The Sun.
London, England, 1845-12-26 00:00:00

viz., men, 86; women, 144; boys, 45; girls, 34. Christ-
mas-day fare, 7 ounces of baked beet; 12 ounces of baked
potatoes, plum-pudding unlimited, and 1 pint of porter
each. Decrease, 68.
WHITECHAPEL UNION.-Inmates, 867 (last Christmas
877); fare, baked beef and potatoes, boiled plum pudding
and porter; liberty to go out is granted to those
who have applied for it. Out-door poor, 1,734 (last
year, 2,085); decrease of in-door poor, 10; of out-door
poor, 351. Total decrease, as compared with last
Christmas, 361.
EDMONTON UNION.-Inmates, 396 (last year, 410),
men, 220; women, 170. Christmas-day fare by order
of the guardians, 5 ounces of cooked beef, 1 pound of
potatoes, 1 pound of plum pudding, and 1 pint of porter
each. There are also about 200 children at Enfield.
Decrease, 14.
STEPNEY UNION (Mile-end Workhouse.)-Inmates,
209; adult males, most infirm (last year, 216). Christ-
mas-day fare, z pound of roast beef, 1 pound of baked
potatoes, 14 ounces of plum pudding, and 1 pint of porter
each. Inmates allowed out on the Christmas morning.
Decrease, as compared with last year, 13.
ST. GILES'S, CAMBERWELL.-Inmates, 244 (last year,
259), yiz.:-Men above 60 years of age, 52; under 60,
32; total men, 84. Females above 60, 73; under 60,
69; total females, 132. Children under 15 years, 28.
The remainder of the children, 70, farmed at Mr.
Aubin's Asylum, Norwood. The fare is roast beef,
plum pudding, and one pint of porter each. The out-
door poor 6d. additional. Increase, as compared with
last year, 15.
ST. MARY, LAMBETH.-Inmates, 918 (last year 839).
Adult males, 364; females, 554. There are also 374
children (not farmed) in the Lambeth House of Indus-
try at Norwood. Fare to adults, 6 ounces of baked beef,
free from bone, Ilb. baked potatoes, Ilb. boiled plum-
pudding, and 1 pint of porter each. Children in pro-
portion. Present number of out-door poor, 3,250; last
Christmas, 3,776. Increase of in-door poor, 79; de-
crease of out-door poor, 526. Total decrease, as com-
pared with last year, 446.
ST. GEORGE, MIDDLESEX.-In the workhouse, 658
(last year, 666); viz , men, 212; women, 390; boys, 35;
girls, 21. Besides these, there are 237 at Tooting.
Christmas-day fare, roast beef, plum-pudding, potatoes,
porter, tea, sugar, &c., ad libitum. Decrease of in-door
poor, 8. Out-door poor, 1,126; last year, 1,166; de-
crease, 43 in out-door poor. Total decrease, 51.
ST. GILES'S-IN-THE-FIELDS, AND ST. GEORGE'S,
BLOOMSBURY.-Inmates of workhouses, 636 (last year,
650); adult males, 225; females, 360; children, 41. Old
English fare of roast beef, plum-pudding, and porter,
quantity not specified. Decrease, 24.
ST. GEORGE'S, HANOVER-SQUARE.-Answer to ap-
plication-" Have the goodness to refer to my report of
last year, no alteration whatever will be made." Re-
port of last year states-inmates, 826. Fare, roast beef
and plum pudding ad libitum, with vegetables and one
pint of porter each ; children at parochial establish-
ment, Chelsea. In addition to Christmas fare, each
adult 2d., and each child Id. ; permission to take three
