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

ATTENDANCE OF MEMBERS.

MES TAYLOR brought forward a motion
v, hich the attendance of the Delegates in Con-
vention could be more strictly enforced that hereto-
fore. I-Ic said that the necessity of something
being adopted to prevent the Members absenting
themselves, during the sitting, was so obvious to
every person, that he did not feel inclined
to offer but a few remarks on the sub-
ject. It was not at all necessary t 3 re-
cal to their minds the great trust which
had hen reposed in them, and therefore how
u-web they were bound to a close attendance, in
dscltarge o► the onerous duties which they had
taken on themselves. He was of opinion with Sir
Wm. Jones, who fifty years ago stated that unless
there were two hundred thousand persons armed,
there would be little chance of obtaining redress of
wrongs. lle did not advise the people to arm, but
he thought they had a right to have arms. This
I. him to think that it was necessary for them to
n,2 close in their attendance in their place, in case
anything should occur which would require their
speedy deliberation.—(Hear, hear )
Di-. FLETCHER seconded Mr. Taylor's resolu-

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Mr. CA RDOE supported the resolution.
Mr. Ito Gens hoped they would in future avoid
an mention of the word physical 'orce. It was time
enough to begin to think of this subject when the
fate of 'he petition should be known.
Mr. DEEGAN, as a Member of that Convention,
11.,ver in?ritioned the word physical force at any of
the meetings,. although his constituepts would not
think the better of him for not more often alluding
t t' i his doctrine. The people of the north of Ens l'o:(1 had not the least fear of the consequences
of
physic,il force, on the contrary, they were deter-
ri.hied to have arms, and notwithstanding his (Mr.
thegan's) knowledge of this feeling, he and the
other Members from Lancashire never allowed any-
thing to escape from them which could show an in-
clination to press the doctrines of their own consti-
o...:.s on any other portion of the Convention.
Mr. CARPENTER supported the right of the
people to arm for constitutional purposes.
Mr. J. TAILOR, in reply, was sorry that any
thing he said with regard to physical force
should draw out Mr. Rogers, who must recollect
that the strongest speech which was made at the
Crown and Anchor meeting was made by him (Mr.
Rogers), and it is said that the speeches made at
that meeting were the cause of the withdrawal of
the Birmingham Delegates.—(Hear, and laughter.)
Now that the discussion which had taken place
would be before the public, it would answer all the
purposes he had in view in bringing forward this
motion. Ile would therefore beg leave to withdraw it.
The subject dropped.
TORY OPPOSITION.
\lr. CA RDOE gave an account of his mission in
part of Dorsetshire. The people shunt Tiverton
and that neighbourhood were afraid to listen to
him. At Sherborne they had a great meet-
ing, although it was reported otherwise in the
local press. The Convention could not con-
ceive the means that were used to prevent
the people from joining in the movement in that
place. He, however, obtained the signatures of
700 persons to the petition. At Shaftesbury the
Mayor went from house to house to prevent the
people assembling. The town crier and the bill
sticker were commanded not to lend their assistance
in getting up the meeting. Notwithstanding all
this he got tip a glorious meeting on the common.
The authorities turned out beer and other refresh-
ments at another place, but he must say, to the
honour of the people of Shaftesbury they were in-
dignantly refused. They then set up persons to
fight, in order to get up a riot, upon which he
(Mr. Canloe) dissolved the meeting, and then
proceeded to enrol an Association, which he was
happy to say had been formed. In the neighbour-
hood of Shaftesbury the poor agricultural labourers
were in the most deplorable state.—(Hear.) No
more than sixpence per day was offered to good
labourers, and the food sold out to them by the
farmers, at a dear rate, was of the very worst kind.
—Were Mr. Cardoe produced a sample of the
beead made limn what was sold as wheat, which
appeared to be manufactured from a dark substance
siind ir to asphalte.) He also Visited Blandford
a:,l Salisbury, where the authorities gave him
every opposition. He concluded by_saying that no
ti_att::l- how they -houghs of physical force or moral
force, .he people would of themselves very shortly
be c.impelled to adopt some measures for their own
raj,

Mr. RICHARDSON said that Mr. Cardoe was not
right in sayina that the people were refusing to be-
come special constables. He had that morning
re(eived intelligence that 1,400 Chartists had been
B"thrn in special constables in Manchester, and the
same workshops that were producing pikes were
also manufacturing constables' truncheons.—(Hear,
and loud cheers.)
Arr. HARTIVZLL corroborated 'Mr. Cardoe's
~,(atinicnts with regard to the neighbourhood which
',t; bad gone through.—(l-lear.) At Dorking, he

(Mr. Hartwell), together with Mr. Bruis, got up
a meeting, although all the gentry in the neighbour-
hood of the town did use every exertion
to prevent an. assemblage, going to the shop-
keepers and tradesmen commanding them to
absent themselves from the meeting. The
Tories hired persons to give them every an-
noyance. The landlord of the house where they
had formed an Association, was warned to refuse
them the use of his rooms, and threatened with the
withdrawal of his licence. Upon this being made
known at the meeting, there were loud cries of
" Shame, shame." Mr. Crawford, the IVlember for
London, who was present at the meeting, as also
was Lord Beresford, Mr. Hope, M.P., and others
of the gentry, went down to the Ram Inn, and
told the landlord that he, as Chairman of the Board
of Magistrates, would be answerable for his licence;
which declaration satisfied that person, and he gave
the great room for the evening meeting, which was
attended by vast numbers, among whom were a
great many of the middle classes and their wives.
The meeting passed off with the greatest unanimity ;
and a vote of thanks was passed to Mr. Crawford, for
his willingness to show fair play.
Messrs.SKEviNGToN and DEEGA N gave similar
accounts of the many obstructions which had been
placed in their way b 7 the Tories of Debenham,
Ipswich, and Hyde, where, however, the labouring
classes were willing to come forward for the purpose
of maintaining the principles of the Charter.
A vote of thanks was passed to those Members.