The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-12 00:00:00

THE EXPRESS, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 12, 1848.

bruited revolution has turned out nothing more than
a comedy, a dash of tragic is to be thrown into it by
a second edition of the Six Acts—for we are evi-
dently menaced with no less. Let government and
the Times proceed in this manner, and they will soon
convert the majority of Englishmen, not into chartists,
but into something far worse.

THE mission of German statesmen, in the present
crisis, is full of grave difficulties. There is at this
moment actually no paramount authority either in
Germany, or auy of the states composing it, upon
which men can rely with confidence. The fate of
Germany is set upon the cast of a die. Almost every-
thing depends upon the good sense and patriotism of
the members elected by Prussia and Austria to repre-
sent them in the German parliament convoked in
Frankfort for the first of May. If that assembly have
anything of the Walintryisnacht in its composition,
the condition of Germany is perilous.
The difficulties are partly political, partly economical.
The latter are, perhaps, after all, the more difficult to
deal with. In the existing suspension, or paralysis
of legal authority, payment of taxes is all but univer-
sally refused. There is not an exchequer in Germany
that is nut impoverished in consequence. Credit is
destroyed; specie has disappeared ; the public funds,
mortgages, bills of exchange—all are at nominal
values. About a week ago, the branch of the house
of Itorusciittp established in Frankfort is under-
stood to have refused to discount a bill drawn by M.
BELMONT, its own agent at New York, on the house
at Paris, payable in May; to have refused to ad-
vance 10,000 franca on the security of this bill for
75,000 francs, although 10 to 15 per cent. was offered
for the accommodation. The failure of the old and

respected house of SCILkAFILAUS, at Cologne—
whose assets exceed their liabilities by some

Millions of francs—has compelled the manufacturers
of Rhenish Prussia, who had credits with the firm,
to throw out of employment many thousands ot
labourers. At Berlin, N. ienna, Leipsic, Frankfort,
Mayence, Mannheim, and Stuttgardt, manufacturers
have been obliged to dismiss their hands for want of
work. Interest on mortgages is being paid in no part
of Germany.
Amid the anarchy which such a state of affairs is
calculated to induce, the only shadow of a common
central authority, the improvised preparatory as-
sembly in Frankfurt, has been threatened with sup-
pression from external violence and dissolution from
internal disc
In that assembly Prussia was only represented by
delegates from the Rhine province, and Austria not
at all. Bavaria was only represented by a few votes,
while much smaller states—Baden in particular—had
numerous representatives. Northern Germany and
Austria are the strongholds of the monarchical party,
and this inequality of representation encouraged the
republicans of south western Germany—who as the
youngest are in general the most daring and active
members—to make a bold effort to compel the assembly
to fellow their lead.
The first attempt to coerce the assembly was made
by the republicans who arc not members. Crowds of
the adherents of this party repaired by railway from
Mayence, Mannheim, and Heidelberg, to Frankfort.
The young men of Frankfort who are members of the
gymnastic clubs ( Turner- f'erein) coalesced with them.
In spite of the exhortations of the venerable AIINOT,
who, as founder of these institutions in 1813, has
hitherto been the god of their idolatry, the combined
republican force proceeded en mane towards the
church of St. Paul, where the assembly was sitting,
carrying a flag, inscribed, "The German Republic."
On their way they encountered a body of citizens,
carrying a flag with the inscription, " No Republic."
The republicans assailed the citizens. The republican
leader, Mt:melts for (who must not be confounded
with the Austrian ex-chancellor), attempted to pull
down the anti-republican flag, but was himself
knocked down with the pole frem which it floated.
His followers were obliged to give way beneath
