The Sun.
London, England, 1848-04-07 00:00:00

ITALY.

We have letters of the 30th ult. from the city
of Milan. The King of SARDINIA, at the head of
nearly 20,000 regular troops, was close to Marshal
RADETSLT, in the vicinity of Crema ; and if the
latter means to fight an engagement so imminent,
the Marshal must capitulate. 'Venice has re-
nounced the Republic, agreed to follow the example
of Milan, and wait till the Austrians be expelled to
discuss the future form of government, so have
Brescia, Bergamo, Como, Lodi, Creme, Pavia,
Sondai, and other towns. The barricades of Milan
are removed.

WARWICK ASSIZES—;THIS DAY).
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
THE QUEEN v. GUTTERIDGE.
Chief Justice Wilde concluded his summing up
this morning, and the jury returned a verdict of
Guilty against the defendant, who will be brought
up for judgment in the course of next term, which
begins on the 15th instant.

EPSOM SPRING MEETING.
(THIS DAY.)
(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)

THE GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES.
Lord Eglinton'a Glen Saddel, sst 31b
Mr. Meiklam's Inheritress, Bst 121 b
Mr. Shelley's Remembrance, 4st 101 b

... ". 3

Twenty-four ran.—Won by a head.
The Epsom Trial Stakes of 5 goys. each, and 50 added.

(One mile.)
Mr. J. Parr's Sponge, 7st ... ...
Mr. Brown's Trap, 7st. ... ...
Mr. Elves's Antelope, 7st. ...
Nine ran.—Won easy.

DISTINCTIVE BADGE FOR SPECIAL CONSTABLES.—
The authorities of Scotland-yard have this morning
issued to each of the special constables in St. Martin's
and other parishes white belts, about one inch in width,
to be worn on the hat and arm when engaged on duty.
They are all ordered to hold themselves in readiness to
be called upon on Monday next.

GOVERNMENT MEASURES FOR THE SAFETY OF
PARLIAMENT.—This morning one of the metropolitan
magistrates attended at the New Houses of Parliament
and swore in as special constables the whole of the,
workmen employed under Mr. Barry, to the number of
between 700 and 800. It is also intended to swear in
the officers of both Houses in the course of the
day. We have also been informed cn undoubted
authority that a barricade is to be erected
in New Palace-Yard, to protect
the entrance
to the Houses by Westminster Hall, and the
Committee-rooms. These precautionary measures were
arranged between Captain Hay, the Assistant Police
Commissioner, and Captain Gossett, Deputy Assistant
Sergeant-at-Arms. A strong police force will be in at
tendance to prevent the approach of any procession
which is likely by its numerical strength to overawe the
Legislature, or impede the approach of Peers and Mem-
bers to the Houses of Lords and Commons.
CHANGE OF NATIONALITY.-013 Sunday morning,
two schooners then lying in King William's Dock, Dun-
dee, the Regina and the Dorothea, belonging to Blank-
nese, in the State of Schleswig Holstein, displayed the
Danish colours. In the course of the forenoon, however,
the skippers of these vessels becoming aware of what
was going on in their native country, pulled down the
Danish flag and hoisted that of the old German empire.
—Thindee Advertiser.

CHARTIST CONVENTION.

(THIS DAY.)

The members of the Convention met this morning at
nine o'clock. The proclamation of the Government
formed, of course, the chief topic with the speakers.
Mr. WNEELMt moved, and Mr. CUFF!' seconded, a
resolution authorising the immediate issue of a counter
proclamation, stating that the procession would take
place, and requesting therein that all persons attending
it should act peaceably and orderly.
Mr. BALDWIN, who said that he bad previously been
imprisoned for the cause of Chartism, stated that he had
been sent up to London to superintend the presentation
of the people's petition, and no proclamation, or other
proceeding, of the Government should intimidate him
from doing his duty.
Mr. WATSON expressed a similar intention. He did
not think that he should be doing justice to the large
constituency which he had the honour to represent if he
was not prepared, with the other delegates, to stand by
the people's petition.
Mr. W ILKINSON said that he should deeply regret to
see the country deluged with blood. He might be
accused of cowardice, but he should still feel it his duty
to be at his post.
Mr. TURNER, who was deeply oppressed with the
sense of his responsibility and duty to his constituents,
expressed himself fully determined to carry out his mis-
sion to the very letter, and it he fell in the performance
of his only by the minions of the Government, he would
say, " I have set my lite upon a cast, and I will stand
the hazard of the die."

