The Express.
London, England, 1863-11-13 00:00:00

180.

Sir Robert Carden asked the prisoner where be worked,
and if he had say friends.
The prisoner said b• bad been at work all Saturday eight
oe board a collier, mad had left off et ten o'clock ea Suy
and be kad no friends but hie mother, with whom
be raided at Wapping.
Whim asked what he bad to say in answer to the charge,
the primmer said he knew went wbatever about it.
Sir Robert Carden said it was a very eerioas charge, and
signified his intentioa of committing the primmer for trial,
but as the pronoutrix said she was about to Mart next
week, sod consequently could not be preaset, be committed
the prisoner for six ninths, with bawl labour.

WORSHIP STREET.
Edward Carr, of Salisbury-place, Stepney, was sum-
moned before Mr. Rolfe, at the instance of Mr. John Law-
rence, secretary to the Royal Victoria Friendly Sick and
Assurance Society, for unlawfully withholding certain
moneys, books, paper; sod other articles, the property of
that society, and wilfully applying the books to other per-
• es Ono those directed by the rules of the associatior.
Mr. Best appeared for the association, and Mr. Lewis for
the deform.
The au* originally came before the ungidlate on the
Bth of hat September, when Mr. Lawrence, the managing
merstary, said be bad been go for two years. and that the
defendant, who was one of the fouadete of it, wee ORM of
its malodors previous to his joining it, and matinued so till
about a fortnight previous to theesegroossdings, whoa, on
the 27th of August, be was dierharg by a verlal order of
the treasurer and trustees. At that date the defendant had
141. in hand. besides the week's collection, the erect amount
of which be did sot know, but the defendant bed not paid
these sums to him, sad withheld the books, so that it was
impossible to verify the acesounts,
Mr. Lewis would admit the boolotand papers being in his
client', pagenision, and be was perfectly
them up, but the whole amount has client sal mowledgedpdid
not exceed 21., and that, in justice to the members, he de-
dined to pay, as it would be invested in printing, law, and
other expenses, and not for their advaatsge. His client had
Idt it because be red other eollestors led found out that the
society was • sham, that the public were being deceived,
and that the society bad not, in fast, a ghillie( in the world.
Mr. Lawrence basis( been sableeted to • searching cross-
exammaties, the books were glom up.
Mr. Belie said the ones bad been adjourned for • settlement
to be arrived at, and he was surprised that bad not been
effected. • Mrs saddles had is melted • great deal of
public ideation, from the disclosures made d the system of
inmagsment of maap of them, and he nag ma that if any
waft] deserved sairoadvession Yds. srwcidid. life
would prefer saying as little as peemible oa the matter, but
it wee difficult to retrain missed on lading it pretty
clear that some of time moieties were got isp
principally for the beat& el the ls officia • wrens td
with them, thus ssoriAg the meith sums of those poor
pampas who had been iodised to pay them for burial sad
other advantages. He mast hew formal pcoof that the se-
enemy was authorised to adept Iltaldraceediegs, sad iso
oreadivestory evidence had bola eel to !Ma to show
One of the thing proved here was that pert of the feeds
bad been Edmond to the &deadest to purchase • collector-
ship, end %styes undoubtedly • gross .moawiriadosof the
mosey of the easooistioa. Ones bad thee said to have joined
another society, which, as an inducement to obtain mem-
bers, allowed as much pmematsip as this hada» ; he did
net we* jot far them rival itties, but he did for the in-
terests of the poor people who hod been induced to subscribe
their money for advantages they were not likely, be was
afraid, to obtain. It bed base admitted that the semociattoa
bad no bankers, no reserve fund, or other means, Kt that
if the poor woman Sarah , whose girds bad been
produomd, had had occasion to ap y for what she had sub-
scribed far, she would act got • He would dole
every one immasetad with this society to shut it up at cask
and not hold oat false sad delanire Mpg..
Mr. Lawrence mid he had honestly Invested • large sum
in this aemaciatiog.
Mr. Salle asked him if he hi:dz./flimsy in • bank except
what he dame to invest in it
Mr. Lawman said yes, and that *Yr. Monk had paid in
501, bathes which he bad money in his safe, the result of
collections every week. He felt the remarks made, es he
bad bees an honest man from LL birth.
Mr. Sells had nothing to say spigot his honesty, bat he
did sot think him a dt rasa to 000 duct an insurance aloe,
for no society could honestly spend 25 per cent, of its sub-
scriptions in salaries or oadimissiou. He still advised Mr.
Lawrence to shut this one up.
Mr. Beet said—But what position am I in new?
Mr. Silts—Why, you have anished your am, and I die-
, miss the summons.
Mr. Lewis—And Mr. Lawrence can now apply to the
County Court.