New-York daily tribune., 1858-03-05

eral benefit Of the whole. 1t seems, according to
statement il The Pe,r Gazette thA, they also have
Society to raise funds to enable thsm to emgs,e to
this country. The Gazette Gays:
For q uumber Of years the only way il which
thieves assisted each other was by means of rafting
some article belonging to the person who required
assistance Generally speskbg, the article raffied
OF the psltry value, and Ia pine cases out OF
ten il was pocket handkerchief OF nominal vslde no
one ever thinking Of tal ing after having won it,
fiead Of the beneficiary occupied the head OF the
table. ard before hun would be placed plate. in
which were deposited the subscriptions OF the com.
pspy who gave their Donations "a they entered the
room vary ing u amount according 10 their means or
knowledge OF the party. Afer the subscribing busi-
ices wes over the assembled company aduged theul-
se,yes in drinking and dancing till uneasonsble hours
in the morning, usually terminating in quarreiing,
fighting and beiug locked up. This mode OF raising
cash has for some time fallen into disrepute account
Of 20 many thieves getting them up FOR dieeut pur-
poses some TO get sufficient money TO employ counsel
or their trial. others TO bury relative, while Others
wanted help 10 come over here aud the better thief
vas known among his companions, the more money be
bad 10 expend these orgies. This state OF things was
the primary Of the establishment OF the associa-
ton we are now treating OF.
Itorsinated through three or four gonitfs talking
over their prospects, and deploring the apparent
spathy of the rsernity toward each other At length
they came to the resolution Of calling . meeting OF
professionals" and then hear what was beet to De
done under the circumstances. This was accordingly
done and the meeting was held in house which has
been the resort of thieves for years. This establish
mert s known by the sign Of the Three Cranes and is
situated in Brick Lane. Whitechapel. On the night
the meeting commenced nearly eighty thieves, OF
both sexes attended. This audience was addressed
by returned convict who reolces IN the so6rque OF
tie counselor" but whose real name IS FREDERICK
Chapman. This individual, several years ago, WAS an
attorneys clerk and is man possessed OF conslaera
bic degree of shrewdness and low cunning Having
attached his masters signature to blank check ne
sent to the sntpOdes at the expense OF tue Gov
nd frrp ahad will n
wears from which he has not long returned. TN ad
dressing the assembled gonifis, he SAID they nad
been called together to devise some plan by whlen
they could raise funds to ASSIST each otner 10 tue to
Of trouble and in a speech of considerable length,
(which we are sorry we have not obtained yerbstim,
he proposed plan, the pith of which was thh every
thief contribute toward the fund per centage oil ms
plunder, and that the one who contributed most s
should have the privilege of selecting member LOT
the benefits thereof. This, however, was oyerruled
by some Of the audience. Other speeches followed
from various parties, and in the end the following
rules were adopted: ,,c.
ErLE That k. Society shall consist unlimited number
of fright. members esh member 10 be- proposed shd
ed by members each member 10 pay entrance Toe
be in pos.eon his liberty. Any member getting into trouble
pr.on shall not be expected to keep up hs payments duos
RUE The benefits enjoyed BY the members Of the Society
Az ss follows: passage money America Australia hneen
t iee pcau9, 9e Tor pounds
s%seT be ows Ss iGI bn 70 10 e bos 10. Of Of as he thinks IT,
RUE When sufficient funds are in hand due notice WI D
given By the say Of I ns bS 10 wha such
event take plre which occasion. The ~
drawers i. particularly requested so tha '1ey may 0
RrLR That each member be declared free for the syera
benefits when he has been member ot the Aocaion three
months Any member omitn9 his p.ylse' for four ,CS
III RSGT U That PreSH Secretary Te.rer and Commit.
atons of the Association these officers to b. chosen by MAJOR
ty Of members appointed m"s'ins for 'eh
Ruiz ANY (gh tcmsl can become member OF the A,so
cston conditions male and will be entitled 10
RrIs That regular meeting night. shall be every Tues
day. for members receiving
Sunday nights for the drawing Of the eny chace.
RULE That providing any member shall draw On eps,o %
chance who is T. ticket of lesvel holder aud that there
should be member Of that description who free Of the As,o
citation ,nd who w.he. to eays tho country the sa h. Il
the chance him The drawer OF the chance to hay
of paid to him when there is sufficient funds III
RuiE 10 That the account, be audited every three months
by two members selected from the Association Any surp
funds that remain after providing tor probable connsenc
shsl 90 toward providing for supper and ball ;,
Non these rules being read over, they were feceVeu
with unanimous applause by thel assembled thieves
After order was restored the election OF the various
officers followed. well known Whitechapel thief
named Billy Beale was advanced to the post of Presi
| dent Fred Chapman was elected Secretary and the
landlord of the crib where the meeting was held was
appointed Treasurer. The six committee men are al
convicted thieves. When this portion OF the business
transacted they proceeded 10 admit members, and
they nearly all knew each other the process Of pro-
posing and seconding not difficult. The number
admitted that evening amounted to IL. AT the con.
clusion of the ceremony of admission dancing and
drinking the order of the evening The toast OF
success TO the Association was honored with uproar-
ous applause Other toasts followed relative TO the
" profession" and the meeting broke up. The fol-
lowing week, on the meeting night, the room was
crowded to excess by "gouiffs, anxious to become
members Of the Association. The news OF ts inaugu-
ration was transmitted from thief to another all
over London and the benefits il held out to them
formed the principal topic of conversation On this
night nearly l25 members were admitted. A
speech was made by the Secretary, in which he said
he was proud TO zee such unsnimity among the 'peo
ple" and trusted that it would continue to be so;
adding that should the Association prove successful
it was the intention Of the Executive to establish
branches in Liverpool and Manchester. so as to give
their provincial brethren an opportunity OF partcpst-
ing in the benefit of the Society Loud cheering fol-
lowed this ment, and the meeting was dis
solved.
UsPARDOs,BLE CRUELrY.-A correspondent says:
noticed fine horse in the Fourth avenue on Wednes
day morning. with broken leg, and otherwise badly
bruised caused by collision on Tuesday night. The
poor creature had stood there all night without cover
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