BFi'HSPllS X JraLJii am OIiZAN, MEMOIRS and CORRESPONDENCE of JAMES ACLAND, Proprietor and Editor- written by Himself. « I LIKE HONESTY IN ALL PLACES:'— Judge Bay ley. Printed and Pnbllshed by JAMES ACI, AND ( SONP. PBOPBIKTOR A » D EDITOKJ at No, 4, All" Saints'street, Bristol. No. XXXIX.] SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER. 5, 1829. [ PrUe I| d. SPLENDID CHANGE OF PERFORMANCE! RYAN'S AMPHITHEATRE, and spacious ARENA, M0NTA8CE- STRTEET, BRISTOL. * On MONDAY next, September 7, and every Evening daring the Week. Mr. RYAN humbly calls the attention of the iDha- Kt « ot: of " ristol. auil its Vicinity, to Ihe Graud, Rare, aod Novel Selection of AMUSEMENTS that bare been prepared for the above occasionand bope « , ( during his short stay) by a continuance of fresh Novelty iu the production of several NEW LONDON PIECES, with the regular routine of Performances, to he In- dulged with a continuance of that public Patronage and liberal Support he so earnestly endeavors to • deserve, and has at all times experienced from the generous inhabitants of Bristol. X. 11. The Performances this Evening, ( Saturday) • will be the same as those during the Week. 33" Tteo Performances each day during the Fair. Dows to be opened at TWELVE and to commence at Oar ; open again at Six and to commence at SEVEN o'Clock. The Circus is brilliantly illuminated uith Gas. DURING THE FAIR, in a large Building, St. James's Church- yard, erected for the purpose, will be exhibited SINCLAIR & CO.' s GRANT) PANORAMA ( from London) 6f the BATTLE OF NAVARIN, fought between the Fleets of England, France, and Russia, combined against those of ' furkev and Egypt. Together with connected Views of the principal events and latest struggles of the GREEKS, for their inde- pendence, byt Sea arcd ' Iiaud; upbh an improved Pe- ristrephic Plan of movement. ' > Fine Views of Turkey and Greece, the cities of Con- stantinople, Athens, andihe town of Maina, the latter represented at the moment the Greeks hoisted the first • standard of independence. The views are painted from drawings taken on the spot. The Battle of Na' varin is faithfully represented, taken from the official plans under the immediate directions of Lord Viscount Ingestrie, Capt. Smyth, R. N. HydrOgrapher, and Lieut. Finmore, K. N. The movements are accompanied by a Military Band. Flic objects are executed iu fifteen extensive views, upon nearly 20,000 square feet of canvass, by eminent English artists. The ships of war are the largest ever delineated; the figures in the foreground the size of life. The Proprietors respectfully call'the'Attention- of the Public'in general, assuring them that at the Panorama in the Fair Ground they have trot only the most extensive and original views of thcTreinetiuou. JATTLE of HA 1' A R /- V, t. i. t also • splendid views of the STRUGGLES bf the GREEKS for their INDEPENDENCE these Fight years buck, under the command of Lord Byron, Cord• Cochrane, General Church, and Colonel Fabtier. During the Fair, the Panorama will be open for exhibition from Ten iu the Morning till Ten at Night. Admission— Boxes, Is. — Gallcjy, fid.— Children half price. To the Right Rev. Father in God the LOUD BISHOP OF BATII AND WELLS, the humble Petition of the undersigned Inhabitants of the City of Bristol, and Parish ofCUve. HUMBLY SHEWETU, That jour Petitioners are deeply interested in the welfare of the Protestant Established Church in England and Ireland, and must therefore view with dismay any circumstance calculated to disgrace its character and de- stroy its influence. That your Petitioners consideringthe many instances afforded < us by1 our historical and scriptural records of the vengeance of offend- ed God upon those nations that had fallen into, gross : and dangerous error and had sever- ed themselves from the faith of the gospel, and more particularly considering the present dangers that surround our Church, are seri- ously impressed with an idea that the lives of our clergy should be pure and holy and an example of piety for their lay' brethren, lest there showtd be a general falling