The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-08-04 00:00:00

L.fir INTELLIGENCE.

VICE CHANCELLOR'S COURT, Auo. 3.

IX THE MAITFR or A BENEFIT SOCIETT.--.-311%
VILSON stated, that this was the petit' of Arthur

.
It:tharti Hawkins, Janus Trebelt, and eleven other'
iiersons, members of a Benefit Sorietv, called "1 he
Pr, therly Society," which was final at the 'three,
I rolvus. West liedfont, in the county of Sliddlesea.!
T!... petition stated, that this society consisted of the'
pe!itioners and sixty-six other members; that it was
instituted in February I is 3; that its rules were
s;:netioneol at the Quarter Sessions in the usual man-
ner : that the object of the society was to provide from
ni th-ir i ividual contributions a fund, (rime whiela any
nietobe being sixty-live years of age, anal incapable
of getti ~ bis living, shall receive tis. a week, p:-o-
-vide.l be has been a member of the Pociety for thirty-
five years ; that three members, named Henry Fly
ttinger, Arthur Richard Hawkins, and Samuel Parrot,
had been appointed trustees of the said society, in
which capacity they had acted for some years; that
the said iknty Ply Ginger. availing 1 • self of his

situation as trustee, prorated to be paid to his brother,l
William flinger (nion the petition represented to
'have an indertitletit property of a-yenr, and able
to ..tipport himself), the slim of 'is. a-week ; that
eh; •tiy in consequenee of their displeasure upon this
tti!:t, the society thought proper to remove the late
trt•s'ees, and hail elected three others in their stead'
I.y a very considerable majority. Mr. Hawkins was
ret•trneil thanks fur his conduct, and liinger and Par-
rot, the two other ex-Amster!, were required to pay to
the new trusters all monies remaining in their hands,
to join in transferring- the sum of 1,31110. 3 per
cent. consols, and half a-yettr's interest tine in Jattnary
List, n hide was now standing in the names of the late
trustees in trust for the sail society, and that liinger
refused to comply with such request. 'I lie Petitioners,
141 o• were appointed a special 't tee to exhibit
this rilitint; to enforee the s:WIIP, ther ,fore prayed the
Cottrt to oiler Ginger and Parrot to join itt making
the transfer, anti to pay the dividends .... doe.
Mr. 7.; oet imp appeared on behalf of the two ex-
trwoees above-mentioned, and opposed the petition,
:toil stated front the affidavit of langer, that he had
Pryer availed himself of his situation as trustee, to
roenre the allots-atter to his brother; that his br..titer
was entitled to it from his eirentostances. It Airtime
appeared front this affidavit. that a proposal had hems
-made by 1 lumbers of the society fur dividing
the funds of the sorietrs and that the allowance‘ in
question was never objected to until his brother 11114
I.oler poor petoioners had refused to sanction tl:e di-
vision of the funds. '1 hr deponent also refused his
sanction to any such eneaswrep but the new trustees

were ti.!vocatea for it, an 4 .his was the real cause of

11.4 removal. The proof of the intention of dividing'
164 foul. having been entertained by several nienihern,
as confirmed from the affidavit of Sir John fhblsm,'
O':!•• of the Bench of Magistrates of Staines, who were
• .nsoltril by those members as to the power which the
It ...toy had upon this point. Nir John told them, that
s" h a .Livision as they groin rd, was ; and hr
.• ..orb in his affidavit, a te.ohttion alleged to have'
I , en agreed to by the society, to the erect that the
~ skipld br shared according to the number of
years milt 111.• bad belonged to the society that sa
s! o sld be Tell in the box to re-establish the said 'm-
oiety, the box to he shut for one year, and the money'
t.• he put out to 11.1 e on food security, and if any mem-
-10.: should die during the time the box 11. "•listt, each
n.....bber WAS to contribute Is. Col. towards his funeral.
cossettnence of this, Sir .'ohn gibbon advised Wa-
ger not to sell out the stock, and suffer the produce to
br divided, as it was contrary to the :l3nl lieu. 111. ne.
lative to neckties of thin description. and also not to
✓esign his trusteeship except under the direction of the
Court of Chancery.
W !LAI/7C, in reply, contended, that it wan eon,-
recant to the nociety to remove and elect such trustees,
as they thought proper, and he did not see that the
Court could have any difficulty in making the order.

The 11ce-I'H4No El.t.pß tartl;rell, that the late tru*-

tl" a should transfer in test loss, and receive ;and pay
the tl:viden.is on or before the pay of the thing. a
t' t• I curt.
Mr. WINIIFIELD lisped tlsi.t, under the circumstances.
p: his clients had been actuated' by no motive hut that
benefit of the society, the costs in this petition
,1•t be paid out of the dividends.
'1 he VICE-CHANCELLO said, that he would give lb*
c.tsts as Mr. Wingfield desired.
Mr. 1V ,Laos produced an Art of Pirliatnent, front
whi.:h be reads clause that prohibited the Court from
gi• costs in cases of this deserip!ion.
occw.nis said, he was not aware of
the clause, but having read it, he saw he could not
give the costs.

AItIIWORTH r. TAMS.

Mr. flocs r. stated. that this was the petition of the
defendant, and the prayer of it was, that lie should he
d's liarged from prison. It appeared that the defendant
fi..l been an executor to awill, and that he was called
upon to account for assets to the amount of 700/. tty
an interlocutory order of this Court, and not basing
cow lied with the order, attachment issued, and he
was confined in Lancaster gaol. Since then a coni-
mvsaion of bankruptcy was taken ont azainst him,
w!,ich commission was superseded. The fact was the
defondant was extremely poor.
The Vica.Citstscettost said, be could not make this
order without consent of the parties.
Mr. Howse said, that this petition was assented to
k, all the adults, but there were infants certainly in-
te.-sted, whose consent could not be had.

he Vic a-Cuvrest.Loo then suggested that the de.
fendant should awend his petition, should tact- a jndg-
ri••at in a Court of Low, and he would then send that
proposal to the Master, to see a'hethe► ii was for the
betefit of tile infants that it should be accepted.
'this swggestitin was accepted.

A tlttel was fought on Wednesday morning early in
a sn..adow four miles from Farnham, bet Ween a Mr.
a gentleman of fortune, in IlampsVre,
and Mr. 11—•--t---t1, on half•pay officer. The tlis-
-I.ute originated at a rare-ball, and this was the first of
their meeting. Mr. E. was wounded past recutery on
the right side, and the ball cutild nut be extracted,
Ent lie was alive yesterday morning. A family dis-
Foie was the ti:st of disagreement.