The Sun.
London, England, 1841-02-05 00:00:00

THE ECCENTRIC SOCIETY.

The Commissioners of Police have at last succeeded in
obtaining a conviction against this long-established and
respectable Society. Some months ago they brought the
case before Mr. Jardine, the Bow. street Magistrate, who
dismissed it on the ground that it did not come under the
clause of the Police Act relating to hotels and public_
houses. On Monday they renewed the charge before a
different Magistrate, who took time to consider, and yes-
terday gave a contrary decision, thereby prohibiting the
landlord from serving the members, or allowing them to
remain in their own hall, for which they pay an annual
rent, after twelve o'clock on Saturday night. " I am,"
said Mr. Twyford, " under the necessity of convicting you,
but I shall not make the fine a heavy one. I shall only
make it 108., which I suppose will be enough to put an
end to the practice on future Saturday nights." He might
have added, " and put an end to the Society," which he
knows, from the occupations of the majority of the mem-
bers, can meet for business only oa Saturday nights. Thus
a club which has ex:sted for forty years, which Tory Go-
vernments during the most alarming periods of the French
Revolution respected, and which was often honoured by
the presence of Sheridan and some of the most eloquent
men of the time, has been extinguished under a Liberal
Government, by the operation of a clause Insidiously in-
serted into the New Police Act, with the consent and ap-
probation of an old member of the Society, Sir John
Campbell, the Whig Attorney-General.

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A. ',COCK FOR EAST SURREY
Four days only have elapsed since at one of the largest
meetings ever held in this county, THOMAS ALCOCK,
Esq., was nominated with acclamation to be the champion of
the Liberal interest. A personal canvass at this late period is
obviously impossible, but he has already visited many districts,
and will attend meetings in other parts of the ciounty, se as to
afford the fullest opportunity of ascertaining his sentiments.
We are delighted to state that we have found the independent
Electors true to the great cause of civil and religious freedom.
The returns now sent in prove that, by a continuance of the
noble determination and exertions already displayed, success
must, and will be the result.
COMMITTEES for promoting the Electioif of Mr. AL-
COCK SIT DAILY at the bllowing places :
Central Committee . 'l'ln Bridge House Hotel, Borough.
Bermondsey Simon the Tanner, Long-lane,
Rotherhithe
Old Kent-road
Lambeth ... The White Hart, Kennington-cross.
Christchurch ... Newton's Hotel, Blackfriars-road.
St. George, St. Sa-}The Central Committee Room.
'lour's, St. Olave
Camberwell
Wandsworth
St. eathana
Kingston
Richmond ..... The Talbot
Reigate
Croydon The Crown.
It is particularly requested that all communications which
may lead to secure his election may be made at any of the
above-mentioned places.
SAMUEL PALMER, Chairman.
GEORGE G. DE H. LARPENT, Vice-Chairman.
Central Committee-room, 30th January, 1841.