days' holiday-same treatment on New Year's Day.
ST. MART MAGDALEN, BERMONDSEY.-InnlateS, 598
(last year, 537) ; men, 187 ; women, 226 ; boys, 113 ;
girls, 72. Christmas fare, six ounces of good pork, one
pound of plum pudding, one pound of potatoes, and one
pint of porter each adult. Children in proportion.
Number of out-door poor receiving relief (including
children) 1,100. Increase of in-door poor, as compared
with last year, 61.
HENDON UNION.-No return of numbers made. In-
mates of the Union to be regaled with roast beef, plum
pudding, vegetables, and ale.
ST. GEORGE THE MARTYR, SOUTHWARK.-Inmates of
workhouse, 426 (last year, 419), 141 men, 214 women,
33 boys, and 28 girls. At the Lewisham establishment,
91 boys, 46 girls, and 10 women; total, 147. Fare,
roast beef, plum pudding, and porter. Increase, as com-
pared with last year, 7.
ST. SAVIOUR'S UNION. - Inmates, 530 (last year,
394); 120 men, 268 women, and 32 children under six-
teen years; about 170 children farmed out at Norwood.
Fare, 6:oz. roast beef, Boz. potatoes,l2 oz. plum pudding,
and one pint of porter each person. Increase, 56.
INDUSTRIAL SCHOOLS, NORWOOD (Aubin's). - In-
mates, about 1,100 children belonging to various metro-
politan parishes and unions, of both sexes. Christmas-
day fare, roast beef, plum pudding, and vegetables,
quantity not limited. In the evening, coffee, bread-and-
butter, &c. The children attend divine service in
the morning and afternoon, performed by the Rev. T.
Boodle, chaplain to the establishment. The numbers are
the same as last year.
ENFIELD CHILDREN'S ESTATE (belonging to the Ed-
monton Union).-Inmates 213 (last year 200),119 boys,
77 girls, 4 men, 13 women, children. Fare-breakfast,
50z., bread and butter, and milk and water ; dinner, six
ounces of baked beef, 11b., plum pudding and vege•
tables ; slipper same as breakfast. The male children
instructed in useful trades, such as shoemaking, tailor-
ing, gardening, &c. ; and the girls fitted for domestic
service. Thirty children have been appointed, or left
for service since last Christmas.-Increase, 13.
GROVE HOUSE ESTABLISHMENT, BRIXTON (Drouet's).
-Inmates, 400 children (last year 300), belonging to the
parishes of St. Mary, Islington, St Luke, Middlesex,
Kensington, Paddington, Fulham, Hammersmith, and
St. Olave's. Fare, by direction of the various boards of
guardians, half a pound of roast beef, half a pound of
plum pudding, half a pint of porter, with vegetables,
&a! In the evening, at Mr. Drouet's expense, regaled
with oranges, other fruit and sweetmeats. Two days'
holiday allowed. Increase this year over last, 100.
INFANT POOR ESTABLISHMENT, TOOTING (Drouet's).
-Number of children, 720 (last year about the same),
belonging to the parishes of St. George's-in-the-East; the
Strand Union, St. Luke, Chelsea ; St. Mary,
.Newing-
ton ; and the Richmond Union. Fare, a substantial
dinner of roast beef, potatoes, plum pudding and porter.
In the evening tea and cakes, &c.
ST. MARGARET AND ST. JOHN, WESTMINSTER, AND
ST. MARY, NEwriecTce.-The masters of the work-
houses:of theseparishes have thought proper to withhold
information.

