The Sun.
London, England, 1831-04-28 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR 'OF THE SUN.

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SIR,—Wc, the united Councils of the Political Unions of Man-
chester and Salford, have read with considerable surprise in your
Paper of the 25th inst., a letter signed " W. M.," in which letter
the writer informs us that Mr. Hunt was burned in effigy on
Friday evening last, and couples his assertion with illusions dis-
graceful to the people of Manchester. Qow, Sir, a more infamous
falsehood never appeared in print; and we, the Political Union:,
of Manchester, take the earliest opportunity of contradicting the
vile statement. Now, Sir, the facts are these, on Friday last, on
receipt of the news that his Majesty was about to dissolve Par-
liament, the Political Unions of Manchester assembled with a
band of music and banners to testify their approbation of his
Majesty's conduct ; and after parading through the town, visited
the immortal field of Peterloo, the band playing " The Dead
March," in memory of those who fell victims to despotic tyranny
on the fatal 16th of August, 1819; but, Sir, the effigy of Mr.
Hunt was never so much as thought of, nor the least disgraceful
illusion made to his name; on the contrary, Mr. Hunt appeared
in town on Sunday evening, and nothing can equal the calm-
siasm of the people when he addressed them on Monday morning
previous to leaving town for Preston. Atter Mr. Hunt's depar-
ture, a number of the artisans of Manchester did burn in effigy
that notorious character Major Birley, of bloody memory (to the
people of Manchester) on the field of Peterloo. We expect you
will do justice by inserting this in your valuable Paper, in con-
tradiction of that infamous statement which appeared in your's
of the 25th.

Signed on behalf of the Council,
ISlanchester, April 26, 1831. K CURRAN, Chairman

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TO THE EDITOR OF THE SUN.

SIR,— An address to the inhabitants of Truro, from Mr. Wm.
Tooke, has appeared in The Sun Newspaper of yesterday.
Were I to enter into a full detail of the election controversy,
to which it relates, I should occupy your whole paper; I will
therefore only shortly explain that I was invited to connec
myself with Mr. William Tooke in an appeal to the House
of Commons against the decision of the Committee on the
petition of that gentleman respecting the Truro election.
Ills invitation came from a committee of gentlemen from
Truro who were then in London. I was at the same time in-
formed that " my friends at Truro were most desirous of my
becoming their representative." I declined connecting my-
self with Mr. Tooke, but I stated that in the event of the bo-
rough being opened by Reform, it was my intention to qffer myself
unconnected with any °titer person, conceiving this communication
to me, to come from from friends and to be made with the know_
ledge of those at Truro, I had a right, undoubtedly, to expect
that my answer would be made known to them ; instead of which,
as soon as it was seen that Truro (as at first intended by the Re-
form Bill) was to have but one Member, an unfair advantage was
taken of the information thus obtained, and the inhabitants were
canvassed in favour of Mr. Tooke, and many of my friends,
ignorant of my intention, pledged themselves to support
him. Indignant at conduct so ungenerous, unhandsome, and
underhand, I expressed my feelings in an address, to which the
one inserted in your Paper is a reply. I asserted, and still assert,
that pledges obtained under such circumstances were not binding.
Mr. Tooke, subsequently, in a note to me, evinced his own
sense of the injurious and offensive nature of his reply as
follows:

" Although Mr. Tooke considers an election admitting of some
latitude of animadversion, so long as it does not trench on private
character, yet, if in his recent address he has " said any thing
painful to Sir Hussey Vivian's feelings he sincerely regrets it,
especially as occurring at a season of peculiar domestic anxiety."
Those who know Mr. Wm. Tooke, will be able to judge whether,
after such an apology, he is capable of repeating the offence, by
republishing himself, or authorising the republication of the ad-
dress. Great as is my contempt for him, I will not attribute to
him conduct so despicable, and especially not at a moment when
he must be well aware the peculiar domestic anxiety to
which he refers has much increased, and prevents my moving
from home.
My object, however, in now addressing you is not to enter
into a discussion with Mr. W. Tooke, nor is it my intention to
do so through the medium of the public Journals.
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