... Workhouse Unrest. The trouble at Bedford Workhouse has now reached an acute stage, aaid looks as if something drastic would happen shortly. The Guardians, though taking the deepest interest the details connected with their public office, not out of their ...

... THE WORKHOUSE CHILDREN. The Chairman reported that the house com mittee had, in accordance with the wishes of the Board, made inquiry the expediency of sending out the workhouse children to school in the town, but they had concluded, taking into account ...

... the workhouse sewerage. The Chairman mentioned a conversation had had with the Chairman of the Urban Conncil He told him they were getting on qaickly with the sewerage Ampthill, and he of connecting their drains. A special arrangement had been made with ...

... THE WORKHOUSE AND THE INFIRMARY IMPORTANT DISCUSSION. At the last meeting of the Board a committee appoiuted to consider the relations of the Workhouse to the Infirmary recommended that the Board ccase its subscription to the Infirmary at Midsummer; that ...

... THE WORKHOUSE EXPENDITURE. The Chairman directed the attention of the Board to the great increase of late in the cost of indoor pauper maintenance, which was out of all proportion to the increase in the number of paupers. , Mr. B. Hopkins said that in ...

... WORKHOUSE CONTRACTS. The Board accepted the tender of Sir Staines, Leighton Buzzard, for supplying meat for three months ; Mr J. Rogers, Stony Stratford, flour; T. Tompkins, coal ; Messrs Emery, Turney, and Green (Aspley Guise) grocery: Messrs McKay and ...

... THE WORKHOUSE CHILDREN. Mr. Cuthbertson, Dorset-street, wrote as chairman of a public meeting in Park Square, Sept. 9. saying a resolution was unanimously passed thanking Mr. Wren for his past kindness to the children in the Luton Union, and also condemning ...

... EPILEPTICS IN WORKHOUSES. The Chairman read a circular received from the Chelmsford Board of Guardians, who enclosed a copy of resolution, to which they sought support, favour of relieving inmates workhouses of inconvenience occasioned by sufferers from ...

... THE WORKHOUSE WELL. The Chairman read the report of the visiting committee, who stated that Mr. Wolveridge, master of the workhonse, bad informed them that the deepening of the well which had failed on the workhouse premises bad acted admirably, and there ...

... WORKHOUSE GAMBLING. The Isle of Wight guardians lase week declined with thanks a gentleman's offer of playing cards for the amusement of the old men in the workhouse. The chairman said that some years ago the guardians prohibited cards from the workhouse ...

... FISH FOR THE WORKHOUSE. The CuairMAN said there were two letters from some Fish Companies at Grimsby asking te be allowed to supply fish for the Workhouse but as they did not use fish in the House he thought he need not read the letters. The balance in ...

... THE WORKHOUSE DRUGS. A. letter was received from the Local Govern* ment Board noting the resignation of Dr. Holland medical officer to the workhouse and number 1 district, and asking to be informed of the particulars of the next appointment. It was also ...