... THE WORKHOUSE. ’ Thanks to the efforts of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Gibson, the Workhouse master and matron, the Union Workhouse was gaily decorated for the occasion with flags, bunting, &c., and the flowers which were received from the Congregational Charch ...

... WORKHOUSES. A resolution was received from the Andover Union as follows :— That though it may be advisable in some Unions by reason of special circumstances to remove children from the Workhouse, 1t is by no means so in all, especially whereas, in this ...

... THE DIETARY OF THE WORKHOUSE. A lengthy communication was received from the Local Government Board in regard tc economy in food at Poor Law Institutions, and Lord Rhhonda hoped that certain suggestions would assist them in framing their dietary table ...

... EPILEPTICS IN THE WORKHOUSE. The Crerk stated that at the last meeting the Medical Officer reported that there were several epileptics in the Workhouse who should be removed to proper institutions. He had made enquiries, and found that as all the homes ...

... THE WORKHOUSE TEST. He would take the workhouse test Dol know how much a man would want to {o.:p his family and himself ou workhouse fare, allowin, L a week for rent? Tweut_v‘ shillings .-J sixpence. Ninety per cent. of the labourers were below the workhou ...

... WORKHOUSE CHILDREN. The new Cliase Farm Schools, erected by the Board of Guardians of the Edmonton Union, at Enfield, were formally opened on Saturday afrernoon. These echool buildings coatain accommodation for over 400 children, and have cost £73.000 ...

... WORKHOUSE CHILDREN. There is one possible reform of our social which might well engage the attention of m.‘;:(.‘::: philanthropists who are now #o eager about bardships of the zwr Unf@rtunately, in this instance, the victims do not possess votes, and ...

... WORKHOUSE MUTINY. Ten stalwart men were sent to gaol for fourtesn days st Maidenhead on Satarday for mutiny at the workhouse. They were given a pound of oaknm apiece to pick, but they declined either to do the work or take their discharge. When they were ...

... WORKHOUSE BOYS. ““ A Chairman of Guardians * writes to The Times ~— Sir,—Will you sllow me to call sttention to » difficulty which 1 am alraid wust be commonly feit by th #e who are interested in finding employment for 'ul' the hcl'-vhkhl particularly ...

... CLASSIFICATION OF WORKHOUSE INMATES, @A special committes of the Sheffeld Board of uardians ve presen an important report, recommending a classifieation of inmates in their workhouse according to character, which is unprecedented in workhouse administration ...

... WORKHOUSE GRUMBLERS Complaints by paupers of the treatment the nooivop;:ln of lzuooul:i.denbly increased in numher’. “ All that the grumbler has to do ” (remarks the City Press) “is to address a letter to the Local Government Board bringing an army of ...

... LaBoUR AT THE WORKHOUSE. Mrs. Huckre drew sttention to the fact that the women vagrants were not now allowed to be employed in the Workhouse. What were the Guardians going to do for scrubbing, &e. ? The CHArrR¥AN said the Master would bave to engage Mre ...