The Sun.
London, England, 1816-10-30 00:00:00

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.

IstrottTANT cmg„,,Amils.gur .swirriEs.)
Vesterday.the Widow of st Member of a Benefit
S.cluty prosecuted tie Stewards foOhre stun of
201, by, tlit articlett, • die Ongbi to .have
received after her husband!: death, It Appeared
from the evidence, that she had applied to the Stew-
ards on her bn,band'sdlcease tqr the 201. but it
was r!,!filsefl by the Stewardai on the ground of his
having been teen playiog tut cards ni a public-
house, and drlnking porter shortly before his death.
On this retitsd, she instantly applied to one of the
Offices in the Metropolis,. and there, two
Nlskistrates deliberateiy considering, the case, or-
dered her the VIM agieed on in the articles. They►
however, refosed to pay that, and in consequence
she brought the present action.
Mr. 1.1413.4,:rt staled the grounds of their ob-
jecting to piy her the.2ol. and argue;) the pro-
priety of their duiiu .so.front sarion* Acts of Ptr-

liantent, . .
Mr. ANottaws however rebutted the argeapents
of his opponent, front there being no upeeal to
ihe Court from the decision of two Magistrates
in a case of this nature,
The Court imaninvoutly agreed with Mr. An-
drews. "The Chairman observed, that in the Acts
of .Parilantent refeired to, the Legislature un.
doubtedly had it in view to act liberally and 'for
the protection of the individttal members of every,
The rules and „bye-laws of such socie
ties were obviously, to be understood by the wise
rovisions of the tegisla►tme all forming part of,
and as incorporated with those Acts of_ Pax.prtividea) they hail received the4tsteaa-
sary, sanotion of the Quarter Sessions., The
present objection therefore to the order of the
,two Magists;atcs belov.,„ pot- ha..sostain.
ed by the Court, These Mag,istrates foul awed, in
igrictainison %vitt) and conformable to the spirit
and letter of the law, and hail also coliformeil in
every iota to, the Orgailations of the society iii
question. This Cowl dorstltot
,alter their deci-
sion, • It w,as, for. tile CniiNt t,tr itoptiiv het
the decision of the Magistrates had heencomplied
with, and if it had not, (lien the t‘vo, defendants.
(t)je, Sle,w4rds), 'had been guilty of gross
imam; and es it qlUpt of the authority of the i‘41.4.-
• ,
I,4ltojes, 1t was,,not in, the, power 'Otte Court
to p into the otcrits of the,case, anti iherefore.
tiselory.wouldoleeitle how far the delenaltints had,
or bad not done their duty.
The Jury foetid that they, hail not complied
with the Alagistrntes' order, aml the Court or-
dered them to enter into theirown.recognizattee.s,
of 501. each to pay the poor woman on or before
Alooday next, orithen to. come tip and receive
the, judgatent of, the Coutt. It is perhaps ttotte-
cessurVo athi, that the opiniou of the Court was
agreeable.to M.. Andrews' 0.4:11,46111 itthm w yilto,lif the case.
'The. Court reprobated these Benefit Societies
as the soiirceof litigation, without, it)
fact, one benefit resulting trout them tti, one in
a horitireil,
/ Lydia Chapniqa, a dashing Cvprian, wits con
vicied of au, assault on George Brown, and toed
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George .C'larke
,wa3 iodicted for receiving stolen.
Aoods•troni. a servant of Phillips, auCtiOrteer,
to Bond-street, lie also being a servant Of Mr.
Phillips's .0 the saute titne, The Court and Jury.

thong)rt the crime WHI rather felony than re-
ceiving the sto'en articles, and be was therefore
OCCltliiled Of the charge, hnt intimation Wad given
from the Bench and, from Mr. Alley, that as nt
doubt existed of his being an il)ifitiltlS character,
and 4 tieterillineti thief, he might expect to bit pro_
scented for the felony.
J. Sweet, an Attorney, 'wail convicted of atr,
ast,ault 'filing si morket at Mr. Sew4l, who,
called upon him tor a debt.
Vr. ALLEY, for the defendant, said the de-
fenclant at the, time was under mental derange-
ment for the loss of 163 was sentenced
• • •
to six months- tinvihntrinent.

The Sesoqa4 at the PM
Therf,ale-a iyva tg.so,Fsoes to ttied,
m aong which are eight tor'etirgery, one bar tour-
•
tier, and three for culpable homicide. •