off from the faith amongst us, and we should become, the particular objects of God s just indignation. That your'Petitioners cannot but view with feelings of sorrow and regret the conduct of many Clergymen of the Church of which your Lordship is a member, and metre parti- cularly that of the REV. THOMAS SHRAPNEL BIDDULPH, Rector of Brockley, Someiset- shire, in the Diocese over which your Lr. rd- ship presides. That your Petitioners are infom. edldifougn the hied turn of an useful publication called f* the Bristolian) and verily believe that the REV. T. S. BIDDULPH has by unjust, relent- less, Kmmtjral and unchristian acts, cruelly per- secuted an individual namedWutjAMRAiNS a follower of the Church of England and at- tending the ministry of his Rev. persecutor. That your Petitioners are informed and Verily believe that the REV. T. S. BIDDULPH coveted a house the property of the afore- mentioned WILLIAM RAINS in direct contra- dict ion to the Tenth of God's1 Holy Command- ments ; that he also took undue advantage of the ignorance of his- podr'disciple in his en- deavors to possess himself of the property he coveted ; that for the furtherance of his object • he caused him to be ufijustly inveigled into the signing of an improper bdnd ; that he cru- elly incarcerated him in a gaol for the spaoe of Twenty- two Months; tnat he afterwards illegally extorted" ftom him the sum of Thirty Eight " Pounds, Six Shillings, ind Six. pence, and that he still demands from this unfortu- nate victim of his unhallowed lust for the mammon of unrighteousrfess, Thirty- five Pounds exclusive of interest due and to be- come due. That your Petitioners fear from the general character of the REV. T. S. BIDDULPH, that he will continue his iniquitous persecution. That your Petitioners therefore humbly f THE BUISTOLrAN. pray that your Lordship will immediately in- vestigate the case, and resort to such measures as will redress the wrongs of the injured, and hold the offender up to the scorn and detes. tation of man, as a public example to those wretches who pollute the Altars of our Holy Church, and make her Sanctity the cloak of their own corrupt and impious actions. And your Petitioners a$ in duty bound will ever pray. To BENJAMIN BLACKLETTER, Esq( LONDON. DEAR BEN. My next document with reference to the Bridge Battle, is of a- very warlike appear- ance. You will please to recollect that the point in dispute, was simply whether the Bridge Trustees should be permitted any longer to rob the Public. The Bristolians said " no" the Corporators said " yes" and therefore the military were called in to re- duce the number of those who objected to being swindled. Witness the subjoined paper. Your's, truly.,. JAMES ACLAND.. [ A list oj the KILLED, with the Verdicts returned' by the Coroier's Inquests, and a list of the WOUNDED; with their Ages,. description • of their IFounds, Sf- c."\ KILLED. John Abbot, aged about 55, a tvleram! plasterer- — Verdict, Wilful Murder by person or persons tin. " known. William Morgan.— Verdiet, Wilful Murder by per- son or persons unknown. Humphrey Lewis, of Castle- Carey.— Verdict Wilful Murder bv person or persons uirtifiown. [ This un- fortuate gentleman bad not been long; in town.] William Aldridge. -- Verdict, Wilful Murder by person or persons unknown. James Howell, parish of St. James, aged about 28, a mason.— Verdict, Wilful Murder by person or per- sona unknown. William Powell, of Castle Precincts, baVsr.— Ver- dict, Wilful Murder by person or persons unknown. [ The first verdict returned by the jury sworn to in- quire fhe cause of this gentleman's death, was. Wil- ful Murder, by the person who ordered the military to fire," which verdict the Goroner refused to receive ; and the jurors were, after some time, induced to re- turn a second verdict, as iibove.] John Joints, accomptaut— Verdict, Wilful Murder by person or persons unknown. Anthony Gill, shoemaker, parish of St. James, aged 34.— Verdict, VVilful Murder by person or per- sons unknown. James Berinet, aged 22, palish of St. Mary Red- cliff.