The Sun.
London, England, 1848-12-25 00:00:00

'LONDON, 1V1:0 N:DA
,EVEN N ,DECEM 13 E R 25, 1848.

A CHAUNT FOR CHRISTMAS-DAY.
The scythe of Time is mowing
Another swarthe of Life,
And the seed that we've been sowing—
Grain of Pt ace, or tares of Strife—
Has been gathered safe and fast
In the garner of the Past,
To lie for ever 1
Have we done.the beat we could
With the ways and means we 610.
Have we wrought the things we should
With our judgment or our gold ?
Have we played our mortal part
By hand, or brain, or heart, -
With fair endeavour ?
The steeple pulsesTheating
With rapid strokes of mirth,
Loudly tell our days are fleeting,
Like smolten snow, from earth ;
Ar.d the fitful carol strain
Is a warning once again
To the soul !
Have we dozed among the sleepers ?
Have we stirred among the quick ?
Have we comforted the weepers ?
Have we watched beside the sick?
Have we dwelt in open kindness ?
Or groped in selfish blindness,
Like the mole?
Come, let us ask our bosoms
If we earnestly have sought
To nurture all the blossoms
In our pathway, as we ought ?
Let us ask if we are giving
As much love to all the living
As we can?
'Tis a fitting hour to reckon "-
Not only yellow store ;
For passing old. years beckon
Where no wealth can win the shore s
'Tis a day for Age and Youth,
To sum up their debts, of Truth
, To God and Man /
The glossy branches twining
In beauty o'er our head ;
They are but garlands shining _
In a pomp that greets the dead.
And a trace of holy gloom
Makes a temple of the room
Where they are seen.
Let the feasting and the drinking
Be as goodly as it may;
Yet the wise ones will:be thinking—
As they hail the festal day—
Time is hushing us to rest
As he rocks us on his breast
Of Christmas green!

Year after year is going,
So work while there is light; •
Let us keep the rust from growing,
Let ut wear our spirit bright.
And 'tis °illy honest labour,
And the lore of friend and neighbour,
Can do thilt
So, while Old Time is mowing
Another swarthe of Life,
Let us pledge the cup that's flowing,
To the heart that shuts out strife:
For, amid all selfish blindness,.
It is only Peace and kindness.
Make our bliss
ELIZA COOL.

Weekly Dispatch.

CHRISTMAS FESTIVITIES.

The Duke of Wellington is surrounded by a select
circle at Strathfieldsaye, Hants. Their Highnesses
Prince and Princess Metternich and Prince RiChard
Metternich, accompanied by Baron Charles Hugel,
closed their visit to the Noble and Gallant Duke on
Saturday, and returned to Brighton. The Duke in
a few days is expected to go on a visit to her Majesty
at Windsor Castle.
The Duke and Duchess of Richmond will enter-
tain a succession of friends at Goodwood during the
festive season.
The Duke of Porland has a family party at Wel-
beck Abbey, Wilts ; the Marquis of Titehfield, the
Marchioness of Clanricarde and Lady Emily de
Burgh, Lord H. Bentinck, and the Ladies Bentinek
being of the circle.
The Duke and Duchess of Sutherland, owing to
the recent demise of the Earl of Carlisle, will be
precluded from seeing company, at Trentham, this
Christmas; the circle at the Ducal seat being strictly
confined to the members of their own family.
The Duke and Duchess of Beaufort are receiving a
limited circle at Badminton, Gloucestershire, where
the.usual hospitality will be displayed during this
festive season of the year.
The. Duke and Duchess of Norfolk will receive a
succession of distinguished visitors at Arundel Castle
during tke holidays. The greatest hospitality will
prevail at the castle for several days, and on Wednes-
day next a grand 'tall to the nobility and landed
gentry, and many of the aristocratic residents, will
take place. at the fine baronial castle.
The Marquis and Marchioness of Westminster have
a select party met at Motcombe House, Dorset, for
the Christmas holydays. • , • -
The Marquis and Marchioness of. Lansdowne are
displaying their princely-hospitality at Bowood Park
to a very numerous circle, among whom are the Earl
and Countess of Shelburne, the Hon. Mr. and Lady
Louisa Howard, the Count and Countess Flahault,
&c. The Noble Marquis and. Marchioness intend to
receive company up to the second week in next
month.

The Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury have a
select circle at Hatfield House to celebrate the Christ-
mas, and much gaiety will reign at the splendid man-
sion until the end of neat month.
The Marquis of Northampton is entertaining Vis-
count and Lady Marianne Alford, Mr. C. S. and
Lady Elizabeth Dickens, and a party of friends, at
Castle Ashby, Northainptonshire.
The Earl and Countess Cfaien have company at
Coombe Abbey during the holidays.
The Earl and Countess of Jiirsey are. entertaining
Viscount and Viscountess Villiers, Hon. F.,and Lady
Eliza Villiers, Hon. Mrs. A. Villiers, and a family
party, at Middleton Park, near Bicestei.
The Countess Dowager of
Pembroke has a large
party- assembled at Wilton House, near Salisbury,
where, as customary at this period of the year, the
neighboUring nobility and gentry will partake of the
hospitality. The Right Hon: Sidney and Mrs. "Her-
bert, the Earl and Counteis of Clanwillism, the Earl
and Countess Bruce, and the CoUntesi of Dunmore,
are staying there.
The Earl and Countess Howe are seeing company
at Gopsall Hall, Leiceitershire. Viscount and Via.
countess Curzon, Lady Gore and Miss Gore, &c., are
among the family visitors.

