... itv allowing workhouses used for children under remand or detention under the Children Act. Mr. GOOCII (L., Bath) supported the dtmand for better inspection cottage homes and within the workhouses. Mr. TOITLMIN (L.. Bury) said workhouse wae universally ...

... SPRING AT THE WORKHOUSE. (From onb of our London Correspondents.) Our Workhouse is a grim, grey building which can never look anything but what it is—the House that not under any circumstances a Homo I In winter it cold and gaunt; in summer glares in ...

... LIGHTING OF THE WORKHOUSE. .. STANKS AND kIANSTON WATER SUPPLY. ...

... DOMINOES IN THE WORKHOUSE Some amusement was created at Saturdays iHeetir.tr the Maltxm Guardians when Mr. William Plowman moved that the Maiton Workhouse lit electricity instead of gas. suggested that the present system of lighting gas was too costly ...

... THE WORKHOUSE IN DANGER, The Oswestry Advertiser reports an amusing discussion which took place st & recent meeting of the Poorlaw guardians in that town, as to whether the girls in the workhouse should wear hats or bonnets. A propesal on the part of ...

... WORKHOUSE RETURNS. Mr moved that the board instruct Mr Gros- v tiior to prepare a return of all the able-bodied male and ft male paupers who bad been in the house during the year ; also of all the infirm paupers, deserted wires and children, and women ...

... THE FIRST WORKHOUSE. No workhouse was built Elizabeth’s reign. Nearly century later the first was set at Bristol, under special Act of Parliament. ...

... No Room in Workhouse. It might suggested that people should be admitted to the Workhouse it they had no other resources, but probably a good many would decline to go. . Moreover, they would cost more in trie workhouse than out-rolief, and in addition ...

... WORKHOUSE RELICS “Economy Coffins” and Old Hearse Lo Go A Minstriy of Health inspector's report which included suggestions that Lanchester Guardians remove from their institution certain relics cf workhouse days, was adopted by the Guardians Committee ...

... THE LEEDS WORKHOUSE. For many a year the question, whether Leeds was to have a New Workhouse or to rub on with the old one, held a place of debate, first between the Pool Law Inspector on the one hand and the Board of Guardians on the other, and subsequently ...

... NEW WORKHOUSE. TO AND CONTRACTORS. desiron* TENDERING for the whole any pa?t the WORKS required to be done in the ERBOTiON' the NSW WoKKHOUBB BUILDINGS LiNTHOEPK for the Middlesbrough Union, may insoect the plare and (■peoificationg for the at the cllioes ...

... BACCY IN THE WORKHOUSE. THE LACK OF IT A HARDSHIP TO OLD MEN? discussion took place at the meeting of the Helmsley Board Guardians as whether tobacco should supplied old in the workhouse. The Master asked that tobacco should granted, and said thought ...