The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-07-24 00:00:00

POLICE.

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Mmestos H6uss.—An expelled member of a benefit
society was summoned before the Lord Mayor for refus-
ing to pay up the arrears of his subription for five
months, due to the society previous to the date of his
impulsion.
The defendant had been expelled from the society for
not paying up the arrears of his subscription, and he
now contended that the society had no longer any claim
upon him ; that they had no authority over him but as
a member, and that the Lord Mayor had no jurisdiction
in the case, being only authorised by the Act to adjudi-
cate between members, and he (the defendant) being ex-
pelled, of course, no longer belonged to the society.
On re&reoce to the Act it was ascertained that the
Magistrate was empowered to act against any one " hav-
ing been" a member. In behalf of the society it was
urged that they had a legal right to the payment of
the arrears. '1 he defendant bad been insured for tbe
space of five months, and if during that time any thing
had befallen either him or any of his family, be would
have been entitled to all the benefits held out by the
society. It was but equitable therefore that he should
pay for the iesurance, and there was nothing in the Act I
which would warrant a decision that the society should
incur the liability during that time, without compensa-
tion. •

Tbe Member who attended for the rest of the society,
against the defendant, put the can, that if three-fourths
of their number should refine to pay up their arrears,
and were consequently expelled the society in that rase,
would incur four mouths risk on the lives of the whole,
without any remuneration. It was wished that this
question, which bad often been decided both ways %by
the Magistrates of the City and County, should be at
once set at rest for the sake of other institutions.

The LORD MAYOR said he would take the opinion of
the City Law.ollicers upon the point.
This ease was accordingly submitted to the City
authorities. It has been subsequently determined by
them, that the Society cannot claim the arrears,
from a member under such circumstances; that expo!.
'sion from the society is a punishment, and that the
society have no right to avail themselves of two remedies
at once to
.punish and claim the arrears. They must
make their election, and if they prefer the money,
they must bring the contumacious member before the
Magistrate, who will force him to pay; but if they
choose to punish by expulsion, they forego their right to
the arrears. _ _

A complaint was made yesterday before Alderman
Cox, against ✓oscph Ady, the Quaker, of Houodsditch,
but after is was heard it was agreed that the case should
be brought before the Lord Mayor, who had already
taken some pains to prevent the practice of which com-
plaint was made. It, will, therefore, come on before
his Lordship after his return from his aquatic Excursion.
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GUILDHALL—David IVarrea' one of the Bow-street
officers, was brought up yesterday, before the Sitting
Magistrate, Mr. Alderman Cox.
Heorge Mulford, a hackney coichman, in the employ
of Mr. Harris, of- Kennington, stated, that he was com-
ing over Blackfriars' Bridge, between four and five
o'clock in the afternoon of Tuesday, when he observed
the prisoner very much intoxicated, and flourishing his
cutlets about in one band, and his constable's staff in
the other. At the foot of the bridge he stopped a glass
coach, and insisted, by virtue of his authority, to search,
awl see what was in it. Scarcely had the driver of it
with difficulty got clear from him, when a little girl,
about fourteen years of age, came along with- a couple
of bundles of dirty linen; the prisoner immediately
stopped her, and insisted upon seeing what she had got
in them; the child was much frightfined, and although
she told him it was only clothes to be washed, and show-
ed him the washing bill; he insisted upon examining
them, and handled the girl so roughly, that he (Mul-
ford) interfered to protect her, and told the prisoner that
if be was an officer, he ought not to use a child in that
manner.—lmmediately on this, the prisoner struck him
violently with his constable's staff, and repeated his
blows several times, saying he was an officer, and would
stop any body, or strike any body he pleased. A great
crowd was collected, and with the assistance of some of
them, be at length succeeded in overpowering the pri-
soner, wrenched his cutlass and staff from him, and
conveyed him into Bridewell.
Joseph Wyatt, one of Mr. Hoppe's coal-heevers, corro-
borated the statement of the last witness as to the violent
and dangerous manner in which the prisoner was non-
rishiug his sword and truncheon about to the terror of
the passengers.—He spoke to him, and attempted to
reason with him, and instantly received a violent blow in
the month from kis staff on which he assisted the last
witness to secure him.
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Parry, the street keeper of Bridge Ftreet. wbo was seat
for to take the prisoner to the Coutpter, mid be was
so drunk, and re violent and outrageous. le. his oendaet,
that it wee found absolutely necessary to handcuff him to
present' his doing Ibrther mischief. • •
Warren appeared sufficiency tobled by his situation,
sad attempted ao defence. oast *at he could sot
recollect coy thing that hadrerseod.
Ik. Alderman Vox orde the primmer to kid ban
for the assault, intimating to him at the lam time
.this he abopld feel it ltie duty to direst a -10 the
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