The Express.
London, England, 1850-12-26 00:00:00

CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE WORKHOUSES.

Yesterday, being Christmas Day, the poor in the
various metropolitan and suburban workiterusn were regaled
with an extra allowance of good cheer, in ageordaece with
the decisions of the respective Irsards of goardians, whilst
the oat-door poor is many instances received edditional
assistance in money sad kind, so as to enable them to parti-
cipate in the festivities of the season. The following report
exhibits not only the character of the benevolence practised
yesterday in the metropolitan workhouses, but also the
extent to which the poor of Izindon are compelled to seek
public aselatenue, aa compared with the preen's' year:

Br. MAllnutows.—loutates of the workhouse and la•
finnary, 1,741 (last Christmas Dsy the numben were 1,989,
and in 1348 noises a number than 2,222), rip., males 697.
fern .lts 1,044. Of in'ants under two years of age there were
99 ; in infest school 60; in the boys' school 169; in girl.'
sebool 152. Fare—holt a pound of rout best fru Irom
t.ne, one pound plum pudding, one pint of porter, with
bread, potatoes, and other vegotobles; with one ounce of tea
end a quarter of a pound of sugar extra to each adult. The
adults who use it wore provided with tobacco end snuff, and
the children regaled in the evening with oranges, mute,
sweetmeats, &c , provided for by a subscription amongst the
guardians. Trio Cnrotinse pudding for the inmates of this
large establishment consisted of upwards of two sacks of
flour, one quarter of a ton of fruit, together with suet,
Irmon peel, spices, &c., in proportion. The guardians
attended divine so rotes in the chapel, and were prettiest, wi h
▪ large number of ladies and gentlemen. to see the inmates
eat down to their subatantial dinner. Tie number of out-
door poor this year was 4,731, being I: the ruin of 1 in
22 as compared with the population of Marylebone
Lest year the number of outdoor poor in this perish was
6,600, and at Chr.stroas 1846 se many as 7,280. Gross name
her at present receiving relict 6.471. (Total receiving relief
last year 6,469.) Thus it will be seen that there is, au
compared wi:b last year, in this parish a decrease In the
indoor pot of 248, and in the outdoor poor of no lees than
1,769. Total duress* of pauperism in Marylebone, and a
consequent reduction in the rates of up rants of on. shilling
ea the pound, 2,017.
ST. PANCILAS.—Inmates of the workhouse 1,360 (last
Christmas day 1,320 r. Adult males 440, females 650, ;chili
drea 260. Fare : half a pound in roast beef, tree from bone,
with one pint of porter, and bread and vegetables, to each
adult, with en titre allowance of ten, sugar, &c. 26 N. of
tobacco were provided for those who smoke, and snuff for
thus who liked to take it. The children were fad at discrettioa,
and partook of fruit mad sweetmeats in the afternoon.
A large number of Indies and gentlemen, and ratepayers, as
' well as the guardians, attended to see the Christmas fare
dietributed at the wurkhruse The pudding wan pronouneed
excellent, and the children, who had most tutetully decora-
ted their ball in the Industrial Training School with motto.
and evergreens, in the most tasteful manner, soap some very
pretty and appropriate pieces of music. The whole arrange-
. moots reflected the highest credit on the authuriti.s and on
, 3.1 r. and Mn. Estee, the mater stet metros .4 the establish.
went. Oct door pe -r, 6,000; (lent year, 7,0.541; tomes. of
in door poor, 30; decrease of out-door poor, 2 061.
Br. Janina's, MIMIMINSTIML—Inmates of workhoUts.
Policed-street, 696. (lest year, 700) vin , men, 187, women,
I 327, boys tiO, girls 13, Infants 9. Pen : roast boa, baked
poiat,.ea, and plum-puddiog; endow ry person above the age
. of 16ons pint of porter. in addition to what they *smelly
have. The children And tea and bread and butter at 6
o'clock, and on boxing day they will have buns, apple., and
°ramose, &c. Out door poor, &heat 600. (part year, 700);
I decrease or in-door poor 104. and out-door poor 100 ; total
decreer. 204; total receiving rube', 1,196.