the heavy hands of the sturdy citizens. They
soon rallied, however, and believing, or pretending to
believe, that their leader had fallen, threw themselves
upon the soldiers on guard at the assembly. The fray
was arrested by the arrival of the martyr himself,
who was received with acclamations by his friends
and laughter by their opponents.
The dissension within the assembly was more se-
rious. Messrs. STRUVE and likcana (of Mannheim)
the republican leaders, after having been outvoted on
two occasions, left the meeting, followed by 80 of the
dele;rates. This looked like a formal declaration of
war, and combined with the demonstration of the re-
publicans out of doors, who acknowledged
the two delegates we have named as their
leaders, occasioned no small anxiety to the
remanent majority. At this critical moment
the submission of the old Diet came most
opportunely to strengthen the hands of this, the mo-
narchical party. M. COLLOREDO, the Austrian pleni-
potentiary and president of the diet, caused intima-
tion to be made to M. MITTF.R3I.IIER, the president
of the assembly, that the diet had resolved to revoke
all the re-actionary and exceptional decrees it has
adopted and promulgated for the last thirty years
(and their name is Legion) against the press, the
universities, meetings ot the people, representative
assemblies, &c., &c. His excellency added that all
the members of the diet who had participated in
these measures had given in their resignations, struck
by the censure of the assembly sitting in the
church of St. Paul. It was assuredly a remarkable
moment when that diet, which had for thirty
years braved the public opinion of Germany,
which but a few months ago congratulated Austria on
the suppression of Cracow, and menaced the jade- I
pendence of Switzerland—submitted without resis-
tance to resolutions passed by an assembly of men of no
recognised rank, assuming upon their own sole respon-
sibility to act for Germany,and numbering among their
members no representatives of the most important
communities of the nation. This act of deference to
the assembly brought the hot-headed republicans to
their senses, and next morning the eighty-two seced-
ing delegates resumed their seats.
The course subsequently adopted by the assembly
wasjudicious. Without exasperating the moribund
Diet by any incivility, they took care to vindicate their
own independence by non-adoption of any points in
which the suggestions of the Diet were at variance
with their own predetermined course of action.
They even carried their non-compliance so far as to
resolve upon a member in the constituent assem-
bly for every 30,000 inhabitants, instead of every
70,000 as proposed by the Diet; and they declared
the day of meeting—the Ist of May—peremptorily
and irrevocably fixed. They have taken care that no
time shall be lost in assembling a real representation
of all Germany ; and that this representation shall be
iu every respect independent of, and unfettered by, the
antecedents of the absolutist diet.
The representatives of Prussia are likely to bring
an accession of freedom and experience to the
aaaembly. They have been elected by the Prussian
states-general, and consist, for the most part, of libe-
ral members, with an addition of an equal number of
influential liberals from the different provinces who
are not members. No data exist whereupon conjec-
tures can be formed as to the character and temper of
the Austrian delegates. Bat it will require an utter
abnegation of provincial jealousies and selfish rivalry
on the part of these two most important sections of
the monarchical party to prevent a schism. If they
unite Lonestly and firmly with the monarchists of the
other states, the republicans will see that they are a
decided minority, and will remain an intelligent,
high-minded, active, and useful constitutional opposi-
tion. If a Prussian and an Austrian faction fritter
away the strength of the monarchical party by their
intrigues, there is every likelihood of our seeing
Baden, Wurtemberg, and Rhenish Prussia seceding,
and foaming a republican confederation of the Rhine.
And so, adieu to the fair prospect of the resuscitation
of a united Germany!

