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1110 which will be produced, on a scale of unexampled
dour, and with novel and extraordinary appliances,
Il8ivel), employing the unparalleled resou ces of this
Establishment, the Great Drury Lane Annual, founded
4,,hi2111y popular story, derived from the ancient legend
iLaord in the Mythical
Sagas of Scandinavia, and produced
ROM of ah entirely New and Original GRAND COMIC
40TMAS PANTOMIME,. entitled,
op „s 0 DIY Tnunrt AND HIS ELEVEN BROTHERS ;
, ttarlequin and the Ogre of the Seven League Boots.
ated with elaborate scenery and stupeedous effects by
Gilliam Beverley, assisted by Messrs. C. S. James, .C.
i Gompertz BPLauchlin, and Perkins. The Grotesque
teasesque °venires •by E. L: Blanchard. The Dances and
le-' of the Ballet arranged and invented by Mr. Cormack.
ts Resks, Dresses, and Devices designed by Dyk-Wyii-
, `Barnard Overture and Music composed and arranged by
..!1
S'. . Machinery by Mr. J. Tucker and assistants.
lierties by Messrs. Needham, Glyndon, Lang,ham, &c.
ltki ay 4PPointments 'by Mr. J. Hinkley. Dresses by Mr. S,
Ikti 4ad Mrs* Lawler. The Scenes, Tr cks, Sec., of the
tli Nainade, invented by Messrs. 11. Boleno a nd Cormack.
I,4whole arranged an i produced by Mr. Robert Roxby.
lhpi''4, long ago. when Trolls and Giants lived among men,
Thole Was a famous school where curious youths were taught
akTYateries of witchcraft."-Scandinavian Legend by an
►e own. Norther. The Welkin. "The Lapland Witches
ktBe frequently known to go to great heights in order to
thtstltorms."-Dmmono'ogy and Witchcraft, by King James
Ileby'll'at. Okriki (the Lapland Witch), Mr. Meagreson.
„toots% Cobblers. " Our work is good, our price isjust, ready
an,' ,3' and no trust," Messrs. Wax and Crax Hail, Rain,
d, ,and Snow, "with the compliments of the season."
,1141111 Dash, Splash, Sharp, and Slosh ; Aurora Borealis
kiss her Northern streamers), Madame Fene Menon ; East
kil, Mr. Nipi,er. ; Norlh Wind, Mr. Gripper ; South Wind,
!Its 41mY ; West Wind, Mr. Dripper ; Signs of the Zodiac,
0,„, -ta. Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Cancer, Leo. Virgo, Libra,
'astto, Sagittariu-. Copi:ieornus, Aquarius, and Pisces ; The
'ls t) Bear, Mr. Ursa Major; Boote/, Mr. Sleiboots ; Sirius,
4a, °aster; Orion, Mr. O'Flarety. Mystical Appearance
4 ',.'aiaa in the Moon The Man in the Moon, He lool,s
40.'" (he stars that go shooting up there, or lets loose the
etar to bait the Great Bear, Miss Rose Leclercq.
,(0,„,_'10-istic and Cabalist Incant tion-the Boots-the
1,.(4,9a--the Calm-Star-telling discoveries and remarkable
,qr observations. Valley of Mosses and Lichens at D•ay-
'ss, with the First Appearance of the Solar Rays. Actinia
110 loam Principal of the Solar Rays\ Miss Hudspeth;
Wain (the lightest and brightest of the rays), Miss Lydia
lPson. The Sunbeams by one hundred coryphees. Sun-
lk, Miss E. Falconer; Sunray. Bliss C. Thompson. Bril-
-1(6! ballet by the dancing Sunbeams. P.lncipal Rays, the
!IV Gunniss. Interiorof Thumb's cottage on the border
115,.. forest, Hop-o'-my-Thump, Master Percy Roselle;
Eleven Brothers, Masters. Lanky, Pranky, Dodgy, Podgy,
any. Skinny, Worry, Flurry, Teaser, Squeezer, and Cra-
uu • Daddy Thumb, Mr. Tom Matthews; Dame Pauline
iik,!dt,' Mr. G. Weston. "The little fellow was at this time
Si' Seven or eight years old, with an extraordinary syscet-
-10 disposition, which it is a great blessing for anybody
,;''''o, and he possessed a degree of intelligence much be-
d his age, and his strength and acti.ity were surprising,
I~arines the smallness of hiesize."-Story of Hop-o spays
t, D. How old Thumb is troubled with the number of his
ate and how Darkis wide awake to the little
re plot that
aii s apparent . depths of the pine fost . " Then
lollop found that the birds had eaten. up the crumbs of
Which he had dropped ; but although he had a little
1111 'lt was a brave t one. The Old Story. Fugitive Pea-
todat '
te.,,, essrs. Irun, Urun," Rerun, Werun; Yerun, and Tharun;
0t,!0-1Surn (the Ogre), Mr. G. Belmore (who, to make
15 in Mug agreeable, has kindly consented on this occasion
ta'Present the Ogre in the handsomest manner). Pas
bre, Alr. G. Belmore. Scandinavian Scampyrre, with
lltrde-roll accompanimen'. The TrolLs, by a number of
a e folks with a number of less 'uns. How Hop-o'-my-
NITIt. and his brothers arc lost in the forest, and after-
(oll,B 10 et in amazement at what they find there. The great
as.'st thy: Ogre's castle. " They at last came to a very large
tee, and atter they had knocked several times on the great
SOlth a large stone, it was opened by a big porter, who
4 them what they wanted."-The Old Story. The
ise D sughters of the Ogre : Gloriosa (the Cheerful),
Mall-Via Thompson ; Kokanosa (the Proud), Miss Rule ;
(fiats. (the Envious), Miss ','rust; Nunbetta (the Vain),
'Sake.; Owglurnpi (the Sulky), Miss Hap ; Woitamagpi
tte7.isehievour), Miss Lead ; V.n dicta (the Spiteful), Miss
~,,„ Ottempa (the Vixen), Miss Fortune; Osolazi (the
,k,pent), hiss Hughes ; - Graspini (the Greedy), Miss De-
ai4our ; Sopertza (the Saucy), Miss Behar.; Kanteiler-
aatthe Stupid), Miss Management ; Grimgriffin (Porter • t
„ks'astle Gates Hr. flokey-Pt key; Kratjokler (Chief of
leiant' Guard ,
m, Mr. Makular
lutOgre's Guards,
'eta Grim, Glum P. ham, Ilmm, Trimm, Grumm, &c.
,Nact " D'Eriware," Miss L. Thompson.mind,
Ne the Ogre,y give me my Seven League Boots and I'll sson
hias them, and I'll gobble up that t ny little rascal at once,
slTitt he sha I not have the chance of' cheating me again."
("lir Old Story. The Snow Mountains and Icy Plains.
