The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-09-27 00:00:00

LEEDS NEFaßill MEETING.

q. A full report of the Leeds Reform Meeting,
:bead on the 20th instant, has heen published is a
pamphlet, n copy of which has been transmitted
9.0 us by • friend from that town. The following
is an extract :--

• THE DINNER.
After the business of the st.ty, about 150 of the
Reformers sat down to a handsome and substroti4

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di 0000 er, served up in a respectable style, in a spa-
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eloua school raom ;
Mr. DICKENSON, of Dewsbury, in Ilse Chair.
. The principal beverage ht the table Wa4Un'S
ale, and there was no want of artificial spirits. The.
glow of patriotism warmed every heart, and inanir-
ed the heads of the speakers with w►sdom, and their

tongues with eloquence.
The CHAIRMAN. in a strain of animated pa-
triotism. held out tu the•company the assurance of
ultimate success is the glorious cause in which they
weir enitiatked. _ _ .

Mr. Jacssos rose and tesid—" Mr. Chairman
and Gentlemen, it is almost unnecessary for me to
tuld any thing to what has already been Paid. for I
am well aware the splendid ability which this day
has been displayed, as far exceed+ mine as light ex-
ceeds darkness. us the sun, in its meridian splen-
Cour, exceeds the twinkling of an evening taper.
However, as I have thus been called upon to address
vow en tine important and gratifying occasion, I shall
beg ltiave to offer a few observations on our national
union, which is an union of sentiment, an union of
affection, and an union of interest; and I presume
Without such an union as this it will he impossible
to remove our present toad of evils, or prevent the
possibility of their occurrence. for if we look into
the world we may easily perceive no object of im-
portance that a community is engaged to accom-
plish, can possibly he effected unless they he firmly
united together. Hence have not workmen, on (*fir-
mer occasions, joined in an union of trades, for the
purpose of inducing their employers to raise the
price of labour, to enable them to meet the high
price of provisions? But this was only like lopping
the branches of a cornet tree, leaving the corrupting
root to strike forth with greater strength than before.
But the political union we are now engaged
in in-
cludes all w lid deem liberty a blessing, and valueithe
happines of their country; and we are called upois.,
without respect of rook, to co-operate together, and
make every sacrifice and every exertion in gaining our
constitutional rights, and saving our country front mi-
litary despotism. Are there not very laudable unions
formed, for the purpose of relieving their members
in times of sickness ? and is not this an union to re-
lieve multitudes of the lehouring classes from the
worst of sickness and disease—that of starvation and
want—a sickness whicii moo reduces the most ro-
bust and healthy body into a state of perfect weak-
tie.s, and sinks the mind into a state of wretchedness
and despair ?—and we need not go far to find persons
who are suffering this unparalleled distress. I will
just beg leave here to relate a true tale of woe,
which a short time ago came under my own obser-
vatimi sent for by a poor women, to write
a letter to the °Ricers of her parish, to grant her
some relief. when I entered her house the poor
woman was sitting. pule and delicate, her cheeks
bedewed with tears, with an infant sucking at her
breast ; four more children sat eatitig raw turnips;
this was the only food they hail subsisted on for
many days. This dreadful disease it spreading its
contaminating influence far and aide, and there
are few labouring families in England but what
have drunk of the bitter cup ; and how, Grmtle-
men, can an effectual remedy be applied to this
disease but by joining in an union, not indeed to
set un the soup kettle, or transport them to a fo-
reign land ; but to gain a Reform in the Commons
House of Parliament —to have a free. full, and equal
representation, which is the only cureof all our evils."
Mr. Jackson proceeded, in a very able and eloquent
speech, to recommend union as the means of at-
tenni)g their purpose ; and was followed in an able
speech, to the like effect, by Mr. WADSWoRTII,
who thus concluded But some. who are our
political enemies, charge us with having secrecy
and oaths. This charge we deny. As to the
charge of secret':, nothing can he more Like and
groundless. 'We do not shrink from inquiry, but
rather court it ; we rare not who comes bimetal to
scrutinize our conduct. Oar proceedings are open
and fair as the day. Were there ally secrets, 1, for
one. would initnediaiely withdraw myself from
them, for I hate that which it covert and done in
secret. As to the charge of oaths, this also we
deny ; fur our cause is legal, therefore we cannot
have any oaths amongst us but the oath of allegi-
ance to our King mid Constitution. No, if we
want oaths to bind oa—
st t Swift let us part from pole to pole asunder;
A rose like ours is its own sacrament
Truth. Reason, Justice, Lover and Liberty,
Tb' eternal links that clash the world are in it,
Awl be who breaks their sanction breaks all law
And infinite ernmexiou'."
The Chairman quitted the Chair at a late hour.
and the company dispersed, as is the practice of the
Radical Reformers, in peace uud quietness.

Bills of exchange from London on Vienna direct
were drawn on Fry(lny for the first time. The inter-
coure has heretofore been maintained through the
medium either of Frankfort or of Ilaniburgii. The
exchange will be io guilders and kreutzers. and the
first operation has been made at ten guilders live
kreutzers to the pound Sterling; 60 kreutzers make
one guilder ur florin. Bill. were taken on Fridayby Messrs. ROTHSCHILD and other principal hooks.

The following letter has been received by a
gentleman in With, front New Lanark :
" New Lanark, September 19, 1819.
" MT DTA% stn—Siocr my return home 1 have uut had
half an Lour to myself, nor do 1 know when visitors will
cease to feel cariosity to eye the practice' of the new view of
Society, however they may differ about the theory. The
visitors have been of all parties, sects, and elastics, and, I
may ad.), of alt countries. I row, of elillyse, glad 10 We
diem, and to give every exploitation that they ease wish for.
The experiment might new In he open to the public, and I
give every faelllty its enable all to examine It with their own
cm. The Cot 00000 ittee is doting the cause a revolve—would
that it mold perform all that which the existing, circam-
station of the country Ironer steemeat, ! •
" I shall be clad so are you here witegever you ism anise.
I had riot a wimuent to write to you yesterthty, and now I
fear ►eige lon late for this day's post, and therefor. address
It to P. 0., Bath. " Years, !eery.
" ROBERT OWE':.
Is Esq. P. 0., Bads."

7'llr TURF.

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