The Express.
London, England, 1865-05-05 00:00:00

WAIqDBWORTH.

elbeftbo ran oitoi;viioictilb—iii.—irtmurra CABS.
4AB Joao, • woman abmt3 ( I years at age, who serried
AA appeared to be • child el some feet moths old.
le Bear.yard, Liaoches-laa-fields, was cheesed with
.John Williams, • dark la the Home.o4Bos, meld-
jog is the South Lambeth-toad, stated that he wee
marshy home abet the Wandsworth-rood with some
Mode early this mantes,when their &Mattes woe at-
tended to the primer, who was squatted on the
swift the chat. and with mother ohild testa Vultit
▪ and she wearies to be an object of charity, they
q."9"lfinepsag Mr,
been
along tire road all day, sadbea the allotted "
she ba
the wouldbe
W.
-NI loose ABISBiIbOII to gat home to Olemenarket
pve her • dipoles, • friend • shilling, and his
ether Moeda name coppers. He returned in aboat half an
• fro the porpoes of WOW the lauthfuloses of bar stay
and found her in the same spot with her eitildreo,apparectly
Midst snore ocinfortable, sad for the sight. Taking
him for • stranger, she told him the same May
with • few mistime ; she denied haviag received aay
seamy, hot terwards *wreath herself and said she had
received 4jd. from • gestlemen who had pissed.
Believing her to be as impostor he followed her sad pee
herpoiriLono
smizenstod
le Waller said that ou the poisoner being
searched lied. was all that WY toned apes he. He in-
formed the magistrate that he bed frequently ease the pri-
sms, giblet down by the side of the road, gemwelly late at
AO, with the Mlle two children, for the pniposa of malting
• ty. Two yamago he saw her I. Battersea with the
ame and is her arm, and from her statement at that time
it mod he nearly four yetis old. The child bed all the
of not being more than four mouths old, end he
appear
was some way of keeping the growth down.
Hr. Derma wished to know how it was Foible to pre-
test • child from growing.
Taylor, the chief cleric, said it was done by the con-
Mat administratios of gin. He mistimed a case which
summed some yams ago a a mama with two children
bsqueatiag the oeighbaurbood of the Howls of Lords, and
it was notorious that she kept them from growing by feed-
isg than with gin.
The constable said the other child, who tram six years ofd.
bid him that the prisoner me not bar mother. The cam
Mad that the child was eves mailer than 1/111141 he saw it
with the prisoner two years He salted for • remand, as
be believed there sou eom.tblag wrong about the sue.
Ur. 'Nyman then remanded the prisoner for • week, and
hired the oHoer to question the elder child, who bad been
met to the workhouse for protection.
The child which the Kamer carried I. her arms pre.
waled s very emaciated appearance, sod as a ecneboratioa
ti the mestables opinion she put it down is the dock, Lod it
was site to Mead, though it appeared anxious to be nursed
8016

MITROPOLITAN BOARD OP WORKS.
(THIS DAY.)
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The usual weekly meeting of the members of
this board was held this day at the dams in Spring-
prdese ; Yr. J. THWEETIFS, the president, in the chair.
TINABICZEL
The oar 'termer showed the total cash brume in
bad on April 29, to be 505,4531. Bs. 3d.
FACLOOI7II OF COIIIIO3B AND OPEN SPECIE.
The following report was brot up by the Street
Committee :—" Your honourable beard having referred it
to your committee to report their views as to the coarse
which it would appear advisable far the board to take,
to relation to the sub" t of the commons and open
mess in and around the metropolis, they bar
sow, in pursuance of such reference, to report that they
have given the subject their anxious consideration, and have
usebnously arrived at the ooncluaioos which are est forth in
the following resolution, and which they beg to submit for
the approval of your honourable board. That it is
highly desirable to oratory* the open winnow
sad spars near the metropolis for public recrea-
tion red sajoymeot, each open spaces to remain
resekeed ; and that the board should compensate the lords
ri the mason and the oommoners for any rights 04 which
they may be deprived. That toward' meeting the expendi-
ture to be ineurted, power should be given boois board to
sell setter portions of such open spars, building or
ether wpm"
DoVLTOI, 1.P., nerd the adoption of the report,
whir, slier some dimmable, was agreed to.