... weekly jmeeting of this board was held on Saturday at the 1nlion Workhouse, when the chair was occupied by Aldcrmhn David. The master's report showed that 27 bad been admitted into the workhouse during the week, and 17 discharged. There were 401 persons in ...

... Daniel Williams, late masigr of the Llan' dovery Union Workhouse, was summoned by Warrant- officer Pritchard for the non-maintenance of his child- The defendant's wife is a nurse at the Cardig Workhouse, and she has kept the child for a considerable time ...

... EDITOR]. ir,-j am sorry to inform you that notices have been served on us by the Relieving Officer to attend to-morrow at the Workhouse, and I fear it is to reduce, if not to stop the pay of some of us who try to earn an honest shilling to supplement our pay ...

... age of sixteen for begging alms on the 26th of November. The lad's parents subsisted partly by begging, and partly in the workhouse where the whole of their family of seven or eight children have been brought up. DBATH ON BOARD SHIP.-Captain Smith, of the ...

... Mr. R. O. Jones, and Alderman H. Bowen. ANN EDWARDS AGAIN.—Ann Edwards, whose name occurs so frequently in the police and workhouse records was fined 5s. and costs for being drunk and using obscene language in Conway-road, Saturday night, NARROW ESCAPE ...

... give information to the parochial authorities. Mr. Maynard, the relieving officer, attended, and had the man removed to the workhouse. After being cleansed he was taken before the magistrate, and at once transferred to the county lunatic asylum.—Joseph Bennett ...

... of the year the sick and needy are specially cared for; families meet and differences are reconciled, even the inmates of workhouses and lunatic asylums have occasion to rejoice, and abandon themselves to pleasure which, if only transient, is better than ...

... Mission. ^AKDIFF BOABD OF GUARDIANS.—The weekly meeting °. ^8 Cardiff Board of Guardians was held at the offices of the workhouse on Saturday afternoon. Mr C. W. presided, and the following members were present: r-The Eev. V. Saulez, Dr Paine, and Messrs ...

... the churches were decorated on Christmas Day as usual, and sermons were preached at the Wesleyan Chipels. The poor of the workhouse were entertained in the new dining hall. At the Infirmary the patients were regaled. The annual treat to the children of ...

... was given them was misapplied in many instances by their parents. It is reported that there is one Griffin in the Cardiff work-house, who is a Waterloo man and 93 years of age. His wife is also in the same institution. Many persons would doubtless be glad ...

... much bruised leg. CONCERT AT THEW ORKHOusz.-On Wednesday evening, a concert was given at the new dining hall of the Union Workhouse, in aid of the fund required to defray the expenses of a new American organ, which is to be placed there for use on Sundays ...

... discretionary power on the part of the magistrates. There was a grave objection to the temporary confinement of children in a workhouse. The balance of opinion seemed to be in favour of abolishing imprisonment as part of the sentence on children who were sent ...