27 FEBRUARY 1830, Page 5

The Marquis of Blandford, Sir Francis Burdett, Mr. O'Connell, Mr.

Charlton, and Mr. Sinclair Cullen, have become members of the Birmingham Political Union.

The Duke of Newcastle has published an angry denial of Sir Francis Burdett's statement, that he bought his first seat in Parliament of the Duke. The Duke was then, he says, "quite a boy, and ignorant of the Baronet's practices." He objects, besides, to such an attempt on the part of Sir Francis to shine at his expence—to represent him "as the commonest of nobles, himself as the noblest of commoners." The Times asks, was not, however, the representation of the borough sold for his Grace's benefit, by his trustees ; and is he not so much richer for the money paid and received ?

Lord Killeen has been returned for the county of Meath, without oppo- sition.

The Waterford election commenced on Monday in full fury. The result s not yet known.

A deputation is now in London from the nail and iron district in the neighbourhood of Dudley, to solicit a renewal of the act of 1820, prohibiting the payment of wages in goods. It has been intimated to the Standard, that the trial of that journal would not come on, as previously arranged, on Monday next. No other day has been fixed. Some of the Tory papers attribute this to the pending motion by Sir Charles Wethrell. The Morning Journal says that all the prosecutions against the other papers were mere blinds to cover the attempt to destroy it.

A meeting was held on Thursday, at the Town Hall, Manchester, to con- sider the propriety of petitioning Parliament for a reduction of taxes. The general distress and its causes were dwelt upon with great ability by the various speakers, and a resolution to petition was unanimous.