1 MEMOIRS and CORRESPONDENCE of JAMES ACL AND, Proprietor and Editor- written by Himself. « I LIKE HONESTY IN ALL PLACES."— Judge Bayley. Printed and Published by JAMES ACLAND ( Sot,* PROPRIETOR AND EDITOH; at NO. 4, All Safoti' street, BrUtel, No. XL.] WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 9, 1829. [ Price IJfl. i; QUE STRIA N PILGRIM AGE. To Mr. HILL, NELSON INN, CLEVE. SIR, A number of the Friends of Justiee having detcrr- iinad on riding a pilgrimage to Brock, lev Church, on the morning of the ensuing JJ, I'^ b3^'; ? hope vou will be provided with r. scdfui refreshments for a party of hearty caters. ft suppose we shall be at your house at about one o'clock, as service will commence at half- past two. Y'our obedient Servant, JAMES ACLAND. ' atho Rev. THOMAS. SH RAT NELL BIDSU- LPH, i- jllector of BrockUy, Somersetshire. ntended by several individuals, in- of Bristol, to put themselves to the inconvenience of a visit to voar on Sunday afternoon next, in order may promote your inculcation- of of duty to our neighbour, y be permitted to select a text for , ion, I would suggest lhat from my, which forms a portion of our mmatidment,' viz. " Thou shalt not neighbour's house;" and in the t that your parishioners may desire al elucidation of that passage, I f> r'se you, that iri the event of your evasion of the subject, it is my intention to deliver them a discourse on that head, of our social duties, in the vicinity of Brock- ley or Cleve, in the course of the afternoon of the approaching Sabbath — concluding with a collection in favor of an oppressed inhabitant of your parish. JAMES ACLAND. To the EDITOR of THE BRISTOLIAN. SIR, I cannot but cordially agree in yourre- mark in the last Bristolian, that if the Bread- Eaters of Bristol, and its Neighbour- hood, do not energetically vindicate them- selves from the charge that they will eat any thing tha: costs nothing— they will deserve to have nothing better than Plaster of Paris Bread for the rest of their existence. I hope however, that ere this reaches \ our hands, many more than the first thousand will have subscribed. Should any one have a doubt of the cerrectness of your observations re- specting the adulterations daily practised in the materials of Bread, let them read the following appalling extract from a very re- spectable work, lately published by Doctor Manning. He observes, " I never observed so much sickness as during the last seven months, and having been induced to seek the. cause, I am inclined to attribute it, in a great measure, to the adulteration of bread with unwholesome ingredients." These are in general, — 1st. Bean- Meal— 2d. Chalk— « 3d. Whiting — 4th. Slacked Lime — 5th. Alum— 6th. Ashes of Bones ; all these may be discovered in the bread now commonly sold, and every Miller and Baker knows how to use them. There is, besides these, a 7th ingredient, and of more mischievous quality than any other, and not so easily discovered : the Physicians will kno- w what I mean, when I add that its quality is suffo- cation. To this I attribute so many sudden deaths after eating. I have separated this from bread within these few days, and may produce it before those who have power to punish, but shall be well excused from naming it, lest I tcach tliose who, with suf- ficient vice- hardness are deficient in know- ledge. I am, Sir, respectfully, J. P. 8th Sept. 1829. To BENJAMIN BLACKLETTER, Esq. LONDON. DEAR BEN. I continue my extracts relative tothe Bridge business, and shall hereafter send you a glos- sary that you may fully comprehend the application of the justly severe personalities with which these papers abound. Mean- while I leave you to exercise your ingenuity. Your's truly, JAMES ACLAND. A Chapter out of the BOOK OF MORGAN, ihe Hon of Car- Man, ( 1) in the Apocrapha. Faithfully and Correctly Translated from a Manuscript Copy, found in part of the Ruins of Bristolia, an Ancient City on the Banks of the River Avon. " Cruelty slretcheth forth her Arm and Oppression rul'eth'witha Rod of iron." 1. And it came t- o pass in those days of sorrow and dismay, even in the second year of the war of kngs, while the land groaned, beneath the weight of affliction, when heavi- ness was seen in the streets, and tears flowed from the eyes of the widow ; 2, Then, even then, arose ccrtain rulers of m THE IHUSTOUAN. t>* e great Citv of the West, winch Is failed bridge s and the Inhabitants would have. re. a,| this massacre, and dispersed the unarmed mul- 4 • o_:„ fLi;„ ...:. v ., » .., « ! « . r, nne, d with thorn, hut theu would not. for litude. thev counted the dead bodies, and belli) < 1 # a haughtv air, t » nd impenou* sened them, but they weuid net, far countenance, gathering" themselves and eon- their hearts were lifted up with pride, so that suiting how they might further inerease they fired uptm the unarmed multitude, and their wealth, bv straining the honest and in-- killed ene af the Citiaens-. dustrious Inhabitants of that City, | 11. Howbeit the Inhabitants \ rere not dl?