The Sun.
London, England, 1832-09-06 00:00:00

NATIONAL POLITICAL UNION.

The weekly meeting of this Union took place last even-
ing, at Saville House.

Mr. CHURCHILL was voted into the Chair.

Mr. DETROSIER (the Secretary) read the minutes of the
last meeting, which were confirmed ; and also several let-
ters from different parts of the country, stating how much
good had teen done by the distribution of Political Tracts,
carried into effect by means of the Union.
Mr. WAKEFIELD made a motion to the following effect,
" That the Conseil of the National Political Union viewed
with indignation the coalition between Lords Ingestrie and
M dmn for the avowed purpose of ousting Mr. T. Dun-
combe from the borough of Hertford, by means of bribery
and corruption ; that the Council considered Mr. Dun•
combe to be a fit and proper person to be a Member of a
Reformed Parliament, from the spirit and honesty with
which he had discharged his duties up to the present time;
it therefore recommended to all members of the Union.
and especislly to those connected with the borough of
Hertford, to use their best exertions in support of the
liberal cause in that place, and in furtherance of the re-
turn of two friends of the people, instead of the two con-
servative Lordlings Ingestrie and Mahon." He was aware
that in bringing forward this motion he would be met by
the objection, that if the Council supported one person, it
ought to support others. There were certain circum-
stances that made the present instance of support an ex-
ception. The fact was, that Mr. Duncombe, at a time of
a great crisis, and whets the Union was the object of very
gross vituperation, enrolled himself as a member, and next
night avowed manfully what he had done from his seat
in the House.of Commons. That avowal had materiaqv
tendtd to assuage the violence with which those persons
who hoped once more to get into power attacked the
Unions at that time. He had the pleasure of stating that
he had been lattly at Hertford, and that Mr. Spalding,
who was introduced by Mr. Duncombe as a liberal can-
didate for that borough, had pledged himself to vote
or the ballot, and for any thing that would ame-
liorate the condition of the electors, and rescue them
from being, under the sway of that most notorious Bo-
rouehmonger, Lord Salisbury, in a state as bad as that
of Russian serfs. Mr. Spalding also said that his father-
in-law, the Lord Chancellor, bad changed his opinion re-
specting the ballot, no longer considering that " it would
make the whole of a man's life a lie," as he had formerly
asserted. It was a conversation with the late Mr. Jeremy
Bentham that had converted hie Lordship. The nature
of the coalition between the two Lordlings mentioned in
the motion, was the putting the Liberal Candidates to an
immense expense. They could never, neither of the
young Lords, expect to oust Mr. Duncombe, but they
might frighten the other Liberal Candidate, who, rather
than go to an immense expense, would allow the Tory to
be returned.

Mr. Roc; ens would move us an amendment, that the
words " bibery and corruption" should be omitted in the
original motion. With that part of it that related to Mr.
Duncombe he cordially concurred.
Mr. CA RPENTER advised an alteration in the wording
of the motion. With regard to the ballot, he must say
that the Chancellor's conversion in its favour made him
very anxious to look into that question more deeply than
before. When he sate so many men of certain principles
declaring themselves converts, he doubted very much the
beneficial result that it as expected from the ballot. At
all events, at present, when the franchise was so limited, he
was of opinion that the ballot would he a great national evil.
Mr. PowELL wished this question of the ballot to stop
in its infancy, and thought it improper to assume, as a
foundation, that the ballot would do injury. He would
enter bis protest against such an assumption going forth to
the world sanctioned by the Council of that Union. He
would state that no man more deserved their support than
Mr. T. Duncombe, and would mention, that what the
Tories were doing at Hertford they were doing in many
other parts of the kingdom. They were particularly
active in Middlesex, arid were bringing forward a man of
great wealth to oppose Mr. flume ; but he trusted that
the electors of that county would have the patriotism to
re-elect their present excellent representative. The
Tories knew that their existence depended upon the next
Parliament. -
Mr. Wr.IGHT said, that at all events if the new Parlia-
ment did not proceed upon a system of much greater
economy than had hitherto been followed, he would pay
no taxes, and would advise every one he knew to follow
his example.
Mr. HIXON thought that, considering how the consti-
tuency of the country was limited, there was something in
Mr. Carpenter's objection to the ballot. However, he
presumed that a new Parliament would extend the franchise
by altering the clause relative to rates and taxes, and so
weaken that objection.
Mr. Mullein- would support the present motion in
favour of Mr. Duncombe ; but he begged it to be dis
tinetly understood that it was not to be considered as a
precedent.
Mr. Fox SMITH, respecting the ballot, hoped it would
be fully discussed at no distant period, when he trusted
that the goodness of the cause would enable him to triumph
over Mr. Carpenter's objections.
The amendment, leaving out the words " by means of
bribery and corruption," was then put and adopted.
The meeting, after voting thanks to the Learned Chair-
man, separated.

A fact h known to have take❑ place in the be-
ginning of this month which deserves notice, as ihrstrat-
ing the spirit of the Prussian Rhenane provinces. On the
3,1 inst. the birthday of the King of PRUSSIA was cele-
brated here by the students from his dominions, of whom
a considerable number frequent this University. The tete
took place soon after the publication of the resolutions of
the Diet. Tile students from mirth Prussia joined in the
festivity ; but their fellow subjects from the Rhine refused,
and in the course of their procession i❑ a public place,
while the former, in University language, shout,d " Vivat
Rex," the latter cried, " Pereat,"—that is, in plain Eng-
lish, " Long life to the King," echoed to by " lie be d—d."
—Times.

There have been many elaborate works pub-
lished on the marriage ceremonies of various nations, both
savage and civilised. I do not, however, remember to
have read of any so brief and unceremonious as the fol-
lowing, which I had the opportunity of witnessing when
on a visit to a gentleman in Carolina. A fine-looking
negro, and the handsomest mulatto, or yellow girl, I had
ever teen, were the parties who desired to be msde one for
life. The matter was thus arranged : In the course of
our evening walk, my friend, the planter, w•is sheepishly
addressed by the slave in these words Please, Mass',
me want to marry RUMMY" (this is the " nigger" for
EURYDICE). " Does 111DDIKY want to marry you ?"
IC Yes, Massa." If you marry her I won't allow you
to run after the other gills on the plantation—you shall
live like a decent fellow with your wife." '' Messa, me
lub her, so dat me don't care one darn for de eider gals."
" Marry her then, and be cursed." " Yes, Massa."
WAsurNwros then gave Rintaicv a kiss, and from that
day they became man and wife; no other form than that
of permission from their owner, thus graciously accorded,
being considered necessary to legalize thcir union.
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