The Sun.
London, England, 1831-11-22 00:00:00

NATIONAL POLITICAL UNION.

Last night a meeting of the Council of the above Union
was held at the Crown and Anchor Tavern, Strand, Mr.
CHURCHILL in the Chair.

Previous to entering upon the business of the day,
Mr. WAKEFIELD was anxious to take the earliest op-
portunity of correcting a mis-statement ,Which had ap-
peared in some of the newspapers, of a few observations
which he bad expressed at the last meeting of the Council.
He was reported to have stated that Mr, Kelly and Mr.
Austin bad given an opinion as to the legality of the laws
of the Union. This certainly was not the case. for no
case had been laid before those gentlemen, and they had
not consequently given any legal opinion on the subject.
On the motion of Mr. PERRY. it was agreed that a Se-
cretary to the Political Union be engaged, at a salary not
greater than three guineas a week.
Mr. Roland Detrosier was subsequently appointed se-
cretary.
A deputation was also appointed, to wait upon wealthy
Reformers in the city and elsewhere, and solicit subscrip-
ti tns in support of the Union.
Mr PERRY read tl e report of the Business Committee,
directed to draw up a declaration of the objects of the
Political Union. He said that the Committee had con-
sidered it necessary to make only a few alterations in the
declaration which had been already printed by the Union,
and distributed to the number of several thousands. The
Committee proposed, that in addition to the object ex-
pressed in that paper, the National Political Union should
declare that they would endeavour " to obtain the abolition
of all taxes on knowledge, and to assist in the diffusion of
sound moral and political information." The Committee
also proposed that the election of officers should be carried
on by ballot.
After some conversation, thesexegulations were fixed for
discussion on Thursday next.
Mr. PERRY read a report from the Business Committee
recommending the establishment of a reading-room, for
the use of the Members of the Political Union. —(Applause. )
One of the objects of the Political Union was to promote
the interest of the working classes, and the only way, as it
seemed to him, of advancing their interest was to diffuse
among them moral and political information.—(Hear.)
He concluded by moving that it be referred to a Committee
to devise means to establish a reading-room for the use of
the Members of the Political Union.
The Rev. Mr. Fox seconded the motion.

Mr. PLACE said, that if a reading-room should be opened
he thought lie could prevail on two or three Members of
Plrliament to send their Parliamentary papers to it.
Mr. REDMAN was a working man, and in giving his
support to the motion only expressed the feeling of thou-
sands in the metropolis of the same class of society as him-
self.—(Hear, hear.) I.ike him, they were all anxious to
obtain information, but they scarcely knew where to find it.
The motion was carried unanimously.
Mr. WAKEFIELD rose to call the attention of the meet
ing to an important resolution which he intended to sub-
wit to their consideration. The resolution was founded on
intelligence which had arrived that evening of the creation
of 36 new Peers by the King of France, for the purpose of
securing the sa'ety of a measure which he considered essen-
tial to the welfare of the country he governed.—(Ap-
pl After making some further observations of which
our limits dO not permit us to give a report, he concluded
by moving the following, resolution
That the Council view with satisfaction and delight the con-
stitutional mode resorted to by the King of the French in
creating 36 Peers to overcome the factious opposition displayed
by one branch of the Legislature to a measure sanctioned by the
voice of the people."
Mr. GALLOWAY objected to the resolution, because be
was afraid that this reference to proceedings in France
would have the effect of frightening some timid minds,
and making them believe that the members of the Political
Union had the same object in view as the French people—
the destruction of the hereditary principles of the Peerage.
Mr. Fox SMITH, Mr. PLACE, and Mr. Drraoszaa,
supported the resolution.
Major BEAUCLERK cordially approved of the resolu-
tion ; but he owned he should have liked it the more if it
had contained a recommendation to the King of this
country to follow so excellent an example—(Great ap-
plause)—and in order to make room in the House of Lords
for the new Peers, beseeching his Majesty to remove the
Bishops from the House.—(Laughter.)
The resolution was then agreed to unanimously, and
directed to be advertised.

A general meeting of the National Political Union was
ordered to be summoned for Thursday week.

COURT CIRCULAR.

His MAJESTY, attended by Sir HERBERT T,tyLoa, ar-
rived at the Palace at St. James's about half-past one
o'clock yesterday afternoon, from Brighton.
At half-past two o'clock the KING held a Court, which
was attended by the Archbishop of CANTERBURY, the
LORD CHANCELLOR, the First Lord of the Treasury, the
Secretaries of State for the Home, Foreign, and Colonial
Departments, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Chan-
cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, the Earl of CARLISLE,
Lord JOHN RUSSELL, the Duke of RICHMOND, the Lord
Steward, the Master of the Horse, the Lord Chief Justice
of England, the Vice-Chamberlain, Sir ROBERT GORDON,
the Recorder of London, &c.
Sir ROBERT GORDON was presented to his MAJF.srir,
by Viscount PALMERSTON, as Secretary of State for
Foreign Affairs, on his return from his embassy at Con-
stantinople.
His 'MAJESTY held a Privy Council, at which Parlia-
ment was further prorogued from this day (the 22d inst.)
to the 6th of December ; and a proclamation was ordered
to be issued summoning Parliament then to meet for the
despatch of business. Mr. GREVILLE attended as clerk of
the Council.
The Recorder of London was afterwards introduced into
the presence of the KING in Council, and made his report
of the convicts capitally convicted at Justice Hall in the
Old Bailey during the last October sessions.
His MAJESTY gave audience to the Archbishop of CAN.
TERBURY, Earl GREY, Viscount MELBOURNE, Lord HOL-
LAND, Viscount ALTHORP, the Marquis WELLESLEY, the
Earl of ALBEMARLE, the Duke of RICHMOND, Viscount
PALMERSTON, and Sir JAMES KEMPT.
Viscount FALKLAND was the Lord in Waiting.
The KING, attended by Sir H. TAYLOR, left town on
his return to Brighton, about li4l-past eight o'clock.