The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-21 00:00:00

THAMES.

IMPORTANT TO TAXPAYERS.— Mr. 4..11en, Solicitor,
applied to Mr. Selfe, on behalf of the magistrates of Middle-
sex, to issue orders, under the Industrial Schools Act, to
compel George Seeker, earthernware dealer, Crisp-streett
Poplar, and John Sullivan, a coal-whipper, to maintain
their children, who had been summarily convicted of thef
and committed to the Feltham Industrial School. The
case of Seeker was first.taken.

The defendant said he was totally unable to contribute
one,farthing towards the support of his son, James Seeker►
who had been committed to Feltham for three years. Trade
was bad, and he had to pay four guineas every year, in
August, for a license to enable him to hawk china Oa
earthernware about the streets.

Mr. Selfe inquired the number of his children besideo
the boy he had committed to Feltham, to which the de-
fendant replied two.
Mr. Allen urged that the defendant was able to contribute
towards the maintenance of his son, and that it was a
heavy charge on the ratepayers of the country to be COre"
polled to support juvenile offenders.
Mr. Selfe made an order on the defendant to pay 2e. per
week towards the maintenance of his son in the Felthaul
Industrial School.

Defendant—l can't afford to pay it. I won't pay it.
Mr. Selfe—lf you do not pay it I will commit you
,`",,
prison. If it is ascertained that you can't afford to ply tm"

money the order will not be enforced.
Mr. Allen asked for a similar order against John Sul!i'
van, a coal whipper, who said he worked out of public-
houses, and had only earned Bs. in three weeks.
Mr. Selfe—You are a hale, hearty man, earning rouel
as a coal whipper, and although your earnings are preevi
rious, you can afford to contribute towards the expenge °

maintaining your son.
The Rev. Mr. Disher, Superintending Chaplain of th:
Feltham Industrial School, said the cost of food alone f°

each boy was 3s. 6d. per week.
Mr. Selfe—l shall make_ an; order on the defendant t°
pay 2s. per week.

veter-
FIRE AND Loss OF LIFE IN LAMBETH.— --S the
day, about noon, a fire which unfortunately resulted
loss of one life and a considerable destruction of propeal7,
broke out suddenly in the Lower Marsh, Lambeth.
„d to
premises in which the misfortune originated belonged
Mr. ll. Wise, being situated at No. 23, James-street,
roughfare coming out of the Lower Marsh into Gius..d.
street. It seems that some of the neighbours were
deuly startled by hearing loud cries of " Fire" procejiat
onl ietsrhoee' sN‘fi,haross utasfieeo,how.ri
dhweans
itawl3aa s
blaze,soon foundan w ut
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tiwull
ages fromsfrontt ilrol
worse,Oimr.
old al for
middle of the flames. To et to othneypoormcornea'ture was
Ich
some time an impossibility, owing to the fury with -Des
the flames were extendino• Two of the powerful eng:o,,
of the London Brigade, fPrOm the Waterloo and Soutliwltal
bridge-road stations were remarkably early in arrivitor
with the aid of the portable hand machines and a Og 0
were
ply of the Lambeth Company's water, the firemen the
enabled to extinguish the flames, when they ante trowel!,
room and found the child. Messrs. Edmonds and Fo_ but
two surgeons practising in the New Cut, were l
ford to
the poor child, upon being examined, was n
bo dead, MO/.
GENERAL POST-OFFICE INVESTIGATION.ThBeko.
Parkhurst, chief clerk, Secretary's office ; Mr. W.
ham, (Controller of the Circulation Department' :. F. T.
Trollope, one of the Surveyors for Ireland, and ora-
Scudamore, Receiver and Accountltnt-General, are IL! null*
mitso h
s itone workinge r sa
of t h
i nt e dbey CirculationthePos Departmenttmaster-GeneralotietV
neral Post-office.--Civil Service Gazette.