The Sun. — 1835-02-21 (London, England)

THE CASE OF THE GIRL WALLER.  On TEursday evening, another meeting of the inhabitant householders of the parish of St. George-in-the-East was held at the Britannia Tavern, in the Back-road, to receive an answer to a communication which at a former meeting was appointed to be made to the parochial authorities, respecting the late melancholy case of the unfortunate girl Waller.  Mr. MORRIS, having been called to the chair, had been in communication with the Vestry Clerk, in furtherance of the objects of the last meeting, and had received an answer which he would read to the meeting. [lt was to the effect that the parish officers had, on hearing of the case alluded to, set about getting up the evidence, in order to prosecute the parties ; but as it was not yet complete, it was not thought advisable to taw; them into custody, but at the same time begged leave to assure ti:;:2 meeting that the case was receiving the most serious attention of the Board of Trustees.] Mr. Morris then said lie could not acqutti the authorities of blame, because they, to say the least, acted tarctzt" in the affair, and, from their negligence, it was likely the wretl2.'es would escape justice altogether.—( Hear, hear.) On the ;Irevious evening he had received a letter from an intelligent vesi:.:vman of the parish of St. Luke, Middlesex, detailing the mean.: employed by the authorities of that parish for the extinction o those dens of infamy which had excited so much discussion in 1::is parish. Mr. Morris concluded by remarking that he wished the 1-.%arish officers had followed the example of those of St. Luke. Lie must say, that they had not manifested a disposition to bring to justice the wretches who had sacrificed the unfortunate girl Waller, nor to put down the many sinks of iniquity in the parish.—( Hear, hear.) After some further remarks on the atrocity of the case, and the inefficiency of the police, and the indifference shown by the parish authorities, Mr. Morris sat down amid much applause. A long and very warm discussion then took place as to the conduct of the police. Mr. TALBOT then proposed a resolution to the effect that the meeting deprecated the tardy proceedings of the authorities in reference to the late outrage, and moved the appointment of a committee to communicate with the parish authorities on the subject. Mr. KEIGHLEY seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously. Mr. WALLER, the father of the girl, then addressed the meeting, and stated that he would be happy to co-operate with them to punish the destroyers of his child, who was deprived of her mother at the early age of ten years, and had since then resided with hcf grandmother at Fakenham, in Norfolk. He understood she often Quarrelled with her grandmother, and as often ran away to her aunt at Swaffham. On the last occasion it appears she came off to L.,;ndon, no doubt to find him, but not knowing his address, she was, doubtless, inquiring for him when she fell in with the wretch wiio decoyed her iao ruin and death. She told him on her death!lcd that she was :! locked in a room and her person forcibly violate .4 b ruffians.— (Loud cries of " Shame, shame.") She told lain. that six fellows in the shape of men were concerned in this hc7rible outrage. Having thus effected her ruin, she was compelle4 by threats to obey them in everything else; and being well watched on the one hand, and not daring to let her shann-, be known to her friends on the other, she remained in that situation four weeks, when she was sent to the hospital under a fictitious name, and might, but for the kindness of a fellowpatient, have died, and he would never have known what had become of her. Mr. W. continued :—" She was only seventeen years of age, young, giddy, but innocent of the wiles of London, which she had never seen before, and having once seen it, she fell by the machinations of the most infamous of her sex, and for filthy lucre was polluted and murdered." A convulsive shudder ran through the meeting, and one gentleman observed, that the greatest sceptic as to the necessity of a prosecution must now be convinced. Mr. Jourisots stated, that he had lived many years in the neighbourhood, and was certain the trade in juvenile prostitution was carried on to a great extent. A Committee of five persons was then appointed to carry the objects of the meeting into effect. After a vote of thanks to the Chairman, the meeting broke up.   Island, with the view of acclimating there an industrious pcpulation. BA