Star.
London, England, 1819-07-17 00:00:00

IONDON MEETING.

The Magistrates of the Borough of Southwark, as
will be tees from the subjoined Notice, have resolved
to adopt a similar course to that which the City Ma-
gistracy have pursued, for the preservation of the
peace on the occasion of the Public Meeting on Wed-
rosday nest. We are informed that the Sheriffs mean
also to call in the assistance of the Parish Constables
for five miles round the Metropolis.
The Firemen belonging to many of the Insurance-
TT Offi swum in as $ ial constables, to act
ces have been swu
in case of emergency ; and the embers of the Hon.
Artillery Company have receipt Circular Letters,
commanding their attendance at ten o'clock, on the
morning ache meeeting :

1 " TOWN HALL, SOUTHWARK, JULY 16.
" To 71111 Int4III4TANTS or SOUTUWARl—lnformation having
been reteived treat a large assemblage of persons, from all pans,
I is expected to meet in Smithfield on Wednesday next; aod as
such malting is so public a place in the heart of the Metropolis.
may lead to disorder, not, acd disturbance, it Ism been deemed
proper by the Magistrates of Southwark to co-operate with the 1
'decigram of the City, in preserving the peace; and, *Am.
I fore, that suck housekeepers of the Borough as are so di Id;:
shall be sworn in as Special Constables to aid in the preventleo
of any disorder and disturbance that may arise in Southwark
from such Meeting. The inhabitants of the Town and Borough
of Southwark are therefore informed, that the Moilar*sysiefil
attend at the Town Hall on Monday and Tuesday nest, from
the hours of twelve to three, for the purpose of swearing Wails
cf the inhabitants as are willing to act as Special Constable. foe
the preservation of the peace within the Borough of Iloodisroek.
Signed by Order, " WILLIAM NEWMAN. Clerk."

MANUFACTURING DISTRICTS.

" LEEDS, JULY tf.

(FAO OUR PRIVATE CORRESPONDENT.):

" We *re so completely beset and hemmed in here,
with Onion and Reform Societies, and the Members
of them are known to be so numerous, that the best'
informed persons—men .who are by no means 414 r.
rests, are apprehensive that some dire commotion,
will ere long take place. Mischief is certaialy brew-
ing, and the most nefarious means aretaking to work
upon and inflame the minds of the working classes.
I do not pretend to be favoured with the gift of Pro-1

phecy, but you, Sir, will be pleased to recolleekshat,
more than eight months ago, I apprised you of the
formation of these Union Societies that are now creat-

ing such a ferinent throughout the Kingdom; and at,
the same time expressed my firm belief that an im
portant blow would be aimed at the prosperity and
peace of the Country, as soon as the parties felt suffi-
Liently strong to undertake their projects with any
chance of success.

" That time is now near at hard; for I am assured,
by persons deeper in the secret than myself, that the
number of persons enrolled in these Union or Radical
Reform Societies (call them which you please) in the!

large towns and manufacturing districts of York-
' shire, Lancashire, and Cheshire, already amounts to
more than 120,000; and although the great majority
of them be what are commonly termed of the lower
. orders--men without either property or influence-
-yet they are not the less dangerous on this account :
they are, in fact, more likely to be acted upon by
those artful and designing characters who. are known
to be instigating and goading them to their present
proceedings, and who will not stop short, till they
have committed them in measures from which they
will find it difficult to recede, without being visited
by the strong arm of the law. Indeed, it is a well-
known fact, that the Lords-Lieutenants of Counties,
and the Magistrates in the various Manufacturing
Districts, have some time since been in possession of
instructions from Government, as to the course they
are to pursue, in case of any actual and violent
breach of the public peace.
" Notwithstanding this, there are many persons
here (par ticularly those who have always kept aloof
From the Reformers, and are therefore suspected by
the latter as inimical to their measures), who consider
themselves and their loyal fellow-townsmen, as very
inefficiently protected either in their persons or pro-
perty, by the slender military force at present in this
district. For this extensive town and neighbourhood,
we have only a single troop of Dragoons ; and they
are under marching orders ! In consequence of this
feeling, it is in the coetemplation of some of the
most respectable inhabitants to obtain the sanction' of
his Majesty's Ministers to the raising two Companies
of Volunteer Infantry, and there is no doubt but the
example would be promptly followed by Manchester
and the other towns that consider themselves any
way in jeopardy by the movements of the Ultra
Reformers."