4 01-o'-my-Thumb then got hold of one of the boots, which
We', ,-ally
off the Giant's leg without difficulty, and Doing
,0,1 sally made, it fitted a little foot as well as a big one-he
SOoout to pull off the other when."-The Old Story. The
he,
the Chase of the Seven. League Boots. " Through
aas, through Takes, through bogs. througa brakes, sw ft
Lll','e wind we go. O'er hedge and lands, through pools and
's, what racing ? yo ! ho ! ho !" Melting of the Ice
gasm--, the holiday after the hard work, and general breaking
its4l, going away before the dazzling effulgence of the
0,10 if the Rays of Golden I ight ! w VI the Fairy " Motes
Itta ,! conic the Sunbeams." Clowns-Messrs. 11. Bolero
tt,;,, Lauri ; Harlequins, Messrs. J. , nrmack and S. Savile;
, "aloons, Messrs W. A. Barnes and J. Morris ; Columbines
els anie B auto and the,Misse Gunn ss. Scene Ist-Comic.
tw d b . ,14,_e,e y 3lr. 11. bo.cno (registered). Meroltants Office,
4,,,,, St stisn, and Cheesemonger's. Pantomimists,
ors. Bolen°, Cormack, Burnes, and Madame itoleno.
. Mr. Cormack and Madame toleno. How to hang your
gn-Oh, Lard-That's the Cheeses-Clown gets a new
1p,',5 Walk, and afterwards walks his chalks, having put his
lal;itt it, and all through being in the Milky Way-Clown's
lt,,!stmas Box-Multum in Parvo -Welcome Guests-A
11Ztof the World -Advertising Board and Police Lodging-
them:u a. lna' Extraordivary-Uwn saves his Bacon, bat
at monger does not-Trio jun-rto in uno-Sat Turks.4l4.
~' . 11.sallis Bva- dies- kinesseasts.-stim
altesal,, si Bantingenising-New Companies flimited), Shares
kie " lip and Shares coming down-How Clown brings out
hef the Greatest veneers c f' the Day, Madlie. Deteto. who
]pal Introduce the Pas h la Perea Nena-Seances Spiri-
k':-the Devenports and tne Plymouths-S song Oppo i-
''' oat no Imposition-A New Rope Trick-It's wonderful
11,10." edo it, but we do--A Butter Pat and Pat of Butter-
aisa Meets a few Friends, among whom is a Friend at a
hia, also a
with
in /Need-Falling out with a Friend
Va,ends with a Fr endly Set-too-Slippery Customers -
sts:3lt to the Station-house, and so ends this eventful his-
',a4, Scene 2.- Comic, invented bi'Mr H. Bolsno registered).
A°, ‘aloon's Retreat, far away from the Noise and Bustle of
4 % •
~ ,• Trip, " Sardenian Piifivini." Madame Boleno and
,!0,,5• Cormack. Clown and Pantaloon desire to lead a quiet
lletrY Life, and settle down all serene -Well, this'is de-
a stAl-To bed, to bed, but not to sleep-A Cat-astrophy-
litt Hy Visit-Open locks Whoever knocks -Goods care-
'N', rernoved tom Country to Town-Clown and Pante-
%ll, 8 Retreat, which suits (soots) them to a shade -The
i\eeri-Bural Felicity and Rural Police-Let Well alone
;at °l,,vla ends Truth at the Bottom of it-Butt and Re-
'S(l>lown and Pantaloon take a Cold Bath against
ata' Will -Quietude restored once more and rest,
NI
the rest-A change comes over the scene, which
NI alters Pantaloon's views -Hard lines and new lines,
N,,,C4 bring Clown and Pantaloon's Retreat to a Terminus.
'tli`e 3.-Comic. Invented by Mr. J. Cormack. National
a',?ol and Cab Stand near London. Pantomimists, Messrs.
eril'kviiie C Lauri, J Morris. and the -Misses Gunniss
15,',,4, ,
i Mr'. S. Saville and Miss T Gunniss. A Cab-full aad
Al 4, n a cab -"When we were boys, merry, merry boys"-
4,4-4 the wining schoolboy, &0.-Cake versus take-An early
I.lt,,tel.te scholar-High water -Clown surprised at what-
SJ,eri, it rises -Dancing taught in pumps-Parls Panty
tet Tally (not limited), Directors Clown andloon-
Is s Removed-Christmas Prizes-A Box of Toys, and
Is
other Presents that present you with a Book Les
Ne I.ettres, or
heel.Animatd Alphabet, arranged Ballet Mr.
Zttek,, executed by adies of the Corps de
~RsCa and Pantaloon take a Cab to Town. and return rather
,4tssa, 'which causes them to upset many others, that upsets
Itus'erne ; and the next Scene seen is Scene 4.-Comic. In-
01117d by Mr. Cormack. A Windmill near Windsor. Pan-
Veists-Messrs. S. Saville, C. Lauri, J. Morris, and the
41188 es Gunniss ; Irish jig, Mr. S. Saville and Miss J. Gun-
s** - When the wind blows-There was a Jolly Miller once
,ohl Miller and his Men-Harvest Home-fhe thrasher
Nsoed-The fruits of stealing-"Stiil so gently o'er my
';15"!R stealing" - The , bark from a tree-'l he biter bi -
sktarso takes some bit-ter beer More aacks to the mill - Some
,s'isb'ne sack A merry 2 o round-Clown witnesses a Revolu-
l', A- Sight and a Fight-A stop to the Mill-Out of the
1,"151V pan into Patent Bread and Biscuit Bakery - Well
h"tigt rush-Clown and Pantaloon become Loafers-A. roll-a-
aa,„ and a sudden turn to -A misty day, and Fairy's Hall of
sla,"dour.
;it "sate boxes, £2 25., £3 35., £4 45., and £3 55. Stalls, 75.
0, ''i circle, ss. First circle, 4s. Upper boxes, 2s. 6d. Pit,
isstower gallery, ls. Upper gallery, 6d. No Half-price.
V.,%-otlice open from ten to five daily.
It "ors open at ha f-past Six, the Performances Commence
40iiarter to seven o'clock, and terminateclock, every evening at
\,rter past eleven.
Pl),, V, ETH. lIVIPROVED MECHANICAL
' lai DENTISTRY.-Professional abilities and great artistic
A laave been most successfully combined In the production
NitTIFICIAL T EETH upon a new principle. The real
os,:, or the perfection of the art of Dentistry will be experi-
aa,:a by all wishing to avail themselves of professional
4sts'larice by consulting Ms. AL BERT, 34, Great Russell-
lS",, Bloomsbury. whose experience has enabled him to
Nelti Finch admirable, convenient contrivances by artificial
13, and which are so perfectly efficient.

