... POOR-LAW INQUIRY AT LEEDS. THE, ALLEGED ILL-TREATMENT OF A e PAUPER LUNATIC. An inquiry was held at the Leeds Workhouse, yesterday, by Mr. R. Basil Cave, one of Her Majesty's Inspectors of the Poor, concerning the alleged ill treat- meat of a pauper lunatic ...

... necessary for the matron of the workhouse, and what alterations were needed in discharge of the duties of test-master, porter, tramp-master, and mistress. According to its recommendation Sarah Cannon, housemaid at the workhouse, was appointed storekeeper at ...

... individuals dependent on the poor-rate, of which number 12,719 were actually under the poor law roof. With respect to the workhouses, he says, their cleanliness and order is most praiseworthy. In some,he a' certainly saw much to reprobate in the crowding ...

... to induce a belief that the contrary is the a fact. After the removal of the rev. gentleman from the hoe. e pital to the workhouse, the persons above alludedto pro. dneeded to 18, Wilroot-atreet, and demanded of the land. d lady the keys of the Rev. Mr ...

... for the purpose of inducing the , Paving Board to give employmnent to artisans out of a work, and to the inmates of the workhouse, as street c orderlies, instead of cleansing the streets by 'the pre- r sentexpensive and unproductive method. Mr. T. .Smith ...

... A TALE OF MISERY. On Motday Mr. William Carterbeld an inquest in New. ington workhouse an the body Mary Ann George, a widow, who died in that institution under the fullowing circum. stances:- Mary George, an intelligent girl, about twelve years of age ...

... bees in the navy, and had been wounded in his head. He said he had a little work, and did not wish his wife to go to the workhouse. Mr. Bart er, the landlord of the White Hart, Seven- dials, and the brother of the deceased, said that she had been well ...

... relieving-officer at the Anlaby. road Workhouse, said the children first became chargeable to the parish in January, 1877, rnd their maintenance had cost the ratepayers about R60. One of the children was still in the workhouse. Prisoner had got possession of ...

... offered to take ber into the a workhouse, but that she )had refused to go. The old ral womnan stated rhat she had for a length of time past for been in the habit of sellitg chips about the town, and sit did not like tire workhouse. 'the magistrates said she ...

... that he might go to the union workhouse at Knuteford, but be refused, gay ing, that when be was there before he was covered with filthy vermin. hri a elyt The oronr inuird whtherit as really true that the new union workhouse was in the filthyy state ?? ...

... for twelve months, and ar John for six months.wo WoRKHoUse Rlors.-Eliza Cahill, 19, Mary Corrigan, qu 20, Eliza Dogherty, 18, Emma Flee, 14, and Mary Ma. honey, 18, were indicted for a riot in the workhouse of St. Bi Luke's, Chelsea, and assaulting Daniel ...

... (Friday) for the remand. The prisoners were then removed in custody to the cells. HULL WORKHOUSE. A special meeting of the guardians was held on Wednesday at the workhouse, Mr. Fountain in the chair.-A letter was read from the 1-oor law Board approving of ...