The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-12-13 00:00:00

AT II ANCH ESTER.

0 To 14e Unrepresinfol.Prqde of Greiff Dritain and

Irelu-nd.

" Fellow Countrymen—Yon are called upon once mute
to attend a public meeting. We, whose ll*llltll aie nap,
signed, being iiibubitant householders of the townslop of
Manchester and ita vicinity, do hereby convene a public
tattling, to be held i■ M. George's EMhM, on Aloolay, the
13th of December, 1819, fur the purpose of taLitig into cola-
sidtration the propriety of remonstrating wills the Prince
Regent sad hods Houses of Parliament, en the impropriety'
of psissiog any new laws tenitiog to abridge the liberty M
the press, the right of publicly meeting; sail also to adopt
such measures as the steeple then inwessilskal may think tnat
calculated to obtain Pm lismeniary Returns."
(Signed by tater% unknown ithliviatuali )
11•NCIIESTElt. I:OI:ChMBEtt

" At length, after a full wrrit's appairot
from Cobhattt's itatenalv,i arrival. Nlaischr bier is isgataa
thrvatrued with at public meeting. The talliVe is .1
copy of a placard ',mated tins evranal au the streets,
lAWI I have reefs some others, calling tueettogat tt a
the value day in all the orighbouring populous val.
loges, via. Hutton. F.etivs. &r. The harm of the
home is the SUM+ lir each rase, except that 1.1,e
Omer is toned, sgtorably to toe ',Aleutians of postuag.
but all of thew herr the some primer's analase, salad
are reputed by lie souse rimers It is aotnethia,g
singular, that au the placard* for the tsuuutry takers
the time of eisarilsibillig is tix.-d for one u'elomek.
but the ua.e postcti to Alauchester doss not tia

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ony hour. Whether the pieties who ire to
assemble in the village. mean to concentrate in
Manchester, is at preient known only to themselves,
Certainly the military stationed here have received
uiformation which induces them to make ex-
traordinary preparations. They have fortified their
station near the New Bailey (which is bounded on
one side by the river Mersey, and on the other by
the New Briley wall), by having cut deep sluices
at the two ends, the only means of communication;
wit] they have also made an embankment, by filling
Forhearis with gravel, mut playing them on the
hanks of the sluices nearest themselves. At
vie New-Crnss Barrack• they are preparing n de.
fence of brick-work. ~,,, .jtt the placard speaks
et the propriety of remonqr4ti,iv with the Prince
Regent, and both Mitoses of Parliament, it is
known that the original language of the notice was
much stronger, but it has been softened down to
its present stale, merely becanse the promoters of
$ could not get any printer who would undertake
to put his name to the language in its first shape.
Like the meeting of the 16th August at this place,
though they have felt it necessary to change the
lomgoiage of the placard, no mail can suppose they
have changed their intentions also.
" A similar meeting has been called at Bolton on
ilnnelny next.
" The following Citeular has been issued by the
Borou4hreevel and Constables:—
" Police Office, December 7, 11819.

" SlR—towing vet-rived informstion, from warming
60.1,CP5, that the disaffected spirit which has Wog prevail-
in this and other districts, is on the eve of breaking owl
.nto open violence, we consider if would be a breach of
d ity, were we entirely to conceal one apprehensions on a
sobject of such vital importance; and at the same time, we
ate snaking to avoid eariting that general alarm, which
waist :milt from a public announcement; and, therefore,
adopt this mode of corrowsiication, which we request you
will consider to be so far confidential, as not to divulge it
•.) say person,na whore discretion you cannot entirely rely.
We are, Sir, your obedient Servants,
THOMAS SHARP, Rorolighscrve of Manchester.
JOHN ORFORD and RICHARD SMITH, Con-
stables.
J 1. SCHOLES, Roronghrreve of Salford.
Tumult MARRIOTT and
S.I]ICEI, MATTHEWS, Constables."

IMPERIAL PARLIAMEIVT.

/1017 E OF LORDS, SrrutoAT, Drcstani 11.

The Bop, A•sent was given by Commission to
s' r Training to Arms Prevention Bill. The Corn-
P were, the LORD CHANCELLOR, Lord
!%11AFfES131.:ttY, and Loaf MELVILLE.