The Sun.
London, England, 1831-10-29 00:00:00

REPORT.

" In perform :nee of the duties entrusted to them on
Friday list, your Committee has judged it expedient to
devote the short time allotted to them, to the performance
of that which they were best fitted to execute, namely, to
the preparation of a plan by which a Union of all classes
may he organized for patriotic objects.
" The broad lines which separate class from class in
this country are visible to every eye, and whether as en-
gendering hatred and rancour on one side, or suspicion and
ignorance of the wants of the people on the other, arc
alike to be deplored by every lover of his country.
" Again, the power of every nation to he free, when it
wills it, has been universally received from the greatest
patriot in Europe, as a political axiom. All political power
has been acquired by Association ; the Barons in the middle
ages, the military Governments of Europe, and the Bo-
roughmongers at home, have owed their power solely to
Association ; and it is only to Associations of the People,
in America, in France, and in England, by Corresponding
Societies, Aide-Toi Societies, and Political Unions, that
these countries have preserved themselves from the despotic
government of the effeminate Iliroloos and servile Germans.
'"But although these great political truths are evident
to every enquirer, your Committee has not been able to
inform itself what the feeling is in this metropolis, toward,
forming a National Association. The importance of ouch
a Union at the present moment has been impressed on
your Committee by every fact that has conic within its
notice ; but the casualties to which the promised rights of
the people are more than ever exposed ; by the disasters
which may arise from the distress produced by the stagna-
tion of trade ; and, above all, by the convulsion which
may on a sudden be produced in the metropolis, and in the
country ; but your Committee has conceived that the
gentlemen of this meeting will be better enabled from their
local sources of information to decide, how far the above
considerations are likely to induce the requisite numbers to
come forward and associate. Your Committee, however,
cannot conclude this part of its Report, without quoting the
emphatic words of the Council of the Birmingham Union.
' Let no one think that his personal co-operation is rot
important ; let every one act as though the safety of his
country depended upon his single aid.'
" Your Committee will now proceed to explain the
principles by which it has been actuated in drawing up
the Rules and Regulations, which it offers for your consi-
deration ; and it takes this opportunity of expressing than!:s
to the gentlemen of a Committee formed for similar pur.
pses, who have not only given us the benefit of their
papers and advice, but have, many of them, allowed their
names to be added to your Committee ; and to those gen-
tlemen all the merit of the annexed constitution is mainly
attributable.

" Your Committee has been further assisted by copies
of the Rules, &c., of the Birmingham, Sheffield, and Me-
tropolitan Unions, by the Resolutions drawn up at a
meeting last year, in London, for Parliamentary Reform,
and by some other similar publications.
" In stating the objects of the Association, and in draw-
ing up the Rules and Regulations, your Committee has
been exceedingly anxious to employ the simplest words,
and only so many as were requisite fur expressing clearly
the ideas intended to be conveyed.
" The objects of this Association are divisible into two
kinds, immediate and ulterior. Your Committee con-
ceives, that to secure a thorough Reform in Parliament,
to unite all classes in effecting this Reform, and to pre-
serve peace and order in the metropolis, ate the immediate
objects; to bring about solid improvement in the moral
and physical condition of the people, may be stated as the
ulterior object ; and concurrent with both of these, is the
direction given to innumerable minds, by the stimulus of
public meetings, to the discovery of means for furthering
all the above objects.
" It is hoped that the immediate objects will induce all
good Reformers to join us, who know the power of Asso-
ciation; and that the ulterior object will prevail on ali
such as now rail against the profligacy and drunkenness of
the working cl asses, to co-operate with us, and to enable
us to offer more rational and more intellectual amusements,
to the working man than lie is now enabled to enjoy.
" In the constitution of the Union, your Committee has
adopted the form of government of the Birminghatn and
other Unions, which appears both excellent in principle,
and warranted by experience. As in their Unions, we
have given much power to the Council, because, as the
Birmingham Council justly states, power must reside
somewhere; and because your Committee conceives that
no reasonable men will refuse to obey officers, whom tio.y
themselves have chosen, and whose interests are identified
with their own. Your Committee, however, has not judged
it expedient to follow the division adopted by the Birming-
ham Union, of rules and regulations—duties of the mem-
bers—and duties of the Council,—because they have
deemed it useless to prescribe a set of duties which they
have not the power of enforcing, and superfluous to state
as duties of members, what it must be implied every man
feels incumbent upon hitn, as a good citizen. The engage-
ments, therefore, necessary for the good conduct and subor-
dination of the membrrs of the Union, have !teen embodied
in the rules and regulations.
" These rules and regulations we have arranged in the
following order. The fat, 2d, and 3(1,-relate to the mem-
bers of the Union generally.
_ _

" The 4th to the-Government of the Union.
" The sth, 6th, 7th, Bth, 9th, and 10th, to the holding
and functions of general meetings.
" The 11th, 12th, Nth, 14th, 15th, and 16th, to the
meetings and functions of the Council.
" The 17th to the functions of Treasurer.

