... WORKHOUSE. From dawn till midnight yesterday rain fell continuously in the neighborhood of Chatsworth, and all thought of ontdoor recreation was abandoned. The King and the members of the house party had perforce to content themselves with indoor ent ...

... AT THE WORKHOUSES. 4 RED.LETTER DAY PROVIDED BY GUARDIANS IN LONDON. A cheery atmosphere invaded all the workhouses in the metropolitan area, which contain about 75,000 inmates, and those who are “down on their luck” or too old to work were made to feel ...

... IN THE WORKHOUSES. INMATES HAVE A LIBERAL FEAST AND ENJOYABLE AMUSEMENT. “Christmas Day in the workhouse” means nowadays a general relaxation of rules and as ioroughly enjoyable a day as possibie for the inmates. In all the great pooriaw institutions ...

... THE WORKHOUSES. HOW THE INMATES FARED FOR FOOD AND ENTERTAINMENT. In all the workhouses yesterday the rules were relaxed, and special Christmas fare was provided for the inmates, who were also given something in the way of an evening entertainment. Woolwich ...

... WHY IN THE WORKHOUSE THE BOY WHO WALKED TO EASTBOURNE WITH HIS CAT. The boy Moses Ripley, aged 11 years, who recently walked from Crowborough to Eastbourne, bringing with him a wicker bath chair and his cat, is still in the workhouse of the latter town ...

... PREFERRED THE WORKHOUSE. EDUCATED PAUPER WHOSE BOOKKEEPING MET WITH HIGH PRAISE. The death has taken place at Haslingden Workhouse, of Richard Harris, formerly a well-to-do Bacup tradesman, who has for the past 12 years kept the books of the ‘workhouse as a pauper ...

... WORKHOUSE AMALGAMATION. Following an inquiry into charges made l’\m-t the chairman of the Schull Board of Guardians (Mr. E. Roycroft), the clerk of the union (Mr. W. J. Royeroft), the master. (Mr. Michael Barreit), the matron (Mrs. Anne Hurley), and Relieving ...

... “HOME,” NOT WORKHOUSE. At the forthcoming meeting of the Whitechapel Board of Guardians Mr. Alderman Harris will firopoee that the name of the workhouse should be changed to that of “The Home for the Poor,”” and that the sanction of the Local Government ...

... No Children in Workhouses. With reference to children the Commiesion recommends the extension of the lxnrdin7-houae system under the eupervision of competent women officers after the fullest inquiry as to the character of the foster parents has been made ...

... FORCED TO THE WORKHOUSE. Yesterday, at a meeting of the St Olave's (Bermondsey) Board of Works, Mr. Bean drew attention te the sad scenes witnessed on Mon day at the eviction of a large number of families from the blocks of dwellings knewn as Barnham-st ...

... Attendances at the Workhouse. I am not complaining—l am just pointing out the many {)el'mom that you hold. For some time past you have not been, on the ;\'entfie, at the workhouse onoe a week? —About three in a fortnight. It does not average one ger week ...

... obtainiug work. lo many cases folk break workhouse regulations in order to be sent to prison, the workhouse dietary being inferior, ana the tasks often being severe or excessive. = The commissioners urge that the workhouses adopt a uniform scale of dietary and ...