The New York Herald Newspaper, April 30, 1848, Page 1

i stabs bies Phere oraeet eer ee Bole a 0 8 A _ Fevolutionary oF ‘Whole Ho, 5084, rs Son NEW YORK, SUN fe Eine ete ee Cees ance cent Me ee eae atime ae rama ae THE NEW YO {OT RO eA ONE IE FD @Y SPECIAL AND EXTRAORDINARY OCEAN EXPRESS TO THE NEW YORK HERALD OFFICE. OWA WEEK LATER FROM EUROPE. ARRIVAL OF THE NEW STEAMSHIP AMERICA. THE PROGRESS OF THE GREAT EVENTS IN BHUROPS. ENGLAND STILL A MONARCHY. Nothing Important from Ireland. MOVEMENTS OF THE OHARTISTS IN ENGLASD, Great Failore of their Demonstration. Important Reform Movement in Great Britain. Battle Between the Danes and Holsteins, Battle Between the Piedmontese and the Austrians. FAILURES IN GERMANY. TRANQUILLITY IN HOLLAND. STATE OF THE MARKETS, DECLINE IN COTTON. Improvement in the Corn Market. Advance in Consols. ke. &e. &c. About ten o’clock yesterday morning, the ma- rine telegraph announced that the new steamship America, Captain Judkins, was to be seen coming up through the mist that hung over the Bay.— Our special express steamer, the Telegraph, Capt Parks, immediately boarded her, obtain- ed our papers, and brought them to the New York Herald office. The America sailed from Liverpool on Satur- day noon, the 15th inst., and she has, therefore, made the passage in just fourteen days, which speaks well for her speed. The news is one week later, and is of the greatest importance to the whole world. It will be seen that England has passed the erisis; that the great chartist movement has euded in smoke; aad that Eogland is still a mo- nirchy. There is a new reform movement, however, led by Messrs. Hume, Cobden, &c., the particulars of which we give in another ec.umn, which will take the place of that of the chartists and lead to some result one of these days ia Ireland the complexion of things has not been much altered. The people maintain thc same «ttitude, and so does the government, which they held at the previous accounts. The news from the Continent is interesting — ‘A sanguinary battle has taken place between the Danes and the insurgents of Holstein, for the particulars of which we refer our readers to the extracts below. The Piedmontese have pursued their succese- ful and victorious mareh through Lombardy.— The Austrians fled at all points, as they advanc- ed, and Radetski retired, with a view of throw- ing himeelf into. Verona, having, it is said, fail- ed to eccomplish a passage back through the the Tyrol. A sanguinary engagement has taken place be- tween the belligerents, under the walls of Vero- na. One account states that the Piedmontese were victorious, and had captured 6000 prison- ere; whilst, however, the prepondtrance of be- lief was, that the Austrians were victorious, and that the Piedmontese loss was 6000 men. More correct intelligence has since arrived, by which we find that no decisive battle had been fought, but that both armies must speedily come to an engagement on the banks of the Mincio. Upon the issue of this impending battle hinges the peace or war of Europe, as, should the Italians be beaten, France, it was expected, could not, if she would, remain neutral. General Hartig left Vienna on the Sth inst. for Milan, bearing termsof pacification to the Lom- bards, whose independence Austria is willing to acknowledge on moderate terms. This is almost the first step taken by Austria, the Cabinet of Vienna having become perfectly stupefied and inert by the suddenness ana rapidity of the re- cent revolution. In Germany the distress seems on the increase, on account of the failures of several eminent banking houses, which, creating great distress among the operatives, render the security of the various potentates of Germany highly precarious. In Prussia, the great movement for a Germanic Contederation is politically suspended from these causes, and by the alarming dispute between Pru and Denmark respecting the Duchies In a commercial point of view, the news is s0- so. Cotton has declined, and cora has improved The American steamship Hermann arrived at Southampton of the 11th inst., from Halifax. The Great Chartist Demonstration in England. Appearance of London on the Tenth, MILILARY PREPARATIONS—THE CHARTIST NATIONAL CONVRNTION—THE PROCKSSION, ETC., ETC. [®rom the London Chroniole, April 11 } The present*tion of the Chartist petition to the House of Commons, that great event which, for the last week, has, by anticipation, “ frightened the isle from its pro- priety”—took place on the 10th instant, under circum- stances much mere auspicious to the lovers of peace and order than a naes for some days seemed to indi- cate. Since government proclamation prohibitiog the meeting was issued, and especially since the publi- cation by the Chartists of their unalterable determi- nation to disobey or disregard that prohibition, not a moment was lost in pigcing the Ee ite inbabi- tants and property, in a situation of ity. The poliee courts were beng, daily with thousends who were anxious to enrel themselves as special constables, in- eluding many men of the highest rank and condition in the counry ; while the most effectual steps were taken by our mi authorities to counteract any hievous outbreak which might during the procession, Exolusive of the rce in and near London yesterday amounted 9,000 men These troops wore most jud neue! Aiateisated, #0 thet while they were y deng rous outbreak. the post office was strongly pplied with 2,000 stand of barricaded, and arms from the tonkof Engiead was not only defended by acrison, but ite b of sand bags ite attach Tower. within its area 200 pensioners; and the Mansion House wan also mpened with e strong guard. In fact, this was the case the mint, the custom house, the India house, aod mapy of the private barks aud werehouses At the West End «very precaution siso was employed to oreveot or meet any disorder which might arise from an assemblage Somerset House was the om, of louschold troops A detachment of Sappera dnd Miners, and a number of the 16h, ocoupled the Admi- ralty; the Home Office was defen by troops of the line, The houses. also, of Tasny of our nobility, as well a8 of our tradesmen, were firmly closed, and in eome cases barricaded The special constables were judicious ly called upon to attend to the usual routine of street duty, and thus gave to the regnlar members of the force an opportunity of concentrating their energies at the most suspicious points. Thu momentous, 6o threatening. not a red cont was galled into action, and vot amusket was fired. Th ray and the risdom of it warrant of pone) deo peay 0 morning notices wero Seema ky - reotiog that no cerriage or vebioles of any de- scription a Cockspur-strest after there weex- In the neigh! Kenerally closed, and amongst the rest ‘osaly, army aceoutremest makers; and oelebrated gun maker. In Regent-strect, the trade: appeared to take a pride in throwing in wider than weual; and silveramiths? ps. porcelain warehouses, and show.re: alt kinds, with wares the most coatly, brittle, and a! litter edapparently un- Protected inthe morning sunshine—the prevailing motto appearing