The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-23 00:00:00

TEE LAW OF FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.

The Registrar of Friendly Societies in England
beg. to call the particular attention of the officers sad mem-
bers to the following abetraet of the provisions of 18 and
19 Vie, o. 63, a. 29, 24, and 13, which apply to all friendly
encietie.: . . _

~"lf any person shall give to any member of • friendly
society established under any act relating thereto, or to any
any person, intending or applying to become a member of
such society, • copy of any rules, or of any alterations or
amendments of the same, other than those respectively
which have been enrolled with any clerk of the peace or
certified by the registrar, with a copy of his certificate ap-
pended thereto, under colour that the earns are binding
upon the members of such society, or shall make any
alterations in or addition to any of the tubes or tables of
such society, after they shall have been respectively enrolled
or certified by the registrar, and shall circulate the same,
purporting that they have been duly entitled or certified
under any of the said acts, when they have not been so duly
enrolled or certified, every person so offending shall be
deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. 8.29.
any officer, member, or any person whatsover, by
false representation or impoeition, shall obtain pouession of
any monies, securities, books, papers, or other effects of any
society, or, bevies the same in his possession, shall withhold
or misapply the same, or shall wilfully apply any part of the
same to purposes other than those expressed or directed in
the rules, he may, upon complaint made by any person on
behalf of such society, be summoned before two justices,
and if the justices shall determine the complaint to be
proved, they shall adjudge and order him to &threw up all
such monies, securities, books, papers, or other effects, or to
repay the amount of money applied improperly, end to pay.
if they think fit, a further sum of money not exceeding 20L
together with costs net exceeding 205., and in default the
said justices may order the said person so convicted to be
impnsoned in the common gaol or House of Correction, with
or without hard labour, for any time not exceeding three
months. 8.24.
" Any trustee or other offieer or person aiding or abetting
in tba dissolution or determination of any society, or the
division or appropriation of the funds thereof, except in the
way directed by the 13th section of 18 and 19 Vic., e. 63,
will, on conviction thereof by two justices, be committed to
the common gaol or House of Correction, there to be kept to
hard labour for any term not exceeding three calendar
months." 8. 13.

NEW MONUMENTS IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY.—
Two new monuments have recently been erected in West-
minster Abbey, one in memory of the poet Campbell, the
bard of " Hope ;" and the other of Sir Janus Macintosh.
That of Campbell is • full-length statue in marble, from
the chisel of Mr. Calder Marshall, A.11A.; and it is placed
in the immediate vicinity of those of Shskspere, Southey,
Addison, and Goldsmith. The eyes of the post are repre-
sented " in a Ilse trendy rolling," and the uplifted hand and
pen ire upon the point of giving expression to the conception
of the mind. The costume lea mixture of the modern and
the classic. The pedestal is inscribed with the name of the
poet, the dates of his birth and death, and • beautiful stanza
from his own pen on the immortality of the soul. The
monument of Sir James Macintosh consists of • bust of
white marble, surmounting a base of the same material, and
designed with consummate taste. It is plastid immediately
behind that of Fox, in the enclosure on the left as the visitor
enters the great western door, and in which ors also situate
the busts of Zachary Macaulay, the lather of the historian,
Tierney, and other public men. As yet no inscription
whatever appears upon it, except the name of the sculptor,
which cannot be read, owing to the distance at which the
monument is placed within the iron enclosure.
THE MAINE LAW AT A DISCOUNT.—A second
attempt at a demonstration in favour of the Maine Law for
this country was made on Tuesday at Dudley, in the old
Town-hali. When the doors were opened a tremendous
rush was made upon the stairs, and the hall was instantly
crowded in every corner. The following gentlemen were
announced to attend and address the meeting as a deputa-
tion from the General Council of the United Kingdom
Alliance :—S. Pope, EN , Manchester ; S. Howley, Esq.,
Gloucester; and Mr. Murphy, of Birmingham. The chair
to be t.ken by Mr. William Wigginten, architect. The
confusion and uproar from beginning to end were very
great. After singing, bellowing, shouting, whistling, *c.,
had prevailed for a long time, the seats and forms wen
broken up, windows smashed, gas lampe torn town and
broken, the lights partially extinguished, the doors forced
from the hinges, &c. Finally, some at the far end of the
room commenced holding an opposition meeting, on their
own account. All this, as nosy be expected, led to the
breaking up of the original meeting without a single
speaker having been heard, the Maine Law gentlemen re-
tiring through the crowd as but they could, to the house of
one of their Dudley friends and adherents. No personal
injury was sustained, and none, it would seem was intended,
as, though the uproar was great, and no doubt very discre-
ditable, all was done in tolerable good humour.— Wolow-
hampfmt CAronick.
FIRE IN BERMONDSET.—Last night, at about ten
o'clock, a Bre, tended with considerable loss of property,
brolmout cis the extensive premises of Messrs. Doeskin and
Co., engineers, Blue Anchor-road, Bermondsey. The fire
commeneed in a building 100 tut long and proportionately
bread, known as the " long shops," in which a vast quan-
tity of gas valves and otter property was deposited. The
building issiquesiion was in the end completely burned
down and thy contents seriously damaged. The contiguous
workshops wine also much injured, but not to such an ex-
tent as to patent the business being carried on as usual.
The loss wiUifall on the Sun and Phrenin offices. The
cause of the fire is not known.
The Peninsular Company's steamer Nubia, which
was no longer °required as • war transport, has been places'
on the Alexandrian mail line. That company have now
saves steamers in the Government Transport Service ; also
five on the Alexandrian, three on the Peninsular, two on
the Marseilles and Malta, six on the Calcutta and Suez, four
OD the Calcutta and China, three on the Bombay and Aden,
five on the Bombay and Chins, two oa the liong-Koar and
Shanghai, sod three en the China local service lines;
six store-ships, one store transport, one ship building, sad
one repairing. The company's staff of officers numbers at
the present time 659.27 of which are unattached or rick.
sad 18 are officiating 11.11.8. Perseverance.
It is estimated that the damage caused by the late
earthquake in the Valais* does not amount to ion than a
laillies of francs.

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