... SPECIAL POLICE COURT. A QUARREL AT THE WORKHOUSE. At a special meeting of the Police Court on Friday, before Dr. Jenkins and Mr. Rouw, Harriet Platt, Bessie Platt, and Jane Roberts, inmates at the Ruthin Workhouse, were summoned for using obscene and pro- ...

... CORWEN. TREAT TO THE WORKHOUSE INMATES. On Friday evening, through the kindness of the Hon Mrs. Wynn, Rug, Mrs. Walker, Miss Walker, Mrs. Newman, and others, a grand treat was provided at the Assembly Rooms for the Workhouse inmates. The room was deco- ...

... a man named Gordon, just after being sentenced by Lord Chief Justice O'Brien to a year's hard labour for breaking into a workhouse, threw a large stone at the judge, and afterwards attempted to jump out of the dock. It was only after a violent struggle ...

... enjoyed it very much. THE MANAGEMENT OF THE HOUSE. THE OFFICIALS CONGRATULATED. Mr. Garner said made surprise visit to the Workhouse that morning at 9 o’clock and was very much pleased to see the sick wards—male and fen' >le—kept in such an orderly manner ...

... Matron’s Assistant Wanted. THE Guardians of this Union invite Applieations for the office of Matron's Assistant at the Union Workhouse. Candidates must be single, or widows without encumbrance, and good needlewomen. The person appointed will be repaired to ...

... recently carried out by the Guardians in the workhouse. He earnestly hoped the Guardians would continue on with the good work already started, and not rest satisfied until the prison-like aspect of the workhouse buildings was entirely changed. He bad nothing ...

... in South Africa. DYING MAN THROWN OUT OF BED. inqnMt at Canterbury on night on the body of James Walla, who died in the workhouse infirmary, rerdict of manelaughler waa returned egainat Walter Carter, another inmate. Welle was dying, and tba nurse, who ...

... in the past. WORKHOUSE DIETARY. Happily the dtps of Bumbledom are over. The poor are no looger looked upon heinous offenders against the common-weal of the country, and little less than criminals. Were Mr. Bumble ' to visit modern workhouse, he would stand ...

... parish of Aberwbeelar. He also spent a portion of the remainder of bis life in the parish of Llandyrnog, and died in Ruthin Workhouse. His father, and many members of his family have been buried at Bodfary, and it was Vangban’s earnest wish that be should ...

... would pay for her food. Under the Act now suggested, the Guardians might detain the woman, whsreaa she ought be out of the Workhouse. Atany rate, detention of three months was quite enough. It might that a good, industrious woman wonld enter the honsa, and ...

... the loose. Ur. T. P. Roberts said felt very greatly when he saw some lord or other, receiving his £BOO year, coming to the Workhouse, and pointing ont to them time after time that the out door relief was excessive (laughter). They were there to administer ...

... eonld be done, unless Parliament took the matter up. As to stone-breaking In the Workhouse it meant only lost to the rate payers. Mr. Richard Jones remarked that the Workhouse should not be made into a prison. At to the dietary, must say there was nothing ...