NOTHING IMPOSSIBLE.—The greatest and
,INs tails t useful invention of the day, A GUA AMARELL
Np• JOHN GOSNELL and CO., 3, Kinr-court, Lombard-
London, Perfumors to her Majesty, respectfully offer
Ndi? Public this truly marvellous fluid. which gradually
itikt'eu the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at
age. The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of
it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and
the hair is once restored one application per month will
qkCit in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or in
'titge.9ottles. Its. 61 Testimonials from of the highest
fkr, and from individuals of undoubted respectbility, may
„11 On application. Messrs. John Gosnell and h
' PPointed Periumers to her Royal Highness the Princess
saes.,

11IIcikr. 17 OPINIONS OF THE PRESS.
Seell, dental-surgeon, has succeeded in producing
end pr ~l
_ll.l, and so constructing them that they Ja t th
lifetime. . . . The process has been patented,
,No4lllBes to be moat valuable."—Court Journal, August
tiA
Pr'sing novelty in the adaptation of artificial teeth
1i,1.1„eci'.,na,.., by a patented principle, which sccures the most
Kaia,"'",mbined with the greatest ease and agreeable
ce• —Morning Advertiser, August 9, 1800.
r:!qed teeth stopped, &c. Terms strictly moderate.
QtrTenor-street, Bond-street.

