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      tfKHVfUAL OOWSVTZOV . Monday , April IB . Mr . Dckcax , delegate for Thanfries and Max-• e Storn , in the eh&ir . The Secretary r *« d the ainrntP * of the last day ' s proceeding * , "winch were « onfi « Bied as usual . The Ch « hmas apologised for the ab «? nc- of Mr . fcowery , « ao Us not proceeding to Btrminghem , us vas order ed by the Convention . He ¦ was confined to kw roo « Jbv censeqweDce of tie great fat ^ iM he BBduredin hUlatomLsdon . Mr . Carpenter , * thr persocwho had stood nrxt on the list , proceeced at ta early tour on Saturday morning , to replace Mr . Lowey in the Birmingham delegation . The _ Secretary read letter *—from Northampton ,

      BBclo « n § fire poands seat from that place , an-i ou ^ ^ drilling separate from Broughton , in the neighbour- j i feood ; from *» riw ¦ working smiths and other trade ? - i r mea in the nei g hbourhood of Belgium-square , f-n- rWan # tan ehiUingt , »«*« M £ rm * rr—T fi ° * i KEF&ESEXTjLTIOX OP ATKSHIB . E . Also from Bailie Crai ? . stating his determination , tooppf * th « Tory Q » d * i * tr iord . Kelbonw , i « ; ike couty ejection for ^ Ayn&ire , * He vo » are of W * w | gffi m fl » e prinedplw df the Cbartista » w » iill |« Beniny raculcaied in Ant great countythat tie Whigs could not , for oae iasttEt , think of oppoang them in bringing forward the candidate of iheir choiee . " " ,

      Letters were also read from Hanley . enclosing £ iOforthe Nationii Rent ; from BrightOB , detailing the great succe « of Messrs . O * bom and Good , jawsoaaries to SoSb ' . k and that district ; from Messw . Lovelace and Tight , excusing their abseace i from Manchester detailing an acconnt \>{ a meeting of thr Political Union there , at which a resolution was passed to hold n public meeting brfope the 6 th of May , and to invite Mews . O'Connor . O'Brien , Dr . Taylor , and others to htttnG ; fr » -b . Mr . Moix , of Glasgow , giving a description of the rre * rsod steady increase of the Chartist principle * . the Female Association beini ; © f infinite utility iu epteadntg the Chartist aoctrise ; everv day " new depnt&tkms waiting on Mr . Moir , soKcitirt- him to go to the different places in the rural districts to organic a ^ ociauon-. Mr . Cardo comolained of * ome omi * r . on as to Renthad from Bankiast Leigh , Devonshire . Mr . PlTKKTHLY askrd wcmld it be neceft < arv to

      appoint new member * u > the Petition Con > mit : ee . in room of th o *^ -who were appointed to the missions . He wa * toM to give notice of motion on ibe subject .

      FINANCIAL . Mr . Rogers went into his weekly statement of the fends by which it appeared that a balficce r »* - icainedinhRne . and in the bankers , of £ ] 05 ] 34 < . 5 d . He congratnlitt ? d the Convention on the prosper . ^ :. - ' state of their Finances . They had a clear thousand in hand * of their bankers , and also a siim sclnrient w meet the current expenses of the body . ( Hear . ) He was glad that tfce occasion was given him to make this statement , in order to contradict -what appeared in many of the newspaper ; , namely . ' . hat

      their fond * were nearly exhausted , and that the iccoonts were in a state of great disarrangemeEt . He wished , and in his wish he would be joined by many others who were deeply interrsted , thai Mr . Spr ing Rice had his department in as fair and satisfactory a manner as was tke financial department of the Convention . He ( Mr . R . ) thonght it vronld be along time before £ 1000 would be to be had iu Downing-stretft , clear overall demand ? . Mr . R . ' s statement wa * received with much gratification and appease .

      SIMCLTiXBeCS MEETINGS . A motion to the following wfTect was brought forward pursuant to notice by Sir . U'Coioio ! -. ¦* Tkf . t a committee be appointed for thepurpo « e o ! making arrangaHienls to hold meetinp ! in London . Glasgow . Mancherter , tarlisie , Bristol ^ KovinKbam . Binaingham , Newcastle , Wwt Ridipg of Ycrkthiri-. Perth , Dundee , aiid Paasley , on Whit Monday , u > take the upinian of the ceontry , as to wha ; cuui > e it will be mosi prudent to adopt in its luture proceedings . " Mr . O'C . said , that a portion of the fennel proceedings of the Convention , with reference \ o the pn ?< encation of the Petition gave rise to some jealocsy ; he thought it proper to Lring forward this question as goon as possible , in order that

      no mifUEwler ^ tajiding should take place . The country at the time that the subject wa * formerly discussed , were not aware that their cause wn to be presented to the legislature , iu more than on e sii&pe , they iztagTBec thai its fate -was to be aecided bjr a single skirmish- —tixat its fate was to be determined by one night '* discussion . ( Hear , hftr . ) They werenot in th » knowledge that we had decided that their cans *—the cause of justice—the cans * of truth—and the cause of happiness to the many , was to hxve three rtage » , ou which ita fate conid be decided . ( Hear , hear . ) The first position in which il is intended to take a step on which to ground their claim was the Petition to the House- of Commons . The lecond was a motion which was to be

      introdaced bT Mr . Fielden , and in ca .- * e the third , which was only to be resorted to in case the other two measures were unfuccesrfnl , wa . « to jioid sinaitaneous meetings on as e * rlj [ a day as possible ; aiter the decision en the Petition had been had , to take the eemmandi of the people , on what i > hould be done for the future , ( H « ar , hear . ) It Tras he that brought forward these measures , and prudent tlough tb «; may be—and althongh he migat with certainty reet assured , that in their wisdom , all who had the ' interest of their country at heart , wonld coincide , still he could not find in himself to take all the responsibility which wonld accrue to the party proporiDg them , no matter whether they were attended with success or otherwise . For this reasoa

      he did bring forward his present motion , in order 1 hat the Conrentkm might share in their responsibility—in order that they might be sanctioned by their resolve , and thereby have that influence on ihe country which wonld ensure their sncce ? s . ( Hear , hear . ) The country was now divided into two parties ; the one the party of the people , the other the party of the plunderers . To elicit the © pinion of the former ic was neces ** ry that the meetings which hi * resolution proposed to produce , should be held , because their enemies tvere going to work on the fears of the country , in ord-r to get up a false impression of what wa * their principle * their tiew * , and their intentions . ( Hear , hear . ) Then why should not they do their uuoo * t to produce in the people a demonstration which could

