The Sun. — 1840-02-03 (London, England)

MERTHYR, JANUARY 29, 1840.—The news of the respite which has been granted to Frost, Williams, and Jones, has spread universal joy. So grateful arc the people, that they are resolved to abandon all idea of physical force, in order that they may not barrass a government that is inclined to deal so mercifully towards men, who, in the mcmcnt of passion. offended against the laws of their country. NEWPORT, FRIDAY Nioirr.—We are all gladness and jay. Several have congratulated the wretched and heartbroken family of poor Mr. Frost. In my opinion this timely act of mercy (for no doubt the respite will be followed by a reprieve) has saved us from assassinations, outrage, and incendiarism.  Other letters have been received from Tredegar, Pontypool, and Blackwood, couched in similar language with the above. I have also beard (but not having seen the letter I cannot vouch for its truth) that a leading and physical force Chartist, writing from Birmingham said, "that the lenient conduct of Government has not only disarmed the Chartists, but has crushed Chartism." Vincent will be put again on his trial next Assizes, on charges of conspiracy and sedition. It is the custom here to compel all the prisoners to view, from the battlements of the gaol, any execution that may.take place. When Vincent was informed that he should witness the execution of Frost and the others, he exclaimed, " If I do I will cry out at the highest pitch of my voice, Murder, murder, murder l" [NOTE, ]__At a late hour on Friday evening her Majesty's Alinist,:rs came to the determination of sparing the lives of Frost and his guilty companions, Williams and Jones. On Friday afternoon, a deputation, consisting of Mr. Swain, of Fleet-street; Mr. Rogers, tobacconist, of Highstreet, St. Giles's ; Mr. Pitkeithly, and two or three others, accompanied by Sir Frederick Pollock, waited upon Lord Melbourne, at the House of Lords, for the purpose of endeavouring to prevail upon his Lordship to mitigate the severity of the punishment which was about to be inflicted upon these misguided men, Sir Frederick strongly urging upon the Premier the necessty, in the present agitated state of the country, in Monmouth and its vicinity, to spare the lives of the prisoners. The Minister was ob. durate, and after Sir Frederick had had no less than six interviews with Lord Melbourne (communicating each time with the members of the deputation), he returned ,aith the clear understanding that the reprieve which had been sent to Monmouth would not remain in force beyond Thursday next. Sir Frederick had another interview, having seen Lord Broirggam on the-subject, who requested Sir Frederick to convey to Lord Melbourne and his colleagues his urgent prayer, that in the present most alarming and greatly excited state of the country, her Mejesty's advisers would not only see the justice but the absolute policy, of foregoing their previous determination of suffering the law to take its course. Sir F. Pollock told Lord Brougham that he had then waited no less than six times on Lord Melbourne on the subject, and ho believed and feared that the minds of the Ministers were made up not to suffer the execution to be stayed beyond the period originally fixed upon. Lord Brougham, however, urged the trial of a seventh effort ; and Sir Frederick (although he considered the case a hopeless one) had an interview with the Ministers for the soventh and last time. The last effort was a successful one, and the Learned and indefatigable advocate retired with the promise of her Majesty's Ministers that the crimes of Frost and his two wretched partne4 s in guilt should not be expiated on the scaffold. They will of course be transported for life, unless the people immediately sign petitions to the Queen and to Patliament ; and, we have authority for stating, that Lord Brougham will most willingly undertake their presentation.— Weekly Dispatch.