... in the oakum room of the workhouse, and stated to a nurse, when brought back to the workhouse in- firmary, that she had attempted to kill herself be- cause she did not like to go back to the oakum room at St. George's Workhouse, and she also stated that ...

... prisoner strike the Rev. Mr. Thompson twice.- buperintendent Clark said prisoner had been in the workhouse she had no place of abode.—Prisoner: 1 go to the workhouse in the winter, and I come out in summer.—Mr. Preston You were here before, and now here you ...

... prisoner strike the Rev. Mr. Thompson twice.- Superintendent Clark said prisoner had been in the workhouse she had no place of abode.—Prisoner: I go to the workhouse in the winter, and I come out in summer.—Mr. Preston: You were here before, and now here you ...

... ON PAUPERISM. The Earl of Lathom was present at the Christmas tree entertainn ent given to the inmates of the Urmil- kirk Workhouse. In the course of a short address, his lordship said no doubt many of the aged people before him would feel deeply the fact ...

... regard to the practice which has obtained in the union of giving the paupers on their quitting the workhouse a supply of provisions from the workhouse stores, I am directed to state that. according to the experience of the Board, such a practice is unusual ...

... of juvenile offenders committed to the workhouse could not be secured, nor the workhouse children protected from the evil effects of associating with them, unless a distinct and separate department of the workhouse were set apart for their accommodation ...

... ciansacted m view of Wie approaching election of guardians was of a formal nature. file bill for erecting a new uven at the workhouse, amounting to f5,3 19s 6d, was presented and ordered to be paid, Mr J. Gabe statiug that the work had been satisfactorily ...

... letter was read from Mr and Mrs Salter, porter and matron at the workhouse, asking the Board for a testimonial, as they were about applying for the post of master and matron of the small workhouse at Mere, Wiltshire.—Mr Rhys said the porter had spoken to him ...

... HEARTLESS INDIFFERENCE. On Monday an inquest was held at Romford, on the body of Mary Cope, 45. Deceased had been to the workhouse for relief, and in returning fell uito a snowdrift. She was assisted by another woman, who ultimately went to a neighbouring ...

... Jones's application the clerk was instructed to write and see what the other unions paid their trainers. The Master of the Workhouse read a corrected return of the bread consumed in the house, and it was referred to the committee appointed to deal with the ...

... and 28 at Merthyr. NON-USE OF STIMULANTS AT WREXHAM WORKHOUSE. The Clerk said he had been directed to write to the guardians of the Wrexham Union with regard to the use of stimulants at that workhouse. The clerk, Mr J. Oswald Berry, had written stating ...

... lunatics wandering at large with seven children in Scotland Yard, and remanded to the workhouse for a week, Dr. Lloyd, the medical officer of St. Giles's Workhouse, applied to Sir James Ingham for an order for the removal of the female to an asylum. It ...