The Sun.
London, England, 1842-04-30 00:00:00

NATIONAL CONVENT lON.

'lhe Convention met yesterday, at the usual hour, in the
large room, Dr. Johnson's Tavern:Fleet-street. Mr. Duncan
in the Chair.

The minutes of the last Sitting were confirmed.
Mr. llaitisTor; brought up the Report of the Committee
appointed t.) obtain the release of all political prisoners.
'flip Committee had had an interview with Mr. Duncembe,
who had suggested the propriety of waiting on the represent-
atives of those places in which the parties had been arrested.
The Committee had, in consequence, adopted the suggestion.
Mr. PITKEATII Ll' stated, that he had waited on Mr. Dun-
combe, respecting a deputation of the working classes being
heard at the bar of the House of Commons. firb% Duncombe
expressed a wish that a deputation should wait on him the fol-
lowing day, to give him information of the state of the
country, in order that he might give more urgent
reasons why the deputation should he hearth He (Mr.
Pitkeathlv) had also waited on .Alr. Muntz, who was
rather restive at first, but. afterwards agreed to support Mr.
Duncombe's motion. Mr. Sharman Crawford at once agreed
to support the
motion. The Committee had ordered a number
of circulars to be printed to be sent to the different Members
of Parliament who were likely to support the motion. He (Mr.
Pilkeathlv) had also waited on Mr.
Coven-
theM. I'. for
try• ,
swuhb
Jt oel! d suggested proprietyotdrawing up a petition on
ofthere the
release of the prisoners, to be signed by the
whole of the Convention, and that to procure a deputation of
' as msns, Members of Parliament as possible, to assist in wait-
ing on 'the Government authorities. He (Mr. Williams)
should himself be very happy to make one.
Mr. O'BRIEN moved, and Mr.
.PITKEATHLEY seconded the
motion, that a Committee be appointed to draw up an address,
as suggested by Mr, Williams.
The motion was agreed to.
Al
ofr Cilarleteety, r.r.srtaetailig d a
thatpublic,
partiestitit'e
had issued
b been wa
ndering
about t authori-
tieshenderi
about the streets demanding bread, and that if it was continued
they would sub Jed themselves to penalties. He also read a
printed copy of.
a counter address, issued by the inhabitants,
showing that it was impossible for men quietly to starve, and
desiring the authorities to suggest some means by which the
unemployed population mi,ght procure a subsistence.
Reports from different public meetings lately held on the
subject of the Charter, were delivered in, and ordered to be
entered on the minutes.
Several letters were read from different parts of the country.
The Convention then adjourned.

The one hundred and second anniversary of the
London hospital was celebrated on Thursday at the London
Tavern, when the secretary announced, that in the course of
the day subscriptions had been received to the amount of 1,4001,
and that the governors Lad received form several gentlemen of
the Hebrew persuasion sums amounting altogether to 5001.
niorning, betwecii six and seven o'clock,
the body of a tine male child was found under the arch Nn.
176 of the London and Greenwich Railway, by one of the offi-
cers of the Company, No. 22. Upon the constable taking it
up blood ran from the nose and mouth, and it evidently hail
been dead but a short time. Information was immediately
given to Mr. Carttar, the coroner, who directed that a post
marten examination sbolld be made: