20 JANUARY 1838, Page 8

Vie inarOpOIllt.

At a meeting of the Common Council, on Thursday, Lord Dudley Stuart, Mr. Thomas Campbell, and other members of the Association of the Friends of Poland, attended to present an address ref thanks from the Association for the use of the Guildhall for a ball in aid of their funds. It was stated that the net proceeds of the ball were 1,400/.

At this meeting of the Council, a communication was read from Dr. Birch, one of the Gresham Lecturers, refusing to lecture in the City of London School. Three of the Gresham Lecturers made no ob- jection to that arrangement; and the Chamberlain was ordered to withhold the salary of any lecturer who refused to agree to it.

The Morning Chronicle of Monday contained the following letter from Sir Edward Codrington, to those distiuguisbed patriots Messrs. Fearon, Jones, De Veer, Green, Weber, Marriott, Ridgway, and Pouncey.

"Eaton Square. l3th Jan. Mk " Gentlemen— Having read a protest In the Meriting Chrunicia of this day. signed by you, against the proceedings and doctrines of the meeting which took place at ;he Crown and Anchor Tavern on the 4th of this month relative to ertuada. I feel called upon, es a firm and uncompromising reformer of all abuses. to express my hull aecOrd anus in the sentiments embodied in that protest. I have hitherto taken DO direct ;nut in the late discussion+ on the Canada question in the House of Commons, because I had not sufficient information to found a sound judgment. I have now read the Camels papers since delivered to Members of Parliament ; and have also read with alter:dim the recorded proceedings of the parties opposed to the Government both in Canada mid in this country. And whilst I bold to the principle of using my best exertions for remedying, by all legal means, every abuse and every injustice of whisk my fellow sub. kris canjustly complain, whether at home or in our Colonies, I consider it my duly is support the Government against this Canadian insurgents ; because it dues not appew to ma politic, just, or wise, to seek the promotion of reform through the medium o revolution.

I remain, gentlemen, your very faithful and obedient servant,

• E. CODaniGTOW, M.P. fur Devonport:'

Logical Sir Edward ! If Lord Melbourne does not send you with a fleet to cruise off the North American coast, he will indeed be the most ungrateful of Premiers. By the way, the Fearon " protest" has given particular satisfaction at Brookes's.

On Saturday night, a great number of persons collected in front of the Tower of London in consequence of a report that Mr. Hume, M.P., and Mr. Leader, M.P., had been taken into custody on charges of high treason, and were to be confined in the fortress previous to their being arraigned at the bar of the Old Bailey.— Times. [Were Peter Bortbwick, Sir Robert Inglis, and Sir Edward Codrington among the crowd ?]

On Wednesday week, a meeting of the Senate of the London Uni. versity took place, when Lord Burlington, the Chancellor, laid on the table a new charter. The old charter, it appears, through a blunder of the law officers of the Whig Ministry, expired with the life of the late King. Since that event, therefore, the University was extinct, although the Senate still affected to continue its functions. In the new charter, the names of Lord Brougham and Mr. Sheepshanks are omitted, both having declined to act. In their stead are named Dr. Stanley, Bishop of Norwich, and Dr. James Somerville, Inspector of A natomy.—Herald