ThEFRIES and SONS' WALL LIGHT
Chandeliers, in Crystal, for India (Registered).

PEFRIES and SONS promptly execute CLUB,
Mess, and Gen(ral Furnishing Orders of China, Glass,

REFRIES and SONS supply MERCHANTS
with Pattern Books and Special Designs.

DEFRIES And SONS have just added Five
el • New Show-Rooms to their extensive Manufactory
; hey have now on show the largest assortment in the world
the above goods of their own manufacture.
MANUFACTORY AND SHOW-ROOMS,
147, Houndsditch.

pRIZE MEDAL—INTERNATIONAL
EXHIBITION, 1862.
FRANCIS TUCKER & CO., Wax Chandlers, &c., &0.,
To the Queen and the Prince of Wales.
(Established 17E0.)
The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862.
testifies to the excellence of' the quality of Messrs. Tuckers'
manufacture.
A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Frauds
Tucker and Co., on the subject of
WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS,
says:--
" I have found them fully equal to the recommendation
which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com-
mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar."
Finest quality, with latted Wicks, patented.. Ps. 2d. per lb.
Ordinary quality .. Od. per lb.
VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixturecof Wax.
Best quality „. Is. sd. per lb
Second quality .. .. • • .. is. 3d. per lb.
Third quality is. id. per lb.
Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value.
FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO.,
South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory--
Kensington (Established 1730).
The largest Establishment in England for the Manufacture
of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar.