tebe “ Who's afraid?” Along Oxford-street more precautionsry measures appeared to be adopted ; and in the neighborhood of Tottenham-court-road, along which a considerable porfion of the-procession was ex- ae to pass, the shops were entirely closed. At the borough-street Police-office # great number of ser- vants belonging to the nobility and gentry ia the vicini ty were seen congregated, anxiously waiting to be sworn {nee special constables. Throughout the metropolis but especially in the great thoroughfares leading to the bridges, the following short, but well meant and not un- usefal caution, was plentifully placarded :— “ Pesceable persons are earnestly exhorted, for their own sake, at this time, not to join from curiosity or any other moti orowé whioh is disorderly or likely to become disorderly.” THE NATIONAL CONVEN' At 9 o’olock in the morning, the d ih the Hall of the Convention, John street, Fitzroy square, no strangers being admitted, with the exception of tho net per reporters, and the government short- hand writers in the temporary absence of Mr. M'Grath, the permanent chairmen of the convention, Mr. G. W. M, Reynolds was called to the chair. The muster-roll having been called over by the Seore- tary (Mr. Doyle) and the minutes of the last meeting having been read and confirmed, The Sxcartany stated that be had this morning re- ceived a communication irom the commissioners of po- lioe, at Sootland yard, forbiddiog the procession, put stating that the monster petition would, of course, be allowed to be teken to the House of Commons. Mr. Feargus O’Comnor, mati nyse by Mr. M‘Grath, here entered the hall, and Mr. M‘Grath took the chair, which was vacated by Mr. Reynolds. A question was asked relative to the resignation of Mr. B. O’Brien, which Mr. Maoartby said he had heard reported. It was intimated that the convention bad re- ceived official notice of the clroumstance. Mr. O’Brien nad last attended the convention on the night before the proclamation. Mr. Weer then addressed the assembly, and, in strong language, urged the expediency of proceeding with the Procession, netwithstanding the prohibition. Thu peo ple, be said, were in favor of peace; but if the govern ment wished for blood, the cup should be filled for them ae fall, and they should be allowed to drain it to d 8. Mr. Feaneus O'Connor then rose, considerably agi- tated, aud precesded to address the meeting: Gentle- men, it has been publicly stated, at least I heard eo, that Feargus O'Comaor bad fled (hear and laughter] but, gentlemen, bed I done so, or been inelined to do so, [hada hg a i id, for | have been ded by @ médical authority to apply s blister t (loud cheers}. That remedy, however, did not appear tu me to be absolutely necessary, and there tore | sbamdoned the piester te enable me to be with you to-day. [Cheerr]. Gentlemen, I feel that | have ssid aothing since | have taken part in this movement tha‘ @ght to regret. This, however, is not _ speating, but for rese)ute action, ea tm y to mduct may ultimacely ore}. taken sdvautage of ony fi be dein gation mi have failsu Had I absonted m to-day, the whole of my life—the whole of my cov- duct —would be stamped with igneminy ; and I readi'y admit tuat such » course would bave been nothi more than d plicity wid deessption. [C! woh Ib last week devoted many thoughtful am hte to the probable cons: quences of thir mevement; and {| sesure. you that the gusrds,” as we oall ourselves, who had baen longest engaged in the Chartist movement. look with (Hear, of the delegates hat it was in the power of this eoavention to induce all men to copform to our views and intentions [Hear } (tts impossible that everybody oan be persuaded tu side wi-h us, aod | would se this convention and the people out of doors to abstain from comiag into collision with the constituied horities. (Cheers) In thus much, I am looking to the fmatiies and the inte- rests that be ped sacrificed by the folly of attempting to resist the @achorities. hear] If the meeting ir forbidden, | have to: rill take my viol one! on; but | hope the de:egates will not attempt to urge the people to resistance, but ad- vise them to be quiet. [Cheers] Im the event of the commen being already occupied by the authorities it ts intention to dvise the people to peace. ably abandon the procession, and will undertake so go tothe House of Commons to present the petition aud return to sddress the people upom the msh ner in which it shall bave been received. [Cheers } The Government is now weak, and oan only strepgthen itself by our folly and weakness, euch ar coming into collision with ths troops and giving them ‘an opportunity to fire upon the people. [Che De Bot fancy that I give you thie advice from any.want of rage, for on similar occasions to the present I have oout hed piscols placed at my breast by my opponents, and yet I never shrank baek from the danger. I have soars and merks of bayonet wounds which I have received while struggling for the people ; and on one occ: Manchoster, after a disturbance, there were ne le: 93 warrants issued against m the instance of parties who had been injured by me in the exercias of the con- flict, Om the same ccossion | wis carried away by the mob in a state of insensibility, bleeding from my wounds and Iam equally determined to exercise my courage tc day, notwithstanding the threats out agaiaet my life (Cheere]. If | we moment, I would stand upon this spot before musketry. Ger death than injure the cause. (Loud cheers) ed, I @ reevived information that if I appear in the jon to-dey I to beshot with five other d ater. On leavin; Meeting on Saturday I was costed by @ polioman whom [.eome yenrs ago got ad- mitted info the force, who said, * For God Al igntys sake, Mr. O'Connor, hay thing to do wi fire of I swear, before my God, that 1 would rather the proosssion on; Monday, bso: you are sure to be shot, jure 86 you are g living yn. You miy rely upon information, for these are the orders,” (Sensation-) Since then I bi received many letters "ets danger, one of which rans thus ir—I oa (Cheerr.) Let us, then , and persuade the people to I iy the peace. ( ir. Witxinsen said: Perhaps Mr. O'Connor is not acquainted with the result of the Executive Committee @octing y ‘day. They oat 0 a resolution that the prov ion should ge to Kennivgton-sommon, but it the military had possession of it, they would merely go round the common and return beck again, without a’- tempting any collision with the military. After that tho Procession would take @ certain route, but would rot attempt to go down to the House of Commons (Hear, hear.) The only question then is, where we shail stop. jay Charing-oross, others to proceed so far till they were bd ee ‘the police or military. In case the delegetes will merely go themselves with the petition to the House. My opinion is that we should not cross the water, for when once the government get us on the it the Thames they will place cannon on the bridges, and will not suffer us to return. (Hear, hear.) -Mr. Currar: The time is now come for work ; every- thing has been arranged and fully