HOLLAND.—The iIAGITE, APRIL 9.—Yesterday
Prince Metternich received a visit from the English ambas-
sador and Van Dorn, the minister of State. It is thought
that the Prince will remain longer at the Hague than was
at fret intended.
DENNIARK AND THE DUCHIES.—The elec-
tric Telegraph Company's express brings the following
The Lion steamer, which left Hamburg on Sunday, arrived
yesterday at Hull. Among her passengers was an envoy
from the Danish government, who proceeded immediately
to London. A skirmish took place on the 6th, between an
advanced guard of the troops of the duchies and the Diutish
troops. The Danes were compelled to fall beck upon Gra.
yensteen. One officer and several privates of the Danish
force were killed. On the other side there were none killed,
and but one wounded.

BANK OP ENGLAND.—Yesterday the proprietors
met to ballot for a governor and
ant
for the
pleb:suing, when James Morris, klsq., lieury James
ttbßuk, were te-electsd.

NEWS FROM PARIS.

PARIS, TUESDAY, 10i A.X.
I have no French news of any importance to com-
municate, except the circumstances which I have
referred to under the head of the Bouree.
The Boulogne Railway from Neufchatel to Bou-
logne is announced to be opened on Monday next.
This circumstance will confer upon my communica-
.

tions with you much greater certainty and expedition.
PARIS BOURSE, MONDAY.—We have to-day had a
considerable rise on most securities, and there have
been numerous purchases in the funds and some rail-
ways. This rise was almost entirely attributed to
the new financial plan, of which we spoke on Satur-
day, and which was more generally known at the
Bourse to-day. This plan must necessarily be advan-
tageous to the funds. Indeed, if the plan for some
time spoken of, of re-purchasing the railways by a
creation of 5 per cent, stock were acted on, the amount
of the debt would have been materially increased,
and some of the shareholders, in selling their stock,
would have added to the difficulties of the market ;
but if, on the contrary, these shareholders are paid in
bank notes, their would be immediately more than •
million of capital to invest, whilst the amount of ne-
gotiable stock would be much reduced.
The persons who at this moment have bank notes
laid by, who do not approve the proposed plan, and'
particularly the idea of substituting a national bask
for a private bank, have contributed to the rise. Fear-
ing so great an issue of paper they have preferred
laying out their bank notes in stock.
It is probable that the rise would have been still
greater if some of the buyers had not speculated on a
temporary fall, so as to allow them to buy at better
rates, and so hold back.
The perfect tranquillity which prevails in Paris has
also contributed to induce many purchases.
The shares of the Bank of France have again fallen, '
but it is expected that, should the government appro-
priate them, they will be taken at 1,200, which is con-
sidered par.
Orleans had not recovered much, and the price of
to-day is hardly 10f. better than Saturday.
Other lines are firm, particularly Lyons and North.
It is said that the decrees of expropriation will be first
directed t these lines.
Belgian stock was much in request, on which the
half-yearly dividend becomes due next month.
The loan of 1810 advanced 3; on the last quotation.
The price of gold has fallen 10f. on Saturday's
prices, and was to-day 75f. Silver about the same.
English Bank notes are worth only 23E, while
English sovereigns are worth 26.30. This difference
arises from the apprehension of the chartist demonstra-
tion at London.
LATEST, P.S., 101 A.M.
By advicco from Vienna we learn that it had been
resolved to attempt pacific negotiations with the Lom-
bardo-Venetian territory, and with this view com-
missaries of the government, furnished with full
powers, had set out for Milan, for the head quarters
of General Badetzky. This had produced a good
effect at Vienna.
By the same channel a letter from Boeuia says,
that there was there a general insurrection of the

Christians.
P.S.—I have just received a letter from Milan,
dated the sth inst., which says that the Austrians
capitulated at Magnavacca abandoned their arms and
baggage. At Forli there was much movement. 2,000
Swiss, with half a battery of artillery, had passed
there.
Eight thousand national guards had formed a cordon
through Illy ria.
The volunteers of Padua had marched for Verona.
The communications between Vicenza and Verona
were interrupted, by the bridge at Montello being de-
stroyed, and barricades erected along the roads.
Letters from Florence, of the 4th, say that Pon-
tremoli has demanded to be annexed to Tuscany.
Letters from Turin, of the 7th, say that there is no
direct news from the army, but news of a great battle
was momentarily expected.

SPAIN.—The Madrid mails of the sth, with
the letters of our correspondent, have arrived.
The Duke and Duchess of Moutpensicr were ex-
pected at Madrid on the 7th. They were to pass the
night of the 4th at Burgos, and that of the sth at
Aranda.
The Herablo, in a semi-official form, gives a pro-
mi..e on the part of the government to attend to the
settlement of the foreign debt, and not to allow the
dividends any longer to accumulate.
Barcelona was quiet on the Ist.
Yasuo, Aram s.—Three per Cents, 224; Five per Cents., 134
paper; Nast wen, 44 paper ; iampons, 94 paper. Exchange on
ndon, 42 20400.—After the Hulse : Threes, 221 paper.

