The Express.
London, England, 1864-12-26 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, MONDAY EVENING, DECEMBER 26, 1864.

been written expressly for this theatre by Mr. Robert
&sitar, of the Olympic, for some years past the enceenftd
author of the pantomimes for the Brighton Theatre. The
author has formed his story from several eastern tales, as
the following brief sketch of the plot will show : King
Rainbow and BrilLiaotiasizna, the Fairy Queen, have under
their protection a youth named Assad and a
Princess !Mundial, only daughter of the King of Winkin.
These young persons, through a dream, have become ena-
moured of each other. To separate them, the evil power,
Abaddon, who loan enemy to Kiog Rainbow, having been
driven from Fairyland for rebellion, forms the bronze horse,
and dies away with the princess, in sight of her f►ther and
his court. Assad hears of the reward off !red for the reco-
very of the prime's, and sets forth in the hoped finding
her. He is waylaid by Abaddoo, in the guise of a wee-
chant, and by him imprisoned in the Magic Cave, to which
the king has also been consigned. In this dilemma the
fairy power assists Assad, and he is enabled to go in par.
snit of Bbulbhul, on the bronze bone. The princess, in the
meantime, has been conveyed to the territory of Okeipo-
keiwankei, a terrible emperor, who wishes to make her his
wife. She is, however, ?summed by Assad, and they are
about to depart, when Abaddon seizes on them both, with a
view to vengeance. The timely interference of the fairy
power sets all so rights, and makes the lovers happy.
Mr. J. A. Cave has mounted this excellent pantomime
with great taste and liberality, and has brought all his
musical judgnient to bear upon the la:odium in the opening
mem He plays a burlesque Emperor with great effect,
end is supported by a very complete cempany. The clown,
Mr. J. W. Lawrence, is a clown, and not an acrobat, and
the pantomime has a most liberal allowance of real " comic
business." The scenery is artistic and novel, and a new
trick is introduced, in which a house, occupied by pantaloon
and clown, is completely turned round, leaving them, bed-
stead ad all, out of doors in • snow scene, and imprisoning
two burglars who bad made their near a with • sackful , f
plate. Mr. C.ve n ekes good use of his large stage—the
deepest in London—and the pantomime is one of the best
of the 11111.00.

CHRISTMAS-DAY IN THE WORKHOUSES.

Four-and-twenty years have now elapsed since,
under the above title, the London press first made the
metropolitan ratepayers and the general public acquainted
with the details relating to the ratio of pauperism wbieb
each of the respective districts of the metropolis and its
suburbs hail to stuitaia ; and it is a gratifying fact to be
able to remark that, notwithstanding the enormous increase
in the population which has taken place in every district,
with the exception of the City of London, the increase
of pauperism generally has by no means advanced in pro-
portion to the increased population during the period re-
ferred to.

