THURSDAY, May 5, 1853.

Met according to adjournment. The Journal of yesterday was read. Prayer was offered by the Rev. Dr. BLAGDEN, of Boston, a member of the Convention.

On motion of Mr. GOURGAS, of Concord,

Ordered, That a committee of five be appointed, to consider and report what measures it is desirable for the Convention to adopt, to preserve and perpetuate its records.

On motion of Mr. BATES, of Plymouth,

Ordered, That the committee to whom was referred the credentials of members, be directed to ascertain what towns are represented, and report to the Convention the several towns where vacancies are known to exist, and the number of Delegates to which those towns are entitled.

The PRESIDENT read, for the information of the Convention, a communication which he had received from Benjamin Stevens, Esq., enclosing a joint Order of both branches of the legislature, by which he was directed to make all suitable provisions for the accommodation of the Convention, and to act in his capacity of Sergeant-atArms, until the Convention shall otherwise provide.

The PRESIDENT also read a communication from Hon. Henry Wilson, announcing that he had been elected a Delegate to the Convention from the town of Berlin, and also from the town of Natick, and asking leave to decline the position assigned to him by the town of Berlin.

On motion of Mr. HOOPER, of Fall River,

Ordered, That the members be authorized to select copies of the Reports of the Transactions of this Convention, in lieu of an equal number of papers authorized by the Order of yesterday, at the option of the members.

The PRESIDENT announced the appointment of the following gentlemen, to constitute the Committee upon Elections, viz. :—

Messrs. Abbott, of Lowell, Williams, of Taunton, Plunkett, of Adams, Dehon, of Boston, Simmons, of Hanover, White, of Quincy, and Ladd, of Cambridge.

The PRESIDENT also announced the appointment of the following gentlemen, to constitute the committee under the Order offered yesterday, by Mr. Morton, of Fairhaven, in relation to the proper course

to be adopted for reporting and publishing the Proceedings of the Convention, viz. :

Messrs. Hallett, member for Wilbraham, Hale, of Boston, Sleeper, of Roxbury, Schouler, of Boston, Gourgas, of Concord, Bates, of Plymouth, and Greene, of Brookfield.

The same gentlemen were appointed the committee under the Order offered by Mr. Hallett, upon the same subject, which Order was taken up and adopted.

On motion of Mr. KNOWLTON, of Worcester, the Memorial of Leonard M. Parker, concerning the election of Delegate in the town of Shirley, was taken from the table and referred to the Committee on Elections.

The Order offered yesterday by Mr. Wilson, of Natick, and laid over, directing the Secretary to furnish, for the use of the members, five hundred copies of the Report of the Proceedings and Debates of the Constitutional Convention of 1820, was adopted.

On motion of Mr. EARLE, of Worcester,

Ordered, That the Secretary of the Commonwealth be requested to send to the Convention the Credentials of the members thereof, with a list of the members, and that they be referred, when received, to the Committee on Elections.

The PRESIDENT appointed Mr. Brown, of Dracut, a member of the Committee upon Credentials, in place of Mr. Banks, of Waltham.

Mr. WALKER, of North Brookfield, from the committee appointed to ascertain whether a suitable hall and committee-rooms can be obtained for the use of the Convention, submitted a Report, closing with a recommendation that the hall of the Lowell Institute be occupied by the Convention, either temporarily or permanently, as may be deemed expedient.

Mr. HALLETT, member for Wilbraham, moved that the Report be laid upon the table, but the motion was rejected.

On motion of Mr. SIMMONS, of Hanover, the rule of the Convention was suspended so as to allow of the immediate consideration of the Report.

Pending the question upon the acceptance of the Report, Mr. THOMAS, Of Weymouth, called for the special assignment, being the election of a Chaplain.

And the President appointed the following gentlemen a committee to receive, sort and count the votes, viz. :

Messrs. Cushman, of Bernardston, Brinley, of Boston, Graves, of

Lowell, Walker, of Roxbury, Stacy, of Gloucester, and Mason, of Fitchburg.

Afterwards the committee reported as follows:

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The Report of the committee was accepted.

On motion of Mr. MORTON, of Fairhaven, the Secretary was directed to inform the Rev. WARREN BURTON that he has been elected Chaplain of the Convention.

The Convention resumed the consideration of the Report on the subject of procuring a hall and committee-rooms; and the question being taken, two hundred and two members voted for the acceptance of the Report, and one hundred and twenty-five members against it. So the Report was accepted.

