The Sun.
London, England, 1831-12-09 00:00:00

THREE 0 CL 0 CK.

A gentleman who came to town yesterday
morning by one of the mails, informs us that there was a
cosaide;ahle Ere on Wednesday night between Maidenhead
and Salt-hill. We h4Te not heard the particulars.— Times.

The whole amount of signatures to the anti-
reform address got up at Edinburgh does not weed 1,,00.
DRURY-LANE THEATRE.—Last night, after
the Barberrber of Seville, a new two act comedy, entitled
the grids of L',..Adgaltc, and which we understand to be
from the pen of 'AIIr. GEnApp, wap rpdpced at this
theatre. The whole reminds one inevltably of that e-
cellent little afterpiece called Charles If., or, TheWerry
Monarch. The merry Monarch figures here in one of his
City intripes. WALLA or was not so happy as CHARLES
in the marry Monarch. Miss PHILLIPS was as
stately a maiden as ever 'Lad Ovc, stings to her bow. Mr/
COOPHR was quite outlandish enough for Capoafai? ikloyth,
and UAILLICY, who assisted him in his humours, dispiayq
his accnstomed vein. We should not omit Alrs. ORGER,
who, with he us: 44 gracOul hilarity, was most entertain-
ing. The incidents of this piece, as we have hinted, were
numerous. The dialogue was lively, withon;beit-I
with a superabundance ofiiew or old wits and the etreci
of the 7Thole was rather tolerably animated, and amusing
than'viVidly successful. It was, however,: flatteringly re-
ceived,•and announced or repetition.

In the Stamford News of the 2d instant, appeared the
following letters :

"13Eyon's l'Slantar, near Market 11.aatn,
26th Nov. 183' 1.

" My I)EArt SlR,—Lora Hrownlow writes to me that some of
my partizans lin. evinced by their conduct a desire to excite
insubordination in the Royal South Lincoln Militia, now assem-
bled at Stamford. He stateiitla at you anti, others itiduced a certain
number of the men to attentthe Blue Free and Easy Club on
Monday evening last, and that from this source a tumultuary
disposition has had its origin amongst them. His Lordship
desires me to represent to my friends the importance and ne-
cessity of abstaining from holding any club meetings during
the training period of the Militia, the Red party having set the
example.

" I am quite convinced that none of my friends either have
done or will do anything to excite disturbance or dissatisfaction
in the regiment. Any conduct which could have that ten-
dency would be so inconsistent with the admirable and loyal
feeling for which the Blues have been pre-eminent, that it is
quite clear his Lordship's ear has been Abused by some of our
mischievous opponents. I thnik kt due to you, however, to ap-
prize ypli of this imputation.

". I am, my dear Sir, very sincerely your's,
" CHARLES TENNYSON,

Mr. John Drakard, Stamford."

" Stamford, Nov. 28, 189.1

"Mr DEAR SlR,—Lord Brownlow is under ki very great
mistake, if he supposes that I haxe even spoken to, any one of
the niilitiameii during their being at Stamford, Indeed, I
believe that I am pot personally known. to any of those
residing out of Stamford ; for had I been known, I have no
doubt but that they would have given some token of such
knowledge ; on the contrary, I have passed them apparently as
a total stranger, as they are all of them to me,—and all of this
lam ready to prove on affidavit. I believe, from \vhat I have
heard, that very few of the militia atiencled the Free and
Easy;' I rather think nci: above half,a;doaen, if so many.
" ns his Lordship has thought proper to make A chAtge
agaipst me without any foundation, I will take the liberty of
saying, that the calling together iNplen, at a time when the
country is so excited as it now is, was any thing but prudent,
ante sy,rely it i 3 not fair to affix blame to me and others for ex-
cting a tumultuous feeling, which, if existing at all, has been
caused by the maladministration of a set of bigotted
" I am quite of your opinion, that our friends ace the last
persons who would catue any disturbance. Our adversaries
create a bad feelitig by their obnoxious conduct, and then cry
out against those whom such bad conduct has excited to in-
temperate expressions,

hav,,e the honour to be, my dear Sir,
" Your's most faithfully,
" To Charles Tennyson, Esq., M.P." " J. ORAKARD.

The Editor of the Stamford News, in publishing these
letters, called upon Mr. Tennyson to produce the corre.
spondence between him and Lord Brownlow ;—,and it
seems that the Bee—which is the Tory Stamford
Paper, commented upon Mr. Tennyson's answer to Lord
lirownlow, in terms which proved that his Lordship had
communicated it in that quarter. Accordingly, in the
Stamford News of this week—the South Lincoln Militia
having in the meantime been disbanded and quitted the
town—the following letters appear :

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STAMFORD NEWS.
" Park street, Westminster, 6th December, 1831.

ci S►a,--You call upon me for what passed between Lord
Brownlow and myself, on the subject referred to in my letter to
311% Drakard, published in your last paper.
" I might have had some difficulty in complying with your
wishes had I not observed that the Bee newspaper has Com-
mented upon my reply to his Lordship's communication, That
reply having thus transpired, I am reiievecA from any considera-
tions of delicacy, and accerdingly I inclose you copies of the
only letters which have passed between the Lord Lieutenant
and myself,

" I am, Sir, your most obedient servant,
" CHARLES TENNYSON."

