The Express.
London, England, 1861-04-09 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

gins DAY.)

MARLBOROUGH-STREET.
TUMMITIII AT TIM MOTIL DI L'IMOTLZ.
Orewrit. Ho.fst,iter, 17, Beeratreet, Leicester-square,
clerk, and a man who refused his name and address (but
whose name was said to be Julian Dendron), wan charged
with stealing a purse and contents, of the value of 441.,
including a ticket by the Roxburghe Castle, for Australia.
It appears that the prosecutor, a young man nomed
Lakin, on Friday night last was at the Hotel de L'Etcole,
Great Wiodmill-street,aod there played a game of dominoes
with Hoffstetter, the other man sitting with them. While
keeping an account of the pine Lakin took out his pocket-
book and placed it on the table, and shortly after leaving
the room, awl recollecting that he had left the book on
the table be went back, but it was gone, Dendron being also
gone. He naked Hoffstetter whether he had seen it,
and lie said he bad not, but he would try and
get it for him. By appointment he met Hoffstettsr at the
same hotel on Saturday night, when he said be had found
the man who had hi+ book, but did not know where he
lived. On Sunday morning Hoffstetter called where he re-
sided, and left a letter containing the bill produced, and
which was safe in his pocket-book when he left it on the
tablewhile playing at dominoes. On the previous night
(Monday) he made an appointment with Hoffstetter to meet
him in Solio-simare, when the man who hail the pocket-book
was to bring it, but after keeping him walking about the
square some time Dendron came up and spoke to Hoff-
stetter, and a constable (Butcher, 137 C) having been
apprised of the affair, they were both taken into custody.
Mrs. Itiddick, coffeehouse-keeper, of Fish-street-bill,
said that on Sunday morning Hoffstetter came to the
house and asked for Lakin, and as he did not Tee him
asked to be allowed to write a note, and did so, and she
gave it to Lakin. [The letter contained the bill, and said
that the person who had it would not give it lock unless 61.
were given him, and that if the 6/. were not paid the book
would be sol.L]
Mr. Albert having interpreted the evidence to the
pri!fners,

Mr. T 3 rwhitt said he should remand them for • week,
but would take bail for Dendrun.
Bail wu tendered ►nd accepted.

THE LACE MANHVACYCILZ.-1H November last
Mr. H. 8. Tresmalmere received instructions groin the
Home Secretary to visit the towns and districts of England
which are the seat of the lace manufacture, and inquire
whether it would lie expedient to subject that manufacture
to regulations similar to them imposed upon other menu.
frames by as FActory Acts. This morning Mr. Tremen-
lasere's report, which is dated March 20, was issued in a
small blue-book, with the evidence collected by him.
He recommends th►t from and after August 1, 1862, the
Factory Acta should be applied to the lace manufacture.
subject to the following exceptions:-1. That youths above
she age of sixteen should be permitted to work between the
hours of 4 am. and 10 p.m., but not more than nine hours
within those hours. 2. That the provisions of the Factory
Acta in regard to requiring machinery to be fenced off
should not extend to the lace manufacture.

A very entliosiaatic reform meeting was held in
the Town Hall of Oldham last night. The meeting was
numerously attended, and the mayor presided over it.
Resolutions were passed in favour of manhood suffrage and
vote by ballot, but in lieu of the ulterior measure a warm
support was given to Mr. Baines's bill for the reduction of
the borough franchise.
AFRICAN AID fioct wrv.—The following is a com-
munication from this society :—" The committee of the
African Aid Society have received information from New
York that the movement among the coloured people to emi-
grate to Africa is progressing moat satisfoctonly. At a
meeting, which was considered to be the most interesting
and important of any ever held in that city for the improve-
ment of tho African race, letters were reed from the
African Aid Society of Luudoo, which had the effect of
stimulating the friends of this cause to the adoption of
measures for carrying it out, and which, if successful,
must eventually bring about the annihilation of the 'Live
trade."

A SLIGHT Miaracie.—About 2 o'clock thin
morning the eoestable on duty at the mansion of the
Duchess of Somerset, Park-lane, discovered a private of
the Coldstream Guards, named William Mason, lying in
the area of the mansion. It appears that the sol-
dier being intoxicated, mistook the area railings
of the duchess's residence fur those of Hyde-park,
and so clambered over them and fell through some wire
netting to the bottom of the area where he erns found. A
picket was sent for, and by the aid of a ladder the soldier
was extricated. when it was found that besides receiving an
injury to his head Lis hip was also seriously injured.
Having been taken to the barracks he was suhrequently
removed to the military hospital in Vincinit-opare.
ENLISTM ENT EXTRAORDINARY. -WM AT CAME OF
LIFTING • TeRNIP.—The other day several Sapper% and
Miners were panning a certain gentleman's mansion not far
from Airdrie, when one of them stepped off the road and
took up a turnip from the field. The 'laird"—" an angry
man was he"—having observed the wet, hurried from the
house and to the soldier to relinquish his booty,
sharply rebuking him for his trespass. The soldier civilly
asked the irate gentleman if he would put a price
upon the turnip and be would pay it. The other, who
is regarded ea having rather a parsimonious liking
for lucre, asked a shilling. The soldier gave him, in her
Majesty's name, the suns asked, threw down the turnip,
and walked away. Next morning the owner of the turnip
was considerably surprised to see the same soldiers, accom•
lauded by two rural policemen, enter his house, and still
Inne when they told him they had come to escort him to
Airdrie to be enrolled in her Majesty's service. The laird
had caught a Tarter. There was no escape from the diffi-
culty hot to pay the smart, which he did before he could be
released from his enlistment on the previous day.—NortA
Bryiak 3frtal.

ROYAL FELE HOSPITAL, ORATES-INN-ROAD.—
The Dueller patieets relieved at this hospital darlag the
week eliding April 6, wadi 2,754 ; of which 757 wall Dew
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