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CHARTIST CONVENTION

(THIS DAY.)

M'Grath in the chair.
The delegates met this morning at nine o'clock;

A number of letters were read from the constituents
of the delegates commendatory of the conduct of the
Convention, and expresiing their willingness to avenge
any attack that knight be made upon them by the
authorities.

ADJOURNMENT OF THE CONVIENTION.
Mr. LUND brought forward a motion, that at its rising
to•morrow, it should adjourn till the 24th itstant, when
the National Assembly was appointed to meet, and that
until that day the executive should be empowered to
act.

Mr. E. JONES objected to the motion being put, on
the ground that it was out of order.
The CHAIRMAN decided that it was in order.

The motion having been seconded,
Mr. E. JONES said that he had heard that the petition
of the six millions of the people had been treated with
contumely by the House of Commons, and he recom-
mended that the Convention should now proceed to its
second step, viz., to memorialize the Queen.
Mr. BUCKLEY thought that the Convention ought not
to adjourn until they had had some explanation from
Mr. O'Connor as to the reasons which had led him to
decline bringing forward the subject of the People's
Charter to-night, according to his previous intention.
Mr. KvDD said that he thought, from the statements
which had been made to the House with respect to the
number of signatures to the petition, that it was the
duty of every delegate to inform the Convention of the
number of the signatures attached to the petition in their
respective districts.
Mr. CUFFAY said that it would be perfect cowardice for
them to adjourn; they were sent there to remain until
the Charter was the law of the land, or the National
Assembly had met. For his part, he hurled defiance at
the attempts of the Government to put them down.
Mr. CLARK said that nothing could bring greater con-
tempt upon their cause than the constant declaration of
the delegates that they were ready to die upon the scat-
told or in the dungeon, and he trusted that no more such
declarations would be made. Their friend Mr. Cuffay
was most notorious for such kind of declarations ; in
fact, to use language similar to what had been applied
to Mr. Hume in another House, he was a "chartered
libertine."—(Mr. Cuffay here rose, and in the most
grotesque manner acknowledged the compliment
by a very low bow.) With respect to the danger
of staying in London, he did not think that
that was so great. Many of the delegates knew
by experience of the treadmills in Lancashire, that the
country magistrates were by far the greater tyrants than
the magistrates of London.
Mr. DONOYAN said that he thought Mr. Clark, in re-
ferring to the violent speeches of the honourable dele-
gate (Mr. Cuffay) was as great a fool as Mr. Cuffay
himself:

Mr. CUFNAY rose to order; the honourable delegate
for Manchester was personal.
Mr. LUND indulged his brother delegates with a vio-
lent speech against the press in general, and the Times
in particular, denouncing that journal as " the b_______
old thunderer and mercenary tyrant, which would write
down Jesus Christ as the devil, and Lord J. Russell and
the Ministers as gods." He thought it unworthy of the
convention that they should take any notice of any at-
tacks which it made upon them.
The motion was then withdrawn.

