The Express.
London, England, 1848-04-10 00:00:00

Wes. The bllowiss day there was rather an Increased dlspneition
to cell, and only about 600 hates found lumen, the hoe of the mrket
being at al cent., for fair Upland.. During the next week, hotilere
maintained a firmer septet, and as there appeared to be a growing
confidence in better prices by the Cambria, increasing in strength
with the delay of her arrival, which became armload), looked for, the
daily sale, rather inerea,ed in quantity, the market gradually be-
came firmer, and at the close of uainew un Friday evi ning prime
had advanced nearly a quarter of scent, it being difficult to buy fair
UpLunbi under 84 ciente, the eaten since Saturday amounting to COMO
Wee. Early in the morning of Saturday, ISM instant, the Cambria
arrived with date, to 27th ultimo, bringing a decline of Id. in I leer-
pool, an Inactive market at Manchwer, with a further reduction in
the number of opt ratter* employed at full work, and the wholly un-
looked for intelligence of the revolution in France. The latter, no
fraught with injury to commercial credit, and ro momentous in the
importance of ita final reaulte, could not but have a very injurrium
effect on the price of our atipte, and at abnarbed the attention of all
chomen here, joined to Ma being packet day for the steamer I tenuarin,
that no attempt was made to transact business. on Monday, 1.8 the
usual operator, were Mill bunt with their corresprmilerice for this
vessel, the make were confined to small parcels for the immediate
supply of the home trade, at a decline of about three:eighths if a
cent. On Tut relay, the market may be Wd to have opened. MI the
wren were inerestacel to 2,000 bales at a further decline of throe-
elittithe. On Wednewlay, 1,500 bales were disposed of, pr ceo being
the turn lower. On Thursday, they amounted to Into bales, without
any perceptible chair in rens his morning very fow buvere Imve
appeared in market, and only about 400 bake bane keen diepoed of.
The bulk of those purchmes were for Liverpool, and tin Amen lean an.
count. Eric a Mill remain so uneven and urine:tied, that it is amid
inipagrible to flit quotations; those at top are adjinited on the avorage
pales or the List three clays, with the remark, that it with' be diffleutt
to either buy or cell largely at these figure., the general disposition
being to await later advice, front abroad. The tea ipta at the porta
were very light at the time last year; at prevent they are calming in
very heavy, and now stand at 140,0010 bales over there of the tau sea-
son. This amount will, in all probability, go on Imre:o4og for trio
next three weeks, as, in addition to many minor streams, the late I
rains have made Red River navigable for the largest elms ot hate,
and as yet but little mitten bus ban received from that section, where
we know the yield was very heavy. In regard to the (Mere enure
of the market, ea much depends on the state of thinge existing in
Europe, that to say anything about the prospects of cotton for the next
30 days will be a hazardous undertaking, and I decline any 'Trent,
lions m t subject further than to tiny that there will be no early nor
any rapid improvement, no our inerwing receipts and stock.%
to the great diffieulty of tritotiating bills on Europe, and the tine
weather at the south for planting the nest crop, clearly point of
present to very macerate ;nice, tar this .esaon. It would aeon
impossible that this should not bens, an a mists such as her occurred
in France cannot pan off at onix, or he limited In its effects to that
Country, but must be felt by degrees all over Europe, and it will be
lonic before the last vibration, disappear. Exchange on London im-
proved for the steamer Hermann on the announcement of the diffi-
culties in France, since which a large supply his appeared on the
market, and rate. bare receded to the quotattotta at top. Franca are
almost unmuerible, it being only pomible to make sales of the lest sag
natures, and then only to u moderate extent. Freights continue is
the name &premed Atate, with but little probability of improvement.
?wee. —The market I, very quiet, and there is • slight decline.
Moderate salt. of Michigan, Western, and Geneace at (Idols. 621 c. to
6 dole. Al e. (Mean', 6 drib. 51c. Routhern, G doll. .1, c. to
6 dole. 50 e. Meal, 2 oaks. 41 c. to 2 110:6 50 c. The stock on hand is
less than 50,000 Obis.
. . . . . .

ams.—torn Id V cry dull. The range of priors ie from s 2 c. to
Se c. New Orleans, a hide injured. 46 0. to 48 c. Oeueasee VI at at I.
held at 130 c. Oats 48 c. to 48 c.

PROVISIOVI.—There Is a moderate biminena doing In Pork; mere ix
milled at 10 dot•. 23 co to 10 dales 37 a.; prime, at 9 Mk, 2O c. to
9 dot. 37 c. Bed Is quiet. Prima Lord is ralltng at 71 e. Gr. a-e, ti c.
But little doing in Ptaltled Meats; llama at Gi c., and Shoulderx of
It a. to 4f e.

CHARTIST CONVENTION.

PROCEEDINGS THIS DAY.

ADJOURNMENT TO
KEN INGTON COMMON.