ST. DIMLY Annuls, KIXBINOTON.—Inmate 263 (last
Csristmas 313„. males 71, tentales 115, children 76. Fore :
41b. rout beef of tne best quality, llb. baked potatoes, Ilb.
plain pudding, sad I pint of liarelay's porter. Outdoor
poor 900 (last year 1 481). From what fund ibis member of
poor is eupp.rted is a mystery, foe the muter of the or.,rli-
, house is tt ssppy u, rote at the presto: time there is no need
of a poor rate is Keneisaton," Ikons. of indoor p.trr 60,
' and of outdoor p .or decrease 631.,
8r MART, ISLINGTON —la this ingeriregratew parish
the number of poor to the workbag's* be 360 Out euristmas
the number was 420), vin males 132, len.ela., 216, c:didren
12. In addition to whith there are 90 boys aori girls at the
'stint:ton intent sateh:ishnient, Park House, Haan. y (let
year there were 120 children at the litter establishment, thus
showing • albums. is the children's department id 30, and
in the workhouse 60). Fare : 6 es. roast beet, tree quilt
b .oe• with bread and potato.. 11h. 01 I)..iied plum put Wing,
and 1 pint of London porter. The number of outdoor per
be under 1,000. Total deereise of pauperism as rowpmed
with this perioi last year 90
ST. MAIIT, LANIMTII.— The inmates of the workhouse of
this ex, noes parish amount this yr. r to 1.135, vin., men 360.
women 494, boys 34, girls 27 (last Christmas the number
was 1,028. Men 424, women 6A, boys 39, girls 39).
In the parochial estsbneheneat beloraing to the perish at
Norwood, the obdurate &snout to 464. (In 1849 they
were 494 ) Thus showing a duress. in the workhouse esta-
blishment of Of, and in the infant establishment ot4o. Fare:
B,a ounces of baked beef, free from bone, with baked pota-
toes. 1 ib. of boiled plum pudding, anti 1 pint of porter,
with 1 pint of tea morning and evenfog for all. Nu br et
owe- mu poor this Christmas. 4,643 (lest Cori:nous, 6,778).
DsCresee on in door poor, 133; decrees* of out•door poor,
1,230; total decrecoo of pauperise, In Lambeth as compared
with last year, 1,363
ST. MART. NIWINO7fOX.—InMetes of the worlds .Usel this
Christmas, 374: via., mea 148, women 190, 1.0). 17,
gigs 19 (lest yrer there were 144 men, 191 women, boys
16, gale 13: total, 364) Fore for adults: roast beef, btked
potatoes, plasm pudding, and 1 pint of porter. la the after-
anos, each adult received los. of tea, Boa. ot sugar, and (Ls
of butter. To all who am ke en ounce of tobacco and a
pipe, and to thou who take snuff a like quantity of that
arnele, wets Nines. The children in the workhouse had the
same fare, with tea in the afternoon. There were oleo 160
children stilton Hall Establishment, Brixton hill (Droste.),
regaled at the expense of the parish with roast beef, euto
pudding, porter, fruit, etc (Int year the numbers w n 180)
Theis children ere at present farmed out; but in the early
part of the ensuing spring they will be removed to the newly
erected Infant Schools on Wel worth. common (situate in the
parish), and erected to eontalo 300 children. Toe present
number of outdoor relieved. &dui a, isolative of clildren
dependent on them, Is 1,240. Thu (including ehilortn)
triers is a decrease on indoor poor of 10, and on outdoor poor
of 188; total d. , 198.
