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

LEEDS REFORM MEETING.

The following meant has bees transmitted to as
from the Oleo of the Leeds Mercury, and, there-
fore, oar Raiders may rely es Its authenticity and
seesney
" TM* tirand Meeting of our Radical Reformers
boa passed VIII Is perfect peace. Notice had been
previonsly gives, that ow ildsdey all the efforts rot
the Reformers wield bo ford is radon a numerous
and that it 'mild be attended with all the
6 poop and cireewstance of music, standards, and
proceseloos. The place of meeting was, as anal,'
Ronald Moor, about a silo from the tows: &boot 12

o'clock numbers of people begin to sesemble is the
streou of thole's, and especially before t►. shot.
ef Mr. James Minn, • political bookseller. Thar
ciseilead be ',crease till t►ree •'clock, what lug.
bodies of people approached frets the adjeceet vil-
lages, with lags, sad ea* of than with a bead of
meek; weal bodies of female &fanners were in.
gamma imam; them, and after seideg is sot
large camera they proceeded towards the place
X wale.. Righters lege were disployed en
the mashie, with the leases sad branches ef
oak, and. mousy w►ite weeds, sermeseted by
beeches of crept; enerel of the legs were also
..needed by asps. Amosgst the standards, the
meet remarkable wee a black leg, with the 'nail).
goo, We ewer. fer set entrdeted Coentrymee at
Msecheeter. Out another was a seems weeping
wet a tomb, eederweeth which wee written, 6 Thom
skit do as Mader.' Om leg boss the 'ascription,
• To tie immortal Memory ef the Reformers ass.
sacred at illeachesta :` soothe►,' Hold to the Lees:*
soother, ' Piece sad Good.will tetrads Men: end
several othess bore the comma' inscriptises •f
• Assail Perliaments," Heat and Liberty,' Ste.—
Arrived at the place of meeting, the laser pre.
Anted a spectacle eater before malted le this
Sews. At keel twisty theism:4i penes. sae

resembled, and k was an aseeehly which, whatever
may be t►ought of the political opinions of dime who
coestitated it, displayed is a stung and loteresdas
light, tholosiesty of Yorkshire's**, sod the brave,
open, ►ied bananas of Winona. It =noised
bet on* met, and that seal Arm sad frank, sales'
sad peaceable. A 'Aber of females of misusers
were introduced ow to the platform, part of whom
were dressed is w►ite wish grins and black ribs's&
rounds their sleeves, sea part is deep meeraies.
"Ahem fair o'clock, Mr. Id 'wenn came forward
S. propose, that the Gentleman who had acted so
noble a part is relkvies sad giving bail for the Re-
formers who were hertmeed et Manchester, Mr.
Cherokee, shield take the Chair. The mode* was
mtmeded and carried win enthesieslic applause.
6' Mr. CNAPNAIN is taking 'beanie, mealy Mere.
ad thinks for the bonier which had hem conferred'
■pee him, and begged that a paring atteetisin might
be gins to the spoken.
" Mr. MASON istrodeced tba bailees" by a speech
which displayed mach eimpteme, lodgment, sad,
poetic taste.
" Ho was followed by Mr. WILLAIN of Dowsing,.
whip read *eery lees wring .1 Rarieletiees, signify.
leg the opiates of the Nestles, that Radial Refine
was absolutely smeary to the 'station *I the mee-
tly, end medesiales in strews NNW the murder of
the Mermen at Mambeeter. At the courtesies of
Mr. Mass's apeoch,lsabelle Blackburn,* esiddliaged
enema, dressed is Mack, came le the feast of the
Restless, mid delivered bite the heads of the Chair.
sae a Cap of Liberty, sad an address to the women
of Leeds, which she regessted that be wield read to
the Mettles.
" The Address was real le a low Mee, sad was a
mere mend recoarmestl•tion to met in the MVP of
Reform. At this moment an enaccovolable peek
seised maw of the people at t►o outshine of the
Nestles, sad some heedreds fee away, but them
was erg the slightest cane for alarm, sod • beast,
shout ',leashed ceoidowee.
66 The Remletleas were now pet collectively, lad
carried wit►wt a dissent's( aim.
" Mr. Joan BrAcnsuan sow addressed the Meet.
leg at some taiga, bet pained very little effect.
66 Mr. Joni SIIITUSION fellowed le a 111111110010111
mod Never speech, which was well received.
" The Thralls of the Meeting were voted to Sir
Charles Weisel,. Mr. Parsee, Mr. Harmer, Mr.
Demisee, Mr. Hest, Major Cartwright, Mr. Cob.
belt, Mr. Chap..., end Mr. Writ.
" The Thanks of the Mentes were ales voted and
carried okb immense applause to George Basks, Esq.
the Mayer of this Borough, for his liberal end is.
lightmeed mode& defies the whale of hie Mayoralty.
11 say Ales me give planers to that Geetkome, It
will be the contrast t►istews aeweshibits to tbeseef
Mambestee and Paisley, yet had his wisdom bees
less, we might new have bees to the midst of riot
sod disorder—we had se laterfereme, a* lallodemt
me hostility.
" A •eerie perfectly ■eval now commemei, and
one which, it must be allowed, ma believable to the
peer moo who dkgy coestiteted the Nestles.'
"Mr. MITCNILL proposed that a riellectims shield
be Immediately mode to •mist the silvers at Mae.
shelter, arid le feeble every peeper legal leastiptim
to be made late the premodify of the Aotheritim
there.

"A teed bent of applies. welcomed the pteisesel,
awl iesteetly bets wen titselstieg ens the lands el
the eddied*, colludes the pt see sad dallier which