The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-24 00:00:00

BIRMI

lOTS.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]
BIRMINGHAM, TUESDAY, FIVE O'CLOCK, P. M.
We still coatinue in doubt and anxiety, which are
considerably increased, not only by the alarming re-
ports which are most sedulously circulated and greedily
devoured here, but also from the startling intelligence
which reaches us from the northern districts. Not-
withstanding the various frightful reports which are
afloat, and which are considerably strengthened by the
preparations making by the authorities to resist the
slightest aggression, my opinion is, that the Alarmists
evill not, for the present, make the slightest attempt to
re-enact the scenes of Monday week.
The fire which broke out last night in the timber
yard is, as to its origin, enveloped in mystery ; many
attribute it to pure accident ; several declare it to be
the act of an incendiary. The mob was exceedingly
riotous during the fire, hooted the military, and pelted
the police with a shower of stones.

A thousand rumours about flags, banners, pikes,
daggers, and God knows what, are hourly arriving from
Dudley, Wedgbury, and the adjacent districts, which are
either completely groundless, or, at most, are fabricated
by the Alarmists to impose increased duty on the mili-
tary, and thus carry out the advice so repeatedly given—
" Harass the soldiery," " Fatigue and annoy the autho•
rities and police."

Mr. George Julian Harney, the only Delegate at pre-
sent in Birmingham, has received a letter from his con-
stituents, demanding of him to repair forthwith to the
Convention, and insist on the Delegates fixing the
Sacred Month to commence instanter, as the Tyne col-
liers will not wait for the 12th of August. The letter
states that at Tyne 40,000, and at Wear 20,000, are
ready to turn out at a moment's warning.
The notices of claims for compensation, on account
of damages sustained by means of the late riots, were
this day exhibited before P. H. Muntz and J. T. Law-
rence, Esqrs., and amount to about .500/.
In consequence of a report of riots having taken
place at Coventry last night, a detachment of twenty-
four men from the Rifles proceeded immediately to
that town, but they returned this morning, as all was
quiet on their arrival at Coventry.
A. petition to her Majesty, praying a repeal of the
Charter of Incorporation granted to Birmingham, is
being numerously signed.

LORD NUGENT and AYLESBURY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

AYLRSBURY, JULY 23.
SIR,— In a copy which was sent to me of your yester-
day's Paper, I find the following question put to me, which,
from the evident motive with which it is asked (an inten-
tion to convey a dishonouring imputation against me), I
think it right to answer. You ask—" Previous to
going down to Aylesbury to start for the borough
this election, did not Lord Nugent hold communica:
tion with the Duke of Buckingham? Did he not,
in short, go to the Duke's house and inform
him of his intention to start against Mr. Cavendish?
Will Lord Nugent deny this ?" Most distinctly, Sir. It
so happens, that I have not seen the Duke for several
weeks, nor had any communication whatever with him.
At the time when, in redemption of my former pledges to
the Liberals of Aylesbury, I came forward upon my own
claims,to resist the surreptitious device of certain electioneer-
ing jobbers, for using Mr. Cavendish's name and purse in
what I repeat would on this occasion be a proveably hope-
less. and therefore mischievous, attempt at a contest, the
Duke of Buckingham was at Stowe, where I have, not
been ; nor did I at that, or any other previous time, corn.
municate with him by letter, or in any way, on that or any
other matter, connected with the representation of Ayles-
bury. I think I have answered the question distinctly. But
nov, Sir, permit me to observe that if I had happened to have
breakfasted, to have dined, and to have supped with the
Duke, and to have walked with him in all the interme-
diate hews of the very day before I offered myself for
Aylesbury, I should have equally claimed the liberty of re.
piling the conclusion thus inferred, and of associating
with a kinsman, although we may differ entirely in politics,
without the imputation of a political intrigue. An iinpu-
taLion, allow me to add, shameful to me, if true ; but not
less so, if untrue, to the person who has untruly made it,
I should have disdained, Sir, the tAing any notice of
a question like this, the obvious intention of which was to
impeach by insinuation, and then to take the chance of
the insinuation being true ; but that, when I see it in a
Paper which has long supported the principles to which
I have throughout my life been unvaryingly attached,
I think it right, oncefor all, and for the last time, to show
you the injustice you are doing me by lending faith to the
malignant and preposterous untruths of persons capable of
any baseness theraselves, and therefore naturally prone to
suspect baseness in others. These persons, and their
treacherous conduct on former occasions to the cause,
are known tome, and cannot, I believe, be known to you.
But such statements of fact, and such insinuations by
question, against my personal and political honour, I must
be allowed to say I think you ought not to have so easily
entertained.