> S And one © f them which is called fm$ \ ffiayed at these infamous dealings, yet they P » a « M » , (?) alias Gtwgt tfc Vm lifted up acted peaceably on the next day which was his head and said, brethren and colleagues the sabbath, and prayed unto the Lord, • why consult ve any longer ? is there not the j 13. So the sons of Baal collected tribute Bridge which" hath been for thfese thirty anil j money on that day, and those that would not two years a valuable mine urlto us, in our pay they seized upon them with violence and imprisoned them 14. But on the second day of the week which is a day of labor, the citizens again as- Cabals and our Intrigues ? 4. Go to, now is our time ; let us continue to levy that tribute money, that we may fill our coffers with ta- lents'of gold and- talents of; semhled themselves arid exhorted the sons of silver, neither will the Citizens oppo- e us, j Baal, to foibear these proceedings,- iuireating for their spirits are weighed down through i them as before to, make up their accounts, that calamity, and they will be unto- ns a- prey, j they might pay unto thera tbe residue of the Pigeon is unto tne claws of even as Hawk. 5. Then rose Boreas ( 3) of gigantic stature, which is by name Six and E'ight- pcncc, ntid he was of a hardened heart, like unto George the Vain, for he regarded not the voice of the helpless, the fatherless, and the widow, nor could his breast yearn with sympathy, for he was cold as theregions of the North, even as his own country, the Island of Labia, dore, ( 4) 6. And he spake with a tremendous Voice, saying, let us delay no longer- nor hesitate, but put up the Gates of Toll, and place there our Constables and Thief- catchers, and have we not the Soldiers at our command ?— and they did so. 7. But the Inhabitant soon as they saw it burned with indignation, for their minds were sore vexed, end they said unto each other, how shall we bear these things any longer ? shall we continue this evil in out sight, and submit to so grievous and oppres- sive a taxation ? No !— rather let us burn dawn the gates, and wipe away thisuasuffer- able stain from us. 8. And they assembled in a great multitude, with faggots and firebrands, and destroyed the gates of the toll- houses which were at the entrauce of the bridge, and they shouted with" a great voice, and rejoiced exceedingly. 9. Now when the Sons of Baal perceived this they waxed wrath, and uttered vengeance against the people; and George the Vain alias Twig Pigeon, and Boreas surnamed Six and F. ight- penct, rent their garments with indigna- tion, and assembled all the tribe of Ingrates.- 10. And they spake unto them saying, see ye not that our power is abused ? arm your- selves quickly with staves and with trunche- ons, and we will assemble the military and! bloody troops of SarmeHtus alias the foolish destroy and punish these offenders. one, wheeled about ant fired upon these also, 11. And they gathered themselves together and killed many of them, even some of the with a strong force calling also the assistance peaceable tribe of the Quakerite*. of the soldiers, and marched towards the, 20. Now after the sous of Baal had - commuted trihuie money ( if any belonged to them,) ac- cording to tiro law.- 15. But they would not hearken unto them, but appointed F. g. estas" ' he son of Boreas, ( 5.) and Hull. Court the scribe, ( 6.) with ihe tribunes of thief catchers to lay violent hands upon the unwary, and they dragged them to prison ; so they treated tlie citizens with scorn,- which en- raged them full force, and they fell upon theiri with bnck- » bats, with stones,- and with oyster-- shells, and drove ihem off the bridge. 10. Nevertheless- the sons of Baal, and the wicked ones continued still perverse, and oti the seventh hour ol" the evening they met together wilh all tiie tribe of Tngrates, and Boreas the twig- pigeon were al the head of them, and they called t;> their aid ffhrmentiis ( 7.) surnamed snuffy, ihe commander of the soldiers, and he assembled with his troops. 17. And the'sons of Bnal gloried in their strength,, and they treated the soldiers of Sar- mentus with strong drink, so that they were in- toxicated. 