The Earl and Countess of Dartmouth have a large
family circle assembled at their seat in Staffordshire,
to enjoy the festivities consequent on Christmas.

COURT CIRCULAR.

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WINDSOR, SUNDAY.
Yesterday morning her Majesty and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert took their usual early walk in
the Home Park and Slopes, and the Prince of Wales,
and Princess Royal, and the younger branches of the
Royal Family took their accustomed walksand exer-
cise in the Park:

The Royal dinner party 'yesterday evening in-
cluded her Royal Highness ,the Duchess of 'Kent,
and her Ladies in Waiting.
This morning the Queen and his Royal Highness
took an early walk in the Home Park and Slopes.
Her Majesty, 'his Royal Highness, and the Ladies
and Gentlemen of the Royal Household, attended
Divine service this morning in the Chapel, at Windsor
Castle. The service was performed, and the sermon
preached by the Hon. and Rev. C. L. Courtenay.
There was no addition to the Royal dinner party.

The Earl and Countess t.irey left town on Saturday
for Doncaster, and will afterwards proceed to Howick
Hall, Northumberland.

The General Board of Health had a meeting on
Saturday, at Gwydyr Home, Whitehall.
Dispatches were sent off on Saturday evening from
the Colonial-office, for the Governors of Ceylon and
Hong-Kong, and also for the Governor of Malta.

Tun MANSION Housz.—ln consequence of a re-
solution carried in the Court of Common Council con-
siderable alterations are to be immediately commenced
at the Mansion House under the superintendence of the
Committee of the City Lands. It is well known that
numerous complaints had been made of the insufferable
annoyance to which merchants and others engaged in
transacting important business at the Mansion House
have been constantly subjected on account of the con-
fined space of the justice room, in which they occa-
sionally came in contact with beggars and pickpockets.
Indeed, there have been many instances of actual rob-
bery committed within the doors of the place in which
justice is administered. In order to remedy in some
degree so obnoxious a nuisance, Alderman Hooper, the
late Lord Mayor, caused a temporary passage to be
formed from the entrance hall obliquely into the room ad-
joining the justice-room. This alteration was certainly an
improvement, but the enormously increasing business of
the justice-room, in his Lordship's opinion, rendered a
much more extensive change necessary, and application
having been made to the Corporation through his in •
atrumentality, the question was referred to the Commit-
tee, who recommended that a new justice-room should
be built under the able direction of Mr. Bunning, the
' city architect. On Tuesday the work will be cerne
menced, and it is calculated that it will occupy the work
men about six weeks. Until the new justice-room shall
have been completed, the business of the Mansion-houst
will be transacted in another part of the spacious build-
ing. It is said that about fifty men will be employed.
Improvements have been already commenced in the
Egyptian hall and in the corridor leading to that splendid
place of feasting, so that almost every chamber in the
building is covered with dust. The necessity of the
alterations may be conjectured from the fact that the
business of the justice-room has been nearly quadrupled
within the last five years.
There are at present eighty families dependent upon
the Leicester Union, whose fathers have deserted them,
and gone to America or elsewhere, leaving them to be
supported at the public expense.

CHRISTMAS-DAY IN THE WORK-

HOUSES.

MARYLEBONII Wouanouez,---The returns, pade
up to December 22 (Friday). in the worithouse (in-
cluding 92 children -at the Sea Bathing Infirmary,
Margate),2,222 (last Christmas 2,077), viz., adult
males 566, adult females 1,058, children 506 ; in ad-
dition to which there are 93 lunatics, making the
total of inmates 2,315. Number of outdoor poor
this year 7,280 (last Christmas, 8,116), viz., perma-
nent poor 834, widows 537, casual
‘5,623, Irish 149,
illegitimate 132. It must be remarked that within
the last fortnight there haa.been a reduction of no sees
than 3,000 cases of out-door relief' consequent on the
stringency applied to them, all of which were Irish,
and on inquiry had no claim on the parish. Christmas-
day fare to the poor in the workhouse : half a poupd
of roast beef free from bone,,,one pound of potatoes
and bread, one pint of porter, one pound of plumb
pudding, one ounce of tea, and a quarter of a poundof
sugar extra each adult. The children are fed in propor-
tion, and in the, evening have amusements provided
far them, and fruit, cakes, sweetmeats, &e., at the ex-
pense of the board of directors and guardians.
,Tbe
above return; therefore, shows that there is in Mary-
lebone an increase of indoor poor of 246, and a de-
crease of outdoor poor, as compared with the corre-
sponding period last year, of 1,536. Total number at
present receiving 'tenet in Marylebone, 9,595. The
outdoor poor have an extra allowance in bread and
money. . . _

