The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-28 00:00:00

Manchester Unity of Odd-Fellows.

The A.M.C. of this Order resumed its labours yesterday
morning in the Public Hall, Lymington. The Grand
Master said that the opinion of the Attorney General on the
case presented to him by the directors respecting the misa
understanding that had arisen between them and Mr. Tidd
Pratt on the construction to be put upon the Acts of Parlia-
ment relating to Frierdly Societies, had been received, and
would come before them in the report of the sub-committee.
The New Districts Committee presented their report, which
was adopted. The committee recommended, and the meet-
ing resolved, that the Pimlico district change its name to
West London ; the new districts formed were Holt and Den-
ham Gate, being offshoots from the Norwich and Halifax
districts ; three lodges were allowed to change their connec-
tion ; and eight applications to do so were rejected, the com-
mittee being of opinion that such requests by single lodges
should not be complied with, on account of its entailing ad-
ditional expenses for management. The Estimates Com-
mittee's report was next read and adopted. The Relief Com-
mittee's report was also adopted. £lO was granted to the
Bright Morning Star Lodge, Little Lever; £3 to Brother
S. Thomas, of Oldham ; £3 to BrotherW. Higginbottom, of
the Blucher Lodge, Stalybridge. The application by the Rose
of England Lodge, Middlesborough, was refused, and also
the application from the Manchester district on behalf of P.
Prov. G.M. John Ormond, in consequence of the sufficient
evidence in support of the case not being adduced, as re-
quired by the 13th general law. An application was made
for the Mercury Lodge, Pendleton, to be allowed to rejoin
the Unity, from which it had seceded in 1854, to join tho
National Society. It appeared that it contained 215 mem-
bers, whose ages averaged 34i years, and possessed £404
16s. 3d. ; but as £1,625 would be necessary to place it in that
position which would entitle it to admission, the application
was refused. A communication was read from the Swansea
district, requesting that a petition on behalf of the Cam-
brian Deaf and Dumb Asylum, Swansea, might be calcu-
lated amongst the Welsh districts soliciting contributions in
aid of the institution ; but the A.M.C. rejected the proposals.
The propositions for amending the General Laws were then
considered. The following amendment of the law relating
to the polling for towns in which to hold the A.M.C. :---
" That the following method for polling for officers of the
Order, or for the places of holding the A.M.C. be adopted—
each deputy shall write the name of the candidates for office,
or place for holding the next A.M.C. on a card provided for
the purpose, and put into a box or hat which shall stand be
before the G.M. ; unless one person or place has a majority
of the whole of the votes of the deputies then present, the
lowest number, which cannot with the other num-
bers below them obtain a majority, shall be cast out, and
the polling commence again, and continue until the candi-
dates or places be reduced to two, when a final poll shall be
taken, and the person.or place obtaining a majority shall
be declared duly elected." The other alterations in the laws
were unimportant ; but there are many yet to be considered,

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