18. Now betwix't the eight and ninth hour of the evening they marched to the attack, with the sound of drum*,- and with the sound of fifes but the citizens were unarmed not foreseeing this treachery, and they fell upon them, wilh guns and'with bayonets, and with swords, and there was a great slaughter," stich as was never known before in the city of Bristolia, nor did they restrain their fury, but massacred both old and young, with women and children. For Roworthus ( 8.) the Plebian; and Maxwelltts the C** t* flf commanded their divisions. 19. And hearing the noise, hehold their came certain peaceable citizens from the north side of the town, and Twig Pigeon and Boreas said unto the soldiers, we will now have vengence upon this city, so spare them not, and the litude, they bodies,- behold there were thirteen eitiaens killed, besides an unknown number thrown over the bridge hy the soldiers into the river Avon vand there were also thirty and seven wounded, Then Boreas rejoiced wWiip hinAlf and said is not my Kinsman of the HospjtsM a tol^ lower of yBiCulapius? we will send the unto him, peradventure he and his Discipfrs " iay derive knowledge therefrom. 22: And there we heard great lamentations in the City, amongst parents, amongst the . Married, amongst brothers and amongst sisters, 23' And lb the Angel of the Lord appeared Unto Morgan the son of Carman that same night in a dream, saying, why have ye thus vexed my people, ami w hy have you consulted n ^ with ihe- sons of Baal, to do this wicked thingi1 i JPI 24' Now because thou hast' done this, I will shorten ihy days in ibe land and thy lift shall be I a burden uilto thee ; and I will send my judge- ments upon Boreas and upon George the Vain, so that they shall be bated, and despised in ihe land,' and driven from out the Tabernacles of my people;' and their houses shall become desolate, and they shall be a prey unto the hands of the Philistines.- , 25 And Morgan the son of Car- man arose and put on Sackcloih and Ashes, antl be fell upon his face, and besought the Lord to turn away his anger ; howbeit the heait of George the Vain, and that of Bortas, were snM hifKi^ n?^ 1--'"— nor did they feel sorrow as the son of Car- man did, but laughed him to scorn. 26- And ihe wrath of the people were kindled against them much, and they assembled the next day wilh the different Tubes that had lost their Brethren, and they would have revenged ihem- j selves upon these evil- doers, but they found them J notnevertheless in the anguish of their resent- ment they broke in the windows and disfigured the houses of their judgement seats, and the sons of Baal feared greatl\ Now the sons of Baal issued paper sign by Iscariot the whore monger, ( 10) offering wards and threatening punishments to thei ed Citizens of Biisiolia, but they heedetj not, and they had likewise sent false rep the City of Augusta which is the Aim lius. 28. And the good King Aureliusblj the lies of these evil men, sent down i of Horse- men, with fresh Battalions < the great burden of the City of Bristol] theless they feared any longer to exact least the vengeance of the people upon them. 29. Now the rest of the acts ofl geon alias George theVain, and all hij lions, and all the evil- doing sthat he] he conspired against Henry the belovj the people, and how his heart pantedj places of piolit, are they not written ; THE BRISTOL! AN, of, eidents I yaq, even by the ppart who gporn- fi| a bribe from the Da- ube'nites, the Durbeirites nnd ihe Tyudnliies, ( 1) tVrman, eye^ ieHtly derived from Carter or gray man. ( 2) ( Je derived tins name from a natural antipathy he had to Oopft; particularly a valuable description ailed Carriers. ( 3) The Translator naturally concludes that ibis oreas must have taken hi^ name froln the Latin wtird oreas the North Wind, cold, blusterous and unruly, which seems probable from the character of Six and- Kisht^ pence, in the Text. ( 4) Aa Island in the A tlanticjnow called Newfoundland. ( 5) He appears to derive his title from the words F. gestas, in Latin, signifying Beggars, lack of Wealth,, and extreme Misery, the usual offspring of Boreas the North Wind. ( tjj This mantbough of a conscientious profession, was found to be very active upon this occasion. ( 7) The learned reader may recollect Sannentus; tfiouo- h of equestrian dignity, to have heensatirised by Horace as a sillv Buffoon, and wbo was admitted some-" times at Cesar's table to make sport. Probably the nobleman here mentioned may be a regular descend- ant from the same. ( V) The translator is rather at a loss for the origin