona., DUFF'S, Newport, llangsakt, hootmakers, Jan. 7 at 1. HENRY cknaoLL, noiyhead. *tallier. Jan. a. at 11. HENRY LONOHOEN, Whitgift, Yorkshire, bootmaker, Jan:- RICHARD PARRY, EußßEvYnbaeh, Caraiwvuushire, diarryted Jan. 7. at 10. EaENNEER HULL and WILLIAM GEALL, Keyser, duet r Jan. 7, at 11. ERENIZER cr.ALL. Kamer, cuter, Id 7, at 11. 650801 Antics, Tilisanstone, war Deal. pie dealer, Jan, BANKILIJPECIKS ANNULLED. 0ct.19. OBADIAH FuLSIGG, Tempeford. Delfordslore, farmer. Dec. 21. THoNas DEL )(MOND, Tred. garterrsee, now, and' dos-well, August O. Mara *llBolsnous, Daman-terrace, Itigeon , clerk in the Customs. Dec. 17. Darin KELL. Lincoln, miller. Dec. 12. JOHN PRATT and WILLIAM IMATIf, Embry, Y" shoddy manufacturers. DECLLHATION OF DIVIDENDS, MARY HEATH, Glourester.place, Paddington, ate . house keeper—let dividend of 7.1.. Dec. 91, and Om sequent Wednesdays. at Edwards', lisaindallfreet. EDWARD lICNT,Threc Crown sq uare, Southwark, hop mr —lst dividend of l. Dee. 2%. and three =barque Deadeye, at &twang% Basinghall-street. WILLIAM WATSON, Guildford, and elsewhere, grocer We dead of ts. Dec. 26, and th ree subsequent at kldwarOW, EaNDEiuce ALLEN, jun.. Hampton, Middleen—lot divided fie. 3d., Disc. TS. , and thew subsequent Wednesdays, wards'. Baainethalldreet. WILLIAM PATIIRSeN, Canterbury. tailor-Ist dividend Dee. 2.1, and three subsequent Wednesdays, at Rdwa sinerhall-street. WiLLIAN NETTLETON 130YCE, filnaneetreet, commander navy on half -pay —2nd dividend of and N. tO new Dec. 24, and three subsequent Weduessiase, at Ed singhall-street. MART RASTON, Gravesend—lst dividend of H. 7d., Dec. three subsequent We Inesdays. at Edwards. Bas Houg talhallh.' JAMESMARTIN, MO-street, Borough, sod fruit salesman-3rd dividend of 414. Dec. SS, and te quent Wednesdays, FAlwanie, Delinghall-stred. DIVIDENDS. Jan. 21. J Newell. Nicholas-lane, City, iron mere' El. 0. It. Rouse, Willes-rosit, Kentbsb4own, late e' War-oniec--J nit. 21. Harriet Mary Allen. timer eta._ —Jan. 21. J. J. Hutchinson, Cliarles.teraet, nan.hent bookseller—Jan. 9. A. J. liollingtworth and H. Southampton, West--Jan Ts. W. J. B. !keno.. Wiltshire. and West-end, near southanipton, surrad—Ji W. Harrison. Liverpool, toliacco dealer - Feb. 1. W. I Godalming, tanner—Jan. h. G. Parker, Kingston copner merchant. PARTNERSHIPS DISSOLVED. I. Shackleton, J. Wod. D. Smith, S. f en dloveroid a —H. Marro w tw'omorkshl.l w. n a u d , a mid ,m l :m ters . inns! &rl.lom.Kirdt 181,1 Macd o nald and J. Seal , st. John's suture , t A. J. Wolff, it. Hasehe, and A. 11. Wolff. Rawl chants, so far as regards A. J. s W o lff. Je re -• essed- 1 Drake, and W. Ashton, Bradford , . steneewlm Bell, and C. G. Corson. Bislionsedetdreet Without, [else nists—H. P. Gnaw and T. I I arerave , Manchester W. James, ern., and W. .Tamer. jun_ Livened. ware dealers—S. Haley, B. Markey. J. Blackburn. A and J. Haley, Liverridre. Yorkshire, woollen yam if far as regards B. Starkey—E. Long, J. 0 Odell, and 1 Paddington-street, Ilaryiebone. umbrella mooitia& as regards J. K. Small—F. H. 'teeny and F. Marsh: I ter, calico printers—B. Paddon and 0. Padden ',Andre. forage dealers—John Renal ord. T. F. RI Handfurd, and Joseph Handfed, Staieybridge. nn., sine Lyne, and Droyltilen, grocers—J. Cos. i Halifax, Yorkahlre, woollen manufacturers —L. Ss Jackson. Manchester, cououission agents—J. C Denning, and Win. Clarke. Gateshead, eurineen--) T. Yates, Leicester. hoot and shoe InannfartUrn and T. Ca low, Heston Norris. Laneasltire, hrewet and W. Gravaton, Keighley. Yorkshire. bitihiers—t and W. liodgldnann. Nottingham. lace makers—. .1. Fascism, Durdhsen Down. Bristol. plumhere - J. i Stoyle, Exeter, woollen drapers—ll. D. II uirhe Parkes, LeadenhaUetreet, City, ship brokers --J, B. H. Eberhard, Birmingh am. undertakers-. C tun., and J. Autlley, Liverpool. ship builders -7 Noah. and J. A. Holmes, Dristid, shin chenille J. Williams, and D. 11l inshall. (paten, Sti manufacturers--Eilrabeth William, T. Win. Williams, and Judith Hannah Oyler Barnes. farmers, so far as regards Susannah Willlains and Ode Barnes—O. W. Law and T. 11. Irelami. 1 ancti r oneers—J. Bell J. Duncan, and A. Seat, London, so far ma regards J. Bell. tERTE(I3, MARRIAGES, AND BIRTHS. BENHAM—D ecem ber 24, at houndarrroad, the wife of H. !Scutum, Esq.. ,d a amt. BRAN DON.. _December 24. at Vicarage-terra wife of J. Brandon. Yau., of a son BOCKl:TT.—Dotetuber 24, at The Firs, Musec J. S Rockett, Esq., of a daughter. DPRHAM.—December 2't. at Oloueefteratre ct. S.W., the wile of J. Durham, jam, EAU- of t HARRlSON..