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THE BLUE LAST TAILORS' FRIENDLY SOCIETY•
Thomas Goldsmith era• yeaterdav op on ■ war-
rant sindrr 11w fatliiwing eharre—That be, as a steward and
number of the abuse Society, boil, he false pretetrees, de-
fraeiled the Society of cheers stomas of money, which he bad
his oa n ow.

Mr. tharrinv, the Primiser's solicitor, said, that it was
wl ssecrasary so to into the distil., for even irk was proved
leo runvirt reorlel lake place, as he must be iedictell for
*trending himself, as lie was we of she sweabera of the
tkoriei y.e
Mr. Payer, rlrrk to the Aldermen, was of opialoa, Shit
it was,m indictable nsirstre, as it was similar ow a peracta
who had a share ea a aramifarsory, taking from she clerk of
thermos-ens a mem of money so pay she workmen., which M-
ales.' of tieing lariat it to his OWN ow, and en indictment
hail hero laid ies swell a mar, and the party was convicted.
Mr Who did Ike isidictmest charge him of
drfrausliner ?"

Mr. Payne-4 His employer."
Mr. Harmer —‘ That is my point; there is no Paspleyer
in ski* rave; for iustsure, if Shia ltueitly was to indict a per-
son for f. bony, every member's name must be set tooth in
she imlieinient ; and if they inflict Ike Primmer, it moat b•
fur robbing bismelf, withutst they ran discos hint of his title
as a member. which is equivalent to a induct in a mercan.
tik concern "

Alderman Iliepgatei--6 Have the Society shim an remedy?"
Mr. Harmer—" They can expel the Primmer from the en-
tinily. said Ale a bill is Chancery for the reslitntioa of the
Prwtoviy."
Alderman Waiiiiiwasi--" I have known versals who here
rolornstsrsl robberies is portnerahipe will. impunity, who
world bars been hawed if they had committed them on
tiller persons."
A Memhrr of the Society said, that the Prisoner bad re-
ceived more money room the Society theft he ever subscribed.
Alderman Wattlimaii—.. you cannot be a judge of his
interest it. She Sotsely as • s■ember, because he has hail a
greater share of sickuiss than has faller on the members in
general."
Alderman Heygale-i-" Let the City Solicitor be itent for,
as I think this ease of too marls importance to allow it to
prorrra without his being consulted."
Mr. Payne said, be held iss hsa baud a bunk which cuntaio-
ed a /wag or oulietoneus, ou.ler the Act of the 341111 of
George 11. in • similar case, oh, re a member via indicted
fur slrfinudiug ihr vilwr nornslwrs.
Mr. Harmer' You have got • form of indictment, but
yon cannot produce • conviction GU it."
Mr. Payne—" Certatioly, it does out mention whether the
person was roOrirted or owl,'

Mr. Newman, the Cite Solicitor, having attended in par-
osmotic of the Aldermen's request, stated, that he was clearly
of opinion that an indictment would Ile 'Naiad the Pr'.
stirrer for defrauding the rest of the Society, and that it did
not tome under the case of a partnership.
Alderman Waithraaw—" I have nu doubt bat Mr. New.
man is correct. I certainly felt some doubt, and could not
help regretting that Acta of Parliament are nut wore OWN.
prelieusive. Yesterday, fur Marlwe, we had ems which we
had under our consideration, which was so explicit as to the
punishment to be indicted, that we could rut turn to the
right or the left, and we, in fact, were obliged to be supph.
rants to the Prosecutor. But this Act of Ihe3olli of Gruver
the Second is not sulficieally explicit, for it leaves you to
gems at the dwarfing of the Legialatnie."
Mr. Harmer—Nl, of course, submit to this derision;
therefore h t the case be Roue lulu."
birched Pi Aside deposed, that be was landlord of the Ni..
Imrl public-house in Blackfrisis, where Ore Society was held,
and that be wee also treasurer. He knew the Primmer to
bare been one of the stewards of die Society, and that he
delivered him fume payments at lbs. a week, (ruin the ♦.h of
June, fur Win. Parttime,' sick member, mid the Primmer gave
hint a receipt fur each weekly payment.
W. Parkin deposed, that he was a member of the So-
ciety, and living sick, be declared On the box on the 3d
of June, and Ise received three weekly payments from the
Pr isomer, the last un for Yid of June, when he told him
that he was so much better, that be would declare oir on
the Wednesday following. The Prisoner said it was nut ne-
cessary for him to go to the Society fur that purpose parti-
cularly, as Ire lived at midi a diets:ace, brit if he wrote a
declaration, the Primmer would deliver it, which he accord-
jowly did, sad slated it the it of Jose. The declaration
produced was she same that he bad given the Prisoner, ex-
cept that the date was altered, su as to make it appear that
he had received fuut weeks allowatice from the Society in-
stead of three.

Alr. Harmer said, he tbonabt this coat was sufficiently
made nut against his cheat, and therefore it was not neces-
sary to go into auy other of the Cases.
l'ise Solicitor fur the Society said, there were several other
charges of a similar statute spinal the Prisoner to the
1111101111te of 15/. Mr. Harmer, therefore, would out object
to his client giving hail to She amount of MI. is two sure-
ties, fur his appearance at the Sessions, and to give twenty-
four hoar"' notice previous to the bail bring offered.
The Worthy Aldarmeu then committed the Primmer for
want of bail.