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London, England, 1839-04-26 00:00:00

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THE NATIONAL CONVENTION. 1
( YESTERDAY.)

Mr. HETHERINGTON in the Chaie.

On reading the minutes of Wednesday's proceedings,
Mr. RoGEes objected that the S,,cretary had entered
!ome "understanding" on which he had understood a
motion to be withdrawn. Nothing in his (Mr. Rogers')
opinion, ought to be entered except what was put into
the Chairman's hands.—(Heir. hear.)
The SECRETARY said he considered it but fair, when
a motion was withdrawn on a certain reason distinctly
stated, to record that reason.—(Hear, hear.)
Mr. SANKEY said he did not think the expressions of
Mr. Ryder yesterday ought to have been entered.
The SECRETARY said he deemed them necessary to
make the subsequent resolutions understood.
The CHAIRMAN said he thought the full particulars
of any case that came before the Convention should be
fairly and faithfully stated.—(Hear, hear.)
The SECRETARY then read a letter from Stourbridge
sesiring that further efforts might be made to enlighten
the dense population f that district in the principles of
the Charter.

The following letter was read, dated Birmingham,
April 23d—" Although differing with the late Dele-
gates from this town to the Convention, as to the man-
ner in which they have given up the trust reposed in
them, we cannot suffer the efforts that have been made
lately by a few desperate characters, to destroy the con-
fidence the men of Birmingham have always reposed in
the leading men of the Council of their Union to pass
unnoticed—men, whose efforts have always been di-
rected to the best means of obtaining the greatest good
they could accomplish, according to the circumstances
by which they were surrounded. We beg, therefore,
to state that some of this party, in our opinion, have
long been endeavouring to sow dissension among
the men of Birmingham, by preaching up blood-
shed and revolution—measures which we hope the
good sense of the Convention will never notice till
every jt&st 4nd reasonable effort has been tried to ame-
liorate the condition of the working classes—in order to
get themselves placed in the situation of those whose un-
tiring zeal in the good cause has won for them the appro-
bation of all reasonable and right-thinking men. We,
therefore, beg of you to present to the Convention the
enclosed protest against those men entering that Con-
vention in the name and on the behalf of the men of
Birmingham, as we belies e an effort may yet be made,
if necessary, to fill up those places with men more worthy
tl.e confidence of the town than these are, and more
worthy of the assembly to which they are delegated. With
our best wishes for the triumphant successof the Conven-
tion over all its enemies, I remain, in the name and
on the behalf of all who have signed the protest,

Your obedient servant, -
ED WIN THOAIPSON.

Tire protest is,

" We, the undersigned Members of the Political
Union, Collectors of the National Rent, &c. &c., do
hereby enter our protest against the admission of
Messrs. Brown, Powell, and Donaldson (who are said
to be elected at a meeting held at 'Holloway Head), as
Delegates to the General Convention, in the name and
on behalf of the men of Birmingham, such meeting
not being called by any man or body of men recog-
nised by the people, or any placard bearing the
signature of even one of their own Committee, or
any ono in whom the men of Birmingham can place
any trust, the meeting being attended by scarcely
a tithe of what may be called the men of Birming-
ham, shows they have not had anything to do with
the election, and therefore cannot be expected to sup-
post them. We remain, gentlemen, your most obeiient
servants." (Here follow eighty or ninety names.)
A placard calling a meeting of the men of Birming-
ham at No. 7, Sectional-room, the Cross Guns, Lan-
caster-street, on February 25tb, concluding with these
words :

" Britons, rise, and yet be free,
Demand your rights and liberty ;
Tyrants long hare shared the spoil,
The working class share all the toil.
Now or never strike the blow,
Exert yourselves and crush your foe."
Letters were read from Great Yarmouth and Salis-
bury, announcing the formation of Societies in support
of the principles of the Convention.
Mr. CARDO moved that the Convention resolve
i's-lf into a General Committee, to consider the man-
ner in which the National Petition shall be conveyed to
the Members by whom it was to be presented to the
House of Commons.

Mr. HARTWELL seconded the motion, which, how-
ever, on the suggestion of several Delegates, was post-
poned, in order to afford time for communicating with
Messrs. Fielden and Attwood.
The report of the Petition Committee was presented
to the effect that signatures to the National Petition be
sent up from all parts of the country as speedily as pos-
sible, directed to Messrs. Collins end Hartwell, at the
Convention, the postage paid.
The roport was agreed to, and V. 14s. was handed in
from Bristol.
The Secretary then read a letter from Wandsworth;
relative to the election of a delegate for that district.

Mr. CARDO, WIVI refeTenee to a stritement made on
a former day, denied that the Maryiehone men had
exanved the proceedings when Mr. Williams was
elected.

Mr. SKEVINGTON said he had been informed that
M. Williams had declined to take his scat, and that
tip. people of Wandsworth considered they were in the
same position as if no election had taken place.

THE PROTEST FRO3I BIRMINGHAM.
CARPENTER suggested before they adjourned
that some notice should be taken of the protest against
:lir recent election of Delegates for Birmingham.
M. FuosT said it would be time enough when these
parties took their seats.

Mr. CARPENTER did not think it would be quite de-
corous to postpone the consideration of the protest for
an indefinite period.
Alter some further discussion, it was resolved that
the Secretary be instructed to write to the parties by
whom the protest had been forwarded to the Con-
vention.

PETITION FOR MR. FROST'3 RESTORATION TO THE

MAGISTRAC Y.

Mr. PITKEITHLEY had a propcsition to submit to the
Convontion relative to the petition to be presented to
Parliament praying for an address to the Queen to restore
Mr. Frost to the 'Magistracy. It had been suggested when
the deputation bad waited upon Mr. Attwood, that it
woubl b^ Lnuc'a morn advantageous to have the petition
signed by each Member in his indkidual capacity. ra-
tter than by the Grairman, on behalf of the Convention.
Mr. CARPENTER did not think there could be any
objection to the petition as it at present stood. The
Society of which they were Members could not become
tmater of discussion on the mere presentation of a pe-
titon.

Mr. SANKEY submitted that the petition would have
more w.eiht if signed by the Members individually.
Their body not being a chartered one, the petition could
only be received as that of the person by whom it was
signed.

-Mr. LovErr saw n 3 illegality in &ping the petition
as Members of the Convention.
In answer to a question from Mr. CARPENTER,
Mr. FROST saki Mr. Attwood had declined to present
the petition as it at present stood.
Mr. CARPENTER then suggested that the petition
should not b• altered, and if the House of Commons
rejected it in its present shape they could present an-
other.

Mr. COLLINS thought it was idle to be running the
risk of acting illegally, and that it would be better to
have the petition signed individually.
A resolution was ultimately adopted that the petition
be signed by the Members of the Convention indi-
vidually.