—December 23, at Stourport, Amon, Esq., of a daughter. WESTON.—.—Decemlier 23, at Bervic-linme. wife of R. W. G. Weston, P.-u.. of a daugliw l MARRIAGES. PARDON— WILSON . —Deectiiher 22, at Oral by the Rev. IL E Yoraaith, W. Par of don. Grand, E.C., to liephrlhati. daughter the W I LLSON —PALI! ER. —Decembe r 22, at St. square, by the Rev. M i n.o Darken Lodge, South ms, Middlesex, I Cosham Park, Rants. WILSON—RANDALL.—December 22. at St. Southampton, by the Rev. 5 0. Wrigid. II Christ's Collette. Einehley, to S ulna daughter Eau., of Southampton. DEATHS. BEECHAM.—Deeember 23, T 0 . Beec ham, Brßrixton, aged as IkillElL Detscmher 23 at Rournemout' aged CAILBILRX.—December 24, at LedtatrY -6 Stephens, widow of P. Carbery. aged 6t ORlPPlTHS.—December 23, at If toting'. no Laaad o wn-road, Croydon, aged Printed sad Pabibbed 101 L.-tabos ard-davit. fa the to Lambardvtrest, the Prodad MELoadiaLL, Moon 86, 1246. HEALTH OF THE PARISH OF MARYLEBONE. ST. MARTIN'S-IN-TIIE - FIELD S . Population. 22,030. In-door poor, 430 (last year, 417,) ; men, led ; women, 24S ; children, 2J. Mass of children at schools at HanwelL Out-door poor, 24S (last Fear, men, 25 ; women, 109 ; children. 114. Distributed for out-relief, _.albs. beef, 110 loaves of bread, 2oz. tea and 3oz. sugar each. St. Martin's pudding ; 1401 b. raisins, 751 b. cumults. 131 b. peel. 401 h. sugar, .9b spice, 13 dozen eggs, 2M quarts milk, 1/40lbs. flour, 5 stone su llb. et. Christmas fare. Soz. roast beef , Ilb. potatoem, idum-pudding, 1 pint of porter, and tea and sugar to each. Increa.e oil in-door, ; ou out-door-poor, 10 ; total W- I crease, 31. RT. GEORGE, HANOVER-SQUARE. Extent, 1,172 acres ; population at 11401 census, 07.711. In-door poor at Mount-street awl Little Chelsea Work houses, 1 1 94 (last year 070) : males, Lit ; females, :114; children, 143 ; children at a separate establishment in Little Chelsea. Out-door poor, 1,271 ; last rear, 1,07 ren 1 : adults (able-bodied), 222 ; not able-bodied, 5a5 ; child under 10 year:, 494. Christmas -day fare : Ilb. roast beef with potatoes and pint of porter each, and also on New Year's-day, each inmate llb. roast beef with potatoes, pint of porter, and 11b. plum pudding. Since the operation of the Houselesa Poor Act, the number of applicants r for casual wards considerably increased. ease on in-doo i poor, 16; on out-door poor, WO. Total increase, 216. RT. MART, PADDINGTON. Area. 1,245 acres ; population at last census, but con siderably increased, 75,7:4. Inmates, 459; last Christ mas, 305: men, 115 ; women, 170 ; children, 100. I tut-door poor. tog ; last year, sn4 : adults, 1109 ; chil dren, ;1 e 4. Fare yesterday : Roast beef, mashed potatoes, plum pudding, and a pint of beer each. On Boxing-day also, aged men 1 in chpt of ,an reat on New Year*d the women egg flip. and tobacco and snuff ; ild be re er n, a t s-day ; outdoor poor, a shilling for each adult, and Cal. each child, in addition to the regular weekly reliefs. Christmas i pudding. made of 140Ihs. of flour, MR*. fruit, 1001bs. I suet, 3,11ba. sugar, since, &c., and weighs about 5001bs. I l'rice of bread, 14s. 'd. per cwt. ; flour, 435. per sack ; c h e e s e. 0.4. per cwt.; eg gs, per 120, Os. ; rice, 164. ; and oatmeal. 10s. per cwt.: against lls. 5d.. 32a. 64., 524, Ss. 0.1., L 4., and 1 is. MI. for these articles last year. EI)VoNTON UNION. Extent of union, 47,5: 4 0 acres ; population at census of 1:411, 59.32.1. Inmates of union : Men, 11$; women. `nl ; total, 301 'last year, 311). Children at }lnfield School. Fare: Roast beef. plum pudding, and 1 pint of porter each, with tea. &e. By subscription: Oranges, apples, &c. Price of meat, Si. fid. per atone ; dour, 375. per sack. No return of outdoor poor. ST. SAVIOUR'S UNION (SOUTHWARK). Matter no time to give statistics, but says each inmate has Dora. roast beef 'rump and rounds), llb. potatoes, 1 pint of Barclay and I'erkins, and 12ots. plum pudding— , a better could not be wi shed for, with oranges, fruit, and i Christmas tree for children and imbeciles'. Guardians I give extra tea, tobacco, and snuff. THE CONDEMNED CONVICTS IN MAIDSTONE GAOL. —The proceedings at the Kent winter assizes were in vested with painful interest this year, from the unusual number of serious cases for trial ; and, as will be seen front our report, two of the criminals were left for death. tine of these, Ann Lawrence, condemned for the murder of her child (notwithstanding that she persisted in accusing her paramour, Bighorns, of the deed, even after sentence was passed upon her). has now confessed her guilt. After