... THE WORKHOUSE. IT appears that the Poor Law Board have not yet de- cided about the plans for the building of a new wing to the Cardiff Union. The delay is doubtless owing to the extraordinary nature of the circumstances of the case—circumstances which ...

... THE WORKHOUSE CONTRACT. TO THE EDITOR OF THE GUARDIAN. SIR,—I read with much interest and pleasure the able article in your last respecting the Union Work- house Contract; and while endorsing your strictures, by no means too severe, on the parties concerned ...

... AN IRISH WORKHOUSE. On the 20th inst. a poor man of the name of John Tobin committed suicide by cutting his throat in the Kanturk Workhouse hospital, where he was being treated for disease of the heart. The deed was done with a bit of broken glass, with ...

... CONTRACT FOR WORKHOUSE SUPPLIES. T HE dare TENDERS for Mai cI et Dail, and Ups oat ale to map. Monica. (Lamar Ti.) (Inn) and Per sad Dam, Parlor Him .ad lipirlai—by imperial MID, Dann, aad sad I. maid sad Vod OLL Asir Swum r Aram, rasa bellies, ador OIL ...

... TOBACCO IN THE WORKHOUSE. The following ode to a tobacco-pipe was written by one Isaac Hawkins Browne, born in 1705, died 1760, and is now dedicated, without permission, to Mr. R. Cory, who objects to the use of tobacco as savouring too much of luxury ...

... WORKHOUSE MORALITY. THE old, old cry has been heard during the wane- ing of the old year that our schools are not up to sample, that they do not produce the results expected from them. The children in the Mer- thyr Union Workhouse have been well trained ...

... THE CARDIFF WORKHOUSE. THE writer of the letter to Malvolio in Shake- speare's comedy tells him that some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them. This is equally true of wisdom some are born wise, some ac- quire ...

... THE WORKHOUSE CONTRACT. OUR readers, like ourselves, must be somewhat wearied with our reference to the proceedings of the. Cardiff Board of Guardians, and would doubtless experience a feeling of relief could they but feel assured that they had heard ...

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... TOBACCO AND SNUFF IN THE WORKHOUSE. THE proceedings of the Guardians on Saturday last were enlivened by tobacco and snuff! Not that the potent, grave, and reverend signiorswho com- prise the Board indulged in the pipe of peace, and dipped into box or ...

... CONTRACT FOR WORKHOUSE SUPPLIES. THE Guardians &sire the Supply of Side of Ikvf aud leg eat ellra to the ramp. Iluttoia—Meat, out door %Hyphen. !tread. ...

... THE UNION WORKHOUSE QUESTION. PROPOSED ROMAN CATHOLIC CHAPLAINS, SCHOOLMASTERS AND MISTRESSES FOR THE WORKHOUSES. The President of the Poor Law Board has obtained this Session the appointment of a Select Committee of the House of Commons, to Inquire into ...