The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1847-03-18


were detected in the act of eating some tur-
nips, having picked up six, over and on
which cattle had been feeding for weeks.
The stomachs of the beasts had revolved so
much at these turnips from their frozen and
rotten state, that the farmer resolved 10
plough them in the land, and did on the
Monday following actually do so. Not one
of the six turnips exceeding the size of a
goose's egg. The little starving innocents
were bounced upon by the foreman TO the
farmer; first taken 10 Chingford-green TO the
lookup station to look for an'officerlof police
distance of one mile; then conveyed by
the officer and foreman TO Waltham Abbey,
further distance Of five miles, 10 look for
q magistrate, but not finding one, brought
back to MIR. Preston. representative OF our
sovereign lady the Queen, in Sewardsione
parish, another distance of three miles be
fore whom the foreman swore The six turnips
were worth 3d.. and that he detected the
children stealing them, (good lurniPs are
selling at 4d. per bushel in the parish).
"The defence sci up was, ''Tbey were
hungry, and had not anything TO eat, and the
cattle had left Them" Upon which evidence
as TO the act and value, the representative Of
sovereignty fined the children, with debts
and costs. II. 0s. 3d., or, in default, IA days
imprisonment in Ilford Gaol, further dist
ance of l miles from Mr.. Preston's private
residence--in all 20 miles for police Off
Ger TO travil with the two little children, for
being detected paciIying their hunger with
six small diseased turnips, value the smallest
possible fraction OF farthng.
81 have been 10 the cottage in VIII ich the
family live, at The loot of Ching lord-hill, near
to Major George Count BruhPs, since they
were liberated from gaol, by the payment of
the money, and ascertained the destitute
state in which they are--by the visitation OF
this calamity being obliged to dispose of
their effects TO meet it, not particle of fur
ni:ure 10 be seen in the house or cottage,
the man, his wife, and 10 children all lying
! on the floor, with remnents of blankets and
horseclo,h 10 cover them. Oh! if you will
be the instrument of conveying this case 10
The ears of Her Most Gracious Majesty, thai
she may order an inquiry 10. be instituted.
and Justice done TO this poor family, it will
! be God-like act on your part, and one for
which you will receive the blessing of the
poor, and The grateful thanks of sc.
| '.Now what would be done, in this land OF
freedom, 10 magistrate who would act as
this English rascal did. He would be hung
ia some places, without benefit Of clergy, al
sa each person who aided and ubcttvti hirI
in the revolving act. A correspondent Of
the same paper, but in subsequent number
thus refers 10 the case:-"Sir: Ia your pa
per of Yesterday observe letter signed
Daniel E. Siephens,' regarding the imprison-
ment in llford goal of two infant children,
aged and 7 years respectively who were
committed by Mr.. Preston for eating turnips
TO allay their hunger. This magislra.e.l be-
lieye. you will find 10 be the same who a
very short tome since, committed poor un-
fortunate individual working on the East
ern Countries railway as a porter, at Ches-
nut, for picking up Goals dropped on the
line and valued at one halfpenny. During
his imprisonment 10 Hartford gaoI, his wife
and six or seven children were left in a
state of perfect des,tutioa." If this story
and accompaniment wefs told by an indi
vdual, we could not credit them but com
ming through the London Times, a paper
known the world over we are bound to admit
the truth of The blackening inhumanity
Think Of such laws and such men and
weep"
6rNow Read the following .-The Lon
don Times speaks Of the ease and grace o
Victoria on delivering her speech at the
opening of Parliament:
"The part relating TO Ireland was read ir
a subdued lone, and with thoughtfu
counlinance," sc. &c. The same pape
i says: "fhe scene was splendid and impo
sing, from the gay array ofbrilliant uniforms
and beauty Of the ladies and the elegance o
their costumes"
"IIer Maiesty's dress, particularly the stoma
cher and iiary, blaaed Nth daamonds," &c
i Quere: How many celtic subject of he
own sex could have been saved from thu
horied deathly starvation by sale of thes'
!! diamonds that 'sblazed" on the person OF he
Norman Majesty, land the appropriations ofth
proceeds for the purchase Of bread? The jew
, els OF the mother of the Greachi were he
a children; but her subjects are not the jewel
3 of Madam Coburg. What glorious pag
she might have had in her country's history,
it could have been said-ssShe openet
: Parliament in plain dress, unadorned will
jewels, for she had parted with her diamond
10 buy bread for her furnishing people!'