... dead baby to the' police station, a mile and a half distant, where a policeman on duty directed her to tbe workhouse. She walked again to the workhouse, two miles distant, where tbe porter refused her admission, and directed her to the police. She returned ...

... A WORKHOUSE SCANDAL Yesterday an inquiry into the Birmingham Work- house scandal was opened by Mr Henley and Dr Movat, two of her Inspectors. Mr Henle J: the senior inspector, stated that they would thoroughly examine the medical administration ny the ...

... EXTRAORDINARY WORKHOUSE SCANDAL. The Press Association's Coventry correspondent telegraphs : Considerable excitement prevails here over aliened workhouse scandals. Mrs Ward, late matron, declares that three successive years prominent Conservatives tampered ...

... DISTURBANCE IN A WORKHOUSE. At a meeting of Croydon Guardians, it was announced that thirty or forty inmates the workhouse had barrel of beer, of which they drank large quantity. Many of them got drunk, smashed windows, ana otherwise damaged the premises ...

... Clergymen and Workhouse Visits. At the the Toxteth Board of Guardians, by Killip, di ¥, the the cheirmaasabip of Mr. with reference tu © with the Rev. Ww. J. Cole, of St. _Chureh, on the subject of his right to visit the resolved that the should write ...

... Suicide at Wrexham Work- ouse. To-day, at Wrexism Workhouse, Mr. Wyno Evana, coroner an in- death ot Thomas Hughes, yo At twenty past seven last evening the de- ceased, who was an of the sick ward of the unica, amped out of bed and rushed to the window ...

... Appoimtment To-day. meeting of the Board of Gawditans was to-day whea and Mr. D. A. Hoeworth, master and of the Darlington Workhouse, were appsinted ami matrea of the in sac- ceesion to Mr. and Mra E. Taylor, ...

... AN ARTIST DYING IN THE WORKHOUSE. There has recently died in the Whitby Workhouse. Thomas Dove, a marine artist of great ability, well known in the North of Fngland. began life as a house painter, but soon became associated with George Chambers, the ...

... FIRE AT A WORKHOUSE EXCITING RESCUE. Fire broke out last night the female casual ward of the Med way Union Workhouse at Chatham. It wa6 with considerable difficulty Chat the whole the inmates were rescued. Several women were almost unconscious from the ...

... were yesterday engaged investigating a grave Workhouse scand al. Aman named John Wood, formerly draper in Sh vat recently reduced in circums tances, becam e serious!y ill at and was remov ed to the Workhouse where he died last Tuesday. The funeral was ...

... Clapham (London) Board of Guardians has reported that he has made inquiries into the story of Mrs Beverley, am inmate of the workhouse infirmary, who, it was stated, had beenleft a fortune of £70,000, and found that she had di herself from the infirmary on ...

... THE NEW ROSS WORKHOUSE. At New Ross Petty Sessions yesterday, the charges against the inmates of the workhouse who last week assaulted the vice-guardians were withdrawn, and the prisoners, who were arrested yesterdav morning a force of 10C police, were ...