Mr. F. O'Cosisrou, whose entrance was loudly cheered,
then addressed the meeting on the motion before it—he
said that, notwithstanding the press of his other private
and public, business, he should feel it his duty to remain
with the Convention to-day. He had come up from the
country for the purpose of publishing, with bis own name
attached to it, a letter embodying the spirit of the reso-
lution before the meeting.—(Loud cheers.) For several
years he had been recognised as the ostensible leader of
this movement, and in that letter, after noticing the
proclamation of the Police Commissioners, he stated that
he should attend, and be at his post, on Monday next.—
(Loud and continued cheers.) He was happy to see
that a better and more distinct opinion was prevailing
among the delegates ; he trusted that they would not
allow their discretion to be led away, for not only the
men of London but the men of England, the men of
the United Empire, and of the whole world looked
anxiously to their decision.—(Much cheering.) He
believed that the ridiculous ebullitions of some of the
members of the delegates had induced the Government
to take the steps they had done with respect to the pro-
cession, and they all knew with what ease a strong
Government could hang anything on the fears of the
selfiSh middle classes of this country. It was not the
original desire of the Government to do them any da-
mage. It was the foolish conduct of some of the mem-
bers of the Convention in 1831 which embroiled them
then with the Government. It now became them to
be discreet,' and to take care that no folly of theirs
should mar the success of the national cause. He did
not anticipate the slightest riot, disaffection, or disorder,
and be had observed last night in the House of Com-
mons, that they had a perfect right to assemble in the
manner they intended. He was the scapegoat in the
House of Commons for every word said out of the
House, and he deeply regretted that many of his friends
in the House had told him, that, iu consequence of the
language used, they did not see the possibillity of sup-
porting the prayer of the national petition, as so many
of the Chartist speakers had gone far beyond the limit
which they had proposed to themselves. So far as he
was concerned, he was not bound by the language
of any men, more than by the acts of the
pickpockets who choose to follow them. He had been
taunted at Lancaster with having created excitement,
for the purpose of filling his own coffers, and to procure
an increased circulation for the Northern Star. Now,
he had made up his mind to give every farthing of the
profits of the Northern Star to sustain the movements
and the expense of this Convention.—(Load cheers.) It
should never be said that he had lived by the excitement
and ebullitions of the people ; he should consider him-
self a degraded and dishonoured man if he was capable
of deriving profit from the enthusiasm of any
body of the people. ,He would not even re-
serve to himself the remuneration of a common editor,
he should be proud to style himself the " unpaid contri
butor of the Northern Star." This would tend more to
the discomfiture et their enemies than any other course
he could adopt.—(Cheers.) The petition which he had
the bonour of presenting to the House last night waa
objected to by the Attorney General on th,- ground that
it was not a legal assembly. He (Mr. O'Connor) was
clearly of opinion that they were the real representatives
of the wilt of the people.—(Cheers) In consequence
of the form of proceeding in the House of Commons he
did not think that it was probable that the debate could
come on in the House on the presentation of the petition,
as the Government had most invidiously placed the Jew-
ish Bill for the third reading upon that day. He did not
think, however, that any injury to the cause would re-
sult frOm the adjournment of the debate, because the
Convention had declared its sittings permanent.—
(Cheers.) The Government have proposed to bring in a
Bill to give further powers to the Crown and the Go-
vernment. He had no doubt that the object of that
measure would be to draw a very slight distinction be-
tween sedition and treason, for the purpese of putting
down this movement. He should must certainly be it,
his place, even it he stood alone, to oppose the granting
of further powers to the Crown and the Government aL
a time when in all other countries of Europe the people
were receiving more power and the old Governments
were crumbling into dust. If this Convention

