The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1819-08-28 00:00:00

WESTMINSTER MEETING,

Yesterday no official communication had been
received by the Magistrates at Queen-square, with
respect to the intended Meeting at Palace-yard oil
Monday; hut without any such instructions, they,
no doubt, would make proper arrangements For tile
preservation of the peace, in the event of such
Meeting taking place. The Foot Guards who were
removed from %%Indoor on Thursday, to replace
those who left London for Windsor, were ordered
to halt at the King's News, Charing-cross, where
they still remain under arms. The gates on all
sides of the Mews are kept shut, and no thorough-
fare for papeogers permitted; and it is not intend-
ed that the soldiers should be sent to their respec-
tire quarters till the result of the Meeting is known.
Astley's is adopted a. the stand for the Life Guards,
in the event of their hei•rg called out upon the same
duty t although riot is by tin means anticipated by
the proper authorities, yet precaution is deemed
necessary.

As several erroneous reports respecting the mode
of employing mid ',eying the weavers of this city.
who are now engaged by the Magistrates, in improv-
ing the public p irk or green, have found their way
into some of the Scotch and English Newspapers.
we have thought it our duty to procure a correct
account from a source which will not be disputed.
When the seams and necessities of the weavers were
publicly made known, the Magistrates, with a
promptitude which does them great credit, re-
solved to employ a great nutuber of baud.; ac-
cordingly, although implements were not pro-
vided, nor levels taken, three hundred persons
were employed on the second day. The Ma-
gistrates haying resolved oil the execution of a
great public improvement, namely, that of con-
necting the Calton and the Digit-green, by the
formation of a tunnel for containing the Catnlachie-
burn, of nearly a mile in length, roil sloping the
banks, the weavers' operations have been restricted
to digging, wheeling, and returflug the green.--
On Saturday hen a Requisition, signed by shout ; During the firm week, the wages to a single man,
fifty persons, to call li Muting in favour of Reform, i or a 'warted man without children, was Is. a day ;
was reword to the Mayor, by Colonel Williams i and to a married mail with one or two children, un-
told Mr. Ottiwell Wood, to whom a moat decided 1 der 10 years of age. I. 31. a day ; and three children
negative was very promptly given by our highly- t and upwards, under to years of age. Is. 6.1. a day.
respected Chief Magistrute. In consequence of 1 During the sec I week, and ever since, the wage*
this disappointment an advertisement appeared in to every proton has been Is. It day, and as persons
Wales' Monday's Paper, calling a Meeting of the with bomber' cannot support theraselves on that
requisitionists and others friendly to the measure, at 1 aiim, public kitchens have been establisled, and
the Castle inn, in Lord-street, at twelve o'clock. i. barley broth, in which there is meat atop tvegeta•
The following is a copy of the advertisement : 1 bless served out as follows:—To persons who for-
" LIVERPOOL PUBLIC MEETING. 1 'surly received Is. 3d. a day, one quart a day ; and
*The Mayor of Liverpool haying declined acceding to I those who received Is. 6d. two quarts a day ; each
the Requisition prescated to him on ilatorilay, for calling • I quart coos about 241. On Saturday a peony loaf is
Public Meeting, it becomes Ilte eeeee yin mumble to take i served out with every quart, as them is no distribit.
his answer into cousideratiou, and determine spun ulterior
I lion on Sunday. The weavers who are at work in the
proceedings.Greenlive all vet i ittheroyalty;
s. Those Gentlemen who signed the Requisition, sad say 1
others favourable to a Public Meeting, fur time objects I persent to 324 persons, of whom 114 were born in
stated in the Requisition, are hereby invited to meet this 1 Glasgow. Of these 36 have families, everageresidesice
present Monday, iircciKely at twelve o'clock at emus, at the eof the whole 47; years; 96 have been born in other
Lung Room of the CaAle Inn, Lord-sleeve' I puts of Scotland, 39 of whom have families, average
One Reporter having been refused admission to , residence 18a years; 101 belong to Ireland. 47 of
the Meeting, on the ground that it was not a [nadirs I whom basetamthea. average residence Ili years;
one, we cannot piesetit. our Readers with a de- 1 two persons were born in Eugland, average residence
tailed account of the proceedings. We learn, r4l yetis; and one American. of 30 years residence. '
however. from a friend, that about fifty or 1I
Itwill the wish of the magistrates that no mansixty pm", assembled, amongst whom were should be employed at the public winks who has
Ales,m 0. Wood. Willis Earle, Dr. Crump- i a web in the loom, a military pension, or other
too. E. smith. Rushton.it Motto.,
--11", Ike* ' support, when so many persons unemployed have
Colonel Williams was not present. Mr. 0. Wood I
no source of income, the superintendent of public
WOO celled to the chair, and stated to the company,, works, to whom the whole arrangement., have hero
that he loot Colonel Williams had called upon the intrusted, appointed four members of the Weavers'
Mayor with a requisition respectably signed; in C 000000 nittee. with extra wages, to assist him in. the
answer to which his Worship replied, " I will not i selection, to act as formes', and to take a subordi-
cell a meetiog," laying stress upon the words I i
1 nate superintendence. By this arrangement, and
reit/ not. Upon which Colonel Williams said, ; the assistance of the Weavers Committees of
" Mr. Mayor, what you say, and the decided tone I districu. the superintendent has been enabled to
af voce in which you speak, prevent my saying I purge the list of all potions who can otherwise sop.
ivy thing further that) wishing you a good nu"' port themselves; and as the place of the person dia-
log." It remained. therefore, with the ',regent ; charged is immediately tilled up by a legitimate Hp-
assemblage to consider the expediency of calling phonic from the same district, the whole body takes
together the advocates of Reform without the an interest in the arrangement. The superintendence
sacction of the constituted authorities. A difference and ,
u extra wages having been given in turns to the
of opinion having arisen on this point, a debate en- i whole committees, the members have ehewn cons.'s
sued. in the course of which the measure was sup-
derable emulation in the discharge of their duties.
ported by Messrs. E. Smith, T. Smith. Rushton, i
A strict discipline has been kept up, very different
&c. tool opposes! by Mr. Willis Earle, Mr. Martin.
! indeed from whit goes on in a weaver's shop, where
:rod Dr. Crompton (the latter of whom took occasion ' every mail is hie orris master ; yet the business goes
to remark on the unguarded warmth of one of the oil even without the appearance of dissatisfaction.
advocate,' for the meeting), awl was finally carried. :As a proof of-the regularity of the workers, there has
and fixed for Worley next. at twelve o'clock, In I not been more than time per-ors ab•ent from the
Clayion-squire. Some desultory conversation then
roll-call. which takes place three times a-day, since
ensued, its which a subscription for the persons now i the work commenced ; and it is hut justice to soy.
in confinement et Mauchrster was talked of, but nu that during the period of nearly three weeks the
resolutions entered into, and the Meeting quietly i men have never been known to talk of politics.
broke up. having first resolved that Colonel %Vit. ;
much less of Annual Parliaments end Um I
loons, and the Rev. Mr. Shepherd should be re- 1 Suffrage. When they came to the work they were
quested to take the Chair at the Meeting on Monday. I generally pale. and of a sickly look, from their
bring landlord fur long hours to ill-aired awl un-
ventilated shops, wit hoot regular itouroilintent.—
Duritig the short period they have been to the
Green the change is very remarkable. The fresh
air, moderate exercise, awl wholesome food, have
had a happy effect. S lice the commencement of
the work, a number of persons have got webs, and
°there are in daily expectation of them.
lit oue of the city quarries 320 persons belonging
to the barony (a suburb of the city) are employed
in breaking stories for the highways, of whom 150
are Som.. 166 Irish, and four English. The rote of
wages in the quarry ore the saute as that in the
Green. The plan of forming the tunnel was pro.
jected by Mr. Cleland, end a pouted report pub-
lished by him four or five years ago. A great ad-
dition will be merle to the beauty of the Greeo.—•
( Edinburgh Paper.)