DINNEFORD'S PURE FLUID MAGNESIA
has been, during thirty years, emphatically sanctioned
by the Medical Profession, (rid univernlly accepted by the
Pt.blic, as the Rest Remedy for Acidity of the Stomach,
Heartburn, Headache, Gout, and Indigestion, and as a Mild
Aperient for delicate constitutions, more esp •cially for Ladies
and Children. Combined with the Accidulated Lemon Syrup
it forms an agreeable Effervescing Draught, in which its
Aperient qualities are much increased. During Hot Seasons,
and, above all, in Hot Climates the regular use of this sim-
ple and e egant remedy has been found highly beneficial.
Manufactured (with the utmost attention to strength and
purity by DINNEFORD and CO., 172, New Bond-street,
London ; and sold by all respectable Chemists throughout
the Empire.

ROYAL ALHAMBRA PALACE
OPEN BOXING NIGHT.
"LE PETIT BLONDIN,"
The Wonder of the Age. in his Marvellous Performance on
the Low Rope.

ROY AL ALHAMBRA PALACE
Leicester-square,
Mr. FREDERICK STRANGE (late of the Crystal Palace;
Sole Lessee and Manager.
OPEN BOXING NIGHT.

A GRAND SUPPER SALOON furnished in the most
luxurious manner, has been erected.
The Doors will be thrown open on Boxing Night, December
26th, at Ralf-past Seven o'clock precisely.
Musical Director, Mr. J. W. HIRD.
The Mentions and Choruses under the direction of
Mr. J. CAULFIELD, Jun.
Leader of the Band, Mr. GOUGH.
Stage Director, Mr. H. BOLENO.
Sole Proprietor, Mr. FREDERICK STRANGE.. .

Prices --Private Boxes, with Admission through Private
House, El is. ; Reserved Seats, 3s. ; Stalls, 2s. ; Balcony and
Grand Hall, ls. ; Upper Balcony and Hall, 6d.

ARGYLL ROOMS, Great Windinill-street,
Piccadilly.
LEVY will appear at nine, ten, and eleven o'clock during
the week and play new music nightly.
Admission, One Shilling.

MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION,
eltabllshed 29 years at the Bazaar. Baker-street.
NEW ADDITION.—A Full-length PORTRAIT MODEL
of MULLER, taken from life, and corrected from the Cast
taken by Doctor Donovan, of the Phrenologicil School, 111,
Strand, is now added to the Chamber of Physiognomy,
Open from 11 a.m. till dusk, and from 7 till 10 p.m.
Admittance, One Sliming ; extra roams, Sixpence.

BUSINESSES.-Mr. ANDREW HIND'S
NOVEMBER LIST,
Containing 500 Businesses, Premises, Partnerships, &e.,
Gratis.
Letters, enclose stamp.—Particulars entered free.
OFFICES—CORNER OF LITTLE CARTER-LANE, ST. PAUL'S.

rfl EIGNMOUT H, Devon.—Mr. ANDREW
HIND has received instructions to SELL a Gentle-
man's RESIDENCE, with grounds of about 3 acres. The
house is pleasantly situate; contains dining, two drawing-
rooms, nine bed-rooms, three dressing-rooms, library, house-
keeper's room and offices, conservatory, garden, three-stall
stable, two coach-houses, &c. It stands on high ground. and
the views from it are goof. Distance from the sea about a
mile. Price £2,6oo.—Particulars and cards to view at the
City Central Estate Offices, corner of Little Carter-lane, *t.
Paula.