LOMBARDY.—The Milan Gazette of the 4th,
with a supplement published apparently late on that
day, which I have received since the date of my last,
enables me to supply some further particulars respect-
ing the theatre of the insurrection, or the Holy War,
as it is called.
A report which appears in the journals of Marseilles
of a general engagement having taken place between
the Sardinian army, ineder Charles Albert, and the Aus-
trians, under Radetzky, is entitled to no credit. In
fact, from the relative position of the two armies on
the 4th, no engagement, except unimportant skir-
mishes between the advanced posts, was possible.
The Sardinian army, under the King, was se the
4th on the right bank of the Oglio, which runs
in a direct line from Bergamo to the neighbourh
of Mantua, while the Austrian forces were in pos-
session on the line of the Mincio, which runs
from Peschiera and the southern extremity of
the Lego di Garda to Mantua. A tract of country of
some extent, lying between these two rivers, still se-
parated the two armies on the morning of the 4th, and
as the date of the latest advices is the afternoon of
that day, it is demonstrable that no general engage-
ment could have taken place.
The Lombard, Swiss, and other volunteers, were
collected in force in advance of Breschia, and it is
therefore probable that partial conflicts may have
taken place in the neighbourhood of Larato and
Montechiaro, between Breschia and Peachiera.
Lieut.-Marshal D'Aspre had marched from Padua,
and arrived at Montebello on the 23th. These troops I
must, therefore, have entered Verona on the 26th.
D'Aspre has suspended Gherard, in the command at
Verona.
He assumed the command on the 28th, when he
is reported to have harangued the troops, endeavour-
ing to provoke their activity by promising to give up
Milan to them for plunder. No movement, however,
of these troops from Verona had taken place up to
the date of the last advices.
The hostages who had been carried by the Austrians
from Milan were brought to Verona irk carriages on
the 29th, where they were confined in the torts of
San Felice and Castel Vecchio. Among these was
the Avocet Gianni, of Mantua. He was committed
to San Felice.
The centre and probably the head-quarters of the
Austrian army was at Goito on the 4th, a small town
on the western bank of the Mincio, situate about half-
way between Peschiera and Mautua.
Despatches were received at Milan from General
Allemandi, announcin that on the evening of the
3rd a body of volunteers had occupied the town of
Salo, on the western bank of the Lego di Garda, and
had seized the steamer plying on that lake.
Thus all communications by the lake between the
Austrians and the Tyrol were cat off.
An infamous plot to destroy the city of Breschia had
been discovered and frustrated. Radetzky bad ma-
naged through secret agents to corrupt the keeper of
the fort in which the Austrian prisoners were con-
fined, and it was arranged that he should supply
them with arms, that they should set fire to the fort,
and issuing suddenly from it, burn and devastate the
town.
On the discovery of this treason the keeper of the
fort was brought to a court-martial and condemned to
be shot. His execution, however, was suspended,
in the expectation of obtaining from him important
revelations.
In the Venetian territory the fortress of Porto Leg-
nano, or the Adige, and situated on the road between
Venice and Mantua, had fallen into the hands of the
people. This result is said to have been the effect of
a surprise. The governor, surrounded by a formi-
dable popular demonstration, and cut off by all com-
munication with the Austrian generals, surrendered.
Succours, consisting of the troops of Roman
and Tuscan volunteers, ander the command of Gen.
Durando had crossed the Po at Ferrara and occupied
Rovigo, from whence they would probably advance by
Porto Legnano and Mantua upon the rear of the
Austrians.
The Provisional Government established in the
Friuli had published a decree providing for the con-
tingency of the arrival of Austrian troops in that ter-

ritory. The oommiasaries of the district and the
priests were in such cases directed to raise a levy en
masse, in fact to call out the whole population.
Since writing the above I have seen letters from
Breschia to the sth. Charles Albert had crossed the
Oglio and bad advanced by Leno upon Montechiaro.
It appeared to be the intention of the Austrians to
wait for a battle in the plain of Castiglioni, rendered
so celebrated in Buonaparte's Italian campaigns.
On the night of the sth Allemandi detached a co-
lumn of 4,000 men by the road along the western
bank of the lake to the Tyrol, to aid the insurgents in
that province, and cut off the retreat of the Austrians.

GERMANY.