By the foregoing statement, it will be perceived that
nearly 40,000 of our poorer fellow-creatures will not be
wanting that which is denominated their Christmas
dinner. Another important fact is the decrease of
pauperism in the metropolis as compared with the cor-
responding period last year. Whilst on the one hand
there will be found twenty parishes and unions exhi-
biting a decrease, amounting in the gross to 3,016 per-
sons, as comparad with last Christmas, there are but
seven parishes showing any increase, and which in the
gross amounts to but 237 persons, leaving a total de-
crease of pauperism in twenty-seven parishes and
unions, as compared with last year of 2,779 persons.

By the Calcutta papers it appears that the London
mail of September Bth reached that city in forty days, though
conveyed from Bombay by the usual slow conveyance. It is
confidently anticipated there that when the new arrange-
ments take effect the transit of the mail will never occupy
more than thirty-five days, and often much less. In rail-
road matters no great progress has been made since the date
of the regular mail. Surveys were going on in the different
presidencies with activity, and an impression had got abroad
that the engineering difficulties were too great to afford much
likelihood that the speculations would answer in a pecuniary
point of view. This was mere surmise, however, as no re-
ports had been made. A newspaper in the Armenian
language, the first of the kind, is said to have been com-
menced in Calcutta. The reply of the Bombay Govern-
ment to the native shopkeepers who petitioned against
the new municipal taxes have been published. The
secretary denies that it is any new impost, or that it was ever
the intention of the Government to include it in the abolition
of other taxes on trades in the interior of the country, and
• that no hope can be held out of relinquishing an assessment
which is little burdensome to the payers, and applied in a
manner greatly beneficial to the community. One of the •
last acts of Sir H. Hardinge, in conjunction with the Supreme
Council, previously to his departure for the north-west pro-
vinces, was the establishment of a central college at Kish-
nagur, and four English schools at other places. Besides
this, it is stated in aedition that no fewer than 59 scholar-
ships were at the same time given to the schools and col-
leges already in existence. The expenses thus caused would
exceed, it is said, 40,000r5. (4,0001.) annually ; and it is re-
marked upon as a source of no small gratification to the
friends of education generally in India, that as Sir H. Hardinge's
arrival in Calcutta was rendered memorable by a revival of
the encouragement of education in the highest quarter, so
the last day of his residence in the capital was distin-
guished by a measure which provides this large extension of
its benefits.

LEOMINSTER POLICE •COURT, DEC. 23.—Before
the Mayor T. Brayen, Esq., and a full bench of Magistrates.
The Rev. Josiah Bartlett, a clergyman of the Church of
England, was charged by his wife, Louisa Bartlett, with
striking her in the face on the morning of Saturday last, and
in consequence of which, and other unkind treatment, she
declared herself in fear of bodily injury. The reverend gen-
tleman was bound over to keep the peace in his own surety
of 100/., and to pay the expenses. immediately on the pay-
ment of the costs, the Rev. J. Bartlett preferred a charge
against Mr. Pozer (brother-in-law of Mrs. Bartlett) and
Messrs. Boult (brothers of Mrs. Bartlett), and declared him-
self in fear of bodily injury. There weresome extraordinary
letters produced, written by Mr. Bartlett to Mrs. Pozer,
sister of Mrs. Bartlett, too revolting and indelicate to be
published. The magistrates dismissed the case, and ordered
the reverend gentleman to pay costs. The greatest excite-
ment prevailed outside the court, and the Rev. Mr. Bartlett
remained in court until nearly eleven at night, fearing to
leave, and ultimately was escorted to his cab amidst the
shouts and yells of the multitude.

TUNNEL THROUGH THE CALTON-HILL, &c.—The
last brick in the arching of this gigantic tunnel on the North
British Railway was laid on Friday. This completes the
most serious part in Messrs. Lorimer and Somervaile's con-
tract, which extends, we believe, to Musselburgh ; and, as
preparations are now making for laving the permanent rails,
we may expect that the tunnel will be ready for use in a very
short time. The tunnel is 400 yards long, 26 feet high, and
26 feet in width. With the exception of about 40 yards at
the east end, the tunnel is entirely through rock. Several
miles of the North British Railway are now entirely finished.
and, where matters are not exactly in that forward state, we
understand all the heavy cuttings have been overcome; so
that there is no doubt of this section of the line being com-
pleted at the specified time, May, 1846. The point at which
tbe work is furthest behind is in the neighbourhood of Piers-
hill Barrack,, where, in consequence of the encroachments
of the line on the riding-school and hospital, the Government
have made it imperative on the railway c-mpany to erect
new buildings for these purposes, together with a separation
wall about 700 feet long and 35 feet high. From the extent
of these sections, some time must elapse before their corn-
'Action; and until this is accomplished, the railway com-
pany are obliged to suspend all operations connected with the
removal of the old buildings, through the centre of which
the line is to pass. The sum already expended in the construc-
tion of this section of the railway, will not, it is said, amount to
leis than 50,0001. The operations at the other points along
the line from this to Berwick are in an equally advanced
state. For several months back a great number of miles
have been finished especially towards the Berwick terminus,
where the buildings connected with the station are in course
of erection.—Caledonian Mercury.
SERIOUS ACCIDENT IN THE REGENT'S PARK.—
On Wednesday afternoon, between two and three, a serious
accident occurred in the Regent's Park, to Captain Greenlaw,
of Gloucester-place, Portman-square, who was thrown with
great violence from Isis horse as he was riding into the Re-
gent's Park, followed by his groom. The captain fell heavily
on his head, by which he sustained severe injuries that ren-
dered him for some minutes insensible.