The Express.
London, England, 1859-03-25 00:00:00

THE POLICE COUB7S.

MANSION-HOUSE.
The Lord Mayorreceived thefollowimoommunication front
the Rev. Mr. Cohen, the &lan to Bollows7 tioa
City neon, Holloway, arch 24.
"My Lord Mayor,-8o much feeling beg been excited by
the report of Nary Assa.Dottovaelleenithet I Wallo
wed
to state some circumstances in her previous Wy. e
was committed to prison in Juno last for 21 days for an
attempt to steal • watch from • gentleman. Great efforts
were made here by the female officers and by myself, as well ,
as by some ladle visiting the prison, to persuade her to go
Into an institution with a view to obtaining a situation, but
she pertinaciously refused every offer. In October following
she was spin committed for creating a disturbance in the
street, and sent here for 14 days. Again we need everyardwat
your to induce her to abandon her life in the steers, test is
vain. I observe that in the report of the case ennuis stress
was laid upon her indignant denial that she had ever bow
"on the streets." Giving every credit to bee statement, it
is only right to Inform your lordshipp the officers of this
prison have observed that ahe is evidently well acquainted
with ems of the worst characters In the pelaon, who are =-
deniably street walkers el the lowest s. From herself I
have beard that her previous history elans
follows was
placed at 10 yeses of age in Ring Edward-etreet Refuge
under Mr. 'Tyler, and wee there for three ran ;
she then, according to her own account, obtained • situation
as a servant, end continued in it for 12 months. After this
she went home to bee mother, and professes to have gained
her living at shoebinding, never tooling for any other situ-
ation in service. There can be no doubt, I thkk, that the
combs and other articles for sale are but a pretext to cover
designs of quite a different kind, and such that no young
woman with such a horror of vice as Mary Donovan pm-
fame, and who had the option of respectable emplemat,
would be willing to expose herself to.
" The offer at an asylum bee again been made to her since
she haa beenhem an tbis occasion and mean declined.
" 1 rejoice very much in the sympathy which has been
elicited by this case, because I trust it will encourage the
self-denying efforts of there ladies and others who have twee
so long labouring in behalf of the poor creatures who
throng. our =eds. There are, I doubt not, hundreds of
poor girls who ere really deserving of all the support white
Mary Ann Donovan has called forth. I hope that support
will not be withdraws from the cause itself because in this
to the yeamg worms ia, I believe, quite undeserving eff
it. —I am, my lard, year obedient servant, JAYE'S COMER,
ClUggsla."
MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
Messrs. Gabriel, al 110, Regent-street, were rum.
mooed by the vestry board of St. James's for having an over-
hanging lamp emblematic of their profeaton as surgeon-
dentists with their name painted thereon projecting from
their house over the pavement, contrary to the statute 18
and 19 Vick, chap. 120, and the case w adjourned till to-
day for the megistrate's judgment, which was looked for-
ward to with much interest, as a case of considerable an-
portents to a large portion of the trading community.
Kr. Bingham, in delivering his judgment, said
—By the Metropolis Local Management Act, "If
any lamp lamp-nos, or other projection in front
of any house shall be an annoyance in cones-'
queries of the same projecting into the passage along
any street," then the vestry may give notice to remove or I
Alter the same, and in case of reread the owner shall forfeit
any sum not exceeding 51. The defendant ha, in the
rage of the act, projected a lamp, 2 feet in height by 18
inches in width, to the distance of 4 feet 10 inches from the
front wail of his house, at
a height of 10 feet 7
inches from the pavement the sides of the same
being of red, blue, and eellow glase,• with the de-
fendant's name and profession painted conspicuotudy
upon them, and the question now is whether this is an
annoyance ? It seems to me, alter an examination of other
acts in par materia, that the object of the legislature in this
section was to discourage projections from the fronts of
houses in streets, by declarer the fact of projection to be in
Itself as annoyance The laat Building Act, 18th and 19th
Victoria, chap. 122, sec. 27, prohibits the projection of cor-
nices from shop fronts beyond 18 inches, and with some few
other exceptions enacts that no projection from any budding
shall extend beyond the general line of fronts in any
street unless with the permitaien of the Board of Works.
The Msrylebone and St. Pancras Paving Act, 63 Gee. 111.,
chap. 82, me. 22, sancta that all sires shall be fised close to
the frosts of the houses to which they pertain, and that upon
notice from the commiseionere the occupiers shall remove all
sign!, sign irons end other encroachments, projection, and
annoyances, which may be attached to such houses coat:tory
to the meaning of the act, end the 67 Gee. 111, com-
monly called Michael Angelo Taylor's Act, chap. 29, see
72, empowers the commissioners of pavements to
regulate or remove all Firm, sign Irma, or projections,
from house; wild', in the judgment of the committeemen
or their surveyor, shall obstruct the circulation of light or
sir, or be Inconvenient to the pas/engem. Alter sued indi-
cations of the views of the Legielseure, it may not unreason-
ably be thought that the fact of undue projection is of itself
the annoyance prohibited by the statute in question. It is
contended, however, that the lamp or sign objected totting
at the height et more than 10 fret above the pavement, It
does not project into bat over the prigs of the street ;to I
which the answer seems to be that there is no evidence of
any intention on the pert of the Legislate= to lime
the passage of the suet to • epees only ten
feet In height, end a porter with a bundle af light I
goods on his head might find the defendant's
lamp inconveniently projecting into the mange for his
goods, and he has • might for the time to the unobstructed
use of the way, and ` Cujus atmin& Owl est usque ad
relum." Beswhich, in order t, test the quality of a
constriction we moot consider its effect, not merely in a
single instance, but alto in the consequences of frequent re-
petitions. If the defendant has a right to attract carom by
a projecron four feet from the front of his haw, every
tradesman may do the same' and is this rainy climate tbe
dripping, from three or four hundred such projections in •
row would be • Neiman and troublesome annoyance to the
passenger. Further than this, the defendant's lamp with its
inscription is clearly a sign prtjecting over the footway
within the meaning of the 67 Geo. 111., chap. 29,
sec. 72, which is still in force ; so that If there
be a doubt es to the construction of the words " an-
noyance," " or "into," In the Metropolis Local elansgement
Act, the defendant would at all events be liable to a sum-
mons under the old statute for having a sign projecting over
the footway. In conformity with this view of the ease, and
In order to enforce obedience to:the law if lam right, it is
aeoeseery that I should in,pore on him a nominal penalty of
Is. But uthe language of the act is far from timer and as
great expenses have, perhaps incautiously, been incurred
by others in the prejection of lamps or sign' of the
shouldatur as the defendant's, it will be proper that • cam
be submitted to the Court of Queetes Bench, unless,
tom coesideratien. the defendant should concur in the opi-
nion I have now expressed.
Thanks being given for the trouble Mr. Biorham bad token,
the defendant's solicitor said he would consider the course he
should tetimately adopt.
SOUTHWARK.
rorkin man, who stated that be was employed se a
slam In the ventilating department of the homes of parlia-
ment, attends d to complain of the careless conduct of Mr.
Diamen, • chemist, of G uildfore street, Southwark, in sup-
ItZLasi eilieiee to him in a bottle improperly labelled-
mid that he sent one of his children to Mr. Den-
man's she with a Wile for a small quantity of gaulard
water. The child returned with the latter, but in another
bottle, en which was a label "two tablespoonfuls every fear
hours,' and below that another label marked poison." He
was very much surprised at that when he discovered it, end
at once proceeded to Mr. Denman's, who denied changing
the bottle, but admitted putting the poison label on it.
Mr. Denman acknowledged that bo bad done wrong in
placing the label marked "poison" where lie did. He ought
to have coveted the ..'her with it, but at tie lime he did net
think of it.
Mr. Combs considered that ha could not ray more, and he
hoped he would be come cautious for the !stare.
HAMMERSMITH.
A young Mon named ffilliael Cherie. Johnson, who is
well known to the mendicity rectety as an sorompitehed
begrime-letter Impostor, was charged with °Deshler 10..
from W. Reed Face, ono of the Middlesex magistrates, re-
siding at Oak Lodge, Kin-Ireton, by false representations.
Some three months ago the prisoner railed at Mr. Reed's
house, and finding that gentleman woe not at home be lift
hie n ewe se Merriman, a= stated that he would come again
in a few dart. He was as good es hie premise and when he
called the second time Mr. Reed vu
at home, and be was
shown lets the library. The prisoner addreeeed Mr.
Reed and said—" Sir, I =peon oue know my "
papa.
The peewee= told him be had not teat pleasure, and said
be supposed he meant Mr. Merriman, the surgeon, of Ken-
sington-aquas*. He =mend in the alternative, and said
his papa and mveral other gentlemen had been endeavouring
to procure the adniksion of • poor dumb child into an idiot
asylum, and that hitherto these effort. had bean unsuocessful.
The prisoner deo eepreeented tbat there was one way of
getting the child in, and that was by paying down • rum
equal to 2s. 6d. or 3e. per week for three years. They had
d
suberribed about 25L, and he add his papa would be me
obliged to Mr. Reed if he would smiat In making up the dif-
ference. The preeentorwaseo dece:ved with his plausible tale
that he was educed to give him 10s. Subsequently he
seeettakted that he was an [repeater, sad no relation whatee or
of Dr. Merriam*.
Hereford, the Mid constable of the Meadicity, Society,
wild he had known the torisoner for sight or tine years, and
he had been meat nt at four of the convictions. On one met-
ros he was tried and sentenced to 9 months' Imprisonment.
Mr. Daman and he should rand the prisoner for trial.

