The Sun.
London, England, 1819-09-22 00:00:00

LEEtti .goispAyi, 1 ottock, A. M.

I am just returned from the Meeting on Hoti-
slet Moor, *Well has been carried on peaceably,
and ended without any disturbance. About two
o'clock a deputation from the Leeds Female Re-
form Society proceeded to meet the parties com-
ing in from florsforth, &c.; and about half-past
two large bodies of men came into town from
those parts, with a great number of flags, a baud
of music, &c. They proceeded down Upper-
bead-Row, Cross Parish, Briggate, and Mea-
dow-lane, and arrived on the ground about
half-past three o'clock. The shops were all

shut up as they passed. The Leeds Committee

and the Speakers had previously Mounted the
Hustings, and the Female Reformers 'and Flag
timers were handed up as they arrived. There
Isere upwards of 20 flags, besides men bearing
white wands, tipped with black crape ; and two
boards, one with the inscription, Patience,
the other, Magna Charta , surmounted with 2
bundle of sticks, the Emblem of Unity. The
following are some of the inscriptions : On a
black flag—" We Mourn for our Murdered Friends
at Manchester"—" Hunt, the Champion of Li-
berty"—" From Cruelty and Oppression, good

T.ord; deliver us"—" ,No Corn Bill"—" No
ViTool gill"—" They that are slain with the

Sword are better than they that are slain by Hun-
per"—" The Cries of those that are slain have
entered into the Ears of the Lord of Sabaotb."
" Peace and Good-will to Men"—" Hold to the
Laws"—" Ye have condemned and slain
the Just, and be doth nut resist you ; and
then said be unto them, but now be that bath a
purse let Mint take it, and also a sctip; and he
that bath no sword, let him sell his garmint and

buy one. Hunt for ever"—A figure of Justice,
surmounted with crape, inscription " Unity and

Liberty."—" We do demand our tights as men,
Liberty, Justice, and Humanity !"—A man in
tatters, his hands tied behind him, a padlock
on his lips, his legs in fetters, a load on
his ba-k, labelled—" Debt and Taxes," and
bis pockets turned inside out. Inscription,
" Britons never will be Slaves"—" A Free-born
Engliihman"—" 'to the Immortal Memory of the
Refolmers Massacred at Manchester"—" Annual

• Parliaments, Universal Suffrage, and Vote. by
Ballot"—" Taxation without Representation is
contrary to the Spirit of the English Constitution"
—A green flag with the Irish harp, and inscribed
1" Universal, Civil, and Religious Liberty." There
were several others, but the confusion in ascend-
ing 'the hustings was so great, I could not copy
thew; and many of them were afterwards furled.
When the Committee and the Ladies were arranged,
ilr. MasoNmominated Mr. JACKSON, of Barnsley,
to the Chair—that Gentle►nan, however, declined,
and Mr.MITCHELL, of LiverpOol,went forward and
proposed Mr. CHAPMAN, of Manchester, who COB-
sented to act as Chairman ; and addressed the
:fleeting in a short speech, saying he would fill the
olfice to the best of his ability, and recom-
• mended 'bent to pay attention to the Speakers,
Mr. MAsoN moved the Resolutions in. a very
moderate speech, which were seconded by
a person, whore name I understood was WATSON.
Before they were read, a Female came forward,
and presented a Cap of Liberty to the Chair-

Alan, requesting he would accept it from her
hands, and that he would read au Address of the
Female Reformers to the Meeting. Mr. CHAPMAN
accordingly read a few words of the Address :
but at this period there was a great agita►ion in

multitude, owing to the endeavours of tb.,se
who were at a distance to reach the Hustings, and
the confusion was so great, that Mr. Mmensee
said he was under the uecessity of declaring front
the Chairman, that if order was not restored, he
must dissolve the Meeting.--A debate here arose
whether the Resolutions, which were of a most
Unconscionable length, should be read, or whe-
ther they should be passed without 7eading. At
length Mr. WILLA)/ addressed the Meeting, and
entreated them to preserve order, that their con-
duct might cast a censure upon the oppro-
brium with which they had been treated by
the hired Press. Atter silence was restored, be
read the Resolutions, which were 15 in number,
and I can only give you a brief abstract of the
most important. They declared the house of
Commons was any thing but what it ought to be,
and had lost the confidence of the People—that
Reform was not now a question of speculation,
but of absolute necessity—that it is a right of the
anhject to petition the King and both Houses of
Parliament—that all interference is illegal ; and
that the conduct of Lord S1117,100:11 in intercept-
mg their Addresses to the Throne, was therefore
eltogethrr spiri,ed Addresses should
be forwarded to the PRI NCE REGENT, preying hint
to dismiss those Ministers who had advised hien
ittA) censure the moo' loval, and thank the most dis-
"l,ll of his Majesty's subjects. In order that the

