The Sun.
London, England, 1846-09-17 00:00:00

THE S-UN, LONDON, THURSID-AV SEPTEMBER 17, mie.

promote his election ; and authorising the chairman:to
transmit a copy of the resolutions to the Lord Mayor, in
order that they might be placid before the Court of
Aldermen.
After a vote of thanks to the chairman the meeting
separated.

THE POOR MAN'S GUARDIAN

SOCIEI Y.

A general meeting of the members was held at the
rooms of the society-, No. 40, Leicester-square, yester-
day, at three o'clock, for the purpose of adopting new
regulations and rules deemed necessary for the govern-
ment of this society.
Mr. COCHRANE, the President of the Society, took the
chair, and said it devolved on him to draw the atten-
tion of the meeting to the object for which they were
come together. As the advertisement set forth, it was
to adopt a modification of the constitutional laws of the
society. It had arisen out of the previous meeting of
the committee, who resolved to submit those modifi-
cations in these laws of the society which the change of
circumstances seemed to re quire. They thought it
better to call a public meeting for that purpose, that they
might have the benefit of public opinion on the laws
before they were adopted, and that whatever was done
might then appear more legal. He said they were in-
duced to think of these modifications by the very nume-
rous applications which had been made to the parent so-
ciety from the provinces, by persons desirous of forming
district societies, communications from whom had all
been most acceptable, especially as they enclosed money
for the objects of the society. It had been found that
under the old laws, which gave every member of the
society a voice in the elecion of the committee, the com-
mittee being limited, that as soon as the number of the
committee was filled up, all power to influence the pro-
ceedings of the parent society would be taken away from
those district auxiliaries which might afterwards be
formed. The committee, however, intended that these
auxiliaries should have a voice in conducting the affairs
aid business of the parent society, and had thought it
right immediately to take measures to make it possible
to confer this power upon them. In doing so they bad
not failed to profit by a careful investigation of the laws
on which the Anti-Corn-law League had been framed
and so successfully conducted for the attainment of the
object it had in view ; and they had bad besides the
advice of gentlemen who had been concerned in the
working of that body. He hoped then that what they
had done would meet with their approval. Before
resuming his seat he was happy to say that already their
efforts had been followed with complete success, and
when the secretary of the society gave any poor person
applying a letter to the authorities, that . letter had
always been most respectfully attended to.
The SECRETARY then read the new rules of the so-
ciety, out of which we excerpt the roll .wing:—
" That the objects of the Poor Mall's Guardian
Society are, and are hereby declared to he, to aid the
poor in their applications for parochial relief, to secure
to them the legal and humane dispensation of the poor-
law, and by every constitutional means to effect such
improvements in the law itself as may be deemed
necessary."
" That the management of the affairs of the society
be vested in a council, to consist of a president, vice-
presidents, ar:d chairman. The present members of the
metropolitan committee and the representatives from the
auxiliary diistrct societies." •
‘• That the council shall elect out of its own body an
executive committee, to consist of not lees than 30
members, who shall elect a chairman aryl one deputy-
chairman (three members to form a quorum), whose
duty it shall be to conduct the business of the society."
The CHAIRMAN, when the rules had been read, in-
vited the observations of the gentlemen present.
Mr. HEALD said, as he had aided in drawing up the
new rules, he could not be expecte d to do other than
suggest them ; but he did so because he thought them
well adapted to attain their object. They had beet
drawn up in order that the district societies, besides
their local committees, might be represented in the
grand council, so as to be concerned in all the deings
of the society ; which be thought the most likely means
of preventing collision, or party and factious feeling.
It was on a basis of laws similar to those just read that
its founders had instituted the Anti-Corn-law League,
of which he would say no more in that place than that
it worked well, and finally triumphed in its object
B. B. CABBELL, Esq., M.P., moved that the code of
laws just read be adopted as the laws of the society.
Rev. Mr. BARBER seconded the motion.
Mr. STALLWOOD moved as an amendment. to the ninth
rule of the society, which appoints that there be one
general meeting each year, to be convened by the com
mittee, that a general meeting should be convened by
the council on the requisition of any fifty members of
the society.
Mr.. AscoTT seconded the amendment.
Alf: HEALD hoped the gentleman meant that the fifty
requisitionists should bear the expense of the meeting
so called ; otherwise, when no object might be gained,
the society might be involved in heavy charges. For
the requisition to the council was formed, perhaps, of a
thousand members, scattered throughout England ; con-
sequently the travelling
.expenses of the council, &c.,
could net be imagined or limited.
Asir. CABBELL said, before the amendment was put he
must observe that it proposed an impossibility. For to
whom did it appeal ? To the council. B 4 where was
it ? It was a representative body ; whereas the corn•
mittee was an executive body, elected out of thet coup
cil, to carry its w.ll into ettec:,—a will in which all the
auxiliary societies participated. There was no object
name d for the meeting supposed—no place of assem-
bling ; for, as Ca- as the amendment went, it might he
cony, tr.d in York, er anywhere else in England. The
power propos, d would tend to no good object ; it would
embarrass the infant society, and might render their
error's null. lie hoped the amendment would be with-
dfaAn.
Toe amendment was accordingly withdrawn, and the
rules passed nem. con.
the CHAIRMAN songratulated them on the unanimity
with which the business had been transacted ; he hoped
it but prefigured the unison of the conduct, of all the
branches of the Parent S. ciety, in seeking to gain the
objects which they had set before tl'en.
B. B. CABBELL, Esq., M.P., mei% ed a vote of thanks
to the Chairman, which was passed, and the meeting
separated.

