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

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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:4Z.
Population, 161,680. Persons receiving indoor relief,
47 ; outdoor, 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,
kat 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. ;
milll 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, accounted 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'. Bs. ; ale, 15 gallons, 11. 10s. ; eggs, 1,500,
61. Hs. 3d. ; spice, Ilb., ; total cost of the pudding,
47/. ss. 3d. Casuals during week, 44:3, against 534 last
year. Increase on indoor poor, 210 ono. outdoor, 1,241 ;
total 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
workhouse pudding : 711 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 snuff, 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) yearuls
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 ; total 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
evening out. Ingredients of pudding : 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, 2011
be.
; eggs, 200; peel, Illbs.; sugar. 501ba. ;
spice, 311 a. ; milk, 10 gallons. " Petty France" pudd h
ing :
weight 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
peadieg, Nabs. raisins, 20011 n. currants, 1121bs. sugar,
30Ibs. peal, 3)11c. spice, 2101bs. suet, 3001bs. flour, 1110
eggs. A series of lectures on entertaining, subjects have
been given. and received with great delight by aged in-
mates. Increase on indoor poor. 42 ; on outdoor, 242 ;
total inmaase, 284.
ST. ettillenwets.
Population, 71,489. Indoor 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, 271 ; women, 321 ; chilbeedren, 432.
Outdoor, 2,314 (last year, 1,388). Fare : Roast f, plum
pudding, potatoes, and porter ; tobacco and snuff, oranges.
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. 61. ; 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