... Second -ha dWa ches purchasedin exchange. 3%19 7 v - Great ANTLCOItN.LAW MEETING at LEEDS. SIGNAL DEFEAT OF THE CHARTISTS AND SOCIALISTS. LEEDS, Dec. 31, 1839.—The last day of this eventful year has been a glorious one in Leeds for the cause of free trade in ...

... define it without going into too tedious details. He now, however, understood that the noble marquis considered that the Socialists had done nothing which could expose them to punishment by the law of the land, and there. fore the Crown had taken no steps ...

... practical effect, although so much bad been said of it by the right rev. prelate. It had been stated that the object of the Socialists was to overthrow the government of the country, and to establish one of their own : that they wished to have a community ...

... which was not distinctly heard, which induced Lord Brougham to say he was not a Socialist. The right rev, prelate said, in continuation, he never thought he was a Socialist. He had too much wisdom, if not I religion to entertain such opinions. He could ...

... that a most important impetus had been thus given to the Socialists. An extract from the New Moral World, which he would read to the house, showed that it was so considered by the Socialists themselves. This extract stated that it had long been the fashion ...

... heal the breach. While the Socialists, according to the statements of this prelate, were assembling in multitudes, and buying lands for their social experiments, the isle was frighted from its propri• ety—what ?—by the Socialists ,? Not a whit—but by the ...

... once, whether they would or not support the agricultural interests. His next subject of complaint was the existence of the Socialists, whose doctrines relating to property and religion he denounced.; he did nut expect to see the president of that society ...

... refection to agriculture. There was at this time a society growing up in this country under the name of Rational Religionists or Socialists, who stated that they were makitig great progress, who he believed had branches in all the great towns, and who sent lecturers ...

... the Socialist Society, that he had a printed board over his office expressive of his official station among the Socialist Society; and also that Mr. Fair in discharging tile duties of that office had to sign the official document of the Socialists. He ...

... he heard his character was highly respectable, and he had never heard of his actiag as vice president of any society of Socialists. In answer to a remark—for they had merely the assertion on the one side and the denial of Mr. Fair upon the other—he (the ...

... allowed to a Cabinet minister, how could it be denied to him? (Cheers and laughter.) He would next allude to the cue of the Socialists, and would ask, had gove rnment given them no encouragement ? Were they aware of the increased extension of their opinions ...

... they were most anxious to be present (Hear.) Lord W YNFORD said that in coming to town he saw a place appropriated to the Socialist meetings, and he hoped the police of London would be more attentive to their proceedings than the police of Birmingham had ...