The Express.
London, England, 1857-09-11 00:00:00

60pTEWARK._

Mr. Cornwall, the dreTt io—tlMguardiana of the poor of
Bennondaey, waited upon Mr. Burchaut to reply to certain
observations which appeared in the papers relaUve to the
alleged inhuman conduct of the pariah authorities.

Mr. Cornwall, addressing his worship, said—l em in-
structed by the board of guardians to ask you, sir, whether
certain observations, represented to be made by you at this •
court on Monday last, and reported in the Tones end other
morning porn, respecting the conduct of the pat ish autho-
rities of , are true or not ?
Mr. Barchaen— he =ewer I make is thin—ln the lent
plaoe, this very morning a poor half-starved female, named
Mary Satchel!, wee brought before me, being found by the
Colio. wandering about Bermondsey without shelter, and not
aving the amine to procure food. The constable took bar
to the workboom in lie roondaey, and represented her ease
to the man at the door, when he refused to give bee either
food or lodging. This poor woman hem beim brought
before me, and she found the shelter and bud
she required at the station-hour The other morn-
ing an old man, 76 years of age, wee brought before me
on • similar charge, being in want of food and shelter, and
actually in • state of stiwratien. Ile was taken to Bermond-
sey Worktioure, and his case represented to the person at
the door, but both shelter and food were refused lune. The
constable, in that instance, actually purchased food for the
poor man out of his own pocket. Another police constable
told me at the time that • night or two prior he took a
mlaerable creature to Berromodeley Workhouse, and being
refueled food and eheiter, be supplied the unfortunate creature
with enfllcient to prevent starvation from his own pocket. I
have no reason to believe that the statemente are untrue;
therefore, believing that they are tree, I have no hesitation in
saying that the etindeet of the authorities is most inhuman.
ThM all I wilt to say.
Mr. Caswell—l want blame, air, whether the statements
appearing in the paper, and purporting to be made by you,
, ere tree or not? _
. _ .

117r.13;;I;M—I am out {wined at your asking such a ques-
tion, and I hare no new to answer it.
Ilr. Cornwall—l am directed by the board of guardians to
ask it.

After some further Commies,
Mr. Barham rid-1 have read the newspaper, and I
don't use that I bees any sneerer to give you reepecting the
report, se the facts are sot denied by you. When you were
before me on a prior marks, you told me the rules or orders
of the porta authorities were that no person should lie
ratted into the warkhoues unless they belonged to the
pieta of Bermondsey.
Mr. Contemn—l log to deny that, sir.
IL,. Beecham—l am surprised at your conduct, air. If
you have say complaint to make, do it in a respectable man-
ner. I say again that the facts sworn before me on oath
show that the conduct of the parish authorities of Ber-
mondsey was inhuman. I could not help making such a
remsrk, end I hope I shall not have to do it again.
Mr. Cornwall rre left the court.

HAMMERSMITH.

Henry Catu, ft licenneif;b7iii;se, i&11,1124,wan amp.'
under the following cirensonimess :

Police constable Down, of the T division, stand that about
hall-past 12 o'clock that morning his attention was drawn is
• gnat disturbance in front of the Carole Tavern, opposite to
which there ie • cab-stand. He went up to the plane, and
found sin or seven men standing upon the pavement swear-
ing and making a swat noise. There were some albs en the
stand, the whole of whkh were unattended. He requested
those who belonged to the cube to go over to them, and the
others who had no cabs ho desired to leave the plaes. The
defendant then commenced entering about Lord I"showstea
sad the police authorities, and would not go to his Gab. Wit-
ness then asked hint for the number of his badge, and Its re-
fused to show it. Witness then went over to the cab to take
the number, when the defendant took up a large stow end
threw it at him. The stone struck hie hat, and elm his
head, which was very much swollen in consequence.
The defendant denied that he was in soy way the worse
for liquor. In the army if • man had been drinking be was
taken to the guard-house, and if he went through his facings
he was not considered drunk. (Laughter.) He had been In
the army, and he asked the sergeant to pot him through his
facing., to show that be was not drunk. The sergeant would
have dome so if he had known anything about drill.
Mr. Arnold asked the defendant what ha bad to my to the
charge?
The thhadant add] he never threw the Mom It was
mother mu.