The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1818-12-18 00:00:00

BENEFIT SOCIETY.

William Bell, one of the 'members of St. James's Union
Benefit Society, summoned the secretary and stewards fur
refusing him relief.
It appeared that Complainant had been a member for
four years, during which time be received no benefit
till about the 15th of October, when be declared on the box,
and continued to receive relief till the 10th of the following
month, when the treasurer sent the money by the •isiting
Member; the latter not finding him at home, inquired of his
wife; she said be went into the yard to give instruction*
for some work being done. The steward* conceiving this
an innovation of the club articles, excluded him, but sub-
sequently, agreeably to one of the articles, the Me was
referred to she arbitration of twelve members, six to be no-
minated by the Complainant, and six by the Stewards. The
arbitrators having considered the case, directed him to be
reinstated, but conceiving he was imposing on the dub, de-
clared him not entitled to the money he sought.
Now, un investigation, it was proved, that by virtue of
the 17th article any sick member declaring On the hoe, who
shall be found at work, and at the same time receiving ally
benefit, without having previously given 94 hours notice,
shall be entirely excluded; and that un this occasion the
Complainant had been more leniently dealt with, in copse-
quence of his former good character.
The Der n.lant said, Iwo of the arbitrators were ready to
prove they had not consented to deprive him of the sum be
bad then to receive.

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Mr. Fielding was satisfied that the Stewards bail acted
fairly towards the Complainant, and he decided in their
favour.

The remains of Lora ELLENBOROUGH are to be
removed on Tuesday mo ssssss next from Inv bite re-
sidence in St. JanieOtt-square, for interment in the
Charter House; they are to be deposited in the
vault by the side of the remains of Mr. SUTTON, ill
founder, who was interred in the reiKu of Queen
ELIZABETH, upwards of 4200 years ago. Ilia Lord-
ship was in his 69th year.
Major WILDMAN, who has lately purchased Lord
BYRON'S beautiful seat, New.teitil Abbey, Nottt,
is employing upwards of a hundred men in repair-
ing and improving it.
THE JEms.—The following letter Inis been re-
cently addressed to the Editor or a Itripowls l'apro :

" Sir—Having seen in your Journal ■ most errourruus
stattineut Num the nature and objects of a memorial which
I presented to the Gunman of Alic-le-Chapelle, you will ilo
use the justice to obviate the false impression which that ar-
ticle might operate npou the public nuns!, and to announce,
upon my responsibility, that uputyhe occasion alluded to,
my object was neither the cunvesslou of the Jews, flue their
restoration to Palestine, bus a seasomahle appeal to the jos-
lice and to the liberality of ass rolightestrd age, seismal. to the
amelioration of their moral and odds' al comlit under
the several Governments; of Esisope 1 Barr the happimss

to nilnl,th,it this propositi 1111 l free tuum beiug whoppers Is .I, an
,nu have Najd, has been rt.cogssia.3l, as one might w. II ligm-
glue, by the logistat author's:v.., as a qut,tiou ow thy of the
considereulou and of the tutunt azeoneui of eves y frivol.' of
humanity. " LEWIS WAY."