The convention re-assembled this morning. The
hour had been fixed for eight, but had been subAc-
quently altered to nine, leng before which time a
large number of persons had assembled roared the
entrance. . _ .

Mr. Reynold:- took the chair, but, on the arrival of
Mr. F. O'Connor, vacated it in favour of that gen-
tleman. . . . . . _

A question was asked relative to the resignation of
Mr. 11. O'Brien, which Mr. Macarthy said be had heard
reported. It wasintimated that the convention had re-
ceived official notice of the circumstance. Mr. O'Brien
had last attended the convention on the night before
the proclamation.
Mr. Doyle, the secretary, announced that a com-
munication had been received from Scotland-yard, to
the effect that the petition would be allowed to be
taken to the House of Commons, but tha' no proces-
sion could be permitted through the streets.
Mr. West then addressed the assembly, and, in
strong language, urged the expediency of proceeding
with the procession, notwithstanding the prohibition.
The people, he said, were in favour of peace, but if the
government wished for blood, the cup should be filled
for them brimming full, and they should be allowed
to drain it to the dregs.
Mr. O'Connor, who had only heard the latter
part of Mr. West's address, deprecated the argu-
ments which that gentleman had urged; and main-
tained that, unless they wished, perhaps irretriev-
ably, to damage their cause, they should not insist
upon the procession, or make any movement
which could possibly lead to a breach with
the authorities, which could only lead to one result—
an unarmed force being opposed by an armed one.
Whatever was resolved on, however, he was ready
to abide by the consequences, notwithstanding the
fact that he had received numerous intimations
(one of which he read), from numbers of the police and
others, that his life would be attempted that day,—
that such were the orders given in the event
of any collision taking place. He thought,
in the event of anything happening to him they
might find it diffiuclt to procure another representa-
tive in the house, where he did not despair yet of
being of service to them.
Several delegates expressed doubts as to the prac-
ticability of stopping the demonstration nowthat it
had been so fir organised; and one gentleman pro-
posed that, in the event of Kennington-common being
occupied by the military, they should adjourn to
Blackheath.
Mr. Ernest Jones then made a strong appeal
against the abandonment of the procession, and main-
tained in forcible terms the necessity of persisting in
it, in the teeth of every prohibition. This line of
argument prevailed in the end, and a resolution was
carried by acclamation for the adjournment to the
Common. The delegates then set out, in two large
cars, which had been prepared and gailydecorated tor
the occasion, being surmounted with banners, bearing
appropriate inscriptions.
A large number of persons followed on foot,
wearing rosettes, and many carrying white wands in
their hands.
The procession was loudly cheered by the crowd.

MEETING AT
KENNINGTON COMMON.

QUARTER TO TWELVE.

From an early hour this morning the neighbourhood
of Kennington-common had every appearance of some
approaching event, and straggling groups of indi-
viduals assembh d, discussing what would be the pro-
bable result of the meeting. The shops remained
unopened, and the windows of the Horns Tavern were
closely shut up, which gave rise to a rumour that it
was in the occupation of the military, but it is not
likely that there was any truth in the report. It was
also currently reported that, at an early hour this
morning, troops, with pieces of artillery, took pos-
session of the vitriol works on the southern side of
the Common, and of the church on the western aide,
but there did cot appear anything to confirm that state-
meat.
By nine o'clock there was an assemblage of some
four or Ere hundred persons, who were wondering how
it was that the police were not present. From that
hour till shortly after ten, the assemblage continued to
increase; but, judging from their outward appearance,
the majority of those present were persons who
obtained their liv.lihood etherwwise than by
manual labour, for they were, to all appearance, the
very worst of the thieves and vagabonds that infest the
metropolis. Persons of a more respectable exterior,
however, now began to pour in, and at half-past ten
there were, perhaps, front 30,000 to 40,000 persons
present. About this time a procession, which was
formed in Pickham-fi.lds, and consisting of the
Chartists of that district, arrived, headed by a man
carrying a hrge tri-colour flag, the colours being
arranged like those of the French republic. In this
procession there might have been nine hundred
persons, and wh.irt tt.ey arrived at the Common,
two of the leaders suggested, as the readiest
means by which they could enter the Com-
mon, that a portion of the railing surrounding it
should be pallid down. This was no sooner hinted
at thandown the railing came, some half-dozen roster-
mongers performing the feat, to the great exultation
of the mob around, and amid the cries of " How
about the police."
A procession of,,the shoe-makers and boot-closers of
Finsbury now arrived, by the London-road, and
formed into ranks on the south side of the Common.
Mr. Commissioner Mayne arrived on horseback
about this time, and throughout the morning numbers
I of gentlemen, mounted, were reconnoitering.
At 11 o'clock it was announced, with some cheers,
that the great procession, in which the delegates to
the National Convention were, was in sight, and a
general rush to meet it took place. When it
arrived at the Common, some delay took place,

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