The Sun.
London, England, 1864-05-19 00:00:00

Direct Commissions,

The following is the official list of the successful candi-
dates at the recent examination for direct commissions :--
Order of
Merit. Mai ks
1. Bromfield, J. .. • • • • 6,505
2. Dorrien, T. A. S. • • •• 6,490
3. Harley, G. E. • • • • • • • • .. . • 6,397
4. Williamson. 11. S. • • • • •• 5,928
5. Lyttelton, lion. N. G• • • • • •• • • • • 5,030
6. Hall, C. H. • • • • •• •• 5,595
7. Cleasby, S. F. •• • • • • •• •• • • 5,585
8. Paget, El. K • • • • •• • • .• •• 5,505
9. French, A. C. • • • • • • • • .. 5,365
10. Smith, H. T. • • •• •• .• • • •• 4,9.90

11. Trotter, P. D. .. •. .. .. .. .. 4,885

12. Day, F. W. • • • • .. 4,70,
13. Jerrard, F. B. • • •4;6;

14. Butler, lion. H. E. • • • • .. 4,750
15. Burnell, E. A. P. • • • • • • • • .. 4,305
16. Bailey, H. C, . • • • • • • • . • .. 4,326

17. Robinson, E. J. .• • • • • 4,161
18. Cotton, R. B. • • • • • • • • • • „ 4,155
V. Way, W. F. A. 4,125
20. Spring, J. I'. • • • • • • • • 4,515
21. Young, R. J. C... .. • • ... 4,070
22. Peach, T. 11. . • ~ .. 4,025
23. Tioward, C. .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,980 R.
21. Massie, E. R• • • • • •• • • .. 3,932

25. Elias, R. .. 3,720
26. Molloy, L. B. 3,650
27. Burnell, T. C. .• .• 20:25
28. Rushton, M. W. R. .. .. 3,560
29. Isherwood, J. C. It „. 3,560
30. Ashton, IV. F. .. 3,345
31. Spencer, A. A. J. .. .. 3,325
32. Booth, B. G. .. •. 3,320
33. Barlin, F. S. .. .. 3,230
34. Onslow, W. W. R. .. .. 3,220

35. Chichester, A. J. .. 3,190
as. Cole, Viscount .. •• e• •• •• 9
3 155
37. APL intock, B. .. •• „. 3,055
38. Thomas, L. R. J. • . .. 3,010
39. Brownjohn, W. W. .. .. 3,000
41. Pochin, A. .. 2,995
41. Hamilton, G. IL 2,991
42. Foster, B. H. _ .. 2,955
43. Saurin, 31. J. .. .. 2,938
4t. Eden, W. A. D. .. 2,845
45. Corkran, C. S. .. •• „. 2,835
46. Rochfort-Boyd, R. 11... •• .. 2,825
Ilarford, F. L. .. 2,500
47* Gosselin, Ti'. .. 2,900
49. Ross, J. C. .. .. • • .. 2,795
50. Stow, F. M. .. • • .. .• 2,781
51. Whitaker, F. C. .. .. 2,770
Gordon, 11. 5... .. .. • • .. 2,770
53. Littledale, F. C. IL .. 2,755
54. Jocelyn, R. 0. J. .• • • .. .. 2,711
55. Lucas, H. E. F. .. 2,695
56. Fowls-Keck, T. B. .• 2,C75

57. Awdry, J. A. .. ..
..
•• .. .. 2,660
58. Lander, T. N. D. • • • • • • • • .. 2,625
59. Collins, A. .. .. c . • • • .. 2,615
o'. Gard, W. G. .. - • • • • • • .. 2,6 0
61. Smith, G. W. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,595
62. Coote, H. E. .. •• • • - .. .. 2,59
63. Collis, W. G. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,580
64. Parker, T. H. .
65. Wheeler, H. R..: :: •.: ••
•• :: ::3
22,55105
66. Ferguson, F. P. .. .. .. .. .. 2,465
67. Curtis, F. 11. T, - •• .. .. .. 2,385
63. Wilson, T. J. .. .. .. .. .. .. 2,380
69. Johnstone, P. A. J. H. .. .. •• .. 2,375
70. Chapman, W. E. .. • • • • .. .. 2,360
71. Reid, H. A. .. ~, .• .. .. .. 2,339
2,325
72. Clarke, J. B. .. • • • • .. .. ..
73. Burn, C. E. .. • • • .. .. .. 2,2E0
74. Timbrell, W. T. .. • •
.. • • .. 2,9
75. Collison, C. F. 11. . • " •• •• • • 2,275
76. Pickering, A. C.. .• • • • • : .. 2,274
77. Beadnell, N. G..• •• • • • • • • • • 2,265
78. Ord, T .• .• • • •• • • •• • . 2,26.1
79. Cleland, S. F. S. ••
•1' •• •• .• 2,230
80. Hurlock, IL F. • • .. .. .• .. .. 2,218
81. Brookes, B. S• •" • • • .. .. .. 2,183
82. Gwynne-Holiord, H. C. 11. .. ..
•• .. 2,150
83. Sevier,
"J. H. • • .. .. .• • • .. 2,170
81. 31 ickenzic, R. .. • •
•• 2,110
83. Schroder, J. H... •• • •
•
86. Bond, O. .. •• „. • • • • .. 2,130
• • ••
87. Richmond, G. M. .•
.. • • .. 2,1.15
"" • • .. 2,115
88. Beasley, It. T. N. .. ..
•I‘ .. 2,090 •
• .. .. 2 085
89. Garnett, S. .. .. .. ..
9'). Brown, J. C. ..
• •, •
• .. .. .. 2,C 70