With the retnrn of winter comes the old lament-
able cry from the Refuges• for aid to relieve the
nightly wants of the homeless and starving. The
weather hes, except for a short interval, been tine
usually mild, though, us mild weather dose not feed
these unfortunate outcasts, it has made but little
difference in the numbers of ragged destitute who
have besieged the doors of every Refuge far or near
in London for the last month. The Refuges could
not well be more full than they have been lately,
and the only difference, therefore,. which the late
sudden and inclement ch-,nge of temperature has
made is that, instead of having to refuse a deien
starving- applicants for want of room, they have
now turned a deaf ear to a third, or perhaps even
half of the shivering, ravenous crowd that besets
their doors each night, and waits about their neigh-
bourhood, hoping against hope that something
may occur to give ,-them a nook of warmth and
shelter. As surely as these numbers of destitute
increase, so surely does the windowebreakih
season set in. There is a regular ascending and
descending scale whlch marks the progress of hunger
among the casual poor of this metropolis, which
those who watch its regular winter course can read
as one reads the barometer for a coming storm.
First comes the window breaking, as we have said;
next the cases where the policeman brings before
-the magistrate tliman or woman whom he found
on his beat dying, and mercifully took up and tried
in vain to get admitted to any workhouse, where.
upon, as the Police report tell us, " his worship com-
mented severely on the inhumanity of the relieving
officer, and despatched a constable to inquire into
the ease." This is the second sign. The third is
shorter, though it has the eloquenee of terror in the
brfef lines in which the Registrar-General's report
hints at tales of misery and woe when it records—
" Five deaths are returned this week from starvation.
Inquests. Verdicts, Want of the common necese
series of life.'" The cases of real downright star-
vation are not, indeed, very frequent. That is the
most that can be said. But the cases of those who
hover on its dreadful margin, starving one day,
getting a meal the next--just enough of food to
prevent them dying—just enough of starvation to
keep them too weak to work—and so on, through
the winter, till they suecamb at last to the diseases
which al ways prey on low vitalities—these eases
may be reckoned by thousands. To be on a' diet so
low as to be perilous to life is the daily condition of
some 30,000 persons in this metropolis. It is in
the alarming appeals of Fever and other Hospitals,
now as earnest in their calls as tho Refuges them-
selves, that we recognise the social evils which the
mal-administration of our Poor-laws as regards the
casual poor is bringing upon us all.
A Refuge for the destitute, homeless, and starving
should be unknown if the laws for the relief of the
casual poor were properly carried out. The kindness
and active benevolence of the large class who are
shocked at the records of deaths from starvation
which every winter deface our history of social pro-
gress have led to the establishment of Refuges all
over London. They perform a duty which has been
forced on them by the refusal of the workhouses to
do theirs. On private charity has been thrown the
public duty of keeping the poor from dying in the
streets.. Is this, however, quite a right state of
things P Is it actually necessary, that a few gentle.

men and ladies should band themselves together
and pay out of their own pockets to keep human
beings from perishing of cold and hunger every
winter's night ? We fear that as long as the law for
the relief of our casual paor is suffered to lie b abet'.
wen this voluntary work of mercy is a dire neces-
sity,without which many would:die. It is undoubt.
ediy a b id state Of things that one of the first duties

of society ahculd ho thrown on the almost compul-
sory benevolence of those who cannot bear to have
their consciences outraged by these reiterated tales
of long privat;on enlinilitgcalh—But a bad system
oirtliet is better than none at all. At present we
have only to deal with the claims of the Refuges,
and in fulfilment of this duty we invite attention to
the working of the Newportsmarket Refuge behind
Laimster-tquare, in the midst of the byways that
used to form the old labyrinth of the Seven-dials.'
The history of this Refuge may be told in a few
words.
ofand we must add pro-
fligacy neighbourhood pointed it out as a
The
the misery,
n o igh iciu
proper seat for missionary enterprise. A mission
was begun, and with it, as a necessary adjunct, was
formed a Refage for the meet destitute, first for six,
then for 12, then for 20. By the untiring aid of Mrs
Gladstone, Chancellor of the Exc
ciuer,th emthbe ifrywosechofemouer atlast
got a firm footing.
Mrs Gladstone raised money enough to enable the
committee to hire, at a heavy rent, the old slaughter
house of Newport-market, Which was cleansed with
no littlo difficulty, divided into cells and rooms,
whitewashed, and opened as a Refuge under the
charge of the Rev.. Mr. Williams. What good it
has effected since, and, above all, what good it is
effecting now, it would be almost impossible to tell
in words that could be easily believed. Between
50 and 60 men, 50 and 60 women and girls, and 25
boys and children find here one night's respite from
their struggle with cold and hunger—a struggle
the evil or often fatal termination of which these
Refuges can only delay, bat seldom avert. The
wants of men, though not less keenly felt, are less
apt to move us than those 'of women and children;
still one must be something more or less than human
who can see these ragged
spestres of every age, and
we might almost add, havingtheir origin in nearly
every condition of life, drying
their tatters before
the fire, who can hear their quiet tales of two, three
and even four days passed without food or means to