Br. MART, ROTHIREITIen —lnmates of workhouse, 226;
rip , male., 71; females, 96; children, 69; (last y.ar mules,
72; femmes, 107; chi:dren, 71; total, 250 ) The adults
wars regaled wit's matt beef, plt en pudding, and one pint of
ale each, with potatoes—none weighed on that d .y. The
children at discretion. Tobaatto cud snuff tor adults, oranges
and apples forchildren. Too number of outdoor poor rot
stated, but they received so extra allowance. DrCICILIO of
insist- a as compared wits list Cares-met, 24
Sr. On.sa's,CAmnsawlLL.—lamates ot workhouse 400,

vie , men, 167 ; woolen. 156 ; ctiildrin, 147 ; Out y-ar,'
men, 106; women, 165; obildreo, 139; total, 384 Fare
to inmates over 16 yean of age, Bto of rout beef, 1 lb. po'a
toes, 1 lb. plum padding, 1 pint of porter; 1121111AISS und.r 16,
2os of meat sod padding lean. Fur @app. r—tea, brrsd, and
►utter to every inmate, and by the Wattages of thr geudisos
snuff, tossed, orange'', and ants la additi .n. Outdoor poor,
1849—mw, 431; women. 865; children, 1,218; total,
2.604. ()author poor, 1850 —mew, 407; women, 729;
ithildren, 1,203 ; total. 2,329 loos-ease of indoor poor 11 ;
decrease as outdoor poor. 175 ; total decrease, 164.
CM 07 LOJIDON Union. —The comber of adult poor
is the sew and splendi 1 establishment, B ,w•rosd, including
about 60 children, is this Christen's' 860 (lout year 900 ''dull'').
The eltddnen beloneirth to the (lidos ars pieced at the
Central London D.atrie• School (Aubin's), Weitow.ltd/,
NOM _od, contisting is. 1,000, of which somber 260 beldam c
the city of Loadoo. Fare, ru et beef, plum puddior, cad a
pint of beer to esch adult. To the e'•il!ren at Norrood,
the usual fare. The number of oil-door pour ie 3,300 (it
was last year about 3,000). Bich bad Is., in addition to his
weekly relief, besides the gilts they obtain from the various
,Adam throuahow the salon. Dnrease fa in-door poor,

60; lamas. on ent.door poor, 300. Total ii.cr,sse 260, as
OMBpsTed with last year.
ST. 0101101'S IN ran BAST.-81dit of the home this
Chrie.mas : men, able-bodied, duabied, old and infirm. 207 ;
bore, 40; waste, able b.idiad, disabled, old and in6rin,
458; girls, 27; total in this worktioute, 712. Cr:edit-a at
Web, in, 206; lunatics at Peckham, 62; total Muir poor.
982. (Last Coristenas: awn, 209; boy., 31; women, 425;
Ws 20; children at Mitcham, 82; twat 9r.0) Faro, rout
Mel, plum pudding and potato.., of &Wiwi, with 1 pint of
p rter each, sod tat and sugar ; thildren at lli.cham
rare. with fruit, mita. &is, hound of porter.; Ootdoer poor,
1,049, (last y.ar, 1841); total receiving nliet, 2.031.
Itemise on indoor pu‘r, 32 ; decrease in outdoor poor, 792.
Total &crone, 760. .

STRAND UNION —Number of inmates, at present, 411.
Pus—boiled perk, peas pudding and potatoes; 010, 11b. of
pinta pudding, and 1 pint of porter to snob adult. No return
raids of the out-door poor. Dearsass, as compared with last
Ivies., 169.
81% !UHT MAODALIN, BIRNONINIZT.—Inmates of

workhouse, 181 men ; 226 women ; 91 boys; 84 girls : total,
682; (last year, 627; vie., 172 men; 246 women; 100 b ys ;
110 glib). Fn.-Bout pork, potatoes and plum puddil g,
with 1 pint of Barclay end Pultios each adult; oranges and
swea.meats to the children. Out door po .r, 1,157; (at
corresponding period last year, 1,486) Total reaming
rale', 1,739. Dicru.e of the ilidoor poor, 45; decrease ot
out-door poor, 329. Total dimness as compared with last
Christmas, 374.
