The Globe.

Globe, Volume IV, Issue 343, 19 July 1875, Page 2

The Globe.

MONDAY, JULY 19, 1875.

We are extremely glad to have to record the fact that it has pleased our evening contempory to give us credit for an article " the general excellence " of which he is unable to dispute." "We had no idea that we could be capable of giving advice with " magis- " terial solemnity," nor were we aware that we were gifted with the power of putting our contemporary on the pillory by giving vent to " dig- " nified magisterial sentences," because we were always under the impression that the words of wisdom flowing from the occupant of a magisterial chair, were of such rarity and value as to place them in the same category as Angel's visits, " few and " far between." But such is seemingly not the case, and we accordingly feel highly gratified to think that the magisterial mantle has been thrown around us. The object we had in view when we wrote the article relating to the case of James, was to rebut what, in our opinion, was an attempt upon the part of our contemporary, to lead the Friendly Societies and the public to believe that there was no mode of punishing a person who was guilty of misappropriating the funds of a Society. We say that there is such a mode, and we pointed out the manner in which it could be used. Our contemporary chose to make several assertions which we thought proper to contradict, one especially, viz, that the law by which such cases were regulated wanted altering. These were not the words used, but that was the meaning conveyed. We asserted, and we do so still, that the remedy lies with the societies, and not with the law-makers. After treating us to a few well turned sentences upon " copy " book headings," " aphorisms," " vaguenesss," and " hypercriticism," the writer of the article in the Star takes occasion to warn us as to the character for probity enjoyed by the gentlemen holding offices in the Friendly Societies. This we never doubted for an instant, nor were our remarks calculated to cause our readers to feel any uneasiness upon that point. Our article was simply written in order to reassure those who belonged to Friendly Societies that there was a method of punishing any one who misappropriated their money if they chose to adopt a certain course, and this we felt to be a duty, after reading the very bold assertions made by our contemporary. The public were in possession of various rumours regarding this important matter, the Star made them public,—but one essential was wanting —viz., the whole truth. This we have endeavoured to the beßt of our ability to lay before our readers and the public.