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... HORROR OF THE WORKHOUSE. I Dreadful Privation. A touch of that humanity which makes the whole werld kin and brings men nearer to the Scriptural ideal of what they should be than would hundreds of sermons has bean disclosed before the bench of magistrates ...

... THE WORKHOUSE POET, He Wanted to Travel, desire to travel is, as the excursion pro- iftraniiiies of our railways indicate, very prevalent jtlst now. It appears to have seized upon John 'Joseph Macdonald, an inmate of Liverpool Workhouse, who is locally ...

... Love in the Workhouse. AN AMUSING LETTER. At yesterday's meeting of the Edmonton Board of Guardians the master produced the following letter, written by a male inmate of the Workhouse, about 60 years of age, to a female in- mate much younger, which he ...

... Workhouse Horrors. allegations continue to be -nade against 1b e administration of Islington Workhouse. At e local board inquiry, yesterday, several wit- eses were called to prove that pie made on Ursday were put into the stew on the following ednesday ...

... | Workhouse Horrors. Children Whipped with Stinging Nettles. At a meeting of the Hackney Board of Guar- dians yesterday a terrible story of cruelty to young children was told. Public attention hac been called to al e^ed accs of systematic crm-ltv practised ...

... SWANSEA WORKHOUSE. The Palace of the Poor. A few days ago I paid a visit to our Work- house, which is splendidly situated on a hill. The master and his wife—Mr and Mrs Morgan- very readily gave ms all the information needed, reading matter and spectacles ...

... Tuesday, because mother was afraid if the relieving officer came he would make her go into the Workhouse. The Coroner She would have been better in the Workhouse than starving at home. Have you any children > Witness Only one. The Coroner's Officer All ...

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... DEATH IN THE WORKHOUSE. John Saffin, haulier, appeared at the Newport borough police-court this morning to explain, 'TOongst other thines, why he allowed his wife to die in the workhouse. Saffin appeared at the instance of the Newport Board of Gnar-j ...

... SWANSEA WORKHOUSE. MUST HE ENLARGED. f The Standing Committee of the Swansea YVoruhouse met on Moncay, when the Work- house master applied for more accommoda- tion oa the female side of the house. The master is said to have stated that the outlay required ...

... WORKHOUSE FULL. Crickhowell Union Workhouse is now full, and a special rate of Is 6d, returnable before Septem- ber 29th, has been issued on account of the extra relief measures. At Dukestown and Beaufort, the only colliery districts in the Union,the ...