The following is a copy of the Circular front Lord
SIDMOUTIF to the Lord Lieutenants of the different
Manufacturing Counties, alluded to in the preceding
Letter from our Private Correspondent at Leeds:

" WHITEHALL, JULY 7, 1819.

" My Loan—The numerous Public Meetings which have
lately taken place at Stockport and adjacent parts of Lancashire,
their manifest purpose, and the language which has been held at
them, have engaged the attention of his Majesty's Governmena.
Your Lordship's presence, under these circumstances, in the
County of which your Lordship has the charge, cannot but be
highly desirable and important ; in order that, under your Lord-
ship's authority, the most prompt and effectual means may be
adopted for the preservation of the peace of the County of
The utmost vigilance and activity on the part of the Magistrates,
is there Districts to which I have referred, is indispensably and,
urgently necessary, to maintain, and enforce if requisite,ishe-
dienee to the laws, and to bring to justice those offendfrqr_

whom they may be violated. For these purposes, it:Ts
hked that the power of the Civil Authotities:will bitj

dent ; but, u a measure of precautioL, your Lbzchl,!ii

to give immediate directions to the nevem' Corps o' Yeosserre
Cavalry in be County of ---, m hold themselves is :Anna-
; nes. to attend to any call for support and assistance, which, in
ease of necessity, they may receive from the Magistrates; and
the utmost confidence is justly placed in the zeal and prompti-
tude with which, under such circumstances, the call will be
obeyed. " I have the honour to be," &c.
(Signed) " SIDMOUTII."
(enoM THE LEEDS INDEPENDENT.)
The ensuing Meeting of the Reformers, in this
town and neighbourhood, is fixed for Monday next,
on Hunslet.Moor, at twelve o'clock. Immediately
after the Meeting, the Delegates are to proceed by
coach to London, in order to be present at the Smith-
field Meeting, on the 21st instant. There Commit-
tees are to be formed, to whom, without holding any
further public Meeting, the arrangement of plans, and
the adoption of ulterior measures, are to be entrusted.
A Correspondent observes—" We have had ser-
mons in aid of Missions to foreign parts, and for in-
creasing the funds of Bible Societies, but a sermon for
the benefit of our suffering manufacturers has not
been thought of; I have therefore to propose, that a
sermon in their behalf be preached in every one of
our churches, and in the chapels of dissenters of every
denomination. If this plan be acted upon, there is
little doubt but a sum will be raised sufficient to re'
lieve the pressing wants of a useful class of persons.
" Let then our bounty, with pervadiZg say,
Chase the dark cloud from want's tempestuous day."
MANCHESTER.
EXTRACT FROM A PRIVATE LETTER, DATED JULVIS
•' I hasten to reply to your's of the 15th, in which
you wish me to give a faithful sketch of the state of
affairs in this once great emporium of commerce.
There is an old adage. tbat The devil is not so
black as he is painted; neither are we in so despe-
rate a situation as some persons would wish the world
to believe. The frightful story of the pikes, is sus-
pected to have been a pare invention ; for, although
everybody here has heard of these frightful weapons,
nobody has seen them. .However, it must be confer.
sed that the minds of the greater number of the
working classes, in this and the neighbouring towns,.
have become roused, almost to desperation, by the-
long privations they have endured, the want of suf-
ficient employment and an adequate reward for their
inclastry. Indeed I am not without my fears, that
the numerous Associations which are formed, and
the frequent Meetings of so many thousands of dis-
appointed and distressed workmen, will terminate in
something more serious than a war of words ; and I
am sorry to say, that we have among us a number
of busy meddling characters, who seem desirous to
hasten the crisis ; who, instead of making any at-
tempts at conciliation, think of no other means of
allaying popular discontent, than by applying the
caustic of despotic force.
" Our Ultras talk of another large Meeting to be
held here towards the close of the month, on the
Race-ground ; at which they expect Sir C. Wolseley,
Hunt, WOoler, Cobbett, jun. and other luminaries
of Reform, will take an active part."

(FROM THE CHESTER CHRONICLE.}
In the neighbourhood of some towns eight or ten
miles from Manchester, we are told the Members of
the Union Societies assemble in the evenings and go
through certain evolutions with all the regularity of
military parade.