SAlrr PANCRAS.—lnmates, including 146 boys
and 104 girls farmed out at Drouet's Infant Poor
Asylum, Tooting, 1,462 (last Christmas in the work-
house, 1,671). The ; inmates are thus classified
males, 28 able-bodied, 191 disabled temporarily, 190
old and infirm; boys from 7 to 15 years of age 3,
from 2 to 7 years 35. Women: able-bodied 71, tem-
porarily disabled, 316, old and infirm, 298; girls from
7 to 15 years 9, from 2 to 7 years 17, infants 54 ;
recipients of out relief 7,283 (last Christmas 6,189)..
Relief given in kind arid _money to out-door poor
during the weekt.246/. 145. 7d. (lastyear, 1731.35.9 d.)
Casual and tramps, 454 (corresponding week last year,
322). Christmas fare to inmates of the workhouse :
six ounces of cooked beef (free from bone), 11b. of po-
tatoes, lib. of plum pudding, and one pint of porter.
An additional allowance of extra strong tea, with to-
bacco, snuff, &c., to the adults. The children fed at
discretion, and regaled- with sweetmeats, 6d. extra
being allowed for.each_ child fanned
,out at Drouet's.
It will thus be seen that in this point, .whilst there is
a decrease in the workouse of 208, there is an in-1
crease of the out door poor of 1,094. This circum-
stance is attributed to the fact that the new board of
guardians elected last May determined on carrying
out the principle of out-door relief to a greater ex-
tent than their predecessors. Total increase over
last year, 885, and total number now receiving relief,
8,748.
ST. JAZICU'S,. WBSTMIIsGT3II.-44 the workhouse
713 (last year 676) ; viz., 238 men, 393 women, and
82 children. In addition to these there are 39
children at the parochial establishment at .Brentford,
making the gross total of inmates 812. , Inmates are
regaled on Christmas-day. with ~flb. of roast beef,
plum pudding aid libitum, 1 pint of table ale, 1 pint of
porter, 11b. of potatoes, . 12oz. of bread, butter, &c. ;
and the children- have fruit, cakes, &c., on Boxing-
day. Number of out:-door poor 724 (this time last
year 502). Increase on in-door poor 136, and on
out-door poor 222 ; total increase over Christmas last
year 368, and total receiving relief 1,536.
Sr. MARTIN'S-IN-THS-r—lnmates of the
workhouse 660 (last year 656), viz., 202 male adults,
360 females, ind 98 children. Outidoor poor 575
(last Christmas 435). Chriitmas fare :—lib. plum
pudding, 11b. roast beef, Vb. potatoes, and a pint of
porter to each adult; and half a pint to children, who
also have meat and podding in proportion to their age.
Increase on the. in-door poor 4, and on out-door poor,
as compared with the corresponding period last year,
140. Total increase 144, and total number receiving
relief 1,235.

KENSINGTON URION.—IR/Dates 267 (last year 274),
viz., adult males 86, females 94, heys 33, girls 54,
including 16 tramps who have been left sick, and who
have the same fare as the other inmates of the house
on Christmas-day, which is lib. of roast beef, 11b. of
plum pudding, 11b. of potatoes, and 1 pint of Berclay
and Perkins's best porter each person. Number of
out-door poOr 900 (last year the same), viz, 300
males and 600 females. As it proof of longevity in
this union, a woman 'lamed Ann Cousins died in this
workhouse on Thursday aged 104. Thus in this
union there is a decrease of 7 as compared with last,
ear, and total receiving relief 1,167.
STRAND ITNiosi.--4nmates of the workhouse, 611,
viz., males 222, females 389 ; children faimed at
Tooting 149—total 760 (last year 715) ; out-door
poor 1,768 (last year' 1,539). Christmas-day fare-
-6 oz. pickled perk, peas pudding and potatoes, llb
plum pudding, and one pint of porter. to each inmate.
Increase on in-door yoor 45, and on out-door poor,
as compared with kit Christmas, 229—total increase
274. Total receiving relief 2,528.

