... THE WORKHOUSE SCHOOLS. The Government return upon the state of the schools was received, and it showed a decided im- ...

... VAGRANTS AT THE WORKHOUSE, John Collings and James Turner, vagrants, were charged with misbehaviour at the Biggleswade workhounse, on Nov. 2. C Mr. J. R. Musto, master of the workhouse, said on Nov. 2 he went into the casual ward. Both prisoners were ...

... 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 ...

... 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 SCHOOL. A letter from the Local Government Board stated that they had under considiration thereport made by their Inspector rerxect'ing George Manyweathers and George Smith, industrial trainers at the Bedford Union Workhouse. It appeared ...

... THE WORKHOUSE WALLS, The Master (Mr. Sharland), was instructed to have iron spikes erected along the wall over which the woman Dicks climbed, so as to prevent any inmate absconding in future. The Chairman said he had noticed the remarks of Mr. Thyune ...

... THE DIET IN THE WORKHOUSE. Mr. OrLEBAR said & woman in his parish had told him that her daughter came into the Workhouse, and while there had nothing for her breakfast and tea but bread and warm water, and for her dinner nothing but skilly, which seemed ...

... THE WORKHOUSE CHAPLAIN. The Crerxk read the following letter received from the Local Government Board respecting the appointment of a chaplain : — “Whitehall, Aug. 9th, 1890 —Sir,—l am directed by the Local Government Board to acknowledge the receipt ...

... THE WORKHOUSE SCHOOL. The report of the recent inspection of the Workhouse School as received from the Local Government was read. The school was reported to be in a fair state and the teachi:g of the children good. The Government grant earned was £26 ...

... THE WORKHOUSE MASTER AT RETFORD. (From the Retford Advertiser.) We with great plensure direet the specinl attention of our readers 10 a letter in our paper of today, from the Governor of Bedford Prison. No person in this life is exempt from the malice ...

... A WORKHOUSE EXPERIMENT. The Derby Board of Guardians have just brought to a successful conclusion an experiment of considerable interest to ratepayers generally. Last year they ob| tained permission from the Loeal Government Board to J buy provisions ...

... CHRISTMAS DAY IN THE WORKHOUSE. The CuAIRMAN stated that he had attended at the House on Christmas Day and had been very much gratified to witness the haspiness of the inmates, on whose behalf he now begged to thauk the members of the Board for their ...