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03/10/1829

Printer / Publisher: James Ackland 
Volume Number: I    Issue Number: XLVII
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The Bristolian

Date of Article: 03/10/1829
Printer / Publisher: James Ackland 
Address: No.4, All Saints street, Bristol
Volume Number: I    Issue Number: XLVII
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MEMOIRS and CORRESPONDENCE of JAMES ACLAND, Proprietor and Editor- written by Himself. " I LIKE HONESTY IN ALL PLACES."— Judge Bayley. Printed and Published by JAMES ACLAND ( SOLE PROPRIETOR AN » EDITOR) at No. 4, All Saints'street, Bristol, THIS BRXSTOLXAH. No. XLVII.] To the EDITOR of THE BRISTOLIAN. Bristol, Sept. 30, 1829. SIR, I am, I hope, duly sensible of the import- ance of your valuable paper, and glory to find one man amongst us who dares be ho- nest, who fears not to expose the vices of the rich, nor dares wink at the viliany of the rogue in power ; how commendable is your undertaking— you must, Sir, I am convinced, ieei an interest in the welfare of the {•-• Jopic : this opinion has induced me to call your at- tention to an existing evil that has bur- thened a class of men that deserves better treatment at our hands: I mean, the Seamen of this Port. The merit of British Seamen need no comment, they stand unrivalled, our Nation's glory, our Country's boast! Yet, Sir, these men are considered fit objects of oppression by men who grow rich by their labor, who fatten by their toil. What city in England is counted more religious than Bristol ? What city in England is more oppressed by Tyranny and Priest Craft? In numerating the excellencies of men we present a model to imitate.— In detailing their depravity, we hold out an example to deter, in either case the attempt is equally useful and commendable. Let me remind you, Sir, of the incessant watching, the con- tinual toil the sailor endures on his perilous voyage— but as soon as all danger is past and the vessel in port, then they are discharged from all further duty; and men that have led such busy lives for months past, are drove to seek out, iil a public- house, amusements to pass away the time that may be spent more in honor to themselves and interest to their masters; where! drinking brings on excess which tends to deprive the single men of their health and clothing, and the married men to rob their wives and children; and SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1829. this caused through the avarice of their mer- cinary masters, who prefer employing a set of men who are a disgrace to all moral ten- dency ; men, Sir, that are known to under- take the discharging of vessels for less than they pay for labourer's wages, and labourers to receive less than they spend in drunken- ness and waste. Can this be done by ho- nesty ? I need not reply. Hence we see merchants, whose interest it is to prevent all pilfering, promoting a herd of thieves who rob the sailor of his rights, and the Nation ofpartofits revenue. Much more may be said, but considering the prescribed limits of jour valuable little paper, I subscribe myself Your's, truly, A FRIEND TO A SAILOR. To the EDITOR of THE BRISTOLIAN. SIR, With your permission I would wish to insert a few lines in your valuable Bristolian, with re- gard to a nuisance which in my opinion ought to be abated. My road home lying through King's- square, I have been very frequently an- noyed on passing through the Square by a cer- tain class of ladies, who assemble there some- times in great numbers, but on no occasion was I so much so, as on the evening of Saturday last, when passing through, shortly after ten o'clock there were no less than four of those fe- males congregated around the watchman, who was engaged with them at his bex, which is si- tuate at the entrance of the Square, holding a very merry conversation together, one of the females immediately left him and the others, and came running after me, and the moment she came np, seized me by the collar, in the sight of this worthy protector of the peace j I told her she was mistaken— she replied she was not, and refused to let go her hold. I threatened her but all to no putpose, when I said to the [ Price I| d. watchman it is a scandalous shame, that you stand there and permit this breach of the peace without interfering; when he addressing the girl and In a tone clearly indicating a previous ac- quaintance, said " don't, don't, be q uiet •}" should this meet the eye of this guardian of the night, it may be the means of giving him a caution, • hould