PRUSSIA.—We have our usual files of German
papers. Those from Berlin are of the 9th, but they
contain little news. The official journal of that date
contains the law of elections as amended in the diet,
and the regulations for the carrying out of that law.
The Duke of Schleswig Holstein Augustenburg had
arrived at Berlin from Hamburg. The finance minis-
ter, Hansemano, has provided a fund of 100,000
thaler for the assistance of the merchants and manu-
facturers of Cologne.
By a letter from Posen of April 7, we learn that
Major-General Willisen, the royal commissioner of
Posen, has issued a proclamation to the inhabitants,
stating that he is empowered to commence the imme-
diate re-organisation of the province, as promised by
the king ; that their desire for a national government
and national judicial proceedings in their own lan-
guage was accorded ; that a man of Polish origin is to
be placed at the head of the Polish administration;
that liberty of electing their civil office, s shall be re- I
stored to them; that their desire for a national arma-
ment is already answered by the Landwehr; and
that minor points could be easily arranged at a sub-
sequent period. These privileges shall be accorded
under the proviso that,—first of all, order
and legality are restored, and that no autho-
rity can exist in the government than what
is given or sanctioned by the government. That
every irregularity or voluntary arming of troops
shall be immediately dissolved, as there is no danger
from without. Everything of this kind is a useless
expenditure of strength and money ; that it any
' wished to enter the military service they had merely
to give in their names to the commander of the
Landwehr. That the noblest of the Poles had
offered to give their co-operation for the re-establish-
ment of order; that, accompanied by theirs, he
would speedily convince himself whether the work
of re-organisation could be speedily commenced. He
exhorts them to return to the ways of peace, and
pledges his word that, in the event of their doing so,
they shall receive complete amnesty from his Ma-
jesty. He likewise ensures to the German inhabitants
the free use of their own language by national courts
of justice, and expects them to put confidence in
their Polish brethren who have exerted themselves
not to injure them.
AUSTRIA.—We have news from Vienna to the
6th. The Emperor is to go to Presburg on the
9th to dissolve the Diet of Hungary, and to I
ve his royal sanction to the resolutions laid
before it, amongst which is the decree authorising the
assembling of the diet at Pestb, every year. The
late military governor of Venice, Field-Marshal Lieu-
tenant Count Zychy, arrived at Vienna on the 6th.
He is to be tried by court martial. The minister,
Count Ilartiq, it appears, only waits for instructions
to bring proposals of peace to Lombardy. The
announcement of the departure of Count Mon-
tecuculi was premature. A proclamation to the
army in Upper Italy was published on the 6th
by Count Figuelmont, the provisional minister of
war, in which he states that the public have
been waiting with impatience and suspense for news
from the Italian army, but that on that day only
have the ministry been able for the first time
to afford intelligence respecting that army, of whose
movements it was as ignorant as the public. All
direct communications were cut off for nine days, the
insurrection having prevented the passing of couriers.
The position of the Austrian forces is there stated as
we published it yesterday.
In regard to the excesses committed in Rome, an
official article in the Wiener Zeituv says that the
Pope, who accidentally met Count Lutzow outside
the gates of Rome, assured h'm, in the strongest lat.-
guage, of the extreme regret and sorrow at the ex-
cesses which had been committed on the previous day,
and reiterated the assurances of his ministers that he
was ready to make every possible reparation. That,
in consequence of this explanation given by the Pope
himself, the imperial ambassador at Rome had been
commanded to resume his functions, on condition that
the Austrian arms be replaced on the palace of the
mbessy, and that the Papal government guarantee
the per; ,nal security of the ambassador, without
which no diplomatic relations can exist. Should
these stipulations not be complied with, Count Lutzow
will immediately quit the states of the church.
FRANKFORT.—On the tith the committee of
fifty determined to add to their number six Austrian
deputies. Vice-President Abegg observed that there
existed some differences in the matter of elections for
the first parliament between the decree of the Ger-
manic Diet ordering the elections and the decree of
the preparatory assembly. The question having been
discussed, it was decided to take the necessary steps
with the Diet to produce the neceseary. changes. On
the motion of Mr. Gullich, of Schleswig, the Diet was
invited to hasten the incorporations of Schleswig in
the German confederacy.

rbe Court.

The Queen and Prince Albert walked yesterday

morning in the pleasure-grounds of Osborne.
The Duchess of Kent, attended by Lady Augusta
Bruce and Sir G. Courer, honoured the performance of the
Royal Italian Opera yesterday evi:ning with.lier presence.

Viscount Jocelyn, Mr. Young, and Mr. Hamilton
had an interview with Sir G. Grey yesterday, at the Home-
office.
A deputation, consisting of the Rev. J. Horton,
Rector of St. George the Martyr parish, Southwark; Mr. E.
Colin-mon, Chairman of the Board of Guardians of the same
parish; /dr. J. Adderlsy, churchwarden; Mr. C. Anderson,
surveyor of the highways; Mr. W. H. Mathew, late church-
warden ; Mr. O. B. Hair, late vice-chairman of the Board of
Guardians; Mr. J. Day, vestry-clerk; and Mr. L. Tebbe!,
ner, Walton-on-Thames, had an interview with Viscount
Morpeth yesterday, at the office of her Majesty's Commis-
sioners of Woods and Forests in Whitehall-place.
Despatches were received yesterday at the Colonial
Office from the Lord High Commiuiener of the lonian
Islands.

[From last night's Gar( lie.]
WIITTEIIALL, APRIL 10.—The Queen Las ap-
pointed the Hight Hon. H. Laboucthre to be one of the
commissioners of railways.

