The Sun.
London, England, 1839-04-30 00:00:00

EVENTING EDITION.

NATIONAL CONVENTION.
(YESTERDAY.)

Mr. MILLS in the Chair.

After the names had been called over,
Mr. NEESoM begged to know if the name of Mr. Wil-
liams, the newly elected Member for Kennington, was cn
the list. He did so from not hearing the name called over
tue Secretary, and from seeing that Delegate seated at
the table among the Members.—( Hear, hear.)
WILLIAMS would beg to speak a word.
CIIAIRMAN—Mr. Williams would feel the necessity he
(ire Chairman) bad of strictly adhering to the rules laid
d.evn by the Convention, one of which was, that he (Mr.
Williams) should, before be took his seat, produce his cre-
do,tials.
Mr. FEARGUS O'CoNsoe said that on the former dis-
cussion on this question he had done his best in order that
Mr. Williams should take his seat, and for what he did do
then he was not at all sorry. But now that the Conven-
lien bad come to a conclusion that Mr. Williams should
produce his credentials before he should taka his scat, he
woald not be acting in a manner consonant with his duty,
it he did not do everything to support the character and
rtiguity of the body. He therefore called on Mr. Wil-
liams not to persevere in wi,hing to take his seat without
eornplying with the rules adopted for their government.
If he would do so, he would only be insulting the body of
which he claimed to be a Member. And he (Mr. O'C.)
e:,alci not allow himself to be a party to any insult offs red
to the Chairman or the Convention.—( Hear ) He would
rot he wanting in rendering to Mr. Williams every assis-
tance in obtaining his seat in a regular manner.—( Hear.)
Mr. WILLIAMS—Mr. Chairman, I would, with the per-
mis-ion—(" Order, order," uproar, and " Chair, chair.")
The CHAIRMAN—Mr. Williams will see the propriety
of withdrawing from the Members' table.
Mr. Williams then withdrew.
COARZSPORDENCE.

The next letter read was from the Secretary of the
Association of the Working Men and Industrious Classes '
of Dundee, submitting a resolution and amendment p, o-
posed at a meeting of that association.
The resolution proposed was as follows :
" Resolved—That we are of opinion that for the pro-
tection of life, liberty, and property, every man ou!,.:rt to
possess fire-arms ; and aware that a great number do not,
we recommend Radical Reformers, and particularly the
advocates of the People's Charter, to possess themselves of
arms as early as possible."
To which it was proposed as an amendment and carried
unanimously,
" That the Secretary be directed to write to Dr. John
Taylor, one of the Delegates now in London, to lay before
the National Convention, in order to obtain their decisive
opinien together with his own, regarding the legality of
passing such resolution in Scotland, with the intention that
their views on the subject may be laid before the Asso-
ciation at their first meeting." _ _ _

The neat was a letter from Mr. John Hindus, contra-
dicting a statement i❑ the Brighton Guardian of Wed.
nesday last, which stated that be had lost his pension for
keeping a disorderly house, and stating that he had seen
the Editor of that paper, who pretended he had been mis-
informed, and that he had waited on the Collector of the
Customs, and asked him if he would be so good as to
inform him what he was ordered to suvend his pension
for, and his answer was—that the Lords of the Admiralty
had given him an order to suspend it on account of his
taking the chair at a seditious meeting held at Shoreham,
which was corroborated by the Comptroller, but at the
same time he stated he wished Mr. Hindus not to agitate

the Shoreham people any more on the subject, more es-
pecially seafaring people, as there was no doubt he would
obtain his pension again ; but he (fir. Hindus) bad told
him he never would recant his opinions. He explained the
report alluded to, by stating that two years since he took
the Durham Arms, Shoreham ; and, being a seafaring
man, allowed fiddling and dancing at the house, with the
sailors and their girls, as is generally allowed at most
seaports, and at this house before he took it—that a party
headed by the journeyman Parsons, whom he had opposed
on joining the Poor-law Union, indicted him for
keeping a disorderly house, although his predecessor
had not been inter fered with—that he run it to an Assize
trial, which cost them 76/. ; since which time he
had been a marked man, and to prove the Editor's false-
hood, he would remark that he had received three different
quarters' pension since that period. He bad great plea-
sure in reporting the progress the cause was making in
Shoreham. A letter was then read from Bradford, stating
that Mr. Vincent was doing much good in that neighbour-
hood. A memorial from the Smithfield Charter Associa-
tion was then read, stating the confidence of the memoria-
lists in the Convention, and their conviction that the ma-

jority of their too long oppressed countrymen were de-
cidedly against the disbanding of that body under any pre-
tence, and recommending that, in the event of the rejec-
tion of the Petition, the Convention should set about
achieving their objects by all the means in their power ;
and in order to obtain the increased exertion necessary for
carrying this into effect on the part of the members of the
Convention, they suggest the propriety of enforcing a daily
call of the Convention ; that they recognize but one party,
and urge the Convention to continue their sittings,in Lon-
don after the 6th May. That they recommend their fel-
low countrymen► to organise themselves into one indisso-
luble union, and trust they will notify to the Convention
their opinion as to what would be best to be done in the
event of the rejection of the National Petition,
A letter was read from Mr. Richardson, stating his ina-
bility to be in London before Monday, and requesting leave
until that day.
Mr. F. O'Comsopt asked if any communication had been
received from Birmingham.
The SECRETARY replied in the negative.
Dr. FLETCHER asked if any letter had been written to
Mr. Wood, of Bolton, respecting the charges he had
brought against the Convention.
The SECRETARY had understood that the publicity al-
ready given to the proceedings of the Convention on this
subject had precluded the necessity of his writing.
Dr. FLETCHER thought it important that a letter should
be written, which was directed to be written accordingly.

MR. RICHARDS'S REPORT.

Mr. WHITTLE called on Mr. Richards to make hie re-
port to the meeting of his town.
Mr. COLLINS presented a petition from Newbury, signed
by upwards of 1,000 persons, one of whom was a cordwainer,
who no sooner than it was known that he had a petition
in favour of the People's Charter, received a notice from
his landlord to quit a house in which he had lived for 14
years.—( Cries of " Shame.") Not daunted, however, he
had persevered in his agitation, and obtained no less than
1,000 signatures.
Mr. LOYaTT, in answer to a question from Mr. Pit-
keithley, said that no satisfactory answer had been received
from Messrs. Muntz and Douglas of Birmingham.
Mr. PITKEITIILEY— Then a person ought to be sent to
Mr. Douglas to request him to give up all the letters he
had received. He thought, if Dr. Taylor was not in town,
he might be requested to perform that duty.
Mr. F. O'CoNNou thought the better course would be
that some communication should take place with the Se-
cretary. With regard to Mr. Muntz, he ought to state
that he had never acted as Treasurer, and was, therefore,
not responsible. With respect to Mr. Douglas, he thought
he ought to be written to.
After a few observations from Mr. LOVETT, the subject
dropped.