the trial she appeared in a very depressed state of mind, walking restlessly up and down her cell, and taking very little rest. On Major Danidoter, the governor, going to her cell on Sunday evening, she stated to him that it was she who killed the child, and she desired this to be known, that others might not he falsely accused. She also made similar admissions to the chaplain, the Rev. Mr. Fraser. She made no statement as to the motive which induced her to commit the act ; but the general tone of her con versation leads to the belief that she did it while in a state of jealous frenzy. After her confession she became much more calm. and she is now evidently thoroughly penitent Cir her clime, listening earnestly to the exhorta tions of the chaplain. and apparen tly entertaining little or no hope of a reprieve. With regard to the other criminal, .James Fletcher, convicted of the murder of a convict warder named Boyle, although the demeanour of the pri soner, almost up to the day of his trial, was most hardened, it has since become greatly subdued ; and he also is evidently alive to the terrible reality of his posi tion. lie is visited daily by the chaplain, and makes no attempt to justify his crime. Following the ordinary course, the execution of the criminals would take place on Thursday. the 10th of January.—,South Eastern Ga:ettt. EcLirsEs iN 1867.—Tliere will be four eclipses in the course of the next year. 1. An annular eclipse of the sun, March 4, visible at Greenwich, Sh. 17m. morning. 2. A partial eclipse of the moon, March 20, invisible at Greenwich. 3. A total eclipse of the sun, August 20, in visible at Greenwich. 4. A partial eclipse of the moon, Sept. 13, visible at Greenwich ; begins 10h. 57m. evening. 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Holloway's medicines may be used with safety and certainty. without weakening the mean, or transferring the Wawa to other pads Dr. Whitmore, medical officer of health for this parish, has just issued his report to the vestry of St. Mar/14one, for the year 1865. In the causes of the reFerk he observe:—" With the termination of the year 1865 the first decennial period of the operation of the Metropola Local Management Act is completed, and it would constitute a very profitable and highly important sub ject of inquiry to aefertain how far . th at act—se it relates to the promotion of the public health—has realised the objects and intentions of the legislature, to what extent the sanitary condition of the metropolis has been improved, and in which of its provisions for this object, the act has been found defective in operation. That it has been found defective is evidenced by the fact that from time to time modifications in the law relating to the removal of nuisances have been made, and even so late as the close of last session of parliament an act to amend the law relating to public health was passed, entitled ' The Sanitary Act of 1866.' The great interest manifested by all intelligent classes of the community at the present time on sanitary subjects, consequent upon a better and still increasing knowl ed ge of the laws of health and 'disease, can no longer be ignored, and must necessarily have the effect of stimu lating the vigilance of those to whom the practical carry ing out of sanitary operations is entrusted ; these operations will now by the act of 1866 grow into mogul tude and importance, and require for their full and 'satis factory accomplishment no considerable amount of time, attention, and personal energy. It is however no uncom mon thing, even in the present day, to meet with well informed persons who look upon sanitary work as useless, and a waste of public money, and it is quite possffile to understand — unless an enlarged and comprehensive view of the whole question be taken, and the statistics of disease and death collected from a very wide and extended area of population—that even reasonable men may be . so impressed. In a few of the worst districts of this parish may be f o und little communities of the poorest and most destitute classes, who for years have lived under conditions adverse to health, but who are neverthe less singularly free frotheickness, whilst in localities ood where the sanitary arrangements appear to be very g, and where co mpetence provides all necessary comforts, fever and other epidemic outbreaks are by no means en large aunt; again it so happens that notwithstanding the large a mount of sanitary work done during the last few years, the death rate of the metropolis has not diminished, and