bringing
result nt}gi
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as
received
with
On the motion of Mr. CLARK, a deputation was ap-
pointed to wait upon Mr. Feargus O'Connor for the
purpose of requesting his immediate attendance at the
Convention, or to render an explanation of his conduct
with respect to the course he had stated it was his in-
tention to adopt in the House of Commons to night
upon the subject of the Charter.
The cabs were announced to be at the door wait-
ing to convey the deputation to Mr. Feargus O'Con-
nor, when that gentleman made his appearance amid
loud cheers. Silence having been restored,
Mr. F. O'Cormort stated that he had come down
to the Convention for the purpose of giving a
correct account of what took place in the House last
night upon the National Petition The Honourable
Member then proceeded to state that after transact-
ing the routine business in the House, the report of the
Committee on Public Petitions was brought up, the par-
ticulars of which had already appeared. lie (Mr.
O'Connor) had been subjected to great amount of
insult in the House last night from one gentleman in
particular, who had, however, in a very creditable and
honourable manner to himself, apologised for his con-
duct. That gentleman had used language in the excite-
ment of debate for which, in calmer moments, he had
apologised. He (Mr. O'Connor) had explained himself
with respect to his position in the House, and with re-
spect to his own position as a gentleman, after which he
wleiftththaele%emrsteo,
Mr. Cripps,
sreipnpts,his friend, Mr. Jones, down
his friend to act with the frienaclppoofiMntri.nCgrtihpapts
Mr. Cripps, however, could not leave the House, and
was not of course liable for any charge in not answering
Mr. Jones, as he was bound by the House to remain
matter.
ears.
there until the whole business had concluded. Mr.
O'Connor was then served with a Speaker's order to
gibentitllee
attend in his place. He thought it would be something
like cowardice upon his part if he complied with that
order, and refused to attend. At a quarter-past ten he
was arrested by the Deputy Sergeant at-Arms, and
take❑ down by him to the
the most gentlemanly manner, made an apology for
having used any unparlianaentary language, and which
one gentleman should not use to another. He had
House, where Mr. Cripps, in
moved for the appointment of a Committee to inquire
into the petition, but that motion had been refused,
and they would not give him an opportunity of verifying
the signatures. He could assure the Convention that
such was the howling and bellowing in the House last
night, that if an angel were to come down from heaven
and mention the Charter, he might as well attempt to get
a hearing as a sweep would. The whole was a Govern-
ment trick, and it was cleverly done, for the purpose of
enabling many Hon. Members, who otherwise would
have voted for the petition, to have a loophole to creep
out of. He had not last night a single Hon. Member
who was in his favour—the whole House was against
played this trick upon him, he would
him—and it struck him that, as the Government had
upon them, and place them in a very awkward "fix." For
this purpose he proposed that he would not bring forward
the subject to-night, in the excited state of the House,
and that he would leave the petition between the Go-
vernment and the country, and between the Committee
and the petitioners. The Convention would then be able
play another triek
to tell the people of England to inundate the House of
Commons, not with one large petition, but to send peti-
tions to every Member in the House, and whoever might
send a petition let them see that it was properly signed,
and that no filthy or brutal names should be placed upon
perhaps by
it. With respect to the House of Commons, he believed
that if he were out of the House, the name of the Charter
would not he heard within its wall, except
Mr. G. Thompson. He requestd the Convention,b
in God's name, not to jeopardise theti.reciluosnevebytiaonnytriasihr
expressions, and he required from
nhg
approval and sanction for not
-11 happened in the
eight, in consequence of what
Committee really thou lit
house. If the majority of the
he would do al-
thoughthat he ought to bring on the subject,so,
uch the better course would
he thought that much
over until after Easter,
be to allow the matter to stand
date the House with their peti-
when they would inundate
peti-
tions.
this committee do agreeWET
be requested to bring on the
iad on the motioniteo.
Connor.
with the course proposed
Mr. E. JONES seconded the mo
•
Mr. GRAHAM moved, as an amendment, to the effect
subject to night.
that Mr. Feargus O'Connor be
Mr. ASIITON seconded it.
The original resolution was, however, carried by a
considerable majority.—
loud marks of disapprobation by the strangers in the
gallery.)

a memorial to the
MEMORIAL TO
.THE Q. UEE.N.
Mr. E. JONES then gave notice of his intention to move
the propriety of drawing up Queen
but. a shabby. return to
praying her to dismiss her present Ministers and to dia.!
salve the present Parliament.
Mr. O'Coicion had much pleasure in
.seconding the
motion. There never was such, a rabid press as the
press of the present time. The Morning Chronicle was
the most rabid of any of the papers against the Chartists.
It was now, he believed, the property of a Jew, and he
thought that such conduct was
the people of England for backing him in his endeavours
to obtain a seat in Parliament.
Mr. DONOVAN wished to know whether the memorial
was intended to be taken in procession or not, as he
thought that the people ought not to be again disap-
pointed.
Mr. CUFFAY rose to order. The subject Was only
brought forward as a notice of motion, and not
as a
motion.

