The Express.
London, England, 1861-03-07 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

(THIS DAY.)

WINV-STREET.
THI Airing TO OBTAIN CHBARIV PROW COPTTR'N.
Cardiac Mary Palmier, a portly woman, of shabby-
pitted appearance, was brought before Mr. Henry, charged
with being concerned, with William' ampson, in attempting
to obtain from Messrs. Coutta's bank, 59, Strand, a book of
blank cheques, by means of 'Wee and fraudulent pretence..
It will be remembered that the man Sampson, who is a
porter sad merengue, living in Eemouth.street, Hampstead.
read, wee charged with having, an Saturday, the 16th ult.
eodeavoured to obtain it cheque book, by representing that ho
had been sent by Mr. Young, solicitor of Grafe-inn.square.
Sampson then Mated that he had been sent by Mrs. Palmer,
the present defenlint, for whom the police have since been
looking. Sampson had been committed for trial, and a tnie
hill had been found aursing him. The trial had been post-
poned, and he was nut on bail.

Sampson wss now sworn sea witness, and repeated the
statement he had made in his defence, with the addition of
mane details. Some other formal evidence was given, and
Mr. Mullins applied for an adjournment, observing that
It wee quite ings.ohle for him to finish the came to-day.
The prrooer denied the whole of the statements of Swop.
sea. .She never authorised him to go to Coutta's bunk at all,
or made any suggestion whatever about wanting blank
cheques.
Policeman Auscomhe, P 102, the officer on duty at
Coutts's, said that before Sampson 1,1111 LIM into his cus-
tody he saw the primmer standing in the street, opposite
the hank, as if waiting. When he beenght Sampson oat
she was gone. He afterwards discovered her address, and
appebended her. She denied the charge.
She was remanded fer further maadnation.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
THI LIOCUTIEVNVARZ NUISANCE.
Two showily-dressed femake, awned Catherixe EAis and
ltitusbetli Marts, coostant frequenters of Leicester-square,
were charged with annoying gentlemen in that locality.
James Waterloo, 144 C, having proved the case.
Mr. Mort, stationer, corner of Greest-street, Wonder-
square, said he wished to complain of Ellis, who wee in
the conitant practice of annoying every gentleman that
pared As soon as • gentleman approached sho would
up her crinoline to ao indecent extent, and in fact geo-
could not approach his shop owing to her eoliths*, in
odditien to which the. tradesmen residing in the square had
then businesses spoilt, no respectable penoa being safe from
the anooyases of prisooer and her companions. He had
atimid
expecteded. Mr. Rind, of the Sablonniire Hotel, alio to have

Mr. Tyrwhitt said he WY much obliged to him (Mr.
Start) for owning forward to support the police. The
police ought to be supported. He should commit Ellis for
14 days as • regular nuisance, and Martin for 7 day. ; sod
be hoped eventually the nuisance would be altogether
stopped.

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LOAD ADOLPIM4 VANE TOIIIIIIIT.
His lordship, who was charged at this court at a late
hour yeeten.lay eve with diaorderlyonaduct in Coventry-
street, was, in default of finding two sureties in 50Uf.
each, sent to the House of Detection in • cab,
ia the cm?!
oral Welsh aid Barnes, the gaoler
sad and hie conduct ea the way
wee equallylrrational with that be displayed when taken
tats custody. During his program to the House of
Deemitioe be frequently spat in the fame of the officers,
and though hallos • constable to assist those, it was only
with peat difficulty, and by the displa of gnat forbear-
awe, that the officers succeoded in their teak. At the
House of Detention his lordship's conduct was so violent
that it warn deemed necessity to place him in a podded
MOM