The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-24 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

The following are the amounts received for Mary An.
Donovan —J. 8., U.; I. Batten, 21. ; A. IV., 10e.; M. L.
(per editor of Times), 10e.; M. P., 2a. 6d.; A Foreign; 5a.;
L. W., it. 6e.; Anonymous, Is,; Editor of Morning Chro-
niele It. 2c; Editor ofthe Times, Os. 9d.; Editor of the
Daily News, 2. lid.; A. M., 10s.
At the dor of the public business :
The Lord Mayor said—l do not know whether lam right
in what I am going to say, because I think a magistrate is
net bard to Otter upon a defence of anything which he
may do is him judicial capacity, but in the cam of Mary
Doerr I have received a great many letters, some of them
containing small eontributione for her use, and others filled
with the most violent and ecurriloce abase. Of the latter I
shall take no notice, but as to the contributions, I can, if the
parties desire it, apply them as enured, far her nee and
benefit, when she come est of prison; bat I think it right
to say that if the ere had been pet into the papers In its in-
tegrity, there would have been no sympathy, and no contri-
butions. It is well flows that the girl had been here before,
and that abe and therwitkwhom she associate., ban longboat
in the habit of srembing together and annoy ieg the pusen-
gers with the moat Maintain language, and in feet she
showed how vile was the language she could use while in
this Louse awaiting her eamonninOn, and altogether her
conduct has not bees such as to excite sympathy, for she is
not quite so pure ea she wanted to appear. If she had gone
away from the place when' the officer requested her to do
so she would not have been brought b:tore me, but In-
stead of doing so she mined the officer, and tried to excite
public sympathy, and collected a great crowd aroued her, to
the mthlicinconsenenn. I know it is quits Impossible in a
police report, condensed as it necessarily ii, ti give all the
facts of such a ease, and, therefore, I have no
fault at all to find with the accuracy of the re-
pon. I am willing ti take upon myself all the reepooll-
billy of the car, but it is, I maid say, som-tbieg
new to me, after 30 years of devotion to the principles
of justice end humanity, red of • des,re to Mans nob girls
as Mary Donovan 'from a life of misery and vice, to Le r-
eused of all sorts u( crimes anima natio% and even, I may
may, against common humanity; and if it had not been foe
the contributions I should have thought it altogether none-
ceseary to offer any remarks upon the case. If, after this,
it is still the desire of those who have sent trio contribu-
tions that they should be applied to the re of Msry Dono-
van, I will place the money in the hands of me of the moat
humane clergyman in the City for him to apply as be
pleases. Bat _I must again say, that, in ray opinion, the
case is not ass which ought to eaciie public sympathy. Some
ears ago this girl was placed in Sing Edward's School of
Industry 'and Refuge for Girls, in Altert•street, Spited-
fields, end extraordinary results were anticipated from her
evident natural abilities; but alter two years of ,training for
• purl-teacher, with the view of opsniag up to her •
ropeotable and useful mode of livelihood, they wen compelled
to dinar her for her disorderly conduit, sad ethos then she
had teen living in Flower end Dean-street, Spitalfielde, a
locality chorea Tether by those of moat irregular habits than
by girls who drab* to gat an honourable end an honest
living. However, r I said riot°, if after this statement
the persona who have sent the contribution, dill wish them
to to eroded to the use of Miry Donovan when she cones
out of prison. I will see that they ate so applied, and I have
already written to Mr. Cohen, chaplain at Holloway, re-
questing him to ascertain if there is any chance of doing her
en y real and permanent good ; bat I must add, that the con-
tributions usually rat to tale court aro for the benefit ger-
rally of the poor and d ing, and not ix the criminal.
This girl has been to risen before, she had to n
lon,' under; the notice of the police, and was the ring-
leader of a gang of girls who have long been oorn-
plained of by the rhatitasts for their habit of collecting
around the Royal Exchange and the Fenctsur,h•strest Rail-
wsy-station, for the purp se of importuning gentlemen for
money, end then abusing those who gave them nothing, and
there is wrong reason for rapiers that the combs and other
articles which throe girls nary and ostaaribly offer for et*
ate carried shoot, not to sell, but maid, as a cover
to enable them to address gentlemen, and indace
them to comply with their desires. Among the letters and
contributions seat to ma, I hate letters with small mums r-
eload. forwarded by the editors of the Tree, Deily Xnce,
and Morning Chronicle. Thee, some 1 shalt apply, with
the others, if the donors still desire it, end I wish to say that,
however berth the papers
_may have been towards me, I
shall sot, therefore,bedeteered *mastering upon an earnest
esdeasour to races this girl from a life of vice. I must old
that, en the very gay when she was brought before rat, and
Ow the one wee coaddrated, • patiseawa same forward to

complain of her conduct, but said he did not dare to do it in
open court, because he felt well assured that if he did so his
windows would be broken neat morning by her companions.
In conclusion, I have only to aid that I shall request the
prose to aelmowledge all the sums sent for Mary Ann
Donovan.
OUILDHALL.

Gorge TV. 4711 is a—re—spee. taily dressed young man, arts
charged with obtaining goods under fate. pretences, with
intent to defraud Mesas. Payson and Co., of St. Paul's
Churchyard.
It appeared that the prisoner, who was known so haring
been in the employ of one of Messrs. retraces customers,
called at their warehouse on two occasions and representing
that be came from Mr. Rotherham, of Slioreditch, obtained
two parcels of cloth to the value of about 41. or 61., but on
making further inquiries they found that be was not in Mr.
Rotherain's employ, and that the goods obtained had not
been ordered by that gentleman.
The prisoner, who reserved his defence, was then coin•
milted for trial.