The circumstance of Christmas-day falling this year on
the Sunday will doubtless have the effect of redueiag in •
measure the enjoymeata which the poor, as well ea society
in general, usuady devote themselves to, during the atter
noon and evening of this snuiversui ; and with regard to
our workhouse population, is the majority of cases it has
the effect of diminishing their creature comforts ; but as
will be observed by • perusal of the subjoined report there
are several instances whore the parochial authorities, with •
view of not depriving the poor inmates of their Sunday's
meat dinner, have arranged that all the Christmas-day's
festivities should be bold on " Boxing-day," and they will,
in such instances, be held this day accordingly.
Generally there is this year but alight ilICTS•110 over last
year in toe number of poor receiving indoor relief, but
there is a corresponding decrease in the out-door poor. A
remarkable feature, however, is the discrepancy which
exists with regard to the contract price of provisions be-
tween the present time and Christmas of last year. The
prim of meat throughout is found to be greater, whilst
bread and dour are considerably cheaper. The greatest dia.
crepsocies, however, which have occurred, are in the items
of potatoes, butter, and cheese, which, in some instances,
vary from 10 to 15 per oat higher tbaa last year.
Crry or LONDON UNION.-The City of London
rnioe comprises the 96 parishes within the walla, and its
population at the moms of 1861 was 45,555. The iaeaafes
of the workhouse, Bow-road, exclusive of children in the
Central London District Schools at Haawall, are 814 (last
Christmas they were 871), viz. :-Adult tuales, 339;
females, 442; children, 33. Number of out-door poor at
present receiving relief, 1,8141 (last year, 1,939); able-
bodied, 283; not able-bodied, 867 • children, 711. This
is one of the ion:some referred to in the fore-
going paragraph. where Christmas-day is to be kept
this day (Bong-day) instead of Sunday. The fare is
bread and butter and coffee for breakfast ; roast pork and
beef with • pint of porter and Ilb of plum pudding to each
adult, with half ea ousted tobacco to each man, and half an
ounce of snuff to each woman. Tea and bread and butter
extra sod fruit and sweets to the children. Sick, elder wine
and extras suitable to their state of health. An entertain-
ment is also given on the 12th January, at the exposes of
the guardians and citizens. The City of Loudon Chriatinas
pudding is composed of the following ingredients :-Flour,
1501 be ; suet, 160110. ; moms, 3 cwt.; otiresata, 21 cert. ;
mixed peel, bibs ; mixed spice, 31be ; ground ciunansoo,
141le ; cloves, (lb ; nutmeg, 114, &c. Contract price of
provolone :-Heat, 4s. 6d, and 6.. 6d. per stops ; flour,
28s. ticl. per rack ; potatoes, st, per too ,• anger, 39e. 6d.,
and butter, 102 e, per cwt. Last year :- Mest, 4s. 3d. per
stone ' • sugar. 3tie. ties. ; dour, 30a. 6d. ; potatoes, 51. ; butter,
82s. Decrease on indoor poor, 57 ;on outdoor poor, 78 ;
total decrease, 133.
Sr. MARYLasoxx.-The extent of Marylebone is
1,5 tel acres, and its population at that:memo( 1861 was 167,609,
number of rateable Louses, 18,500, and its SIONIIIII/1114 Is)
property tax, 950,0001. • bat by the last new sesessment of
the 51iddlesee magistrate it is pow over armlike. Inmatesof
the workhouse, 1,710 (lest year, 1,651e1; men, 571 ; worms,
994 ; children, 145 ; in the schools at souther', 405 ; number
of outdoor poor. 2,586; total, in and out-doer poor, 4,701 ;
against 4,842 in the corresponding week of last year.
Cbristmea-dey fare to each adult : 41b. roast beef, with
vegetables, /lb plum pudding, one pint of porter, end a
pint of tea isionong and night, with oranges end nuts teethe
children. The ingredients of the 3Laryleborie pudding wets
iu the gram about 1,4611b5. : Flour, 420 lbs. ; suet, 31.U1b5.;
raisins, 200 lbs. ; currants, 203 lbs. ; '
peel, 30 lbs. ; spice,
51bs ; ginger, 5 lbs. • eggs, 61A); salt, 10 lbs. • milk,
10 gallons ; ale, 10 gallops. Contract price of ever-
ywhere Flour, per sack, 28e. ; wheat, per stare, 4e. 4d. ;
potatoes, per too, Wa.. , butter, 9(1.; sugar, ;Va. per cwt.
lest year : dour, 30a. 6d. ; meat, 4s. 4d. ; potatoes, 68e. ;
butter, 66e. ; sugar, 3.5 e. Decrease in pane as compared
%Oblast year, 141.
Sr. PANCRAK.-This polish not only bears the
palm with respect to pommels( the largest population,
but also in the maintaining the largest number of poor in
the metropolis. Its population at the last census was
106,796, and its extent 2,71 G acres. I o.dour poor of work-
house, 1,740; at lunatic asylums, 355 ; children at Judos-
trial schools, Forest-gate, 167 ; at the North Surrey dis-
trict school, Aaisrley, 135 ; at sea-bathing ostabliobssosts.
39-total, at *spume establishments, 696; wayfarers,
wanderers, and foundlings, 89; other vagrant poor, 219-
total indoor-poor, 2,410 (last Christman, 2,4:.1)) ; ont.door
poor, 5,466 (last year, 5.3031-total poor this year, 7,876
(last year, 7,72 i). In order that the poor shall set be
deprived of their usual Sunday meat dinner the
Christmas-day fare is supplied to-day, and the
various balls have been tastefully decorated with evergreens,
flower", &c., some of which were used at the late pare dis-
tribution of the North Middlesex Volunteer Rifles. The St.
Pancras' Chi istmaspoddieg is of Brobdignagian proportions,
weighing in the gross something like 2.291.11 be, and is com-
posed of the following ingredients :-Flour, 69211 e. • suet,
43015.; sugar, 2241ba.; raisins. 2661bs ; current', 2661 be.;
candied peel, 561ba. ; spice, 415. ; ginger. 315. ; eggs,
1.400; ale (Huggins and Co.'s treble X),12 galls, Christmas
dioner-Halfpoued of roast beef, 114 of potatoes, lib. of
plum pudding, and 1 pint of porter, wish bread and butter
for breakfast and supper. Adult males, loz. of tobacco,
and females, who like it, half an ounce of snuff each ;
children and insane, apples, oranges, ke. As se lamest*,
incident connected wits this boom, the innate, by mellliSl
of • pansy subscription, yesterday presented Mrs. lionises,'
the matron, with • beautiful diamond and opal rise, as
a small souvenir of their appreciation of that lady's kind
and considerate treatment. The guardians and their friends
will be present this day to witness the distaihntios of
the Christmas bounty. Increase of pour, as compared with
corresponding period last year. 153.
Sr. 11A511**-IN •THE•FI ZEDS. -The population
of the royal parish of St. Mertes is 24,140. In-door poor,
.0 (last year, 389) ; men 144 ; women, TAT ; boys, 5; girls,
2 • infanta, 6. Out-doe; poor 237 (last ear, 255)-adult
aides, 14 ; females, 102 • children, 12L-Chnetnowday
fare: Roast beef, plum middies. sod potatoes. Distribv-
tees of out relief : 205 lbs. meat, 91 loaves, of bread,
and 24 ors. of tea and yli sugar each person. Bt Hartia's
Christmas podding. 135 lbs. of raisins, 70 lbs. currants,
13 lbs. peel, 3lte. @Mee, 5 Moos of suet, 35 lbs. sugar, 13
dozen eggs, and 1801bn. of four. leaches in poor, 19.
Won LONDON Utriox. - In-door poor, 414 •
farmed out, is consequence of part of the old workhouse
bang palled dews, 74 ; total, 488 Vast year, 428). Outdoor
poor, 1,410 (last year, 1,482). Children at London Central
District School, Beam& Fare : rosollbssf, plum podding,
beer, tobacco, *tuff, oranges, 3:e. Increase on in-door poor,
60 ; decrease cc out-doer poor. 72-total decrease, 12.
Sr. J•sm's, WEsystiNsron.--Population at census
of 1861, 35,326. Inmates of the workhouses, Poland-street,
659 (last year, 663) ; Me. 229 ; women, 372; children,
58. Children at the parochial schools, Betterecocomeme.
sod /Mt Tooting, 169 ; last year, 176. Number of out-door
poor, 810 ; last year, itso. The festivities of Christmas will
be held this day (Moeday), and each inmate allowed Boz.
baked beef, 10 re baked potatoes, and 1 pint of porter.
Holidays tomorrow and Wednesday as well, and 50 aged
leave of absence from three days to • fertnight to visit
Maeda. Children estertaieed with oranges, apples, buns,
Ste Ingredients of St. James's Christmas pudding-
-2201b5. raisins, 160Ibs. currants, 4215. anger, 2015. (resale,
2115. lemon real. 28011 e. flour, 315. mixed spice, 18015.
suet, and 120 eggs. Decrease on in-dour poor 13, on out-
door poor, 40. Total decrease, 53.
ST. G EoKee, II A NoVEIt•SQUARE.-Extent, 1,161
acres ; population, loot memos, 87,711 : Mendes or the
workhouses in Mount-street and Little Chelsea, 589 (last
year, 614) ; men, 166, women, 263, children, 140. Christ-
mas-day fare roast beef and baked potatoes, 14 on. plum
pudding, and • pint of porter each adult ; children an allow-
ance of fruit. and holidays; gratuities also given on Christ-
mas-eve and New-year's-day. No return given as to out-
-1 door poor. Contract prim for meat 4e. Rd. per 815. ; flour,
MADAME Tusser u's. -This moat popular rota- 3a s, 481. per sack; butter, 96e.; cheese, 648.; catnieal. 128.6 d.
ifithosest has bail many edditional models within its walls per ewe; to., 2s. per lb.; and Nagar 43e. per cwt. Decrease
thee the last year's holidays. and we doubt not that the on indwr_RY ...1811073, KENSINGTON. -Population,
5.
as exhibition win, heretofore, prove biphly attractive to. as Sr. NA
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well as as liberally patronised by, the he lido folk durin the 70 40d '
153, (melee, 188, child inmates of workhouse' 415 (last year, 448);
y g males, children, 74 ; outdoor poor,
Christina@ week. la the Chamber of 11. non is a full-length a‘lnige, 444, children, 540, total, 1,034 (Oat Christmas,
media of Muller, taken from life, and c neeted from • mat 1,057). Amount of relief in money for the week, 931.,
Takla by Dr. Donovan, of the Plirenol, goal School. last year. 76f. 188. 9d. Fare, 34 lbs. of roast beef,
potatoes, 1 lb. of plum podding andl pint of Barclay's
LreeCte-Mdlle. Beatrice, the pleasing French i porter ; children proportionately r, tobacco, snuff. fruit, de.
asbesa, is engaged at the Lyceum for threeconsecutive years ' 113 children under 12 passed out at St. George's 'Wearied
Shortly after Christmas " The Lady of Lyons" will be re: I School, Pl.thet The Bensioetas notate, are on this orm-
.4 lir, One destined to undergo the anti-Beating precool', singe-
presented, with Mdlle. Beatrice the Pauline,
Orly enough at the instigation of that truly philanthropic
Fechter as Claude Barnette. Individual from wbom the derives its name Yr.
CRY,TAL PALATE.-The Palace will be opened i Basting having kin y preented to the bard of
at nine o'cioak this morning, and lighted up at dusk. It will ltnaidinn• • 109•, vizo 61' th• aged inmates and
I 5/. to the children, to be distributed by Mr. Blseliwell, the
also remain open sufficiently long to allow of the visitors ! master, in the sense way as last year, when r. Santini gave
returning at leisure. Oa Boxing-day last year 43,741 the like sum. Contract price of meat, tis. 11d. per stone •
visitors attended the Palace. With the increased facilities breed, Os. 11d. per cwt. ; flour, 32a. per wok • potatoes:
offersdby the railway composite, coupled with the unusually 41. 59. per too. Last year-]teat fe. 7d. ; breed,' I Is. ;
long list of spoial attractions, the numbers are this year floor. ; P°.1"..4 68.* dirmse on is-doerexpected to he still larger.
, 33 i• as nntdoor, 177-total decrease, 210.
I hiT. MATTHEW, METTINAL-GREIN.-Population at
1 last ceases 103,101. Inmates of workhouse, 1,172 (last
Dm Barry's delicious health-restoring Revalenta year. 1,183); men. 426 ; women, 4%e ; boys. 136 ; giria. 112;
Ambles reed restorer perfect digestion. strong nerves• sound out-door poor, 1,144 (last year, n 114); adults, 516; All&
lenge healthy nver, re sleep. functional regularity, and en 628 Christmas fare A liberal supply of rout hoof,
energy to the moat distonrlitl iT enfeebled. removing speedily r *
sod effectually indigestion IdWirentiC habitual constipation, D. plodding. •and porter. The children after tea supptied
nervous, bilious. and liver complaints• fevers. hmuorrbold , with orange, nuts, ke. It will be *bound from the fore.
fliguleory, sore throote, catarrhs. colds, Infanta, noises In theg
going statistics that, whilst there is but • denesse of 11 on
head oad ears, rheumatisas,pt, impurities, eruptions, hysteria, the indoor poor, Haire is a large humors of 326 on the
irritahtlltY, use bena• acidity, aelnitettoe. heath- number of out-door poor as compared with last Christmas.
burn, headache, debility, d &relian► cramps, means, moors and This result has ro doubt orginated and bees effected in cot-
sicionm, nuking fits, cough. asthma. l•ronchitis. consumption,
M. mop Ins.iiy. ; sequoias of the ugdoetneate, and by so metes creditelde,
ma -Du Barry and C... 77, RemaAstreet. Mal°. ; Eisg. notoriety which the authorities of Babied-green have
spa. lea dealer. and MI grace's sat eDsmista In the kuordam.- achieved for themselves during the past year, and which has
ladvertiesmeet I led to • more emeriti' and liberal dirtributios of out.

