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... on, end it would be work of supererogation to elate that the 6,000 f. had disappeared. The poor in all the metropolitan workhouses were regaled with Cbrietmaa fare on Tuesday, and in tom eases they were furnished with tea, tobacco, Ac. The returns of ...

Published: Tuesday 01 January 1850
Newspaper: Essex Herald
County: Essex, England
Type: Article | Words: 8989 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

Dul.y /V*..]

... Dul.y /V*..] HOCHFORg UNION. PERSONS T*niing tu Contract, for one yenr, convey Bou.os of poor persons dying lUe Workhouse, in the Hears*; belonging to the union, their respective parishes within the unitn, fcr the purpose iuturmcnt, art requeste ...

Published: Tuesday 01 January 1850
Newspaper: Essex Herald
County: Essex, England
Type: Article | Words: 121 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE WORKHOUSES

... THE WORKHOUSES. The which I vitited etch of th* three ;t.untie« are, for pa t, escelleatlj conducted. The best managed of «ny «a?ra 1 btee teen it the •ne at &>««x It it built to t:cora> '.CiO person* Thereat; five acres of ground i\ collection with the ...

Published: Tuesday 01 January 1850
Newspaper: Essex Herald
County: Essex, England
Type: Article | Words: 411 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE AGRICULTURAL LABOURERS,

... money; his clothes he get* some means otherpeople sometimes give them to him—and then, when ! unemployed, why keep him in the workhouse. ■ you see, sir, he is amply provided for, even with wages 6s. par wesk. far word ‘‘amply applies to ouch state of existence ...

Published: Tuesday 01 January 1850
Newspaper: Essex Herald
County: Essex, England
Type: Article | Words: 8437 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

LITERATURE

... exceeding six ( oners per week. And do hereby further order and direct, that under the age of r.lne year*, resident the workhouse, cball be fed, dieted, and nuintaioed with suoli food and in such manner ae the Raid guar* direct; and that boya of the age ...

Published: Tuesday 01 January 1850
Newspaper: Essex Herald
County: Essex, England
Type: Article | Words: 6046 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

lIWICH POST. AND SUFFOLK i IERALD. BURY TOWN COUNCIL. A meeting of the Council was tins morning (Tuesday), fur the

... relating to the town. Paving Art.—The Mayor and Mr. l.vcrard wore appointed in the room of Mr. (t. Thompson and Mr. Prigg The Workhouse Art.—The Mayor, Aldermen Ciro.-ne and Bridgman, Messrs. Andrews. Nunn, Hubbard, Goldsmith, Kverard, Battlev, Hine, Bear ...

Published: Wednesday 02 January 1850
Newspaper: Bury and Norwich Post
County: Suffolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 4237 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

TALLOW

... employ but half the number 1 used, through free trade: and thus were the unfortunate labourers turned adrift, driven to union workhouse, or to commit some depredation, that if t*iey were employed they would have scorned. (Loud cheers.) The tenantry of the country ...

Published: Wednesday 02 January 1850
Newspaper: Bury and Norwich Post
County: Suffolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 4647 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

BURY AND NORWICH POST, AND SUFFOLK lIFRaLD

... connection with the workhouse, in making boots and shoes, tailoring, making mats, strawhats, and a variety of tilings, while the girls are employed in various household duties. Wortham tho pauper school is entirety disconnected with the workhouse, and the ertablidiin ...

Published: Wednesday 02 January 1850
Newspaper: Bury and Norwich Post
County: Suffolk, England
Type: Article | Words: 7138 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

KOCHFORD, HEAR SOITTH-END. THE LAWN Classical and Commercial Boarding School, CONNEXION with The Essex Diocesan ..

... Duty Free.] ROCHFORD UNION. PERSONS willing to Contract, for one year, to convey the Bodies of poor persons dying in the Workhouse, in the hearse belonging to the above union, to their respective parishes witlin the union, for the purpose of interment ...

Published: Friday 04 January 1850
Newspaper: Chelmsford Chronicle
County: Essex, England
Type: Advertisement | Words: 1101 | Page: 1 | Tags: none

THE POOR OF ESSEX

... Essex, 69; showing au increase, on the average of the quarter, of 28 for Norfolk, 55 for Suffolk, and 31 for Essex. •The workhouses which 1 visited in each of tbe three counties are, for the most pan, excellently conducted. The best managed of any which ...

Published: Friday 04 January 1850
Newspaper: Essex Standard
County: Essex, England
Type: Article | Words: 4600 | Page: 4 | Tags: none

THE POOR OF ESSEX

... he gets by some means or other— people sometimes give them to him—and then, when he is unemployed, why we keep him in the workhouse So you see, sir. he amply provided for, even with wages at 6s. per week How far the word amply applies to such state ...

Published: Friday 04 January 1850
Newspaper: Chelmsford Chronicle
County: Essex, England
Type: Article | Words: 4534 | Page: 4 | Tags: none