      cot be mi < under * cood , as expressing what were- the wishes and what were their means of obtaining the objects of those wi « hes . ( Hear . ) Was it not time for them to take , this step when they foond that the field was taken by the landed and plunderingaristoeney of the ooantry , rapported by the ministers of the Church , to stop the progress oi that agitation ? they knew it would make them ci « gorge" some of those plundering * which had pressed so long and so heavilv on the comforts of the virtuous and enduring portion of the ooantry . It was time for them to resolve to oppose the tyrants of the land when they foana these tyrants toIde leering to raise * ad support yeomanry corps for the purpose of exterminating the people . ( Hear , hear . ) This very

      morning does not the press teem with the proceed-Jnct » f * meeting held ib Monmonthihire , when a Rev . Mr . Robert * designated die Chartists &s rero Icdonanr incendiaries , who are seeking to make the people disconunted , and to bring the country into a stale of vretchedne ** and misery equal to Ireland . ( Hear , hear . ) The Rev . Gentleman knows , at least ought to know , that the object * of the Chartists is to alleviate the condition of the £ reat masses oi the people , but it would not ter » h » purpose to » eem to understand any thing at Ahe kind . Again , we haw a Sir Andrew Maxwell propoting to get pp a yeomanry corpe to put us do wi , but little does this Sir what do ye call him , know « rf tfee people ? ^ rfceh fee thinks that hu jecmanry or aaj other yeomanry can sow do any thing to keep down that expression of

      seaumou which the people will nsake xue of in order to get rid of their opprt stums . { Hear , bear . ) In order , therefore , to mark this eoodect in the only manner in which it should be marked , he thoug h ; that no measures « hoald be neglected to give such evidence by display , that although relying on moral force for the success of the cause thry stifl had to J * an on for support , such a mass of physical force as * ould entitle them to the respectful consideration of tke legislature . ( Hear , and cheers . ) It will be seen fey tie proposed demonrtration , that the two parties & the state , with all their neans of support , cannot or will not be able to stem the torrent of the people's * 3 L ( Hear , hear . ) By haring this great demon-Rratiea on Whit Monday , it will be told to those % » iathan lords oi cotton , that instead of their ferto-Jfc * b « ng . & « they are , tbe boipiiaJ for tte blind , the

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      lame , suid the decrepid--instead of being , as tbe \ are , the cradles of all the disMu ** that can be eeneraied in the iaman cou » tiuition , ' vhev wili become , under an improved ? TSre-m , toe " means oi Ceii . ng - comfort acd subuis ^ BCti to the now memorable population who hai ^ e to depend on them for earning and support . < Hear . hear , hear . ) lfonW hit-Monday the Comrmiun will advise thag » emb : iHK or the meetings ibm < will be a show oi pnbbc opinion that cannet be mUuken by th . ^ e ??« " i ^ ned to disbelieve the siuns of the riiuw . J , ouo , \ j 00 . men a *< embled in one dav for the * amlsportant pcrpose , wj l skew a : one- " what is to be expected from men with arms in their hands , determited to defend thew U \ tstheir countryand their

      : , , liberty to the last . ( Hear and cheer . * . ) Indeed ii wa * well understood that York and Lancast- ^ ' had resolwd to uaeet on the day he mentione d , and to them the resolution would not be any thing but a «> rt ot stimulaiory mea » -ure , but whOe they were cewmined \ o do so , would it not be vyi * e and pru' ent m the ConTennon to give a tone to tho . e meeting * , by _ advising that to other parts of the country which the brave men of Yorkshire and Laro «* hirR had alhady , 'determined on . ( Hear . hea ^ 4 . lt . wi * T *) Q * * iivf U » U th «» Aonld h * iete ^ git os sent to those places if the resolution passed , and that no means might be omitted , he wonlrt give notice of a motion , " that a sam ol money be placed at me dispi >* al of those delegate * for tie purpose of the

      jj -neceng objects ot the proposed mt-etings . ibis vra ? nec-s * ary , ina-jrauch as it would be hereaMer imputed to them a * a proceeding of jjre : it cnlpabiiity if they had , when th « One cause for b : v ; t ;; irig xiyt the Couventior .. any money in hands which might have been employed to advantage for the cause ui the people who farni « h ^ d that money . ( Hep . r , hear . ) Indeed he intended to projuse hi rpotjon on ' this subject , a < soon a * the first proposition should be adopted ; butthinkinj : thatEo matter ' ] . o-k urgent rhe occasion for doing the coniriirv . no -mutive should excuse tbe iufrincemeat ef tlin ' rule * of the Comt-nrion . ( Hear , bear . ) Mr . (/ L > -in , or thtn went into arguments to prove tbe nec . es > u \ rhere uai u > keep the people under controui . au ' > : 5 d he

      s : ' ; best remedy to do so - «; a . < . bv giving thexa aii opportunity of expressing their hoiiest feriiug ou S the subj c : of their griev .-mces . and insumc-d the I case ot Mr . Stephen * , to shevr ths utility of tint cos ! r :-ol , ! or were it not thr . t rhe p-.-ople * r . >\ d tie | go . « j icease to be guided by their Jendr .- * , crea-iful j wi , uld he the result of tint uer .-eratine rn-ascre i ( hra . r )—and hence he conid nut lurtwar re ;^? . rk \ ug that Mr . Stephens cswe was only the biviniiii . s ; of : tii attempt vrhich was intended to be m .-ide at-afnst ail iffLo hiid ikr real iiilere > t cf the petiple at ceait . ai . d ibnt . tbis would be stnvet to be carried out , no | one wii iht-ir eyes open d _ sld dt-ny . uule . * s the ! peop ' e stood manfully aud m . it-d together . ( Hear \ and cheers . ) Every motive ur ^ -ed tht-ra to adopt

      m « a 8 nre » which wonld speedily bring their cau-e to the test ; they were in a « tate " rnany of then ; -which led them to make great sacrifices and personal ri . < k .- < to gfiVct the work of the pi-opln . For himself , he inu . it say . tVathe anxiously loij ^ ed for its it-nniiintion . lie was , witheat prvtendiux to a ^ y tbiug but an ordii . nrv 7 ea . lin the cnu-c , ia the nabit of travelling wet-klr . duce the Convention sat , some right hundred miles , a :. d * ic : e that period he ha 1 i , ot re-ted a single hour , unless the few days he wa < iadi » posed . ( Hear and cheers . ) Mr . O'Connor then alluded to the superiority of the Irish in agiuting . which he said vr : i > to be attribut ^ i to their having a ? ix iBonths' stock of provision * in their hoc « e > at a certain time of t '* e Year . Thi ?

      l-ft them always ready ta take the ri .-id . EneliVjint-n w ; . o hnd not the means cf ii \; uir , but from i ^ aiid 10 aaouth , ccul d not be Lronsht to this at present ; to do « o . a great change n \ us : be had iu the syetrin—hU iriend , Mr . O'Brit ' u ' . ^ adjastm ^ nt of t-: e deai itius : first take place , before such a state o ! l :.: rg-- could coite to pn * s ; ho- * ever tl-eir duty was to Cv thr utmost to remedy tlii- defu-ct in ti : e ugiiatirj : > y * teai of the country . ( Hear , henr . ) . Mr . O'C-.-ru-or concludrd by calling again on the ( Convention to adopt such measures as would in Mir " assemblage * , -which they conli do , in the v « . ri ..-us pans ot the couctn-. far superior to the demonstration i . f Itli-Z . in faviiur cf the Re ' . orrri Bill—and tat dowx . amid the plaudits of the meeiiLg . Mr . Fr . osr jH-conded the resolution .

