The Delegates to the National Convention assembled in Laurence Street
Chapel, Birmingham, on Tuesday ; and, after some discussion, adopted and agreed to publish a "Manifesto of the General Convention of the In- dustrious Classes." This document seems intended to prepare the working population for a conflict with. the Government. Simulta- neous meetings are recommended, at which the following questions among others are to be put.
" Whether May will be prepared, AT THE REQUEST OF THE CONVENTION, to withdraw all SIMS or money they may IN I OVIDUALLY oR coma-a-rm.:ix have placed in savings, banks, private hanks, or in the hands or any person hostile to their just rights ? " Whether, it the same request, they will be prepared immediately to convert all their paper money into gold and Aker? " Whether, IF THE CONVENTION SO %LI, DETERMINE that a Swami :Storm will be ne- cessary to prepare the millions to secure the Charter of their political salvation, they will 'RIMY resolve to abstain from their labours during that period, as well as from the use of all intoxicating drinks?
" Whether, :recording to their (a., cuNsTert-rtosm, aimer—a riAt whielt modern legislators would thin annihilate—they prepared themselves with In I.; ARMS US FREEMEN, TO DEFEND THE LAWS AND CONSTITUTIONAL VEIVILEOES TnEut ANCESTORS DE- QUEATHED TO THEM?
" Whether they will provide themselves with CmurrisfeAxoniATEs, so as to he pre- pared to propose them tor their representatives at the next general election ; :mil il re- turned bv snow OF HANDS, Snell VOIldillateS to consider themselves writable represeitta- tives of Site people—to meet in Loudon at a time hereafter to be determined on ? " Whether they will resolve to DEAL ENCIA's1V ELY went CitmertsTs ; and in all eases of persecution rally around awl protect all those who may sittlin in their righteous cause."
When the meetings proposed have been held, answers to the above questions received, and thus the will of the people ascertained, the Con- vention will, after the 1st of July "proceed to carry the will of the People into execution."
A Chartist meeting was held at Holloway Head, near Birmingham, on Monday ; the numbers at which are variously stated at from 5,000 to 40,000.
The Magistrates of Newport, in Monmouthshire, have committed Vincent and three other Chartists to Monmouth Gaol, on a charge of holding illegal meetings, and conspiring together to incite persons to disobedience of the laws. There was some rioting in Newport on the day of Vincent's arrival for examination ; but it was speedily sup- pressed without loss of life or limb. .
There have been disturbances in the Potteries, much exaggerated in the reports of the daily papers. The rioters were easily put down. The Times says, that in Staffordshire the Chartists are few in number. Lord John Russell has addressed a letter to se,
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of counties, offering to provide arms for persons voluntary associations for the protection of life and p., where disturbances are apprehended.
Mr. Sidney Smith, the Anti-Corn-law lecturer, met w5'1' 'violent op. 4 position from the landed gentlemen and their dependent, s at public meetings in Huntingdon and Stamford ; but he persevered, and Con- tended against Tories and Chartists combined with considerable v10ur and smartness.
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