and nation of this man, but from those evideuees iie can obtain, he must he a native of one of the Carribee ] s| ands— for be imbibes in a very striking degree the Cannibalism of the ancient Inhabitants of those Islands ( 9) This person though one of a descent the most abject and low, found means through a consummate share of pride au* l assurance,'" unconnected with any sterling merit, to raise himself Irom a drum to be a principal Officer in Sarmetitus's Regiment. HO) A notorious and chief Town Scribe, th'at held likewise a seat in the Inner Conns of Exchange. ( II) Henry the beloved of worthy memory, is so . . well known I believe that there requires not a single explanation of so respectable a character. To GEORGE JACKSON, GENT.( ONE & C ) SIR, You. although a resident in London, must have heard of the unequalled roguery of cer- tain of our Bristol Lawyers. Their common and invariable practice under Commissions of Bankruptcy is to charge from ,£ 80 to <£ 90 to the choice of Assignees. Can there be any wonder at their wealth? It will avail them nothing, that the Btistol Newspapers deny as they recently did, the exoibitant overcharges of their Lawyer Advertisers— by the allegation that it was so,- many years ' ago, and the inference that it is not so now. Mi The practice is, for the Commissioners to | tax the Attorney's bills, and it is by them f that those bills are generally reduced to from o£' S0 t0o£ 90. They then make an order for payment out of ths estate. But it is not commonly known, that these bills are again taxable by one of the Masters, in Chancery, and that the course is by petition in the mat- er of Bankruptcy shewing just cause and : mproper charges. Your obedient Servant, JAMES ACLAND. In the matter of , a Bankrupt. The Bill of Costs, delivered to the Petitioning Creditor up to the choice of Assignees, as Taxed by Order of the Master in Chancery, in the year 1817, Charged Taxed off Attendingyou receiving instroc-£ s. d. £ s, d. ttons to sue out a- Commission of Bankruptcy, against ,, Drawing and iugrussingAffidavit of the petitioning Creditor's Debt Paper, and Duty Drawing.& Ingrossiug Bond to the Lord Chancellor Paper and Duty .. Master Extra, in Chancery, swearing Affidavit, and attesting the execution of Bond Solicitor's attendance thereon Letter to Agent, yvith Boud and Affidavit' Copy Bond, and Affidavit for Agent Booking, and an Extra Postage for ari earlv delivery Striking Docket Attending to strike the same Drawing and IngrossiugPetftion for Commission, paid Secretary's Fee for filing Affidavit, Commis- sion, Deputy Secretary, and Box Agent's and Solicitor's Fee on suing out Commission Postage of Letter from Agent that Commission was issued Agent's attendance to watch Concern Carriage of same from London Letter to the Commissioners to appoint a Private Meeting to open . Commission Attending on petitioning Cre- ditor to inform him of ihe Meeting • Attending on the Servant of the Bankrupt, to prove the particulars of trading and act of Bankruptcy Drawing Summonses lor the Witnesses Four fair copies Paid three Commissioners sign- ing same . Solicitor and Clerk . Drawing stile of Proceedings, and Record of the Commissioners being svvortr> Drawing description of the peti- tioning Creditor's Debt to file and fair eopy Drawing deposition of trading and fair copy Ditto of Ihe Act of Bankruptcy Three Commissioners sitting to open Commission Solicitor and Clerk Drayving adjudication Bankruptcy Tyvo fair copies Commissioners signing same, and Solicitor Drawing Advertisement of the Meetings for die Gazette, aud two fair copies - Drayving Warrant of Seizure Two fair copies Drawing Summons of the Bank- rupt's surrender, &( two fair copies to file and serve on the Bankrupt , Three Commissioners signing same ,. Letter to Agent, yvith copy of Advertisement, ana Postage- >. 13 4 10 13 7 a 13 4 8 6 8 7 11 2 2 10 13 4 15 G 8 » 0 fi 8" 2 2 2 2 13. 4 IP 1 2 13 4 2 15 6 3 10 3 11 6 111 (> 10 13 4- 13 13 13 4 13 4' 3 .. 1 11 G 1 11 6 the .. 13 4 13 4 .. 13 4 13 2 2. 13 10 10 i 6 8 6 6 6 8 10 10 1 6 8 2 10 6 13 6 8 15 10 4 11 6. 10 £ rf. Paid Secretary of Bankrupt's • Office ,,- 9 2 Paid insfcrting in the Gazette 15 6 Attending to insert same ,. 6 8 Paid for Gazette ., 3 Carriage and Postage of Ga- zette IQ Bristol .. 4 Tyvo copies of Advertisement for the Bristol papers Paid inserting in the Bristol pa- pers ,. 