      Mr . H . ihvey accorded with Mr . O'Connor . He thoi : jjht that the funds of the Convention coi . ld not b Detter ^ XDendpd then in procurio ? tkese great demonstrations of the majesty of the people . Mr . Bi / rns would think it prudent to add to tL ^ resolnricn ^ and « icli ether places as ir . ay be deemed ad-nseble . Some f > T * - » Px Drle ? ates here intimated the names of piher zoyrn * . Mr . O ' Lo . nsob was willing to taVp in eventown in t ' ne kingdom into the resolution ; but , ii that was done , their funds would be quite insufficient . Mr . Halley moved an amendment " thatinstructions be given to die Committee ; o include only tbo > e places * hich have given evidence in favour of the Charter Governncent . "

      Hi . Bcssey said that it was rot for want of confidence in the Convention that the people ol Yorkshire complained of tardiarws . They knew well all the difficulties they had to contend with . — ( Hear . ) After Mr . Skeviagum . Mr . Mills , and Mr . Whittle had spoken , Mr . Cleave proposed an amendment , which , liki ? the former one of ^ Mr . Halley , had not a seconder ; upon which the original re » olution , a : t-r a few words by Mr . Coffins , Mr . Marsden , and some othen > , had beea ttddirsfed to the meeting , was put and carried , and the following

      COMMITTEE Appointed , viz ., Messrs . Mealing . Ja * . Taylor , ^ Vhittie , Ilider . Marsden . Frost , O'Connor , Neesom , Rogers , Pitkethly , Hartwell . and Cardo , to carry out the objects of the resolution .

      THE PRESS . Mr . Marsden bronpht forward a notice which ( Stood for this day , relative to adoptiug some mrasures to have the reports of the Convention fully taken and extensively circulated . He * aid the necessitj of this was * o apparent , that he would not take up the time of tke meeting on the snbjetu were it not that his constituents had frequently complained of the defective state of the reports , not only in the Loadon dailv press , but also in the weekly press , connected with the increment . The necessity of haviDg authenticated reports , was obvious from the daily complaint * that were made by members of having their names coupled with declamation made in the Convention , which were quite the reverse of what they « aid . Mr . Marsien continued at some length to press the necessity of his resolution . After he had sat down .

      Mr . Cleave seconded the resolution in a speech of great thought and argument , and urged the necessity cf entering into some arrangement with some of the London daily press to farther this object . Mr . O'CoNsen . in reply to Mr . Marsden , stated that be had from tbe commencement of the sittiag had a reporter , and be always gave six colHmns to the proceedings of the Convention , at tbe same time cutting down " the reports of Parliament to one and a third column : indeed , out of Ihe thirty columns

      in his paper , twenty-Jour were devoted solelv to the lEovemrnt . He had latterly refu * ed benertced advertisements ; because , if he took them , he would have to di sp lace accounts of meetings , which werp held in different parts of the country . ( Hear , hear . ) He would do every thing in his power to facilitate the publicity of the proceeding * of the Convention . by giviug ^ as ample reports as could be given , consistent with what was the wish of the great masse * outside , who also wished to have reported tie proceeding * in tkeir favour all over the couatry .

      Mr . Bt-ssET would be glad to co-operate in getting up every means to have explicit report * , not for any thing personal , a * he did not care how much or little of bia speeches were given . Mr . Rider said the reports of the Convention in the Ster , were far the most correct of any paper which reported tbe proceedings . After some observations by Mr . Halley and Mr . Neesom on the necessity of Mr . 'Mareden being prepared with a plan to obviate the difficulty , a committee , confuting of Me ^ rs . O'Connor , Bussey , Rogers , Whittle , and Cardo , were appointed to remove the defect .

      The Secrsurj handed in £ 7 , bebg tbe firrt instalment fram tht ; vee ' m ' ly mbseriptiou of the Morocco leather teasers , of Louton * toward * the National Rent . -

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      Dr . Macdotall withdrew ' a moron relative to some mL * -s tatemeuts m che Sun turusttuzper . rt ? CA ?« cE . . A long discu * rion ensued on z . motion of Mrw Pitkethly relative to the necessity of disconnecting every otu . tr subject from money votes . The priucij .: ^ s peakers were Whittl e , Mill * , Moor , and 0 linen : the latter gentlein&c proposed an amendn ^ : it , which was lott by a mujority cf one , beiiig w . i Vie originnl lesul-urion . The following : are the committee drawn by ballot to ogitate I . uuaou for the following week : —Me . ' . sri . Hartwc'l ! , Roters . Burns , Harvey , Rider , O'Coa * nor , Bussev , Whluk-, Fitkethly , 6 'Bdeu , and John Taylor . " : Aiie : 'w'iiicb the usual thanks were given to th # chairman , when the meeting dissolved .

      Thursday , Jj / ril Kin . Mr . PixKEinLY . delegate from tbe West Riding of Yorkshire in the c . ' iair . ULTERIOR MEASURES . * After Mr . Iajvett , the secretarv , had read the miiwtt ^ oipi *^ - ^^ j » r t *« WiDg « , ' - : Mr . O ' Con . voj 1 . called on ttw Chairman to order all the strangers pre .-pnt to withdraw , in order thdt he naglii iiiiike a comtnunicaticn -with regard to ; ulterior lceas&res , which was not , yet in a HUte fit for . publication . Lpnii which , the stringers present , I together with tt « s gentlemen conweced wiiU tlu « : prei-s , were ordered to withdraw by the Chuinnac . which they did accordingly . ! WHIli TYRANXY . After rerr . ainirsg outside about ] 5 minutes , the door > were iigain opened , upon ¦ which tbe strangers took tbr : r v-ldces .

