The Sun.
London, England, 1839-07-26 00:00:00

GENERA

Mr. O'Cossca then moved, that inasmuch as the
sittings in the Convention had already been expensive to
many of the constituencies, a portion of the rent now in
hand be applied in poymect of the expenses of those De-
legates who we to sit in the Provisional Council.
Mr. SMART seconded the motion, which, after a long
discussion was agreed to.
Another resolution, moved by Mr. O'CoNNort, seconded
by Mr. NEESOM, was agreed t 4), to the effect that the De-
legates who were to proceed into the country should be
paid not only the expenses of their transmission to the
places allotted them, but that their expenses be paid whilst
they are engaged in the performance of their duty.
On the motion of „Mr. PITKEITHLEY, Mr. O'Connorwas
appointed ono of the treasurers, in the room of Mr. Craig.
Oa the motion of Mr. SKEFFINOTON, a Finance Ccrn-
reitteo of three wO3 appointed to arrange with the Dele-
gates with refire::ce to their expemes.
Mr..O'CoNNos moved that the address drawn up by
Dr. M‘Douali be printed in The Sun.
Mr. NEESOM seconded the motion, which as agreed to.
The Convention then adjourned until ten o'clock to-
morrow.

METROPOLITAN POLITICAL
SWIM A R Y.

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The Courier of last eveeing, speaking of the Penny
i 1 Postage Bill, says__" Prom the few words that fell from
the Duke of Richmond on Tuesday night, we do not an-
.' ticipate any very serious daoger to the Bill in the Upper
House. Tie Tory party begin to see that S:r Robert
Peel made a false move by resisting this concession to the
people, and desperate as tile faction are, they will pati4e
I before they expose themselves to that hurricane of public
I 1 execration, which, by throeing out this Bill, they would
I inevitably draw down upon themselves."
rbe Globe observes with reference to Lord Nugent's
Address to the Aylesbury electGrs :-.-.' Lord Nugent has
damaged his reputation as a Reformer, we feer beyond re-
pair. Henceforth he will be regarded with suspicion by
' whatever constituency he may aedress. We care not for
the common-place cant about ' motives.' We trouble
not ourselves to ascertain what is .always doubtful—
whether certain cerr!uct be the result of fully or of some-
, thing worse—whether the head or the heart be in fault.
I In the supposed alternative the individual is either unfit
I or unworthy to be entrusted with the public interests.
and the sooner and more plainly he is told so the better for
himself and the public."
The Standard thus alludes to Lord John Russell's pro-
posed -Local Police Bill :—lii principle it seems to be
unobjectionable. It professes to invest the Magistrates
of counties at quarter sessions with power to appoint a
number of constables to be crganised as 'a police
force for their counties or districts of counties, as the
~ occasion may vein to require ; leaving them at perfect
i+ liberty, however, to avail themselves of the power or
not according to their discretion. With the confidence
we repose in the good reuse, patriotism, and respect
for liberty of the country gentlemen of England, we can
have no fear that this power will be made an ill use of,
and the reservation of the power to the Magistrates,instead
of bestowing it upon Home Office Commissioners, pre•
serves unimpaired the superintending authority of the
Court of Queen's Bench, a Court which has, since the
revolution, proved a far more effectual guarantee of the liber-
ties of the people, than the House of Commons in its
noisiest paroxysms of patriotism."

Lady Charlotte Jane Dundas, the new Lady of
j the Bedchamber to her Royal Highness the Duchess of
Kent, in the room of the late Lady Flora Haztings, is the
youngest and only unmarried sister of the present Earl of
I youngest and only unmarried sister of tile pres'nt Earl of
I Zetland, and grand-daughter of William third Earl Fitz-
William. Her Ladyship has been officially presented to
her Mjesty, at Buckingham Palace, on her appointment.
i THE BITER Liti.--One day lately, a sturdy
beggar woman called at a farm house in So-athallan, and
seeing only a young girl, she asked where her mother was? "At Dunulane," was the reply, " selling her but-
ter." She then asked Ler where her father was. "In the
moss, carting peats." " And so there is nobody but you
at home; you mu3t, rive me," said she, " a grad pickle
meal." The girl replied there was but little in the house,
1 and nh. that was at, the bottom of a deep girnel beyond her
rThe. wife not liking to be put off in this way, said
she svou'd 'Lift it herself, and when in the act; the girl
ittopped up her heels end threw her into the gimel, telling
her, 'after securing the cover, to lie there till she brought
1 her father from the moss,—
Stirting Observer.
GREAT NORTH BRITISH RAILWAY.—On
i Monday a numerous and highly respectable meeting was
held in the Royal Hotel, Prince's-street, fur the purpose
• of considering certain resolutions relative to the Great
Northe'rn British Railway, which were severally adopted.
„A great number of gentlemen were present.—Edinburgh
Advertiser.
MR. POWELL, TILE CHARTIST.—OiI Thurs-
day last, at the M •,ntgomeryshire Assizes, sentence on Mr.
Powell, of Welchpool, f..r having use,' seditious word-e
I
was passed in the following, terms. It cannot be object. d
to the sentence that it is too lenient :—" Thomas Powell,
you are now to receive the sentence of this Court for se6-
itious language uttered by you at a public meeting at New_l town. The words are these—(here his Lordship read
them.) Evidence hats been given as to the very words by
one witness, and by others as to their general tenor. Your
witnesses said that you merely recommended moral force.
That :vas the question for the Jiry, and they have found
you guilty. I have no doubt of' the meaning of your words :
i it is plain that you called or. them to have recourse to force.
Now to advise forcible means to obtain any public object
of' right is an act of sedition. The Jury have recom.mend 'd you to mi,rey on the ground of your previous
good character; and it must be in their recollection and
aline that on the occasion of the riot at Llsnidloes, you did
protect the police officers Armishaw and Banks. It was a
very proper act, and shows that you had the power and ,
the willingness to check the violence of the mob; but 1
persopersons who put themseives forward as leaders, and pro- •
ns
to teach people thkir rights, often forget that the
i machine which they put in motion is very difficult to
chock; and though I cannot suppose that you meant to
address the pecple to proceed to direct acts of violence.
yet the recent proceedings at Llanidloes and elsewhere.
clearly show what are the effects of such language.
Notwithstanding this, I am ready to attend to the reeom-
dations of the jury ; but a light punishment would be
inis-
chieYous. ISh ill VI, reforepass what I conceive to be a
just sentence, which is, that you be imprisoned in Mont-
gomery gaol fer the term of 12 months, and at the
expiration of that period that you do. find sureties te,
keep the peace
years, Yourself in 4001 and two
sureties are foonnda."
. sureties of 20/. ech, and be further imprisoned
until sue',
THE APPROACHING TOURNAMENT.—The
arrangements of Eglintnun Castle, tor the accommodation
of the public, have not been so far fixed as ni admit or
announcement, though these, we have no doubt, will be
such as will secure a sight of the novel spec-Ade to .be
thousands who may be expected to assemble frown
quarters. Irvine,
and are already at a premium in I
ne,
and we fear, when the time arriv -s, accommodation for
man and beast will be but scanty ; since, independent of
the Knights and' fheir "tails.' end a Yost as,ernblae-,0 of
nobility and g,_ntry from eeindoDun, numerousas
parties from
Edinburgh. Ginsgovv, Stirling,fr , and, indeed, all
the neighbouring shires, are expecting to attend.
if In-
deed, we think we are safe in anticipating that ~ii
things go smcothlv, the approaching revival of the cla, g
of chivalry will CIUIC the piewure grounds at Eglintoun to
be occupied by the gr:atest "gathering" ever seen in
Ayrshire Fortunetely that part of the Glasgow and Ayr-
shire Railway b eween Ayr and Irvine will then be open,
which, by affording a quick and cheap transit to Irvine,
will be a vast convenierce to the people of this neighbour-
hood, and to all coming from the South.—Greenock Ad-
vertiser.

