The Sun.
London, England, 1828-12-08 00:00:00

Meeting, and wasloliolve-4 by. the loudest shouts of
applause for some miptes. .
We have since measured with exactness the- situa-
tion of the pump, and we 'find that the 4paee on:the
north side of it is eight inches wider than that: on.
the south (or Brunswicker)-side making the -Mass
of the ,Brunswickers, who were two or alive S*As
within the line of the pump, a narrower body, by that
space and eight inches over, than thOise in-favour of
the Address. The width of the area is 3:3 yards,
and therefore the space occupied by,those in favour
of the AddTesswas at.least 19 yards, and that occu-
pied by
.the Brunswickers.l4.yards.
We understand that..a 'Reverend-Gentleman. who
spoke on the side of the Brunswickets has since, the
meeting expressed- his opinion that the persOns as-
sembled might be divided into five parts, of whom
three were for the Address,-and two against it. We
also know that two of the BrunSiviekers on the hust-
ings enressed"tlielt Opinion that the decision of the

meeting was correct - • • a One
of the Editors of the 411anchester Guardian, who was
on the hustingS, and our own short-hand writer, who
was lately in the Intelligence,. Office, and is now a
.master printer in this town, *are equally of opinion
that there was a majority in favour of the Address.
Mr.BAINES now moved, " That the Address be.
signet' by the Chairman, on behalf of the meeting;
and sent for. presentation to the Secretary of State
for the Home Department."
Dr. TAYLOR'seconded the motion, which was put,
and tarried by the same majority as before.
Mr. :roux CLAtniAm moved, " That the Address
and Resolutions be advertispd in the Leeds news-
,'
papers. -
The Rev. Mr. SCAPN seconded the motion, which
was put and carried as before.

The Chairman then quitted the Chair, which was
taken by Mr. Thomas Clapham.
Mr. F. CARBUTT, jun. moved, that the thanks of
this meeting be given to the Chairman, for his able
and impartial conduct in the Chair.
Mr. Josnun BOWER seconded the motion, which
was carried by acclamation.

At this time .a formidable shower. of stones and
other missiles were thrown at the party in favour of
the •Address from a body of vagabonds on the roof
of the Cloth-hall, on the south side,. who had pro-
vided theMselves with a large quantity of stones for
the purpose. Mr. John Heapswho was on the
busting,, was severely cut in he faee ; the Rev.
Mr. Hamilton was also struck on the face, but not
materially injured 3
:and several other persons were
bruised by missiles, some of which were of a pound
weight.

LEEDS MEETING.
(ilto3t TIIE TIMES lIIRPORTFIt.)
Leeds, Saturday, Dec. 6.
_The length at which the Mercury of this morning has
given the speeches at the Meeting of yesterday, renders it
unnecessary for me to send you any report of them. lam
the less inclined to do so for this reason—that, indepen-
dently of my confidence in the general accuracy of the re
'ports in that paper, 1 know that in the present instance some
of the principal speeches at each side were furnished to the
editor by,the speakers thenaselves,and also that the written co-
- pies differ in no degree worth notice from the speeches as
delivered at the melting. There are, however, several
circumstances connected with the commencement, progress,
and termination of the proceedings, which have come
witidu my own personal observation, which I think it ne-
cessary to give you more in detail, and in a more connected
form than 'they appear in the, printed account.. The
public mind in Leeds and its vicinity was worked ups
to an intensity seldom witnessed even in provincial towns
where party spirit is frequently tallied so far. Placards,
hand-bills, and circulars were distributed at both sides in
great numbers. 'Some of these contained violent" No-Po-
pery squibs"—others consisted of answers to them, and,
considering that the subject has been worn almost thread-
'bare, the talent displayed at each side for those composi-
tions was by no means inemisidersble. With such excit-

