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

House of Representatives, 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.

5. Resolved, That so much of the Constitution as relates to the Governor, in section 1 of chapter 2, except so much as relates to the Militia, in section 10 of said chapter, and section 9 of said chapter, concerning appointments, 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.

6. Resolved, That so much of the Constitution as relates to the Militia, in section 1 of chapter 2, article 10, 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.

7. Resolved, That so much of the Constitution as relates to the Lieutenant-Governor, 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.

8. Resolved, That so much of the Constitution as relates to the Council, in sections 2, 3 and 4 of chapter 2, except article 7 of section 3, 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.

9. Resolved, That so much of the Constitution as relates to the Secretary and Treasurer, in section 4 of chapter 2, and the AttorneyGeneral, Solicitor-General, Sheriffs, Coroners, Registers of Probate and Notaries Public, being article 9 of section 1, 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.

10. Resolved, That so much of the Constitution as relates to the Judiciary Power, chapter 3, and the two last clauses of article 13, section 1, chapter 2, relating to Salaries, 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.

11. Resolved, That so much of the Constitution as relates to the University at Cambridge, being chapter 5, section 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.

12. Resolved, That so much of the Constitution as relates to the Encouragement of Literature, being chapter 5, section 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.

13. Resolved, That so much of the Constitution as relates to Oaths and Subscriptions, Incompatibility of, and Exclusion from Office, Pecuniary Qualifications, Commissions, Writs, Confirmation of Laws, Habeas Corpus, and the Enacting Style, including the eight first articles in chapter 6, 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.

14. Resolved, That so much of the Constitution as relates to the Qualifications of Voters, being article 9 of chapter 6, 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.

15. Resolved, That so much of the Constitution as relates to Amendments of the Constitution and Enrolment, being articles 10 and 11 of chapter 6, 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.

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

The PRESIDENT announced the appointment of the following gentlemen, to constitute the Committee under the Order offered yesterday by Mr. Gourgas, of Concord, to consider and report what measures it is desirable for the Convention to adopt, to preserve and perpetuate its records, viz. :

Messrs. Gourgas, of Concord, Upham, of Salem, Frothingham, of Charlestown, Dana, member for Manchester, and Eames, of Washington.

The Order offered yesterday for the appointment of a committee to procure the Hall of the Lowell Institute for the sittings of the Convention, was taken up for consideration, and, on motion of Mr. GARDNER, of Seekonk, it was laid upon the table.

Mr. GARDNER then moved, that when the Convention adjourn on Monday next, it adjourn to meet on the 24th of this month at twelve o'clock. And the question being taken, one hundred and twentythree members voted in favor of the motion, and two hundred and twenty-five members voted against it; so it was rejected.

On motion of Mr. HALLETT, member for Wilbraham, the Order offered by him yesterday, for the appointment of a committee to confer with a committee of the House of Representatives, was taken up for consideration, and was adopted.

The PRESIDENT appointed the following gentlemen to constitute the Committee of Conference, viz. :

Messrs. Hallett, member for Wilbraham, Briggs, of Pittsfield, Sumner, member for Marshfield, Sumner, member for Otis, and Gray, of Boston.

On motion of Mr. KNOWLTON, of Worcester, the Report of the Committee upon the Mode of Proceeding to the Revision of the Constitution, was taken from the table, and, on motion of the same gentleman, the vote by which the Convention ordered the Report to be printed, was reconsidered, and the Report, with the accompanying Resolutions, was adopted.

The Order offered yesterday by Mr. THOMPSON, of Charlestown, concerning the election of Messenger, was taken up, and having been modified so as to provide that the election shall take place at eleven o'clock on Saturday, was adopted.

On motion of Mr. LADD, of Cambridge,

Ordered, That the Report of Debates in the Convention, published by Messrs. White and Potter, be added to the list of weekly papers to be furnished to the members of the Convention.

On motion of Mr. THOMAS, of Weymouth, the rules were suspended for the purpose of considering the Order offered by Mr. Bates, of Plymouth, for the issuing of a precept to the town of Berlin; and the Order was then adopted.

Afterwards, on motion of Mr. BARTLETT, of Boston, the vote was reconsidered.

On motion of Mr. CROWNINSHIELD, of Boston, the Order was referred to a special committee, with instructions to report on Monday.

The PRESIDENT appointed the committee, consisting of the following gentlemen, viz.: Messrs. Allen, of Worcester, Bartlett, of Boston, Sumner, member for Otis, Crowninshield, of Boston, Butler, of Lowell, Huntington, of Northampton, and Walcott, of Salem.

An Order offered by Mr. THOMAS, of Weymouth, that the Secretary be directed to notify the town of Berlin, that Hon. Henry Wilson, Delegate elected from that town, has resigned his seat,

And an Order offered by Mr. KINSMAN, of Newburyport, instructing the committee under the Order concerning the vacancy in Berlin, to consider and report upon the expediency of filling such other vacancies as may exist in the Convention, from the different towns and cities in the Commonwealth, were considered, the rules being suspended for that purpose; and the Order offered by Mr. THOMAS was