The Express.
London, England, 1863-12-26 00:00:00

CHRISTDAS DAY IN THI WORKHOUSES.

The following report, ierired from official
sources, contains accurate information u to the state of
pauperism in the metropolis at the present time, together
with the treatment of the in and out door poor in the
various parishes yesterday. The population returns of the
several districts ere taken from the census of 1861, but in
most iestances it has greatly increased.
Sr. MARY,. MONZ. Ana, 1.509 acres; population,
161,609; number of rateable haws, 18,500; rental as
amused to property tax, 950,0001. inmates of workhouse,
1.668 (last Christmas, 1,631), men 536, women 975,
children 147 ; children at Southall Schools, 365 ; last year,
379; out-door poor 3,182 (last year, 3,2471; amount of
relief in money, 1811. (last year, 2081. lle. (id.) ; decrease,
871. lle. 6d. Of the number of outdoor recipients 947
are aged and infirm. and 173 are of 80 yam and upwards.
The inmates yesterday were 'applied with a diaper of Rog
roast beef, fro& potatoes, alb. of plum pudding, and
1 pint of goiter, with tea, he.. at breakfast and supper, and
the children with fruit, nuts, kr. The balls and wards were
hatefully decorated and the guardians attended to witness
the entertainment. The weight of the Marylebone pudding
was 2,091 lbw, end its inretheets—dour, 430 lbs. ; suet,
=lbs. ; raisins. 200th.. ; currants, 200114. ; sager,
1381 be. ; eggs, 750 ; ale, 10 gallons ; milk. 10
peel, 10ite. ; spice, 91b..; and ginger, 41ba. Price or Lomat,
4a. 4d. per stone (last year. 41. 2d.) ; dour, 30e. 6d. (lad
year, ;lea. 6d.) ; potatoes, 66'. (last year, Si)..) per toe.
Increase on in-door poor, 27 ; decree'e on out-door poor, 69 ;
total decrease, 42. _

ST. PAN(nto, MIDDLESEX, -Population at census of 1861,
196,796 ; extent. 2.716 acres ; inmates of workhouse, 2,420 ;
lastCbristmsa, 2,394 ; children at industrial schools-Forest-
gate. 193; at North Surrey District School, Anerley, 120;
at lunatic sayltune, 344 ; at sea-bathing eetablithment, Mar-
gate, 2.3 ; total at separate establishments, 680. Tramps or
tegranse, 219 ; last year, 153. Out of the gross number of
inmates there are ill able-bodied men sod 214 able-bodied
women ; old and lam men 417, and old and infirm women
558; temporary disabled by sickness or accident, 132 men
and 168 women. Oat-relief for week io kind, 62/. 16s. ;in
money, Is 7/. 2a ; total, 249/. 18s. (last Christmas, 239/.
17s. 9c1.1. In this parish, during ths year, one of the great
points of interest and diseuseioa hs been the necessity of
unn,ediate steps beim takeo to have industrial training schools
of its own instead of farming the children out at establish.
menu where the guardians have no control. The removal
of a large portion of the children from the schools at Han-
well to Forest-gate, and the subsequent outbreak of
ophthalmia at Annerley, have tended greatly to convince the
authorities of this necessity. The allowance for inmates
ea Christmas-day was, for breakfast, bread, butter, and tea;
dinner, Bm. roast beef, Bos. potatoes, 11b. plum pudding,
mid 1 pint of porter • suppw ISMS as broodiest. 4Mbro. of
tobacco, 14Ibs. of sniff,' sea cases of oranges to be diet&
bated amongst the inmates. The Ss. Pancras pudding
weighed 2,3811bn, and east %/. 41. 3d., and was oomposed of
the following ingredients : Flour, 6721ba., 3/. 10e. 9d. ;
raisins, 2661134„ 31. 18a. led. ; ennui* 26616 x., 3/. 4s. 9d.
suet, 4/10the., W. 19e. ; sugar, 1701b5., 3/. Oa. Bd. ;
51M, 7a. 6d. ; peel. 201te., 16s. Bd. ; eggs, 300,1 a. 9d. ;
milk, 1521 M, 15a. 10d. ; and ale, 80 pints, 12e. 6d. Grose
number of poor this year. 7,723; lest year, 7,669; in.
wean. 54.

STRAND UNION. -Poptastiou at last omens, 42,898 ; eon-
sista of St. Ann Wastminater, St. Clement Dames, St. Mary-
le-Strood, St Paul, Covent-garden, liberty of the Rolls,
sad precincts of the Savoy. Indoor poor, males, 232 ;
females, 339 ; children, 27 ; total, 598, of whom 440 are
'SA sad infirm (last year, 572) ; inmates make all clothing
sad do work of house, sad esrabiridesabove6oo/. &year paid
to the treasurer ; out-door freer, 1,300 (509 able-bodied, 279
not so, sad 512 obikiros) ; lad year. / .351 ; is asylum., 108
lunatics, and 230 children at Nillfield-house, Edmonton.
