The Sun.
London, England, 1839-05-08 00:00:00

It was then suggested that, as there was a vast
number of persons outside who were perhaps anxious to
hear from Mr. Attwood himself that he bad received
the petition, and would undertake to present it, that it
might do no harm if that gentleman would make a short
address to them from the window.
Mr. CRAIG first addressed the people from the win-
dow, and stated that Mr. Attwood bad received the
petition in a kind and courteous manner, and had under-
taken to present it. If the prayer of that petition was
acceded to by Parliament, England would very speedily
present a scene of peace, prosperity, and happiness.—
(Cheers.) He had take❑ the liberty of assuring Mr.
Attwood that if the House of Commons indignantly re-
fused the prayer of the petition, and refused to listen to it,
that the people themselves had the constitutional power
and constitutional right, which power and right they
would exercise, for achieving those just demands with-
out the consent of the House of Commons.—(Loud
cheering and slight hissing.)
Mr. ATTWOOD then presented himself, and was re-
ceived with enthusiastic applause. He should certainly
present the petition on Friday next, and should move
that it be printed. It would then be circulated through-
out all the papers, and would give knowledge and com-
fort to the heads and hearts of millions.—(Cheers.)
He would then take the opinion of the gentlemen who
had placed it in his hands, respecting the future notice
of a resolution of the House of Commons for carrying
its objects speedily into effect.—(Cheers.) With re-
gard to any further proceedings he should judge for
himself, and be guided by what he thought was his duty
to his country. He had received the petition and
would get his friends to take charge of it till Friday
next, because he was afraid some mischief might happen
to it if he kept it in his possession. He therefore
wished to leave it in the hands of the Convention un-
til twelve o'clock on Friday, on which day he would
assist it into the House of Commons, where it
would be kept until four o'clock, when he
would present it. The men of Birmingham
had a few years ago sent up a petition with 40,000 sig-
natures attached to it. That petition contained all
the principles of the present petition—it contained
one other which he considered to be a most vital and
important one—he meant the right to dismiss all
placemen from the House of Commons ; he hoped if
they carried the five great points in the petition they
would be able to carry the sixth.—(Cheers.) He
hoped that when their enemies attempted to break
the law they would be ready to vindicate the law.
They should always take care to put their enemies in
the wrong.—(Cheers.) He thanked them for the con-
fidence and respect they had shown him, humble as
he was—he would never betray them, he would never
deceive them. What he promised he would perform.
He would never violate the law to injure • any man,
but woe to the man who would violate the law to injure
the people.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. CRAIG then thanked the assembly for the ho-
nour of their attendance in accompanying the Conven-
tion with their petition. The petition was signed by
1,1250,000 persons, and measured in length two miles,
1,504 yards.—(Cheers.)
Mr. FiAncus O'CONNOR having been loudly called
for, next addressed the assembly, and commenced by
saying—" Working men, hitherto slaves, I trust you
have this day accompanied the Charter of your liberties
to this house. Mr. Attwood ought to he a proud man
today, and we ought to be glad that in the midst of so
much corruption, we find one individual in whom we
can repose confidence.—.(Cheers.) Mr. O'Connor
then went on to say that this had been the first act of
the Convention. They had been long enough putting
their enemies in the wrong, and he did not think they
could put them much further in the wrong.—(Cheers
and laughter.) There was this difference between them
and the aristocrats, that they went on in defiance of
aristocratical scowls and howls, whereas the Reform
Parliament dared not. accompany the cry best Act they
ever passed, with a procession. Would they parade
the Irish Coercion Bill, or that great boon, the Poor-law
Amendment Act, through the streets, as the National
Petition had been that day ?.—(Cheers.) There was
not a single word in the petition that was not righteous
and just. The nation's voice ought to make the nation's
laws. Who dared oppose that ?—(Cheers.) Mr.
Att wood had truly said, that the petition from the men
of Birmitlzhain in 18,130 contained a principle greater
than any embodied in the National Petition, but he

