The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-16 00:00:00

80,UTHWAIIX.

Mr. Jacob Julian, the London manager of the Royal
Liver Frii.ndly Society, established at L•vorpool, and
whose offices are at 9 New Bridge-street, BLickfriars, was
summoned before Mr. Woolrych by Mari* Clark, relict
and representative of Dennis Clark, a deceased member,
for refusing and neglecting to pay her the sum of 10/. due
to her from the funds of the society, and to show cause
why the magistrate should not appoint arbitrators to de-
cide on the said complaint.
The complainant said she was the widow of Dennis
Clark, who for many years was a constable in the M di-
vision, but a short time ago pensioned off by the Commis-
sioners of Police. Unfortunately ho died on Sunday, the
6th instant. Ile had been a member of the Royal Liver
Friendly Society since last October twelvemonths, paying a
contribution of 2d. a week for a sum of 10/. at death. On
the Saturday previous to his death she paid all the ar-
rears due to the society, amounting to Is. 10d., which
was received by the collector, who called and marked on
the card. When application was made to the defendant,
he not only refused to pay the amount, but to call arbi-
trators. She accordingly made application to his worship,
and the present summons was granted.
In answer to the defendant, she said she knew her hus-
band was le. 10d., or 11 weeks in arms: on the Saturday
previous to her husband's death,but when she paid that
sum to the collector, he told her it would be all right.

Mr. Woolrych here asked the defendant why he did
not call an arbitrator to settle this dispute.
Mr. Julian mid there was no dispute requiring arbitra-
tion, as the deceased was eleven weeks in arrear the day
before his death. The rules set forth that any member
being in arrears six consecutive weeks was out of the
benefits of the society until the expiration of four weeks
afterwards, and the arrears reduced under the six weeks.
He handed his worship the rules of the society, and the
deceased member's card, to support his statement.
Mr. Woolrych —But your collector received the arrears.
lie supposed that money went into the funds of the
society ?
Defendant replied that it had been received, and if Mrs.
Clark had made a proper application to him, her ease
would have been attended to.

Mr. Woolrych observed that the poor woman told him
that she had made an application, and it had been re-
fused. She was a very Ivor woman, and hardly able to
cope with such an extensive society.
The defendant said that they always acted fair to all
their members and their representatives, and had Mrs.
Clark made an application to him in the proper way
he should have sent it to the directors at Liverpool,
who would have investigated her claim, and most likely
have made her a grant of a sum not above St. He assured
his worship that no applicant had been refused.
Mr. Woolrycb, on looking over the rules, said that it
wan clear the dot:eased was out of limits, and not entitled
to the claim made by the widow. It was a hard aim for the
poor woman, and he thought the society should do some-
thing forher, all the society had received all the premiums.
Some irregularity had been made by the deceased as well
as the collector in paying and receiving the money, there-
fore he thought the case should be considered.
The defendant assured his worship that be would con-
sider her application as made, and would forward it imme-
diately to the board of directors at Liverpool, and he had
no doubt she would be liberally treated with.
The summons, under these circumstances, was adjourned
for a week.