ins causes, it was not surprising that on the morning of
the meeting there should have been a numerous attendance
of both Istrties at the place appointed (the Cloth Hall-
yard.) nias in the yard of the Hall soon after ten, at
-which time there were not 500 persons present,-and from
the extensive space over which they were nattered, they
did not appear to consist of half that number. Haying paged
the length and breadth of the yard, I found it to be 120
full paces long and S 4 broad, or, as nearly as may be, 105
yards by 31. This would give a surface of 3,255, square
yards, but there were many persons who insisted that it.
contained upwards of 4,500 square yards. It was, how-
ever, admitted by. the most intelligent persons of both par-
ties with whom I conversed, that it would, full from one
end to the other, contain 90.000 persons. Towards eleve
o'clock the crowd began to assemble in such vast masseu
as if they bad moved towards Fhe hall its large and regul
bodies. Whether they did so or not, I could not, fro‘'
my posion in the yard, ascertain. They continued, hover,.
ever, to pour,in from eleven o'clock until long after th
bnalnest of the- day bad commenced ; and by about onee
o'clock, there were not fewer than 13,000 persons present.
Many estimated their numbers much higher; some as high
as 20,00 ; bat I do not think that at any time of the day
there were more than from 18,000 to 20,000 in the yard.
It was, from the middle pf the yard to the hustings, the
most dense mass of human beings I had ever'seen wedged
together in so limited a space. I should here mention,
that the bearers of the'placards (noticed in the report) had
placei thetnselves at equally distant Intervals so as to form
aline extending from the right side of the hustings to the
other end of the yard. Within this line; aura between it
and the wail, on the right, the space contained was about
one-third .of the width of the whole yard:—and in this the
No-popery party ranged themselves as they entered, with
great regularity. The same placards which pointed
out one side of the yard to one party, natnrally sent
their npponents to the other. . Both . parties woited
at their, respective stations, with (considering their
greg numbers and the cause of their assembling)
tolerable traminillity, lyldeh was only interrupted now and
them by a scuffle, created in the attempt to seize and de-
stroy Rome of the obnoxious placardi. These Were the
cause of constant disturbance and of several despe;ate con-
flieta (;0 far as the parties had room to fight) in the course
.•
of the day.
When the whole of the speeulies )]ad runuluded,
The CHAIRMAN proceeded to put the question on the
amendment.

At this moment a large placard was held up from the
" No-Pope;7" side, calling on their friends to f' hold up
both hands." This injunction was obeyed; and the show
of hands in favour of the amendment was very considerable.
When the negative of the question was put, the show
was still greater, embracing, as it appeared to me, seven to
five of tbp assembled multitude.

TkO CHA Rua If paid; that in his opinion the amend-
ment was negatived..

. This declaration was received with tremendous cheering
by one party, as soon as they could know it, which was
only by the huzzas and waving of hats of their friends on
the platform. •
The CHAIRMAN then immediately proceeded to put the
original motion, and as a signal to their friends; some of
the requi;:itiocists on the platform held .up a large placard
with the words " For Mr. Tottie's resolution."
The number of hands held' up for the affirmative of the
question was as great as that which had negatived the
amendment. Those held .up against it were in the same
proportion in the minority as on the preceding question.
.The CHAIRMAN complied with this request, and having
taken his etand in the required spot, the hands were again
held up for and against the address,
_ _ _

The CitAttorarr now declared that Le cculd not make
up his mini as to which party had the majority.
It was then proposed that' a tellers" should be ap-
pointed, who should place the respective parties more :dis-
tinatly'ap.art, by making a lane between them down the
centre. •TO this the Chairman assented, and requested
that the parties would name for the purpose one or ttvo
genthOnen at each side.
Mr. BA iNrs, 'senior, offered to. net as one, and was
about to descend into the body a the meeting fine that pur-
pose, bairn- gentleman appeared to make any.Siinilar.offer,
on the oppoite side. Some of those among the crowd who
•were,nearenough to :bp hustings to hear what passed took
the Lint, and endeavoured to carry it into effect. A 'divi•
_ilea was made.by an open space in the centre of the meet-
ing, extending a good way down. Another show of lands
tiro taken, but the majority in favour of the address
was, of course, .atill more apparent. ~The . hands were
againa held up, and the Chairman now declared. that, in
his opinion," the majority was in favour of the address.
Vie decision was immediately announced te the meeting,
and was followed by loud and continued sheeting frorn the
requisitionists and their supporters. The opposing party
also cheats-I loudly, and still claimed the victory.
After thanks had been voted to the Chairman, consider-
able confusion took place on and near the hustings, by a
shower of stories and other
.missiles, which were thrown
by a party on the roof of the Cloth-hall; on the BrutisOick
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