Cm- or LoaDoriUxiori.—The poor of this union
are divided into three classes. The males and mar-
ried couples are at Marlborough-house, Peckham ;
the women at Stepney-freen, and the children all
farmed out at Mr. Aubin s School of Industry, Wee-
tow -hill, Norwood. The fare on Christmas-day is
either roast beef or roast pork, at the option of the
inmates, with plum pudding, and one pint of good
beer each. The numbers at present are—Peckham,
men 217, women 83, children 29. At Stepney,
women 461, children-272—total inmates 1,132. In
addition to this, there are • 92 lunatics at Dr. War-
burton's Asylum, Bethnal-green, increasing the total
to 1,224. Number of out-door poor now receiving
relief 3,371 (last year 2,451). In the house last
year 1,164, this year 1,132, thus showing in the house
a decrease of 3.2, and in the number of mit-door poor
an increase of 925. • Total increase of poor over last
year 894.
ST. MAN; ISLINGTON.—Number of inmates 485,
viz., 160 males, 280 females, children 45 (last year
395). In addition to this there are 160 boys and
girls farmed out at Messrs. Drouet's infant establish-
men, at Brixton and Tooting. The out-door poor
averages 950, being an increase beyond the number
this time last year of 150. Christmas-day fare-6oz.
of roast beef, free from bone, bread and potatoeS as
required, 11b. of boiled plum pudding, and a pint of
porter each. The children at discretion of the master.
Total increase, as .compared _with last year, 240.
ST. MART, LAMBETH.—In the workhouse 1,035
(last year 1,200), viz., adult males 432, females 603.
In the parochial establishment at Norwood : Boys
'1285, girls 200—total children 485. Number of out-
' door 6,681. Christmas fare—half a pound of baked
beef and baked potatoes, 11b. of plum pudding, and a
pint of porter each, with tea morning and evening.,
Total number of in and out-door poor 8,191. Increase
over last year 165.
ST. Jesus's, CLEawww.L.—ln the house 43T
(last year 444), adult Males 206, females, 289, children
24, out-door:poor, 1,365 (last year 1,310). Christmas
fare, to each grown person 11b. of good plum pudding,
41b. of roast beef, 11b. of baked potatoes, loz: of tea,
4oz. of sugar, and a pint of porter. The children
regaled in the evening with fruit, sweetmeats, &c.
Decrease of in-door poor, as compared with last year,
7 ; increase on out-door poor, 55.; showing the total
number of poor to be 1,902, and the. increase over last
year 48.
Wan Lorinon UNION.--In
• the workhouse 450
(last year 485), men 152, women 239, children 56.
Return of number of out-door poor not given.
Christmas fare7---roist beef,pluin pudding, potatoes, and
porter for dinner ad liiituni. Increase on number last
year, 35. , .
EDMONTON Uritorr.--Inmates 426 (lastai 441),
viz., 234 men, and,l92- women ;. the children at `the-
establishment at Enfield.. Christmas-day. fare-6os.
of cooked beef, Vb. of potatoes, 1113. of plum pudding,
and one pint of porter each. -ncrease of in-door poorover Christmas last year, 22.
I-licit/off UNlON.—lnmates of the union's3B
year 488), viz., 150 adult males, 211 females, and
172 children. For Christmas-day, breakfait and
tea, bread and hutter ; dinner—roast pork, stuffed
with sage and onions, alb., baked potatoes alb., plum
pudding, lib., and one pint of ale each. Increase over
\ inmates at Christmas last year, 45.
'•
Himnow UNION.—No return of the numbers cduld_
be obtained. Poor inmates liberally supplied with
roar.storbLeeL
plum pudding,
umber alno.; in the Workhouse
651 (last year 783), namely, men 181, boys 123,
making 304 males • women 224, girls 123, total
females 327. Out-door poor, adults 1,360,, children
1,000; total out-door poor 2,310. Christmas:-day
fare—a good supply of -roast beef, with iegetables aid
plum pudding. Wptal number receiving. relief 3;143.
Increase of in-door poor over last year 132.
ST. Luis, Cuatsaa.--Inniates of workhouse 541,
viz., 57 able-bodied men, 26 tentporarily.disabled, 107
old and infirm, and tiOys 29 ; able-bodied women 39,
temporarily disabled 40, old and infirm 197 ; girls 21,
infants 25 (last year 510 inmates); 127 farmed out at
Drones establishment at Tooting, for whom Gd. per
head is allowed for, extra day fare on Christmas-day.
Christmas fare in the workhouse—half a pound of
roast beef free from bone, with a liberal supply of pota-
toes and bread, three-quarters of a pound of plum
pudding, and one pint of porter each. Number of
out-door poor 3,196, last year 2,784; thus showing a
decrease of 31 on the in-door poor, and an increase of
412 on the out-doer poor, and the total number re-
ceiving relief, 3,864.
ST. biIATTHIM, BETHNAL.GREBN.--In7doOr poor,
as andc o
mp
po porter.
951; viz., men 303, women 374, boys 148, girls 126 ;
last year, men 367, women 403, boys 218, girls 194 ;
total 1,182. Christmas-day fare—a liberal supply of
roast beef, plum pudding,, vegetables,
Decrease on the in-door poor this year,
with the corresponding period last year, 231.
Sr., Nuar MAGFDLLIIN, BERMONDSBY.—In'mates of
workhouse this year, .684 ; via., males 209, females
280, boys 99, girls 96 ; last year, males 195, females
271, bays 106, girla,B9 ;. total, 661. Number receir-