NATIONAL PETITION.
Mr. KIDD then moved that each member of the dele-
gation should report the number of signatures attached
to the petition in their respective districts.
Mr. E. JONES said that he believed so far from the
numbers being over stated, they would be found to be
very considerably understated.
Mr. J. HARNEY suggested that in order to test the

numbni of the signatures to the petition, every person
who bad signed should enroll himself as a member of the
" Working Man's National Guard," and that would be
the mo,t convincing argument which they could adopt
for the Government. Until he knew what was the real
.trengili of their party, he certainly would not risk his
"an life nor the lives of the people. When he found
their numbers to be sufficiently strong, he would go
al h the pi ople at any and all ri-Its to himself.
Mr. Anams said that he believed that the petition
cou'd have been signed by double the number which
were attached to it.
Mr. SHAW said that he did not see any use in adopting
any further measures on the subject. He did not believe
that any concession could be obtained from the present
rotten and corrupt Government. He advised the peo-
ple to prepare themselves to shake off the yi ke by other
menus, or prepare to be eternal slaves.
Mr. C. CLARKE was not in favour of uny more
petitioning. His motto was " Onwards, onwards, from
:ini:ntA,iqfbru,:ecrlkivnigli,iLinD to. conquer." Nothing should deter
and he knew that the men of Bristol would rise to a man
suggested the immediate formation of a
National Guard, to obtain by physical force their right.
Mr. CUFFAY—Don't be rash.
Mr. Asirrox had always been, and still was, of opi-
nion that the best way to obtain the Charter by moral
moans, was to be physically prepared.
Mr. CUFFAY—Ah! I see how it is, you will all soon
be as bad as Cuffay.
Mr. LINNEY said that he had himself written hun-
dreds of names to the petition, but his reason for doing
so was, because there were hundreds who could not sign
their own names.
Mr. DoNovAN maid that Lord John Russell had so far
demeaned hime-elf as to allude to the proceedings at this
Convention. They were now thus placed upon equal
terms—this House noticed the proceedings of that other
House, and if the Noble Lord found fault with their not
fighting with him when he was prepared, perhaps he
would yet have the opportunity, when he was not so
fully prepared as he was upon the last occasion.
An amendment was proposed to the effect that if Lord
J. Hassell would grant the Charter, if he were satisfied
that the number of signatures were genuine, this Con.
vention would undertake to prove that they were
genuine.
.
The Convention then a
reed to by a large majority.
tt- rtiari.njed. all. HARVEY
ournvd at Eleven o'clock.
This amendment reed
that the question be not en.

MEETING of REFORM MEMBERS.
A meeting of Members of the House of Commons
was held yesterday, at 14, St. James's-square, at which
it was unanimously resolved" That it appeare to this
meeting that a more cordial understanding and co-ope
ration are urgently required among such members as are
favourable to the extension of the suffrage, an equitable
arrangement of taxation, a reduction of expenditure,
and the general advance of Reform principles through-
out Great Britain and Ireland; that Joseph Hume, M.P.,
be chairman; that Richard Cobden, M.P., be deputy-
chairman; that Sir Joshua Walmsley, be hono-
rary secretary; and that the committee have power to
add to their numbers."

The r. quisition calling the meeting was Signed by the
following Members of Parliament :—Joseph Hume,
R. Cobden, R. Osborne, Sir William Molesworth, Lord
Dudley Coutts Stuart, Henry Salwey, William Jackson,
John Williams, G. F. Muntz, William Fagan, George
Thompson, J. Pattison, William Ewart. W. J. Fox,
Thomas Wakley, Right Hon. C. T. D'Eyncourt, Richard
Gardner, James Clay, Francis Mowatt, B. Wilcox, G. P.
Scrope, James Kershaw, John Bright, James Wyld, M.
Sullivan, J. P. Thompson, Lord Nugent, Sharman
Crawford, John Reynolds, William Scholefield, Regi-
nald Blewitt, M. Power, John Greene, J. B. Smith,
James Pilkington, Timothy O'Brien, Captain Pechell,
Alexander Raphael, John F. Wawn, W. P. Wood,
Percy Nugent, J. P. Locke King, E. P. Bouverie,
Thomas Meagher, Sir Joshua Waltusley, John T. Do-
vereux, John Macregor, Charles llindley, and Charles
Cowan.