Tit e MAN TflloCASL.—AttheLiTerpoolpolios
pool
court yesterday. Mr. Mansfield intimated that he had
calved a Dona' from the Bar. Georg* H. Church, of Chase•
water, Truro, stating the the wife and children of the usfor. I
tousle men Landor— who met c
orer an untimely fate on I
board the steamer Bogota, and whose had excited ouch
an amount of interest throoghout the country from the pro-
medians at the Liverpool police-court—were in= extreme
etas ef de tistutios, awl walling to knew if the poor woman
could hove any of the rffrcts of her deceased husband. Mr.
Menstleld said the be would reply to the latter part of the
letter, and would be glad to receive en contributioos from
the ehaitahle, for the soh tanoe ad Mrs. Landor end her

Nay,
8611d0IM CttMOIR NUDISM A POOW.LAW GUAR.
DlAN.—Yeerdoty (Thwredity) one of the guardians of the
poor for Tortetb, near Lteerpool, was wowed of stealtow
I voting papers, nod a committee of the hoard was appointed
to investigate the mater.

WOOL AB D WOlLOTED.—Bianniub Nasal fl—The tame&
tiona In wool eobtbne al a ray lakes ng, end a *ln eoncomk•
aloe bee to be submitted to when ohm, elnewl. Pella sod lima
en dull ale, but erten are nalorary. In worsted yarn thin hno
*asp to the noon broods She hone emeonalke la a teapot at
ear, and taros an belancaked to Lasooadre more that hes toe
the on for nava sewn not Prase en needy, bet the noronera-
tlon to ray an& Samar tall mann to a theta Online le ;doe to
order to lap dear a stoat Is genet the danand Mean* asedy for
klads of plan pedeortdelt en seneroly raw to a Mgr. le tan
swat there la ant rnM patron eo war to nay Wavy.
Prkv en eatlatactom