— Verdict Accidental Death. Isaac Davis, aged 17, parish of St. Thomas,— Ver- dict, VVilful Murder by person or persons uDknOwn. Elizabeth Kegan, aged 28, parish of St. Stephen.— Inquest not taken. WOUNDED. Harriet Davis, aged 13, parish of St. Mary Reilcliff, gun- shot wound in the. thigh- Sarah Silcox, aged 55, parish of St. Mary Redcliff, gun- shot wound in the thigh. Esther Nash, aged 19, parish of St. Philip and Ja- cob, gun- shot wound in the leg. Elizabeth Richards, aged IS, parish of St.. Mary 5JedcliS, gun shot wound in the foot. William Wrest ill, aged 28, p » r » li of St. Maryport,! gun- shot wound in the legs. ' William Horwood. aged 28, parish of St. George, gun- shot wonnd in the groin. Thomas Coles, aged 3*, parish of St. Stephen, ! gun- shot wound in tbe arm. Thomas Powell, aged 13, parish of St. James, gun- shot- wound in the head. John Hookin, aged 19, parish of St. Philip and Jacob, dilto in the thigh. Joseph White, aged 44. parish of Temple, ditto in the side. Henry Knotley, aged 33, parish of Temple, ditto in the leg. Thomas Knotley, aged 28, parish of Temple, ditto in the thigh. Charles Coole, aged 26, parish of Bitton, ditto in the abdbtjuen. Matachi Norris, aged, 48, parish of St. James, contused eye. Caleb Cove, aged 5tj parish of Temple,, am- putated arm. Daniel Bishop, aged 29, parish of St. Mary Red- clitt. gun- shot wound in the arm. Kichard Ponsfjrd, aged 32, parish of Temple, ditto in the thigh. William Groves, aged 20, parish of Si. Paul, ditto in the head William Thomson, aged 29, parish of St. Thomas, ditto in the arm. William Puddicomb, aged 34, parish of St. Nicholas ditto in tbe wrist and hip. Thomas. Stephens, aged 1.9, near Temple- gate, ditto iu tbe thigh. John Lloyd, aged 17, Horse- st.- ditto in the face. Margaret Morgan, aged 49, parish of St. Nicholas, . ditto in the heel. Thomas. Smith, aged 23, Temple- baek, ditto iu the leg Richard Cole, aged 17, parish of St. Thomas, ditto jn the thigh. Michael Nelson, aged 22, parish of Temple, diito in the head.. Daniel Hiere, aged about 15, ditto in the foot and heel. Thomas Baynbam, aged about 26, sabre wound ii » tbe hand. Thomas Foxall, aged about 17, Bridgnorth, bay- onet wouird in the hand. Mary Knight, aged about 46, parish of St. Thomas, gun- shot wound iu the foot. John Alexander, aged 42, parish of Temple, ditto through the leg, James Jarrett, aged 22, parish of St. Philip and Jacob, ditto in the shoulder. Thomas Parke, aged about 27, ditto through the shoulder William Alwick, aged about 27, ditto through the thigh,. Henrv Edwinston, aged about 35, ditto through the arm. Jtmes Edwards, aged about 32, ditto in the leg. Robert Hewett, agetl about 40, ditto in the face. Thomas Rogers, aged about 42, ditto in the loin. James Harris, aged about 23, ditto in the knee. John Kingdoo, aged about 22, of the parish of Bedrtfitjster, dito in tbe band and through the thigh. Jenkins, aged about 29, parish of St. Peter, ditto in the shoulder. Jane Thomas, aged 18, parish of St. Mary Ri dclifT, ditto in the foot. Thomas Rossiter, aged 45, parish of St. James, grazed forehead. William Burleigh, aged 14, parish of St. Nicholas, gun- ehot wound in the foot. William Davis, aged 22, parish of Temple, ditto in the ancle. MISSING. Cbrintopher Abbott, aged 17, apprentice to Mr. Libbey, cabinet- maker; parish of. St. James, To the BREAD- EATERS of Bristol. My Friends, The Association for securing you a supply of pure bread proceeds regularly, and I have no doubt that on Wednesday next I shall be enabled to announce to you the completion of the first thousand of Subscribers. At the meeting of the Committee on Thurs- day night last the fQllowing gentlemen were: added to its members :— Mr. James Farf, No. 27, Host Street; John Alloway, Bath Parade. George Hamley, New Cut. Llewellyrt Bevan, Zion Academy. George Cottle, Black Boy, Redlandi The tenders received by me for different offices under the Association, were then read and a very long discussion relative to those for the situation of Secretary ( five in number) en- tered into. Eventually it was Resohed Unanimously, That the Secretary and Cleife