The Express.
London, England, 1864-04-21 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

CLEREENVELL

A showily-attired woritaa. who gave her name as Mrs.
Amelia Gamin, residing with her husband at 1, Grafton-
place, Eitaton square, applied to Mr. Barker for a peace
warrant or a summons against her own brother.
The applicant stated that her brother kept a gay bonne
in St. Pawns, sod that whenever be saw her or her hus-
band he threateoed their lives and she was rally afraid
that be would assault bor. '11;e previous day he followed
her about sod made use of very bad language, and she felt
quite disgusted at it. She had not the slightest idea why
be adopted such a coarse.
Barker asked if the applicant was not a brothel
keeper, and she replied that she had been one.
Mr. Luigi+, the second usher, said that when the hus-
band applied for a similar summate he admitted that he
was owner of second brothels in differeat parts of the town.
Mr. Barker asked if the polio* knew anything about the
matter.

The police replied that on the previous day both the
cant and her husband were annoying the man splint whom
they now wished to obtain •summooe, and the language
they made use of was very bad. The applicant and her has-
bead are the keepers of three notorious brothels is West,
street, Somers-town, and also one at Braweratmet,
Islingerie. Scenes of the most disgraceful character nightly
occurred, and even when respectable person, were coining
from or gain tochurch early of a Sunday, dirty-looking pros-
titutes, some of them mere children, might be sees plying
their avocations at the corner of West-street, Euston-rand
and the language they made use of was abominable. When
them girls saw the police approaching they ran into the
houses kept by applicant to avoid apprehension. Moot of
the women that need the houses kept by the applicant were
thieves, and her houses were a disgrace to the neighbour-
hood, and an annoyance to all reepeateblie persons.
Mr. Barker referred the applicant's request, and expressed
• hope that the vestry of St. Pumas would take steps to
put en end to such an intolerable suimance.
MA RLBOROUG H-STRE ET.
Thomas Stewart, an old man, was charged before Mr.
Tyrwhitt with attempting to commit suicide by drowning
is the Serpeatine.
Ono of the bosun.. of the Royal Humane Society de-
emed that hearing calls for assistance from person on the
shore of the Serpentine he rowed up is his boat, end found
the defendant in the water, which at the spot was not IMO
than six feet deep, iu • state of inmenaibility. He immedi-
ately got him out sad took him ashore, sad to the society's
receiving-hour_ . . _

Po as:wer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the boatman said that the
delesdent was thirty yards freed the shore when be reamed
him.

Mr. Tyrwhitt asked
ihthiod poor fellow what hi had to say
to tho charge, and hi i that he was it a state a
poverty, sad that that iodated him to do it. Ho hid

been oat of work for BM weeks, and bad not a relat.re
Woe world.
Mr. Tyrwhitt remolded him for a week.
Adolphe Arondei, a young Frenclimaa charged with at.
tempting to destroy km life by hanging himself, was &pm
bruit& Wore Mr. Tyrwhitt.
Store the &fondant has been remanded his family hare
bee. oconrannioated within Franco, and Ma father atteadme,
he was given op to