... FIRE AT A WORKHOUSE. A fire broke out at the Nottingham Union Workhouse this morning. At one time fears were entertained of the safety of the inmates, but the efforts made on their behalf proved suc- cessful. By the exertions of the Fire Brigade the principal ...

... PONTYPOOL BOARD OF GUARDIANS. The ordinary fortnightly meeting of this Board was held at the Workhouse, Griffithstown, on Thursday morning last Mr E. J. Phillips, J.P., in the chair. There were also present Dr. A. Davies and Messrs R. Greenway, R. Richards ...

... George Smith was charged with wilfully destroying his clothes while an inmate of the Pontypool Union Workhouse. — Sergeant Lewis said the Workhouse authorities were not prepared to go into the case then. and he applied for a remand until the following ...

... TUESDAY. Before the same Magistrate. William Todd, another tramp, was also charged the master, of the Workhouse with refusing to pfeak his quota of stones in the tramp ward.— *nniitted for 14 days hard labour. ...

... the auditor to surcharge the relieving officers with all relief given to able-bodied men who are required to go into the workhouse. In one instance, while a man was out of work his children fell' ill, and the medical officer gave an order for'relief in ...

... the 21st ult., he was taken to the Ulverston Union Workhouse by the police. He was put into a room there, and two of the inmates set to watch. His conduct, however, was so violent that the workhouse master put the handcuffs upon him. In the course of ...

... paupers in the workhouse. The number of tramps relieved weekly had considerably decreased since the plan of searching and cold-bathing them had been adopted. During the past fortnight a number of poor old people had entered tbe workhouse. The relief lists ...

... —Defendant said he was looking for the relieving officer, not begging. wr i Pn80ner's wish, he was ordered to be taken to the Workhouse. ...

... and riotous at Pontnewynydd on the previous Saturday evening.—It appeared that the de- fendant had only come out of the Workhouse the same m Jinirg.—On expressing a desire to re-enter that in- stitution, she was released. ...

... PONTYPOOL BOARD OF GUAR- DIANS. A meeting of the Guardians was held on Thurs- day, at the Workhouse-present, H. Lewis, Esq., chairman, Messrs. A. W. Morgan, J. Morgan, E. J. Phillips, R. Greenway, R. Marfell, J. Lane, J. Phillips, J. Browne, J. Harris ...

... charged with vagrancy by sleeping out, at the Blaenavon Works, on Saturday night. He was discharged, and toid to go to the Workhouse. ...

... PONTYPOOL BOARD OF GUARDIANS The usual fortnightly meeting of tbe Pontypool Board of Guardians was held at the Workhouse, Griffithstown, on Thursday mornIng, Mr E. J. Phillips in the chair. There were also present Messrs R. Greenway, A. W. Morgan, E. ...