The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-18 00:00:00

MANCHESTER uNlrr OP ODD FELLOWS.

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Last evening, the officers of the South London,
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Iniet lodges, at the Tanen, City-med. 'Mien were
some 300 members of e order present, and amongst the
official visitors was a considerable number of the Royal
Artillery sad &Khmers from the Woolwich iarrism, most
of them non-commissioned officers, and several members of
both the visiting and visited lodges appeared in volunteer
uniforms ; Prow. G. M. Rough prelim!. The mud tributes
to royalty having been paid in the lasaltlis of her Majesty,
the Prince Consort, and the Royal family, Mr. G. F. Par-
don, editor of the Odd Penwell Magazilie, gave "The
Army, Navy, and Volunteers," availing himself of the op-
portunity to point out that the Odd Fellows were not of
there secret societies in respect to which some jealousy wee
entertained by the authorities against their enrolment as
volunteers. They were simply a benefit society whose pro-
ceedinp were open to the press and to the world, and he
suggested the advisability of forming an Odd Fellows' Vo-
lunteer Corps. Mr. Hughes, a sergeant of the Royal Artil-
lery, the vice-chairman Prov. D. G. M. Harris, sod a bro-
ther, who stated that be had served in the navy during
the first Chinese war, responded for the three servicks
respectively. In responding to the toast " the Manchester
Unity of Odd Fellow.," coupled with the widows and or-
phan fund, the P. G. IL entered into a detail of the principles
upon which the order was based, sod the advantages it con-
ferred upon its members. It afforded the most ready and
easy memo to the working chases of making provision against
the calamities of sickneseitud death. The Menchester Unity
fulfilled all the conditions which the most eminent actuaries
had laid down as essential for the permanence of friendly
benefit societies. It was founded on human necessity and
was fostered by human sympathy. It bad existed for half a
esatury, and was stronger sow than at the commencement,
possessing ample funds for all possible requirements. It
was supported, like other friendly societies, by small peri-
odical subscriptions from its members, in return for which
they received a certain allowance in sickness, in addition to
free medial atteudams, and a certain payment WAS made
in the case of death to the widow or repreemitative for
the benefit of the surviving family. He contrasted these
advantages with the smaller benefits which could accrue by
individual saving, even with the most extreme self.denial,
and adverting to the number of military men who were
enrolled in the brotherhood, he spoke with gratification of
the fact that during the Crimean war 2,6008. had been
raised and paid in relieving the wants of the wives and
bundler of members engaged in that conflict. He moved
the following resolution : Dist friendly societies are cal-
culated to promote the best interesta and comfort of the
industrial classes, and inducing as they do habits of prudence
and self-dcpendence, are entitled to the sympathy and sup;
purl of every person who wishes well to his fellow-men.
P. G. M. Burgess, of the South London district, seconded the
resolution, and called especial attention to the great progress
made by the society since 1853, when the sepsratiou of the
management fund from the sick and funeral funds had in-
troduced greater economy and established its solvency on
a still firmer basis. The resolution was carried by accla-
mation, and other toasts and addresses germane to the occa-
sion followed. The statistical position of the district at the
commencement of the present year was reported en follows
No. of Average Sick and
Members. Age. Funeral Fonda.
North Loudon 7,611 31years 7 months 130,241 10 3
South Losdou 4,130 35 years 10 months 29,476 4 11
Pimlico
Stepney 1,594 31 years 1 month 13,309 18 3
Woolwich 1,340 32 years 5 months 4,402 19 9
Waltham Abbey 727 35 years 4,200 0 0
Total 17,030 (61.6 e. per member) £106,638 2 5
Mean average age, 34 years 6 mouths.

THE LATE COLLIERY ACCIDENT AT MARYPORT.—
The coroner's jury, who were empannelled at the inquest on
the bodies of the three men who were killed by the explo-
sion at Guslet-pit, Maryport, last week, have addressed a
letter to the proprietors and manager of the pit, in which
they recommend an observance of pester caution in
future for the protection of human life. The jurors say :
" We are unanimously agreed that great neglect has exited
in the management of the said pit. We therefore beg to
recommend that in future the au Lion of Yr. Dunn, the
government inspector, be adopted, and that a lamp cabin be
established, with a sufficient number of competent men to
examine all lamps before being allowed to be taken into
the workings ; that a careful inspection of the mines be in-
stituted on Sunday mornings as well as other mornings;
that the system of allowing ' privileged men' to go down be-
fore the overman gives the signal that all is right be in
future discontinued ; and that sufficient ' brattice wood be
tsupplied when required."
l Advertimment.l HoLum AY '8 PILLS AND
OTSTUMT.—Artinass, Coughs Colds.—These complaints of
the chest dime on with alarming frequency while the weather
is unsettled. At area the symptoms are readily remediable by
the joint higanace of Holloway's remarkable me•licainentiL
While taking the OM as freely an the constitution will comfort-
ably permit, the ointment should assiduously be rubbed at least
twice • day on the chest and between the shmaiers, till a thick
rash comes nut, when the violence of all sy 0140011 will gradually
glee way. the breathing become longer, ami the oppression leas.
No medicines are more efficient In chest' omplalnts ; none can he
used with equal safety and mit/tint% . Both pills and ointment
are accompanied by very clear and simple directions for using
them.

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