WANDSWORTH AND CLAPHAM UNION.-Inniates, 407;
men, able bodied, 21 ; temporally disabled by sickness or
accident, 62 ; old and Infirm, 126 ; youths from 7 to IS
years, 7 ; boys from 2to 7 years, 12; women, able-ho iad,
9; temporanly disabled, 63 ; old and ts6rm, 82; girls from 7to
16 years, 7; from 2 to 7 years, infants, 17 (last Christina
476); at Industrial School at Pangs: boys, 41; girls, 28;
total, 69. Faro-4 lb. roast beef without bone, Ilb of
potatoes, and 1 lb. plum pudding, and 1 pint of porter ; aged
lemmas were supplied limn tobacco and snuff ; children with
°Moue and outs; aid all the inmates with tea in the
etterman. No return of out door poor. Deere/At in in-
eau poor °Diapered with last year, 69.
HOLBORN UNIoN.-Inniatce of workhouse, 673: v:a.,
190 men; 2EB women; 195 children (lest year 70'2: sin..
902 meo ; 287 women; 213 children). Fare-Bounce of
salt beef and potatoes, plum pudding and 1 pint of river
for tech adult, and i a pint to each child. Number of out
poor this year, 1,565 (last year, 2,173 ) Total receiving
relief from the Union, 2,238 (last year, 2,875.) Decrees, ou
dm in-door poor 29; on out-door poor, 608; total decrease
lot pauperism, 637.
OiLts's-ix.rEE-FIBLDs AND ST. Ozonos's, Btooss-
SUZI.-Nusber of inmates this year, 752: Tis., men, 219;
women, 391; boys, 65 ; girls, 63 ; infante, 14 (last Coristmas,
765). Fiere-Ilbe. of roast beef to each adult; (lb. to ch 1.
Oren; plum pudding; Infants, 4 on beef; potatoes ad
libitum. No return as to oat- door poor. Diereses of in-
swum, as compared with mat year, 13.
ST. MARTIN'S•III-THR-FIBLDS -Initiates of the wok.
house 667: men, 187; women, 3EB; chil.ren, 92 (last year,
845). Fare-1 lb. ot roast beef ; llb. of plum poloist ;I lb
potatoes; 1 pint porter for elects adult; half the quantity for
each child ; with tea and sugar ter aged and infirm. Chill.
dren at Norwood, 161: via., boys. 87 ; girl.. 74. Out-door
r : Men, 102; women, 247; children, 231. Total, .40
poor:
poor last year, 600). Total receiving rebef, 1 346
aortas., on in-door poor, 22; decrease on out-door poor, 60;
Itotal deereue, 38.
WEST LONDON UNION.-Inmates, 411: viz., males, 151 ;
Percales, 204 ; ceeldren, 65 (last )ea, 496; vie., males, 162;
lemalea 247; children, 87). Fan-Boast beef and p no-
ises, plum pudding, and porter. No num of out-door
poor. Decrease on in-door poor, 85.
POPLAR UNION.-Inmate aof workhouse, 540: men, 169;
women, 196; boys, 95; girls, 80 (last Christmas men, 170;
women, 198; boys. 110; girls, 96; total, 674). Fare-Boast
beef, with vegetables and plum padding. (No remit of out-
' door poor). Decrease. 34.
Si. SETIOUIia UNION-Inmates, 450: mates, 145; fe-
males, 269 ; children, 36 (last year, males, 152 ; females,
I 265 ; children. 22; total. 439). Fare-Plum pudding,
roast bud, with potatoes cooked under the meat, a pint of
Barclay and Perkina's best porter. Out relief ; males, 84;
female', 322 ; children, 393; total, 799 (last year, 1,024) ;
I total reenviog relief, 1,249 (last year, 1,463); increase en
in-do;r poor, 11; decrease in outdoor poor, 223; total dis-
-1 arose, 212.
