The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-08 00:00:00

' on the 28th of December, from which it would appear
that it had been :
Resolved :—That we, the undersigned, (being members
of the Liverpool United Legal Friendly Burial Society),
most of us having been present at a general meeting of the
above society, held this evening in the school room,
Bevington Hill, do now form ourselves into a body, for
the purpose of considering the best means to be adopted
for preventing the misapplication of the funds by the
officers and collectors of the said society, and for the
better management thereof, as well as for the more pro-
per and legitimate mode of conducting the society's
meetings.
We consider ourse'ves justified in adopting this course,
in consequence of the unjustifiable conduct pursued by
the president, Mr. Moses Cullen, assisted by many of the
collectors at this meeting.
Firstly—ln expelling two reporters for the press, in the
most uncourteous manner, against the wishes of almost
the entire meeting.
Secondly—ln preventing Mr. Shepherd, stationer,
Scotland road, from moving as an amendment, the follow-
ing resolution : —That the balance-sheet do not pass until
the vote of the committee of the 30th of November last be
rescinded, which vote granted to the sub-treasurer, presi-
dent, collectors, and secretary, (collectively) the sum of
23201 9s 7d • (which was pronounced by the auditors,
Messrs Michael Murphy and James Boal, to be illegal, frau-
dulent, unjust, and unwarranted, and, in consequence of
which they refused to sign the balance-sheet,)—and, in
addition, seized hold of him, and in the most violent
manner, attempted to hurl him from the platform.
Thirdly—The illegal manner in which the re-election of
officers and committee was proceeded with, namely—pro-
posing them on the platform, declaring them carried,
without being put from the chair, so that the majority of
those present, could know nothing of what was taking
place.

To redress these grievances, and prevent their recur-
rence, is our sole object; and for that purpose we solicit
not only the co-operation of the Members of the Society,
who wish to see justice done, but of the public at large,
upon whose minds we beg to impress this one fact —That
by far the greatest bulk of the contributions is collected
from persons in needy circumstances—persons not many
degrees removed from actual want, and whose only hope
of decent interment after death, is the sum to be received
by their relatiiies from the society to which they have
contributed during life, otherwise becoming a burden
upon the parish—therefore, for these reasons, we claim
the support of every right-thinking individual in the
community, in exposing and punishing (if necessary) the
perpetrators of this atrocious fraud, and of establishing
the society on a sure and permanent basis ; and under
such a system of management as will ensure the savings
of the need, but provident contributors, from needless
extravagance and reckless peculation.

The. Chairman then stated that the committee had signed
an agreement with Messrs. Fletcher & Hull, for the pur-
pose of retaining them to take such legal steps as might
be necessary, and all they required of the members was to
sign them an indemnity, and to come forth with subscrip-
tions to enable them to prosecute their investigation.
On the motion of Mr. Francis Smith, seconded by Mr.
Peter Scott, the resolutions, as read by the secretary,
were unanimously confirmed.

The subscription list was then circulated in the room,
but it was stated that it would be announced where the
document would be placed for signature.
After transacting some business of a formal character,
the meeting separated.