The Express.
London, England, 1867-06-21 00:00:00

MAELBOROUG H-STREET.

GROSS IMPOSITION UN THE PAROCHIAL AUTHORITIES OP ST.
JAMES'S.

John 1611. e, a non-unionist tailor, and Jalia Kelly, his
wife, appeared before Mr. Knox, to answer a summons,
charging them with applying for relief at the workhouse
of St. James's pariah, having at the time of such applica-
tion in their possession and under their immediate control
money and property, of which, on inquiry made, they did
lint make correct and complete diechaures.
Mr. Buzzard, vestry clerk and clerk to the governors of
the poor of St. James's, attended to prosecute, and in
opening the case, stated that he appeared to prosecute the
defendant. under the 11th and 12th Viet cap. 110, sec. 10,
the charge against them being for obtaining relief from the
parish while they hail the means of living without it. The
wife of the defendant Kelly, who was a journeyman tailor,
living with his family in Windmill-street, St. James's, ap-
plied in the month of September last for relief, stating
that he was in great distress, only earning 5.. or 6s. a
week, and that he required relief. The assistant overseer
gave the defendant relief, and continued it for a long
period, the amount of relief averaging Ss. Sr 91. a week,
and the total amount being about 15f. By mere accident
it transpired that the defendant, John Kelly, had,
during the whole of the period he had been receiving
relief from the parish been earning 30a. or 325.
• week, being employed by a respectable firm in Savile-row,
and the governors of the poor of the parish, feeling that
they had a public duty to perform, and that they ought to
make an example of such flagrant conduct on the part of
the defendants, had instituted the present proceedings.
The assistant-overseer of St. James's and the assistant.
relieving officer having been examined,
Mr. Charles Williams, tailor, of Savile-row. said that
the defendant, John Kelly, was at work for him during
the whole of the time spoken of by the previous witness at
average weekly wages of V. 12s. Gd.
One of the governors of the poor stated that in conse-
quence
of its being represented to him that the defendant
had been receiving relief, and that they were undeserving
persons, he made inquiries, and found that to he the fact. He
was recommended Logo to his employer, and he did so, and
Mr. %Villiains was kind enough to tell him what belied stated
in court. Afterwards finding that the female defendant
had applied to the parish for some clothing for the eldest
girl, about 15 years of age, to go to serrioe, he went to
the defendants and asked them whether that was the case,
and the man said it was quite true. Looking round the
room, and seeing some coats, he remarked to the man
that he seemed to have work, and he said that
he could only make two of the coats a week,
and that he had • difficulty in earning more than Gs. •
week as he worked for a shop. He afterwards went to
the shop alluded to by the man and found that no such
man was employed by them, and Mr. Williams further
stated that the coat. the Mill was at work upon were his
coats. He asked the man whether he bad received beef-
tea and other things, and he admitted that he had, and
that his children had the bread and cheese. He asked the
man whether he had had any money, and after deny-
ing it he acknowledged that his wife had had it, but
said he had been in great distress and had had no
work. He told the man that as the strike was going on he
might have got work somewhere, and he then said that he
could not work for a regular shop. The man then showed
him his rent book, pointing out that he had had a die-
tress in his place, and showed him the duplicate of a
coat, but he afterwards ascertained that the very week he
pretended his goods were seized he received from his em-
ployer 11. lls. and 9s. worth of relief from the parish.
Mr. Samuel Tett, inquiring officer, said he called
on the defendant John Kelly, and asked him if he was in
the employ of Mr. Williams, and he said that he did a
little for him, but he represented his pay to be different to
what Mr. Williams had stated. He admitted receiving
relief for six months. From inquiries he (Mr. Tett) had
made he found that the man was • notorious drunkard.

The defendant John Kelly said that having been ill he
applied for a little relief, and received it, and it was con-
tinued. He had not received the amounts stated.

Mr. Knox said he wondered the defendant (John Kelly)
bad the face tossy what he had. It appeared from he
employer that he had been in receipt of wages averaging
U. 12s. a week, and yet he bad been by a trick drawing
from the authorities money intended for the really poor
and destitute. It was shown that he was a man of drunken
habits, and that was the way in which the money be
received was spent. He considered their conduct abomi-
nable and he should commit them for a month each with
hard labour, and he very much regretted that the act did
not go further, for both defendants deserved it.

WORSHIP-STREET.
DARING HIGHWAYROBUIT._

Santee/ Austin, described am a hawker, living in Dorset-
street, fipitalfields, was brought before Mr. Cooke, b
Inspector Waterfield, of the N division, charged with
being concerned in feloniously assaulting and stealing
from the person of Mr. Charles Patterson Thurget, •
builder, Hein in Templar-road, Hackney, a gold watch, •
gold Albert chain, two gold seals, and two gold coins,
value 201.

