... THE WHIN AND THE WORKHOUSE. Between the whin and the workhouse, so spoke the pretty child, k With eyes that glistened like April dews, with lips that had always smiled ; But as the light hand pointed across the golden The older gaze in the she shewed ...

... Suppry oF THE WORKHOUSE. The Clork produced the tenders which had been received for supplying the workhouse during the last quarter, and the following were accepted : —butchers’ meat, Joseph Sammersall; groceries, J. Groves; joinering, W. Carling; wines ...

... INHUMANITY IN A WORKHOUSE. ‘ At the Worslup street Police Court, last week, Esther Hales, 68, of **no home and no ocoupation, ' was charged befere Mr. Hannay with having ate tempted to commit self-murder, by throwing herself _nto the River Lea.—The evidence ...

... INHUMANITY IN A WORKHOUSE. At the Worship street Dolice Court, last week, 5 Lsther Hales, 6%, of ** no home” and no occupetion, was charged befcre Mr. Hannay wishk having attempted to commit self-murder, by throwing herself ‘nto the River Lea. —The evidence ...

... DISTURBANCE AT A WORKHOUSE. Monday's Birmingham Po t says:—**On Satur- | day night a disturbance of an e:traordivary character occurred at the union workhouse, Foleshill, about two miles from Coventry. At about a quarter past six o'clock, while the suppers ...

... A WORKHOUSE SCANDAL. Some serious allegations have been made timm workhouse officials at an inquest hekd at Foleshill Workhouse, Warwickshire, touching the death of Ephraim Williamson, a miner, aged 58 yoars, who died in that instisution. The ward in ...

... A WORKHOUSE SCANDAL. Some serious allezations have been made nininn workhouse officials at an inquest held at Foleshill Workhouse, Warwickshire, touching the death of Ephraim Williamson, a miner, aged 58 years, who died in that institution. The ward in ...

... History alive in ‘workhouse’ HISTORY came alive in Ripon at the weekend when part of the old Sharow View workhouse, was opened to the public for the first time. Room at the Allhallowgate premises was one of a number of properties in Ripon being specially ...

... The Workhouse Museum of Poor Law THIS is Britain’s first workhouse museum in its authentic location. It is housed in the men’s casual wards of the former Ripon Union workhouse and portrays the treatment of vagrants 100 years ago. Visitors can imagine ...

... Workhouse museum cash hope CELLS formerly used to house tramps have moved a step nearer becoming a Victorian Workhouse museum. Ripon Museum Trust plans to turn part of the gatehouse block at Sharow View, Allhallowgate, into a centre focusing on the Poor ...

... THE RESULT OF A WORKHOUSE ! “CALL OVER.” The Homerton Workhouse has fately undergone the process known as a ‘‘call over.” The result was not on the whole unsatisfactory, and the dommittee to whom the business was delegated at the end of their labours ...

... THE RESULT OF A WORKHOUSE “CALL OVER.” The Homerton Workhouse has lately undergone the process known as a ‘‘call over.” The result was not on the whole uneatisfactory, and 1 the committee to whom the business was dele. gated at the end of their labours ...