it have the desired effect it will prevent a severter course being adopted. I am Sir, Your's & c. " K> J. To the EDITOR of THE BRISTOLIAN. SIR, I have known you with the weapon of truth shielded by Justice, successfully opposed to a host of influential and unprincipled individuals, I have seen you. riiake public the Vile conduct of Rogueish Lawyers, of Fraudulent Clerks, and conspiring Commissioners. I have beheld you tear from the Hypocritical Clergy, the veil that concealed their many crimes. I have seen you opposed to Tyranny and Oppression, gain- ing redress for the poor, man, who otherwise must have laboured under the yoke of the wealthy and oppressive tyrant. You are now engaged in fighting the cause of the people, by endeavouring to furnish them with Pure and Wholesome Bread, and that too, in opposition to a host of Fraudulent Bakers. I am therefore led to hope that you will turn your attention to another set of fraudulent men, I mean the Pub- licans, who are equally notorious for selling short measure, as the Bakers for selling short weight. I believe it to be a custom at most Public- Houses, iu this City, to keep earthen or stone- ware jugs of considerably less measure than pints and quarts. If you go into a house and ask for a pint of beer, the small jug containing about two- thirds the quantity required is brough 186 THE BRISTOL! AN. you; if you ask for a quart, the large jug is brought, which tlso contains one- third less than the quail measure. Now, Sir, I ask, is this honest or just, is it not fraudulent to charge for what is not supplied ? I would also ask, is it not a neglect of duty on the part of the Inspector of Weights and Mea- sures, to suffer such a general practice to exist in the city, and further, has the Magistrates no power to punish the offenders. 1 think the law prohibits tjie use of any other measures than the Imperial Pints, Quarts, & c. Trusting you will turn your attention to the dishonest conduct of the Publicans, and thatyou may be as successful in this as your former proceedings. Believe me, dear Sir, Your's & c. BACCHUS. Jo the EDITOR of THE BllISIOLlAN. SIR, In passing two or three times through High- street Market on Saturday last, I ob- served that passengers were incommoded by the great number of beggars who placed themselves exactly in the thoroughfare, offer- ing various articles for sale. One of the worst places, was close to the shop of the fighting hero, Neat, who I think might exercise his fistic accomplishments to very great effect, by effecting a clearance Of such nuisances I shall conclude by observing that there is an officer styled Clerk of the Market, whose duty I should suppose lay partly in keeping order and regularity. The settling this ques- tion would much oblige A CONSTANT READER & SHAREHOLDER. To BENJAMIN BLACK- LETTER, Esq. LONDON. DEAR BEN. Supposing you will have no objection to variety, I now send you a mixture of poetry and prose. One would have thought that ho- nor would have falsified the poetical muse— but it was not so, as you will perceive. JAMES ACLAND. " Inquisition for blood shall be made." To the Inhabitants of Bristol, and parts adjacent: FRIENDS AND FELLOW CITIZENS! So new, and so extremely interesting to us all, 1 _, ve been the late proceeding in this city, res- pecting- the Bridge Tolls, that as an individual concerned for truth, order, liberty and safety, I feel myself bound to address you. It is a trite, but just remark, exemplified not only on com- mon, but extraordinary occasions, that whatever is any- body's business becomes no- body's. How- ever strange, it appears to be almost probable, that the facts and merits of the late disasterous transactions are in danger of passing into obli- vion, without any proper exertion to have them clearly ascertained, and fully committed to re- j cord ! Vague and contradictory have been the accounts of the manner in which the military j were ordered to begin and continued to fire, an the mixed and unarmed multitude, on the memorable evening of the 30th Sept. Also as to the number of citizens slain and wounded. Is it that we w< re si petrified with astonishment, as to have hitherto lost the usual powers of human recollection ; or that the terror of magis- tracy ( which should only be a terror to evil- doers) has awed us into silence arid submission? Business of an important nature, not in a violent sanguinary, or even a reproachful spirit, but in a spirit, at once patriotic, firm, and fearless of frowning authority, remains to be undertaken ! It is our duty to take every