shall be elected by ballot as soon as there shall be SOOO shares subucribed for; that no candidate shall, start until approved by the Committee; that the can- didates may canvas and the shareholders vote immediately on llie announcement by the Com. miltee ot. those who may have offered themselves to their- consideration and who may be Sanc- tioned by iheir approval; that the Provisional' Secretary be instructed to receive applications fiom individuals who, on information from him of the salary attached to the office in question may desire to contest the appointment; and that the Committee sl( all at its next meeting ( Thurs- day 10th Instant) definitively sanction ihose who- may appear to them duly qualified for the situation. In pursuance of this resolution I am ready to- givn individuals desiring lo contest the election, every information and assistance in my power. Applications and tenders may be- made. to the Coiinnittee through me, uniil noon of Thursday next, and 1 am sure I may stale, as the deter*, initiation and feeling of ( he Coinmiilee, that iheir only consideration will be whether or not an applicant be duly qualified for tbe office inges- tion. So also I may be permiited to express a hope that the only consideration with the Share- holders will be as to who of all the candidates may be the most eligible to the situation. It was understood that the Committee would still consider themselves open to the reception of tenders for the situations of Mill- er and Baker. You ought to be informed that tons of " White Derby " or flour made from ground Derbyshire spar, are consumed weekly by the inhabitants of this city, in bread and pastry. If you think you have eaten enough oft ! 5o THE BRISTOLIAN. this destructive article, come forward in sup. port of an Association calculated to secure to you a wholesome and nutritious article of food. If you do not energetically vindicate yourselves from the charge that you will eat any thing that, costs nothing, you will deserve to have nothing better than Plaister of Paris bread for the rest of your existence. JAMES ACLAND. TO Mr. BRUNTON, MANAGER OF THE BRISTOL THEATRE. SIR, I lake this opportunity of acknowledging the receipt of your " FREE ADMISSION "' for MV- > elf and friend for ihe present season, and ob- serve with pleasure that in your envelope you not only thank me for my notice of the Theatre but request that I wilhcontinue my eritiques. In returning your Free Admission Card, I would assure you that I do so because I have always thought that to be valuable, notices of Dramatic performances should be written with- out either prejudice or partiality, and because 1 could not feel myself sufficiently independent to be impartial if attending your theatre under the obligation to you of a gratuitous admis- sion, It may be very well for the Bristol Newspaper Editors to avail themselvesof such advantage, because they are in the habit of in- serting any puffs that may bs sent to them ma- nagerially, and the one good turn may betaken as a set- off for theothar But I, who know something more of Theatricals than my bro- ther scribblers, am aware of the fallacy and ruinous tendency of the puffing system, and you will find tba\ nothing is belter calculated to give a tone and spirit to the Drama in this Citv, than an independent and vigorous series of Dramatic criticisms: When therefore I tell you that such criti- isms you shall have at my hands, in a publi cation, selling twice as many numbers as the Journal or Mirror— four times as many as the Gazette and about six times as many as the Mercury, I thirtk you will admi: that one line of honest animadversion in such publi- cation will be worth at least as much as twentv lines of adulatory puff in any other Bristol Periodical, Take my advice Sir ; give no free admissions and ask no puffs. 