Christmas faro, 6oz. boiled lop of pork free from hose, car-
rots, potatoes, lib. pudding. 1 pint of bear, with tobacco,
snuff, tea and sugar, morning sad evening. Christmas pod-
ding consisted of 2001ba. of tour, 21 cwt of fruit, 561 be.
sugar, 14011 a. suet, 46 quarts of sew milk, and Mho, of spice
and lemon peel. Prices of prioritises as compared with last
year are : amid, Hs. 6d. per cwt. ; Soar, 345. ; beef,
ss. 10d. ; mutton, 8.. ; potatoes, 955. ; cheese, 44s both
pars butter, 84a. ; last year, bread, 134. 3d. ; flour, 39e. ;
beef, sa. 6d. ; and batter, 79.. lawless on is-door poor,
26 ; decrease on out-door pocr, 51- tots! decrease. 35,
Sr. Gross's env Sr. oaoittuni, BLOOMIIBMIT.-Popu-
laths of united parishes. 54476. In the workhouse, 735
gut year 789) ; adult Inks, 206; hop, 88; female., 386;
girls, 53. At the hoses at Bake, 114 (last mar. 118) ;
adults, 10; children, 104; out-door poor, 1,296 (last Christ-
mos, 1,3131; adults, 570; dofidses, 726. Christmas fare,
LA mast bed, potatoes ad Mires, fib. plum pudding,
use pint of porter, and or- tobacco and snuff to each adult.
On application from rotative. or friends leave of abuses
panted for the day. Price of moat per stone, 34. sd. (last
year, 3.. 741.). Durres as ia.door poor, 58 ;on out-door
poor, 17 ; total dureem, 75.
ST. JANIS'S, CLERERNSTAL.-Population, 65,681 ; in-
door poor, 638 (last year, 559); out-door poor, 1,157 (last
Christmas. 1,1&1). Christmas fare to the inmates, roast
beef ad nitwit, mutton for sick, Ilb. pudding, and one pint
of porter per head. Christmas podding composed of 11 cert
of raisins, 1001 be. currants, 5011 n. sugar, 150 egp, 6 gallons
milk, nillbs. flour. Priori at bread, 10a. bd, per owl. (tart
year, 124. Bd.) ; meat, 565. par cwt. A amoral &emu. in
the price of provisions se compand with last veer. Decrease
or. in-door poor, 21; on outdoor por.6 ; total deassee, 27.
Sr. MARuAlitl'S AND BT. JOHN'S, WasiDnisratt.-
Population, 68.177. There are two workhouses belonging
to thew parishes, vis., Petty Franco, Westminster, and
Kessington. Inmate, of Petty France workhouse, 172;
Kessiogtoo, 657 ; tut year, Petty France, 77 ; Kensington,
647 ; out-door poor, 1,705 (last Christmas, 1,897) ; adults,
940 ; children. 765; amount of outdoor relief for week, in
kind, 521. 2a. 81/41. ; is money, 291.2.. ; total, 811. 414. Bd.
Cost year. 61/. 19e. 941). The total weight of the Christens'
podding at the Petty Pease, workhouse, 320 lba ; of the
Kensington padding. I,S4olba. The ispediesai of the
latter may be taken as sample of both-vir., flour, 2401b5. ;
bread crumbs, 75 lbs. ; mum* 232 lbs. ; raisins, 225 lbs.
rope, 132 lbs. ; mit, 74 lb,. ; mired spice, 1 lb. ; mired
peel, 121119. ; treacle, 4Mbs. ; carrots, 321b1. ; met, 1751ba ;
; milk, 64 plea ; ab, 32 pints; lemons, 20. Con-
tract price of provisions- Meat, 3.. • Bd. ; bread, lls. ;
awes, 58.. ; bettor, 90s, ; tea, per lb., 2e. sugar, pee
cwt., ; last year, meat, 3s. &L ; Mood, 12a t
chino. 41a ; butter, 945. ; tea, 2s. 54d. ; sugar, 375.
Christmas, fare, roast beef and plum podding ad libitum,
and use pint of porter each, also an allowance of tobacco
sad muff to those who desire it, and images and appal,
ha., to children and sick. Increase on ie-d,oor poor, 106 ;
Seaman on outdoor poor, 192 ; total decrees., 87.
Sr. Mutt, Latarts.-Popilatico at census of 1861,
161,908 ; inmates of Lambeth workhouse, 932 ; in the
Normal schools, 354 ; total, 1,236. Outdoor poor,
adults. 2,854 ; children, 2,474 ; together, 5,358. Christmas
fare allowed to each inmate, 6 oz. cooked roast beef, 12 or.
baked potatoes, 14 or. plum pudding, and 1 pint of poetic
Tobacco and muff to thaw who take it. Present contract
prise of proviotoss : meat, 4s. 641. per Slbs. ; flour, 325. per
soak ; wheat, 50a. per quarter ; butter 905., and theme
46.. per Cwt. ; sad mots, 19s. 10d per too. Gross number
of poor this year, 6,644.
Sr. ILarrwriv, Baritrai-oamm.--Population, 105,101.