ing out-door yelief about 900. On Christmas-day the
inmates dine off pork, potatoes, and plum pudding,
supplied, and one pint of Barclay's porter to
each adults and the children regaled with oranges and
sweetmeats in the evening. lOW number receiving
in and out-door relief, 1,684. Increase, as compared
with last year, in-door poor, 23.
ST. SAViotfleo SourawAßK.—lnmates of
union 508, viz., '165 males, 297 females, and 46
children—total 487. In addition, 190 children
farmed out at• Mr. Aubin's infant asylum, Norwood.
Christmas dinner, 12oz. of plum pudding, 6oz. of
Nast beef, Bos. of potatoes, and one pint Of beer. No
return of number of out-door poor. Increase over
last year 21, and total number receiving relief 698.
HOnnosue Mum—Numbers in the union work-
house 918, viz., 302 men, 477 women, and 139 chil-
dren, and 200 children at Tooting; last year 258
men, 414 women, and 83 -children; with the same
number at Tooting —total, 755 in the house. Christ-
mas fare—boiled round of beef, 'plum pudding, and
vegetables, liberally supplied, and one pint of porter
each. No return of number or out-door poor. Total
receiving in-door relief 1,118, and increase this year
of number over last Christmas 163.
ST. MART, NEWINGTOI.---IDMSteS of the, house
348, viz., men 125, boys 18, women 173, girls 32.
In consequence of the number of applicants for ad-
mission exceeding that which the Poor-law Board had
estimated as sufficient accommodation for the poor in
the workhouse, the board of guardians have bad to
farm out at the establishment of Mr. Drouet, Grove
House, Brixton, another batch, together with 94
boys and 96 girls at the establishment of Mr. Drouet
at Tooting. Total in the house 412 (last year 317).
Families receiving out-door relief 1,576 (last year
1,756). Increase on the in-door poor 95, decrease in
out-door poor .174, total.decrease 79, and total re-
ceiving relief 2,052.
BROMLEY ITiciort.--Inmatee 210, able-bodied
men 28, temporarily disabled 28,:aged men 60; able
women 11, aged women' 20, temporarily disabled 15 ;
boys 25,__ girls 20, infants 3 (last year 188). No
return of number of out-door poor. Christmas fare—
roast beef and plum pudding, as much as they can'
eat The adults one pint of ale, and children half a
pint, with oranges, nuts, &c. Increase 82.
BRIMMED lINIck ..—lnmates of union 453 (last
year 471). Men 147, women 144, children 162.
Christmas-day fare—jib. of roast beef, lib of potatoes,
11b..0f plUm pudding, one• pint of beer, with snuff,
&c., to the adults; fruit, &c., to the children. De-
crease this year as compared with last 18.
ST. GEORGE'S-IN-THR-EAST.--Inmates of the work-
house 947 (last year 969), viz., able-bodied, disabled,
eld, and infirm men 246, women 487, children farmed
at Tooting 214 ; number of out-door poor 2,035 (last
Christmas 2,005). 'The , inmates of ;this house
regaled on Christmas-day with roast beef, plum pud-
ding, and potatoes ad libitum, with one pint of porter,
tea, sugar, &0., to each adult. Decrease on in-door
poor 221 increase on out-door poor 30 ; total increase
8, and total number receiving relief 2,952.
ST. LEONARD, SHOREDITCH.—Inmates 870 (Dec.
25, 1847,.895), men 256, women 402, children 212 ;
the out-door pour consiste.of 1,700 families, averaging
about 8 in each, in all amounting to 6,950 persons.
Christmas-day fare—to each adult 6oz. of roast beef,
41b. of baked potatoes, klb. of plum pudding, and one
pint of ale; children Soz. of roast.' beef, baked pota-
toes, pudding, &c., and one pint of ale between three,
also oranges, nuts, figs, &c. Decrease in in-door
poorois compared withlast year, 25 ; total number
receiving relief 6,820.
STEPNEY UNION..—Total inmates of the four
workhouses belonging to the union, 1,314 (last year
they were 1 316), 296 men, 550 women, and 468
children, -Number on the books for out-door relief
3,650 (last Christmas 2,981). The board of guardians
have directed that the inmates of the four workhouses
of the union have a liberal supply of good old Eng-
lish fare of roast beef and plum pudding, with one
pint of porter for each 'adult, and apples and oranges
for the children on Christmas-day. Decrease of in-
door poor as compared witk last year 2 ; increase in
out-poor poor 669 ; total increase 667, and gross
number receiving relief in the union 4,964.
ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR, SOUTHWARIC.—TotaI
number in the workhouse in Mint-street and at
Lewisham 550 (no return of last year). In the
workhouse, men 134, women 185, boys 48, girls 37.
At Lewisham, men 1, women 14, boys 78, girls 53.
Fare, roast legs of pork, plum pudding, potatoes and
porter; no return given of the number of out-door,
poor.
EAST LONDON UNION (ALDEESGATE WORK-
Houss.)—lnmates 184 (last year 180). All the in-
mates to be regaled oa Christmas-day.with roast beef,
plum pudding, and a pint of strong beer each ;
in-
crease this year over last 4.

CHILDREN'S ESTATE, ENFlELD.—lnmates 240
children belonging to the Edmonton Union (last
year 200) ; adult males 4, females 20, boys 126,
girls 00. Christmas fare—Breakfast : bread and
butter, with tea and milk porridge. Dinner : six
ounces of roast beef, .11b. of plum pudding, and one
pint of porter to adults, and children proportionately;
increase this year 40.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS, NORWOOD (A unnes).—
Number of children belonging to the city of London
and the other metropolitan 'parishes and unions 1,100
(last year 1,000). The children will be supplied on
Christmas-day with roast beef, plum pudding, and
vegetables ad libitum, with coffee and bread and
butter in the evening. Two sermons, addressed to
the children, will be preached by the Rev. Richard
Goldham, chaplain to the establishment. Increased
number this year over last 100.
INDUSTRIAL PAUPER SCHOOLS (DROUET'S), TOOT..
ma.—lnmates about 1,300 children, from the
following parishes and unions George's-in-the-
East, Kennington Union, St. Luke, Chelsea; St.
Mary, Newington ; St.:James, Clerkenwelli; Isling-
ton, St. Pancras,' the Strand, Holborn, Wandsworth,
Fulham, Richmond, and Kingston unions (last year
1,000). The children (the extra expenses being
borne by the various parishes ;and unions) will be
regaled with roast beef, potatoes, plum pudding, and
porter. The elder girls to have cakes, &c., in the
evening. Increase as compared with last year 300.

