... SOUTHMOLTON WORKHOUSE. Southmolton Guardians mot on Thursday, Mr. James ganders presiding.—A letter was read from the clerk th-j County Council with reference to sending mentally defective patients the Workhouse, and enclosing a copy ths report the B ...

... TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE. NEW MASTER AND MATRON APPOINTED. Torrington Board of Guardians on Saturday held a special meeting, Col. R. A. Moore Stevens presiding, to till the vacancy caused by the resignation of the master and matron, Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Child ...

... THE GAOL AND THE WORKHOUSE. Two artisans out of work, from Sheffield and Manchester, having discovered, after an extended experience of onion workhouses, that they should fare better and be more humanely treated within the walls ofa gaol, determined to ...

... TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE. The inmates of the Torringtrm Workhouse received their annual treat from the Torrington of the Koval Antediluvian Order ot Buffaloes Thursday. House was tastefully decorated by the officials. The tea* cream, jam, Sec, was partaken ...

... FESTIVAL AT THE WORKHOUSE. The whole of the inmates of the Union Workhouse were regaled with beef and pudding and beer, for dinner; and in the afternoon with cake and tea, at the expense ...

... CREDITON WORKHOUSE. The Medical Jeurnal, a'ludi-g to the sta*e of Crediton Workhouse, says :-We cannot congratulate the Crediton Guardians m the sUte their Workhouse the aick are lodged under the same roof as the abla-bodied - the wards are crowded, the ...

... CHRISTMAS AT THE WORKHOUSE. A very pleasant entertainment was provided by the help of several friends on Christmas E»e for the enjoyment of th? inmates in the new dininz hall, the first part being lantern exhibition by Mr. G. Poole, tbe descriptive part ...

... TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE. THE CARE OF THE FEEBLE-MIXDED. The proposed conversion of Torrington Workhouse into an establishment for the reception imbeciles, epileptics and idiots under the suggested county scheme was on Thursuay the subject ot conference ...

... DOOM OF THE WORKHOUSE. ROYAL COMMISSION URGES GUARDIANS' jIITiON. The long- xpeeted report of the Royal Commission on the Poor Laws and re'ief of Distress was published on Thursday. It is a voluminous document, covering in all over 1,200 large pages ...

... TORRINGTON WORKHOUSE. PROTEST MEETING. A strong protest was mide at a meeting of the Torrington burgesses on Thursday night agninst the proposal to concert the Workhouse into establishment for the reception imbeciles and idiots. The meeting was called ...

... there is always the refuge of the workhouse. Yet we find a poor wretch brought before the magistrate at one of the metropolitan police courts for creating a disturbance late night at the door of one of the London workhouses. The disturbaoce, we learn, consisted ...

... THE TAUNTON WORKHOUSE. Dr. Sutherland h is published very elaborate report on the c ...