The Express.
London, England, 1853-08-24 00:00:00

her master's children, with whom she proceeded in the di-
rection of the London Fields, Hackney, on reaching which
she felt so much fatigued that she seated herself noon the
grass within a short distance from the footway. She had
only been there • few minutes when she observed the de-
fendant advancing in a leisurely manner along the path,
and on reaching the spot where she was seated, he sud-
denly turned round and deliberately exposed himself at a
distance of four yards immediately in front of her.
After remaining for some minutes in the same
disgusting. position, the defendant carelessly saun-
tered on in the direction of two little girls, who were
playing about a short distance off, and whom he subjected
to a similar revolting outrage. His conduct on the last
cracasion fortunately attracted the attention of a man who
was crossing the field, to whom witness complained of the
gross insult to which she htd also been exposed ; and
the defendant was accordingly detained and given into
custody.

William basis, one of the turscocks of the district,
stated that while proceeding along the path at the time in
question, he observed the defendant lying upon the grass at
full length, within a few yards of twq female children.
Witness instantly hastened towards him, and on expostulat-
ing with him upon hie infamous conduct, the defendant
made no direct reply to the imputation, but offered to
furnish him with his name and address as convincing:evi-
dence of his respectability. At the same moment the last
witness made her appearance, and having acquainted him
with the particulars of the defendant's conduct towards
her, witness at once secured him until he obtained the
assistance of a policeman.
Mr. Ashley, a solicitor, after severely cross-examining the
witnesses, withouteliciting anything whatever to invalidate
their testimony, addressed the magistrate on behalf of the
defendant, and said that he had several witnesses in attend-
ance whose evidence he felt satisfied would afford convinc-
iug proof that his client was utterly incapable of such abom-
inable conduct as was alleged against him.
The Rev. Mr. Williams, one of the curates of St.Thonsas;
Mr. Carter, the organist at the Old Church, and several re-
spectable inhabitants of the parish, some of whom had
known the defendant for a period of 15 years, were sever-
ally examined, and spoke in the highest terms of his general
good conduct and morality.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said that he felt himself placed in a very
painful situation, as being compelled to convict a person
holding such a position es the defendant ; but notwith-
standing the high character he had previously borne, he
could come to no other conclusion, after hearing the evi-
dence, than that the charge had been completely esta-
blished, and he should order the prisoner to be committed
to the House of Correction for the full term of three months,
with hard labour.

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Thomas Whitehouse, a boiler maker, of No. 3, Lea-cot-
tages, Orchard House, Blackwell, applied to Mr. Yardley,
for his advice and assistance under the following circum-
stances.

The applicant stated that his wife had been labouring
under temporary mental derangement, in consequence of an
attack of milk fever after giving birth to her last child, and
she was removed, as a pauper lunatic, to Byati'm asylum at
Old Ford, Bow. On Monday, at 11 o'clock, she came home
perfectly cured, and went about her household duties as
usual, and he was quite delighted to see her so well and so
rational. She informed him that she was very miserable
while she was in the lunatic asylum, and that there were 30
women in the same ward, some of whom were raving
maniacs. She also said that she wished to remain at home,
which he agreed to let her do. The same night, at 11
o'clock, he was very much surprised at the invasion of his
humble dwelling by two female keepers, who were accom-
panied by two police constables, and demanded his wife.
He said she was quite well, and did nut want to leave
her home, but in spite of his entreaties and those
of his wife she was forcibly dragged from her home and
taken back to the uylum. He had applied that morning
at the Old Ford estaelishunt and demanded hie wife, and
was informed that she could not be suffered to leave the
asylum at present, and that although she was much better
she was not quite well. He offered to relieve the proprie-
, for of the asylum of the cost of maintaining her and take
her away, but he positively refused to let her go.
Mr. Yardley said this was a matter in which he could not
' interfere, and that the doctor who had the superintendence
of the lunatic patients was the proper person to decide
when any of the inmates of the establishment were fit to be
at large. He should hardly suppose the woman would be
detained a minute after her recovery from the painful ma-
lady under which she had been labouring. He had no
jurisdiction in the ease at all.
The applicant left the witness box apparently greatly dis-
appointed.