relief. It will be admitted on all hands, however, that the
step has been one in the right direction. Total increase of
poor 315. Contract price of provision : Floor per rack,
275. '6d. ; meat per stone of 141 k.., Gs. sd. ;k a per lb., 2s. ;
sugar per cwt.. 41s. 6d.
STRAND UNION. —Popildation 44,098 ; initiates
of -workhouse, Clerrelarid-street, 561) bast year ewe som-
ber); children at school at Edmonton, 219 (last year, 213);
108 hurtles at asylums; outdoor poor, 1,220 (list Year
1,273). Inmates of workhouse regaled with 6 oz. boiled
pork, carrots. potatoes, 12 oz. plum pudding sad 1 pint of
beer, snuff and tobacco for adults, sod children according to
age this day ; but on Christmsaday their sisal mat dieser.
Ingredients of Christmas priddiss-200 lbs. flour, 336 lbs.
fruit, 9 lb.. citron and spkw, 140 lbs. suet, and 56 lbs. sugar,
mixed with 45 gallops of now milk, producing 30 puddings
of about 231bs. weight each, sad of which every inmate
will receive a portion cold on New Year'iday. Contract
price of provisions: Bread, 10s. Id.; flour, 295. 941.; mutton.
80.; cheese, 565.; butter, 88e.; potatoes, 100 s. per ton;
sugar, 445. Last year, bread, lls. 6d. ; flour, 345. • mutton,
Se.; cheese, 445.; butter, 645. ; potatoes, 93e. ; :ad sugar,
365. . .

