The Sun.
London, England, 1856-02-14 00:00:00

ST. PANCRAS WORKHOUSE.

Yesterday, at a meeting of the representative vestry
of St. Pancras, held in the great hall, King's-road, Cam-
den-town ; Rev. I'. DALE, M.A., the vicar, in the chair.
Mr. STREETER' presented a rep,rt of a committee on
the government of the poor and the state of the work-
ahnodusoe;
er'critdreeldio, report
nsdtaciteusi
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thi
aotuesiemi smial ln
many
eteetdi
to meet the wants of the parish. That in the casual wards
there is a want of decency, many of the males sleeping
in a state of nudity, two in a bed ; and that too fre-
quently the profligate -and abandoned characters are
placed
in the same ward with respectable married
women ; that the indiscriminate admission of tramps into
the wards has been a prolific source of disease and moral
contamination, to remedy which the report recommends
children'slabour test.
infirmary A fte r
p thoeinitnintrgodotuietttiho:
corfoawsdteodusetyazerdoi he
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the committee recommend • that the
young should be en-
tirely removed from the workhouse, and points out
the evil of employing
aged and intemperate paupers as
nurses. The insane ward was described as being under-
ground and much crowded, and that in one ward con.
taming only 2,800 cubic feet there were nine patients
suffering from syphilis. The water supply had been
somewhat defective, but the supply of beer was unneces-
sarily great. The report recommends the establishment
of a new laundry and various other remedies for the evii's
named.

Mr. STREETEN moved, and Major CORER seconded,
the motion that the report be received and entered en
the minutes.
Mr. SPOONER moved that the report be printed. The
workhouse management was really in a lamentable state.
Only the previous night a man was taken to the work-
house in an insensible state—that man was his servant.
When called to him he found him stripped of his gar-
ments, lying in a fit of alcoholic apoplexy. The surgeon,
Mr. Waldegrave, was called, and he ordered mustard to
be applied to the extremities ; instead of which, the men
who had charge of the unfortunate man in a foul ward
had drenched him with cold water, and but for the se.
aLcsito her anything like ani-
mation (Mr. Spooner) and
e
dulous attention of Mr. Waldegrave there could be no
doubt that this treatment would have caused the poor
man's death. When hot-water applications were or-
dered, it was found that there was not a drop
of hot
—edenfrbaiacbtnlieloed)ti The man was still insen-
sible, n
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Bible, and in a very dangerous state. It was to be hoped
that now, at least, some step would be taken to remedy
such a disgraceful state of things.
Mr. MANNOCK seconded the motion, which was sup-
the evils which had been looked intoP
ported by Mr. W. D. COOPER, Who oibnytetdhoeut many
boardof
f
directors, who had recommended the late vestry to take
steps for remedying the same, but they declined to do se
on the score of expense.

The resolution was carried, and the report will bo
again brought up for consideration.

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY.
NOTICE of ALTERATIONS of TRAINS, from the 13th
February. until further notice.
The Parliamentary Trains now leaving King's-cross for the North
at 6.30 and 7.30 a.m. will be discontinued, and in their stead a Train
will be despatched at 7 a.m at the same Stations.
The Train leaving Peterborough at 1.13 p.m. for London will lee
discontinued.
For farther changes see the altered Time Tables of the Company,
dated from the 15th instant.
By Order.
SE YIKOUR CLARKE, General Manager.
King's Cross Station, Feb. 14, 1836.

CLERICAL, MEDICAL, and GENERAL
LIFE ASSURANCE SOCIETY.
The ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING of PROPRIETORS will
be held at the Office of the Society, on THURSDAY, the Sixth day
of March next, at 1 o'clock precisely, at which meeting Six Direc-
tors will be elected.
Any nroprietor desirous of proposing a candidate for the office of
director, must send the name of such candidate to the secretary,
at least fourteen days before the day of meeting. The ballot will
commence at Eleven and close at Two o'clock.
An election of an Auditor (on the part of the Assured) will also
take place on WEDNESDAY, the sth day of March, between
the hours of Eleven and Two o'clock.

BONUS.
The Sixth Division of Profits will be made in JanuarY. 1857
Those who complete Policies before the end of June next will par.
ticipate.

GEORGE H. PINCKARD, Resident Secretary.
99, (teat Russell-street, Bloomsbury, London, 11th Feb., 1856.

