The Sun.
London, England, 1826-03-23 00:00:00

MANSION-HOUSE.

COMIIINATION.—The Stewards of the Society which is call-
ed " The Friendly Society. of Carpenters and. Joiners,n.were
attended by a Solicitor before the LoRD MAYOR and Mr. Al-
derman Cox, to answer the complaint of one of the Members
of the Society, who had been scratched from the books because
he had refused to pay his quota of a sum of money
,which the
Society had voted towards the " Bradford Union, and also
towards the support of a newspaper.
Mr. HARMER said, that all the money his client had paid
into the Society had been forfeited, besides being scratched.—
He contendid that the Society had no right to vote away
the money in the manner they had done, and cited two
clauses in the Rules and Regulations of the Society in support
of his argument. He then produced a Report of the Audit
Committee, and pointed out, on the expenditure side, the fol-
lowing items :
Balance due to Agent on Combination Laws . £8 15 0
Paid to Committee on ditto . • • • 4 7 3

Ditto for Malcolm Herring and Jenkins, attending to
establish Newspapers with General Committee • 8 4 5
Gift to Bradford and Weavers . • • 120 0 0

Shareholders of Trades Newspapers attending Ge-
neral Meetings . • 413 6
Fifteen Shares in Trades Newspapers . • 75 0 0
Mr. HAnst€ rt said, that the regulations were enrolled at the
Quarter-Sessions, and if such a thing was contemplated as an
application of the funds of the Society to such purposes as they
had been applied to, the enrolment never would have been
permitted. It was not to be supposed that a regulation would
have been sanctioned which pledged the Society to the support
of an unlawful combination, as well by a subscription for the
relief of those who turned out, as by lending aid to a News-
paper which advocated the cause of the men against the mas-
ters.—The Solicitor of the Society said, that they had a right
to vote a sum of money to the Bradford Union if they thought
proper. The members had power to make new regulations if.
they thought proper.—The LORD 31AY OR was of opinion, that
the funds of the Society were intended to be applied to a Spe-
cific purpose, and could not be diverted from such purpose by
regulations of the members.—Mr. HARMER, Said,
his client objected to pay towards the Bradford Union, or to.
ward supporting The Trades paper, which had decreased in its-
circulation between 2 and 300 copies within a few weeks.' The
LORD MAYOR said, that the Act of Parliament privileged
the Society to invest their funds in private as well as public,
security, and he saw no objection to making an investment in
Newspaper concern.—Mr. HARMER: The Shares cost 64
each ; are they marketable at that price now ? [a laugh].—The
LORD Mayon said, the complainant was justified in refusing
to pay towards the Bradford Union, but not on the other ground.
The LORD 31Avoit and Alderman Cox then decided, that the
complainant's name should resume its place on the list, and that
he was entitled to all the privileges of the Society.. •

GUILDHALL,.
Yesterday Mr. Alderman Cox was occupied for an hour, In
attending to summonses for neglecting to pay the Consolidation-
tax. Most of the parties pleaded inability, from the pressure of
the times, and the Alderman granted them a:few days' grace.—
Two or three persons complained that the Collector of the Dis-
trict had not acted with seasonable forbearance ; that when they
asked him to explain to what purpose the money was applied,
they never having had such a thing as a Consolidated Rate de-
manded of them before, and being unable to catch an idea of its
appropriation from its name,theCollector coarsely answered them,
• Never mind what it is for—you must pay so many, shillings
Consolidated Rate ;" and upon their omitting to pay forthwith,
he returned them as defaulters, and put them to 3s. expence by
the present proceeding. Mr. Alderman Cox said, the contruct
of the Collector was reprehensible, and their assessments were
heavy enough to be irritating, without the super-addition of an
ungracious manner in the collection of them. He forgave" al
the parties the fees of the Court. Summonses for 44 house-
holders in Aldersgate Ward Were then taken out.

MARYLABONNE.
W. Norton was charged with having beaten hit wife in og,
most cruel manner. On Monday night he returned home after
she was in bed, and because she could not immediately find
his nightcap, he threw the chairs upon her, and turned her out
of doors, when she was obliged to request leave to sit up in the
Watchhouse. The fellow stated, that she had pawned ►xis
things, and absented herself from home for several day' e-
ther. The Magistrate however, said, nothing could just"/
such treatment, and ordered him to find good bail.

LAM BETH-STREET.
Messrs. Murray .and Hall, pawnbrokers, of Lower EaSt
Smithfield, appeared to an intormation, laid by Johnston, charg-
ing them with having extorted a sum exceeding that speci,ffe'L
by the Act of Parliament, on property pledged with them. woe
fact, in one instance was clearly proved, and in another. they
pleaded guilty. The Magistrates convicted them in the first
case in the lowest penalty, 40s. and in the second, in 31.

Within the last few days the staple trade of
Yorkshire has undergone an obvious improvement,
both in the Leeds and Huddersfield markets.
The purchases in the White Cloth Hall, at Leeds,
on Tuesday last, did not indicate this alterationy
but in the Coloured Hall, the demand was con-
siderably better than it has been for several
weeks past, thong +ales were not to be com-
pared with those of the lame period in the last or
in the preceding year. The spring buyers, both
for home and' foreign markets, begin, however,
to show themselves. Raw materials are also
somewhat more in request ; and if there be any
alteration in the price, it is rather for the better.
Money is still very scarce ; but confidence seems
to revive, anti if we have no serious reaction, a
well grounded hope may be cherished of better
times. Part of the three millions, 'advanced V
the Bank of England, has found its way directly,
arid part indirectly, into the manufacturing dis-
tricts of Yorkshire ; and, as soon as the currency
becomes more commensurate to the public wants,
we shall see our streets less crowded with unem-
ployed workmen, and the workshops better
fillad.—(Leeds Mercury.)