ST. GEORGE'S-IN•TRZ-EAST.-Population at last
minus : Males, 23,129 ; females, 25,259 ; total, 48,388 ; in-
mates of workhouse, 794 (last year, 809) ; ono, 225 ;
women, 513; children, 56 ; also '2'79 'children it liaskat
Industrial Schools ; outdoor poor, 2,069 (last year, 1,195) ;
adults, 1,011 ,• &Urea, 1,0Z3. Christmas flue : 6 oz. roan
beef, 16 oz. plum pudding, and 1 pint of porter each. In-
gredients of St. George's podding : 4 cwt. raisins and cur-
rants, 12/be. peel, 110th.. suet, eggs, spice, essence of lemon,
Ac. Contract price of dour, 28a. per sack ; meat, 6s. 6d:
per atoms (lest year, flour, 30s. moat, sa. 100). Decroin
in in-door poor, 15 ; increase in outdoor poor, 74 ; total
increase, 59. Tobacco, muff, sad porter, also, on Boxing-
day to inmate*.
ST. MARY, Ntwrscrow.-Population at census
of 1861, n,000; !molter of indoor poor 511 (lest Christ-
mas, 545); males, 178; females, 270; elkildreo, 43. The
mass of the children are " farmed our at the South Me-
tropolitan District School at Sutton. Number of outdoor
poor, 1,842 (last year, 1,677); adults, 937 ; children, 905.
Christmas-day faro : Breakfast, bread and butter and tea;
dinner, 6oz. roast beef and ireptables, Ilb. of plum pudding,
and 1 pint of Barclay and Perkins's best ported ; toe, same
as at breakfast. The St. Ihiry,g Newiogtoo Christmas.
pudding weighed 818 lbs., yid was composed of 2401 km
fault, 120 lbs. suet, 56 10n. sugar, 200 lbs. of flour, 2CO
and 21b.. mixed spice. Contract price of provisions:-
Beef, per stone. 4a, last year 3s. 6d. ; mutton, 5.. 6d., last
year. 4s. 4d. ; flour, per sank, 28a. lid., last year, 30a. ;
sugar, per cwt., 395., last year, 355. ; butter, per Owt.,
last year, 82s. ; cheese, 50a, last year, 45. Decrease
in in-door poor, 34 ; lacrosse in out-door poor, 165 ; total
increase of poor, 131.
Sr. MARY MACIDALIer, BERMONDSEY.-Number
of in-door poor, 688 ; lest year, 678. In the workhouse. 171
males; tansies, 280 ; children, 69. At the schools at
Salton, 89 boys, 79 girls ; total, 168. The number of per-
sons admitted to night's lodgings during the year have been '
3,420 in.,, 2.663 women, and 1,680 children ; of these 96
destroyed their clothes and others bad to tea furnished.
Outdoor poor, 1,223 (lam year 1,166) ; adults. able bodied,
165; not able bodied, 446; ehildven, 612. Christmas-day
fare : Roast pork, potatoes, and plum pudding, with a pint
of Barclay's porter each to adults, and fruit, 5:e., for chil-
dres, for whom also entertainment, of dissolving vlews,
Ice, are provided for this evening. Contract prim of provi-
sions-Beef, du ; mutton, 7s. 4d. pm atom, of 141b5.; butter,
98. ; chore. 48e. ; bread, 10e. 4d. per cwt. • liner, 29..m,p
seek ; last year, beef and mutton, en. Bc. sod 7s. 4a. ;
batter, 70a. ; cheese, 445. ; bread, 10e. Ild. ; and flour,
31.. 6d. per rack. Increase in in-door poor, 10 ; increase
in out-door poor, 57 ; total laces.., 67.
GREMYWICII UNION.-Inmates of workhouse,
935 (last year, 906) ; 322; women, 517 ; children, 96:
Children at the Sutton schools, 297. Outdoor poor. 5.083
(last Christmas, 4,9881: adults, able-bodied, 1,192; not
able-bodied, 1,552 ; children, 2,339. Amount of out relief,
Chi-10tt0.% 1864, 7431. 18s. ld. • at 1863, 301/. Os. sd.
Cbristmasdav fare-Roast beef and plum pudding, and on
this day (boxing-day), another pudding made with 3 cwt.
minis, 1 cwt. currents, 30 doom eggs, Ac. The dining hall
was tastefully decorated with lisp lent by Messrs. Lane and
Reeve, of Leadeoball-street. Bread, per cwt., lin. • flour,
partook, 30e. • meat, per 141b5., 9a. ; butter, per mi., 90e. ;
potatoes, per Lms, 80a. ; last year, bread, 10a. 103. ; flour,
35. ; butter, 68e. ;as potatoes, 67.. 6d. Increase on M-
I door, 29, and on out-door poor, 95; total increase, 124.
WHITECH•PRI. UItION.-IDIMAtet of workhouse,
679 (last yes, 674) ; men. 244 ; women, 376 ; children, 59.
The children, except those rankly and infanta, at the
iodustriel echool% Forest - pie, number 237. No
return given of out-door poor. Chrisitansday fare :-
Eztra allowance of tea and sugar morning end evening ;
ditimat-8 or. baked beef, 12 on. baked potatoes., 1 pint of
Truman's porter. sod llb. pudding. Ingredients of the
Whitschatiel pudding : 3501 b. flour, 1281 b. suet. 3921 b.
raisins, 1121 b. currants, 141 b. peel, 11b. spice. 96 quarts
milk, 72 eggs, and 361 b. sager--groes weight, 1,0291 b. In-
creme on 3m-door poor, 5. . . .