_ .
01. Pullin, W. C. .: .. ..
..
..
.. 2,060
92. O'Gorman, N. B. .. .. .. .. .. 2,020
93. Acheson, Hon. E. A. B. ~ .. .. .. 2,010
94. Roberts, J. W... .. .. .. .. .. 1,975
95. Harvey, J. J. .. .. .. .... .. .. 1,971
96. Fisher, R. L. .. .. .. .. .. .. 1,970
97. Gilbert, C. T. .. .. .. .. • • • • 1,915
93. l'ireford, W. L. ..
.„ .. .. .. 1,910
°a. i Christian, E. J. .. .• • • •• •• 1,9( 00
t Warren, W. H. 0. •• •• •• i',J004.1
101. Hulse,
sS S.
AG •. . . : • :
.• : : : : i :8-9" (:)"
102. Nemeitairynte., St. D. ( 31.•• •• •
•• •
• 1, •• 1,820
890
McCausland, .D. • • • • ' • •
D
105. Arundell, Hon. E. • - • • • • • • • • 1,880
106. Heade, C. L. W. ..
.. .. • • •. 1,8 0
107. Grant, D. A. • • • • • • • • • • -• 1,850
108. Evers, A.. • • • • • • • • • • .. 1,810
109, Robertson, P. F. .. .. " .. .. 1,805
May 18, 1861.

Another Frienclly Society in Trouble,

At the Worship-street Police-court yesterday Mr William.
Jones, of Gloucester-street, Hoxton, secretary to the Sons

of Britannia Birmingham Friendly Society, was summoned
before Mr. Leigh to show cause why he unlawfully refused

to receive the sum of 4s, Bd. from an elderly man named
Thomas Gross, that being the amount of two months'
contribution to the society of which he had long been a
member.

The case of the complainant, by trade a silk weaver, was,
that he had been a member of the society ever since ita
foundation, five or six years ago, and regularly paid his
contributions until he had the misfortune to be seized with
a nervous debility which compelled him to claim the bene-
fits of the society. These he acknowledged he received for
a very considerable time, when the last, and diminished
scale of allowance, was stopped, and he was told he must
undergo an examination by the medical officer. This was
of no use at all, as the doctor could not give him a satis-
actory certificate while he continued in the same state of
health, and he had therefore tendered them the amount of
contributions that would be duo from him, so as to continuo
a member, but they had positively refused to receive it, and
he was consequently virtually turnel out of the society.
Mr. Jones said the complainant had, in fact, excluded.

himself from the society by not complying with the 9th
rule, which said that no person could be admitted a member
who had not been passed by the medical officer. Gross had
been a member the length of time stated, and had been con-
sidered a good member up to last Christmas, but the fact
was that his illness had been of such long duration that he
had run out the whole benefits he could receive. For 1
weeks he had received the full allowance of 12s per week
as well as medical attendance ; for 13 weeks more 68 per
week, or half-pay, and for the same, or a longer time, a
pension of 2s 6d per week ; and for five months past, in
fact, he had not paid a sixpence to the funds. The com-
plainant had never been medically passed, as they had no
medical officer when the society was formed, but now they
had, and if the complainant received a certificate from him
they were willing to re-admit him as a member. He had
been a most expensive member, for though he had received
this large amount of money he still seemed to expect the
same benefits, for ho had never once declared off its funds.
Ho received the money, in short, till it was found that if he
were allowed to do so any longer it would be the means of
breaking the society up. A meeting was therefore called,
and it was determined to do away with the pension fund, or
it would do away with them.

Mr. Leigh said surely they had not excluded the man
merely because he turned out to be a more expensive mem-
ber than they originally thought he would be. The man
had been accepted, subscribed for five or six years, and
then, because he had fallen ill and become expensive, tho
very purpose for which he joined them, they determined to
exclude him, He wondered that people could continue to
labour under the delusion that they would receive the be-
nefits held out to them by such societies. Was this one of
those which had appealed so strongly against Mr. Glad-
stone's bill.

Mr. Jones said no, it was not; but they were certainly
In a very unfortunate position. At one time they had as
many as 140 members, but such a number of them turned
out sick members, and entailed such an enormous expense
that they were obliged to close the box, and resolved to keep
ii closed till they became possessed of a few pounds to
enable them to go on again. The members had now
dwindled down to about 34, and it was obvious that if they
had only three such members as the complainant amongst
them they must be out of funds in less than a twelvemonth.
In the course of 12 months the complainant could claim on,
on the box again; they were only anxious to do the best
they could.
Mr. Leigh said that when poor people placed their money'
in the Post-office savings banks they were not only sure to
receive it all out again, but with interest at the back of it,
whereas when they joined such societies as these they
seemed to have no such security. It was certainly not right
to exclude a man because he had an unfortunate illness,
and he could find nothing in their rules which would sanc-
tion it, though of course if there were no funds at all there
was an end of it. He had no means to compel them to take
the man back again, which could only be done in this case
by mandamus in the Queen's Bench; but the complainant
could in the meantime keep on tendering them his money
from time to time so as to keep himself in the right, and as
the responsible officers would have to take the consequences
of refusing the money, ho would advise them to call a meet-
ing, try to come to some arrangement, and see what could
be done.

Mr Jones said the trustees ought rightly to have answered
the case, though he, as their servant and secretary, had
done so; but he would communicate to them the magi-
strate's opinion, and felt cure it would be not only taken
into serious consideration, but attended with as satisfactory
a result as it could be.

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