Mrt. Herm—This mischievous person was at Manchester on Tuesday morning,
on his way to Preston. Several thousand people assembled to meet him at Peterloo, whom he harangued in his usual style. The facts elicited in the course of his address are—that the 'Whigs set fire to Bristol (we suspect the honourable member is a contributor to the Post and the Standard); that blacking does not sell nearly so well as formerly, all owing to the Grey Ministry; that the press is managed by liars and vagabonds ; that Mr. Heywood is no better than Mr. Patten ; that the Bill is worse than nothing, but will lead to something better than no- thing; that the Queen is a " young German female"—such are the elegant terms in which the Man of the People, the pet of the " Peel and Dawson Crew," the chum of Sir Charles Wetherell, describes her Majesty—who will marry after the " old man"—the King—is gone, and that therefore nothing could be so atrocious as to vote her a dowry. A dowry, according to Mr. Hunt's opinion, ought never to be granted to ladies that survive their husbands. He attacked O'Connell for accept- ing an office—the patent of precedency—from the Ministers ; but the tirade against O'Connell was not relished, and he speedily changed it for a fresh attack on the Whigs. He concluded his speech with pro- posing three cheers to the lads of Preston ; which were given.
LEEDS REPRESENTATION: Mr. John Marshall jun., and Mr. T. B. Macauley, have acceded to the requisitions presented to them to come forward for the representation of Leeds on the liberal interest, in the event of the Reform Bill passing. That to Mr. Marshall was signed by 1,434 persons, and that to Mr. Macauley by 1,304.
POLITICAL UNIONS.—One of these useful and influential societies is forming in Liverpool. Hull also intends to follow the example of Bir- mingham and Edinburgh ; and a Union is forming at Leicester and another at Hinckley. In the metropolis, pursuant to the recommenda- tion of the General Committee, Unions are forming in most of the pa- rishes.
Lorin Bnovonim's PUPIL.—Lord Sandon's admirers in Liverpool en- tertained him with a banquet on Friday evening. There were 650 guests at the table, and the boxes of the Amphitheatre where the ban- .quet took place were occupied by their ladies. Mr. Denison, Mr. Wil- son Patten, the ex-Tory member of Lancashire, and Admiral Murray, were among the company. The Committee met on Thursday to arrange the toasts. Several members were for omitting " His Majesty's Minis- ters " and " Reform." A vote was taken, and it was against their admission ; but dreading a schism, they were inserted thus;--" 3lluis- ters " to be hissed, and " Constitutional Reform" cheered.
PAYING FOR. THE WHISTLE.—The damages at Nottingham Castle, Colwick Hall, and Beeston silk mill, it is supposed, amount to more than 50,0001. Part of this must be paid by the enemies of the Bill ; they will not gain on every hand by stopping it. ENFORCEMENT OF DECORUM.—At Newcastle, on Friday, a young man was seized by the Police, and dragged to the office, charged with hissing
the Duke of Northumberland. So much for aping one's betters. Had this young man been a lord, he might have played the goose as often as he pleased, and no one would have harmed him.
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