The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-04 00:00:00

NATIONAL CON YEN TION.

(YESTERDAY.)

J. P. SANKEY, A. 31., delegate from Edin
burgh, in the chair.

Letters were read from Bailie Craig, giving
accounts of his great success at Paisley, Bank.
head, Johnstown, and several other places.
The meetings which he described were attended
by vast numbers, and among the rest by a great
many ladies, who seemed to take a great interest
in the proceedings. In all those places the cler-
gymen were most polite and attentive and invariably
gave the use of the churehes for the purpose of
holding the meetings. The great bulk of the
people are enrolling themselves in the associations
which were being organised. From Mr. Lowrie,
missionary to Cornwall, stating that he was very
successful, and would hold a county meeting
on Easter Monday. From Walsall and
from Eccles, giving accounts of the increase of the
Charter. From Mr. Richards of the Potteries, giving
an account of his progress. In this letter he stated
that the reports in the papers which made him say,
in a former communication, that the potters had
only ss. 6d. per week, was not true ; he said that
the wages of the weavers was only ss. 6d., and not
the persons employed in the Potteries. And also
a letter from Edinburgh, stating that at a meeting
held there a resolution was passed returning thanks
to the people of England for their resistance to the
New Poor-law.
MESSRS. DOUGLAS, SALT, AND HADLEY.
Mr. RICHARDSON moved that the resignations
of the above gentlemen be received.
Mr. SMART seconded the motion. 1

Mr. SKEVINGTON proposed as an amendment
that the question be postponed until the result of the
meeting, which was to he held thii day at Bir-
mingham, should be known.

Mr. CLEAVE said they, as the Convention, had
no notice of any meeting to be held at Birming-
ham ; they, therefore, could not with propriety take
lily steps in this question.
Mr. PITKETHLEY agreed with the observations
of Mr. Cleave.

Mr. SKEVINGTON would withdraw his amend

men t.

• Mr. RITHA RDSON pressed his resolution. He
iaid that no notice should be taken of the resigna-
tion of those members, no more than Mr. Cobbett
or Dr. Wade. He thought that they ought to re-
joice in the resignation.—(Hear, hear.) Yes, he
d.d think that their resignation would be cause of
.:joieng to the country, as the mass of the people
would feel gratified that persons who could not be
itu,ted were much better from them than with
thein.---(Hear, hear.)
Mr. CARPENTER thought no notice should be
taken of the resignation of those gentlemen but in
the usual way. But he thought also that the letter
of those members should be taken into consideration
on a future day, from the charges which it made
against the Convention being of a very serious
,nature. The imputation which it made was very
unfoonded, and was of a tendency to send forth
wrong impressions among the people of the conduct
of the Convention. It ought to be known that it
was not to anything but to a feeling that they had
'o,t the confidence of their constituencies that
the Birmingham delegates resigned. Thry
felt that the 100,000 people whom they
r:presented were much in advance of
tliem:,elves, and acting up to this knowledge,
they thought frt to make a virtue of necessity,
and gave up the situation to which they were
electt7d.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. I\l iLi.s moved the previous question, which
I:eing seconded, was put and carried by a majority
of one.