WMITICHAPIL UNION -In the workhouse : men, 208 ;
women, 416; children, 3;2 ; total, 994 Ilan year, 1,013:
Fare- Baked beef and potatoes, with beer, &c. Out-door
poor, 2,229 men, women, end children (last year, 2.253), to
whom rill-fin kind is given to the event or 401 to; 74d.;
money, 621. 61. 91.: total. 10.31. la did. Total receiving
I relied from the union, 3.223 (last year 3,366); decreese on
in-door pour, 19; decrease on out-door poor, 24; total
decrease, 43.
STEPNEY UNION.-Number of inmates in the four work-
', how.' of this union : 252 males, 470 female., and 423
children; total, 1,145 (last year the numbers were-males
1 281, females 492, children 436; total 1 209). Fate-roast
beet, po•atoel, plum pudding, and porter; the children
apples and oranges into, ad ot heir. 01 the adult in-door
poor 246 males end 405 females are receiving relief on
seseunt of mental or bodily infirmity, sicknen, cr old age.
Number row receiving out-door relief, 3,849 (last year at
commending period 3,869); decease on in dour poor, 64;
decree,* on out door poor, 20; total liturgies ot paupers in
tie union, 84; total receiving relief, 4.994. The It. watts,-
General **Ulnae's the population of this union at 107,408.
aa sPP OND Untom.-Nunsher in the hone, Christmas,
11860-Meo, 129; women, 146; children, 138; toted, 409
flat year-Man, 135; women, 133; children, 142; oral.
410.) Fore to each inmate, 8 a. of roast be. I, lib. of pots-
' tees, Ilh. plum pudding, and 1 p'ot of good beer. Teo to
all in the evening. with snuff to the aged, and fruit to the
children. No return of out door poor. Decrease as Com-
pared last year, 1.
Sr. MATTHEW. BITHNAL.ORREM-Inmatall of tha New
Workhouse establishment, 13,-orait's Hall Field-Men, 230;
w 001... 290: boys, 99; girls, 81 ; total, 700. (Lest par-
olee, 273; women, 324; boy., 126; girls. 113; total, 836 )
Fare-A liberal allowanoe et roast beet. plum padding, sad
ale. Oe' door poor, 694 (last year 732). Total nativist(
relict, 1,394. Duiresse of in-dt.e.r poor, IM. ll,Creal• In
estdoor poor, 38. Total decrease, 164.
EDMONTON UNION.-Inenoes of union, 340 ; via, males
196, females 144, children at Enfield (last year 410 b Fare-
az ounces of coobed bort, with p.tatuee, one pint of I otter,
and 1 lb. plum pudding each. No return trivia as to the
outdoor poor. Decrease of poop,' ism es compared with last
Year. 70
BT. OBOROII TEN 11 , SoUTHWARI,-Number la
the house, 662; viz., men 160, w, men 201, boss 124. girls 70
(No return was elves lea: year.) Fare-Roaet heel and
plum pudding with veyetab:es, and one pint of porn...each.
CENTRAL Lo N DOW DisTRICT SCHOOL ( it• Intent
Pauper Asylum, Norweed).-Inmates oboist 1,000 childeee,
belonging to that City of Ludes Union, West Beet
L a .on. and 8:. Saviour's Unions. The chi.dren sere re.
paled at the expense of the auinns site roast b. et, pork,
mutton, pious pudding, and with tea, coffee, &e., to the
evenior. 1,000 is the amigo somber of children in this
establishment.
