The Express.
London, England, 1855-12-12 00:00:00

TSB POLICE COURT&

WOBISHIP-STIMET.
A 'oedema aimed Wards, a member et the Gera
Beebaege, residing to Meant Iseveee..Wbblealaapel, at-
tended before Kr. Haul% aesentpented by Ave boys sad
two
car
to ape varying &OM AVG 10 twelve pant, and
wines wretehr4 and etaaelated appearance exalted pascal

eommieeration.
The applicant stated that while passing through White-
chapel, between eight and nine o'cloek on Saturday eveniog,
his attention was attracted to the unfortunatelittle out-
casts, who were lying huddled together in ea obscure recess
la frost of the workhouse. The poor children were so
benumbed and etupilied from their exposure to the lots le•
.old, that he had some difficulty in rousing them, but, in
answer te his isquirles, he at length elicited from one of the
bays that they were bossiness sad destitute, bat, on
applying for a night's lodging at the workhouse,
they had been refused admission. Re (applicant) home.
dlately proceeded to the gate, and finding that the knocker
was secured by an frost staple which precluded its we, he
kicked at the dew with his foot, and after considerable
delay cite of the officials presented himself at the wicket,
and having demanded his business, he direeted the atten-
tion of the man to the condition of the children, but the
only answer he resolved was " they won't lodge here," and
the wicket was leateatly slammed fa his fees. Nellog
satisfied that they would inevitably perish from want and
exposure if he left them in such a situation, be took the
whole of the children under hie charge, and made arrange-
ments for their shelter and subsistence at a common lodging
house in the neighbourhood, where they retained until
Ideaday moralise, whoa he soureyed them before Mr.
Yardley, at the Thames Polies Court, who informed him
that the locality in which they were Weed was out of his
jurisdiction, sad directed him to apply at this out ler the
aeomeary instructious with regard to their disposal.
In answer to quotients from Mr. lisamill, the applicant
said he had aseertsined that no relationship subsisted be-
tween the children, the majority of whom appeared to ha.*
been deserted by thole heartless parents, and the rest of

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them were or fans.
Mr. Hammill—liash estate of things is truly deplonble,
but I am sorry to say that similar complaiate are of common
warren& is referees iithelveasithesse is ocation. I have
repeatedly bad *cession is direst the &teat& of the parish
officials to the guide& end they invariably plead in excuse
the limited dintendoee et the receiving wards. It is high
time that the matter should be breaglit before the notice of
the Poor-law Commiedemers. sit is dowdy the duty of the
parish authorities to ached the means of accommodation,
which they allege to be se deficient, should it even be found
neeesisry to Increase the rates for that purpose.
Applicant—l ant a ratepayer myself to the &tent of 10!.
tor annum, but would most cheerfully submit to a larger
impost in common, I feel 111111111411. with the majority of the
parishioners, is eider to put as end to es& monstrous acts
of inhumanity.
Mr. Hantsaill—l have ma doubt of it. With respect to
these Andrew, there is esethirr ease before me in which
I bays dined= ihe adhere to attend before the
board of Mate same parish on behalf of • poor
boy who slaw& Won& a *swat from similar priva-
tion and , ia SNISSVASIS Si the alleged neglect of
their en tier be will piobably be crippled fur
life, es I soiseshoml NM One of his cos are soutane eaten
away by the all $ sod I shall WOW die officer at the same
tiros to repreosat die Imo of Shear wretched children, who
are so greedy indeliesil to yes fee the benevolent* and
kindly halm you have disphipsd towards them.
The asibetaaste ddldrea 'were thee sonsigaed to the cue
of Gen, the warns' /Awe, who was desired by the mph-
trate to represses the saes forthwith to the board, and re-
port to his oho resale.