The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-07 00:00:00

CLERKENWELL.

EMDEN DEATH OP A PRISONER.
A woman, who at the Old-street police-station on Sun-
day inoming, about 1 o'clock, gave the name of Sophia
Gnint, aged 37, and who described herself as a charwoman
,
residing at 72, High-street, Ihrtford, Kent, was charged
with being drunk and incapable of taking care of herself
at Golden-lane, Mt. Luke's.
Police-sergeant Joseph Rowe, 40:1 A, reported that as
the prisoner was on the way to this court she was sod-
denly taken ill, and while being conveyed to the workhouse
An suddenly expired.
Mr. Barker said it was a sad awe, and marked the charge " reported dead."

MARLBOROUGH.STREET.
A MAD CAME.
I: ore &num, about II years of age, was charged be-
fore Mr. Tyrwhitt with begging.
Police-moldable Thomas Hatch, 133 E, said that be was
on duty yesterday evening in the Tottenham-court-road,
when be saw the boy begging and asking for aims, and he
then took 'inn into custody. The boy told him that all
he had Lad to eat on Saturday was a piece of bread, and
yesterday a few potatoes. He went to the boy's mother,
who lived in a garret in Mortimer-market, and he found
that her husband had been away from her, leaving her
with a young family, and that all she had to depend upon
was a little needlework.
The boy's mother stepped forward and said that her
husband left her five years ago with four children, one •
baby in arms. She had not a penny in the world. Her
other son, a little older than the one in court, bad a place
at a week, but left it three weeks ago through illness.
Mr. Tyrwhitt said be thought the best thing he could do
was to send the boy to Feltham, where he would be taken
are of and taught a trade.
The mother (who appeared reluctant to part with her
boy) thanked the magistrate for his kindness, but did not
like the boy leaving her. She had worked bard
for her family hitherto and would continue to do so, and
she was in hopes in a few months she would be
able to get him something to do. He was a good boy and
would not steals pin.
Mr. Tyrwhitt told the poor woman that in the condition
she was in she could not support the boy, and ho felt sure
the hest thing would be fur him to go to Feltham, where
she could see him at stated periods.
After some further conversation between the magis-
trate and the mother the boy was seat to Feltham for
three years.

sounrwAßK.
A VERY RAI) CAME.
On Saturday afternoon, a poor woman, apparently about
sixty years of age, applied to Mr. Burcham for an order to
be admitted into Bermondsey Workhouse. She said that
she was the widow of a soldier who died in Montreal, and
that she had two sons in the a nny —one in India and the other
at Portsmouth. She wax sent to England and soughtout the
latter, who kept her as long an he was able. She then came
up to London in search of employment, and not being able
to obtain any elle became at last so destitute that she was
compelled to seek shelter in the casual ward of the work-
house. On Friday night she slept in the casual ward of
Bermondsey workhouse, and in the morning she asked to
be admitted into the house, as she was in a very bad state,
but they refused to do as. She, therefore, hoped his wor-
ship would give an order for her admission.
Mr. Burcham asked whether she knew what parish her
late husband belonged to?
Applicant replied that he was born In Canada, and had
ehieily served her Majesty in that part of the Hritish
dominions. When her husband died he had been twenty-
one years in the army. It was very bad for her to be re-
fused admission at the workhouse.
Mr. Beacham thought so too, and directed Chadband,
one of the warrant officers, to take her at once to Bee-
mon•key workhouse, with a request from him that they
would receive her.
The poor woman then left the court, and some time ,
,ftcrwards she returned h the officer, who said that the
relieving officer refused to receive her, or in any way ac-
desee in his worship's wishes.
Mr. Burcham observed that he regretted to say that
Bermondsey parish was the only one in this dis-
trict that refused to adopt the magistrate's recom-
mendation. As they refused to admit her he could not force
11;eal to do it under the cireuntstances.4He was very sorry
nr it, and regretted that he could not help her. He,
iontyver, did not know whether any application to the
War•office would be of any assistance to her, but he
fuot.ght that the officers of Bermondsey ought tc:have ad-
witted her and examined into her ease.
The poor woman then left the court sadly dejected.

FLN I %NISI( IN THE NORTH OF IRELAND.—There
a 101 l in local arrests for Fenlanism. Sines the extensive
Gipt,lfell effected in the early portion of the week, nothing
et in term has transpired, and public °midden°, in the
..,:litenance of tranquillity is being rapidly strengthened.
-S.' horn Whig.
('BEAT NORTHERN HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAD
I:!,‘,TON.—Number of patients for the week endini
"u• 704 of which 179 were new cases.