provided for by the Executive Committee. It is useless therefore, de- bating the matter again. (Hear, hear ) Mr. O'Connor said, if the meeting were allowed to take piace they would torm # procession ; but if they were interfered, with, perhaps they would allow him to take the petition to the House. (No, no) He did not, t owever, apprehend that any cannon would be placed on the bridges to keep the people out of London, and he still believed government had no intention of resorting te force. A Voter: It would be madness. They dare Mr. O'Comnon eaid it might beso; but n them in the name of the oharter, in the name of thelr wives and fomi'les, in the name of justice, in the name of aaa eutho- Mr. Revwoups asked if the meeting were not allowed to take pleeeon K ‘on Common, would it lead to bn da scarequedous ond endanger the lives of the Perle. O'Connor said if any opposition were offered to the authorities, it would lead tos collision with the mi- litery. It was impossible to control a lerge titude . xr said there was great probability that « oollistos a ight take place between part of the troops ai people, if K Q military, on to Biec! oath, meme Eanot Jones contended that the ‘vention was now not in vy lace of this oon- hall, but at the head of the pre oeseion, where the people might even now bi into collision with the troops. ATHS CHARTIST PROCESSION. Feveral persons here exclaimed that the timo for start- ing bad arrived, and ultimately ths convention rose some- what abruptly, and proceeded to teke their pla ieg to arcangement, on the large vehicle. di horses, and constructed for conveying the de petition to Kenninzton Common. Thore was ther ear, drawn by four horees, ly eorated with flags and banners, bearing various mot- torg.and insoriptions; amovust chem were the following: “Onward aad we conquer, backward and wo fail; "The ir@ot knowledge will eileace the connon's roar;?’ “Who would be @ slave if he could be (ree? “Uni versal Suffrage; “Vote by ballot.’ & &o Mr gus O'opner took his seat in the front, with ears. McGrath, Joves, Doyle, and Harney — + Cuffey exhibited himselt prowinently on the lar- board quarter, aud for the first time sinca the meeting of the convention, appesred perfaotly happy and elated The coriego then moved off. taking its way down Tot- tenham Court resd into Holborn ‘The crowd at this ps ried nl fle, od the pumber of spectators far 0 who joined in the procession At Meux’ Try,a numberof the men were lounging outside the gates, between whom and the Chartists there sppsared to be no feelings in common, if wa my judge ny the derisive shouts and g-stures by whioh the letter 4, @ more sinking conti eould hardly be well ima, between any class of hor Mojeasty ’a subjects than that afforded by the bully per sons of the draymen and the toil-worn appearance of tose Lo 810 procession. ane shops aloug wero for the most part closrd, but the inhabi ly kept their doors ope: timent. In Holborn the pro- considerable body of the Irish eral trade societies, from the Westminister district, who formed an important ingtodi ent multitude cn masse These bodirs had an- sembied early, according to arrangement, in Russell equare, with flags and banners, beating eundry devices and mottoce, amongst which the mest conspicuous were the following:—A light blue flag ter peer on two poles, lasoribed * Cordwait ? and underneath the words Liberty, Equality, the Charter, aud no surrender, enclo- sed ina wresth; a dark blue silk flag, inscribed * West- minister district,” in large gold le a large grean flog, with an orange border, with an‘Irish harp in the centre, and inscribed “Irish Convention” on one side, and on the other ‘Let every man have his own country,” reen and pink fisg, surmounted by the words “Emiet Brigade,” and underneath, “What is life without li- derty??’ Immediately preceding this Jatter flog a pole was carried, surmounted by @ csp of liberty and a bundle of sticks in the centre, and ths motto above— “United, we stand; divided, we fall.” In Keppel street the procession oecupied the pavement on the left hand side, but the centre of the street was filled with the ad- miriog crowd, when a Indicrous incident occurred by a vain endeavor on the part of a drover, who, on behall of a score of fat bullocks, attempted to force their passage into Tottenham Court road. The latter were, ho Ty discomfitted, and driven back into the square, to the no inconsiderable confusion of the half-formed phalanx The order of the procession, which was thus for 8 mo- ment broken, was, however, by the indomitable zsal of the masters of the ceremonies soon restored; and by this time, now nearly tem o'clock, the procession became somewhat formidable in its numbers, and formed into two lines, consisting of six, and sometimes eight people abreast, not altogether divested of « sprinkling of the fair sex, and reaching from Keppel street on the west to the statue of the Duke of Bedtord the north of the ¢quare. Tous marshalled they proceeded down South- ampton ro # to Holborn, where it joined the “trunk line.”” eon ‘ tthe procession hed d by a host of fat four-ye ited a very imposing front on their entrance into Holbora, in their transit to their ul:imate destinations; oraents of painful anxiety to th aud much straggling hoped, without bloodshe ad driven bao Smithfield. reed thal this the only had as yet exhibited it ay; for from John-strect ldier nor @ policeman hid ippear as ona of the dramatis persona inthis imposing spectacle After passing Blackfriars bridge, which was crowded on both sides by spectators who assambied to witae: the procession went through Blackfcis road, Leayy be the utmost order aod decorum, and seeming to increase im numbers as it proceeded) Oa each side of the sppronch to Biackfriare-road polive were stationed, ond about forty horss policemen of the {division cantered up and down opposite Stamford. stre ice, Blacktriars-romd, inomediatei. out 400 policemon (belonging to ti L, M,and G divisions) took up their postion. Ti suopsin Blucktriura food end Kenriggion were alos d oa (ae approBen of the procession, through appre heusion of broken windows en the part of the proprietors, bu: nothing worthy of notice characterized the the Elephant and © exeopt the o1 d rey icy that generally prevailed. At the Elephant and Cas: Ue shalt toox place to allow the procession comprisivg ateaffroted from the neighborhood of Clerkenwell. to mM and cake the lead to the Common, when their astaras could be judged, had iacreased to sbout 8000. The Joha tune of procession follow. ed,thenand of ths formee striking up a lively air ihe whole then extended almost trom the Elephatt and Caite to Kenningvon Common, which & entered at 11 o’clook On arriving at the ground appoint- ed for the mectisg, the procession was grest- -d with vocifer us cheering irom the meuy thou- nds in the Common, which became most ve- ment on the arrival of the vau eontaining Mr. F O'Connor, M ad others, with the monster petition, which was decorated with Mags emblematic of Chartian omd liberty. I: may be stated with justice that there seemed through out