1 do not speak of advertisements, professedly ema. nating from yourself, but of the paragraphs it is cus omary to insert Editorially, although sent by or written at the request or the Managet. Subsequently to the issue of my last num- ber, I have received several letters on the subject of my Critique. Take the following as a specimen :— To the EDITOR of THE 3RIST0LIAN. SIR, I have, in common with many of my friends, yvitnessed with pleasure, your Bris- tolian gradually advancing in the estimation of the Public ; it is now to be seen in the counting- house of the Merchant, and on the desk of the Attorney, it is become a limine bouche at the breakfast table of the Gentleman and Tradesman, and the more humble, though not less useful classes of society, feel an interest in its welfare, and you have hi- therto " won golden opinions-," but the march of the Bristolian must not retrograde; the subject matter must not be suffered to deteriorate. I am led to make these remarks, from having read the Theatrical Critiques in your paper of Wednesday last; the humble and unassuming female candidates for public favor,- might have been spared personal allu- sions; if the symmetry of their forms be not exactly in accordance with your ideas of feminine beauty, can that be a reason for holding them up to ridicule ? Do the Public object to the Editor of the Bristolian, because he lias a sunken eye, hollow cheek, meagre body, and spindle shanks, or can they sup- pose that he would write better was he' a portly personage, with a ruby colored face ? 1 trow not: — the article to which I allude, has, 1 fear, gi .' en offence to many ; the Giant should disdain to combat with the Dwarf, and the Elephant will not crush the Mouse ; lot your shafts be levelled at higher game, of which there is a profusion; be the hold as- sertor of the rights of the community, correct the abuses of public bodies, expose the de. linquencies of public servants, the roguery of dishonest Lawyers, and the exactions of unchristian and unprincipled professors of Religion, protect the poor from their op- pressors and see the injured righted ; then will you stand firm and erect on the pedestal, of public opinion, and become a blessing to Society ; but for pity's sake leave Ladies' legs and faces alone; they are ticklish subjects to play with, and let Mr. Chew planter his caput with honey, mustard, or pomatum, as may best suit his taste, for your leaders feel no interest in if. Your's,. AMICUS. 3d September, 1829. Now Sir, if it be supposed by my oprre: spondent that 1 ought to be a misanthrope, I must beg to undeceive him. I am not such a religionist as to think the Drama ( of itself) sinful— nor such a hypocrite as to cry down Theatricals because my religious friends might wish it. I could learn more from a moral, performance at the theatre than from a pro- fane piece of hypocricy in the pulpit of St. James. My correspondent complains of my atten- tion to certain legs ( so to call them) of certain ladies— so now for my justification. Mips Hebberd professes dancing— she should not have done so, having so unimprovable a stock in trade, and having- done so, she must expect to be told she has done wrong. [ Miss Middleton, having very bad legs should ' not exhibit sodecided a partiality forsmall- cloaths characters, and whilst I admit that there arc topics for animadversion of more assuming im- portance than ladies' legs, I see no reason why 1 may not be permitted to teach actresses to know themselves and to render the Theatre as unex- ceptionable as may be. Bristol certainly is not to be considered a the- atrical City, but 1 would that it were held by its very religious population less sinful, to relax into a good humored s udy of men and things as they should be ( and which is the essence of the Drama) than to swindle poor ptople of their all by ihe pretence of a virtuous abhorrence of those, who, compared with themselves, are unas- suming performers of meritorious petformances. JAMESACLAND. to THE EDITOR OF THE BRISTOLIAN'. SI R, I5elie\ ing you ever solicitous to satisfy en- quiry, I beg to ask you, can a minor legally practise any licensed trade, Pawnbroking for instance, under his own name whilst his father is living and the real manager of the business. Your's obediently, September 8, 1829. " %* [ MEM;— 1 know no reason why a minor may not