apples, tobacco, sweets, &c., at exposes of guardians and
vestry, and elm at the commencement of the new year pro-
pose slyly, a funber treat, aided by a cask of elder wine
from Mr. W. Neale, and • quarter teak of wine by Mr. S.
Porkies. Flour, 28s. per sack ; meat, 4a per stomp ; but
year, Boor TJa. ; meat, ta 4d. Lames 91.
ST. ILARDARKT'A AND ST. JOHN'S, WEBTNINSTrit.
—Population 68,177. Inmates of the two workbonsm,
" Petty France" and at Kensington, an as follows :—Potty
Femme, 175 (last year, 172) ; men 58, women 93, boys 13,
girls IL In Kensington, 879 (last year 657); nan,l9B. women
321, boys 97, girls lil. Out-door poor, who will hare extra
meat and tea and sugar, 1,762 Oast year 1,705). Outdoor
relief—money, 34t. 7s. 6d. ; kind, 671. La. I Id. ; total,
102!. Os. sd. (last year, 811. 4s. Bd.) Chrisimas•day fare—
Roast beef and plum piddicg ad iibause, and 1 pint of por-
ter. Tobacco and mud to thane who desire it, and oranges,
apples, kn., to c/uldrea mid Mesh& Sm. Margaret's and
St. John's : Puddings, at " Petty Frame" house. weight
about 34211 n. Ingredients Flour, 561bs. ; suet, 34Ibs. ;
raisins, 961bs. •, currants, 9thbs. ; sugar, ?Albs. ; eggs, 100
(941ba.); ale, 14 pinta ; milk, 18 pints; peel, 2ilbs. ; twice,
11b. ; ground ginger, ilb. Keemington house: H eight about
1,4001te. Flour, 2801 tr ; mains, :01ba ; corrupts, =4lba. ;
suet, 200I1s. ; treacle, 48Iba. ; eggs, 400 ; peel, like. ;
sumr,ll2lbs. ; spice, ; milk, 10 gallons ; ale, s.callons.
Increase on fin-door poor, 23; on out-door poor, 5i ; total
Menem, 82.

HENDON UNION.-Inmates of Redhill workhouse,
127 (last Christmas, 124) ; children in the schools same as
last year, 55. The supply of roast beef, of the best quality,
was 220115., with potatoes, and plum pudding, lib. so each
inmate, and 1 pint of ale each for dinner. The pudding was
composed of 401 he. corrals, 251ba. of raisins, 21bs. of candied
peal, lib. of mind spin, 301ba. of suet, and 501 be. of flour.
For eveoiog enjoyment there wen also provided 3165. of
tobacco, 2115. of snuff, and 36 gallons of al* for adults, and
fruit, he., for children. The dining-ball was profusely
decorated with evergreen, and the arms of Engles d, the
arms of the Royal Navy, and a .umber of scripture devices.
Hunan of poor in the house, 3.
HoLoolt:f I:mos.-Population at last census,
44,861 ; inmates of cookhouse, Gray's-inn-road, 456; last
year, 421; out-door poor, 1,106 ; last Christmas, 1,119 ;
total poor this year, 1,562 ; last year. 1,540. lonates re-
ceived roast pork, potatoes, plum pudding, Mc., as much am
each required. The Holborn pudding °unstated of 120th..
of flour, 140 lbs. raisins. 50 lbs. canals., 11211 e. suet, 360
eggs, 50 lbs. sugar, and 16 lbs. of spice and peel. The con-
tract price for meat dearer and flour cheaper than last year.
/Paean in io sad out door poor, 22.
Sr. MARY, IbLlßato:4.-Population at last
cams, 155,291 ; present population, 160,4X0 ; inmates of
workhouse, 491 • lan you, 461 ; males, 153 ; females, 3v3 ;
children, 25. Then are 105 boys and 113 girls, with 10
adults, at the int ant establishment Morass, -road ; also 182
lunatics, 27 aged men, and 4 choldreo farmed out.
Out-door poor, 2,402; last Christmas, 2,360. Christmas.
day fare :-6 or. of cooked roast beef, free from lone,
with baked potatoes and bread, Lb of rich plum pudding.
and 1 pint of Truman sad Hanbory's porter, with an extra
allowance of tea and sugar. Relief in mooey for week,
1451. 12a. 7d. ;in kind, 141. 18s. 9d. Conant price of pro-
visions-meat, p.r stone of 141ba., 7s. 6d. ; flour, per sack,
295. 6d. bread 9a. 241, butter 74.., cheese 465., and
oatmeal 14s. per cwt. Last year-meat, tin. Iod. ' • dour,
31s. ; bred, 91. 11d. ; butter, 625. ; cheese, Ms. • oat-
meal, 15s. 6d. thorns* in in-door poor, 20 ;in out: door
poor, 42 ; total imweaso, 62.
ST. SATIOLR'S UNION.--Cbrietmas in this union
is kept today (Monday), and the inmates are to have roast
beef, plum podding, sod porter. The master gives so
statistics as to number of inmates, but states, although ex-
traordinary quantities and quality of workhouse puddoop
are given frau most districts, " he had the best pudding
last year of any workhouse in London, and don't anticipate
being beaten this year.",