1 Attending the Bristol Printers Attending to instruct Messen ger, and to deliver Warrant of seizure to him Summonsing three Commission- ers to the first Gazette Meeting Drawing Memorandum of . Meet- ing, Proof of Debts, and fair copy Paid three Commissioners sit- ting this day, Solicitor, and Clerk Drawing qualification of a Com- missioner who had not before acted, and fair copy Drawing Memorandum ol noCre- ditors appearing to prove Debts, and of the Bankrupt's not appear- ing, and fair copy Paid use of the Room, Pens, < tc. Summons to the Commissioners this day, the 2d Gazette Meeting Drawing choice of Assignees, and fair copy . ,. Drawing- choice of Treasurer, and fair copy Drawing Memorandum of the Bankrupt's surrender, and two fair copies .. Drawing Bankrupt's protection to be indorsed, and fair copy .. 10 Use of the Room, Pens, & c. lo Taking instruction for Assign- ment .. 6 8 Instructions' for Assessment from the Commissioners to the Assignees .. 6 8 © rawing Assignment from the ' Commissioners to ihe Assignees of the Bankrupt's Fstate Copy for the quorum Commis- sioners to peruse and settle Attending him therewith, and afterwards for same Paid him for perusing and Clerk . Engrossing two parts Stamps and Parchment .. 4 Counting and Examining- .. 6 S Summoning the Commissioners to execute the same IS Commissioners Meeting to ex- ecute the same .. 3 Solicitors and Clerk attending, the Meeting for that purpose .. I II 6 Paid for Koom,,& c. 15 £ s, 4' 1 6 13 15 15 15 15 15 6 8 6 S 15 10 11 6 10 13 <? 7 ti ! 15 •;' ' 15 15 15 . 10 7 2 13 4 1 & 4 13 3 13 13 4 3 6 16 8 d£ 80 1 3 Taxed off £ 44 12 10 £ 35 ' 8 5 To the EDITOR of THE BRISTOLIAN, SIR, In your Bristolian of Saturday last you soli- cit information respecting the discovery of Mr. Grindon's imitation copper nail system. T he following is tk « rumored account of the afftirt ISO THE BRISTOLIAN. ftir. G. quarreled with one of his men who was in possession of the secret, and he, more from malicious and revengeful feeling towards his master, than a love of honesty in all places, " blew the gaff" and made the Chamberlain fully acquainted with the circumstance. It is also current that Mr. Grindon when questioned by the Building Committee at the Common Council Chamber, replied, " I have never used any oiher for five years past, and I have always found them answer my purposes as well as cop- per nails in every respect." This of course is true as far as regards Mr. G's purpose, but the durability is questionable, for the composition is partially worn off the nail in your possession, and then where is the superiority over common iron nails. I shall conclude my answer to your query in an Irish manner by proposing others. Query lit, . what is the difference in the prices of copper, and imitation copper nails. Query 2nd. What is the. quantity used in Tiling the new market. Query Srd. How much does the contractor " pocket by the fraud. Your obedient Servant, QUERIST. To the EDITOR. of THE BRISTQLIAN. SIIR, Bristol, September, 3, 1829. Some observations having^ heen made in the Brisioiian respecting the * se of iron nails in the slating at the new cattle market, i have to request your insertion of the following expla- nation. Having used slates of much_ greater size and weight than usual, it was found that the largest size copper nails used for slating were not sufficient to hold them securely. To i nsure their safety I directed some of the slates to be s- ecured witli iron nails, painted as a preventive against corrosion but with no deceptive view. The iron nails to the extent used would have been about seventeen shillings cheaper than cop- per, on a contract of many hundred pounds. If saving had been my object, that might have been accomplished to fjf'ty times the amount in the slates alone without bleach of contract or charge of impropriety. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, T. E. GRINDON. [ MEM— Injustice to Mr. Grindon, I must state that he has met the question in a manly manner, by personally waiting on me with his explanation— so far as . his letter may he so con. sidered. Mr. G. has I believe some further communication to make to pie on the subject, and he shall at least have fair play at my hands and an impartial hearing— but, SQ also must the complaining tradesmen. J, A,~] BIDDULPH'S FORUM! Under the immediate patronage of his Satanic Majesty. The Proprietor respectfully returns thanks to the public for the very liberal patronage he has received during the Fair, and begs to inform them that his FINE SHOW still remains open for the public inspection. In addition to the great curiosities already advirtised, the proprie- tor has engaged at a considereble ex pence the celebrated DANCING PHILOSOPHER, who will perform his celebrated Philosophical Waltz— the Philanihfophical Hornpipe, and will sustain a prominent part in a new Chemical Quadrille, assisted by several very curious me- chanic il figures, called Scandiscopes t tie whole will be upon a new system of squads and angles, and will be accompanied by the famous Mr. G. King, upon the Jews harp. In addition to this wonderful performance TIIE CSLEBIIATED Somersetshire Equestrian It'hitley, will perforin the astonishing feat of leaping two horses from the stud of Mr. RAINS over a quick- set hedge two feet in height, into a field of barley stubbie. Itrthc course of the evening the following Songs'.