... 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 ...

... MURDER IN A WORKHOUSE. An inmate of the South Dublin Union Work- house, named Margaret Johnstone, aged 55 years, was killed on Saturday evening in a quarrel which occurred between herself and another inmate, named Anne Taylor, about the same age as the ...

... SUICIDE AT THE NEWPORT WORKHOUSE An inquest was held at the Newport Union Workhouse, on Wednesday, before Mr W. H. Brewer. coroner. on the body of William Bartlett, a pauper inmate, 80 years of age, who committed suicide by cutting his throat at 6.30 ...

... A WORKHOUSE SCANDAL. Mr. lie. Bey, of the Government Board, has opened an enquiry the Wandsworth and Clapham *n respecting the charges of drunkenm-s* and cm* Ity against illiam Pasfirld. tlf lalssir-m.i-tcr. by tlf Itatt.-rsea branch of the S ...

... REVOLT AT PRESTON WORKHOUSE. Last week, before the county magistrates, at Preston, Thomas Farror and Richard Gerrard were charged with murderously assaulting the master and clerk of Preston Union Workhouse. The prisoners were insubordinate and incited ...

... A WORKHOUSE MYSTERY. A man who for the pest two years haa been an in, mate of the (Kent) Workhouse, under the assumed name of Wilton Howard, has just died suddenly from heart disease. He was evidently by birth and education • gentleman, and his conduct ...

... TREAT TO THE WORKHOUSE THHATEH. Captain Williams said he had an application to make. He asked the permission of the Board fur all tho inmates of tau workhouse, who could leave to visit the castle on Monday. at the invitation of Mrs. Bailey. He might not ...

... THE WORKHOUSE OFFICIALS AND THEIR BEER. The adjourned application of the Workhouse officials to be allowed an equivalent in money to the value of the beer consumed by them annually, was then further considered. Mr. W. Williams (Little Cross) thought it ...

... A SCENE IN A WORKHOUSE. At the Worship-street Police-coon, Logsdon, George Stowe and „limes Tompkins, inmates of the Hackney Union Workhouse, at Hearten, were lately brought up on the ohargee of riotous conduct, and of being concerned Is meaulting another ...

... SHOREDITCH WORKHOUSE SCANDAL. This case was concluded after five days' trial before 3aron Pollock and a' special jury, at Guildhall, on Dec. i6th. The plaintiff was Mrs. Mais, a short time ago matron at the Sboreditch Worshouse, and defendant was Dr. ...

... BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A WORKHOUSE MASTER. At Huddersfield polio , court on Friday Beopmin Burkett, inmate of Croeland Moor Workhouse, was *charged with assanking Mr Rodger, the master. Burkett, who has been an inmate off and on fin ten vears, has comniitted ...

... WORKHOUSE. Never before yraa such a sight of misery and distress witnessed as that exhibited at th« workhouse of the Kanturk Union on Saturday. Long before the hour for the sitting of the board the reception hall, or what is known as the front house ...