The Express.
London, England, 1860-02-27 00:00:00

MIL TIDD PRATT ON PIIISKOZI SOCIITIM

On Friday evening Mr. TUN Pratt, Registrar of
Friendly eselenre is liarlaind, delivered • letters et the
Workmen's Indicate sad Benefit Club York-road, Lambeth,
the large hell of which. so well filled on the occasion.
Jenvore Bantu lag , took the chair.
Mr..Prsorr aaimatemd hie address by taking a historical
dew of hie ealdeet, and then proceeded to explain the condi-
Paint of begat muleeles, and the legislation applying
them*. Tablet &saki be cemprated on a scale insuring
an ansmniln=Aw=dly esitheq:
more,
the first ten
its yews ot not hate more probably, than
half the dime mode upon it for eldrsed that it would
have lathe ea yews eneoseding. Member ought to be in-
door! to Joh *Ole bale and young. To this end no
ellignenei dwelt be made during the first year of
mendoeldp. The delay till infirmity stole upon • man,
what Ay atm, was little better then a fraud, sbmd
&latoabekestileessreged. Mr. Pratt ormaured the practice of
h t
distleW of Uwe sondes at public-boness.
d dienetmens were by this means laid ; and
was crash to be deplored that 'mealy any business
rade le delude, amolest English working men that was
net seniternyeeleidefird with beer drinking. The Investment
eR tag Main wee • very important matter. By • recent act
wee &limitation to the modes of investment. It was
sight
that than should be restrictions placed upon the
of lamiess. It appeared that 44 sometios bad lent
money to a great brewing company which had felled, and
Ones societies had been asked to take shares in the company
as a mom of g ag their money back. (Laughter.) Mr.
Pratt peoeseiedto mono* op the lierliculs, society winos
isambers he was addressing. Be thought it could hot
egualled by any of the 20,000 which bed come under his
notice. There wombs was happy to state, 21,700 benefit clubs
bi WI!! odd Walls, the aggregate number of modems
beteg 2,600,000, He strongly advised that no man should
become a member of any society, the rules of which won not
legally certified. The certification did not met one halfpenny.
A member of an uncertified society bad no means of prose-
cuting any defaulting officer. Mr. Pratt concluded with
some remarks on the frugal habits of the working-classes.
The Woo wae warmly applauded at frequent points of
his address, end, on its eonclusion, • vote of thanks to Mr.
Pratt, moved by Mr. Glyn, and seconded by Mr. Wilkinson,
was passed by acclamation.
gone questions were pat by working men in the body of
the room, and • discussion arose which enabled Mr. Tidd
Pratt to Air explanations in detail.

HAMPOTELD-HIATH.—At the weekly meeting of
the Representative Council of 8t Marylobelia, on Seturday,
Mr. Nichols, said another attempt was Whig made in
parliament to enable the lord of the master of Hampstead to
carry out his long cherished views with regard to building in
the vicinity of Hampstead-heath. The bill in question con-
tained • most insidiously worded clause, which although it
spewed to prohibit building actually on Hamperad-beath,
sun in accordance with his reading it would give power to
build In its vicinity, and might thus lead tea virtual enclosure
of the heath. The bill bad been introduced into parliament
last week, sad stood for a second reeding on Wednesday
Wt. Some one, however, coiled the attention of Mr. Edwin
Junes to the circumstance, and through his interposition the
mooed reeding of the bill bad been put off till Wednesday
next Unless, thwefore, the parish of Marylebase rased •
resointhie to adopt • petition that day, they would be Isolate.
Be begged to move that lbe gelid= which bed been adegisel
by that board on former eceesiona against tams tide to re-
, pal the aura of the Lamm awl Salo of thltlediatates ant,
be solo adopted and manta to retinues @pia tb•
bill now before the House of Cosmos& Mr. Hodges
escooded the motion, which was carried mesbeessely. The
isesaboiden and eosylsoldere, se wid as Ma Inhabitants of
Homestead, have shoo held • mestios, end have adopted
petitions against the measure. A petition has also been pre-
pared and adopted II the perish of St. l'ancrr, and amongst
the points against the 1■011•11711 the fact of there Wog • rail-
way now naming to the foot of the beith, communicating
dinetly with the most densely populated districts of the 11•11,
end, la aide • proaism= aced addie.anal meta why lathing
should be permitted calculated to deprive the people of
Haospeteed-heath as • place of healthful recreation.
ROIRAMPTON-PARK.—This messificent estate,
Including the mansion and lend forming tbe natural coati-
Imatica and boundary of Riaiiirmi, park, with flue frontages
to Putney-loath and Wimbledos-commos, bee sow pared
labs time pessessisa of the Cesieseeads• Laid &trier", the
gurabees having bern completed en the 24th inst. Although
the Meet is within half en hour's drive from Hyde- -
tearear, it would be difficult to point out • more victurertees
pnparthwith snob varied views from all portions of the Lod.