particular, and solemn cognizance of the past scene. The Trustees of the Bridge had long been suspected of having in times past, at least negligently attended to their trust, and of having suffered defalcations of income which lirtve occasioned an unnecessary continuance of the Toll. Either this is, or is not, true. But it is at least a sub- ject worthy of investigation, by some adequate process; for on this fact will in some measure stand justified the general prejudices of the Pub- lic, against the last most active Trustees, though they have lately complied with the call of the People, to publish their annual accounts. Either it was at last a right measure in them to aitempt, of their authoriry, to raise a larger fund than the Act of Parliament allowed them, and there- by to make their Pleasure the Law of Taxation on the Public, or it was enormously wrong. Candid men will consider the latter as a fact. Under such circumstances, to commit. overt- acts of usurpation-— to raise and dare'the resentment of the populace, to defy wiih military force and proceed to the horrors of a bloody Tragedy,— which nothing but the extremity of violence against the most righteous cause could justify, are imputed crimes, my fellow citizens, over which we should not slumber! They should be brought to the test of legal proof, of impar- tial reason— and the law of our Country ! It is not to stir up tumult—- or to retaliate the hor- rors of nocturnal murder, that the writer of this addresses you. Men, however insulted, should be tender of the sacrifice of human life, and whenever a sacrifice is made, it should be ef- fected with the order and solemn sanction of the laws. I trust we shall have but one sentiment on this topic. But either our lamented fellow citizens have been lawfully or unlawfully, jus- tifiably or criminally slain ! The manner of it has, or has not, been attended with those aggra- vating circumstances of wanton and pointed slaughter, of which we have heard so much ! If guilt and crime fully attach, as we believe, to the perpetrators of such a carnage, and instead of merely " several persons being killed and wounded," many were killed on the spot, and many since have died of their wounds, and many remain, the maimed objects of our commissora- tion, let us be no longer criminally supine, under circumstances like these ! ! Let some sensible humane and generous citizens form themselves into a society of investigation, and if necessary of Prosecution ! Let the full magnitude of ori- ginal blame, be known and published. Let the progtess of error and domination be distinctly marked and published on evidence ! Let the number, names and description, of the murdered and the maimed be known and published also. And let subscriptions be entered into for indict- ing some of those in particular against whom the solemnity of an inquest has brought a geneial charge of wilful murder !!! VERITAS. [ Elegy on the In re unfortunate Riots which happened in Bristol, respecting the Bridge Tolls.] E L E G Y. THE darken'd night forbode the hour, The moon in Anguish, hid her head; The stars refus'd their lesser power, And ev'ry twinkling gleam was fled. Sad portent of the awful scene, The hastening crisis would display ; Depictive of the Gulph— between Where, — Death and lite connected lay 1 Here, let the sympathising heart, That's used to feel for other's woe, With me regretting, sigh, impart, And bid soft pity's tear to flow : Here, mourn the falher, wife, the friend For unprotected children feel; Justice! thy rigid heart unbend, And weep at woes that I reveal— When heedless, rush'd the giddy few, The fatal cause for to sustain— Full many an innocent they drew, Whom curiosity detain. And now they force the pond'rous door, That for so many years had stood ; And from its hinges as they lore, Commit to fire, the crackling wood. Loud sound Huzzas ! the croud elate The tables, chairs quickly threw: When lo! behold with solemn pace Upon their front, the Soldiers drew ! Assail'd bystones, they quickly fled, Their irritated blood arise ; Their cheeks inflam'd with glowing red, And lighting flashing from their eyes. Mad for to think of their retreat, With imprecations, swear reveuge ; And now their Officer they meet, Who vows their cause for to avenge— Loud beats the Drum, with awful sound. To Arms— To Arms— t he Soldiers flew. Impatient, stamp the muddy ground, As ' fore the Council- house they drew. Here ' twas Horatio I beheld; My best, my kindest, truest friend, What anxious thoughts my bosom swell'd, That office fore'd him to attend. Whose heart humanity possess'd Who pity'd those that were misled ; Whose countenance was now depress'd, And seem'd the sad event to dread THE BRISTOLIAN. 