irKENTFORD UNION. -113MaLeZ, 363 (last year
390) ; mesa% ; wow. n, 115 ; children, 122 ; out-door poor,
1,620 (last year 1,629); Christmas fare, )lb. rout beef, 11b.
' pudding, lib. potatoes and 1 pint of luer each, setts tea
to all, and fruit to the children. Brentford pudding-1201b%
raisins, 2816 s currants, 841bs. suet, 1561ba. flour, 461bs.
sugar, with up and spice ; bread baked in the horse at a
cost of sd. per 41b. lost. Contract price of provision-
flour 30s. per sack; beef Ntl., mutton 6d., cheese 4
better 90 per lb. Decrease in in-door poor, 27 ; in out-
door poor, 9 ; total decrease, 36.
Dills-END OLD TOW N.-Population, 80,000; area,
681 acres; houses, 11,830; rateable value to county,
191,8562. ; poor rat 6d. in the pound per quarter ; rates of
psagrism shout 2) per cent. on population • inmates 684,
less 56 belonging to Isnogton and Westll:oodon
leaviog 626 (last you 637) ; men, 184 ; women,
310; children, 90; lunatics asylum, 33 (last
year, 52) ; in workhouse. 80 (last year 78) ; casuals
in the weak, 162 (last year 181) ; out-door poor, 1,062 llaat
year 960) ; week's relief, 50i. sa. 4d. (last year, 481. 13a.) ;
loaves given during the week, 9;2 (last year 971). Fare
for inmates given this 4sy (Monday), half lb. roast beef,
11b. baked potatoes, 11b. plum.pudding, 1 pint of Mann's
porter, unit, tobacco, apples, oranges, nut, toys, Sc., for
children and imbeciles lhe industrial school adjoins the
workhouse. and 16 of the boys form an exceedingly good
brus teed, and oo Saturday the children, headed by their
band, visited the Tower of Loedes, a description of which
teat has bean very nicely written by one of the boys. Coo.
tract price of provisions-Bread 9s. 6d., flour 28s, meat
6a. 7d., potatoes 3a. 6d., butter 975. cheese 475. 64., oat-
meal 125., and sugar 35a, per cat. ; lest year-bread 10x 2d.,
flour 31a, meat 6s. 101., potatoes 2a. 6d., butter 80x. cheese
46e., oatmeal lls. 9c1., sugar 44a. Decrease on ia-door poor
29, increase in out-door 82 ; total increase 53.
ST. MART LAMBZTH.-Population, 161,908 ;
inmates of workhorse, 972 (last year, 93'2) ; children in
Norwood schools 360 (last year 354) ; men, 447 ; woman,
462 ; childrea, 63 ; out-door poor adults, 3,113: children,
790 • total, 3,903 (last year, 5,358). an :unseat fare, 6 oz.
lost pork (cooked), 12 oz. biked potatoes, 14 oz. plum pad.
dies, and owl pint of porter, with tobacco, snuff, &o, Con•
tract prices : Meat. 4e. 7d. • flour, par sack, ?Ja. 6d. ; wheat,
per quarter. 395. 6d. ; bider, 110 s. ; chews 565, per cwt.;
and sada, 19s. 9d. per ton. Increase in indoor poor, 46;
in outdoor poor, 645 ; total increase, 691.
ST. Gin's IN THZ 679 (last
year, 737) ; men, 196 ; boys, 87 ; females, 351 ; 44 ;
outdoor poor, 1,051; adults, 529 ; children, 502. Chi:la-
mas-day fare this day (Monday) : Roast beef, llb each ; pots.
toes ad libitum • plum puddles, ; porter, 1 pint;
tobacco, snuff. ke. Holiday greeted oe appliestios. Price
of meat. 3s. 6d. ; last year, 3s. 5d ; bread, Ns. per elm
ST. Jsmes's, Curameserril.-Inmates of the
workhouse, 538 (last year same number); outdoorpoor,
1,260, last year 1,160. Childress at schools at Highgate.
Fare : roast pork and potatoes ad lib., 11b. plum pudding
and 1 pint of potter each adult ; sick and infirm, roast
mutton,lrdtents, and pudding. Floor, 11301 be. • sues
1121bs, ; uns 1401ba. ; conanta, 112Ibs. ; sugar, 4011 s. ;
sus, 1 . Contract prices :-Bread, 9.. 101. ' • meet,
61a. 101 ; butter, 96e. ; cheesy, 495. pee cwt. Lest year :
Breed, 10s. Bd. ; meat. 535. Bd. ; butter, 701. ; cheese, 45a.
Increase in oat-dine poor, 100.

STarsay UnoN.—Population at last census,
66.572. la-door poor. 1,067 (Let Christmas, 1,017); males,
256 ; females. 331 ; childish, 468. Outdoor poor, 1,366
float year, 1.394) ; vagrants, 93 (lest year, 103) ;io lunatic
asylums. 122 (last year, 129). Each inmate supplied with
old English fare of roast beef and plum pudding, 1 plot of
, tobacco sod snuff for adult., apples aod arenas
porter iklreo. Contract prices :—Flour per sack, 295.; most.
141 b., 6.. 73.; bread, 9a. 73.; bolter, 100 s; cheese. 3C..;
sugar, 375.; oatmeal, 115.; and potatoes, 2s. 9d. per cat.
Last year : Flour, 295; bread, 10s. Id.; moat, 6e. 23.;
butter, 86e.; chew!. 45.. 6d.; sugar, 445.; oatmeal. 13a.;
sod potatoes, 2.r. 9d. lanais. on io-door poor, 40 ; &creole
on outdoor, 26—total bicrease, 14.

ST. LiON•RD, StlOßT.DlTCH.—Population at ]nit
census, 129,364. limas", 766 (last year, 716); moo. 252 ;
worms). 435 ; boys, 17 ; girls, 32. There are oleo :siB chil-
dren at the parochial establishment, Itreutwood. Out-door
poor, 2.311 (last Christmas, 2.457) ; nues, 276 ; females,
946 ; children, 1,089. Out relief for week : mosey, 961.
M. 9d. ; kind, 241. 12s. id. ; total, 1201. 19a. 4d. Oast year,
1321. Oa. 2d.) Fore, Ph. roast beef without bme, ills.
plum pudding, brood, and 1 pint of Tromso and Hanbuils
porter. Aged, tobacco and @muff ; children and imbeciles,
oroultm. apples, outs, he. logredienta of Shoreditch
dieg :—Raisias, 11 cwt. : currants, 1 cwt. ; flour, 4 bushels ;
six sooty of eggs, eight storms of suet, with epics, he.
Flour per sack, lt. 9s. 3d. ; meat, 1411.., 7s. Bd. ; butter,
41. 13e. ; cheese, 21. 9s. per ews. la 1863, Boer, 11. 10a. ;
Mild. 7s. 6d. ; batter, 31. 14a. ; cheese, 21. 4s. league on
in-door poor, 50 ; dates on outdoor poor, 146 ; total dr-
ama., 96.

•-
ST. GEORGE raz MARTTE SOrTHWARL—Io-
donv poor, 837 (last year, 807) : Males, 2re ; females, 273;
children at Iditchem schools, 280; imbeciles, 76. Outdoor,
2,247 (last year, 2,039): Make 460; females, 646 ; chil-
dren, 1,141. Faro—Emit beet sod plum pudding ad
lastuat sod porter, tobacco, sod snuff tor sped, sod fruit,
with diLolviog view., &c. !remise's indoor poor
30, sad out 208 ; total Marines, 238.
. .