      . Mr . 1 ' hum Miivi , the recf ^ yity <; f the Convention . aking up .. L iisell the duly i-J jiroteoticg the people u tiic di-ctiiirgi ? of their cuties as citizens ot' a tree .-iji ! in ; 'Ji ; Ky . . i ^ p . iiis : the veufieaiire o ! the govem-: ut-ut , Mfrtv one ol ttie most imporlai \ t functi-ns Luey liii-d to discharsre . Il" there was » nv necessitv to iinprt-.-s on : Lt- niiiius of the assembly the- imp ' oni ' . uct-.. ; L-n- ' . rrui ; g the subject against the tyranny ot tltr ( M-. vf . 'r . njfi . i . he would do so , —but vis he felt jenviuc : c ' . iia : jIi had a convictioD . that in holdiLg out t ' -i-h ; i : id of su-cour to tho-e vc ' , \ o had parlnkeu ot the vi-cgehin-e ot tfle Whigs for expressing their opinion ? . _ t :. ey wuuld only be aiding to that cunriiieijct- wLic ; . was repo « t-a in them by the grtf ; vle .-t puriioti ol the c-uutty , by t . iking some steps

      toward ? procuring redress for the injured individual : o wh ; c- . ias mof . un relerred . ( H < -ar . ) Mr . Fro . sr , then p-oi-eeded to read the several document .-, togetl . tr v . iits the petition which he propos- d ! or adopd ' - 'D . Krurn what he read , the substance ot the cu <» w .. s this ;—That a person oi the name oi Hynde , living ui Snorehatn , o ! uniiiipeachabltJ character . niid * ; . o hid served in tUe navy lor a long time , and It r which he had >> l . tnined h pension ot nine pound ? per year , had attended a meeting got ip in ^ Lorfiinni ior the purpose of adopting ilu « Nati !> n » l Petirioi .. At this meeting , he was induced to t « . keti » f cii : ; ir nt the solicitation ol the assemblysoau alter he w ^ s sent lor by the Collector of Castirusin ihiit place , a .: * d upon his going to tlmt funo ti-. nary he WAstoid that uis pen .-i « nwa . s withdrawn in consfq-jeiic-- ol his presiding atthe atores aid

      meeting . L onniui .-be twice memorialized the Adnur . iitv . to whicu mi-inorialj' Lt iiad letumed for answer tlial he Lad r .-nc ^ red him-elf nn » ortliy of bein ^ conti - nued on rh .. > pension list . He rbeu applied to Mr . O'Conneli to : iuv < - his case represented to the Adtniriiity ; that gentlemen uid vrait on oue of the L jrds of me Ad : ui .- . i : ty , but was cqviftiU- Biisncct ' . «« ful Hi obt : uniugr ^ : r . ' .. « for poor Hyuce ! Th » -case being tben nnoe k : ; pwn to Mr . t ' ah , \<* applied by letUrr to Lora . Me ; o ¦ urnoiahis belia .:, t > m to t .-. utletu-rai . - Lord ^ . ip iiii'j i : ot a .-maed to give : uiw reply . Seoiiij ; tnut l . o I ' . in-r inraus ul uLraiiiinu relie ! wa * ohvi ' ii > , . Mr . Fr : *; x ^ - . ' k i : p . n l . ivjseil ti . ^ cl the Convention to pL-ution the licuie »• : ' Conunens to inquire iuto the hardship of thij individual . » u « * an totlv wxeicisi : ; g the privilege of a iariri * b sobj .-ct in petitiouiiig ttit- legislature lor a redress of grievances .

      Mr . O'Connor . —Whatever objection he had heretofore to present petitinuK tc-ing sent on general subject- * to me House ol Comzncm « , he could not in iLb iDitauce refrain from *! a . iiiig that in regard t <> thi > poor in . in ' s ry . < e he wt-iild folly agree in any mea « iireur . i : may he aJop !*» . l to sustain him in his endeavour- io olitain renet . 'Ihis iii'Ji \ iduat for rxpre .- « iiiji Li ? ui ; , ') iaKicd ojiiiiinns on the necesfitv i .- » a jt-drr-- o ; grievances , was vi .-i : ed by the severiiit pnuL-hi ; iei ; t v . -Lich ihe Whig ^ ov ^ nnaeiit could icnict . ( Hear , hear . ) VV ' uat was hia crime :

      Merely attending a meeting go : up to further the ; utere > ts vi tr . e class to whic ? J . he L' -long ' -d . Wliat Tva . < hi * puui-1 : me : i : ? TLi * depnvuiiono : theiiienns he ha : no : only ( . ; sustaiaiui ? hi-j ^ Il' through this hard ¦ wor lc , out also of tho . ie little ones who depended vu uv . l . for nurture and protection . ( Hear , hear . ) Were not tke couutry bound hy every Tight , to protect l ' uis inau ? Were i : iey not compelled by » li that it them lay lor their own protection eg extend to Lim their snpport ai ^ d their succour ? M : ghtnot t :: is case be their own . al ; honirh comuu iu a diliereut shape ? ( Hear , hew . ) Wocld not their wiiiiu ^ ness to try even- mean * to obtain the happine > s ol tue people , be hiiffident to # hew them

      tnai they w ^ -re not those distnrl ^ rs which their enemies gav-.- out that they vrtw ? Would not it shew to t ! : r couutry at large their anxiety to procure tbeir ri ^ L :- without infringing on the rule *©! peac ^ law , or _ ur-ier ? WouW it not put them and their actions in direct opposition to those miscreants who the other day at Deviz-s sought every mean * to trample utder lcot , not only the v » 'rple , but the laws for which they pretended to shew so muchvenerntion ? ( Hear , hear . ) By thus peutioniug for enquiry into the case of this much oppressed individual , thej would exhibit to the world huw solicitous they were to taie every legal measure consonant with the success of their cau ^ e to obtain a removal of those grievances andi-r which the people labonred .

      Mr . Collins did not agree with one observation nmde by Mr . Fro ? t , which w «*< that their prou :: ce would brt . > ta ' se cognizance of all public grievance * in order that they might be redret-ed—but as this wa » the rase of an individual who had sufl ' --red from doing hi * best to -j read the principles of Universal Suffrage and \ br liallot , he thought tliey should do all ihat wa « in tLeir power to obtain justice lor him . He ( Mr . Collins , )! nought that bad Governments were ihe greatest curses wlr . ch could be < hoifered on a people , r . nd that it was the duty of evi-ry one to strive - . o reform ail that were bad in a Geveriiment . ( Hear , hear . ) > lr . Skevingtpn . « aid it was their doty to be vntcbfpl on tue Government , and to do th ^ uttnoi't to frustrate the atu-mpts to violate ihe right oi petition .

