... were inmates of the Stepney Workhouse, where their conduct gave the greatest trouble to the officials. They objected to being associated with the other inmates, refused to change their Oriental garb for workhouse attire,and insisted on having their food by ...

... THE WORKHOUSE. The Clerk then read the following letters from the Poor Law Board, concerning the recent judicial inquiry before Sir John Walsh am Sir, —I am directed by the Poor Law Board to state that they have received the report of their Inspector ...

... WORKHOUSE. Dublin, Thursday. At tha bead polioa-oifice tbia da;, four women, inmaiea of Iho South Dublin Workbouao, vara charted with hiring attempted burn the workhouaa last week. The priaoncre ware committed for trial. FXECUTION OF JOHN GOULD FOR THE ...

... LONDON WORKHOUSES. All the Paris papers have published columns of what the delegates of the Paris Municipality have seen during their recent visit to London for the purpose of studying the workhouse system. In a communication published by Dr. Despres ...

... WORKHOUSE SCANDAL. At the Westminster Police-court, on Friday, Joseph Bailey, 30, a kitchen porter, was charged on warrant, which was obtained the instance of the Chief Commissioner of Police, with having committed a series of offences in Chelsea Workhouse ...

... THE PRISON AND THE WORKHOUSE Mr. tn«»n •uth ...

... THE WORKHOUSE PUMP. The Workhouse pump having been for a long time in very unsatisfactory condition, owing to the wearing out of the bearings, &c., the Board requested Mr. Marshall, plnmber, to send in an estimate of the cost of having it thoroughly repaired ...

... THE POOR IN WORKHOUSES. INN sisr ri viiss. OCTOBER 19, Our readers will remember that in the course of last winter public attention was drawn very strongly the existing accommodation for the poor in the workhouses of London, and especially to that portion ...

... WORKHOUSE PUNISHMENTS. On Tuesday the weekly meeting the Canterbury Guardians was held at the workbous.*, the Chairman (Mr. Thomas Cross) presiding. He was supported by the Kev. R N. Oandy, Mr. T. Barren, Mr. Higham, Mr. W. Smeed, Mr. W. Groombndge, Mr ...

... WORKHOUSE REVELATIONS. A Carrick-on-Suir correspondent reports a case which shocking state of things in Carrick Workhouse was revealed. William M’Grath, army pensioner and night male nurse, was prosecuted for drunkenness and insubordination. It appeared ...

... WORKHOUSE BARBERS. The curse of all the male children of Adam does not pass over the pauper. Like the rest of us, he requires periodically to be shaved and to have his hair cut. Unfortunately, other people have to pay for it in his case, and the problem ...

... VISITORS TO THE WORKHOUSE. A new order was received from tbe Local Government Board in reference to visits to the Workhouse by Guardians, stating that any Guardian would be allowed to visit tbe house at any time, which had not formerly been the case. ...