The Convention met yesterday at the usual hour ; Mr.
JAMES TAYLOR in the Chair.
A letter was read, dated Mauchline, Ayrshire. July 22,
stating that a public meeting had been held at Kilmer-
mock in consequence of the resignation of the " coward
Craig," and that Mr. M'Rae had been elected in his place.
Mr. O'CoNNott said that, notwithstanding the boast
of the Government Press, that the Convention had be-
come alarmed at its own weakness, he was happy to be
the means of bringing forward a communication which had
unanimously been agreed to by the Convention, which
wanald prove the cement of any division which might have
l been supposed to distract them. Government had no
power but in the weakness of the Convention ; the Conven-
-1 tion had no defence but in their own bravery and deep
determination to die freemen rather than live slaves.
i If the Convention from the ii ginning had taken the same
opportunity of adjustier, its measures, they would have stood
forward as the terror of ; but even yet it was not too
late. The fovmer dissensions which had prevailed had only
given the Convention greater strength, and he trusted that as
they had led the people on to the chargP, they would be fin st
to storm the breach if necessary. He concluded by mov-
ing, " That the Convention having provisionally appointed
the 12th of August as the day tor a general cessation
from labour, it becomes necessary to appoint a Council.
which Council shall sit in London, and whose duty shall be
to receive evidence from those Delegates who shall forth-
with return to their respective constitueixies, and also
from the country at large, with a view of taking the most
efficient means for giving effect to such plan as the majo-
rity of the workinf, classes shell decide upon."
Mr. NERSOU seconded the resolution.
Mr. WoormousE supported it.
Dr. FLETCHER, in consequence of what had passed in
the Convention yesterday, and the unanimity which now
prevailed, withdrew the motion of which he had given
notice, as the address about to lac moved entirely met his
view.

Dr. M‘Douatt, congratulated the Convention on the
unanimity which Fr..3vailcd, and remask,d that it was a sin-
gular coincidence that the 12th of August, the day fixed
on for the cessation of lsbour amongst the working classes,
was the day on which the aristocratic classes proceeded to
the moors for their enjoyment al:o.—( Hear, hear.)
Mr. BRONTERRE O'BRIEN supported the resolution in a
very violent speech, expressing his hope that, for every
working man who might be slaughtered by the middle
classes and the aristocracy, ten of their enemies might suffer.
The resolution was also supported by Mr. Skeffington,
Mr. Wolstenholine, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Lowry, Mr. Burns,
Mr. Osborne, Mr. Deegan, Mr. Richards, and agreed to
unanimously (for which see our advertising columns).
Dr. M‘DocALL then read an address, which had been
submitted by him to the Committee yesterday, and agreed
to unanimously.
Mr. FEARGUS O'CoNNOR moved the adoption of the
address, which was seconded by Mr. O'Brien, and carried
unanimously.
Mr. O'CoNN.-3a moved that a Council of sever, persons
be appointed to remain in London to perform such duties
as the working classes may decide upon.
Dr. M-DotiALL seconded the motion.
Mr. DEEGAN moved as an amendment, seconded by Mr.
WARREN, that the CoUncil consist of five members.
The original motion was agreed to.
A ballot then took place, when the following members
were appointed the Council:—Messrs. O'Brien, Dr.
Fletcher, Carpenter, Lowrey, O'Connor, Smart, and
Burns.