... THE OUTRAGE AT THE ROTHERHAM WORKHOUSE. The London Telegraph writes:— At the Sheffield Sessions, one Mary Anne Bennett was charged with an act of almost inconceivably horrible cruelty towards a little boy named Brannen, in the Rotherham Union, of which ...

... COURTSHIP IN A WORKHOUSE. At the meeting of the Warrington Board of Guardians, last week, the clerk said he had received a letter from an inmate of the workhouse desiring him to marry one of the female inmates. The man had been a law stationer, and had ...

... THE CHESTER WORKHOUSE SCANDAL. At the last meeting of the Chester Board of Guardians a letter was read from the Local Government Board respecting a pauper named Kirkham, who died from exposure to the cold, and at the inquest some severe remarks were made ...

... TUR AND THE WORKHOUSE. The report of tbei mission work committee v.->.s adopted on the motion of Mr. T. H. Bailey. i.e committee reported that it had taken action the year with reference to the holding of ] gious services in workhouse unions, and to the ...

... DEATH AT NEWPORT WORKHOUSE. FATAL FALL AT A war 11:useda7 at Neaposa 11sesitouss. where be imam Nay lat. Ila that be fostail bottom. at Lir tam. Kepasse 'INK _ _ Irma: War Mr. 'media Moen, rarer. - Mr. Rdrird Cae:, • Fr.., had warted fo h.r • laiwarer ...

... QUESTION Or WORKHOUSE •LTERATIONR, The said the scheme suggested by the report brought up, if carried out in it. entirety, would commit them to an expense which would tithe their bresth away. He suggested that they should commit themselves to soiling ...

... CHEPSTOW UNION WORKHOUSE. Through the khan's, of Mr. H. Clay, Piero.. field, the a workhouse & rabbit dinner oa Tuesday last. After dinner they joined in giving three to the squire, aad wishing him long We and happiness. The she wish to thank Mr. Stanton ...

... FIGHT IN A WORKHOUSE. At the Urentford Police-court on Easter Tuesday two gret-headed old men. named a bo**- maker, and Nash. 70, a carpenter, both in in ales of Islewortlt Workhouse, were charged with fighting in one the wards. ilham Hair*, the master ...

... Love in a Workhouse. Among the powers possemed by Boards of Guardians iv out of the God of Love oil the premises. Cupid's darts ale as powerful and far-reachiag in • workhouse as elsewhere, which for the fact that the piaster of a surburbas Home of Enforced ...

... CREED REGISTER IN WORKHOUSES. On the Ist of J anuary a general issued by the Poor-law Board to the several boards of guardians, c.'me into operation, prescribing a creed register to be kept all workhouses. By it the workhouse master —or, in the event ...

... WORKHOUSE INCUBATOR FOR BABIES. Tbe Liverpool Workhouse Voutraitte• Them day decided to set so the recommendation of the affir., an ineuhator should be to. Med for infants. The duster repotted that they bad brought in to wretelied babies who died from ...

... WELL EQUIPPED FOR THE WORKHOUSE. John Jones (6'7), of no settled abode, was charged before the Newport Bench to-day with being drunk and disorderly a the Workhouse on Monday evening. He was searched at the Workhouse and on him was found a half-pint bottle ...