Prosecutor, himself • powerful man, deposed—Shortly
before 10 o'clock last night I was driving • light pony
chaise in the Pownall- Hackney. I was perfectly sober
and alone. Suddenly the head of the horse was seised by
some man, another sprang into the vehicle from behind
and • third at the aide. The animal stopped; the last
man alluded to struck me a violent blow in the face, and
I was flung on to the ground. I became insensible, and
remained motor three or four minutes. I got up and stood at
the back of the chaise ; presently • gentleman brought the
prisoner to me. I believe. but will not swear, prisoner is
one of the men who stopped the chaise.
Mr. John Henry Kouter—About 20 minutes before 10
o'clock I was standing opposite my residence, 34, POWlSAll-
road. I noticed the attack and the scuffle as detailed by
the prosecutor ; then there was • cry of " My watch, my
chain." The prisoner ran off in one direction,
the others in another. I pursued the primmer •• quarter of
a mile, captured, and took him back to prosecutor, who was
standing in the road. He war then apparently recovering
his recollection. I sent for • constable.

John Msgnnr, of ii:iiogofroTilrood, gave similar testi-
mony, adding that the man who got into the chaise at the
back, assisted in throwing the prosecutor out.
Prosecutor recalled—deposed that on recovering his
chain was hanging from his dress, and a woman gave him
his watch from the road. _ _ _

Inspector Waterfield said that woman bad not been dis-
covered, and there was nothing tending to lead to a dis-
covery of prisoner's associates.
Mr. Cooke intimated his intention to send the prisoner
to Neirgate for trial.

WANDSWORTR.

TUX CABI pl NTAILVINO A 1110 Y. - MAMMAL FOB TRIAL.

Henry Blucher Ryland, who was descrilr das a cooper,
of No. 3, Rosetta-street, South Lambeth, and Hanna*
Ryland, his wife, were finally examined on the charge of
starving and cruelly treating Frederilr George Ryland,
aged seven years, the son of the male prisoner by a former
mamage.
Mr. West, from the office of Messrs. Sheen and Ram*,
solicitors to the Society for the Protection of Women and
Children, again attended to prosecute ; and Mr. Mayo ap-
peared for the prisoners
Police-oonstable Luda.% 259 W, was re-ended, and
stated that he weighed the child this morning in the same
scales and in the same clothes, si.d found that he now
weighed 301 be., when be first weighed the boy he weighed
only 2fiflbs., and on the second examination 2S lb.
Mr. Duman said the boy had increased in weight 14lb.
mince last week.

Mr. A. 0. Grosvenor, the surgeon of Lambeth Union,
stated that he examined the boy on Thursday, the 6th
instant, on his admission into the workhouse. He was in
a greatly emaciated condition, his voracity was great, and
he had symptoms of incipient consumption in the intes-
tines. His opinion was that these symptoms ware not
constitutional, but produced from inhaling a bad atmos-
phere, and of an insufficiency of food. He had seen
the washbowls, and found that it was anything but
a proper place in which a child should be kept,
whetherin a healthy state or not. It would
be injurious to the health of any child to sleep in it night
after night. Since be first saw the child its appearance
had altered materially. He was improved both in face
and abdomen.

Mr. James Edmondson, another surgeon, also said he
had seen the washhouse. It was a lean-to, 2 yards by If,
the highest part being 10 feet. It was a slimed roof, not
plastered on the inside, and the place was totally unfit for
any human being to sleep in. Sleeping there would injure
the health of the child or that of any person.
Mr. Mayo, on the conclusion of the case for the prosecu-
tion, commenced to address the magistrate, stating that
the child was not placed in the wasbhouse with any inten-
tion of acting cruelly to him, but solely for the purpose of
correcting his dirty habits, when
Mr. Dayman told him that it was his intention to com-
mit the prisoners for trial, and it would be as well for him
to reserve hie defence.
_ _ _

The prisoners were then fully committed for trial ►t
the next Surrey Session. ; and on the application of Mr.
Mayo, Mr. Dayman said he would accept bail for their
appearance.

ARBITRATION VERSUS STRIIBB.—A meeting of
the laoe merchants of Nottingham friendly to arbitration
was held in the Corn Exchange of that town m Monday
last, when a committee was appointed, molar the presi-
dency of Mr. Louis Heymann, to form a board of arbitra-
tion to settle disputes in the lam trade, seek board to
consist of employers and workmen. A meeting of opera-
tive lacemakers has also been held this week, at which it
was agreed to solicit Mr. A. Mundella, President of the
Chamber of Commerce and Chairman of the Beard of Ar-
bitration in the hosiery trade, to colder with their em-
ployers in order to arrange a meeting for the purpose of
establishing a board of arbitration for the lam trade.
Should the effort for forming a based be ansesesful, the
staple trades of Lancashire, Nottingham, and Derbyshire
will be under the government of arbitration boards.