sell if his father permit it; but legally a father may claim the. personate of his child until that child attain his or her majority. If a minor would buy— the seller must look sharp for the amount of his bill. In the case in question 1 do not think a minor competent to act; as a Pawnbroker he may be convicted in a penalty which Ltuke it a minor could not be compelled' to pay. f. J.] — f To the EDITOR, of THE BRISTOLIAN. Bristol, September, 3, 1829. SIR, Having heard a report that a Chief Constable of Temple Ward, some. where about the year 1825,- is now in arrears, ( and of course his ac- counts not yet passed) pray can you ascertain through the medium of your valuable paper, whether this circumstance be correct, and you will oblige, Your's, A CONSTANT READER. To~ the EDITOR of THE BRISTOLIAN. Baldwin- Street, Sept. 2, 1829. SIR, On my return from a journey, I found that you had, during my absence, inserted in your Bristolian, a paragraph purportipo that myself and my son had, by some means'got possession of some Lupd, near the Black Boy Tavern, at Dutdhatn Down, and were fraudulently granting long Leases of it, reserving snjall Ground- Rents, without having any Title to it. ! 5o THE BRISTOLIAN. Now I request you will inform the Public, in jour next Number, that my father- in- law pur- chased this Property with a good Title, about fifty years since; when it was conveyed to him, that the conveyance is now in my possession, that he and his real representatives have ever since held an adverse and uninterrupted posses- session of it without any claim being made, and that the Title has been inspected and approved of by very many of the respectable Solicitors of Bristol. I also request that you will furnish me with the name, and place of abode of your informant; that I mai, if he be worth suing, bring him to Justice; and if not, that you will insert it in your Bristolian, that he may be held up to the scorn and execration of the Public as a base and malicious slanderer. Your humble Servant, JOHN CORNISH. [ MEM.— With reference to my letter, to which the above is in answer, I would observe lit. That I have { riot applied, the term frau- dulently to " IloNEsr JOIIN toRNisn," as he would insinuate. ,2nd. That the said " HONEST JOHN" has leased the property in question ; Urd. That the leases are informal and insufficient ; and 4thly. That he has- offered fresh leases on payment of stamps by the lessees. Now if John Cornish is to be still " HOVEST JOHN" surely ht'should himself pay the stamps and give the fresh leases7 A$ to giving up the " base and malicious" truth- teller, that of course is out of the question — but Honest John may look at my imprint. J. A.-] a Commissioner and who as a member of the former Finance Committee, compromised the felony of their clerk— that you have been ap- pointed by the Commissioners to the Com- mittee recently nominated. ? 1 need not add a single word in illustration of the manage- ment oi the Corporation for Pitching and Paving. JAMES ACLAND. —— ..... i . . \ • BIDDULPH'S FORUM. To SAMUEL BLACKWELL. St*, You are still acting as one of the Commis- sioners for Pitching and Paving— and you are one of, the newly- elected Finance Com- mittee. Now you are aware that you aie unqualified to act as a Commissioner, and so are your colleagues, for they have appointed you one of the Finance Committee— on the propo- sition of whom? Was it not on that of the notorious Wintour Harris? Your conduct is the most arrogant I can well imagine, and that of ' your colleagues as disgraceful to them as it is injurious to the interests of the public, their constituents. There is a bevy of conspirators against propriety and law, of whom you are one, and Wintour Harris another— and by whichjunto the majority of the Commissioners for pitch- ing and paving are yet governed. Can the Corporation be more effectually diegraced and dishonored than by the simple statement of the fact that you who have no right to be THE LARGEST SHOW IN THE FAIR! The Public and particularlv Fair visitors are informed that this FINE SHOW IVill be optn during the