DISTRESS IN SHEFFIELD.
The distress and destitution among the Working people in Sheffield are now far more ■erioui and more extensive than was the case last year. To give an idea of'tke'icareity 6i work,,it may be stated that at; one piaee, where formerly 1200 men were .engaged, only, 4Q ire now employed. It ig also feared that the Goreramentfiontrfctajbr pistes hare left the town, inasmorif as the large firms cannot compete, with .Barrow, .Hiddlesbrongh, Swansea, and Newport houses, who hare (he advantage of carriage by sea. The last contract for 20,000, ton* of plates went into South Wales, and thus £300,000 is lost to Sheffield. The destitution .among the working people is appalling. Hundreds ara living in houiea stripped of furniture, without fire, and are dependent upon the generosity of the neighbours. Prompt measures of relief are being taken. Soupkitchens, will be opened, and children's dinners supplied in a few days.—Times.
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3094, 17 January 1879, Page 3
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151DISTRESS IN SHEFFIELD. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3094, 17 January 1879, Page 3
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