should commit a single act which would jeo-
pardize the cause they had met to advance,
he believed in his soul that they would be only promot-
ing the ends of the Government, which he believed was
to bring about a collision between the people and the
authorities. The Government, like other Governments,
were no doubt very presumptuous, they were looking
round and saw what was going on in other countries,
and they said this is a monarchy still. The people not
only seek to obtain the Charter, but want to upset the
monarchy, and with these opinions they tickler; the feel.
ings of the middle classes of the people of the country,
and endeavoured to join them with them in the dismem-
berment of the empire, and it was necessary for them to
be resolute, but at the same time to be pru-
dent. He (11r. O'Connor) saw as clear as
the sun at noon-day that there was no resource
tnhoeiwr
left to the Government but to give to theed
with heads
people
long withheld rights He was surrouri d •
wise enough to take lessons byto tohlelow hfo lteliestr hopes to, be
oof the past,
and by sufficient courage not
blighted, blasted, and withered
the labour question.—(Cheers.)tantthe present time. The
tol
great question for the Convent,daesliibtertaotoe umpooonhwatos
sstc, to ash:nidldowrecleaidvyie
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year,thatGovernment
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his guinea a week d man
?—(Cries of No, no.") He asked
them, in the name of God, in the name of justice, not
to make him their scapegoat and give him the
trouble of accounting to the House of Commons
for every idle and foolish word uttered in
that Convention. lie saw palpable signs of the
rights of the people being awarded to them, he
saw the revenue falling off in Ireland and in England--
he saw that in Ireland every person was draining his
money from the savings bank as fast as they could.—
(Hear, hear.) The investments in the savings' banks
were the foundation of the wealth of this country, and
they now own that this, and all the other institutions of
the country, were becoming insecure. There were
25,000,0001. invested in the savings' banks of this coun-
try; and a run upon those banks would be the most
dangerous thing to which the Government could be
exposed.—(Loud cheers.) He could not believe that the
Government was in a sound state which required
further powers to support itself. He was determined
to oppose the Bill to be brought in by the Government
for that purpose, and he was not going to sully a
life of struggle, care, sacrifice, and persecution now, in
his old age, by deserting a cause dearer to him than life
itself.—(Loud cheers.)
Mr. KIDD stated that the attempt to put down this
movement would prove useful; he knew more of the
state of the country than Sir G. Grey, or the writers of
the Times or Chronicle.

Mr. ERNEST JONES recommended that if attacked
they should defend themselves by their strong right arm.
He thought that the delegates should head the process
sion and meet the first blow of the truncheon, or the
attack which might be made upon them, and any
attempt to put down the meeting would be considered
not only against the men of London, but of the whole
United Kingdom. He thought that measures ought to
be adopted for holding simultaneous meetings upon
Monday next.
Mr. MAcARTEY would not say what would be the
fearful consequences if a blow were to be struck by the
police force or the military. They were determined, in
the name of liberty, if attacked, to resist the blow to
the utmost.
Mr. FRANCIS recommended that if any of the dele-
gates should be attacked they should go quietly into
custody and not resist, leaving it to their constituents to
rescue them if they thought proper.
Mr. REYNOLDS said that he was determined for one
to attend the presentation of the petition, but he would
not take even a stick or an umbrella with him. It,
however, they were to be driven to desperation by the
Government, there was every chance that they would do
the same as had been done in a neighbouring country;
but it was not until all peaceable means had been ex-
hausted that they would have recourse to ulterior
measures.
Mr. CLARK expressed
deprecated himself in at
the
similar
course
manner.
taken
by
Mr. ERNESTJONES
the Government. If they followed the course pursued
by Louis Philippe and the French Government, they
might depend upon it that they would, like them, be
driven into a state of dishonourable exile.
Mr. DONOTAN said that a diabolical insinuation had
appeared in one of the papers, to the effect that Mr.
F. O'Connor would bo held responsible for any conse-
quences that might result from this movement. Now
it that gentleman should be run through by the sword
of any general, be would not hesitate for a moment to
take upon himself the consequence of standing in the
place of Feargus O'Connor. If any attack should be
made, he thought the men of the not th should rise in a
body and avenge their cause. He thought that it must
have been some foreigner who had been employed to
rake up the musty old Act of Charles IL to prevent the
intended procession.
Mr. J. HARNEY repudiated, on th
democrats resident in England, part of the foreign
heithchraersgeeetthtoatthao
foreigner had been so employed. With
duties of the delegates, he thought that they ought to be
at their posts at Kennington common on Monday, and
if a single hair of his head should be hurt he knew that
the men of Nottingham would gloriously avenge the ,

injury. He wanted not the support of any armed men;
let them meet by hundreds of thousands, the Govern-
ment would then forget the Act of Charles 11. and leave
them peaceably to pursue their peaceable course.
Mr. BUCIELT stated his intention of attending the
procession in spite of the trembling faction of the
tyrannical Whigs, who were now trembling beneath the
power of the people. If their blood was shed they
would not be able to avenge it, but they would leave it
to another and greater power—the vast masses of the
empire—to avenge their blood after they were laid in
their graves
Mr. WALTER said that he advocated the natural and
equal rights of man, and if the Government attempted
to deprive them of these rights, they would be justified
in resorting to physical force.
The meeting was addressed in a similar strain, and to
a similar effect, by Messrs. Wild, Fussell, and Cumming.
The CHAIRMAN, in moving the adoption of the reso-
lution, said that they were now advanced to a point from
which they could not recede. Nothing must be allowed
to drive them back from the position they had takes up.
The procession must and should be held ; and he was
most happy to see the perfect unanimity which existed
among the members upon the subject of the proces.
sion. He suggested that every man who attended
Kennington-common should fall into the ranks of the
procession, and not stand listlessly by ; and if the
Government, then seeing that they were unarmed, should
let slip the dogs of war upon them, then upon the
heads of the Whig Government be the blood that might
be shed.