COURT OF ALDERMEN.
Yesterday, a court was held for the despatch of
public business.
THE PRESERVATION OF THE PEACE OF THE CITY.—
The Loon Mayon, upon taking the chair, said, he was
happy to have so early an opportunity, after the occurrences
of Moaday, of seeing his brother aldermen, and congratu-
lating them and his fellow-citizens upon the dvmunstratl. n
which had been made on the occasion in the City of London
—a demonstration calculated to produce the most salutary
effects upon the country. (Cheers.) He considered that the
question was of so momentous a character as to require from
him a specific report, which he accordingly laid before the
court, and which the town-clerk read.
Alderman T/lOMPSON then proposed the following reso-
lutions
I. That the thanks of the court be presented to the Right Ron.
John Kinnereley Limper, Eft., for the admirable and effnt sir.
rangements made by him for the preaftsution of the peace of this
ity on Monday last, and for the firmness and decision displayed by
his lordship on that important occasion.
2. That the thanks of this court be prevented to the Hon. Henry
Fitzroy, lieutenant-colonel, the odicera, non-commimioned officers,
and privates of the lion. the Artillery Company, br the readiness with
which they attended and remained under arms on Monday last.
3. That the thanks of this court be presented to Daniel "Whittle
Harvey, Esq., commissioner of the City police, for the judicious ar-
rangements in the disposition and management of the police Sone of
this City for the preservation of the peace on Monday teat.
The 4th resolution recognised the deep sense the court entertained
of the eflicient manner in which the superintendent, inspectors, and
other otticers and constables of the police force discharged their duties
on Monday last.
The 3th resolution declared the acknowledgments of the court to
the deputies and common council of the several wards for their co-
operation.
6. The grateful acknowledgment' by the court to the merchanin,
bankers, traders, and all other dames of their fellow-citthana, for the
alacrity and seal with which they supportedeelves as the efforts of the
miss to keep the peace by ft-rolling them special Co
and performing the ordinary duties of the police at a time when the
services of the regular police were necessarily concentrate
7. That this court most heartily congratulate their fellow-cinemas es
the unanimity displayed by men of all ranks and stations in grassiest-
ing the supremacy of the law on Monday last, thereby proclaiming to
the world that whatever differences may mist, Englishmen are united
in the determination, under the blessing of divine providense, to
uphold the throne and the constitution of the country, and totransmit
to posterity the enjoymer t of privileges and blessings superior to
those which are t• be found in any other kingdom of the earth.
• All these resolutions were carried unanimously, and it was
P:rred that they eh:ould b printed, and extensively pls.
• cid ahem the

Aldermen CHALLIS objected to the proposition to placard
derogatory to the dignity of the court, sad considered that
• vote of thanks would, if exhibited in so unusual and 'taste
a manner. loess its value in the estimation of the public.
Alderman THOMPSON said he could not exactly ace the
matter in that light. Proclamations sad other notices and
statements of importance were placarded, and did not lose
their force or dignity by such a mode of publication. (Hear,
hear.)
Sir G. CARROLL did not see what occasion there could be
for placarding the thanks of the court. All people read news-
papers now, and must see in them the advertisements cons-
municatieg the fact.
Alderman FAREHROTHER slid it was true that the daily
press advocated the cause of the community, but there were
papers the editors of which did not care shout the quality of
what they inserted, so that they were paid by the sale. If
the chartists chose to misrepresent in thole• publications, and
to stick them against the wall, it was necessary to meet them
by the exhibition of an announcement diametrically opposed
to them. (Hear, bear.) It was the revolting character of
the excitement which had been got up that tended to ruin
the poor isilustrious man with his large family. To contend
against such a principle was the duty of every friend of his
country ' • and if the mischievous leaders of the movement
thought fit to publish by placards awl handbills, there would
be nu degradaion in contending with them with their own
weapons, and showing the misguided how easily they might
return to the performance of their duties of industry and
loyalty. (Hear, hear.)
The motion for advertising and placat ding was then car-
ried, as was a motion for printing the report made by the
Lord Mayor, and sending copies to the members of tke court.
RESIGNATION OF THE GOWN OF BREAD-STREET WARD.—
The Lotto MAYOR read a letter from Alderman H. Hughes,
resigning the gown of Bread-street ward.—The resignation
au, atter a high eulogism upon Mr. H. Hughes, in which
all the members joined,accepted, and • copy of the resolution
of the court, expressive of their great respect for his cha-
racter, was ordered to be forthwith-. transmitted to him.—
Adjourned.

