The Express.
London, England, 1852-12-27 00:00:00

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/AY 1N THE Nir(

In accordance with custom at this festive season,
we pretest an snout sot merely of the general treatineut
of the per in the inetropolitaa east suburban parishes and
lesions on Christmas Day, but &so a mutinies' dein
'Dowd., whether there has been au incresae or decreer.
of pauperism in their respective parishes during the past
year.
For the last two years the details given have shown a
Teat decrease in the recipients of parochial resief. The fol-
beim( report again shows the gretifying result that whilst
in 11 parishes and %ninny there is an lumen of pauperises
to the eateat of 1,46.5 person*, in 26 parishes there is a de-
crease to the umber of 3,814 persons; thus showing a
further decrease to the scent of 2,379 pelotas receiving
parochial relief ia the inetrdpulis. It in a remarkable sir
eunistance, that whilet the Wont amount of increase in
pauperism has taken plus is the wealthy
,Veat-end parishes
of St. blarylebone, where the increase as 393, and in St.
Luke, Chelsea, where it is 344. the decrease has taken
place in the poorer districts of Bensoodny to the extent
of 303; Wbitechapel, 403; bast Loudon Union, 829 ; Hol.
bons Vein. 464; and St. Odes's, 377. The following will
Infound to be a correct sensed of each district :-
CITY ire LarlDoN ULION.-inmates of the new work-
house. Dowse sd, 764, vie 279 men, 418 women, and 38
children ; at the City of London Central School, at Nor-
well', 252 children; total indoor, 1,017. At corresponding
period
last year. 1,067. The Cliriatinasolsy fare Wall.
toffee and breed and butter for breakfast; fur dialler, roast
beef or pork. potatoes. lib. of plum pudding, t pint of
porter, and i oz. of tobacco or snuff to each who liked to
take it. The ingredients for the Christmas puddings
weighed 67tebn. Mr. Sander", the governor. statee:-Tbe
dietary is ',cry liberal; gifts or swung from the more foe-
'unite parishioners are frequently distributed smonget the
poor. At the same time the spirit of the poor law is strictly
tuner d to. Whale the sick and infirm receive every in-
dulgence, the young sod healthy are mot allowed to make
the union workhouse the .•t of idleness, which may be
rsadily roneeiced when 1 stern I have not ail ably bodied
mien is. the house (thou. men with families). It has been
determined 's' tins union to strike pauperism at the root, by
so longer allowing •eu Toone .anal able to make the work-
house their home, but at eon to put them apes their own
resources. The result bas het a newt beneficial. The young
able men see not allowed t.. tV.C.04111 11111114t44, except in
@idioms. Bread and lodging in the relief °lend: sod this
not meeting their new., many have taken to work who
have never before thought of doing so. The outdoor poor
of this union consist of 1,111 into, 647 women, sad 1,042
chasten"; total, 2,800: last year, 2,823; decrees of peu-
penes., 63.
ST. 2i ARV L1110:42...-Populaton at last censer, 1.57,600;
Insastrs of the workhouse, 1,814 (Cl ii iii nets Day of last
year. 1,7:t) ; lunatics, ;st Margate lofirmare, 70. The
out-door poor are thu clusihed -Permanent, 450 ; widows,
212; ea.ual, 4,073; Irish, 122; illegitimate, 107; total
out-door poor, 4,914. The Christmas-day fare was-ilb. of
roast Lei (fret. from In toe), llb. of plum pudding, 1 pint of
porter, with potatoes, bread, and other vegetables, with los.
of tea and alt,. sugar to tech intuit, with tobacco and snutf,
and apples, enacts, sweetmeats, send amusements for the
children. Ibe number of out•door pour last year was
4,751 ; secreve of pauperism, .593.
Sr. Ptscaes.-Fopulation 167,701 at last census; in-
mates of the workhouse, 1,321 (Christsurday : of last year
1,233), viz able-bodied men, ; temporarily disabled by
sickness or accident, 244; old and infirm, 160; youths
from 7 to IS, 79; boys from 2 to 7, 18; Immo, able-bodied,
66; temporarily disabled, 301; old and infirm, 264 ; girls
from 7to 16, of ; from 2 to 7, 47 • infante, 42. Chreitmas
fare-ill roast beef (tree from bone). plum padding and
porter ad idoduns, with eirra tea. sager, tenor t, snuff,
ten., foe the aged, and oranges and sweetmeats fur the &Li-
dera. Our-door relief last week-in kind, bal. 19s. id. ;.
money, 1571. in. ; total, 2082. 6..r1d. ; net Christmas, relief
in kind and money, 209/. 17s. Out-d tor poor, 5,165
(larger than any other parish in the metropolis) ; last year,
o,198; t0Ct4.1.11: of pauperism, 3.5.
