On Sunday afternoon, a par '- of Chartists, about 500
in number, met togober in West Smithfield, and walked in procession to tat. Paul's Cathedral. On arriving there, many of them refused to take off their hats ; but after SOW remonstrance front the Seegers of the Cathedral,. they submitted. The majority of them appeared with a little piece of red riband in their button-hoks. and conducted themselves quite peace- ably. On coming out of the Cathedral they separated.
The London Chartiste held a meeting on Monday, at Kennington Common, and ;missed resolutions pledging the assembly to the prin- ciples of the People's Charter. At one time it is said that 10,o00 per- :ion.; were present. 'filene v es no disorder.
Air. Bronterre O'Brien was vaa e el on Monday night, in London, on a vt arrant from Newcastle-up:I-Tyne.
0a Monday often:0,m, a man, who headed a Chartist procession on
its route to henni»gt II) rall:r11 the Illeek friars Road, was observed to brandish a weapon like a degger. Ile was secured by a Policeman ; -Mil received several eats from the dirk. Two other men, walking on each side of' the 'mitt-- cr. were aimed with the same description of weapons—swords, sixteen incite:: long, with sharp points. A deputation of thin v dleribers it the I louse of Commons, headed by Mr. Warburton, waited neon Lord ,:let Russell. at his private resi- dence, on 'Thursday inorniege to soleit a commutation of the sentence of death, passed at the W;invie:: Assizes, On dlowelI, Jones, and Ro- berts, the Birmingham rioters. Lord Joint, who was very unwell, re- cei■ted Mr. Warburton in his It-droont. and promised attention to the- ropiest of the deputation. It is said that Mr. ittstice Idttledale, who presided at the trial of these 11101, and the Law ( rIlicers of the Crown, were in favour of remitting the Set:WIG:I, of death ; and a reprieve was, sent to Warwick on Thursday night.
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