On motion of Mr. EARLE, of Worcester,

Ordered, That when the Convention adjourn, it adjourn to meet to-morrow at ten o'clock in the forenoon.

Mr. BARTLETT, of Boston, offered an Order, providing for the appointment of a committee of five to procure the temporary use of the hall of the Lowell Institute for the sittings of the Convention.

At the request of Mr. HALLETT, member for Wilbraham, the Order was laid over, a motion made by Mr. BARTLETT, of Boston, for a suspension of the rules, to allow of its immediate consideration, not being sustained by the Convention.

Mr. THOMPSON, of Charlestown, offered the following Order, which was laid over:

Ordered, That the election of Messenger be specially assigned for to-morrow at the hour of eleven, and that the Messenger then elected shall have power to appoint Assistants.

Mr. HALLETT, member for Wilbraham, offered an Order, which was laid over, providing for the appointment of a committee of five to concur with any committee the House of Representatives may appoint, upon an arrangement for alternate sessions on the same or succeeding days, of the House and of this Convention, and to report the result of such conference.

Mr. THOMPSON, of Charlestown, presented the Memorial of John Sanborn, of Charlestown, claiming a seat in the Convention; and it was referred to the Committee on Elections.

On motion of Mr. EARLE, of Worcester, the Convention adjourned.

FRIDAY, May 6, 1853.

Met according to adjournment. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain of the Convention. The Journal of yesterday was read. On motion of Mr. BRIGGS, of Pittsfield,

Ordered, That the law of the Commonwealth under which the Convention assembled, be recorded upon the first page of the Journal of the first day's proceedings.

The PRESIDENT read a communication from the Hon. Thomas G. Cary, in behalf of the Trustees of the Boston Athenæum, requesting him to tender to the members of the Convention an invitation to visit that institution, and make use of the Library and Reading-Room.

Mr. MOREY, of Boston, in behalf of the Proprietors of the Boston Social Law Library, tendered to the members an invitation to visit that Library during the sittings of the Convention.

On motion of Mr. ALLEN, of Worcester,

Ordered, That the thanks of the Convention be tendered to the Proprietors of the Boston Athenæum and of the Boston Social Law Library.

Mr. NAYSON, of Amesbury, presented the Memorial of Edwin Lawrence and Nehemiah Flanders, of Newburyport, in reference to the election of Delegates in that city; which was referred to the Committee on Elections.

The PRESIDENT read a letter from the Rev. Warren Burton, announcing his acceptance of the office of Chaplain.

Mr. HALL, of Haverhill, from the Committee appointed to prepare Rules and Orders for the regulation of the Convention, submitted a Report, which was read, and on motion of Mr. LIVERMORE, of Cambridge, the rules were suspended, and the Report considered.

On motion of Mr. HOOPER, of Fall River, the Report was laid upon the table, and was ordered to be printed.

Mr. BARTLETT, of Boston, moved that the Act of the Commonwealth under which the Convention assembled be printed with the Rules and Orders; but afterwards withdrew the motion.

Mr. MORTON, of Taunton, submitted a Report from the Committee on Credentials, recommending that the committee be discharged from the further consideration of the subject, and that the subject and papers be referred to the Committee on Elections; and the Report was accepted, and the papers so referred.

Mr. BATES, of Plymouth, offered an Order, that the President of the Convention be directed to issue a precept for the election of a member from the town of Berlin, in the place of Mr. Wilson.

Mr. WILSON, of Natick, from the Committee appointed to consider and report upon the best mode of proceeding to the revision of the Constitution, submitted a Report, recommending the adoption of the following Resolutions, viz. :

1. Resolved, That so much of the Constitution as is contained in the Preamble and Declaration of Rights, be referred to a committee of thirteen, to take into consideration the expediency of making any, and if any, what alterations or amendments, and to report thereon.

2. Resolved, That so much of the Constitution as relates to the Frame of Government and the General Court, in section 1 of chapter 1, and also so much as relates to Settling Elections by the Legislature, in article 7 of section 3, chapter 2, be referred to a committee of thirteen, to take into consideration the expediency of making any, and if any, what alterations or amendments, and to report thereon.

3. Resolved, That so much of the Constitution as relates to the Senate, be referred to a committee of twenty-one, to take into consideration the expediency of making any, and if any, what alterations or amendments, and to report thereon.

4. Resolved, That so much of the Constitution as relates to the