      Mr . Wjijttlc . —The Admiralty Lad laid dewn very fair principles of -aeunn for tLeir own government , but ju « soon as they found these principle * interfere with theirprirate predilections , tltey immediately set them a > ide and act iu the ino&t tyrannous manner , as iu the . instance now before them . ( Hear , hear . ) He ( Mr .- Whittle ) thonght die petition did not gofar enough . It ought to embrace a principle declaring the necessity that existed for enquiry iuto tbe ci'c ^ instaLCes which placed many unworthy persons on the pension list . ( Hear , hear . )

      Mr . O'Brien . —Tiie notice © f poor Hynde ' s case , will confirm many in a notion which was now very prevalent in the South of England , namely , that they would not be . lound in luturs hanging themselves to the Governmeut for the purpose ol destroying their fr-iiow creatures . Ha bad it from the very best authority , th ; it in the neighbourhood of Brighton , L > -wes , and Shoreham , the recruiting parties had to return to head quarters , ufter inanv unsuccessful utteuiptu to induce the pettoULtry iii thr . t district to enlist . The rryolution adopting the petition was then pnt , together with another , ordering it to be prtf-> entedto the House of Commons by Messrs . Attwood and Fielden .

      flNANCIAL . Mr . O'BniE . v brougbtforward a motion of which he had given notice yesterday , to the effect that " No resolution empowering a money-vote , should be of effect unless it had , in its favour a clear majority oi all the members present at the time of its adoption . He said he was induced to bring this resolution forward from what keppeaedatthemeeting of last WedDes-Jay ; when by the division of the Convention into three or four parts , by ctvuse of the numerous amendments iutredaced , a resolution of the a'sembly pr ^ viou < ly passed , was virtually set aside . To do away with thw , he thought it necessary that a defined regulation fhould be established , Tbich would } -reven » an occurrence in future similar to the oi : e al > t > ve aiiuded w . ( Htar . heir . ) It

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      sometimes happened , as it did on that occasion , that many persons refraip from voting on particular amendrnonts , who had voted fur tlie original reiioiution on which tht ? money vote was fouuded ; this" gave an opportunity to the pemon " opposed to the origiHal r «* olution to outvote the opposers of nn iunendmeut , and thereby frustrate the object * of tbe resolution . A long and explanatory conversation on this cubject took place between ' Meter *; O'Connor , Lovott , Whittle , Moore , Marcden , and others . It was eventually carried , aft « some addition had been put to it by Mr . Moore .

      P 00 B LAW PROSECUTION ACjAtSST MR . FBAItOUS O ' CONNOH . Upon Mr . O'Connor being nominated to the committee appointed by the foregoing resolution , he begged to state that from hi . « buing compelle'd to defend himself in a suit instituted agniiwt him at the instance of the ( Joyerninrnt by the Poor Lbw CommiMioners , hd- ' could . Bot devote to this committee , or to the other business of th * Convention , as much of his . lnbottwus he could wish . The Irhole ot" hiu tiwe » o « ld betakf u up , for a short period , in defending hun > ulf from this mean and shabby per -locution .. ( Shftnie , shame . ) Indeed , so bent " were

      the despicable Government in striving to put down ert ' cctua , llv every friend of the poor , th ;* t they iu this instance took np the tyrannical method of proceeding against him by " criminall informniiou . " H « . however , hoped thnt with all th ^ ir power flnd all thoir ingenuity , ho wonld be able to obtain over tht-m a triumphant victory . ( Hear , and ckeers . ) He ¦ yoald , thVrelore , beg tho indulgence of the Convention in this matter , inasmuch ns from t ! ie foregoing leasona he could not so effectually , as he would wish , serve the causo of the people by being on that committee , and -allow tho sr-cref ary to nominate some other person in his plnce . Lea \ n granted .

      A motion of Mr . Cardo ' s , which stood for this day , was carried , alter a jro'id deal of conver . « ntioii k * to its pra-jticnbility and prudence . It wns to tbe effect that a retcru be presented to the Convention of all the towns from which petitious emanated * in order to obtain the People ' s Charter . Its object was to fiud out wlmt towns had omitted to do # <\ in order that steps might be takea togHt up petitions in them . In the course of the discu-sion , Mr . Fknnf . y said he bronght aJdicicmal signatures to tht « Rational Petition from Leigh , wuouniiiig to . 7 , lMW , 5 , 000 of which were the signatures of females .

      . tOXDOS AOITATrNO COMMITTEE . Mr . O'lJiuEX moved that instructions bo given to the coicmitteu for n ^ itnting tho mPtropolis to have udvertise *! , in tho Tim e * , C / irwuir / e , JJirjnttcA , nnd the Radical newspaper !" , ihr dilV- rent places in London . here the National Petition lies for signature * -, and that the people ' s newspapers he requited to charge but the Government duty . Mr , v' }} tu > n said as they all felt tartan the hour of presenting iho Petition was drawing nigh , and tjiat they therefore required to rxert all tneir . energies iu . . order Uj h * ve attached to it such a vast nuniber , of naWwfts . wbuki

      at least make , the people teare 4 % it vould bt ; unnecessary for Win to dw , U ( in the be ' u' -flt of firing every publicity { o the bei ' tt me-uis of obtaining signatures . Indeed , ho thought long since that some such measure as that he now proposed should bi > adopted , hut o * ing to the v ; u < t quantity of nil airs which tlieConvention had to consid . T , he did not find a tit . dug opportunity until now . It would be necessary now to use every means to increase the ¦ fljjnature : ! of thu peopln of London , as the b "; h ol May would be on them in * few days . 1 ! ' they would so exert them * elvt \ i , they would obtain at least 100 . 000 more u : \ niHs to the Petition .

      . Mr . O'Connoh , while seconding the resolution , w . uld beg to surest that , inst ^ md of the Mornh . g Lhro . rirh and the Times , the Hun ar . d Morninu Advertiser should be substituted . Tliey were pHper * TOon > re « d j > v tU * iitorkitig clussea than were tUose vfETfh Mr . O'Biien ^ ad rntrodu ©^ iuto hi * r * s » lution . Mr . O'Rt . if . n would fee \ hnppy jn comnlving with th « Mipsfestion of Mr . O'Connor . ' * Mr . Rider was very glad that this question hnd be-n takan np , as it w ' ould give tho people » lyiowled ^ e of what they . v . ere herutot ' orei iguorant ot . Sinw he came to London , many applu-Jtiaus had been mn-ie to him to know where the Petition might be signed .

