... noticed, that no matter at what hour of the night the destitute poor were brought into that workhouse, they were always instantly attended by the doctor and the workhouse master. He thought that he was only doing a duty in mentioning their great kindness. Dr ...

... from other districts. The Spalding Board, having recently adopted the 6oarding-out system, have their workhouse schools empty, whilst their workhouse accommodation generally, owing to the decrease pauperism, is not half occupied. There were applications ...

... THE PAUPERS' SPREE. Three paupers of an East• End workhouse had a day out recently. They had been specially cautioned to be back at the right time, but as the evening drew on they found that if they walked back they would certainly be late. So they took ...

... Cole, s dwarf, died at Hemel Hempstead workhouse on Monday. He was only 2ft. 7in. high. and had been on exhibition all over the world with Barnum and Wombwell's shows. He was weakminded when admitted to the workhouse, and could not say where hie money had ...

... wife living, left him, and the man few days ago appeared Spalding workhouse, saw his lawful wife —his early love—for the first time for 50 years, and prevailed upon her to leave the workhouse with him. The parties are now living together. The husband is aged ...

... charged at Dartford, with refusing to do the task work at the Dartford Union Workhouse. Thomas Wills, master of the workhouse, said that the prisoner had been an inmate of the workhouse since May, together with his wife and six children. On Friday last week ...

... tbeir meeting this week Some days ago there died In the Deanhouse Workhouse old inmate named Thomas Newton, whose age was tinety-three ninety-four years, and who had lived in the workhouse for twenty years. dative of Monmouthshire, but work the Huddersfield ...

... Westminster the other day with obtaining poor-law relief by fraud. For two months she had been an inmate of St. George's Workhouse, Fulham-road; but one dsy, being on leave of absence, the authorities discovered that in the indoor dress of the ostensible ...

... school of art that an old man or an old woman from the workhouse might ait at the school as model. Payment will be made. One guardian said he had no objection so long se the models returned to the workhouse Bobe r. Ernest Rapley. son of Lord Darnley's gamekeeper ...

... showed that the deceased was an inmate of Stroud Workhouse, and whilst bo.ng examined as to her mental condition she grasped both the hands of Mr. Kimmins, the local magistrate, and said, I stop in the workhouse I shall die.” Suddenly she released her hold ...

... greatly predominate in workhouses, and Guardians are charged to bear mind the altered character of those committed to their care. It is suggested that the Visiting Committees of the Guardians should pay surprise visits to the workhouses, and mention is made ...

... and children, the men being Claddagh fishermen, appeared before the guardians of the Galwa; Workhouse, and demanded to be relieved or admitted the workhouse, stating that they were in a state of de.-ti’ution. Three of the fishermen were admitted to the ...