The resolution was then unanimously agreed to, and
a committee, consisting of Mr. Wheeler, Dr. Hunter,
and Mr. Walter, appointed to draw up a proclaniation.
Mr. J. HARNEY requested that the committee should
direct their attention to a leading article in the Tinos
of this morning, and in their proclamation denounce as
a liar the infamcus calumniator who wrote that article.
A VOICE—Let us sack the Times office.

A DELEGATE said that he deprecated the advice
given that they should sack the Times office ; the person
proposing it was no friend to their cause, and was no
doubt one of the police force, a number of whom he WO
informed were present in disguise.
Mr. REYNOLDS moved that a deputation should be
appointed to wait upon Sir George Grey, and inform
him that they did not advise any armed proceedings.
Mr. CLARK seconded the motion.

Mr. CUFFY said that he should oppose the motion•
The Government knew, through their reporters, what
was the opinion of the Convention; they knew that it
was a lie when they said they meant to go armed, they
knew well enough that their organ, the Times, told the
most infernal lie when it reiterated that assertion.
The motion was carried unanimously, and Messrs.
Reynolds, Wilkinson, and Clark, appointed to form the
deputation.

A resolution was also unanimously agreed to, instruct-
ing the deputation to announce to Sir G. Grey the settled
determination of the Convention to hold their intended
procession.

LLOYD'S SHIPPING--(THIS DAY.)
LONDON, APRIL 7.—Wind N.N.E., moderate breeze
and cloudy.

CovrEs:APRIL s.—The Emelie, Astrom, from Odessa
to London, which arrived here to-day, had lost some
sails and stanchions, and makes much water. The
cargo is also shifted and heated. The Sant Wasselyt
Pedersen, from Christiansand to Portricux, which Po!
into this port in distress 23d ult., has been condemneao
and will be sold.

YARMOUTH, APRIL 6.—Wind S.W.—The Eliss'
Tucker, from Cardiff to Southampton, got on shore 011
the Western Ledge, but came off after throwing over'
board about 25 tons of coal, and proceeded.
FALMOUTH, APRIL 6 —The Omega (ship), of Liver:
pool, with loss of rudder, &c., and abandoned, was passed
26th ult., in lat. 42 N., long. 40 W., by the Clarendon
Taylor, off this port.
LIVERPOOL, APRIL 6.—The Judah, Tours, for till°
port, was on the Bar of New Orleans Bth ult.
At YARMOUTH, APRIL s.—The vessel in contact hit-
night, between Harborough and Cromer, with We
Charles Pring, was the Pacific.

BRAUMARIS, APRIL 4.—The Prince of Orange, Evans'
of Maldon, which got on the Dutchman's Bank in the
early part of last month and filled, has been raised and
taken to Bangor.

BIDEFORD: APRIL s.—The Friendship, which droll
on shore outside Gray Sand Hill 3d inst., was got afiosi
last evening's tide, and brought into the harbour, making
a little water.

DEAL, APRIL 6,—The John Fawnworth, Christie.
from Calcutta to London, was in contact last night, an"
has lost her bowsprit. She has proceeded for the Rivet
in tow of a steamer.

..„ . -----
LIVERPOOL, APRiL 6.—Sid. Berkeley, Rio Janeico;
Priscilla, Pernambuco;. Laura, Bahia; Sendbach, Delne".
rara; Gipsey Queen, New Orleans; Rory 011ore'
Montreal; Atlantic, New York; Intrinsic, Staten Ir
land; Commerce, ditto; George, Newfoundland.

CRIMINAL COURT.-(THIS DAY•)

OLD COURT.
(Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL.)
The Court was occupied during the morning with the
trial of cases unfit for publication.