" The 18th to the alteration and revision of the Consti-
tution ; and the whole comprise only one-third of the
space, but it is conceived the whole spirit of the Bir-
mingham rules and duties.
" The last explanation your Committee has to offer re-
lates to their selection of a name for the Association. On
this point, as they have deemed it expedient that individuals
in all parts of the kingdom should belong to the Associa-
tion, in order that unity of action may be obtained, and
that the laws may not be infringed, they submit that the
name—" National Political Union" is comprehensive
enough, and sufficiently explanatory.
" Your Committee have forborne to make any sugges-
tion with regard to a Chairman, because the qualities re-
quired for this office,—the requisite fortune for giving him
respectability in:the eyes of the world—the requisite honesty
and views as to Reform, to make him respectable in our
estimation—are so difficult to he found combined in any
individual, that your Committee can only allude to the
difficulty and to their want of success hitherto in the
inquiry.
OBJECTS OF THE NATIONAL POLITICAL
UNION.

" I.—To support the King and the Ministers against a
small Faction, in accomplishing their great measure of
Parliamentary Reform.
" 2.—To unite all well-wishers to their country, from
the richest to the poorest, in the pursuit of such an im•
portant object.
" 3. —To afford a channel fur the collecting Public
Opinion, in order that all its moral weight may be brought
to bear upon the Legislature.
" 4. To preserve peace and order in the country, and
to guard against any convulsion, which the enemies of the
people may endeavour to bring about.
"a. To watch over and promote the interest, and to
better the condition of the indestrious and working clas,es.
rr 6. To give opportunities, by frequent public discus-
sion, for eliciting the best means by which the above ob-
jects may be carried into execution."
RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE NA-
TIONAL POLITICAL UNION.

" 1. All persona whatsoever are admitted as Member,
of this Association, who shall cause their names to be en-

tcred in books appointed for the purpose, and sl

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to the following rules and regulaiions.
" 2. All persons becoming Members of this tjno
uluef
subscribe
make such further donation or annual or quOte.
ra
scription, as they can conveniently afford. ?el
" S. All Members shall strictly observe the_
legal directions of the officers of the AssociationlF
the tnana-:eirvnt of its of tirs shall he committed.
"4. The general management of the 03ii)Pr
nutted to a Council f individuals, to VI r
annually at a General Meeting, and sulject 11
contreul of such Annual other General Meetiag
" 5. The General Meetings choose annually to
ditors for the ensuing year, to pass the ;lee3°,,,d,
Council ; and if two of the Auditors canna
passing the accounts, the subject of difference is
ferred to a General Mewing.
"6. The Genera! Meetings choose a Tiefljtii
iruwees, in whose hands the funds of the A° is
depos ted.
deb
"7. An Annual General Meeting of the
the Union is held on the first day of
. "S. General Meetings may at any time be
.I
gether, by Sr. order signed by the Chairman an
Chairman, countersigned by the Secretary; °IL ,r
signed by six of the members of Council; or
sition si,lned by 200 members of the Union.
'.O;
or requisition of such meeting to be advertised
London Newspa
Annual General Meeting the CO3°-
di:ors, Treasurer, and Trustees, are el. o:en•
vidual who shall be proposed for office, is l'utlsl,
may direct), and is elected by a majority of
nation separately (or in such way as the General
to
esent, the Chairman deciding on which sides
l3Pri
jority, unless a divi-ion be demanded ; when le
di
appointed in the usual way. sfif
" 10. At the General Meetings, the Secretary 0
ince the hooks for inspection, and in the whole ea,PO
the Union every species of concealment or mystery
cat efully avo:ded.
form, a
" 11. The Council (of whom n
me, is weekly, or as often as they may dont -,10/,
keeping a record of their proceedings at each 133ee-pri
"12. The Council appoints a Chairol43!_,s,
Chairman, Secretary, Collectors of Contribune 0
such other officers, either with or without salaries/
be found expedient.
LePl'
" 13. Tile C.tuncil appoints a Solicitor an-
visers to the Union. if occasion require. oceedi,
"14. The Council shall watch closely &Probes
of the Legislature, shall call Genetal Mectir,g,'„oo4l
cessary, present Addresses and Petitions to the
the Legislature, when the interests of the Pelord'er'
stake, and generally shall use every exertion to
the

_ . .
the object, of the Union. tbe 1'°7,1
" 15. The Council employs the funds of tbelr
ti ,n, solely in promoting its object,,
: a sPil te
' ' jungrnent and discretion.
" 16. No part of the funds of the AssociatleCli
expended in any object, wherein a member of be
ibt
is personally interested, except by vote of t"l'"•jerii4
Council, specially called for the purpose of con°
ofyg.
question.
iy t:oo;•
" 17. The Treasurer shall pay money °r`
passed by the G,uncil, and countersigned by thcptloeil/
" 18. No alteration or addition m the ab°veuit j
Re'4ulitions shall be made, unless it be recut.lo7)
the Council, or unless on retusal of the Conn
lsOrj
the motion forward, it be adopted by four•fifths° 107
Meeting, specially summoned for the purpos'•''..
according t° .
Advertiser.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