LIVERPOOL REFORM MEETING.

GENERAL D'EntREVE.

Yeste►day General VEvereux sailed is the steam packet
ter Lverpuol, accompanied by Major Young and Captain
Smith, of his Staff. The General returns in three weeks
from Loie's, and then takes his departure for America.
He esrwets to arrive iu Venezuela et lent six weeks prior to
the.opening of the meet campargn.—( flubtin Evening Pose.)
General Dtvermax, accompanied! by Major Young and
Captain Smith, ar►ived here yesterday iu she Waterloo
steam packet from Dublin —(Leverp•ol Courier.)

Copy ors letter addressed to Sir JOHN BING by
Lord SIDNOUTH :--

" Whitehall, August 21,1819.
" Inat on time in layiag before the Prince Regent
iyuna kitty to me i.f the 17th August, together with the en-
-Imamr to yuorself Croat Lirutenant-Colonel L'Estrasige, sod
I hate Cleat satisfaction in obeyiog the commands of his
Royal Ilighness, by regnesting that you will express, to Lieu-
tenant-Colonel I:Estrange, and to the Officers, Noo•consmis-
awned Officers sad Privates that served under his command
at Manclieliter on the 18th of August, his Royal Highness's
spprollatiun of the exemplary manner an which they
toitsted sod supported the Civil Power of the County Ps.
tailor of Lancaster on that day —I have, Sic
(Signed) "SI DMOUTH.
" Major•Cien. Sir John Bvng, K.C.B. Asc. &c. ac."

A letter from Dartmouth, dated Aug. 45, my.—
" Letters have hero received to-day from Captain
CORNiaN, rod several of the crew of the Helen, of
this port, winch vessel, on her voyage from Liver-
pool to Genoa and Leghorn, fell in with a piratical
brig, ou the 3il instant. off Cape di Gatt, who
scuttled the ilekn, after plundering her of part of
her cargo. The crew reached Al
_want, with 'peat
difficulty, in the long-bout. on the sth instaitt."
A few days since, a stack of hay, near Snotilaticl
Church. Kent, belonging to Mn. Bi.nrioalt. of
East Mailing. Wel, elircovered to be on tire, occa-
sioned by tu being overheated. The stack con-
tained between 30 and 40 tune, about c,,,0 or which
were ewirely cosoiotoed,

Itiluisitions are now signing to be presented to
thr liightMou. the Lotto MAYOR, for the purpose
01 obtaining meetings of the Court of Cusumano
Council, and also of Common KM. to eicitre.4 the
stutnnents of the Corporation and Liv.ry of Loudon,
the late proveedinv of the twartracy and mak-
Ivy at Nlauchester.