NETT COURT.
(Before the RECORDER and Alderman Sir CitargAo

MARSHALL )
John Roe, 24, a labourer, was indicted for feloniousli
breaking and entering the counting-house of Messrs'
Knill and Co., of Fresh-wharf, London- bridge, a°
stealing therein a watch, value 305., and twelve far.
penny pieces, the property of Henry Cox.
On the prisoner (who was the foreman of the portl
of Fresh-wharf) being placed at the bar, he pleaded clot
Guilty; but during the proceedings of the case, unde:i
the advice of his Counsel (Mr. Clarkson), he asked
leave of the Court to retract his plea of Not Guilty, and
plead Guilty.
It appeared from the statement of the Learned COT
sel for the prosecution (Mr. Huddlestone), that the Po:
soner bad secreted himself on the premises, and tbil'
eccomPlished the robbery; and that the principal meal
of discovering that he was the thief was his own dog!
reluctance to be driven from the warehouse in whic'e
his master had secreted himself.

The prosecutor strongly recommended the peisonnr
to the mercy of the Court, and stated that his 'fatbe',
was in his employ, and had been for a great number 0'
years, and that the prisoner himself had been with bil°
almost from his very birth.
The RECORDER, in consequence of this recommend
tion, sentenced him to only six months' imprison:l3e°
and hard labour.
Richard Williams, a labourer, was convicted of stealing
a quantity of lead, the property of Thomas Tayll
and sentenced to six months' imprisonment and hard
larbour.
COAL-STEALING.— Richard Stratton, 41, and Richard
Stratton, his son, 14, were indicted, the former h
receiving, and the latter with stealing, 231 b. weight °
coal, value 4d., the property of Stephen Finney 6°,1
another, from a barge in the Thames It was clearl
proved that the younger prisoner got into the barge on;
took the coals, and gave them to his father, the elder
prisoner.

- The jury found both prisoners Guilty, and
The RECORDER sentenced the younger prisoner 1o
.
seven days' imprisonment in Newgate, and the elder 0"
to two months' imprisonment and hard labour.

BOW-STREET.-(THIS DAY.)
The swearing in of special constables was continued,
Mr. Henry still sitting in a private room for the put'
pose. The passages of the court were thronged, and 10
fact completely blocked up the whole morning, by the
increased crowds of most respectable persons waiting t°
be sworn in. Not less than 3,000 persons have bee°
sworn in in the course of the last three days, and *
large number more will be, before the rising of the court
to-day.

CLERKENWELL.—(THIS DAY.)
In the course of the morning a great number of the
inhabitants were sworn in as special constables.
In answering one of the numerous questions put to
him, Mr. TYRWHITT said that it would be well for
gentlemen who were desirous to know in what quarter
their services would be required, to make the enquiry 0$
Scotland-yard. They could be called upon to serve i°
any part of the country, but he did not think it likely
that they would be required to act out of their olY°
districts.

Benjamin Ayley, aged 19, and Ellis Gardiner, aged 10,
were charged with creating a disturbance in the street°
and assaulting the police constables.
It appeared from the evidence, that last evening s„
mob assembled near King's-cross, New-road, and
crowded so upon the footway as to prevent any one from
passing. Two policemen on duty about the spot , were
called to by a shopkeeper to disperse the mob. Those
officers, and another who came to their assistance, were
roughly handled by the crowd. The prisoner Aylet
gave one of the constables " a thrashing" upon the bac*
with an ash walking stick, whilst the policeman sys°
struggling with a man who ultimately escaped. The
other prisoner was seized in the act of throwing a stone
by Mr. Taylor, baker, of King's-cross, but the three
policemen, such was the resistance they met with, toe'
ceeded in securing no other prisoner but these two.
Mr. TTRWHITT sentenced Ayley to ten days' impri-
sonment, and Gardiner to fourteen, observing, as he
considered the throwing of stones in a crowded thorough-
fare more criminal and dangerous than the use of the
stick, he inflicted the heavier punishment on Gardiner.

ERRATUM.--In the revenue tables which appeared
in our impression of yesterday, in consequence of the,
transposition of the the two words " increase" and
" decrease," it appeared as if there had been a decrease
on the quarter's revenue of 402,5751., instead of an
crease to that amount.

BIRTHS.
On the 3d ult., at Heston Hall, Heston, the lady of John
Bayer Hegarth, Esq., of a son, still-born.
On the Ist inst., at Kensington-square, Mrs. Stephen
Vertue, of a son, who survived his birth only a few hours.
On the 3d inst., at Orchard-street, Portman-square, the
wife of G. C. Armstrong, M. 1)., of a son.
On the 3d inst., in Portland-place, the lady of Lieutenant.,
Colonel the Hon. E. B. Wilbraham, of a daughter.