The Express.
London, England, 1861-06-04 00:00:00

THE POLICE COURTS.

• LAMBETH.
Clear Sofia, an Italian monkey exhibitor, wee charged
with the following offence :
Frederick William Pearce, a boy of sixteen years of age,
said that on Friday morning last he was going to acho
and on passing along a railing the prisoner's monkey jumped
upon his bead, and with its mouth and claws pulled a quan•
City of hair out by the roots before the prisoner tub him
off. On that (yesterday) morning he was going to school,
when he saw the prisoner standing near the same place, and
the moment he caught sight of him he followed hint as he
ran away for the purpose, as he believed, of putting the moo.
key on his head again, but he ran home as fast as he could.
Mrs. Pearce, the mother of the witness, said that o•
Friday morning her ton came home in a state of
considerable terror, and compiained that e man
with a monkey hail allowed it to jump on bill Lead, and
it had hurt him very much. She examined his head, and
found a piece as !Arnow; a five-shilling piece perfectly bare,
the hair having been pulled out by the monkey. On that
morning the boy left home for the purpose of going to
school, but returned in a state of perfect alarm, and said he
was followed by the monkey boy. She (witness) want out,
and seeing the prisoner a short distance from her home,
she followed him until she saw a policeman, and gave him
into custody.
A gentleman in the court interpreted the evidence to the
prisoner, and asked him what he had to say to the charge,
and he said he had never seen the boy before, and refused
to may where he lived. At leugth, however, lie couseuted to
go with the officer to where he resided, and the magistrate
desired that this should be done. Ile also desired that in
the meantime the monkey should be kept, as he should
require hail for his (the prisoner s) future conduct.
The prisoner parted with his monkey most reluctantly,
and went with the officer, but neither had returned when
the court closed.

CHARLES-SMUT, DRURY-LANE, RAGGED llicifoOLe.
—The annual meeting of these schools was held last even-
ing, in the School-room; MajorGenend Alexander in the
chair. The Secretary read the report for the past year,
which stated the average attendance at the Sunday school
was 138 ; at the day schools, 223 ; at the evening schools,
boys, 35; girls, 33. The committee, in their last report,
expressed a fear, from want of funds, they would be com-
pelled to close the boys' schools, but owing to the liberality
of a gentleman, who offered the amount of the rent, 31/.,
as an annual subscription, they have been enabled to coo-
tame the schools as hitherto. Many of the boys and girls
have obtained situations, 11 received the Ragged School
Union prize for retaining their situations 12 months. Four
girls have this year been placed in situations, and 12 boys
are now in the shoe-black brigade. The financial statement
showed the receipt, for the year to be 265/. 10s. 102. ; the
expenditure, 277/. Ils. 3d. ; leaving a balance as due to
the treasurer of 121. Os. 52., besides 301. ho lad advanced
since the account' were made up.
STRANGERS' Ilona TOR ASIATICS. —The annual
meeting of the supporters of this institution, which was
established in 1857 and is maintained by voluntary contri-
butions and the weekly payments of the inmates, was held
yesterday afternoon at the Home, West India Tiock-red,
Limehouse. Lord Henry Cholmondeley presided, and
opened the proceedings by adverting to the benefit, which
the institution hail conferred on Asiatics, Africans, and
South Sea Islander.. It was a matter of regret that the
institution should be so much in want of funds, but he
hoped they would he liberally supplied. The report de-
tailed at some length the cruel treatment which Asiatics
had experienced from lodging-house keepers before the
eetablishmentof the Home. A great number of the lodging-
house keepers were what was called "crimps," whose policy
it was to keep the Luaus in debt. Many illustrations of
the &deluders which the Home conferred on the inmates
were given in the report. The income for the year from
all sources had been 9,14 v. 4s. 2d. ; the expenditure had
been 5,130/. 11.. and the balance in hand feu
151. 12s. 4d. The committee earnestly appealed for in-
creased subscriptions. The adoption of the sepal was
moved by the Rev. Mr. Lee, seconded by Major Oiberene,
and unanimously agreed to. Other speakers addressed the
audience, and a cordial vote of thanks to the chairman ter-
minated the business of the meeting.
NATIONAL PROTESTANT SOCIETY. —The second of
a series of six meetings took place bud evening at the Wel-
lington Club, Arundel-street, Strand, for the purpose of ox.
pressing an opinion in favour of Mr. Whalley s motion is
the House of Commons for the withdrawal of the Maynooth
Grant. Joseph Some., Esq., occupied the chair, and on the
platform were Sir W. Verner, M.P., Mr. VILMA, M.P., Mr.
Brookes, M.P., Mr. Kionainl, M.P., the Rev. H. Whittey,
Mr. Edward Harper, kc . Speeches were made and resolu-
tions adopted, pledging the continued
.opposition of the
society to the Maynooth grant, and in support of Mr.
Whalley's forthcoming motion.
Mzeriox or SH BRIEFS. —The election of
Sheriffs for London and Middlesex is appointed to take
place at the Guildhall on Monday, the 24th inst. Two of
the Aldermen have not yet served the office, namely. Mr.
J. G. Lawrence, of Walbrook, and Mr. Thomas liaMn, of
Candlewick ; but it is not yet settled whether both of them
will serve for the ensuing year.

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