THE CHARTIST CONVENTION.
Yesterday morning the convention again met at
nine o'clock, pursuant to adjournment, at their hall, John-
street, Fifgroy square. Mr. M'GUATH filled the chair.
Mr. E. JONES moved that a committee be appointed to
draw up a report of the proceedings on the previous dey, at
Kennington-common, with a view to present to the public
• correct and faithful statement. This he proposed should
not only be placarded over the metropolis, but be tent to
every disuict throughout the country. Such a statement
would show that the convention had not to en actuated by
any feelings of fear, as had been attributed to tin in, or by
any the most distant intention of yielding to the armed ex-
ertions of the Whig government; and it amid, being the
truth, have the effect of neutralising the malignant lies
which, through the columns of the daily press, had that day
been promulgated to the world.
Mr. Ashton, Mr. Adams, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Fussell, Mr.
Kydd, and Mr. Tanner, supported the motion, which was
opposed by
Mr. CEITAY, on the ground of the unnecessary expense
which would be incurred to carry it out. There had been
enough of pu dications, enough of humbug, enough of peti-
tions, sod enough of processions; and the time was come when
they ought to have more of action. If yesterday they bad
shown more " pluck," he believed that they would have
made more friends.
Mr. CIIILID disagreed with the last speaker, and denied
that cowardice had (as was imputed) been the moving cause
of the termination of the proceedings on Kennington-
common.
A considerable discussion followed, but eventually the
motion was carried, the vast majority of the delegates de-
claring in favour of the prudential proceedings of the pre-
vious day, Mr. Ernest Jones and two other delegates were
appointed a committee to prepare the address, and withdrew
for that purpose.

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IMPEACHMENT OF THE GOVERNMENT.
Mr. CLARE moved that this eoncention forthwith appoint
a committee of three of its members to prepare a petition to
parliament prying for the impeachment of her Majesty's
ministers for their flagrant violation of the ionstitution in
employing an unconstitutional armed force to aid them in
preventing the people fromproceeding orderly and peaceably
through the streets of the metropolis with their petition, and
by the disposition and array of their brute force provoking
a collision between the people and the military, and thereby
risking the probability of plunging the nation into civil war.
In supporting his motion, Mr. Clark obcerved that if the
procession had proceeded as had been originally intended,
the blood of the people would have hi en shed by those who
battened and fattened upon the people's hard earnings ; and
it was clear that the foul and infamous government that now
ruled the realm intended yesterday, on the slightest pretext,
to have shed the blood of an unoffending people. (Hear,
hear.) It was stated by a base and calumnious press
that the convention had acted a cowardly part,
because they had nut given the government an op-
portunity of mowing them down, and this calumny
was set forth in a leading article of the Morning Chronicle
of that day, its a spirit which neither reflected credit upon
its author nor on the noble lord who eras said to be the pro-
prietor of that journal. The article stated an untruth when
it alleged that the convention proposed to proceed armed
through the streets of the metropolis. On the contrary, the
fact had been that 52 unarmed delegates hail put themselves
at the heat: of an unarmed people. (Applause ) The course
they had taken had disappointed the government, because it
had deprived them of their anticipated pleasure of shedding
the people's blood. For their conduct he held that the go-
vernment deserved impeachment, and it was the duty of the
convention to call for it. (Cheers.) With these views he
submitted his motion.
Mr. W. DIXON seconded the motion, and remarked he
would never be a party to lead an unarmed people into a
collision with an armed military or police force.
Mr. Joves (Liverpool) expressed the satisfaction he felt
at the manner in which the mandates of the executive com-
mittee had been obeyed yesterday by the immense masses of
the people which were congregated together.
Mr. HARVEY supported the motion, and in most violent
and vituperative language attacked the press of this country,
and especially the Morning Chronicle. He could not but
express the deep di-gust he entertained for his brethren of
the press—" The race who write, and who were," as
Cobbett said, "the deadly foes of liberty " That which in
other nations a censorship of the press effected was done in
this csuntry by gold, for every one of the dastardly anony
mow scribblers was paid for writing the chartists down by
liea and calumnies. (Loud cheers, and expressions of exe-
cration of the preu.) The proclamation of the government
had been founded upon an old obsolete statute of the very
monarch who had sent the ancestor of the present premier
to the scaffold.
Mr. LtiND said that though he agreed in the sentiments
expressed by those who had preceded him, yet as he thought
the adoption of the motion could lead to no practical result,
he felt it his duty to move, as an amendment, the previous
question.
Mr. CUFFAY seconded the amendment. It was a farce
now to expert to get the charter incept by force. Instead of
a motion for the impeachment of ministers, to be moved by
Mr. F. O'Connor, and probably seconued by Mr. Chisholm
Anatey—(a laugh)—they shoul.l rule the people to he pre-
pared to defend themselves for the struggle between English
democrats and Norman aristocrats. (Cheers.)
Mr. KYI,I) supported the original motion, and in doing so
gave utterance to a violent tirade upon the press and the
government of this country. He contended that that which
had been held to be good en France ought to be held good
in England, and the manifesto proposed by this resolution
would assert that pramiple. Revolution was simply another
name for rectification, and in England netiti.ation was
loudly demanded. Re cordially supported the motion for
the jib perelonc at of the present uni.onstitutional
A long discussion, of a very warm and violent character
ensued, in the course of which the origins] motion was sup-
ported by :Hr. Baldwin, Mr. Wild, Mr. Demovan, and Mr.
Wilkinson. The debate, however, was interrupted by the
return of the committee appcinted to prepare a report of the
proceedings in reference to the Kennington-common demon-
stration on the preceding day.
Mr. E. JONES reported to the convention the following
draft of the address :
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION TO THE PEOPLE.
. .

