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succeeded, and to prepare yourself for that fate
which may possibly soon await you. The sentence
of the law upon you is, that you be taken to the
place from whence you came, and from thence that
you be drawn on a hurdle to the place of execution, and
that you be there hanged until you are dead,and after-
wards that your head be severed from your body,
end that your body he divided into four parts, to be
disposed of as his Majesty shall think fit ; and may
God Almighty soften your heart and bring you to
repentance.'
The prisoner heard the sentence without any
change of manner or appearance. He bowed to the
Judge, and was removed from the bar.

The Court then adjourned.

NATIONAL POLITICAL UNION.

The weekly meeting of this Union took place last even-
ing, at Saville House, Mr. KING ill the chair.
Mr. HmtalsoN, in absence of the Secretary, read the
mintites of the former meeting, which were confirmed.
Mr. HARRISON then read the quarterly report of the
Business Committee previously to a new election, and stated
that there was a balance in hand of 2441. 12s. 9d. The
report was confirmed. _ _ .

Mr. CHURCHILL, in rising to propose the following
resolution, to the effect " that the proposal of r The King,'
asa toast at the late dinner of the Union, was without the
consent and in violation of the express orders of that Coun-
cil," said that on account of this obnoxious toast, he had
lost a good dinner, at which he understood reigned, on the
whole, harmony and kindly feeling. His object, in pro-
posing the above motion was, that the public should know
the proper shoulders on whom the blame ought to rest.—
Three weeks ago, August the Ist, it was moved in that
Council, that the Kind's name should be omitted, and the
motion was carried with but one dissentient hand. On the
Thursday before the dinner, several letters were read to
show that it was becoming that the resolution should lie
rescinded ; nevertheless, the Council, as Steward', deter-
mined to adhere to it. The Council was expressly sum•
moned on the Saturday previous to the dinner, and a third
time decided in favour of the resolution by a majority of
twelve to eight. But another motion was afterwards
brought forward to the effect that it was not expedient to
obey the decision of the Council. This motion was car-
ried by a majority of seven to six. He would not at any
time shrink from a discussion on his Majesty's merits or
demerits, but he thought that the Council should declare
that for the future it did not intend that its orders should
be disobeyed.
Mr. TAYLOR seconded the motion.

Mr. Fox SMITH complained of the apathy of the Coun-
cil with respect to the late dinner, and said the Stewards
had introduced the toast to promote the interest of the
dinner.

Mr. CARPENTER. said, whatever the Council may be
accused of doing, one thing was evident, that the stew-
ards and the dinner committee had done what they ought
not to have done, and that which they were now called
upon to account for. He entirely concurred with Mr.
Churchill.