not the slightest dispesition on the parc of the Chart- ‘stato provoke s breachot the peace, or admit any irregu- larity; but on the contrary, they exhibited the utmost dotermivation to preserve order, several of the Chartist body, with rivbons in ‘heir hats, being deputed to act as police. As an instance of the influence which this boly *xereined, it may be stated tast when the spectators dis- played « desire to hoot the police who were stationed a the Surrey side of Blaokfriar’s bridge, « apecial comsta- ole belonging to the Chertist rans stepped forward, suy- ing, “ For God’s sake, let us have pesos and quictners for thisone day. Our only object is to gain our ends by pesceable means.” The men from Clerkenwell, siraady alluded to, arsem- bled at Clerkenw: ll. Green quarter-past ninein the morning. About an hour that time, many spectators had already arrived on the Green; and variony opinions were the possibitity cf the procession being abandcned. Asthe ‘ime approashed, without bringing with it any indi- cation of the promised gathering, remarks were most ‘dice of the lock @ pacty of “ Specials” were dirccvered marching two deep to Hick’ Ly Were assailod with hisses and groens, wm! i@strained by their comrades, as there oan be no taat if they had acceeded in cupturing any of ihe mob, ‘ious naturs would have ocoured ¢ ted the men to commit acts of violenc this exception, temper was in every other in- stance displayed; est occurrence wis turned Se tr which s infectsous, for the tradesmen who had abstained from H ae ther shops, apprehen the, disposition ef the peeple eir shutters some time before Shortly after nine the Chartisti ‘They formod in front of Hick’s-hall, dinlay- icolor flag, inecribed with “ Finsbury,” and fio r white stapdarde, numbered respectively 9, 10, 13, 14, 16. Presently the shouts of the populace anncunond eceasion to the cbartist raukt of another bani, aad y were received with the most vociferous indicstionr of weleeme. The new comers were preceded by two cops of liberty, wpen poles surroundsd by feacen, a flag, (ihe new French republican tricelor,) the Americas nal u colors, and a bunner support d by two men, ins with the words “the voice of the prople is the Sc. Jobn street, through Compton street, across Goswell street, to Finsbury Square, where it was absorbed by the larger collection from the eastern parts of the metropolis. I'hroughout the above route. the shops were nearly all open, but many house hoiders who, acting upon their first itnpulse of fear, at- tempted to put up their shutters, desisted os soonas they Perceived the peaceful nature of the proceedings. The or ion occasionally was greeted with cheers, and was ied by an assemblage of avery equivocal closs nume iteelf Throughout rogress from Clerkenwell to Kennington common, the people appeared in oxcellent temper, and more bent on fun than mischief, except whenever they caught sight of any of the * specials,” which extempo- rized pelice seemed to be the especial ot jects of the dis like ot the mob, and not without reason, for in the event of riot they would have found trem very troublesome customers to deal with. The Chartists carefully ab- pon feom all exhibition of teeling throughout their maroh. The Elephant and Castle, being the point at which the various lines of procession, with the exception of the Peckham body, concentrated, the idle spectators of the metropelia and bese 1 257 e idle ore om ence be inferred that the crowd was joularly dense. es 5 was that the Clerkenwell, John Loa and \assell square processions were joined at from passed rag ahd the sat ond ofthe metre ice ‘over London jo part metrepolle exhibited half so much excitement during the early morning as the Spitalfi and Whitechapel districts Even as carly as six o'clock, groups of persons, princl- I; he meee py “<4 day which aiready gave tokens of 1 eventful character. Even the sturdy butebers Smithtield, soemed to forg the timo absorbed in politic: On JAY MORNING, APRIL 30. 1848. The City, frem Holborn, tho firt object which arrested th tion, at that early hour, was the condition of th: ral Postofice. A great number of workmen ware here employed in boarding up the windows with thick two inch planke, leaving merely smvil inaterstioes of wbout avingh or two between each. to admit the necessary light, or to allow tho protruston of a defensive firearm. Near the Bank of England crowds were coilaate! to g*22 upon the atrangs sight. in “merry England,” of * publio building clothed with all the gloomy oate of a besieged stron hold, Barrivades wore erected on the roof of the bank, and piled on the purapat to the helght of four or five fret were saud-bage so placed as tod fond and oover the besieged. but allowing apertures suf: fictently large to permit him to take deadly aim upon hit Hants. fortificuiion of this edifice had been committed by government to a company of seppers and miners. Oa the way to itten- Stepney Green, tho lonality chosen for the great eastern gathering of Chartints, prior to their “march to Kenniegton,” num sianevs were seen hastening to join muster at atriots mount- to assist their metro- u ition of the pub i> peace ted by one of the bystanders, that duriog the previous night numerous van loads of police-consta- bles had been brought up from the country. Meeting at St-pney-graen had been announced ight o’clook ; but on arriving at the spot at that hour, the oly symptoms of a gathering were confined to the presence of thirty or forty individuals congrega- ted at the corner of a public house. On inquiring the cause of the small muster, it was found that the maia body had not yet arrived, but was expected at about half past eight. This information was, however, modi- fled by the remark of “that is, if they oome at all, for I bear Feasgus O’Coanor has bolted.” In fact, in the earlier part of tho morning this ides seemed to ba a very prevalent oi 0 great compliment, certainly, to the * Laird of Sei End.” About half past eight a crowd was seen advancing from the direction of Whitechapel, carrying banners, and attended by a band of music--the oniy one, in fact, which was retained in tho great sooeusine: of the day. The bauners bere various inscriptions iudicating the trades of the processiouists, and were marked by mot- toes breathiog the usual spirit of Chartist polition, As the proc in approached theground, the band struck up the air of“ Mourier pour la Beerie’ while the spec- mounting to many thousands, cheered vociferous- ly, Th» members of this processioa, as well as of the others which mustered, in the course of the morn at Kennington commen, gave indicstions of organi tion. Flggs bearing the numerals “ I, II, I1l,” &@. borne by men at certain intervals, serving to show tl peaple their position, and forming, no doubt, rallyis points in ose of emergency. The other processions from the northern, wostern, and southern districts of the metropolis also bore similar flegs, with the succeed- iog numerals. . ‘The chartists halted some time at Stepney green, in order to time for the return a, Whi hed 18 (ay es in rumor having transpiredearly