EXTENSIVE FORGERY OF BANK
OF ENGLAND NOTES.
On Saturday last a female of respectable appearance
and connexions was examined:before the Nora ich magis-
trates on a charge of f ;rging a considerable number of
Bank of England Si. notes. The name of the prisoner
is Sarah Hannah Barker ; she had been remanded from
the previous Weeln•-s.:a:., The following account will
be found to contain the substance of the long examina-
tions :
About a year since the prisoner's grandfather died,
and left her a legacy of one hundred and twenty
pounds ; this sum she placed partly in the East
of England and partly in the Savings' Bank, and having
no other resources, owing to circumstances which
wi'l appear in the' course of this narrative, had
been living on it ever since. About halt' this sure
had been thus expended. On Wednesday last she went
to the Ea-t of Eegland Bank, and laid down upon the
counter. her deposit receipt book, and 501. in alleged
Blank of England notes, which she requested might be
placed to her credit. As the first glance the clerk saw
that they had not the usual signature ; this induced a
more minute inspection, when he discovered that the
numbers of all were exactly alike. In all other respects
the imitation was perfect, and might easily have de-
ceived a less experienced eye. Knowing from these cir-
cumstances that they must-be forgeries, the frisoner was
given into custody, and the police proceeded to search
the house of the prisoner, in Cross-lane, St. George's
Colegate In her house was found a boodle of notes
lying under the table—about 30 in number—in course
e: manufacture—some just begun—some spoiled, and
ethdrs nearly completed. A good Bank of England
note was also found, and the thirty, as well as the ten
presented at the bank, were all excellent imitations of
this good note. One forged note—and only one—was
found with a signature attached. The copies were done
in pen and ink, and had been traced up at a chamber
windoW she had frequently been observed by the
neighbours tracing at her window, but they con-
sidered it was to obtain patterns of fancy needle-
work. This quite accorded with the habits of the
prisoner, who lived very secluded, and when she ap-
peared abroad. had a very lady-like Leering. The ap-
pearance of the forged paper was very close indeed
to the original ; it had, of course, no water-mark. The
East of England BeiAt had made a communication of the
circums-ance to the-Governor of the Bank of England,
and he had requested one to be sent to him for inspec-
tion. Mr. Stuff, the -town clerk, also stated that Mr.
Freshfield had sent .to him for a copy. In order to
know stk bat steps the :Bank of England would take,
the case was further remanded. Several of the ma-
gistrates belitved that the prisoner was insane ;
tt is belief :was induced by two circumstances. It
seems that she had recently a warrant issued against
her for non-payment of poor rates, and when
the officer called to levy a warrant which had been
Issued against her, she attempted to stab him. At that
time the feeling of the Bench was in favour of her in-
sanity much so that one of the magistrates (Mr. H.
Bol.nbr ke) paid the demand for her. And, further,
the very act of offering at the Bank what she knew to be
Barged notes, without even a signature, was evidence of
either very great commercial igeorance, or of insanity.
Mr. Gould and Mr. N. Palmer thought no insane person
would execute notes so correctly, and apply for payment
with her deposit-Look without intending to:pass them ;
she might, indeed, be ignorant ef the necessity for dif-
terent numbers, and a signature for the validity of a
note ; but this was not insanity. There is little doubt
but that the prisoner will be fully committed for trial for
the above offence after her final examination. She is
:known to no one in Norwich except Mr. Havers, of St.
paere, whose motheA• her father married. She was born
in Norwich, and afterwards went to live with an uncle in
London ; here she fell in love with a clergyman, and
offered to go off with him, if he would marry her. The
amour reached the eirti-Of her uncle, who sent her away
to Norwich, where she- has resided and lived oa the
legacy above-mentioned. Mrs. Havers says she still
believe her grandfather is not dead; he only sleeps, she
contends, and sfie-wishei to have him taken up, that he
may live with her. No evideeee can be ascertained of
her offering. any notes to other individuals.—Bury
Herald.

- At - ull thetheatres of Paris a number of men are
regularly engaged by the management to applaud all
thv pieces performed, and all the actors and actresses.
Fiore a process b( fore one of the Law Courts the other
day, it appears that a_t_tbe Theatre de l'Ambigu•Co-
mique (one of the minor theatres of the Boulevarda)' a
regular mercantile company was formed for the purpose
of:doing the applauding business. Tile rage for am-
panics is certaiuly great now-a- days ; but it was hardly
to be expected that the claque of a theatre would be put
itito a envoy, aud divided iate shares.