Fellow-countrymen,.—The legal and coestitutional rights of Eag.
lishmen have been nterfered with. The pansy of Going and
Dueltatel is trans'erred to England. We announced A peaceful and
unarmed demonstration, and we adopted every measure who h pru-
dence toted saggeet to convince the government of our medic inten-
tions, and to inspire the metropolis with confidence in our proceed-
ings. But how were those proceedings met! By the revival of an
act pawed in the time of a libidinous tyrant, Charles 11., an ant 2vo
rears old—long deemed obsolete and indo d virtually re, Baled by the
Bill of Rights. Vaittly did we remonstrate. The government per-
4ieted M its arbitrary, despotic, and unentistitutional course. Eng-
land then has to mourn the epeetacle of an unarmed and peaceful
people awembled to exercise the right of carrying a petition to par-
liament being stopped by the command of on execrable ministry.
Yee, fellow-countrymen, ouch is the fact. On Monday we
repaired from the Convention I lall to Kennington Common, where a
quarter of a million votaries of freedom were metnibled. An inhale.
WM wee then cenreyed to an that no pruccoion mold be allowed to
recroes the river; we found that we were caught in a trap, teat the
bridges were clewed againet us, mad that the vile proalamatiou of the
government bad been backed by warlike preparations on a settle so
TAM that it appeared as if a Wattle armament of 200,00.1 men were
about to besiege the metropolis. Under them circumstance we felt
ourselves constrained to embrace one of two alternatives: either to
bring an unarmed people in collision with m armed authority, in
which they would have tidedto pass the bridges manned by armed and
mounted policemen, guar by troop., commanded by nfiemen ton-
cealed in the admixing houses, and trtelwl by artillery; or to leave
the odium on the government of having prevented, by a sanguinary
prohibition, the exercise of an u.odouleed right. We chose the latter
course, and we now leave the country to judge of the relative position
of the convention and a government that can only uphold itself by an
used infringement of the British constitution. Fellow-oxintrymeni
the first victory is gained—tbe courage of the men of London has
been tested. Despite the government prohibition, they came together
in such numbers as the metropolis has never before witnemed. Their
devotion has been proved by the tact that they unanimously seconded
the resolve a of the convention, and not one act of violence or insult
on their part has sullied thehenour of that glorious day. nee Ilea
been the first step—let the country prepare fur the neat. The duty
of this convention will be, m long as it lasts, to organim the people for
the second and more decieire effort. Courage and perseverance, and
we shall conquer. Not an beer, not a day, most our energy abate.
We solemnly pledge ourselves to the greet work, and we demote our-
selves heart and soul to the interests; of those who have placed their
conhelence in us. The national assembly will meet at the 14th of the
month ; the country mast be prepared to support the re-
solves of that—the people's parliament. We protest against
the illegal tyranny of the government. We declare ram de.
termination to re-tst by every bonostralde means at our disposal
the slightest infringement on our rights and privileges. and
we proclaim our Arm resolve to devote our lives, if necemary, to the
glorious aim of establishing the people's charter! Outward-, and we
conquer—backward, and we fall; The vile calumniee of the perm and
and
of the tongues of prejudice impute to use aril designs ellva?''' Ure
roPerty. We repel the foul charge. We rebut the auto-vow accuse.
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On the motion of Mr. E. J0N,.., the address wan. adopted
and ordered to be printed and Mrculated, the only dueennent
delegate being Mr. CUIPAT
DOTLB acquainted r:rne convention that he had received
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