amonga the whole crowd reigns
and Uttar silence which only
or the habitual forlorness of
tion,
sgtr
pheo
arta
iltni tmgacibafsjrneoerewmytaawtancethdtaikhdt unoedBwetesist,u
Many are there who
claimed their discharge
and emaciated finding no
employment,
under
sothldeielrse,n wyheoarshAaveet,
and
who,
and diseased, suppli.
Cate in vain for readmission to their old ranks.
Amonga
the most respectable inflates another fertile
c
cause of appearance there is bankruptcy of em.
players.
Thealom
precorden,
fem
o fo
rall
t3n,these Refuges show that
for Cr
artisans, thrown
out of work there is no chance of re-employment for
clerks,
months to come,,when the want of character since
they left their last place tells against them,and they
have to go to the bottom of the list, and must think
themselves very fortunate if they can get work even
then. It would be painful iteration to venture on the
details of their stories. Rags, hunger, and cold,
always severe, now and than. perilous, make up the
dismal burden of their tale. Most have applied at
the casual wards ; some have been refused, some ad•
mitted; some, indeed, have been the round of all
the casual wards of London, for be it remembered
no casual ward knowingly admits the same pauper
twice, and when this poor last refuge of the law was
exhausted they have had to come at last to the pri-
vate charity of the Refuges, though then as much
in Poor-law relief ds when a month back they
began their forlorn search for shelter.
In the women's ward of this Refuge the cases of
distress are not more keen than those among the.
men ; but, as we have said, they almost naturally
excite more pity—a pity which is not lessened cer-
tainly when we find that the silence that reigned
among the men is in the women and girls' com-
partment generally broken by such a racket of
hoarse, deep coughing as makes one's heart ache to
listen to it. With nearly all of them it is the same
old story. Girls, almost children, without father or
mother, who have no work, no home, servants who
have lost their places from sickness and who have
" lived on their clothes," till, clothes gone and
strength gone, they have struggled down from
depth to depth of want to land in a Refuge at last.
Heoe are wives deserted by theit husbands. Here,
too, are needlewomen who work for the city slop-
hottses under a sublet and re-sublet contract, till
they receive 7d a 'gross for stitched eollar!bands and

But there is a lower depth of misery than even
men and women's wards in these Refuges afford,
though it is only to be found in the compartment
where destitute boys—that is, children from the
age of five to 12 years—are taken in for the night
and sheltered. Of the children to be met here very
often we can scarcely venture to speak. Foul, ema-
ciated, and thinly-clad, hung about with rags and
tatters, with what should have been their young
features sharpened into a keen expression of hungry
cunning that is dreadful to see, almost more dread-
ful thou the dull, half fatuous look of those in whom
long want has dulled their faculties to almost
idiocy,—of all the dreadful forms which London
destitution assumes there is none more terrible
than that which it occasionally takes among those
admitted to the children's ward of the Newport•
market Refuge. Last week three almost naked
children were brought in of the ages of five,
six, and seven years. They were brought in dirty
and almost naked as they were to relieve
the overcrowding of a garret 12 feet by 12,
in which a man with his wife and married
daughter and two young daughters lived with a
widow and five children, boys and girls, and a young
man lodger, all sleeping, living, having, in fact, no
other place in which to hide their heads and shame
but this den. It is in such a neighboirhood as this
that the Newport-market Refuge works—amid such
scenes of want as would scarcely be believed—such
scenes of indiscriminate and unnatural profligacy
arising from the overcrowding of rooms with boys
and girls of every ago as we dare not even hint at.
This Refuge is in want of funds to keep it going—
in want of funds to enable it to establish a ragged
school, without which half its usefulness will be lost.
Can nothing be done to enable it to meet the wants
which every night suffering humanity makes upon
its poor resources ? Without some such aid from
without it cannot long go on, and it is almost vain
:o hope that the mass of misery it now relieves would
ever, if it were closed, be absorbed by the work-
houses.—Times,