THEATRE ROYAL, COVENT-GARDEN.
Lessee, Mr. J. 11. Anderson,
T 313 EVENING

ROB ROY.
Principal character by Professor Anderson.

To conclude with the gorgeous Pantomime Of
YE BELLE ALLIANCE.
C own, Mr. Flesmoro ; Pantaloon, Mr. Barnes; Harlequin, Mr. C.
Brown ; anti Columbine, Miss E. Horne.

THEATRE ROYAL, DRURY-LANE.
Lessee, Mr. E. T. Smith.

THIS EVENING,

THE GREAT GUN TRICK.
After which,
fin' DIDDLE DIDDLE; or, fraricquln Zing Nonsense and the
Seven Azes of Man.

THEATRE ROYAL, TIA.YMARKET.
Uaier the Management of Mr. Buckstone.

THIS EVENING.
THE BE 117X' ST AT AG E

Followed by
ONLY A HALFPENNY.

After which the New Comic Christmas Pantomime, entitled
THE BUTTERFLY'S BALL AND THE GRAiIITOPPER'S
FEAST; or, Harlequin and the Genius of the Spring.

ROYAL PRINCESS'S TEMATRFI, OXFORD-STREET.
MUT the Management of Mr. Cnaer.ss Kzan.
THI4 EVENING.
The comedy of EVERY ONE HIS HIS FAULT.

After which,

HARLEQUIN AND VIE MAID AND THE MAGPIE ; or, th

Fairy Paraffin and Hanky Panky, the Enohanter.
Harlequin, Mr. Cormack ; Clown, Mr. Hahne; Pantaloon, Mr.
Pielo; and Columhine, Miss Caroline Adams.

TEIEATRE ROYAL ADELPIIT.

P:oprietor, Mr. E. Wehgter.—Directreas, Madame Celeste.

THIS EVENLNG.
THE BOOTS OF TUE HOLLY TREE INS.

A ftcr which.
BETSY BAKER.

To !ze f Wowed by
TFI kT BLESSED BABY.

To conclude with

ACK MID TTI BE VN STALK ; or, Harlequin and Mothe:
Goose at How Agaia.

n which .T. BUM, P. P.ertforl, 3(failanle Celnate, Miss
Wyn4ham, and Mlsa E. Arlen will apaear.

R.)TAL OLYIiNC TIIEA.TRE.
Lessee and Mina7er. Mr. Alfred Wigan.

THIS EVENING,

ST tli AT HOME.

After which will K.' prodiac,! a dew and dArnhly-moral, though
exceasively old, Melodramatic Fairy Extravaganza, entitled
TIM P(ltN A:AS ; o the Threo Gala ilistatft.
I n which Stesgrg. Emery, F. Hobson, H. Cooper, Mtn Santo'',
And SU' Maskell will appear.

ROY Ai, SIETRIIEY THEATRE.

Lessees, Messrs. S'Aepherd and Creswick.
THIS EVENING
THE SHADOWS OF CRIME.

Tr. conclude with
A PRINCE OF r ?III:. ; or, tlarle lain and Jane Shore.

ROYAL 3TEASD THEATRE.

Under the (Itrectlon of :lir: Payne.

TI4 EVI,,NING,

TELE R >MAN' rrc WIDOW.

Fpl~aei by

THE PRISONER OF ROC 'IELLE ; or, inns anl Outs.

After which,
PE.'CEAT ANY PRICE.

• T, conclude with
BLUE JACKETS.

AATLETS I:oYki,

Lessoe and Mann:;er. Mr. Wm. Cooke.

TIIII EVENENG,
ROCKWOOD: or. ;o YORK. The last week
of that copular Spectac7e.
After which the SCENES In the CIRCLE and the performance of
the itimiciong and Stupendous Eleah.•tnts, one of which wands from
the centre of the stage to an elevation high wove the stage, on a
narrow ridge net the width of his foot!
To conalnde with a grand Equestrian Comic Pantomime called
HARLEQUIN AND GE.011(1E AND THE DRAION; or, the
Seven Champions of Christendom.
Box-office open from Eteve•t till Four. ttage Manager, Mr. ►Wi.
West. Equestrian J)troetor. It • o'. Cooke. Inn.