M•RT, ROT. HRRITITHR.-L-POPtilatiOn at last
earns, 24,500. lomstaeof workhouse. 190 (last Christmas,
225) ; males, 66 ; females., 107 ; children, 17. The mesa of
children at *he Sutton district wheels. Out-door poor, 887
(lest year 1,144). Fare to adults, 11b. roast beef, llb. pota-
toes, 1 pint of ale, with llb. plum . pudding, tobacco, and
snuff. Children, fruit, Bc.: Nothing provided by guar-
dian@ for out-door poor beyond their weekly relief ; about
Is. 2d, each for me., women, and children on th4.elief
Decree's on indoor, 33 ; increase on out-door poor,
257 ;total inenwee, 224.
H•eaNint UNloX.—lnmates of workhouse, 546
(last yeer, 566). Adult melee, 166 ; females, 214 ; children,
166. (ut-door poor, 681 (last Christina', 663). Inmates
regaled with coffee and bread and butter for breakfast ; die-
ser, resat beef and pork, baked potatoes, 14 ounces plum
pudding, l pint of Hanbary's stout, 1 ounce tobacco each
male, and each female 1 mooed tea and 2 ounces of sugar ;
children, oranges and apples. On the 28th, the examina-
tion to take place ; after which the children .111 be regaled
with plum cake, oranges, mask, diseolying views, sod
Christmas tree, Sm. Increase on in-door poor, 20 ; on out-
door poor, 18 ; total increase, 38.
WANDSWORTH AND CLAPHAM UNION. POpnla-
tins, 70,601. Inmates, 536 (last year, 525) ; men, 249;
WORMS, 237 ; children. 50; 155 children also at the Aanerly
school. No return of outdoor poor. Christmas-day fare :
nest beef, Ilb. potatoes, llb. plum pudding, 1 pint
porter each, with tobacco and 'Duff ; sots and ranges to
' the children. Contract prices :—Meat, 7s. 7d. ; batter,
94e. ; cheese, 40s. ; flow, 28., Last year, meat, 75.; butter,
665. ; cheese, 3.0 a. ; dour, 29a. becriaos on indoor poor, 11.
ST. JOHN, HAMPSTEAD. Population at last
asssas. 19,104. la.door poor. 128 (last year, 151) ; males,
45 ; females, 70 ,• children, 36. Out-door poor, 122 (last
year, 101) ; males, 32 ; females. 67; childres 23. The
Christmas dinner in this establishment is provided for the
inmates on Monday (this day), thus giving the poor people
the advantage of an extra meet dinner. They will have
341 b. plum pudding, 7 on. roast meat (pnme joints), 8 cc.
potatoes, ill,. breiA, and 1 pint Meux's porter. For tea and
supper. an extra allowance of tea end milk, and each per-
son a plum cake. Care taken of the out-door poor by the
Cambia Charity Trustees, who provide coals• a.eot, and
clothing. Childreo at the schools of the Hendon
Decrease on the in.door poor, 25 ; increase on cut-poor,
21 total decrease, 4.
ST. MART, PADDINOTON..—POptiIatiOn at last Oen.
ens, 75,806. Tamagni of workhouse, 410 (last Christmas, 351) ;
I me,, 110; women, 167; children, 1.11. Oat-door poor,
943 (last year, 1,030). Christmas dinner: Rout rumps of
beef with mashed potatoes and plum pudding, with a pint
of porter or ale, at option, to each adult. Children, scoord.
log to age. This day (boxhig.dav) all inmate. have oak'
sad tea, the worr.ea " egg-bot," the men beer sod tobacco,
and women snuff ; sad on Wednesday 'visaing cake sad tea
and ants and oranges for the children. Outdoor poor Is.
for each adult, sad 6d. each child, in addition to their usual
weekly relief gives oo Friday last. Contract price of meat
N. and butter led. per poured driver this year than last.
Nemoe on in door poor, 59 ; decrease cm oat-door poor, 87;
total decrease. 28.

EDMONTON UNlON.—inmates, 626 (last year
596) ; able•bolied men. 95 ; women, 40 ; children, 198 ;
infants, 20; old men, 155; old women, 118. Fere : Roast
beef sail mutton, with vegetables, Ilb.of plum podding and
1 pint of porter each, withres, &c. Increase, 39
East. LONDON UNlON.—Population, 40,673 ;
inmates of workhouse. Idomerton. 653 (last year 636);
wales, 241 ; females, 377 ; children, 35 ; all latter above
two years at school at lkfanwelL No return of oat-door
pcor. Fare : Roast beef, plum pudding, soda pint of porter
to each adult. Contract prices: Beef, ss. 10d. ; Soar. 325. ;
butter, lirAß. • potatoes, 80a. ; (last year—beef, •
breed, 18s. 91:1. ; flour, 31a ; batter, 80a. ; potatoes, 60s:
lamas" 17.
CENTRAL LONDON DISTRICT SCHOOLN HaNwr.l.L.
—The children in this establishment belonging to the City
Ulnae number 849. The dietary consisted of roast beef,
pork, potatoes and plum pudding, coffee, &c., in the evening.
A sermon preached by the Rev. W. s. Edward', B.A.
chaplain. The Christmas pudding contained 1701bs. raisins,
1801bs. currants. 168Iha. sugar, 11216. suet, 420165. flour,
1411:e, mixed peal, and 141131. spice.
INDUSTRIAL SCROOLR, FOREST GATL Thew
schools belong to the Whitechapel union, and contain 267
children from that union, 168 belonging to St. Pancras and
141 from Poplar union—told, 596: viz. 314 boys and
2232 girls—lasty ear, 540. Fare: Roast beef ii;id potatoes, with
12 or. pudding, for dinner, and afterwards nuts, oranges.
kc. Isgredienta of Christmas pudding : Flour, WO lbs.
suet, 36 lbs.,aio lbs., currants, 56 Ile., candied
peel, 14 lbs., mixed spice. 34 lbs., eggs, 100, sugar, 30 lbs.,
and milk, 4 gallons. The liiWth of the children is very good.
From the foregoing it will be seen that about 30,000
or 40,000 of the metropolitan is-door poor are properly
cared for at this festive season, irrespective of extra allow.
&aces to many more thousands of out-door poor. The in.
criese of pauperism is those parishes whore it has taken
plum bas been very slight, with the exosptioa of Lam-
beth, which exhibits an incre.lS of nearly 700 poor over
the return of the corresponding period last year.