WHITICHAPEL UNiON.—lnmates of the workhouse
647, viz., men 188, women 423, children 36 (last
Christmas, in the house 659, men 207, women 409,
children 43). Out-door poor at present receiving
relief, 374 men, 195 women, and 1,344 children—
total, 2,613 (last Christmas 277 men, 775 women,
1,142 children—total, 2,194). The board of guar-
dians have given directions that the in-door poor be
provided with a Christmas-day fare of roast beef,
plum pudding, and beer. Decrease in the number of
in-door poor, as compared with the corresponding pe-
riod last year, 12 ; increase on the number of out-
door poor 419—total increase, as compared with last
year, 407, and gross number receiving relief, 3,272.
SAINT LURE'S, MIDDLESRX.—Inmates of the work-
house, City-road 672; namely-160 men, 315 women,
103 boys, and 94 girls (corresponding period last
year, 184 men, 314 women, 101 boys, and 78 girls—
total, 677). • The out-door poor, 1,374 (last year
1,138). On Christmas-day the inmates are to be
supplied with Boz. of the very best roast beef, 11b. of
plum pudding, and 1 pint of Whitbread's porter to
each individual ; also a distribution of oranges, to-
bacco, and snuff. Decrease in out-door poor 5 ; in-
crease in in-door poor, as compared with the cor-
responding period last year, 236—total increase 231.
Gross number in the parish receiving relief, 2,046.
WANDSWORTH AND CLAPHAM Umovt.—Number
in the house at the present time 432, viz., young
men 94, old men 121, boys from nine to sixteen IS,
from two to nine 10, young women 37, old women
99, girls from nine to sixteen 6, girls from two to
nine 19, infants 19. (On the 25th of December,
1847; 443): Christinas-day fare to adults, half a
pound of roast beef without bone, one pound of pota-
toes, one pound of plum pudding, and one pint of
porter. Children fed in proportion to their ages, and
to be treated with oranges and nuts in the afternoon.
All the inmates, without distinction of class, have tea.
No return of the number of out-door poor. . Increase
of in-dcior poor, as compared with last year, 19.
By the foregoing details it will be found, in those
parishes and unions enumerated, that there are nearly
10,000 of our poor fellow-creatures who will partake
of the good things of Christmas?day (the actual num-
bers cast up produce a gross of 70,856). There has
been' an increase in the number of poorin most of the
parishes, amounting in the aggregate to 6,797, as
compared with the numbers at this period last year,
whereas there is
_only a decrease of pauperism in six
districts, amounting in the whole to 1,898, out of
which decrease 1,536 belong to Marylebone, chiefly
arising from the circumstance mentioned in the par
e.
graph relating to that parish.—Obeerver.

[ADVIIRTISEMBNT.]-4pprehended Approach of
Cholera.—lt is feared that Asiatic Cholera is again ois
its way to this country. No disease attacks more sud-
denly, and none proves so fatal, unless proper means be
promptly applied for its removal. It proceeds, in most
cases, from a redundancy and putrid acrimony of the
bile; and the results are heart-burn, flatulency, pains of
the stomach and bowels, cramp in the extremities, pal-
pitation 'of the heart, faintinga, and convulsions. The
Vegetable Restorative Pills, prepared by John Kaye,
Esq., of Dalton-hall, near Huddersfield, will effectually
cleanse the stomach and bowels from all vitiated hu-
mours, and restore the various functions to their proper
tone. If plentiful doses of these pills be taken, and na-
ture be further assisted by applying bottles of hot water
to the feet, the disorder will very soon be checked, and
a cure completed in.a few days. And it is important to
know that these pills prove of admirable use as a preven-
tive'of that fearful malady, by strengthening the whole
nervous system, and preserving all the organs in a healthy
tone. None are genuine unless Mr. Kaye's coat of arras
and a fac-simile of his signature are found en the di-
rections for use, wrapped round each box. Price
ls. 14d., 25. 9d., and 4s. 6d. each box. Sold by all re-
spectable Medicine Venders.
" I hold,'! said a western newspaper proprietor, with
dignified emphasis, hold it as a self-evident principle,
that no man should take a newspaper three. consecutive
years without making at least an apology for not paying
for it.

