The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-06 00:00:00

ORDERS OF THE DAY.

Mr. OSBORNE wished to call the attention of the
House to a question affecting its privileges. Perhaps
Hon. Gentlemen were not aware that yesterday a reso-
lution was moved by the Hon. Gentleman the Member
for Montrose, which would have the effect of preventing
any expression of opinion upon the order of the day.
The SPEAKER said, the Hon. Gentleman was not
entitled to bring the matter forward as a question of
privilege.
Mr. OSBORNE then gave notice that he should to-
morrow move the rescinding of the order.
CENTRAL AMERICA.

Mr. HUME gave notice that he should to-morrow ask
a question with respect to three Britlsb vessels which
had been attacked (as we understood) on the coast of
America.

Earl LINCOLN moved for a return of all new places
created, and appointments made since the 19th day of
March, 1845, whether under any Act of Parliament, or
by any other authority, and of the names of the persons
each,ap
poinatnedd
theto them;
estimateds stating separately,
expenses of the estab-
gnnua
separately, the salaries of
hshments in connexion with such appointments (in
continuation of Parliamentary paper, No. 595, of session
1845.)—Agreed to.

CHARTIST DESIONSTRATION.
Sir J. WALSH wished to know from the Right Hon.
the Secretary of State for the Home Department, whether
he had received any information with respect to a num-
ber of persons called Chartists to meet at Kennington
Common on Monday next, for the ostensible
purpose of forming a numerous procession to
move through the streets of the metropolis, and
presenting a petition to this House in favour of what
was called the six points of the Charter; and if the Go-
vernment had had its attention called to these circum-
stances, were they prepared to take those measures
which might be necessary to secure the independence of
the House from being overawed by any meeting calcu-
lated to intimidate them, and likewise to aid in the pro-
tection of the peaceable and loyal people of London.
Sir G. GREY said—l now hold in my hand a notice)
which I believe was published yesterday, signed by three
individuals, one of whom declares himself the secretary,
I presume, of the Chartist Association, in which he
states that a Convention, eonisisting of forty-nine
delegates, will assemble in a particular place upon a
given day, and some following days, for the purpose
of superintending the presentation of a petition
to Parliament, and to advise the adoption of such other
course as they may think tit for the purpose of securing
the enactment of the People's Charter. A great metro-
politan demonstration will accompany the petition, and
persons are invited to attend at Kennington-common,
where the route of the procession would be prescribed.
The attention of the Government having been called to
this notice, and other information, having reached me
respecting the intended proceedings upon Monday next,
the Government have directed a notice to be issued, which
they hope will be published in the course of half an hour,
pointing out that, by the Statutes of the Common Law
of these realms, such procession is illegal, and warning
all loyal and peaceable subjects of her Majesty to abstain
from taking any
part in the proceedings, and to give
their best kid in maintaining order and preventing any
breach of the peace that may ensue.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. F. O'CONNOR said that the course pursued by
the Government would be taking the people utterly by
surprise. There were several precedents in favour of
these processions. In the year 1831 a procession of
100,000 or 150,000 persons marched down to this House
p
and presented ' • in favour of the Reform Bill.
In 1834 a procession of 100,000 also marched down to
this House while it was sitting, and presented a peti-
tiona petition
in favour of the liberation of the Dorchester la-
bourers. A large demonstration of sailors also walked
this
House a short time since. Those persons
who have put their-names to the document referred
to by the Right honourable Baronet, have this
day passed resolutions that every man who
joined the procession should be a special constable
himself, and they pledged themselves not only to pre•
serve the peace,
but to take any man into custody who
might attempt to violate the rights of property. It
was not the intention of the people to come
down to the door of the House, they were to have
gone over Westminster bridge. He had never in his
life attempted
to palm a falsehood upon that House, and
had he thought that the
pasties had any sinister motive
or view, or any ulterior desie-n, he would not for a mo-
ment have lent his sanction to the proceeding, or joined
in that procession.'4 He believed that it was a constitu-
tional right of the
peopleand he trusted that the to assemble in that menuer,
Government would not further
interfere upon the occasion than to preserve peace.
He hoped that the people would be allowed to come
down in procession as was intended to the House. lie
should consider himself unworthy a seat in that House
if h e lent himself to any demonstration calculated to in-
I can only say, that at the earliest moment
th
eitethe people to the slightest infraction of the react,.
Sir G. GREY—With respect to the people being teeien
by surprise,
at which the Government could liberate after they re-
ceived the information, they directed the notice to which
I have before referred to be issued, and it may no
doubt be in the posseesion of the Eon. Member for Not-
tingham this evening. —(Cheers.) That notice will state
what, in the opinion of the law advisers the law of the
land is upon the subject, and, without reference to pre-
cedents, I am sure, after having aoowed the opinions he
h. se, e rl-: r s; cot to the ee ,d een. - 'e. el il.e p.e, lee r.^
1 n 1:;, i tail slat', be at., 1,,,,t,,,,,t to seeeurege any buy
lof men summoned to join an assembly to violate the law.
Mr. BUMF said that on is former occasion it had been

asked if a peaceable procession was illegal, and Lord
Melbowne's Government had stated that it was not, and
they refused to interfere. He (Mr. Hume) thought
that it would be dangerous for the Governtn(nt to
interfere at the present time, and he hoped that they
would be induced to withdraw this notice.—(Cries of
" No. no.")

PROTECTION OF THE CROWN AND GOVERN-

MENT.

Sir G. GREY—I beg, Sir, to give notice, that I shall,
to-morrow, move, before the other Orders of the Day,
for leave to bring ina Bill to provide for 'the better se-
curity of the Crown and Government of the United
Kingdom.—(Loud and long-continued cheering).