Mr. PLACE said the stewards thought they showed their
wisdom in acting as they did. As for him, he saw more
of folly than wisdom in the transaction they were engaged
in. They thought the alteration they male very good;
but the event proved it was very bad.
Mr. NANKIN said, that the Dinner Committee intro-
duced the toast, not through any particular respect for the
King, but to insure Mr. Hume's presence at the dinner.
Mr. Munr.:rv, with respect to the toast, would deny the
justice of the argument, which went to say that it was a
custom try one at all public dinners. He hid attended,
during 1.1 or 15 years, the Westminster dinners, arid
never during that period knew it was deemed a custom to
propose the King's health. When it was not proposed,
be did not feel uncomfortable; but as soon as it became
something like usual, he began to feel uncomfortable, and,
consequently, ceased from attending the Westminster din-
ners. It was to display public principle that such dinners
should be given, and not to reverence or honour names or
men. At charity dinners, and at none else, was the King's
health drunk, and very properly, since there was a policy
—that of obtaining a subscription in so doing. The mem-
bers of the Union proved themselves men of principle in
censuring, in the directest way possible, the stewards.
They censured them by turning down their glasses at the
toast those wise stewards hail thought fit to place upon
the list. He was proud to acknowledge that he was
among the first to set an example, if any were wanting.
He had been present at the meeting of Stewards at which
they came to their famous decision ; but he was so indig-
nant that he scorned to vote one way or the other. Why
should the King's health be drunk?—(Cries of " Ques-
tion.') Was it in order to induce Mr. flume to take the
Chair ? Much as he respected that gentleman, and he
re-petted no man more, he did not want him at 0-eh
dinners at such a price. Mr. Hume might be injured if
he did not exact such a stipulation, but they, the members
of the Union, could not be hurt by refusing it. The
Stewards had to accuse themselves of being the cause that
public reproach should be cast upon the King, for, were
it not for them, his name would not have been mentioned,
good, had, or indifferent. They ought to have known this
in the beginning, and that net more than some ten inte-
rested persona would he disposed to drink his Majesty's
health. It had been said that 200 persons had bought
tickets on the consideration that the health should be drunk.
Tois lie denied ; hut he knew that eight hundred indivi-
duals bought tickets, knowing and hoping that the toast
would not be proposed. He confessed himself a loyal
man, but not a royal man : he was faithful to his country,
and not loyal to those who had hitherto only done her an
injury. The Council were superior to the stewards, and
would have set at defiance their resolution, but luckily the
company saved them that trouble. Only twenty persons
rose when the toast was given, and some of the twenty, to
his knowledge, rose to hiss it. He was convinced that
there was not a man at that dinner—no not even the
Chairman—who drank the toast with sincerity of heart.
The King's health should not b- a sine qua non on such
occasions, no matter whether lie were a patriot King or not.
Mr. CHURCHILL said, that if one custom were esta-
blished, another would he also the custom of hissing the
former custom. Had Sir F. Burdett, or the Great Un-
shaved, pr, sided on the late occasion, they would have
left the Chair, and allowed confusion to prevail, if that were
possible.
The motion was then put, and carried unanimously.
Mr. CARPENTER moved, "That the Business Com-
mittee be instruc:ed to call a public meeting of the Union
on Wednesday next, at eight o'clock, for the purpose o•
adopting such resolutions as may be deemed expedient to
express its abhorrence of the measures of the Irish Go-
vernment." The eloquent Gentleman, in moving the
above resolution, reprobated, in the strongest manner, the
way in which Ireland was governed. There were two
reasons why this Union should aid Ireland : first, her Re-
presentatives had aided England in her struggle for Re-
form ; and, secondly, they were called upon for their as-
sistance by large bodies of men in the capital of Ireland.
If the Unions of England came forward as they had don,
some months ago, the Irish Government would soon fee'
convinced of the necessity of having recourse to very dif-
ferent measures towards the country they have so long
misgoverned.
Mr. MURPHY seconded the resolution, which was car-
ried unanimously.
A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman, and
the meeting adjourned.

In alluding, the other day, to the panic which}
had occurred respecting Bank Stock, we stated our opi..!
nion fully and explicitly, that it was substantially ground-{
less—that it would speedily subside—and that a corresj
ponding rise would occur after not many days. That
wti
were correct, both in our assertion and in our prediction,
cur readers are now aware ; for, on the very morning of
the day that the article-alluded to appeared, Bank Stock;
rose two per cent.—it has since risen—arid we will ven-
ture to predict once more, that it will continue to rise. It
is true, that in predicting the rise which has taken place,;
we did not take into account an assertion which is now
rather current, though on what authority it rests we do
not know, that the high dividends lately paid by the Bank
have in part been paid, not out of its actual profits during
the year, but out of its capital. But allowing such t,,
have been the case to some extent, we see no reason to
alter the opinion which we then expressed. The business
of the Bank may not be so lucrative as it once was, and
from an anxiety to prevent unnecessary alarm, and conse-
quent embarrassment in the commercial world, the Di-
rectors may have deemed it expedient to maintain, out of
the capital of the Bank, the usual dividend ; but if less
profitable now than formerly, is it not true that the Bank
only suffers in common with all other mercantile esta-
blishments, and still that Bank Stock forms the most se
cure and most profitable source of investment for those
who are not inclined to hazard their money in the hands of
private individuals? The subject of the secrecy observed
by the Bank Directors respecting the affairs over which
they possess such unlimited control, forms another branch
of an important inquiry. It has its benefits and it has its
evils; but thiS isinot the proper time for discussing the
question, and if it were, it would require a separate and
very lengthy discussion, for which we hare not sufficient
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