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New Zealand Tablet, Volume II, Issue 92, 30 January 1875, Page 8

The witnesses of the abjuration of the Dowager Queen of Bavaria, who recently became a Catholic, were Prince Otlio of Bavaria, and his aides-de-camp, Captain Uianea and Colonel Buckheini, Pastor Bercntold, and the Countesses Fugger and Muller. Tho abjuration took place October 15, on her Majesty's birthday. The name of the Dowager Queen of Bavaria is Fredericka Frances Augusta Maria Edwige, and she was born October 15, 1825. Her Majesty is a cousin of the Emperer of Gsrinany, and mother of the present King of Bavaria, Louis 11. Shew is a Lutheran. Her Majesty was confirmed within a week of receiving baptism. At Home, lately, a novel scene was witnessed at the workhouse, Spalding. At a recent meeting of the Board of Guardians, the Roy. Mr Jones said that he had inspected the casual ward, and he thought that the amount of work exacted from the vagrants (breaking 2cwt of granite in four hours) was too much, and was simply an act of cruelty. The rev. gentleman *lso added that no guardian would like to undertake the task. TJpsn, -Jfyis Mr Brett," another guardian, declared his willingness to pcijhCiL the work, and on Thursday he entered one of the tramps' cells, and ibfe the required quantity of stone in. o.:e hour and forty -five xninuU Vl