Cilium(As Girru.—The weekly board of the
Royal Free Hospital, Gray'eies.road, have received the
headmen* donations of 100 guiosas from Mr. William
Crawahay, of Ceversham-pork. Reeding, sad W. from Mr.
E. Crape, of Ltroom House, near Kidderminster, to enable
them to meet the increasing demands of the sick cod des-
titute poor ou the usefulness of this excellsot charity at
this inclemeut Ileamo of the year. The weekly averse' of
patients relieved amounts to nearly four thousand. Thera
are HO beds vacant.. oo account of the want of foods'',
enable the committee to give admission to the numerous
patients.

Flee ca BERMONDSZY.—On Saturday morning a
Sr. broke out on the peomiass of • Mr„ &anion, Suffolk.
pleas, Snows-fiskla. The buildings were four stories high,
and severed • large epos of ground, wrangled by • nun,
bre of mall houses. The premises were eatirely burnt out
sad the adjoining houses'd
MiIItOPOLITAII Fa:lrate/17AL, DiYOßeafzß
swam, Crrr.—The to limber of patients relieved
during the week iog Dec. 24 was—Medical, 837 ;
surgical, 570 ; total, LOUT,. of which 569 were maw coin
ALUM IN BKILLD.—No wonder that alum is used
to such an extent for Walkman bread, when we *Deader Its
present eheapeem You can only insure "pun tweed- by ten-
ni It at home The Faculty recommend BURWICK4 BAUM
rowan, Idiot the unpleasant diluteness about German Yeast,
as the meet pure and perfect medium for raisin It. It Is sold
everywhere la whets from spoons upwards.--Ladvertlasmeat4

ST. GILZIed, CAMBTRWELL —Population at OttlBllll
of 1851, 54.668; at census of 1861, 71.489; iocresse in the
10 yeas'. 16.821. Indoor poor, 643 (lass year. 6308 ; met,
atle.belled, 2; temporarily disabled. 66; aged. 92; total,
160. Womee, able, 16 ; disabled, 71 ; aged. 118; total,
206. Children io house, 52; at echool at Sutton, 223. Out-
door poor, 1.753 Put year, 1,675) ; adults, 922; children,
831. Outdoor sadist—mosey. 28f 14e. 10d. ; in kind,
861. 2a. 2d. ; total, 1141. 17.. (last year 1131. 9e. M.)
Christmas tmatenout—Resat beef, plum pudding, mid 1 pint
a paean at at.. Tea sad cake is the eves*. Oesagee,

LAW INTELLIGENCE.

METROPOLITAN COUNTY COußri.
(kitting days appointed for the present week.)
WE4T11135174., St, Marches-lane.—lussaa), Dec. C 7 . Wcdnts•
day. IS.
CRT OF LONDON. Oulldball4molidlaga.-Batarday, Dee. 31.

BURIAL SOCIETY DISCLOSURES.
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During the greater portion of last week Mr.
Wheeler, the judge of the Liverpool County Court, was
eogaged in the investigation of the drain of the St.
Patrick's Burial Society, on the suit of Hugh Cumber, late
• member of the managing committee, who bad written to
the president complaining of the way in which the society's
affairs were conducted, and asking for • general meeting to
have them set right. This request of Camber's had not
been complied with, and, moreover, he had beer', by virtue
of the powers vested in the committee, excluded from that
body on the ground that he had written a commusicatios
which was " injurious to the interests of the oociety." The
investigation disclosed some painful and discreditable fasts.
It appeared that the society has been in existence for many
years, sad that it has a large number of members in all
parte of the country. It. imam auiounta to 40,0001.
In 1849 its affairs reached a crisis, and It became
bankrupt. It was, however, revived. When Mr.l
Treacy, the present secretary, was appointed he took the
office at • salary of Bs. r week, but since that time his
salary has bees increased to 400/. a year, with house rent,
coals, and gas in addition. It was also shown that he Last
recently received the gam of 100/. to indemnify him for
"extra labour in London." Treacy stated that he had
never made any return of his travelling expenses, but was
lin the habit of placing • certain sum—say 20/.—in his
pocket when he left home, and when he returned be 000ntsd
how much be hod left aid entered the difference as " ex-
pose..." It also appeared that several agents of the society
had defrauded it to a very considerable extent, but that no
steps had been taken to punish them, and that they were
still in the employ of, and of course at liberty to prey upon,
the society. or did the accounts show bow these defi-
ciencies had been caused. Another point was that the pre-
sident (the Rev. Patrick Phelan) had demanded and bad
received a salary of 100/. per annum, though there
was no rule authorising such • payment; also it
was stated that the printer to the society bed received
during the last five years between 3,000/. and 4,0007. It
further transpired that the trustees were Phelan, Treacy,
end • man named Judge ; and that J edge had received
various payment. as "medical officer" of the society, though
be was in reality • cobbler. His Honour, after hearing the
evidence adduced, said it was evident that the present
machinery was quite inadequate to the government of the
society. It was admitted by the counsel representing the
defendants that there had sever been any duly appointed
trustees, committee, or treasurer; that no audit (as directed
by the rule.) bad been submitted to any general or other
meeting of the society ; and that no general meetings had
been duly bold. The defendants pleaded that the president
and secretary were duly appointed officer,. It was finally
agreed that a receiver should be appointed, sod that the
case should stand adjourned until a full statement of the
monetary affairs of the society could be made. It woe
agreed also that Camber should in the meantime be re-
placed on the committee, and reinstated in all the privileges
which he had previously enjoyed.