that even amongst zymotio diseases—those whic h this work is especially intended to control—there has been no apparent decrease. Facts such as these are no doubt calculated to render the sceptic still more sceptical, and to exercise a prejudicial influence upon the judgment of many members of vestries, and district boards, when ques tions of expenditure for sanitary purposes come under consideration ; but the concurrent testimony of the moat acute and experienced observers of the operations of sanitary laws, supported as it is by undeniable statistics , leaves no just pretext for doubting that many of the causes which promote sickness, aggravate the type of contagious diseases, and increase mortality, are directly traceable to defective hygienic, conditions of one kind or another ; but if any further confirmation of these truths were needed, it would be found in the details of the epidemic which is now happily passing away. When the history of this epidemic is told. we shall learn that wherever the barrier of sanitary precautions was op posed to it, there at once its progress was arrested, but where no such barrier existed, it marched on its devasta ting course leaving death and sorrow in its wake. In this parish some striking instances of the apparent efficacy of sanitary measures in arresting the progress of cholera have occurred. On the 9th of last September a peer woman, who two days before had been engaged in washing linen soiled with the excreta of a cholera patient died of the disease ; • child also who slept with her was attacked and died shortly after. These deaths occurred in Gray's-buildings, in which there are twenty-four houses inhabited entirely by the poorest classes, principally Irish. The permanent population of this place is 500, which at night is consi derably increased by costeemongers and others who go there to sleep, every house is densely crowded, and the habits of the inmates dirty in the extreme; indeed it is impossible to uescribe the filthy and disgusting propen sities of many of them. Here, then, it will be at once apparent, was a spot where cholera would quickly take root, and • soil favourable to its rapid growth, and there is little doubt but that its growth would have been both rapid and de structive but for the prompt and efficient measures taken to prevent it. The furniture, clothes and bedding of the room in which the deaths occurred, were at once disinfected and afterwards destroyed, and the whole house thoroughly cleansed and disinfected ; every other house in the buildings was treated in a similar manner ; all the drains and closets were copiously flushed with disinfecting liquid, as was also the pavement and roadway in front of the houses. It may suffice to say that no other death from cholera has since occurred in the place. Some other in stances, equally marked and conclusive, might be quoted, but it would be merely a surplusage of proof to refer to them. That the death-rate of the metropolis has not de creased in the ratio of the improvement in its sanitary condition must, I think, be attributed to the fact that the means for providing proper house accommodis tion for the poor has net in any degree kept pace with the growth of population. Of what avaiU it that nuisances from defective drains and closets are I remedied, when every room in the houses to which they belong is overcrowded with inmates—when eight or ten persons are compelled to live and sleep in an apartment which only affords fair breathing space for two or three, and when these evile, alike destructive to health and morals, are greatly aggravated by the persistent dirty habits of the people themselves. The construction of railways through many of the poorest and most densely populated districts of Loudon has, no doubt, facilitated public traffic and convenience, but it has also entailed upon the poor a great amount of hardship and suffering. Viewed in the light of its sanitary advantages to the metro polis, one cannot look upon the wholesale demolition of the wretched houses situated in these districts without something like a feeling of satisfaction, since it lays open to the purifying inilueuces of light and air extended areas of space which for many years have been hotbeds of die ease, and in which thousands of human beings—daily poisoned by noxious and fetid exhalations—have dragged on a brief and sickly existence ; but this feeling is alloyed by the sad reflection that, although the poor are routed out from these pestilential spots, they are driven ,to seek shelter in others equally