The Sun.
London, England, 1850-12-17 00:00:00

child-en, and directed Whitileton, one of the werrant
(file::, , to ,et-t t;-lerigh t;utitoritica on thel
W;a:ttli.tea stitsccirnntly tt--ted, that hying' scen
(frP.:eirs, he v,as tthi tile_ woman Cril:in woo keep-
ing contrary wila a young man, with ',show was is
the f attending dlncing,roms and :ing, Fengr:.
Mr. Yar'ney ch3err,d That fr,rn the wem,u,'s s'+'and
app(arance, as that of her ehildreo, statt-
as highly improbable, and din _ell fte
;2.1,1i.e the fullest in the poor womm's home 0
neighbourhood.
yeteraay, \l'Littln:en inferno d his Worship that he
had instituted the fullest possible inquiry, the result of
which was that the whole neighbourhood as well as her
employer, who was present, united in giving her the
highest possible eta aet,..r for good conduct, integrity,
and industry.

Mr. Weston, her employer, proprietor of cement works
at Poplar, corroborated this account, adding that the
poor woman, by close industry, was shit. to earn ss. per
week.

Mr. YARDLEY said ho would not observe upon ti•,e
cf-,n,uct caziAl their asouce, but cli-
Jet(o, whit,kton to Ece them o ain, prld state what had
just occul red,

Subic quent!y Mr. Warriegten, the relit virg
app uric u in iho court, . .

YAB,DLEY cEdit d his vrentkn to the

Warrit,gton said ho wa anxicu3 to set the matter
right, as the woumn had ban needling reiitf from the
v.rish for seven years.
Mr. YARDLEY—But her complaint that the greater
portion of:heir allowince, has been stopped. Air. War-
rington—Yes, when she was caring trom its. to I2=.
per weck. It was understood, too, that she kept com-
pany with a young man, and conducted herself in an im-
proper Inartner. When these statements were made to
the board, they ordered the deduction.

Mr. YARDLEY—I have taken mucti trouble with this
caw, and order, d the fullest inquiries to be made, all of
which contradict ur statement; end her ear, toyer.
who was here a lit le while ago, confirmed what she
said. She earns no more than ss. per week. Mr. War-
rington—Yes; at present.
Mr. YA./sDLEY—If she earned more it would be
more to her credit. A woman who in these times earns
ss. per week by wre manual labour, end supports her
self and four children in a manner so highly creditable,
is most deserving of encouragement; and, so far from
that being a valid reason for reclining the smell sum al-
lowed her, it should rather be a reason for its increase.
I am forced to say that under the circumstance:, deduct-
ing 2s. from 3s. seems to me to be the most direct dis-
couragement to industry and incentive to idleness, that
possibly can be given. When she and her children first
presented themselves I was much struck with their ap-
pearance; and I am happy to say that a gentleman at
Bath, who has seen the ease in the journals, ha', with a
most judicious charity, forwarded 21. for her relief, vest-
ing a discretionary power in me, to he used according to
circumstances, After the full inquiry I have caused to
be made, I am thoroughly satisfied there could be no
better recipient of his bounty. I hope, therefore, you
will re•state her case to the board of guardians, and ex-
press to them as my decided opinion that the reason
assigned for curtailing her allowance is not a valid one.
She declares, and I believe her, that there is no truth in
the statement of her keeping company with a young
man, and the officer who made the inquiry will give you
every particular which be learned.

M-r. Warrington—l saw the young man with her.
Mr. YARDLEY—I suppose where she lodged? Mr.
Warrington—Oh no, sir. The young man applied for
relief; and when we asked where he lived, he said et
Mrs. Cronin's. I went there and found him kavirg her
room. That was in the summer. I asked him if he
lived up stairs with Mrs. Cron n, to which he replied
" Yes."

Mr. YARDLEY—You must be aware, as well as that
in such a place as London, amongst the poor especially.
where houses are roon,y, and the population thick, very
strict notions of decency are out of the question. Hun-
dreds of cases have been before me showing that people
live in the same room, but whether under the necessity
morally or not, it is impossible to say.
Mr. Warrington—lt is a case of strong suspicion.
Mr. YARDLEY—I do not think it suffijently strong to
warrant the board in the course they have pursued. A
Mr. Dix, who said he represented the chairman of the
board of guardians, called here this morning and told
me the reason of the reduction was that the woman was
making 10i. per week. It appears that she is now
making only ss. p, r week. Ido not mean to dictate to
the board of guardian., but I would recommend them to
reconsider the case. I felt myself called on, though I
may have done wrong, to band over tho donations to the
person for whom it was intended this morning, and I
hope you will see that she appears befors the board next
Thursday.
Mr. Warrington said he would represent the case
as stated by his Worship, and ace what could be done
for her.