Fair, for the inspection of the fair- got rs. It is impos- sible to describe in an advertisement the many BEAUTIFUL CURIOSITIES to be seen in rhis fine show ; a few must suffice. The first and greatest curiosity is a NEW VELVET CUSHION, bordered with deep Gold Fringe, the identical Cushion uted by the EVANGELICAL PASTOR OF Sr. JAMES' This most beautiful Cushion cost ,£ 40, to be wrung by taxation from many poor and almost pennyless parishioners of that parish. This superb curiosity derives additional inter- est from the fact, that it was placed in ils pre- sent situation for the use of the father of the Rain- ing Rector of Brockley, and legal occupant of the splendid mansion of Cleve Court. The next novelty exhibited, and which is especially calculated to excite the surpriseand astonishment of the spectators, is the REAL LIFE EXHIBITION of Churchwardens, awaiting the arrival of Messrs. Scowton, Fat- Boy, Red- Barn, Gin- gerbread, Rattle, Lollyppp, and Dolly, with their several contributions in support of the Reverend Landlord of their shows and sheds. This must suffice, the Proprietor being con- vinced that it is only requisite to name one or two of the great curiosities of this forum, to insure a numerous attendance of visitors during the Fair. < 35" The admission fee to this fins Show will be moderate, for the purpose of enabling the poor Chnrch. Rate- Payers of the Parish to admire the ingenuity by which their mo- ney has been converted into velvets and fringes. %* It is not true that visitors to this ex- hibition are incommoded. by the smoke from a lime- kiln. TO FRAUDULENT CONTRACTORS. I have received a very curious article lor exhibition in my window, and with it the following history: — " The Corporation of this C. ity employe! a Tiler and Plasterer of the name ofGrindoti, U> do the work in his line of business at the New Caitle matket, in Temple Meads. He engaged by such contract to fix the slate- tiles with cop- per nails— instead of which he used iron naili with a coating in imitation of copper. The ac- companying curio- ity is one of these imita- tions." I understand the Corporation on detec- tion of this nefarious transaction, have issued orders that the tiling in question shall be taken off and fixed ' according to contract, with copper nails. I shall look further into the business. How was this fraud disco- vered' ? J. A. MEMS. I have received a long letter signed " Moni- tor." Among other things, he charges me with writing the paraphrase on the Book of Human, which I published in my l& sti from one uf the pamphlets issued in 1793, xbith reference to the Bristol Bridge business. He says I should'have warned the people against all improper places ' of resort, for in- stance., that " Devil's '" Playhouse" the Theatre. I think if I unmask Hypocrisy I shall do better. " He next charges vie tilth being a Sabbath- breaker, in going to Brockley, to hear the ser- mon of'. Young I'arsvii " Biddulph ! Does he mean what he says ! He afterwards states that I would ruin the fatherless ancbwitlowr— what does he allude tit.' Possibly to Mrs. Higgs,. vihu ought to thank me for my moderation. In ahswer to all, I have only to observe, that I am in a situation which precludes me from the possibility of pleasing evtry body in every thing. I shall remember the fable of the'aid . man anil . his neddy, and shall content myself with an at tempt to do what. I think right. J . A. " The Petition to the Bishop of Bath and Wells, given in the first p* tge, will remain at my office for signatures, until the evening of the 7th instant, his • Lordship having to lay the foundation- stone of the New Church at'Bedminster. on the succeeding forenoon. The Constant Reader who. dates her letter from Clif- ton; ntid to ho states a ease of Cruelty against a C lergy- man, ought- to favor me with her real name aud some further information. I should l> e happy to promote the justice of the case to the utmost of my power. J. A. Printed and Published by JAMES ACLAND, ( Sole Proprietor and Editor,) at the BBtsrofciAN- Orfics N » .- 4, All Saints' Slr » et, Bristol.