Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-11-16 00:00:00

[ADTERTISE3IEDIT.] •
FRIENDLY SOCIETY REVELATIONS.

.naccting„ of the officers caul friends of the RoyalPhilan-
, ehropie Society was held on Monday night, at the office
eic:the.society, Finch-street. - The Secretary, in opening
thee proceedings, said - that. the present meeting, was
milled to inquire into-certain false and malicious- state-
me tits ;which had been circulated with the view of
inji ming the society. Placards had emanated' from(
ancetliereseciety; and-were two 'in number. The follow-
ing are' lthe 'main- facts of the first case as set forth in
the r le-eard. .I.lleleeacl ?...10Hugh entered-iris
its a a winter- of the Philanthropic Society ; and aceord-
ing to the-rules was entitled to the sumcf S 3 in twenty-
Six we .eks ;from the time ,of his entrance. The father-
in-law died on the very day twenty-six weeks after hel
had entc redithe society. The son-in-law tlinking himself
entitled tio the funeral allowance, made applicatie t/ the
secretary, who told him, that he was not ertitled to-the
allovvanceraitsis father-in-law:was two days short of being
a half mem laer. Such was the sobject of the firetdocument,
to which wAraaeopended the sofa-in-law's mark. There
a p catwript to the effect that, after belonging.
to Abe society' for some twelve or.thirteen years, net one
penny was receiPeed, on the piosent occasion. The
secretary, aftcr reading the placard, proceeded to ex-
plain how "the (vise really stood, which, he said, was as
follows icather-in-law' J. Hutt, was entered into
the society: three years ago by his son, and was again
entered by, the daitgliter some twenty. weeks previous to
his death. ,The claim of the son being aeast one, was
11 paid; that of the
.da.ughter not beingevalid, was refused.
He
.produced - the becks ,of the society, 'by
it was apparent thot th© twenty-six weeks were
not 'completed .at the, titiznee ofe-klatt's death. The'
Eccerei. piaeard related
,tio Barbara `Coombe, awl
Lore' her mark. It stated that the society had
refusedt.,,?l,..ay a just claimof .-C12,-givieg instead only.
£6. Mrs.. APCoombe. was present .at ...the mooting,
and, "in reply to the secretary; most distinctly denied
haTing affixed her mark to the 'document, and added
that the one read to her was, of unite a different,
naturee . The secretary said that by the .entry. made at j
the time of the man's entrenee his .age .teuldr slit . his
death, be fifty, in which ease £6 was the proper
allowance. Rven now, if sufficient, evidence could be
brought .to ghow that the Irian was yOungerflia was
quite willing; to -pf,y • the .halince. He thought it was
most unjust and dishonest for any so: iety to take a.dvar.-
tage of a woman's ignorance,by making her sign that wh hl 1
she did not believe. The placards having been published
he thought it bat justice to the sceiety and the public
that • the refUtation should 'be reblished aloe.. lie
thought that 'such infamous doeumente Could only have
originated froze spite, and he would warn', the pehlie
be on their guard against any society which had recoereas
to such schemes for Llar!kening • the 'character of au
honest soeiet3:.- like the nreierit: -.After some ff.13.1•11t-,;.•

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