and even more pestilential, for with them the only choice ie either the open streets, or the possession of a miserable room, or part of a room, in a house already le where the poisonous gases exhaled from the lungs of so many human beings daring the long winter's nights, slowly perhaps, but surely undermine" the I health, stints the growth of children, and deprives them ' in manhood of that bodily strength and vigour which constitutes the richest inheritance of the labouring man. Up to the present time the districts in St. Mary lebone, inhabited chiefly by the per rpopulation, have been but little disturbed by railway irruption ~ had it been otherwise, I should hardly have regretted it. In this wealthy parish there are scores of dreary streets and bye ways, where the houses are so dirty and dilapidated, that the heart sickens at the sight of them, and the energy that would strive to amend their sanitary condition be comes paralysed by the utter hopelessness of the task. The most urgent social and sanitary want of the metro polis, at the present day, is house accommodation for the working classes, which shall combine the indis pensable requisites of good sanitary and domestic ar rangements. Various modes of improving the dwell ings of the poor have been proposed, one of which has to some small extent been ali early adopted. I refer to 1 the erection of model lodging houses. These buildings have much to recommend them ; the rooms are for the most part lofty and well ventilated, the arrangements in them for cooking, washing, and other domestic purposes are good, whilst the water supply, drainage, &c., are ill that can be desin d ; in most of them the terms of occu pancy are—necessarily I think—somewhat stringent, and to a large section of the poor, whose habits of life are offix.sed to all rules of order and decency, they are decidedly objectionable. In this parish we have four of these erections, and I have ascertained that the inmates of them are generally healthy, well satisfied with the com fort and convenience they provide, and with the rules and regulations which they are called upon to observe ; in the event of an outbreak of fever, small-pox, or other con tagious disease occurring in either of these buildings, it might be a question worthy of consideration whether the accumulation of so many persons under one roof—for some of these lodging houses will accommodate as many as 20 or 30 families— between whom there is constant personal inter course, would not help to promote the spread of the contagion amongst them. Suburban villages for the labouring classes have also been proposed, and strongly advocated by many. The name is attractive, and suggestive no doubt to the poor man of pure air, green fields, neat garden plots, and a host of other little comforts denied to him in his dismal London home ; but the class of dwellings which could be let at so low a rent as to be within the means of the working man, and at the same time pay a fair interest on the outlay in their construction, must necessarily be small and cheaply built ; to such buildings as these I see many sanitary objections ; the rooms are tee small, and too low roofed, to admit of proper ventilation ; in wet weather the damp penetrates through badly cemented walls, or rises from the surrounding earth, producing °olds, rheumatism, and other kindred affections ; the bowie drains—being diminutive and ill constricted—soon get out of order, whilst the buildings themselves are con stantly in want of repair. A third scheme proposed is the re moval of cow-houses and slaughter-houses from the metropolis, and the erection of dwellings for the poor on the sites. One very great merit of this scheme is, that it gets rid of an existing abomination, and for that reason alone—if for no other—it deserves public support. It is greatly to be desired that the earliest attention of the legislature should be given to this all-important subject ; the wretched dens in which the destitute poor of this me tropolis are compelled to live, or rather slowly to die, is a disgrace to our civilisation ; for whilst our increasing wealth, intelligence, and refinement . are manifest in a thou sand ways amongst the upper and middle classes of society, they have effected but little towards the amelioration of the social condition of the poorer classes ; who, in all that relates to house comforts, and the wants of domestic life, are but little better provided for than if they had lived a century ago." FROM f AZETTE. 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