proiecditigi ot the RefOrtheri fitighet not be said
rd be the acts of unauthorized men, ii was ad-
viiable that Mel! 8110111 d be elected by each dis-
trict to watch over the -interests of the Electors,
tiltd to mediate between the People and the Sove-
reign ; that the Meeting rieived with abhorrence
the outrage and murder conimitteel at Manchester
on the 16th ult., and would never rest satisfied till
the perpetrators were brought to justice ; that the
conduct of HENRY HUNT, on that day, deserved
their strenuous support both in person and purse.
The last Resolution invited their Catholic Bret berets
to join with them in endeavouring to obtain civil
and religious liberty. Mr. MtTctract. proposed
a Subscription to be made, on the ground fur the
purpose of assisting Mr. 1-IuNT in bringing the
Manchester Murderers to justice. This was car-
ried, and as much copper and silver were collect-
ed in hats, and handed to the Chairman, as nearly
filled a tolerable large bag. The same individual
moved vote's of thanks to Sir CHARLES WOLSE-
LEY, PEABSON, HARMER, DENISON, \VOOLER,
CARTWRIGHT, SHERWIN, CARLISLE, and COB-
BETT ; and it was resolved, that the wishes of the
Meeting for his return should be conveyed to
the latter. Thanks of the Meeting were also given
to the Chairman, the Mayor of Leeds, and the
Leeds Female Reformers. The other Speakers
were Messis. BLACKBURN and SMITHSON ; the
former advised them to forward the Cause of Re-
form in every possible way ; to abstain flout all
exciseable articles, and all questions of theology,
as political subjects ought to be their only par-
suit. The Meeting was disiolved by the Chairman
about half-past 6 o'clock ; and the Coma& tee and a
number of others adjourned to MORLEY STEER'S
School-roOtn,where a dinner was provided for them,
to be ready at 8 o'clock. The numbers who at•
tended are variously estimated from ten to thirty
thoesand ; but I do not think there were ever
above 15,000 on the ground. Soon after the
business commenced, a report was spread that the
soldiers were coming, and a great number scam-
pered off, and never returned. The alarm was
occasioned by a coal-waggon passing over the
Moor.

I must not forget to mention that the hand
played " God save the King," and " Rule Bri-
tannia," both on arriving and on leaving slit
ground.

Every well-wisher to the peace and prosperity
of the County must regret that these Meetings Are
not put a stop to. They suspend business, infect
the people with seditious notions, and will even-
tually vtid in the overthrow of the Constitution;
for, be assured, their moderolion is only a cloak.
Nine o'Clock.—The Town is quiet ; the Country
Parties are returning, home.

DUKE AND DUCHESS OF CLARENCE.

DOVER, SEPT. 21.—Six o'Cloek, p.
Royal Sovereign Yacht, hearing the Standard at
her masthead, has just hove in sight, having on
board, we understand, their Royal llighnesses the
Duke and Duchess of CLARENCE, who have been
expected here for some days past. The Gover-
nor's apartments at the Castle have been fitted
op for their reception, and every thing held in
readiness to greet their arrival.

Another Letter, same dale.—The yacht, with
their Royal I.liglinesses the Doke and Doehrso
of CLARENCE is in sight, and will he in the Roads
probably about half-past six.—Arrived Hare
vessels trout Calais, wi,h Lard SwatutsET, and se-
veral other pasiengers. 'rue Liffey frigate ig ar-
rived in the Downs, havi:ig on board Colour{
NottcoTT's Brigade of the Rifle Corps, bound ttit
Scotland.—Blows trtilt at East,

ACCIDENI"rO EMIL GOWER.

(FRdM THE STAFFORDSHIRE ADVERTISER.)

!'s'e are concerned to state, that an accident,
which might have been attended with far more
serious consequences, happened to Earl Gower
and his attendants, ou Wednesday night last, on
their return from Lichfield Races; his Lordship was
accompanied in bis barouche by Earl Grosvenor;
on arriving at Tittensor, but a short distance from
Trentham, the postillions halted to light the car-
riage lamps, but his Lordship considering it a
needless precaution, ordered them to proceed and
not drive through the park, but take the route of
the village. When they had passed the iron
gates at the back part of the hall, and were come
to the flat bridge, of one arch which crosses the
rivulet a short distance from the gates, guarded
only by stone pillars and chains, owing to the
extreme darkness of the night, and the water
being swollen from the effect of a thunder-storm
which happened a few hours previous, and in ad-
dition, the bridge not being in a direct line with
the entrance of the gales, the postilion who had
the tuimagement of the wheel-horses unfortunately
did not tqlie a sufficient turn, but came in contact
with the pillar at the corner of the bridge,
by which the carriage was upset, and their Lout-
ships violently precipitated into a shallow part
of the water, but providentially neither of them
received any material injury. Owing to the vio-
lent concussion, the horses were thrown into the
rivulet close to the bridge, in which part, and
underneath the arch, it is of considerable depth ;
one of them, a very valuable one, we tire sorry
to learn, was drowned ; the postillions both
escaped unhurt ; but Earl Grosvenor's valet
and Earl (tower's servant who both tell from the
front of the carriage, and gut entangled among
the horses, were considerably bruised by their
plunging, and miraculously escaped with life.
We shudder to cootemplate what might have beets
the consequence had their Lordships been in a
close carriage.