in t! government intended to oppose the titioners. The report of the deputation the procession commenced its march morning transit of the being favorable, to Kennington, surrounded, at this time, by 6.000 or 7.000 lookezs-on. ‘The chartists themselvos, at this point, did not muster more 500 or 680 ‘and consisted principally of decent looking artisens, such as weavers, dyers. &s. As they approached Whitechapel, the inba- bitants ologed their sh but no indication of alarm beyond that, was visible. On reashing Whitechapel, the procession turned ep Commercial street, and on ite way towatds Spitalfields Church, received lar; sions to ite ranks, The parties now joining we: different stamp to the clean, yet poorly-clad mechanios who had hitherto formed the ly of petitioners. The new reoruits were, for the most part, young lads, filthy ead ragged in their appearance, and barely submissive to the guidence of their leaders. Up to time, not a stick or an umbrella was to be seen in the ranks; but as the procession emorged from narrow and filthy Church Street, Spitsifields, several parties were noticed with ra- ther formidable looking cud, In justice, however, 00 the chartista, it should be stated that there was not the slightest appearance of any armed organization. if aush existed, it was carefully concealed Leaving Church-streot, orcesing Bishspegate-streot, t, moving mase, jounting raters, to at least 12 000 or 14,000 men, -equare. It may Do remarked here that afier leaving Whitechapel most of the shops on the route were epen. This might have arisen from the want of timely netice, ax the lins of march seemed to have been suddenly obatgea; or it may have arisen from perfect iadifference. In fact. « wa interest in the movements of ihe body, an absence of all indications of alarm, anda want of sympa:hy,were oberroahle through vut the sghalegity at feant ae far as the shopkeepers und w rkmem werk concert a During cue day, the-Royal Exohange was guarded by 200 pensioners ; while accessions of troops strengthened toe Mint, India aod Trinity Houses, Custom House, ko in Fiusvury-square, the Siepney-green Chartists were joined by processions from other localities. bearing a cumber of banners, among which were the tricolor and the American flig. [9 the procession also were borne the cap wf linerty—-the ‘ bunnrt rouge” surmounting the republicen fa ces, aud mintaken by a bystander for the cap of liberty eurrounded by skyrockets. After the union of thos boties, thy Chartists ro tarned cbrovgi Sun stcest, Into Bishopsgate street, pase- ed along Grave Church street, and reached Lindon On approaching this thoroug: many an anxious eyo wae cast forward, dreading that @ force would b stationed thers to render their efforts nugatory, or to provoke bloodshed; but not @ hostile face was visible, net evena single policeman Indeed, between Stepney wad London bridge uot one of there officials had been sean. Although, however, the msjurity appeared to re- joica at the prospect of peace, yet there were othars who wore evidently dleappoiuted, and more than one pression emaoating from persons among the d orowd told the regret that “no row would take place.” The oalling, however, ef these maloontents was quite evident from their appearance; they had no political oreed, no moral rights to claim; they evidently sought plunder. ‘hank God! owing to the excellent arrang:* ments of goveroment, theic wishes were baulked. Gn teaching the Elephant and the procession was joined oy the Western Chartists, including the Irish confederation, whore banners wero numerous and well appointed. Some of their mottos, by the by, were sig- nificant eqough. Take, for example, “Irish oonfedere- tion; let every man h: his own country;” and ona small banner “Guisot laughed immoderataty,”’ alluding to the ridigule thrown by that mistaken minister upon At half. ofa acrivod in tunmenee rolls of paper, each much thicker than a mi bedy. At this period the Chartists from Peckham s tived, having a large tri-color fisg flying; but if the success of Chartism in the southern districts of the me- trepolis may be judged by the numbers who s: crowd on Ki ton-common yesterday, the conven- tion has little reason to congratulate itself on the uni- vorsality of its principles. The Suburban Districts so the south of the metropolis, although they did not display the extrome excitement which prevailed in Lon- don, did yet strongly partake of it. The real freling of the middie classes and of the woraing classes, was how- over, most creditably manifested. io instigation to be sworn in as apecial constables was used, but the number of volun was eo great that the whole of the police force, save a sergeant and a few attendants, were ena- dled to be withdrawn witbout the slightest foar of any disturbance of the pudlic peace, except at night. In Lewisham ‘here was no fear exhibited, no shops closad, but a large number of special constables were sworn in, to whom tho tranquillity of the diatrict was confided. It may be otated that im all cases throughout every district staves had been provided for ths special constables, and that no precaution that could have been taken was omitted At each station house a number of the specials were in attendance, and the rest so disposed as to be brought in- to action at s moment's notice. ‘Lo each special constabie the following instructions issued from the Home Office : IR SPROIAL CONSTABLES. 0 collision with persons in the pro- ion, " . Not to regar 3. Notto igterfe of peo ers ely to te overpowered ; to wait and to act as soon as possible. ; “4. To arr.nge that corner houses and others in command :U Positions, might be occupied i special constables “5. Not to show themselves in the immediate neighborhood of any meeting. “6. A bedy “7. After the cove: the meeting. Procession moved off, to 0 prevent kaots of persovs assem- a8 far a8 could be observed, rigid sdheronce was paid. There was not, however, any lack of the display of a superior force, which could be ured it necessary At an carly hour in ths moraing a regiment from Maidstone marched through Lewisham on its road to London, and at ten o’olock a regimant of foot artillery, with every war accoutrement, bayonots fixed and band playing, marched from Woolwich, scrors Blackheath, ant through East Gzeenwieh to the Colle; piled their arms, after placing sentinels which was th a against th them to town if requisite. however, Do very great alarm pre’ Sieg sere te vista qeatitving pevef of toe ling of were sworn in. jag prool 10 fee! ol eyes jesere 19 engineers, 7 ve large pat at Greenwich, Depifort, eto, volunteered for the evios. There was, however, in the early of hog Woset ge felt in wich more wss to be observed than a few knots of people di counting the “ great Chartis: movement,” and the remain quietly to their business. It was ru railway was stopped, that the boats to run, and that the omnibuses ee also. These rumors, however, were unfounded. ‘T'h boate and the raiiway traina ran as usual, but the ok at the railway office stated that th large pumber of pase Bia described ay now belies taite * first-rate? Many of the omulbuses did not pesform their accustom. ed journeys, but that was sttributed more to the antici- pated difficulty of passiug the bridges, than to any other circumstance. On the road 'o Peckham it wan, however, different. The meeting of the South London Chartists was to be held tm Peokham firide hat are commonly called the North fi lds, bat khem Chapel and the Kent road, and from fei in one fnstance the windows ridiculously barrtas: ‘The mreting took plece at @ quarter b fore 10) There were nit more thin 800 present, of wh cording to the corresponding accounts of the pol specturs the g convicted thieves je! know at the O were msny mo: of whom a oo! re the inbebitants of the district, armed with et which were concealed, and who stood quistly aloof Tho paltry srsemblage was addres by rome of their orators, the obief of whom atuttered tremendously, and then formed themaclves into procession, displaying ali their banners, the fore- most of whioh was the Chartist tricolor, green, white. and rod; the others being white fivgs, numbered from 25 to 30, evidently with the organized »urpose of ai their support. jee. The lavgaage usi the meeting wi lent in the extreme. The stuttering oretor would have the petition received that day, or he would have blood; and if it were refused, the Chartiats would have another day, and thatsoon, and then tho government wasto tremble. Of couras the nee, bom- bast was allowed to pees, and the conceited fool has not obtained the honors, and, what is worse, he has not obtained the profits of the mortyrdom which he appeared tocovet. Thus ended the great meoting of the South London Chartiats. Yet, such was the anxlety on the subject, that Peckbam ‘was divided into four ssctions; and in the particular division wherethe meeting took place, 500 sproial constables were enrolled, under the command of Captain Warden, R N . and Josiah Evens, Esq., a sufficient proof of public feeling, when the in- habitants of one fourth of @ small district could out- number the whole of the Chartista of South London Along the road from New Cross to be hn Commen a great number of rough-looking country fellows passed the entire morning; but as they found all the shops shut, there were no inducements to excitement. Seven hundred speolal constables had beén sworn in under the command of Colonel Robinson, bat they were not called upon to perform any arduoug duties. A considerable number were mounted, and the galloping up and down the Camberwell New road, in order to convey intel- ligence, was incesrant. Kennington Common This being the appointed rendezvous for the proces- sions from the various parts of the metropolis and’neigh- borhood to congregate and form themselves into one general procession, to convey the petition to the house, or the vicinity of the House of Commons, there was of course great excitement among all, and considerable most of the iohabita residing in the Every shop in the principal thoroughfares leading to the common was closed, and many of the pri- vate residences were so completely shut up, with the the blinds drawn down, that they though the hand of death had be et a distance, ouses jotly closed, and al- togeth nighborbood presented an sppearanoce of being about to be visited by some inflittion, against the evil consequences of which the inhabitants were at- tempting to secure themeelves to the utmost of their power. “fi rated reports that 300,000 Chartists were to ym on the common, and the re- collection of the acts of outrage and pillage whieb fol- lowed the m 3 whioh took place a short time since, when only a few hundred persons Gece hen rtedy ea perea they were afraid that similar scene of riot and plunder would necessarily ensue upon the present occasion, but inamore extended form. It was thought that in pro- I superiority of this meet- terized as it unquestion- ably would be by the presonce of the metropolitan thieves and pickpockets, consisting of several thou- sand individuals, so in proportion would be the acts of vi and robbery. In order to coun- teract thie anticipated mischief as much as possible, d the: bles, with and the ame time, the arrangements made by the authorities to put down any disturbance were of the most jadicious nature. Every- thing was done to avoid giving themultitud y cause of offence. Not @ policeman was to be seen in preservation of the public peace. shborbood to provoke a remark. The commo: id the approaches to it left perfectly free by the au thorities for the ithout the ry mesus adopted to avoid giving the jest cause for taking offence, care was taken, on the other hand, to provide ample means to crush in its infancy, the slightest tendency to riot 1p addition to the police force of the us detachments of policemen were srought in vans and omuiluses from Greenwich, Wool wiob, Croydon, Streatham, and other suburban districts i stationed in large bodies in the stable and other jacent to the common, ready to act upon any emergency. A large military force was also at bend, in readiness to assist the police, should'their services be reqaired. But, both the police and the military were osrefully kept out of sight. Previous to tha »rrival of the Chartist procession the roads leading from the city and west-end to the com mon, were thronged by individuals proceeding to the scens of sotion. There were two classes of individuals comprised in this ioe: neither of which bad any identification with the Chartists. The first of these were the thieves and pick-pockets of the metropolis ~ They were the earliest on the road, and from their ap pearance their avocation could not be mistaken. The other olass comprieed a large number of workmen and mechanics, who were taking their Monday’s holiday.and were attracted by curiosity to witness the proceedings whioh ed such great excitement, without intending to identity themaclves with the object or the promoters of the meeting. Shortly after eleven o’olock, the chartists from Step- ney and Finsbury arrived in procession with their flags aud baoners, headed by a band of music. The proces: sion of the Westminster chartista next arrived. Tho “Emmett brigade” came next in succession. At the samo time tha this procession marched on the common from the metropolis the procession from Peckham and the southern suburbs marched on from the Camberwei) New road. They did not muster more than five hun- dred. The other bodits of chartists which came in pro- cession, and which accompanied tho delegates, were more numerous. It is supposed that there were altoge ther between 20,000 and 25,000 persens on and about the common, from 10,000 to 12.000 of whom were chartists ‘The delegates of the convention arrived in two ears, one drawn by four, and the other by six horee ging to Mr. O’Connor’s Land Company. One of the oars contained the petition, which it was stated bore up- wards of 5,000,000 signatures. The reception given to ths delegates by ths persons who had congregated to witness t1 roceedings was most enthusiastic. [hs ap- of the Irish brigade elicited a conside: ‘bie On the cortege coming to a stand, a