The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-25 00:00:00

ANOTHER ATTEMPT AT 13URKING.

TO TIIE EDITOR OP TIIE SUN.
SIR,--As a young gentleman of the name of Cross, of
No. 2, Grafton-street, University, was returning from
Holloway on Sunday evening last, about ten o'clock, or
rather after, immediately in front of a narrow and some-
what wooded lane between Holloway and the floor-cloth
manufactory near Camden-town, he met a low stout fellow
in a sailor's jacket, who) in consequence of the thick fog
and beating rain, he bad not observed until he stopped
before him, Ind directed his attention to a female seemingly
struggling with a man within the lane. The person
sprang forward as if to her asaistauce, requesting him hur-
riedly to do the same; Without hesitation he followed—
mounted a 3dtsd n' bank, and as he came up to them some-
thing was thrown in his eyes, one wrist was sei!..ed hy the
man, and the other by the female, who‘Abibited a strength
of grasp altogether unfemininl, whilst the person he had
met from behind dashrd tie hand filled with mud across
his mouth ; th't he was effectually prevented crying out,
and easiy brought to the ground. After a desperate
straggle be succeeded in liberating one of his hands, with
which he dislodged the almost suffocating pressure across
his mouth, and seizing the man who bent over him
(whose hat had fallen off) by the hair, be dragged him
down almost beneath him, at the same time bawling out
most lustily. It would seem that his determined resistance
and the noise be had made alarmed his assailants. He re-
ceived a blow across the atm from a stick which forced
his hold from the man's head, whilst at the same time he
was forced fortval-d with a force which precipitated him
half down the bank, and springing to his feet in an in-
stant tie darted forward and stopped not until he met the
police in Camden-town, who took him to the Camden
Arms, where he relieved his face of the mud and chalk
(or what seemed to be chalk)) with which it was covered.
His clothes and shirt were torn, and his neck, wrists, and
face much scratched and bruised, but he lost nothing save
a fancy pipe he was smoking, although he had a watch,
some silver, and a valuable miniature locket about him.
The man's hair he held by was dark ; a large handful
came away in his grasp ; there was also a pretty large
wen upon his head : it is supposed that it was a man
decked in woman's apparel as a decoy. If you think a know-
ledge of the circumstance would operate as a warning to
others, should it again be attempted, you will, by insert-
ing it, greatly oblige,

Your obedient servant,
2, Grafton street, Nov. 2.

THE NATIONAL POLITICAL UNION.

A meeting of the Council took place yesterday evening,
at the Crown and Anchor. The Chair was taken by the
Rev. W. J. Fox, at eight o'clock.
Mr. WAKEFIELD made a report of his attendance at the
Lambeth meeting on the previous evening, the details of
which meeting have already been given.
Mr.E. PEitity reported, on thepart of the Business Com-
mittee, respecting the selection of premises for the Union.
Mr. WAKEFIELD was then about to advert to the Pro-
clamation against Political Unions lately issued by Govern-
ment, hut _ _

Mr. PLACE rose to order. The Council had been spe-
cially summoned for the consideration of the objects and
ruies of the Union, which, no doubt, would occupy all the
evening.
Mr. WAKEFIELD allowed the subject of the Proclama-
tion, under these circumstances, to drop.
The following were then agreed to as the objects of the
Society
I. To obtain a full, fair, and effectual representation of the
people in the Commons House of Parliament.
" 2. To support the King and his Ministers against a corrupt
faction, in accomplishing their great measure of Parliamentary
Reform.

" a To watch over and promote the interests, and to better
the condition of the industrious and working classes.
" 4. To obtain the abolition of all taxes on knowledge, and to
assist in the diffusion of sound, moral, and political information.
" 5. To unite all well-wishers to their country, from the richest
to the voorest, in the pursuit of those important objects.
" 6. Fo preserve peace and good order in the country, and to
guard against every convulsion which the enemies of the people
may endeavour to bring about."

On the fourth object being proposed,
Captain GOWAN suggested, that parochial schools for
the education of the lower classes, ought to be one of the
objects of the Union.
Several MEMBERS objected to thi., as extending the
objects of the Union too far; and, on the point being put
in the shape of an amendment, it was lost by a consider-
able majority.
A discussion on the rules and regulations then took place.
On the rule arranging the election of the Council, it was
agreed that half the number (seventy-two) should be se-
lected from the working classes.
Mr. Muarny expressed a hope that, this resolution
being passed, the Council would consider themselves
pledged to its support at the general meeting ; and he men-
tioned this because he happened to know that some oppo-
sition would be made to it, as there was a desire among a
party that the working classes should not be at all men-
tioned.

Mr. Waal) objected to the working classes being put
forward in this manner : he himself was one of the work-
ing class ; but if those classes really had the power sup-
posed, they did not need such a resolution, because it
would always be in their own power to insure its ob-
servance.