ST LUKE'S, CITY ROAD.-Inmates of workhouse, 634,
(laat Co. istaisa. 661): viz., 128 men, 231 women, 90 boy.,
and 65 girle. Fate-8 us. ot roast beet. 12 es. of potatoes,
16 of plum pudding, and 1 pint of ale ; children in pre
portion. After dingier the children and sick patients wide
the aged and infirm were supplied with oranges, and dm
net of the adults with tobaeoo and snuff. The churchwar-
dens, overseers, and guardians were present with their
families during dinner. 3be number of out door poor at
present is 991, 127 males, 390 females. and 474 children,
Heat year, 1.123). Decrease on in-door poor, 27; on out-
door poor, 132; total decrease, 169. To:el receiving relief,
1,625.
From the foreg,ing statements, the gra:ifylag fain Is
eluted that there is a veal decrease in p•UpOlielli o•Ml-
pan d with the returns of the previous year, taking the entire
metropolis, of little less than 30,000. It will also be readily
seen that then are from 80,000 to 100,000 iu the ree: ipt of
parochial relied Tee nerishes of Bt. George, Heaovee.
square. Clerkenwell. the E at London Union, At. Leonard,
Stureditch, Bt. Mamoru's, Sr. John's, and one nr two
others, are omitted, in consequence of the want of courtesy
on the part of the mutt re of tens workboufte in set having
enopl et with the request for information.

A NEW MODE Or POACHINO.—To soy nothing of
the various systems of wiring, soiling, tripping, and
shooting, usually employed by man, there is one mode of
net: ing—although many are practised—that is not much
knows, and seems to deserve especial notice, from its de-
streerive character, and the 11110 tall with which it is fre-
quently attended. Two or three poachers, disguised in
respectable attire, 'testi abent the country in a gig or dog
cart, aceompanied by a single pointer or setter. One
et the party alights at the outskirts of a village c r ocuntry
town, aid proceeding to the public room of the nearest
t awn falls into con ton with some of the simper-
ing irhalsisants, and pawing himself off tie "an intelligent
treveller," or keen sportsman, cbout to pay a visit to the
neig h %louring .quire, soon obtains sufficient local information
for Pie purpese. The other " gentlemen " have in the mean.
nme put up their horse and gig at an inn in a different
quarrt, sr.d while discussing their brainy and water et the
tsar, have " pumped" th r lendl,rd of all the news likely to
pr,..v• ass fah to the Iraterrit). A. a eer,sin hour in the even-
ing dig trio meet by appointment at some twesarran.tsd spot
Weide the village and commerce cp,rations. Alter cos.
perm, notes the most promising ground la selected. •
dark night and rough weather are all in their favour.
Tee steady old pointer with a lantern round his snit, is
turned Into a rublsle field, and a net of fins tezture, but
tough materiale, is produced from a beg in which it has
hitherto been closely packed. Tao light paw.' quickly
across the 11-14—now here, now there, like • Wilt-o'-the
Wisp—as the sagacious dog quarters the ground rapidly, yes
with as much care end precision as if he were working for •
legitimate ei Detain* in open day. Suddenly it ceases 'o
move, then advances slowly, stops moves once more, and at
*et becomes state marl. Two of the men then take the net,
and mak eg a circuit until they arrive in frost of the doj,
shake out the meshes, sad plat* it * a proper position on
the ;Joni*. Teen standing Opposite to each other, ann
ho ding either end of the string, they drew it slowly sad
sole. lenity over their quadruped ally—whose yea* *ratios
I. Judi:seed by the lanteni—freptantly capturing at the
tame lime in •..supecting covey huddled .ogetner within a
few inches of hi. nose. When this operation is carried on
114 experiince el hands, an entire manor may be effnctnally
I stripped of rani les in an incredibly short sparse of time.—
, Olodttiter Jouneal.
CULTIVATION or FLAL—A correspondent, in al-
' lading to the recent meeting at Worcester, to promote the
cultivation Bee, cells cur *nail* to the fact that be
parish of Bromsgreve was ogee lemons from its Are and the
manufacture of linen sloth, to., sad tarp* that some spi-
rited aeri.sulturista vii give it another trial there, with the
view of restoring the ancient trade of the town.— Woreettrr
Cdrosids.