... THE ROBBERY AT THE UNION WORKHOUSE. Hannah Pujsley, aged 23, was indicted for stealing a blanket from the Barnstaple Union Workhouse, on the of October. The prisoner, who is rather smart, and remarkably pert in her demeanour, promptly pleaded Not Guilty ...

... THE NEWTON WORKHOUSE SCANDAL. Yiscount Sidmouth in the House of Lords today will inquire whether any report of the proceedings in reference to the conduct of officials in the Union Workhousa at Newton Abbot has been received, and, if such report has been ...

... A WORKHOUSE QUESTION. PAUPERS VERSUS OFFICERS. curious discussion arose at the Chard Board of Guardians yesterday in consequence of Mr. Dawe, one of the Chard Guardians, drawing attention to the relative consumption of provisions by the pauper inmates ...

... THE HONITON WORKHOUSE CHILDREN. AYOR AND MAYORESS. BY THE M If there is one thing more than another a child's ' fancy wanders towards at this time of the year “it is to witness a pantomime. The children of ‘the well-todo have their wishes gratified, but ...

... minutes with reference to Mr. Cawse's appointment as Master of the Workhouse he saw that it waa required that Mr. Cawse should pay 2s week for the maintenance of his child in the Workhouse. Mr. Cawse had then one child in the House, three years old, who ...

... THE WORKHOUSE. A SAD DEATH. An inquest has been held at the St. Giles's Coroner's Court, London, on the body of a man named Thomas Ridgway, who had recently been fbund in insensible and destitute condition and conveyed to the St. Giles's Workhouse. From ...

... THE SCANDAL IN THE TOTNES WORKHOUSE. At the meeting of the Board on Saturday, Mr. J. B. Paige Brown (ia the chair), a letter was read from Mr. Henry Foule, who was last week dismissed from the office of porter, asking to be allowed to come before the ...

... DISTURBANCES AT THE EXETER WORKHOUSE. At yesterday's meeting of the Exeter Corporation of the Poor, Mr. Gould, accordance with notice of motion, rose to move a resolution with respect to the able-bodied pauper inmates in the Workhouse. He said that after their ...

... A WORKHOUSE SURPRISE. At mooting of the Burnley Guardians the mentioned cup where mnn weekly sum to the Guardians for the maintenance of a child in the Workhouse. was (riven a receipt for each pavment. Recently he took into his head to visit the and see ...

... CHRISTMAS AT THE EXETER WORKHOUSE. There were the usual festivities at the Exeter . Workhouse for the 3JO persons who are at present inmates of that Institution. On Christmas Day Servioee were held in the Chapel, which was simply decorated with holly ...

... THE AFFRAY AT KINGSBRIDGE WORKHOUSE. TWO INMATES COMMITTED FOR MANSLAUGHQER. At a special sitting at the Kingsbridge Police- court yesterday, before Mr. A. F. Holdsworth and Colonel Wise, three inmates of Kingsbridge Work- house, named Edwin Lamble, Thomas ...

... NEWTON ABBOT WORKHOUSE SERIOUS ACCUSATIONS. Further discussion took place at the weekly meeting of the Newton Abbot Board of Guardians on Wednesday relative to the management of the Workhouse. Dr. Ley had on the agenda a notice of motion to the effect ...