      Mr . Neesom thought sufficient means had-uot bt-en tak . * n to procure * ijiuRture » in London ; if there had , the Petition would have a nnich larger numb er of naniec than it will have . Not that h «> imawittffd any good result would attend it . if it hivi as many more nnmes appended to it than it hi' . d at ;> ro > ent . It wax little matter whether it would have three thousand or three millions of signatures , its success would be the same . ( Hear , hear . ) The resolution passed . Messrs , Rogers and Hattwell jtavf iu accounts of variotu meetings held la ^ t night in the West Kudi At all . of them uw spirit of tlu > people was of tk « • t-ry best Ascr iption , aiad the numbers who sot down their ua « es to form Chartist Associations vrew ven' many .

      NEW DFLEOATE . Mr . Fenney announced that anew delegate for B jHod , iu the room of Mr . Wood , who had accepted a Poor . Law GuJWdian .-hip , would take hi < seat to * m ' orrbW , yi'iie CoaVontion ^ hen Adjonrn «( 3 , httvine first given tht- usaaTvote of thanks to the Chairman . Wednesday , April \ 7 . Mr . B . O'Brien , d « lejrate forthe m'Mropolitan distnefs and the Iale of Wight , in the ch . iir . . Mr . Lovktt reported the cirrespoudenc ^ . A lettor from Bolton stated that Mr . Wood , the member for Bolton , had left the Convention , and did not intend again to take his seat till after the Petition had been presented ; the Working Men ' s Association had , therefore , thought proper to elect another member la his pluca .

      Mr . Wahdex , the new member , wns then introduced , and on the motioii of Mr . F . O'Connor , the name ot Mr . Wood wiis strucK but of the journals , and that of Mr .-Warden inserted . Mr . Neesom handed in £ 1 rent from the Charter bocitty holding ita meetings at the Barxjsbury CastUs Islington . ¦ .-. ' . Mr . Pjtkethiy reported aletterfromCheiiterfield of a chfering desenptiou . . The people there had formed a Charter Association , haS passed resolutions in favourofthe Convention , aud desired to know how they might remit the rent . Oa the motion of Mr . O'Coxxor , the people ot Newca-stle were allowed to spend A' 5 jaore of the money in their hands in agitating their district , it being represented that the former vote of £ o was no : enough . All the members who had notices on the paper having given way .

      Mr . Whittle rose to move " That it appears to this C . niventiou , both from the terms of Lord John Ru well ' s motion in approval of the present system of governing Ireland , and kid arguments in support of it , that the motion he ias made , not only lor the factious purpose of retaining the present Ministers in office unfettered by any pledges for the benefit of either Great Britain and Ireland , bat with the insidious intention of giving that Ministry indirectly the sanctioH of the House of Commons in farther aggressions upon liberty in England ; and that this Convention will consider as " utterly nnwoxtky of public couhdeDce , and treacherous to the principles he professes , any member . of the House of Commons who , professiDg himself even in the most limited sense a Reformer , shall give his assent to the motion of Lord John . " He had not asked the other . Members to put off their motions , and therefore h « need not apologize for it , other Member * thonght his motion of importance at the present momentand

      , therefore he would at once proceed . The constitntion of the present House of Commons was so essentially bad that motions were brought forward which involved the whole attention of the MemrwM in a . matter which did not at all concern the publio interests . However , he was anxiou * to assure all those who had got into Parliumeat upon profession * of liberality , that their constituents were alive to all their tricks , and would visit them with punishment if . ' tjiey were found fox pauy purposes Bwerviug from their professions . The case had been well put in a letter which hud been published under the signature of Mr . Swvnfen J « rvi « , yet he was assur d that all the members calling themselves Liberals were intending to vote for Lord John Russell ' s factious motion , and amongst them he was ussnred wa « Mr . Jprvis , nntwithj » tandiDg the maimur ia which ' he described the vote he wns prepared to give . It vrn > ,

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      in fnct . a resolution tn give a vnte in favourofthe seneral policy of the ( iovemment . Any one member professing liberal opinions who fell into the trap was violating his engagements with his constituents and voting against bin conscience . It was ovideut , from what fell from Lord John Russell , that he wanted to gain by a side-wind fro » h power to put down the Convention . He asked for a vote , npuroving of the manner in which the Executive Governiiitfiit of Ireland had been conducted . B'it they were to bear in mind , tlmt the Nobla Lord approved of the Coercion Bill , and ciiHed upon the House to Jo so . He called upon tbe House of Commons to approvH of the Arms Bill , which ha / 1 been smuggled

      through Parliament last Session , according to thv terms of which no person was allowed to keep arms without a licence , which might be taken away at the will or whim of a Justice ; no per > on was allowed to sell powder without making ; i monthly return of the sales they made , and according to ths smiie . Act no person could carry « n tho trade of a blacksmith without a HceusH , m cast-, he supposed , thnt he might be induced to engage in the mnnnfacture of pikes . Ho did not think that the " Noble Marquis of Normanby desan-ed so much praise as h » hud got for purifying the Magistracy . He had done something , but he had / not done anything like so much" 88 was in his power .

      Mr . FcAiuiUs 0 'Consoh , in rising to move an amendment to Mr . Whittle ' s morion , wished to remind th « Convention of the resolution passed on the Sthot April last , when the samesubject whs brought Tinder discussion . Mr . lingers then proposed arrsolntion to-the effect that iho Convention would take no part ia the present crisis , in the frctious con tost for ptKce and power between ihe tyrannical plundering Whigs and the tyrannical plundering Tories . ( Henr , hear . ) He should therefore move as au amendment on Mr . Whittle's j aotjoOj " That this Convention sees no reasoa to induce it to resciad the resolution of Mr . Rogers , unanimously passed on the 8 th of April , and . that , the-: adoption of Mr Whittle's motion would have the .-tendency of

      producing that effect . Than the ... Convention does not recognise t " u » Hons !' ore consider buy attempt to uid either Whig or Tory , in tu « present struggle for usurpation , as a violation of that trust which has bo ? n committed to this Con van tion . " He agreed with Mr , Whittle iu his mmarks as to the many srievauces which tho Whigs had inflicted upou Irel .-. nd—In his remarks on the corr . prehcnsive terms of Lurd John Russell ' s motion , aul al ^ o th ; i t the 'mention really at issuo could not be fairl y di . « - cus < t-i upon thnt motion , because th-i real question atk- 'ue whs tho trial of tue Mm-ciuis ol Normanbv . for the manner in which he had carried on tho

