Star.
London, England, 1831-10-07 00:00:00

NATIONAL UNION.

The weekly meeting at the Swan, corner of
Silver-street, Uxbridge-road, of the Kensington
and Hammersmith branch of the Union, on Mon-
day evening, was very numerously attended. Mr.
Diu Santos presided, and several very able speeches
were delivered in support of the Resolutions, by
Dr. Webb, Messrs. French, Grady, Gifford, Wal-
ters, and others. The house was crowded at an
early hour, and many were obliged to retire for
want place sufficient to contain them.
Mr. French, in an admirable address proposed,
and Mr. Gifford seconded, the first Resolution,—
That this meeting, to a man, do believe the venerable pa-
triot of the two hemispheres, General Lafayette, as pure •
political character as ever pronounced the word " liberty."
His consistency and vistas have made him a tower of
strength ; he is a land.atark to guide the steps of suffering
or victorious patriots. He has been the rallying point of
the disinterested—a grand example of political prohlty—and
retributive justice seems to have always swod by his side and
punished those who deceived and deserted him. The lead-
ing facts of his life are his best eulogium : be has been the
support sod companion in peril of Washington, the main.
spring of the revolution of 89, and the living and
meting that breathed unanimity, confidence,
courage fortes:mem into the souls of the martyrs of the
eternal three days. He placed a King upon a throne, on
condition that that throne should be the source of regenera-
tion; he cared not for the exterior forms of government,
provided that they " insured to every district a bona lid.
local representation ; to the people the means of subsistence
and of instruction ; to all, the peaceful and legitimate en-
joyment of their faculties and of their rights." The chief
magistrate whom he recommended to the people has not
kept the covenant agreed to; and Lafayette, ever true to
that undeviating line of conduct sincere principle traces out,
is the first to acknowledge the errors or bad faith of the man
to whom he fondly hoped the destinies of a great nation, and
of perhaps the whole of Europe, may be 'ably entrusted.._
The gratitude of this meeting is due to Lafayette ;—by his
refusing to support the present Government of France, he
renders it suspicious to alt true patriots; so that we may
feel assured that its first direct attack epos liberty will be
its last. If a second time the task of founding a Govern.
meat should devolve upon him, we her that be will recol-
lect the programme of the otel de Ville, hypocritically
violated; and that if those who depute him to form that
Government be Republicans, he will no longer advise them
to cover their wishes, or think that the people of Europe can
be scared by a weed.
Mr. Walters proposed and Mr. Richardson se-
conded- -

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S. That this meeting is sincerely grieved at the dbanion
that seems now to prevail arras' the French peoples that
the party Medallions which sense this disunion give fresh
activity to the moils@ of liberty is envy country, sod that
while they oast we two have ao hope of seeing Worn*.
space establhhed In the south, nor the elsolsy of our albs.
*smog' oar undying rod estbusisoievanieisoikasind
-.restored to the dignity of a tape maim Ideteddow•di•
log, we bane one eessolation, that while an Mass Dam
lends and tries to roesselle dose pestiot worth oreednor.
the pod cause shall not woman, edam

Mr. French proposed and Mr. Gr.dy secor.ded,
at great length, amidst the most enthusiastic
cheering-
3. That this meeting has heard with sentiments of tf,
wow , the fall of Warsaw, the capture of which
aught Moe prevented had the Government of Englartu,
se the (iseemamis of France, acted according to the under-
stood wialtosof either amigo.
4. A nttdadte agoood to In the Committee was then sub.
mined to the Muds& approving of a subsalption in favour
of Mr. Rothmeier's, and other victims of the Six Acts.
Fifteen shillings and nine•pence was collected
for the above pa,riotic purpose.
Thanks were voted to the chairman, and the
meeting broke up.

POLICE REPORTS.