COBN.—Bleell roles. acs et —At Meeneger market, on the
wheat was w dower ;butt W wooer, the sime.tizeramel
of in per quarter was maft reeked. Oftle
sawed, maintained their -Woe. Bier and pristaZrer more
for. Purina the present week, but 1114te ebeat bean
sod sa Impromment of le. to as. per quarter obtained. Ns's" Is Pl=
demand. We 6d. per quarter lower. hews quite as dew
wsa
=d• Wohlirheo&on, yekerday, a the of 1. per guru
tb complied with on el qualities of wheat. At tike dare
walapet ne Owe was a Mir supply of whew and theoa trade donee dell a
quarter above the thin day ee lente.
OW as deer ; ending &fleetcurrency toof sell. • fair retail @MeV webs%
Ire week's wines. Brans rather &SM. More Weary fee per.
Divans Masai 04.—We bad a well supply el Wiest ;We
eet oohed sr et /OA sad the Calethelos sat Mall; the
d 4 4. bosom. we better, end a fair trade we at ow
edema) se advisee a Is. • wertar. Is barley ae ' le see%
and lad ereett pews ebtaloW. the trade bialt May la
&White rad forwat Wheat, kW, LW to ea lt4smi: •
teal.; Inferior. 30s. 34... Barley. Ma to Us =r. to
Betas, 40a to 46. Peas, 42a. to 465. Floor, LW Mrver leek:
Betas W. to 31s.
al enossavna, MAIM 24.—Our market this wren wee fakir Y.
Weed. keel& wheat bald for so advance of la ow quirter. bet
the We we only moderate. Fee We lower week. of imela. doer an
Weeps of W. to ls. per reek was Ithewbe dernareed, at which, how-
ever. but a limited &Woes was trammed ; WWI for the better de.
mentions any amendment was with &faculty reillied. OW sod oat.
mud sold slowly at previous Mat Botha ruled litto : but ludlan core
wan the two lower. of
wwwww . Melee 23.—At to dey's market there was ahe show
wheat. sod, watts firmer Wei in the true. prime ware la per qr.
Whet WO rot week. White what made 435. to ; rod, wars
per qr. Pee tarter realised high raw. Inferior woolen wars muted
mow ; molten. tn
lit
per qr. Ow were • ease wool
eala et the eurreorice of let week—eid, 30a. to Ma • ow, fin to tie
per 24 stow. In beans there was so Menge : old Melee. des sr 4a.:
new.4oa to Wu per hi Wee.
N sweep. linen 94.—We had wall supply ef Welk With was
cleared se es senses at Is pit gr. Nothing dote[ la barle thea•
y.
been. sad pee fully is dear.
Owaseee, Makilt —The Moly thoesti softener is bailer than
for woe web pot WheatNW- freely. at ea advises of la per W.
Spring are Is mosessed ts
MATILPOID.II/ACII eseeptlon et s ample a/ 1,0. el
of lodise we hem the Itsellaressras. in base as foreign ate& to
report Hoes Ilatarday. and ow welts of hereogrow wan continue
meaty In the extreme The amount of bedew. wise la men ernes.
ts very undue. 700 Indian corn. hoverer, we unwise:4,de
man& the preerit modest( prices having breccia% Get • me semi
buyers
MDI,IIOIOI 11/ICO —ls the market today there wen 1.01er"
Weak t.t.4 lost week-211 qn. =WA 8erb.1.,087 ert•
more 3kw than law week-291 qrs. weed. Bata tele rd• „..c. 241
more than Ma wect-1,433 qrs. unsold. Wow 111 ors lee
than lest ereek-74 uwold. As comae:ad with MA w
ls. down on top, sad I.
2d. up oa ammo; Weer ere. la down oar ton.
and la 3d. down on amaze; ow wears 14. dow on top. awl led down
on avenge ; beam wan 2s. down onesop. sod ed. doss as ;wasps A
moderate supply of el kinds, and el dell- Prior per Imperial &atter
—Wheat, SW to 48..; barley, Th. 60. to ; we. to 3p., Mae.
325. to 4W We'ght of top—what, Miles; Way, Vita; tata, 44lite;
bow, RP%

CATTLE.—Ig aw aag I,OI7PIOITLY STOCE MARIS?. Mil= $ll.-
Therein" fair average chow st thla day% market, led male An
effected st the following ista,—Conrea and Infector drearlptiene of
beef soki at 7e. 3d per atone; grime met rallied ea 3d. ; damp la the
wool fetched 75d. per lb , and naked ahem 13.1. No Warn here yet
offered, though some few hare been killed In the neighbourhood. They
are worth shoot 30r each.
EDIMir lam than
13.—Tha number of &rep In market this morn-
ing was lem than last week, there being TAU, or ill fewer; A 53 of them
were many sheep. Sales rather dull, but prime op from la to 9. a
he id. Top prior of the beet mutton, 91 ; current Wok from SI to
ltd.; sod down to 7d. per lb. The number of cattle was 696, beta[
171
more than hat work. Demand being goodoelee were mill efheted.
prime bilk equal to those obtained last muses dey. Top pram, 3d.:
Imperial fa lid. Yea ; middling and Inferior. from 6s. od. to "ald.
pe atone. ply ie. to ss. 61. per Mena Numbeis to
market-1,231 sheep, 626 lag rattle. lid miles cow., and 312 ptp.