16 SEPTEMBER 1837, Page 10

We received the Leeds Mercury of Saturday last, as usual

; but not a word did it contain in reply to the distinct charge of falsehood and mis- representation made by the Spectator against that journal on the pre- vious Saturday. The moral editor had not the honest courage to with- draw an accusation which he could not sustain. He made a foul attack on the Spectator, which we repelled by disproof ; and yet he leaves his ignorant readers in the belief that we had no defence. The Leeds Times, however, copied our exposure of the Mercury's calumny, for the especial edification of his townsmen.