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SUICIDE OF -A --LADY BY BLOW-

ING OUT HER BRAINS.
On Friday evening last an inquest was held upon
the body of Mrs. Twynam, the wife of Dr. Twynam,
of Knowlr Hill, near Bishopstoke. The unfortunate
lady, who had been for some time in a state of mental
depression, destroyed herself by discharging the con-
tents of a gun through her head on Friday morning.
The jury, having been sworn, proceeded to view the
body, which presented a most dreadful appearance,
one-half of the head being literally blown off, and the
features scarcely recognisable even by those who
knew her well. A more appalling sight has been
rarely witnessed. _ _ _

Sarah Barber, housemaid in the family of the
deceased, said her age was about 62. She has been in
a bad state of .health lately, but she had kept about.
She generally seemed in pretty good spirits. Saw no
change in her this morning. Nothing had occurred to
annoy her that she knew of. Saw her after she got up,
about half-past seven o'clock. She breakfasted with Dr.
Twynam ; after breakfast she went for a walk, and
witness went with her. Upon their return deceased
told her to send the cook fur orders for dinner. She
then desired witness to go up and dust the drawing-
room. She was gone about two minutes. On
coming down stairs she met the cook, and went into
the room, which smelt of gunpowder, and there was a
good deal of smoke in it. Witness was much
alarmed, and ran to call Mrs. Year, who came down
directly, and upon seeing the appearance presented
by the deceased Mrs. Year covered her head over
with an apron. They had been obliged to keep
knives out of her way for some time. About a month
ago she cut her left arm with a table knife, but it was
not known whether by accident or not. Deceased had
once tried to take poison, - but had been prevented.
Sometimes she seemed lost when talking upon any
subject. Witness was ordered by Dr. Twynam to at-
tend her when walking. She could not get along
without assistance.
This evidence was confirmed ley Mrs. Vear, by the
cook, and by a carpenter at work upon the premises,
who was called in. Mrs. Tear said the deceased had
once asked her to get something that would, carry her
off quickly. - •
Mr. Goldstone, surgeon, deposed that he saw the
body of the deceased-lying back in the easy chair, the
head reclining to the right side. The left side was
very much shattered. The face had dark marks, like
that of gunpowder. A portion of the lower jaw was
driven through. The charge appeared to have gone
through the mouth; thi left aide of the head and a
large portion of the .contents were carried away. The
poker was close to the right hand. The gun was lying
between her knees, with the stock on the ground, and
the barrels pointed towards the head. It appeared to
him that deceased discharged the gun by touching the
trigger with the poker. It must have caused instant
death.

Mr. Wilson said that Mrs. Twynam was afflicted
with a disease of the brain, which subjected her to
aberration of the mind. She was incoherent in her
manner, sometimes more, sometimes less. It affected
her whole nervous system. She had not entire control
over herself.
The jury returned a verdict .of " Temporary in-
sanity."

Tan WEATHEZ.—PAaus.—The frost continued on
Friday, with a slight diminution in intensity. At six in
the morning the thermometer was at 5 4-10ths below
zero, centigrade (2,1 i Fahrenheit), but at twelve o'clock
Cit rose to 1 9-10ths C. (2$ F.). In consequence of the
frost the constructions in masonry are suspended.
RUSSIAN GRAIN AND SEED.—According to RD
official statement just issued, the importations of Russian
corn and seed into Great Britain, from St. Petersburgh,
during the year 1848, have been as follows:—Wheat,
248,797 chetwerts; oats, 81,550 ditto; rye, 12,893 ditto;
peas, 11,631 ditto; and linseed, 282,340 ditto. Fourteen
chetwerts are equal to 10 quarters English.
DISTANCE !ROM THE UNITED STATES TO:EN.
LAND.—Frequent disputes as to the distances sailed by
the Atlantic steamers has led to the compilation of the
following table, for reference now and hereafter:—
By Mercator's Sailing. Miles.
Boston Dock to Liverpool Dock ... ... 2,833
Battery, New York, to Liverpool Dock ... 3,034
Boston Dock to Southampton Dock ... 2,882
Battery, New York, to Southampton7Dock 3,156
By Mercator and Great Circle.

Boston Dock to Liverpool Dock ... 2849
Battery, New York, to Liverpool Dock ... 3,023
Boston Dock to Southampton Dock ... 2,849
Battery, New York, to Southampton Dock 3,087
These calculations ,allow for the detour made by the
British steamers in touching at Halifax.—Liverpool
SouTruatrroN, SUNDAY.--The Peninsular Orien-
tal Company's steam-ship Indus, Captain John Soy,
arrived this morning et nine o'clock, and landed the
Southampton portion of the Indian mail, in charge of
Lieutenant D'Aranda, RN., Admiralty agent. The
freight of the Indus consssts of 172 packages of specie,
valued at 80,8001., on merchants' account ; 30 boxes of
oranges ;33 bales of silk; one cask of opium ; and 84
packages of general merchandise. The Indus left at
Alexandria, her Majesty's steamer Flamer ; at Malta,
Ceylon, Volage, Merlin, and Medina ; at Gibraltar,
steamer Polyphemus. Stations of Vessels of Foreign
States :—Alexandria : Four line-of-battle-ships, two
frigates, three corvettes, and two steamers (Egyptian) ;
French steam frigates, Panama and Eurotes ; Turkish
steam•frigate Stamboul ; Malta: Russian
_brig of war,
Theseus. The Indus brought home 68 first-class pas-
sengers, and 20 second-class.

