THOSE WHO WILL NOT WORK.
VII. Vagrants or Tramps.
Under this head is included all that multifarious tribe of “sturdy rogues,” who ramble across the country during the summer, sleeping at the “casual wards” of the workhouses, and who return to London in the winter to avail themselves of the gratuitous lodgings and food attainable at the several metropolitan refuges.
VIII. Professional Beggars and their Dependents.
A. Naval and Military Beggars.
1. Turnpike Sailors.
2. Spanish Legion Men, &c.
3. Veterans.
B. “Distressed-Operative” Beggars.
1. Pretended Starved-out Manufacturers, as the Nottingham “Driz” or Lace-Men.