polite intitation was conveyed to Mr, Feargus O'Conoor that Superin- tendent Mallalieu, om the part of the Commissie: of Police, wished to have a few minutes conversation with him on the Kennington road, outside the common. Mr O'Connor immediately descended from the triamphant car, and obeyed the summons alone, then ia- fort Fy plali process! the bridges, on any account or pretence wh Mr. O’Cenvor then seid, that the petitioi forwarded in cabs pleoemeal to the House of that he would use h ndeavors to induce the mul y on the common, without any hoped Mr. O'Connor would ocession passing over the bridg: that If the ohaitista persisted in continuing the proces ion after that notice, they must take she consequences thorities would be ineviti It was at first supposed, when Mr. O mor wi dressed by th: erintendent, that he h® be inte oustod: position mani some in the crowd to assemble a rescue. The dolega Requested the crowd to be tranquil, as Mr O'Connor he¢ only accompanied the superintendent to have an inter view with the commissioners of police, amd would be back in a few minute: Mr. O’Connor having returned, advanced to the front of the wagon, and after the cheering with which he was received had subsided, said : FEARGUS O'CONNOR'S SPEECH, His children, whom he then addressed, had been told that he would not be among them that day. Ho was then in the foremost rauk,and although his life had been threatened should he so appear, his hand did not trem ble. (Cheers.) He had been mixed up with tho demc oratic movement in [reland for a quarter of a ceatu: and had been engsged in the same cause since 1833 ic Englend, and during that period he had never sbraak from taking his share of the responsibility. Whea, in the House of Commons, he had been asked whether he would or would not attend that moeting, he replied thui he had ever had the lion’s share of popularity, aud hr was propared to boar the lion’s share of danger (Cheers) Ho had ever been their friend and advo. este, both im and cut of Parliamemt, and nothing should deter bim ftom oontinuing to be #0 ; over that very day ho hed received upwatds of a hua- dred letters, advising bim not to axend that meeting, as his life had been threatenrd if he did so. Hie presece there was his answer to those threats. (Cheers | He would rathor be stabbed to the * thea bs found absent from his place on such an cccasion; nor would he be deterred from attending to his duty, by any offor which might be mado to p herever the post of duty was,there would he be found; and if the post of duty were also the post ot danger, still there he should be found. [Cheers.] He considered them as his children; he was their father, their unpaid bailiff. He would ask them to look at their horses, for they were theirs; they would prove that he attended to the beasts of the field. How much mors then, would he, as their natural protector, attend to ofr ini q on them es hedid as his children (Loud cheers] The timber ef which the oars were was their timber, not hie; he was only their father bailiff; but the: was their foand er and unpala bailif, (Che They were then about to bring thei: exertions to s sucorssful termination; hs would there fore then, in the name of ths great God who that day blessed them with his glorious sunshine, he would edjure th |, f mecessary, implore of them on bir bended knees, not by any act that day to injure the ceuse they and he hed #0 long struggled for. Ia yonder car (pointing to ths car contsiuing the potition) ‘bere re the siguatures of of five millious of the!r fellow creatures Those five tniliions wers that oa loo! to them to carry out their wiuhes expresso! | thas petition, and he implored them not to wreck th hopes of those millious of their ‘ont bin if brethren by eny a indiaoretion or excess [Cheers] He had been sent for by the Commissioners of Polios, who told him that mitted the procession would not bs per- tho bridges, ant taat it on not to paralst 7 t they had bean ad- deleg ites. (Vartial cheering, Hhey had that day aobiev- for the government hed thoir mostiag. but they ften told them before tl er chartism atruck terror out of cou atenanoe, If would march onwari from that time. (Lon! oheecs ) As hia children, he called on them t9 placa confi Jenos in him; he would strain every nerve to piace them where their lebor should ba their own, and whers none should dare to make thom a'rsid—whers none should attempt to rob them of part of the fruit of their He had 10 some oxtent susoraded in doing 80, which proved thet the charter was more than ever worth contendi They saw what they risked in persevering with cession. He implored then. friend, to give up thet imtenth thought of the splendid 0b; —when he reflected upon the imp ouseq geno: of the splendid demonstration they then behsid—his heart bounded within hia with unaffestod delight. He would go to the Mouse that night to oppose Sir George Grey's treasonable bill, and i no other member could be found to do so, he would impeach the government for ita unjust interference with the rights and Nbertics of the people. [Loud cheers] He would die on the floor of the House rather than that tyrannical measure should bacarried [Loud cheers] It had been aid that tho chartists wero piskpookets. That wasa vile calumny —they knew well that there were no pickpookete chartists. Let them not, therefore, damage their cause by allowing it to be the cover for pickpockets. Well, then, they had succeeded in holding their meeting that day, but the government were in posses- sion of the bridges, and they had declared thet oe cession should not psss over them. Now. he al- ways, asthoy knew, been a manof determination ani courage, but he could not rest in his bed if ho joopar- dined the lives of any of the thousands amongst them — if be by injudicious counsel were the cause of wives be- coming widows, and children orphans ; nay, if by any negleot on his part, even ono life should be sacrificed (cheers] But, above all, he could not rest in his bod if ha were the means of jsopardiaing the cause they all held so sacred [Prolonged cheers.) He» would ask, then, how would they feel if they wore the cause of his death? Could they afford to lore him just then? [No, no} He thought so. Ho knew he was of value to them. He had labored for upwards of twenty years inf their service, and for their sakes he had taken a vow that he never would accept place, u'r pay, nor pension, under any government. He would beg of them, by the recollection of what he bad suffered by the cause, not to commit any violence. The convoution ing decided that they should not cross the bridges, which were guarded by armed men, and he was ready to take his share of responsibility of this advice, in order that they being unarmed, should not be brought into collision with armed forces. The buge petition which they had conveyed there would be taken down to the Houre of Commons by the executive, aud he would be to protect it--to protest against the injustice whioh had that day been inflio upon them, and to make their voi 'd_ throughout the le: end breadth of the land. (Loud