THE EARL BROWNLOW TO 31R. TENNYSON.
" Stamford, 23d Nov. 1831

" STll,—Having given a ready assent to the request which
you made to me at Lincoln, in appointing your son to a Corn.
pany in the Royal North Lincoln Militia, I feel myself fairly en-
titled to address you on a subject connected with the Militia,
wherein you ought, not only in courtesy as a gentleman, but
more especially as a Member of a Public Board under Govern-
ment, to meet my wishes by exerting your authority and influ-
ence over certain meddling and officious partizans of yours in
this town, who have evinced by their conduct a desire to excite
insubordination in the R. South Lincoln Militia, now assembled
here under my command.
" Thebehaviour of the men during the first week of their train-
ing was most exemplary, but an invitation by Mr. Drakard and
others induced a certain number of them to attend the Blue Free
and Easy club on Monday evening last, and from that source a
tumultary disposition has had its origin among them. I must
observe that the Red party have, with a very creditable
prudence, voluntarily abstained from holding any club
meetings during the training period of the militia, and I there.
fore think it would be but reasonable, that you should represent
to your friends the importance and necessity of adopting a si-
milar line of conduct. In the discharge of my public duty in
this county, I have ever studiously laid aside all political consi-
derations, and I feel that, in carrying on the public service, I
have a fair claim to be supported by his Majesty's Government
in all its departments.
" I have the honour to be, sir,
" Your obedient servant,
" C. Tennyson, Esq., &c., &c., &c." " BROWN'LOW."

MR. TENNYSON TO EARL BROWNLOW.
Bayons Manor, near Market Rasen,
" Nov. 1831,
" MY Lotto,—Last night I was honoured by your Lordship's
letter of the 213 d instant.
" I confess I am surprised at the tone of your communication,
and still more at the ground upon which you seem to consider
yourself entitled so to address me.
" Lord Portmore, as Colonel of the Royal North Lincoln
Militia, most kindly proposed to my son a company in his re-
giment. Having accepted this flattering offer, I thought it
right to take the opportunity which the Lincoln Ball presented,
for mentioning the matter to your Lordship as Lord Lieute-
nant ; although the appointment to Companies is understood to
rest, practically, with the Colonel. Besides, I was not un-
willing to feel obliged also to your Lordship ; and if this dispo-
sition gave to my application for your formal assent, the tone of
a request, it was the more painful for me to feel—as I did at the
moment, and expressed to others—that it was not met by you
with the courtesy usual on such occasions, and which I had for..
merly experienced from you in personal intercourse. At any
rate, I cannot think that even your Lordship's estimate of the
obligation warranted the terms of your letter, which dictate to
me what 1 ought to do as a gentleman and a public officer. I
should be unfit for either of those stations if I did not consider
myself the best judge of my own duties in both.
" I now proceed to the subject of your communication.
"As you charge some persons—whom you describe as cer.
tain meddling and officious partizans of mine'—with a desire
to excite insubordination in your regiment, and mention their
conduct as the evidence of that desire, my opinion is, that any
public officer on the spot whose duty it may be, cannot too
soon collect the proofs, and bring to justice the parties guilty of
conduct so highly criminal and dangerous. In the meantime,
lam bound to believe that your Lordship is misinformed,
especially as the conduct imputed would be entirely at variance
with that genuine and devoted loyalty which I have constantly
seen exhibited by my friends at Stamford.
" With regard to the offence more specifically stated,
namely, that Mr. Drakard and others induced a certain num.
ber of your men to attend the Blue Free and Easy on Monday
last,—all I can say is, that if such attendance be contrary to the
regulations affecting your regiment, it is in your Lordship's
power to prevent it;—it permitted by those regulations, I am
glad to find they were in such good company, although sin.
doubtedly, if the red party thought their convivialities would
corrupt your regiment, they acted very meritoriously in ab-
staining from any club meetings during its presence at Stamford.
" Your Lordship calls for my interference. Now although I
consider it due to Mr. Drakard—the only individual named—
to apprise him of your complaint, yet I think any thing like in.
terference on my part, would be as impertinent as I believe it to
be needless. If any intervention were really necessary to pre,
vent the criminal conduct you impute, such as mine would be
insufficient, while you have at your command all the civil and
military authority capable of being directed against everything
but imaginary evils—for independently of the powers with
which you are personally invested, the Corporation of Stamford
will not be backward in aflbrding to yonr Lordship their aid in
any case where, by possibility, a Blue may be implicated.
" I have the honour to be, say Lord,
" Your Lordship's obedient servant,
" CHARLES TENNYSON.
,4 The Earl Prownlow, &c. &c. &C."

The Association of the parish of St. James's
have resolved to meet every evening at the Quadraut
Hotel, Regent-street, until the question of Reform is
carried. A Sub-Committee sits there every evening.
THE Lpitp ApyoCATE.—We are happy to
state that the LORD ADVOCATE is again resp Fed io perfect
health, and is in excellent spirit., quite in trim to nieet his
friends and his unfriends on the floor of St. Stephen's

4e6d.e the election petitions from Drogheda
Forfar, and Dorsetahire, there vas, on Wedneklav, one
presented from Wm. g g.g ! com-
plaining of an undue election for the borough of Walling-
ford. The Committee to try its merits will also be bal-
lotted for after Christmas.
Ort Wednesday morning the engine drawing
the first-class train of carr;agea from ;Anhwei.- to Jiver.
pool, on the railwa', had the misfortune to break an axle
tree, when at full speed, near Chat Moss, which, after
sloughing the ground for some time, went off the rail, and
drew the ‘vhole train over the embankment
when most
providentially, out Of oc.? passengers, n
or limb broken ; several persons were bruised 'and sortie
seriously.