— Duet—" The old . Grasp- all and the young Grasp- all,"... Messrs. Biddulph, senr. & junr. Song—" I was called knowing Joe by ihe folks of our town,"...,....,.....,,..,.. Mr. Whitley. Song—" A famous thief was Robin Hood, but Brockiey- has her thief as good,"... Mr. . Bid- dulph, junr. Recitative and Air—" Rejoice ye spirits of darkness rejoice— he's outs!" by Mr. Lucifer, from . Vanity fair. < 33" The proprietor hopes as he has spared neither pains, , nor expence, in arranging these performancet that he shall meet with encourage- ment from a liberal public. 7* o the Right Reverend Father in God, the Lord Bishop of Bath and ' Wells. The humble Petition of WILLIAM ' 41A INS, of Cleve, in the Parish of Yalton. Respectfully Sheweth, That your Petitioner has been most cruelly persecuted by the Reverend THOMAS SIIUAP- NEL BIDDULPII, tbe Rector of. Brockley, ad- joining the Parish of Yatton, aforesaid. That the said THOMAS SHRAPNEL BID- DULPH coveted a house, the property of your Petitioner, in direct violation of the Tenth of , God's holy Commandments; that he took illegal and unchristian advantage of your Petitioner ( his poor disciple) in his at- tempts to„ po$ sess himself of the property he so coveted; that for the furtherance of such his objcct. he caused your Petitioner to b- s unjustly inveigled into the signing of an im- proper bond ; that on such bond the said Clergyman cruelly incarcerated your Peti- tioner in Ilchester Gaol, for the period of Twenty two Months ; that he only consented to your Petitioner's liberation on his consent- ing to mortgage his house to him tor an amount not due by your Petitioner; that he afterwards illegally extorted from your Peti- tioner the sum of Thirty eight Pounds Six Shillings and Six Pence, arid that he still demands from your unfortunate Petitioner Thirty- live Pounds, exclusive of interest, due and to become due. That your Petitioner from his knowledge of the general character of the said Clergyman, and from his sad experience of his unchristian and relentless- conduct, has reason to anticipate the continuance of his iniquitous persecution. ' That your Petitioner therefore humbly prays that your Lordship in your christian zeal for the purity and holiness of the lives of the Ministers of the Established Church, and in the discharge of your Apostolical dutj, will immediately cause an investigation of jonr unfortunate Peti- tioner, resorting to such measures as may ap- pear to your Lordship best calculated to redress his unmeri'ed wrongs. And your Petitioner, as in duty bound will e/ cr pray, & c. WILLIAM RAINS, his X mark. Witness, JAMES ACL AND. MEM.— Yesterday, after the ceremony of laying the foundation stone of the new church at Bedminsier, . I presented the above petition, together with that signed by same hundreds of the inhabitants of Bristol, to the- Right Rov. the Bishop of Bath and Wells. I observed th. it without detaining his Lordship in the open air by any lengthened remark, I hoped 1 might be permitted so tar to calculate on the exercise of his own good sense and propriety, as to rely on his perusal ofthe petitions in- question and atten- tion to their highly important purport. His Lordship in graciously receiving the peti- tions observed" '' You may depend, Sir, on my reading every word of these petitions, and on my prompt attention to their prayer." It is my intention immediately to forward to his Lordship H set of my Memoirs from the period of my commencement of the unparalelled case of poor Rains. . J- A. [ MEMS.— The " EQUESTRIAN PILGRIMS" may pro. cure all needful information on applications my office. M. must not expect me to assume the truth of hi* statement without a. real signature ond address or a per- sonal inttrvieu Christopher. The" illegitimates" must be authenti- cated. J. A;] The Bread Shares sold exceed one thousand. Printed and Published by JAMES A (-' LAND, ( So! « Proprietor and- Editor.) at the Bnisroi. lftX-' Omcs • Jip. 4, Aii Saiuts' Street, Bristol.