cheers.) He stood by them through good report and evil re- port, for a long period. He hadgiven all the profits of the Nerthern Star to defray the expenses of the con- vention He had made many sserifices for them; und ould ask them if they would Would they obey his counsel? carrying out the ened so interfore with mo; wad he had they common views? He would fm them as a hostage; f assist in ja would never desert the cai {Loudcheers.] Had he desired to be absent, th of his health, from his close attention to their int months, would have furnished a suffi it ing then more fitted for his bed than to be 6 open sir addressing a quarter of s million of human beings, He would now pnt it to the vote whether or not they wero disposed to stand by him— whether or not they would follow the advice of the exe- outive, whet! would act as prudent men, and a8 men di to have the charter of their liberties. He therefore called on all who would adopt the advice of the executive by not carrying on the proc-ssaon, to hold up both hands. [T'his oppeat was foliowed by every hand, within earshot, being held up) He saw that every man within the sound of his voice declared for obeying the counsels of the convention, and was sure that those beyond it entertained th me intention.— He would agein put it to the vote whether they were prepared to udopt his advice, andon the procession, and disperse peaceebly wh: 0 meating was over [Again thesame numbac of ‘mands was dis played ] He was glad to pero-ive that they were willing to follow his advice. He did not wish to come into collision with tho militsry, nor did he wish to see others slaughtered bythem. He would die in their service if they wial iv. if they wished him to sacrifice his life io their any one 6 The petition would that night be tal House of Commons by the executive, not besbot at by the soldiery guerdi He would present and support their petition boldly, and would consent to die on the floor of that house ere ould consent to ses it abandoued. Their pe would give him immense pewer in ning, when he presented their petition ned by nearly six millions of people, and again on Friday, whem the tion of the onarter came on for discussion. If he stood slone, he would oppose Sir ’s Grey’s tresconable bill and would protect their for, great ae his family was, he did not wish wo flud one missiog from the great and glorious feast they hadin store. (Loud cheers) By his God be loved them better then his life; and he thought he had al- ready proved that by the vast sacrifices of time and mioney ne had made. He would again call on them for God’s sake not to injure their cause by intemperance orfolly. Again let them siguify their approbation of their executive by helding up their hands. [Their ae- font was again repeated] Now, then, they woud de- cide whether they could not obey commands as well as the Queen’s troops. Again he besought them to bear their friend and father. If they saw # man committing a theft, they were not to hand him over to the police, but to Knoex him down. Don’t be confouhded with the prowling villains ; don’t let it be said the Chartists are thieves Let every mon among you now take off his hat and bow tothe great God of Heaven —thank him for his goodness, and sulemnly promise not to break his law. This injunction having been reverential'y obeyed, Mr. O'Connor retired, apparently much exhausted by his exertions. Mr. Eanest Jones mext addressed the meeting, and be wasa physioal force Chartist; but in their f said that Present unprepared state he deprecated any attempt at. collteion with the authorities. He had recommended that the procession should not have bsen brought on this sile of the water, and that the bridg: hould not have been placed between them and the He believed if they had water the police would p the pr. . But at pres completely caught inatrap. They woul on the other side of the wacer, sf th granted,and cai ry thir remonstranc throne. ' He entr. present oocasion, if they followed his aivio in larger numb: upon thousands of the middle cl Mr. F. O'Connor again presented himself, and asked the meeting to give him authority to proceed as their ambassedor to Sir George Grey, and to tell him that the id not intend to come into collision with either pol yt tailitary, and that they were resolved to keep the peace inviolate on that day. of bands were held up in approval of Mr. \d they might dey wed upen it, that 4 be able to meet , joined by the delegates in thi the moral force men physical force mon being at issue. Mr. CLaae. moved the adoption of « petition to the House of Comaons against the bill brought in by Sie Grey for the better seourity of the crown, he denominated the“ gagging biil” of the govern- as frequently inverrupted by persons in the cried out, “ Don’t let the petition go down it back again, and wait a Some person in ine rowd spoke egsinst tho disper- sion of th seting, and should recommend the pro- cession going with the petition until they met the mili- tary,and then, if aoy attempt should be made to stop a it would be time to consider the propristy of dis- persing. Mr. Curray spoke in strong lsuguoge sgaiast ths dispersal of the meeting, end contended that it would be time enough to evince their fear of the military when they met them face to face, ‘This called up a delegate, who wished Mr Cuffay not to continue to incite the people to go in prooessioa Mr. Srvn, the person who had previously called out from the crowd, wishing the peopls to go in procession, here got into the vgn, and a violent altercation took ace betwoen several of the dolegater, whilst the terms “traitor,” “coward,” “braggadocio,” were freely bandied about; in the midst of which Mr. Curray said that he belivved the whole convrntion were a set of cowardly hundugs, and he would have no~ thing more to do with thm. He then lefc the va, aud got among the crowd, whers ho anid that O'Conner must have known all this before, and that ho ought to bave in- formed them of it, eo that they might avs conveysd the petition at one to the House of Commons, without cross- ing the brid; They had been completely osugbt ia a trap: and it reok cowardice to act ia the manner they had done. He said Mr. O'Conner must never find faait with any one after this. While tho delegates were addressing the crowd in tho immediate viomity of the onsiderable number of persons who had ratlied the Irish flag were beirg addressed by Messrs G W. M. Reynolds and ethers, from a balcony Of one of the houses at ths enst sido of the common. Mr Revsorossafd that they had that day. by thoir peacsabls conduct and the absence of disturbance, done They had shown to ‘ho to the rights which they h they had sought them. He ably wwait the decision of the House of Commong upon the prayer of their peti- tion. Mr. West (Stockport) allmded to the peace which had characteriaed the moecing, and said that it would prove to Lord Jobn Rasswil and Sic Gorge Grey thas. whilst they @ere treated Lke mea, they wad be aw itthe law conid ouly by ev of troops brought by special trai overawed by such means from incalculadie good to the causes.