      Executive Government . Lord John Kuasell risked the sanction or the House to every measure ? . of-.-the-administration of the W higs in Ireland . ] f ; he had iutroduced th « Coercion diill , tlaare was . no reason why the people should pass over Tory usurpation . ( Hear , hear . ) Mr . Wiiittle ha < i quoted lap § ttly lrom Lord Johu UusseU ' s speech , b'lc ue had lorgotten to quote . a word fromijir Robert P / tfi' 1 'snialiciousrppW . Although Sir Rubort . affected to dread a colli ^ Jn between the two Houses , he know that lie had provoked it ; and his object , was not t- » destroy the House . ot Commons , but to place it in abeyance to tho House of Lords . Moreover , Sir Robert Peel stated that too much justice had been done to the Jrisb . people—hv accused the AVhiis « f too mnnh

      leuity . Mr . VVhittle luust knoi tbatthcToriesaswe !! us the Whi g * joined in tl « e Coemoij Bill , nmi that Lord Nornnnnby , although . Uk found tUafcJx . w . o n ttw statute book , yet failed ta . bring \ l into operation in !»> one iustauce lttid he brought it inti operation . If acts of atrocity h .-. il , been cointniited , tliey wem siot sofrnoaent under the Adnaioistratioa of Lord Ni > rmanl » y , as under former Lords Lieutenant , nnd t ! i » j Huusu of Commons had lost sight of the real in-slioii . The Whigs had sought to " gain credit for irv-. » n tins administration , of nH ' nT * iu Ireland * th « Tories had failed to Miy a » r <» rd ngaiust Lord Nor uiauby on wiiich he could be convicted , while thev endeavoured to convict tbi » Whig » of tftuuactitWtK il « which they hart tbeniselves aided and abetted .

      Suppose Mr . Fieldeu should be inclined , as he most probably would be , to vote aeninst the motion oi Lord John Russel ' , was it for him to look to the Cpnvsniiou for protection for ai character which stood above all reproach ? If he voted against tbe moiion . he would hnve discharged his duty ass . « ian . He bad no objection thijt the Tories sbonlu bnat the Whigs ; but h « had a , r « at objection that either by tho ueutiality of th « Conveution or its assent , the country should imagine they lmd aided in bringing the Tories into power . Jf the Whig * votad for tho Coercifo Bill , the Tories did the same , uuclif they should fee restored to power to-morrow , they would not allow it to remain a dead letter . If the Tinie * bent the Whig . ' , 1 st them receive office with a halter round tluir necks , and let thvm nt * t imagine-that tho Convention , by affording eveu the siuaili > i > t support , was tavourable to their

      Governmerit . Tins was not a question in which the Convention ought ro interfere . It they did not acknowledge the Mombersof the Uouw of Commout to bo the representatives of the people , how could thev expect a far vote from it ? He bad , ; is he had said before , no objection to the Tories beutingthe Whi ^ s provided tlr . it neither tho people nor the Convention would either by word or deed aid them ia so doing . He did not care which party got tho ascendancy " , but lie objected t . i lending tne unme of the Convention to place the Tory faction in the asconJant . ( Hear , hear . ) He knew their power , taeir rule . a « . j had msted bitterly of their cup v ( poison . The question ought not to be whether Lora lNormaubyV Government had been entirely pure , but whether it had bet . < u better than that of other Lords Lieutenant , and whether it had been divchnrv-ed as well as it" might have been by the N >' - >! eLord . Mr . O'Connor concluded by moving his amendment

      Mr . Duncan , concurring in all ihe remarks which had fallwi trom Mr . O'Connor , cordially seconded the amendment . Mr . RooKiissaid uo had heard Mr . Whittling remarks witli a good deal of pleasure , and went beyond him iu nanny respects . If he were a member of the House of Commons , he should have noobjectiou to vote against the Whigs , ia order to relieve tue country iroin their rule . But as a member of che Convention , it wa * his duty to dehis best to advance its object-, and he trusted it would not interfere in the disputes between the two parties who were now contending for power . On a tormer occasion the Convention came to a . isolation that the Wlugs wero not to expect any assistance ; tftat resolution proclaimed tbe « line which tha country ought to take . That was the cpuraa which ought to be taken on the present ocpapion , aud they could not adopt Mr . Whittle- ? motion without actiug in tha most iucousistcut manner . ( Hearhear . )

      , Mr .. Deeuan suid that the men who in Dublin would cheer Mr . O'Conuell when he denounced the Conventiou as vagabonds , did not deserve the * up » ort or co-operation of the people of Eugland . It was not the duty of tke people to interfere in tho struggle which was now going on . There might have been some amelioration iu the government during the admmistration of Lord Normanby , but there had not been a general improvement in the great body oi the people , who had to toil for the necessaries of Me and JL *? aggrandisement of the higher classes cf society , ihe present Governmeut , therefore , deserved no support in that respect . The object of tho Convention was to obtain Universal Suffrage . If Lord John Rasswl ] should carry his resolution would he give that measure ? No ; and therefore he protested against any vote which might imply an expression of coniiUHnce in tho Ministry .

      Air . Cleave could not vote for the amendment without returning his thanks to Mr . O'Connor for tue manner m which lie had brought tbe subject forward ,-. and for not having entered into auythin " of a personal nature . He could not agree with Mr " Deegantbat the people of Ireland had no claim to oursympathy , ( Hear , hear . ) The people . to whom hehdd alluaed were not the people of Ireland . - ( Cui * cfs «) ' ¦ ¦ „ ¦ ¦ ¦ ¦ . . Mr . l > EEGAN 8 aid if the expression went forth to the public in that manner it might do him infinite harm . What he meant to say was , that the men who ^ wpuld cheer a man when designating him a vagabond , had no claim on his sympath

      y Mr . CtRCTB said it was not surprising , conriderini : iltmannerm wmch the Irish people Wt . JS tomed to louk up for patronage , tW such cheershould be given . The cours * for the Couveution novv to pursue was to stand ut ease , to watch the wo ceed . ngs of the contenduig parties , and to IbtSoV ] ofanytbm f which might arise calculated to Cfii the nnroprsenled masses , and in dignifiedraunnt-r pursue the object which they lvid in * view , tmmelv the eufraachigement of the whole pulatioa uuj

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      ihe better feeding , clot hie g , and instntotinSvOf , ttai ^ ignorant and uninstructadt ' . . Mr . CARDo .-rToriea ; . -o |? : > Vhigs were no be »> r thau they had ^ eyer beeju , aud the present moliuv * was a mere clap-frnp , ^ ffl ^ jaere factious fight between the two parties . ^ SSf ^ 'hi gs had given tbea » the liberty of speech—he rmich ctoubtod whetlier the ? Tories would have done so . Hovreterf . he thon ^ bc the Conventiou should take no part in the quiistioa . but take advantage of the crisis Jor « the . purpose os advancing the Charter . That wus nil they had t& do . He would sopuort the amendment . Mr . BuRNs would also ' cuupprt the ' amendtnen ) . It was the duty of the people to stand aloof , ana l * c the two parties tight each otb . * r as they plea .-. nd , and take advantage of anything that turned up in tht-i ;; lavour . The Convenlion fiad no business toint « - fere in tke present struggle .