Inmate, 1,18:, (last year, 1,2.13); make : adults 434 ;
(Ohm, 144 ; ferodes 472, children 133. Outdoor poor :
male and female adults 390, ehikiren 428 ; total, 818 (last
year, (IMO). Christmanclay fus, as valuated supply of
meet beef, baked potatoes, and plum pudding, and 1 pMt of
porter each adult ; childrea, ants, oranges, he.. after tea.
Provisions : flour per each, 29e. ; out per stem of 1411 m,
7.. 2d. ; butter and Mean, 84s sad 45., pa cwt. ; toa,
per lb. ; magar, 41a. 6d. per cwt; porter. per 36 gallons,
28.. ; potatoes Men, 4/. Increase on in-door poor 50,
out-duor 62 ; Menem 112.
WWI' =NAM UNION. - Inmates of workhouse. 668
(Islet year 737) : adult males, 274 ; females, 365 ; children,
49. In Forsolgate salsoo/s, 543 (lave year 391) : Boys,
300: 'girls, 243. Adults' fare-i lb. of cooked roast beef,
1 lb, baled potatoes, 1 pint of porter, and 1 lb. puddles.
Children ad with ants, orange.. Ac., to each
child at schools, kr. The Christmas pudding was com-
posed of Sour 3501b5., suet 128Ibv, raisin :0211m, cor-
ns,. 5611., eggs 7211.. sugar 20(64., milk 96 quart.,
esediod peal 141 b., and mixed spa Ilb. Estes Ma sod
esgar supplied morning and *maims. Diemen in work.
boom, 49 ; increase in schools, 149-total irtorrooo, 100.
ROLBORN lima.-Population, 44,861. 1.-doer poor
427 Put Christmas 447), viz. -Kea. 111 ; women. 188 ;
childrea, 128: Outdoor poor, 1,136 (last year 983) :-
Ada* 568 ; children, 568. Inmates supplied with
as much es they could eat of roast beef or pork, with
pudding, beer, tobacco, and muff for adults, and orauges,
ants, Re., for children. A concert to the inmates in the
mooing. ingredients of the Holborn Christmas pud-
ding were 110th.. raisins, 14011. flour, 112165. seer. Nilbe.
of currants, 360 egp. sad 411*. of spice : price of Sour,
31.. 9d. per sack (List year 354.). Meat, both years,
Is. Bd. pee stooe. Decrease as indoor poor, 20: increase
• out-door. 1.53-total iaereame, 133.
Sr. MART, 11.uswrozi.-Popalatioa. 155,291; 'emotes,
461 ; (last year, 475) -males. 165 ; females, 273 ; ehildreu,
21. There are also 89 boys, 64 girls, sod 9 adults, at infant
establishment, Hoiromy-road ; and 169 Inoatko, 72 aged
men, and 5 &Baron farmed out. Out door poor, 2,360 (last
year, 2,405) ; relief in roomy, 1301. 12a. 3d. ; in kiwi,
14/. 17a. sd. Christmas fare, 6oz. roast beef cooked,
baked potatoes, bread, and 1 Pot of Truman and flusbury's
with extra Smug sugar ; children, fruit in addition.
ys allowed. Price of provisions : meat, per atom of
1 fn. 10d. ; flour, per rock, 31.. 6d. ; bread, 9a. 11d.,
hatter, 621., chews 38.., oatmeal, 151. 6d. Per cwt. ; peas,
per bushel, 6s. 61. pastor, per too, 41. 10s. Same arti-
cles last year, es. 2d.. 37a, lle. 4d., 74e., 42a., 16e., 6s. 91.,
and 51. Depress* is in-door poor, 14 ;is eat-door poor,
45_; total damson, 50.
&T. MART, BOTHERRITHZ. -Population, 24,500; is-door
poor, 227 Oast year, 214) -min, 67 ; women, 122 ; children,
38 ; also children at the schools, Sutton ; outdoor poor,
1,144 Out Poi, LOON : relief in money, 461.0118. 7d. ; in
lid ,12i. 9a, 6d. ; total, 591. Se. Id. Faro to adults, Ilb.
NORMS bed, Mb. 'Paten, 1.15. plum pudding, 1 pet of ale,
and gamma and mid, mad abildnu fruit and ante; provi-
sions about the mains as hot mar in price. Increase in in-
door peer. 13; is out-door 49 ; total increase, 62.
St. /u m's, Waurniertsa.-Possnlatiors, 35,326; inmates
of weekbouss, 668 ; viz.-awn, 231 ; women, 374 ; boys. S'S ;
girls, 17 ; infants, 16. Chiflat schools. Battersea Co..
saine--boys, 109 ; Prig, 02 l7l. Outdoor poor-
abh".thed, 144 ; abk.boollod, 306 ; ehUdrin, 39 total
$43. Fore, 8 oz. rout beef, 1 lb. baked potato... 1 lb.
plum pudding, sad 1 plat of porter. Holidays allowed. At
Um 'Moth, is addi .the, to the mail fan, ia the meats, as
snOtolliasissi, witla Christina Inn, omen, apples, buns,