GUILDHALL. hO'
iVildiaut Purr oil, the bailiff's follower
chargedi on the Gth inst. with attempting
his wife, was re-examined yesterday, she be'nvt
able to attend and give evidence. She was'
1
ever, still tto weak to walk, and seemed sea
be out of danger.
Ann Chell, of n 10
dille Temple-lane, had °i
prisoner and his wife about six years. The'
formerly received the rent of the chambers oro
by witness's husband, end the prisoner had
very troublesome in endeavouring to obtain 'be'
before it was due. The prisoner's wife o'll4
living apart from him five weeks, when on
live
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ctnrOekdoceotftto‘o:a,b.hhepiermi,els:ceil
eite,zetneotpdtifiirri
hhnspoeeeat:pti ebeaarrs:e:vataelly:,lvee,idhiti
laecol
rrnitiotd‘atvhtoti.eat
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out her to bring about an interview. She fetch
king
again. She said she would not, and walkeu
out " My throat, my 'throat," and witneotd
ing he was strangling Ins, ran to the stair' ht'
her husband. On returning into the roomseo
the prisoner fling a razor away, and nbser,gtti
wife was covered with blood. 'Mr. Clie"eh
immediately. Prisoner said to his wife theihYied
meet in another world. While she was -

he knelt down to examine the wound.
Harriott Parrott, the wife, who apP---rho'r
above 40 years of age, said Mrs. Cbell
described the circumstances. When heroOlf
asked her to come home she repl ed she celite7f
because she considered her life in danger. A 00i,
" Won't you, won't you ?" She answere"tot
which he turned round, and she heard hirni.oif
piece of paper in which he brought the ts"
then seized her and cut her throat. er;i
Lghtfoot, the beadle of St. Dunstan s) °otio`
int!, the room was told to take charge oftheljoi,Jf
who observed, " Yes, I did it ; shii-rr
away." He was leaning over his wife' Ifr
said he had borrowed the razor, Foivi •
Mr. Bradford, a surgeon in Fleet•streetit "
e
from the first appearance of the wife,101;11 e;
tity of blood she had lost, he thought sheA-09.11C/
He found the edge of the razor had- turoe',ol;
and cut a flap of flesh. The jugular ttirfi
important vessel had been laid bare ; iwth'eeirltdi
none cut into. Prisoner acknowledged otir,
petrated the offence. The woman could
moved to the hospital till the next daY,
tended her in the interim. ‘
Mr, Alderman VENABLE% said, it 01411tlyi
cicaohl Fgte
thing
trffi feheletteed‘‘N‘istitilsiee
drpioritt alsoo Isriaeryraids y
f‘ev.a r
The prisoner, who was much agitate ' 61101JP"..i''
five weeks ago he quarrelled with his Wifel ustri
moving one of their children from one ,51:
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another, and she said he struck her. In ;)- el' V,
she left her home, taking the three.
her; and he had never been able to a°
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she was staying, and he was very uneosir ts"fl
night before this she absented herself t
and two nights, and would give no sec°-vtlie6
she had been staying. He had made ever' fati
and his mind was distracted. Wben
again he kissed her on the stairs, and heff- tivd 'eft
God's sake, to forget all that had passe'}'le 51/1°
his part would forget every thing; but 9.1
eEF
him, and who could bear with it ?
disiNtrlers.sAinlgde(r,amsaen, \bit
jEtNAhneLasmussatidi,caitoo,7
el4t}tilsem,eyrs3tnrainmucizerttst,r:i.ishitiretahhienv,c,ot:iuul
eir(isireirroi hisirritate
h
various passions ; but if men were not
other fierce passions, what would htheleci°rllit'es°erfj7l
feeling of security which ought exiStl.
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The prisoner was committed for

B HS.
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On the 26th inst. in Yorterß race, the P
of a son.
On the 26th inst. Lady Kilinaine, of a daughler'r.ot/
On the 24th inst. in Baker-street, the lady of
00,
of, I,
Camac, It N., of a slaughter.
On the 211th inst. at Fulham, Mrs. C. Freeling,
R LED.
On the 25th inst. by special licenc e, in the c..3,013:4,,cP
Devon, by the Rev. Lord Henry Kerr, the }-Wniziii,t'
Trefusis, brother of Lord Clinton, to the LadY ":e6en. j
giana Kerr, daughter of the late Marquis and P'
Marchioness of Lothian.
11,011: thel
otc.s4et hGiunasrt.d
sa,t
eDideenssttsoon.,l
oSfustriorlku,. Craigpotat'.tinjoorosigsf.,lef
gina Anne, youngest daughter of W. Bruturne
vanhoe, near Colchester.

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DIED. raut.
On the 2.t3th ir.st. at Hyde Park Barracks. --• cliC•
of the Royal Horse Guards. ~,,irch, f
On the :.!sth inst. in Mabledon-place, Mrs. ~-
late J. Church, Esq., of Bedford-place.
On the `2tith ii,t. Mrs. Mary Lon Browell. 944 Ciif t;
On the 27th inst. at Chelsea, G. F. Tegart, Vet
gacy Duty Office, youngest son of the late A•
Pall-mall.
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