The Sun.
London, England, 1831-12-03 00:00:00

NATIONAL POLITICAL UNION.

A meeting of this institution was convened on
Thursday, about eight in the evening, at the Crown
and Anchor Tavern, to take into consideration the
rules and regulations which the Council had pre-
pared and recommended for the future guidance
of the Association. THOMAS MURPHY, Esq. pre-
sided, and addressed the assembly at some length
with reference to the object for which they were
met together. After earnestly requesting a patient
attention to every gentleman who might wish to
express his opinions, however different from their
own, he referred to the recent proclamation relative
to political societies as in no way affecting or apply
ing to the body by which he was then surrounded,
its in fact it merely embodied the same declarations
which the Council had previously made known
ihrough a work not long since published under
their auspices, and emanating directly from them-
selves. He further mentioned that the Union would
always meet hereafter in Sans Souci, Leicester-
square, and also that members would all be ad-
mitted to witness the proceedings of the Council,
in order that by witnessing the public conduct of
each member, they might be enabled to judge who
were really best qualified to represent them. A
trifling increase of subscription (only a penny a-
head) would become necessary to meet the addi-
tional expense which would be incurred in conse-
quence of the arrangement thus proposed for adop-
tion.—(Cheers.)
Mr. DETROSIER (the Secretary), then read a long
address from the Council, expreSsive of their senti-
ments as to the course of conduct which the Society
should henceforward pursue with a view to the fur-
therance of the great cause of Reform, mnd likewise
a series of rules connected with internal economy,
which were received with applause, and eventually
adopted without excision or alteration of any kind
whatever.

Mr. DE SANTOS came forward with an amend-
ment in favour of " Radical Reform," which occa-
sioned an immensity of uproar. After some half-
dozen speeches to order, it was ultimately rejected
by an enormous majority, at the recommendation of
Colonel Jones.

Major REVELL moved the first resolution, com-
mendatory of the promptitude and prudence of Mi-
nisters in re-assembling Parliament before Christ-
mas, for the purpose of accelerating the success of the
new Reform Bill. After noticing the general de-
pression of the commercial world during the present
protracted and anxious interval of suspense, as a
pressing reason for urging upon the Legislature an
immediate settlement of the important question
which had so long agitated the public mind, he ex-
pressed his conviction that the Anti-Reform Peer-
age would only yield when they found it was impos-
sible any longer to resist.
The Rev. Dr. WADE (of Warwickshire), the
i3econder, avowed himself a warm advocate of Re-
form in Church, Law, and State ; but trusted that
the Right Rev. Prelates would eventually accede to
the general call which had
.been so earnestly made
upon them by the great body of their fellow-coun-
trymen. This was merely the gist of an intelligent
speech, which our limits will not admit of our in-
serting. The resolution was carried.
Mr. SuFAL, M.P., then presented himself to move
a resolution, recommending the adoption of ener-
getic measures for carrying the new Bill,and was re-
ceived with much enthusiasm. The Hon. Gentle-
man commenced by congratulating the meeting on
their rejection of the amendment which a former
speaker had attempted to introduce, as it proved
that they confided in the discretion of the members
of the Council, in whom they had confided the ar-
rangement of their proceedings. He strongly incul-
cated the expediency of obedience to the laws, and
abstinence from all acts that could lead to a violation
of the public peace, as it was on the Legislature only
that Political Unions ceuld hope successfully to ope-
rate. Those who sought for more than the Bill, as
well as those, who, like him, approved of it, ought to
support it with all their energies ; for were the pre-
sent Ministers to be displaced, a renewal of Tory
domination would be the necessary consequence.
In conclusion, the Learned Gentleman took an elo-
quent review of the labours of Irish Catholics for the
attainment of the Relief Bill, and recommended
English Mormers to imitate their example.
Mr. HAYNEs (of the Birmingham Political Union)
seconded the resolution, described the prosperity of
the Birmingham Union, animadverted on the Church,
and advised a careful forbearance from outrage and
turbulence of every kind that could endanger the
tranquillity of the country.
A Mr. GRADY, by attempting and persisting in
his attempt to speak against the sense of the meet-
ing, here caused an interruption of more than an
hour, but was at last, with considerable difficulty,
prevailed upon to hold his peace.
The resolution was then carried, as was also an-
other, declaratory of obedience to the laws, having
been moved by Mr. Fox (a clergyman), and se-
conded by Mr. PERRY.
Alit. Fox Sstrru was then appointed treasurer,
and the meeting separated at a quarter to twelve.

UNITED SERVICE CLUB.—FiVC members
of the Junior Service Club, who conceive themselves to
be individually satirised in the new Naval Story of Ca-
vendish," have, we understand, undertakeis to discover the
author within one ,eek, and to bring him to personal ac-
count. In pursuit of this object numerous inquiries have
been made at the publishers', who, however, are said to he
themselves ignorant of the authorship.

It were almost profane to encourage a feeling
allied to wit, on a topic of this painful nature; yet, giving
it a political turn, we can scarcely help thinking, that,
had the late Edinburgh murders never been heard of, we
might have found a better name for this new species of
critre in that of its present chief perpetrator "13xstio?,"
than we formerly found in that of BURKE. To say that
such a one was " Bishoped," would have been much more
full of meaning than to say that he was " Burked."—
Glasgow Free Press.

On Wednesday the workmen commenced
t Acing down the old brick wall which separates Bucking-
ham Gardens from the Green Park, preparatory to the
projected improvements at the top of Constitution-hill.
The new wall will take in the space between the old one
and the present road, and is to be cased with stone, similar
to that which was erected last year opposite to St.
George's Hospital. There is to be a new entrance into
the Royal Gardens at the lower end of Grosvenor-place,
to be called Clarence Gate, and intended as a private en-
trance for the Royal Family from the great western road.
Some of the colliers in this district have, we
regret to state, assembled in tumultuous bodies for the
purpose of preventing those who were willing to work
from doing so, and have also resorted to other disorderly
proceedings. The remonstrances of the masters have been
answered by volleys of stones, and their endeavours yester-
day to persuade the men to disperse were unavailing.
Their object is, we believe, to obtain an advance of wages ;
but, whatever may be their grievances, we trust they will
have the prudence to refrain from acts which, experience
has so frequently proved, bring their own punishment,
and seek redress by those means only which can be ef-
fectual.— Wolverhampton Chronicle.
Earl BROWNLOW continues in personal com-
mand of the South Lincoln Regiment of Militia, at Stam-
ford. The advancement of the men in military attain-
ments is creditable to all parties ; and we regret to learn
that there should have been occasion for two Courts-
martial this week. These were held at the house of
Capt. SMITH, on two men named CHAMBERS and PHIL-
mos, of Stamford and S'. Martin's,—the one for being
out of quarters after ten o'clock at night, for which he
was sentenced to 21 days' confinement to hard labour in
gaol,—the other, for absenting himself from drill, for
which he is to be imprisoned 1,1 days. It is thought that
there has been some party spirit displayed, which has
made the men rather noisy and uncivil : the real offence
of CHAMBERS is by some supposed to have been his at-
tending the Blue " free and easy" club on Monday night :
under the excitement of company there, he did not, it
seems, regard the tattoo, or night-call to quarters. Alto-
gether, it is considered tat as much good as can result
front this year's assembling of the regiment has already
been secured, and we understand that the men will be dis-
missed on Monday next, which will complete 21 days'
training : they had been originally called out for 28 (lays.
he contractors for provisions were yesterday made ac-
quainted with the alteration as to time. Stamford News.