ST. M•IITISX'a is THZ•FIELDS.-Tutal in-door poor,
736 (last ysar, 789). In workhouse-men, 175 ; women,
326; boys, 25; girls, 28. At Norwood-104 children ;
hinnies, 71. At Margate, 7. Fare-11b. of roast b ef,
lb. plum pudding, ills. potatoes, sad 1 pint of porter,
with tea, sugar. dc. Out relief-Men, 76; women,
167 ; children, 322 ; total, 655 (last year, 676) ; total de-
crease, 74.
Sr. Jules's, I\IATVIIIIIITZIL-lasates, 478
,Vast year,
642). Mem, 160; women. Ate ; 10 ; girls, ; intents,
6. At juvenile estehitslament, 7, children. Fan-roast
beef, plum-pudding, dr., ad gibilbias, with tee, sour, ite.
Decreame on in door poor, 64; and on amt-door pour, 29;
total decrease, 93.
ST. Oraraoll4, HANuraIt.II4ILARZ.-lasaalee dad two
workhouses belor giug to this parish, 5J7 (last year the ,
numbers were 629), consisting of 181 adult malts; 78
slider 15 yeses; adult females, 262; females under 16 years,
76. On Christmas and New Year's-eves every inmate re-
ceives twopence, to lay cut in such way as be or she may
think proper, and on each of those nights the time for re-
tiring to rest is extruded for two hours, and the inmates
are permitted to enjoy themselves in their respective halls.
They are allowed two days as holidays, Christmas-day aid
Boxing-say, and receive as additional ntioas, oat Christ- I
maaday, roast beef (unlimited as to quantity), with baked
potatoes; on New 1 ear's day the same fare as ea Christ-
sus-day, with the addition of llb. of pluimpeading, the
latter of a quality not surpassed in any priests family. The
above indulgences have sot, the muter states, been at-
tended for yens pest with asp bad result The number of
oat-door poor renew mash the same as last year. De-
erten in pauperism. 32.
Sr. M•ItT, LAMLITH.-laWilitall of the workhouse, 944
(Christmas Day last year, 936) ; nee, 366; women, 612;
boys, 33 ; girls, 34; children in the punkin establishment
at Norwood (not fanned est) 897, sea., 214 boys and 183
girls. Last year the number at the juvenile establishment
was 423. Tee Ceristinsis diaper is 6 ea. of baked beef, Ire*
from bone. I lb. bakeu potatoes, 1 lb. boiled plum pudding,
1 pint of Barclay and Perkies's trotter for each adult, with
tea montiag and evening. Number of out door poor, 4,837
(lam year 4,319). Tugs there appears an increase of 8 on
the in-deer poor, end 18 on the uut-door, whilst there is a
decrease in the juvesile establishment of 26, thus leaving
the gnus somber needing eared, is the same position as
last year.
Bv. SLUM MAOLIALLX, 01
workbouse. 689, via, Welt males, 161; females, 206;
children, 222. At the corresponding period last year the
numbers were 174 men, 191 women, sad 226 children;
total, 691. Christmas Dsy fare to inmates-roast pork,
potatoes, plum pudding, and a pint of porter to adults. The
number of out-door pour is 933, st the corresponding period
of lam year they amounted to 1,234. Thus there as • total
deereose in pauperism of 301.
Dr. !Isar., NEW INOTIIX.-Prenat smatter of work-
house inmates, 496 (last year, 404); admits, an, 173;
women, 238; children, 84. Christmas fare-reest beef,
baked potato'', plum padding, and one pint of porter. To
those *delta who smoke, 1 on. of tobacco sad pipes are sup-
plied each, aad a like quantity of snuff to those who eadulee
in it. The children are supplied with fruit and sweetmeats
by subscripties unoust the sanitises. There are also 94
boys and 69 girls at the North Sarre, School at Aunty,
who receive thistle, treatment to those is the woekkoriee.
