The Express. — 1851-01-25 (London, England)

SOUTHWARK. UNNATURAL PARR'M.-oearste linger, and earolime, his were charged with leans. their children ia • starrier( condition. Mr. E lean, the ether's, ofSeer of the parish of St. George IS...Martyr, Southwark, stated that • letter was oddment to the guardieuse et {be perish Ly • Mr. Strialend, • "scripture resider," deecribing that the primates cruelly neglected their children, and that the caw was oar of so urgent • nature, that if it wan not immediately the shove attended to fatal consequeaas mast arise. Upon rem ipt of orthmosiestios, be (Mr. Endeas) at onto proceeded to the home of the linemen, No. 6, Embden-court, Pearl-row, Black'itsre, and found the condition of the primates' two ea g irl, cote • little boy, about fi Jean Igoe*, p rat the other • girl, of 6 Tern of age, not at all exaggerated in the description given by the shove 'dormant. The house the prisoners ishabited was without 'calmly • particle of feroiture, end 'se two cbildren nearly naked sad sum& The body o! one of them, the little girl, had sores on dim rent places, and to *ow the atter neglect with which both the chided were treated, the few rap they bad on them wen c.in,red with verrois, and altogether • more distress. ing light could recresly be cone, ivid. He side some inquiries on the spot, and sacertsined that the male pritoner was is the employ of • hop factor in the Borough, and received ...etc amply 'efficient to support hie family in cola fort. Ile (Mr. Endean) also was informed that the female we, an h.nyual drunkard, negLseted her family, the chit. drat often beicp seen in thee f at a late hour of the night ;.,n their parents were absent from home, fearful of nettling the dwelling, swine to i's being infested pith rats and ether iihreathei versals. Ile adced that in consequence a the ones neglect so top. parent o. the condition of the unfortunate chi'dten, he con. sidered it his duty to tabs both the prieonen into anted', sad he tad the children removed to the workhouse and cleaned of the filth and vermin with which they were • litersll7 c.,verlid from head to MA, and other clothing put an thr Wean he first went to the Ileum, there were no ee there bat the two coildren, who stood at the door cryi.x, and when be went • second time at searly 11 o'clock a night, both the prisoners returned Ivan, the mu leading hie wife, who could scarcely walk sloop swing to intro cat.. s. She bad • young infant in her arms in • mat denloratne state, proileced, no doebt, in connequi nee of the eliminated habits of its unnaturel parent,. Mr. Rode* fanner mentioned Om several of the neichboars wen in attendee.. to give evidence of the anion exhibited by the prisoners wads their children. John Diaper was then called, and he deposed that be lived nprlnAo prisoner', in Beibden-court, Pearl-row • that be had amp • oppstneity of witnessing the seandaloni neglect of the pit-min towards their children, aid treqamstly had Ken the .suer 4 the streets crying, and without food. lie bad alto ienerved the female primmer riturn home drunk, the thild•.• being left alone all day, and with no food except what me 41010 by gems of the maiehhoors. no had spoken to the lives boy whom he bad seen standing late at night at the doer crying, sod when be was salted the reason he did not roes the home, kis reply was that he was afraid el the rate, ti oh father and mlilicr being from bairn. The wits, se said that he was informed the male prisoner was in fell woili, and be was in the habit of seeing him go cat of a moraine stein o'clock to kis place of employ; that he had men the sea were intoxicated but not so I/squeal]; as the *man. e t was an habiteal dra'ukaril. hive; I' ,bard, living in the same mart, stated that she had iein the prieoner's children crying at the door, both father aid mother bring shams), and has often see. the latter rotors beau drink. That she (witness) has In quently inns 4. ctuldree fo 4, and the other neuchb,ers seeing the grow I rill, at of the parents towards the chiolten, lea also dose Ili, and she addia that if such conduct was allowed to continue on the part of the prisoners, it must remelt is the death of one or both of the unfortunate children. Other et were examined, ell of whim spoke as to the the_ out manner in which the prisoners treated the child/es. l' ~ter said that be was out 'Deeding to his week nil day, and ktt the children in the care of the mother ; that he elberee her with tent for the maintenance of his limily, bet, he was sorry to say, she was very much given he Weer, Us wile, who stand crying et the bar, presented the sppesne-e et • woman of the most diesipred habits. She bother intent in • moat emaciated condition in her arm& Traora.l that she did not in glad her child:ea, in spite id the tessitrooy amen against her. Mr. Alt clean said the CAM was one exhibitiog great tenni e s the children by melt parents, and that the pa, rte hod ottie. r had acted very properly in having it invalidrated. 11 should remand the prisoners, but would accept at lad for the appearance of the man, whose condom, h0w,,,, bLenable in the trot:section, was not so bad as the weman'a  The pe..usen mere then remanded ; and it appears that !atm e.a.rived to commit suicide yistuday morning in the spumy p.a.