The Sun.
London, England, 1866-07-27 00:00:00

MAYOR'S COURT.

On the motion of Mr. M'George, seconded by Mr.
Deputy Charles Read, it was resolved that, in con-
sequence of the increase of business in the mayor's
court, particularly as regards compensation cases,
it be referred to the Law, Parliamentary, and City
Courts Committee to consider whether it is desir-
able to make other arrangements as to the holding
of the court.

The remaining business on the paper was then
disposed of, and the court adjourned.

The Strand Union Workhouse.

An interesting and suggestive picture of work-
house life was brought before the guardians of the
Strand Union at their weekly meeting on Tuesday
evening, when the chairman, Mr. Wilkinson, pre-
sided. Mr. Hedgcock said he had a matter which
he looked upon as of some importance to bring be-
fore the guardians. It was stated at the late in-
quiry held at the workhouse that the necessaries of
the sick poor—their food, spirits, and beer, were
bought and sold by the other inmates, and he had
received information which went to confirm this. A
person who had been a pauper inmate of the work-
house, and was a pauper official for some time, but
who was now on out relief, had laid before him a
statement of the facts, and was then waiting below
ready to give evidence if desired. This man said
that the sale of spirits, beer, tobacco, rations, and
other things, was regularly and systematically Car-
ried on in the workhouse. One part of the house
where those who bartered met, namely, the foul
into
t o shouldthe be
~ the other place as the
ward, being known as the "Bri
Woodcut-
ter's Arms," from being near the place where the
were—For
wood was chopped. The prices paid
two ounces of gin,
two ounces of brandy, lid. ; for
' with vegetables, ld. ; for a
2d. ; for a beef ration
of cheesed,
mutton, lid. ; for three allowances.
Brimstone Hotel"—
(laughter)—andHe
into immediately, and he moved that the
inquired
man should be called up. The chairman said the
man came before the committee with some griev-
ance,(
mat-
ter before the rota committee. Mr. Hedgcock urged
Hedgcock)wou would
be thought
better t tohiens
inquire
ut
ihrien
that the matter should be openly inquired into
the guardians on that or the next •
meeting. The
chairman said t 4 No, no," and the majority of the
guardians present •
concurring, the matter was left
to be inquired •
into privately. A letter was then
read from the Poor-law Board with respect to the
late inquiry, in which the Poor-law Board desired
that pending a further communication which will be
made, the
" andlr .i
t
guardians are to take care the wards are
not overcrowded, and that the master performs his
duty of visiting the wards daily.

CIIURCII RATE.—On Friday last a church rate
of Gd. in the pound was carried by a majority of 141 votes
in the parish of Fenny Stratford, diocese of Oxford. A
poll of the parish was demanded upon the question, and
the result was—For the rate, 53 ; against it, 12.
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