      Mr . Fhost had seconded the motion for the yrr pose of hearing Mr . Whittle , but he felt bound tv > vote for the amendment . Dr . Machouam , would al ^ o support the nm « Rt ?^ - uicnt , hue he could not agree with Mr . Deegasi . fea —ha would not say his aspersions upon the lri : &k ui'ople . Great apathy existed in both England ars& Scotland upon the qnestion of thu people ' s r ighl * - All he was astonished at was that tkn people oa Ireland couid be so ea » ily leJ avray . l > y the ra > cally blaudishments of Mr . O'Coimeli . If » h , * -

      Couveution could by any meaus conciliate ' the p »» e - pie of Irelan 1 , and get them to joiu them , % h * r Charter would be easily , obtained . ( Hoar , heazvft . Th « y wert > deserving oftlifsympii thy of the Convention , and if good could be done them either by sending ihem delegates or iu any other way , he though ' * it would be wvll that the niaiter should be considerdiJL If the Convention could , relieve them from the tyranny of Mr . O'Coimeli , they would conler « p « B ihem a great boon , and if that led to their obtaining the Charter , they would confer upon themevettiT greater boon . ' . ' ....

      Mr . Lovi ; tt would vote for the amendment . Her considered tho true policy of the Conv < ution sva : * tw break up every adujini .-tratiou that would not gir « - them justice . ( Hear , hear ) He , for one , liked ifco Tories best ; for w ! -. en they wera in tliey had ( thesupport of thu middle classt ' . x , which' thev lost'lh > moment the Whigs-oame into power .. ** Mr . Hidi-: r hoptd the Convention wottlo !! not iaterferein the present struggle , but ' would ' supper ?; the people ' s cause ngainst both factious . Air . Ismaw could uot giveasilem vote upoBtcvequestion , thongh he woald detaiu them for only e « .-r inmnent . He wished to see the two faction * . tf . w ?» Whig < and the Tori , placed in tho situation of lt >? - two . Kijkeaaycats . ( Laughter . ) Lee tlum e ; vt wg > each other , and do not let ' the pfopln at all inierfeiiito prev .-nt th ^ m . He would voie tor the aaieiidmeai of Mr . O'Connor . —Aijourned .

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      CENTRAL . CBl > ilNAL COUKT . ( Bi-fore Mr . Justice Colt man and Mr . Baron Maiik . " * ATTEMPTED 1 IURDKU . Richard 11 ' filling , a-gvd 19 , was indicted for feJois ? .-ou . ly cutting and wounding his wkc , Eli : « . be * b : VVhiring , within ' t « nt to murder , or to ao her sonvvgrievous bodily h ; ir .-u . ; Mr . Clarkson aud Mr , Bodkin prosecuted , csa / 5 Mr . C Jones defended the prisoner . It appeared that the ; prisoner married the prss-scutrix , utter a few hours' courtship , about thrp * weeks before thft yansaction occurred which tt . WJ . thfj subject of this inquiry , but , uotwithsKaudiag thu " the prisoner Jtnew she had a " inisfortusui" bei-. n ? r he married het » he appeared to tivat her . kiu'dly \ mi £ a week prior to : the jnent , when , obsfrviag » familiarity between his brother and her , » hea tin * aitfi

      Umur . r npted to kiss her , he curoe over ami kiiockwl their heads together j but , although hs-; il > u :-ed her-v ^ ry- much -and seemed extremely kctv , it did uot appear that the circumstance in « * dc lanCsu iiupression ou his mind . It had been arranged ib ** the prosecutrix wns to accompany the prisoner s . > south Australia , but the former chanj ^ ea her miai , wLichcircuinstanee appeared to sonr tbe teinpei « i the pnuoner ^ A ' a ;; 4 n the night of the 5 th of i \ 4 a 3 ait * n ^ oT ^ it ^ M ^^ ma » i 3 mltm aud « m » & ounng to * n ^ U OTortlv befsire sewii o ' clock aa rh > t lollowing mgnusg the prisoner go : Cp : md urexaeKl Imiiseli , the prgsecutrix remainin } . ' in bed . He th-Bs * leu the rooni ,-5 'b ' ut returning immediately jvtes t ^ went over to the bed . and placid hw hands oa tS « - neck of his witV-, he asked iier " Are they not c-jU > Ho then told her to " open her mouth ; md Ann h » r » y ** , us he had something good for her , upon whitb cue prosecutnx observed ihat he had notliiDK in hrt

      hana , when the prisot-er said he had it in his poc 5 wV Mie then shifted to tbo otiier sid « of the bedf wb ^> tlie prisoner went round aud again told hex to shu ^ her eye ? , which she did . He then pui- a-ni « btw--over li ^ r pyes , and at that moment sht » feU ti « ss h « was cutting her throat . She raided her Laud i .-preventhm > , when twoofher iingers were cut - ' Vise prisoner , who was without his shoes , immediate r > left the room and went down jrt ' iiirs , and tt » e proses - tnx threw open the window aadcacUed " munierj " bhni theu went down stairs , anJch ' arged-her Lu ^ bauswith having attempted tojnurder heh The pri > VMwas soon alter taken into custody , and on hu " w ' v the 8 tatiP » the constable , perevititie « hat -he ' «»^ cryingaskd eim tbe

      , « . ca . use , when hes . a'd , " If st * die . * , I shall be hunt ?; " addiusj ,-. tli » t h * had t «\ 4 very uucomtortablu lor some time , and that hw vj ** had done it herself . A common tabie-koifo « . found covered with blood concealed under the doth mg , but there was no blood ttither on thec « Miii « . pane or tha person cf the prisoner . The defenas . **^ up was , that the prosecutrix had attempted to- 'coW mit suicide , and , failing to ( Bttect . W--pn »' itoe . & * endeavoured to throw the blame upon her hnsW but lrom the evidence of the surgeons it appear ^ that thu woun 1 was a downwara cut , aad that iu w £ casos or suicide under similar cirouaiatances r- - wound v as inflicted upwards . "" Witnesses were called to the character of

      tie-prisoner . Mr . Baron Maum summed pp the evidence , aao 1 he Jury found the prisoner Guilty of wonndin s witk intent to do some grievous bodily harm . 1 he Coukt sentenced : the prisoner te be tarn * uorted for hlteea years .

  • Citation
    • Northern Star (1837-1852), April 20, 1839, page unpag, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse-os.kdl.kcl.ac.uk/periodicals/ns/issues/vm2-ncseproduct1053/page/1/