The Express.
London, England, 1846-10-28 00:00:00

POLICE v
.-. ESTERDAY.

BOW-STREET.—Ten Lau FOR(sERT CASE.—Villiers
Pearce, and Bridget, his wife, were brought up for final
examination, charged with having committed a forgery on
Messrs. Coutta and Co. The Marchioness of Queensberry
and Lady Mary (lags were again in attendance. Some
further additional evidence wu given, to prove the hand-
writing of the prisoner, Villiers Pearce, in the cheques, and
that the prisoner had resided at addresses given in the letters
sent to the Marchioness. All the witnesses were bound
over, and the prisoners were fully committed for trial.

M ARL BO RO UG H-STR EET .—A FEMALE "CAPTAIN."
—A very smart-looking personage, dressed in full naval cap-
tain's uniform, and who looked the character uncommonly
well, was charged, in the name of Maria Bellinger, with
having used language unbecoming an officer and a gentle-
man in the Haymarket while in a state of intoxication. The
discrepancy between the defendant's name and appearance
was reconciled by the avowal that the dress had been as-
sumed by the wearer for masquerading purposes. The
defendant had been seen for some hours the pre-
vious evening disporting herself in her assumed character
among the Haymarket ladies, many of whom she treated at
different public-houses, and so well did she sustain her charac-
ter that one complying fair suffered herself to be feasted with
oysters and gin, and did not discover the true character of
her generous gallant, until made acquainted with the coun-
terfeit by a person who aoidentally recognised the " Captain."
The enraged damael immediately"pitched" into her enter
tamer, and gave her a good drubbing. The defendant having
at last rather too much commenced a system of annoy-
ance to passengers that led to complaints to the police, who,
without respect to the " cloth" lodged the dashing uniform
wearer in the station-house. As there was no person to make
a formal 00-nplaint against the defendant, she was discharged
after a short admonition.
BRUTAL ASSAULT ON A POLICE CONSTABLE.--JeECEIRIA
Harrington and Mary Harrington, were charged with
having nearly killed Police-Constable Fitch, E 111.
The constable, who appeared very pale and weak, said, on
Tuesday last he was called on to take the male
prisoner into custody for an assault. He proceeded
to do his duty, when he was resisted by the pri-
soner, who got into his house in Dudley-court, a
wholly inhabited by the lower order of Irish, and here, a mob
having collected, he was dragged into the house by the
prisoner, forced up stairs, and then thrown down. The
prisoner commenced kicking and beating him in a ferocious
manner, assisted by a number of women, who, in Irish rows,
generally display a greater amount of savage brutality, if
possible, than the men. The male defendant proceeded to
throw himself on him with his knees on his (complainant's)
chest, until he (complainant) became nearly insensible. The
wife ran to the fire and brought her husband a saucepan full
of scalding water, telling him to throw it over the —.
The male prisoner actually poured the scalding fluid down
his head and neck, and scalded him severely. Complainant
lost his stock and his staff during the attack. He was
rescued by other constables, who found him in a state of in-
sensibility. A medical assistant, at King's College, said the
complainant was brought to the hospital dreadfully beaten.
He was scalded and bruised, and from the circumstance of
vomiting blood continually, dangerous consequences were, at
first, apprehended.—Mr. Long sent the defendant for trial
at the sessions.

CLERICHNWELL.—DanieI Duncan, a powerful-look-
ing young man, was placed, at the bar before Mr. Broughton,
charged by Mr. Hatay, dairyman, of Brick-lane, St. Luke's,
with having vioiently unmated him. The prisoner, it
appears, on Monday night last, at nine o'clock, was ill-using
his wife, whom he knocked down prostrate on the road.
Prosecutor remonstrated with him, when he instantly turned
upon him, and struck him a violent blow on his mouth. He
then seized him round the waist, and threw him down,
when he attempted farther violence, but it was prevented by
the arrival of the police, who took him into custody tiler
some resistance. The prisoner, in his defence, said he re-
turned home and found his wife drunk, when he turned her
out. He denied having struck her, or amaulted the prow