promised that if Universal Suffrage was obtained, the
Act of Settlement and all other righteous acts would
be carried into operation, whereas all bad and vicious
Acts would be put under a bushel.—(Cheers and laugh-
ter). They would then take care that a man received
a fair day's pay fur a moderate day's work, and that the
drones should not drive the bees out of the hive to
sicken on the honey the bees had made. He was in
the House of Commons for three years, and he found
the Members always represented themselves and mis-
represented the people.—(Cheers). The Speaker of
the House of Commons had intimated his intention of
resigning, and Mr. Attwood had told them, as they
had no secrets, that. Lord John Russell.was expected to
resign
,tha.t. night. . Such ,changes were, sure.to be for%
the good of the people. They were bubbles on the
surface, and showed the currents of the water. Lord
John Russell did not like to face that storm which was
likely to arise if the people were refused their rights.
—(Cheers.) For himself, he (Mr. O'Connor) would say
that if the people were not united upon those points
for the establishment of which the National Conven-
tion had met, he would rather give up their cause
altogether and go among men who were better pre-
, pared for liberty.—(Cheers.) But he thought they
were now prepared for liberty—" a fellow feeling makes
us wondrous kind," and they bad all become ventrilo-
quists speaking to the House of Commons, through
their bellies.—( Laughter.) They were speaking from
empty cupboards—their voices were exceedingly hollow,
and those who went down to the House, full of
Champagne and smelling of venison and turtle, were
not in a fit state to make laws for the hungry.—
(Cheers and laughter.) If Lord John Russell was
made to fast for three days, he would go down to the
House, and would as quickly as he could, get the
words out of his mouth and say, " Sir, I move for leave
to bring in a Bill to consign the Poor-law Amend-
ment Act to the Devil."—(Great laughter.) He
(Mr. O'Connor) in conclusion, begged to take that
opportunity of telling the people of London, that it
was not the wish—it had never been the desire of the '
Convention, or of a single man, who had taken
part in conducting the people's cause, ever to see
misery, confusion, anarchy, or strife prevail in this land. '
—(Cheers.) The man who would wish to accomplish
even his own liberty by the shedding a drop of human
blood, was a coward, a scoundrel, and a villain.—
(Cheers.) The way to establish peace and happiness
was by determination, by perseverance, and by good
order. However, they were determined to have Univer-
sal Suffrage, and that speedily, without any mistake, be-
cause it was based on principle, justice, virtue, and hu-
manity.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. CRAIG then said it was not intended to return
in procession, and therefore the assemblage had better
at once retire to their respective homes.
We should suppose during the time that Mr. Att-
wood and Mr. O'Connor were speaking there were not
less than 1,500 persons in Panton-square, who, on the
termination of the proceedings, quietly dispersed. The
procession was unaccompanied by the police ; no dis-
turbance whatever took place ; on the contrary, all was
peace and order throughout the whole line of the pro,
cession.

The Marquis of Waterford arrived at Curragh-
more on the morning of Tuesday, after a visit to his Noble
Friend the Earl of Eglintoun, at Eglintoun Castle, Scot-
land, where it is understood that his Lordship had contri-
buted the benefit of his suggestions for the grand tourna-
ment about to take place there next autumn.-- Waterford
Chronicle.

On Tuesday week, at Glastonby, Cumberland, a
hawk pursued a fieldfare, which sought refuge in the house
of Mr. John Bailey. The pursuer and fugitive flew along
a dark passage into the kitchen, and thence into the par-
lour, where the fieldfare took shelter amongst some flower-
pots in the window. The rapacious hawk overturned the
pots, and seized its victim, when a young woman, who had
seen the whole of the chase, snatched the fieldfare from
the talons of the felon-bird, and the latter snffered death
for its crime.—Gateshead Observer.
A posthumous opera of Mozart's, Zaid, is
shortly to be produced at the Court Theatre of Darm-
stadt. The music has already been published at Offen-
bach. The libretto having been lost, another one has been
written and adapted by M. C. GoHulick, a young poet of
Darmstadt.

A marriage under rather singular circumstances
has taken place in Brighton during the past week. The
bride, a lady of good family, and possessed of a large for-
tune, was taken from her bed, which she has kept for about
two years, in order that the ceremony might be performed.
She was attired in a white satin dressing-gown. The
bridegroom is a widower, and an old attachment is stated
to have existed between the parties. The marriage was
performed by special license.

From T. J. Pettigrew, F.R.S., to Messrs. S.
and B. Solomons, 39, Albemarle-street, Piccadilly.-7
GENTLEMEN—I have no hesitation in replying to your inquiry as
to the results obtained by the use of your improved Spectacles;
being in the constant habit of reading and writing for many hours
together by lamp light, it is but justice to say that your newly-in-
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I employed the ordinary pebbles I never failed to experience in the
morning a great iritation in the eyes. Since I have used your ad-
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vision is much improved. I shall ever feel grateful to my good friend,
Dr. Blundell, for having drawn my attenion to the subject.
" Believe me to be yours, very respectfully
T. J. PETTIGREW, 8, Saville-ro.v, Jan. 4, 1839."
The Messrs. Solomons state that their operative voice
conductor, by which thousands of deaf persons have been
greatly benefited, is the size of a seven-shilling piece, and
when fixed into the cavity of the ear is soft, easy, and not
more uncomfortable nor perceptible than having a piece of
wool in its place, and the faintest whisper at a public as-
sembly is heard with distinctness. —39, Albemarle-street.
THE LATE CASE OF STABBING AT HAYES.
—We hope the parish of Hayes has now a fair chance
of being once more in a state of peace. The memorial
agreed to at a meeting of the parishioners, which was
reported in our journal of the 20th ult., has been sent
to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, who has re-
turned an answer stating that it shalt have his most se-
rious consideration. It is ve 7 evident what the result ;
must be; and we congratulate the parishioners on the
improving prospect of affairs.— Windsor and Eton Journal.