COWES, IslA OF WI•LIT, DEC. 21. Egypt
House, Harriet Lodge, Busegney House, Claremont
House, and several others have been let for the winter;
indeed, this town is full( r of company than known for
years. The air which has been very mild (even the
myrtles in blossom in the law.4s) bas this morning set in
frosty. Barometer, 30.00; Thermometer, 31.
James Cockburn, Esq., is appointed stipendiary
magistrate in the Mauritius. John Hare, Esq., is ap-
pointed clerk in the Treasurer's-office, Hong-Kong.—
Observer.

TEE CAEINET.—The Ministers are expected to
assemble in town in the second week of January. Lord
John Russell leaves Woburn Abbey on Tuesday next
for his residence in Richmond Park. Sir George Grey
returns to town in the second week of next month from
his seat, Fallodou, Alnwick. Lord Lansdowne is ex-
pected about the same time from his seat, Bowood
Park, Wilts. The Chancellor of the Exchequer returns
from his residence, Hickleton Hall, Doncaster. Mr.
Labouchere is expected from Stoke Park. Lord Camp-
bell returns from Hartrigge House, Roxburghshire.
Lord Grey is expected from Howick Hall, and Lord
Carlisle from Castle Howard.

POSTAL COMMUNICATIONS WITH FRANCE.—The
Marquis of Clanricarde, the Postmaster-General, has
just returned from Paris, where his Lordship has been
for the purpose of arranging the mode in which the
postal communications between the two countries should
be carried on after the expiration of this month, at
which period the present convention will terminate.
The French Government profess themselves unable to
perform the mail service between Dover and Boulogne
by their packets ; but, as it would be unjust towards the
British Government and to our seamen to impose upon
them exclusively the greater danger, labour, and expense
of that route, it is intended to dispatch both the day and
night mails to France via Calais after the 15th of next
month. The mail dispatched from Paris in the evening
will reach London just as quickly as heretofore, not-
withstanding the change of route; but it is to be feared
that there will be a delay of at least one hour in the
arrival at Paris of the night mail from London. This
will doubtless be a serious inconvenience to the com-
mercial community of that metropolis, bat the blame
must fall upon the French Government. During his stay
in Paris the Noble Marquis had several interviews
with the Post-office authorities of France, and dis-
cussed with them the expediency of reducing the present
rates of postage on the letters passing between the two
countries. The subject is still under consideration, but
there is every reason to believe that the liberal offers
made by her Majesty's Postmaster-General will be ac-
cepted by the French Government, although, as the
Minister of Finance had not then been appointed, it
was impossible to ascertain positively that the views of
our Government were satisfactory to that of France. At
present the cost of a letter to or from France, if it be
paid in this country, is ten pence, of which five pence
goes to each post-office. This rate is obviously too
an highd withw e n
thatco compared a rt ewdo
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whichin l inland
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Slz Lxvis LOST.—g very deplorable :accident,
by which six persons lost
their
lives,
occurred at an
early hour on Friday • morning, at the Bantillo Col-
liery, the property of Messrs. Bridgwood and Co..
situate about three miles from Hanley. It appears
that about sia '
o clock, five men and one boy went
to there employment, and were in the act of being
lowered down the shaft of the pit, when the link of
the chain to which the corfe was attached snapped
asunder, and the whole of the unfortunate crea-
tures were precipitated to the bottom, a distance of 360
feet. They were all horribly mangled, scarcely a bone
remaining ' but what was broken to pieces. It is need-
less to state that every person was killed on the spot.
Their names are Thomas Battany, a single man ; Jo-
seph Jones, a married man, with one child ; William
Cotton, a married man, with four children ; Charles
Harlestone, a married man, with one child ; Will With-
cote, a married man, with three children ; and Jasper
Derricote, a lad.
ANOTHER CHARTIST Liss.nna AnscorirDED.—
A fellow named James Frankland, secretary to the
Preston Loan Society, has, by means of adding figures
in his book to sums lent, and inserting sums as lent
which were never lent at all, defrauded the society of
5001, vyith which he has got clear off to America. HO
was a professing teetotaller and an ardent Chartist.—
/tiewcastle Journal.

A HAZARDOUS ENGAGIMEINT.—In one of the
assize courts on Monday, a female, who represented her-
self to be a widow, was asked if she had ever been mar-
ried. She. replied in the affirmative. " Well," said the
Learned Counsel, " and were you not told beforehand
that the man to whom you were about to be married had
had nineteen wives and did you not say 'Never mind,
then, I'll be the twentieth?' " The woman denied that
she had been so venturesome.—Yorkshire Gazette.

The followingls the number of arrests made by the
members of the police department in New York for the
last six month:—For assault and battery, 1,442; mil•
conduct, 2,143; fighting in the street, 176; intoxication,_6,6l3; vagrancy, 139; grand larceny, 259; petty bow
cony, 1,474; suspicion of larceny, 238; burglary, 66;
and , murder, 7; making a total 4f 14!201 arrests kit
crimes.

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