The number of families In this perish receiving out
• relief is 930, last year it was 1,267, showing thus • die
nesse of 327 families; while I. the 'mahouts Mien is an
ineresoe of 130 inmates. Mr. Coo, the maiter, states
that frost ths w 4 d the mew workhsoss so
worth. sownssa sbus adages kat, "whit anamome-
dating 7111 Matter, asp hue mind tinsesebtos et the
present workhouse who mush' not do so lam par. Idalidaye
aro given to Jammu of stud character whodunit ts
a few days with their Mftsile. It is the pasties erg
guardians and tarp anuollars of the whop pea to attend
sad taste of the Cluistass for. for thole per. Total de-
crease, 197.
ST. GILLS'S, C the weshbouss 318 (last
yen, 360), dunned ander the follow headls, via., ablebodied, 6 raea sad 36 wawa ; windy IS mss,
women ; aged men, 76 ; wanes, 611 deism NW seven,
boys, 32 ; girls, 38 ; children Mall Milne bXes
15. Foa Fars-11b. roast beef, Ilk. planes, tof porter,
and Ilb. plum padding; children in progestion. The out-
door poor anent of 42 nos-nwideat resindists. In the first
district, 268 adults tend 193 chiteires • assend district, 202
adults sad 202 children; total oudeer, 907 ; last Christ-
mas, 1,004; decrease oa Indoor nee, 42; out-door poor,
97; total dentine, 139.
Be. 24 Artlt IW. BETH NAL.011EZN:711114411111 of the DM
workhouse. 791 (tut year, 099); male adults, 210; female,
331; boys, 114; girls, 99. Christens' Day fare-a liberal
supply of roast beef, plum padding, and porter. All the
inmates who wished went allowed to go out and on their
friends oa Christmas Day. No return obtained of the
number of out-door poor. tureen of pauperism this
year. m compared with the corresponding period of last
year, 96.
Wenn Urricier.-le-door poor, Mei year,
943) • adult mates, 183; females, 3;4 ; children, Zs. TM
guardians provided the poor with a Christmas Day dieser
of ilb. of roast beef, ylb. of baked potatoes, 14oi. of plum
pudding, and 1 pint of porter. For breakfast and supper,
6of bread with batter, tied 1 pint of tea. Outdoorpoor,
1,938, via, 184 mem, 718 women, and 1,036 children; last
year the out-door poor amounted to 2,292, showing a de-
crease this year of 49 on the in-door, sail 364 on the out-
door poor; total decrease of pauperism, 403.
ST. °LAYS'S WIWI, sorrow•att.-Issaatts, 344 (last
year there were 361), via., 91 men, 130 women, lid 123
children. Christmas fere, a liberal supply of neat beef
and plans pudding, quantity mot specified. The out relief
at present is to 113 mem, 161 women, and 343 children ;
total, 607. Last year they were 796. Decrease in the hone,
7. Out-door poor, 191; total decrease, 198.
EAST LONDON USION (SIIMOPSOATI WO/LKNOCI111).-
Present amber of inmates, 301, all females (last year,
363); able-bodied, 79 ; temporary disabled by lianas et
accident, 17; old and infirm, 174 ; Andrea Deft ISI 16
years, 8 ; infants under '2 years, 23; children at the Oneirel
Leona District School at Norwood, 210 (la R 701114, MM.
There are about 200 aged mereas the ether werldness .f
the amiss, is Aldersgete-strear Christmas thie-runt
beef, plum podding, sad 1 pat of west. The eme•dstat
poor consist of 309 men, 799 +suss, sad 6 4 alialle•-•
what 1,992. Lan year the number of 4111641011 ppesaorr
neateseted to 2,729. Demme is iudeer peer, OS i
S, 737 ; sod at Norwood, 30 ; total demean of mow •
OL3oaa UNION. -Number of iambus 684 (lest
Christmas, 646), vin., 164 mom, 274 yams.. awe 146
elsibbes. Christman fare-be n
.heef, on. elms pod-
Ass, and 1 pint peeler to sash palm All the shade'sit a. is„poor pose raids in oho
worthous, sad the
r. Nis .by addir Mndela. Number of out-
In-
door pesr, 460 mem, sal 873 Wei Qast
yosr,-1.1111. Dams, se la-ame pose, ; la ins
deer peer, MA total ilawass,
fLicIUM Uncog.-Nomber la the boos, 421 Out

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