1791 Willing to share with him his fate, ( Not prompted by a curious eye ;) My heart in silent sorrow beat, As we the fatal Bridge drew nigh— But e'er we reach'd th' intended stand ; E'er * e had gain'd ourdestin'd place 5 ' We heard ihe cruel, sad command, To FIRE — The soldiers glad embrace! Press'd by the mob to Bridge. street- gate, Distracting ci ies the air did fill— When, ah, expir'd at tny feet, ( I saw thy corpse) unhappy GILI. ! Doom'd for to leave thy tender wife, And the dear babes she lately bore ; Bereav'd, unthinking of thy life ! What heart but shall thy loss deplore— Stranger wert thou to Riot's cause, The humble errand brought thee there ; Broke, but unknowingly, the laws, Thy presence paid for— too severe! O ! POWELL ! well might it be said, " In midst of life we are in death:'' Thou, who so late full health display'*], Was order'd to resign thy breath. For thee no tender wife complains : No children on thy bier attend ; But, ah.' community sustains Thy loss, thou much rcspected friend. For tliee, the poor shall drop a tear, The stubborn heart shall heave a sigh ; The rich thy memory revere, And o'er thy grave the meeker cry. For, ah ! by lenient means, thou try'd Their raging passions to assuage; 111 doing good—- Alas! thou dy'd, Victim to cruel party's rage. And thou, too, BENNETT, thoughtless lad, Whose early years scarce evil knew ; To view the b: a/. ing fire was glad, Nor thought that death fast on thee drew — Thou cruel soldier— bloody mind, Who levell'd on thy bended knee, Exulting, saw the lad reclio'd, And wish'd that all the same could be. ^ Didst thou e'er feel a parent's care ? Didst thou a cruel loss sustain ? If not, sure, heaven will graut their prayer, Make thee a sharer of their pain. Thou ALDRIDGE. too who scarce had saw The nad, convuls'd, distracted town; Who'd never beard the riot law, ' lliat to thy grave would send thee down, Surpris'd, thou view'd the concourse great, Stop't, but the cause for to enquire ; When death forbad the wish'd retreat, Autl the next mom saw thee expire. Tor thee, thy friends feel anguish keen ; For thee they spend in tears the day— No cheering prospect intervene ; No sun emits a pleading rty. How shall my muse, with horror fill'd, Proceed to tell the lengthen'd tale ? Be JONES, er SIMMONS' death conreal'd ; Or shall my verse again prevail ? Aghast! she starts, the gloomy view Unbounded— racks her feeling soul, Children unborn the time shall rue, That passion, virtue dar'd control. BEING Supreme, ' tis thine to cure Alone— the perturbated tnind, Ye troubl'd relatives, endure Affliction's storm— and be resign'd. To the EDITOR of THE BRISTOLIAN. SIR. Empiricism has been the subject of ani- madversion, and none have been more forward in lavishing invective than the legi- timate Professors of Medicine. It appears to me, however, that these gentlemen have not been verv liberal in their definition of the term, confining it to a narrow line to su t their own purposes. My opinion is, that the term empiricism may be profitably ap- plied to any thing calculated to deceive. Under this head I would ( lass the modern system of Quackery, nodding of heads, giving patients to believe that they are in the most imminent danger ; and then, by the happy effects of well- applied skill producing a change as sudden as favorable In addi- tion, there is the new system of reading, as these Esculapian disciples are driven in car- riages through the streets— two months since and we never met with a surgeon at his stu- dies in a day's march ; but now, oh ! blessed march of intellect, we meet them like thieves going to the gallows, with open book and well- directed eyes ; the effect of this is some- times materially heightened by the applica- tion of a huge pair of spectacles, green or blue, or some other showy color. Quackery, faugh ! But more of this another time. CHIRURGUS. To the EU1IOK. ot ' 1 HE BRISTOLIAN. SIR, On August the 22nd I perceived a letter in jour most useful and spirited Bristolian, from an Inhabitant of Saint lames' shewing the partiality of their Poor Rate, but Sir, theirs is not the only one, foi I have found that Saint Nicholas is, to an evident demonstration, which I trust I shall make it appeal; bul Sir, it will be proper forme first to lay before the Rate- payers the law upon this subject. And that is, it says that if any Inhabitant a Rate- payer can prove it to be a partial Rate, or that any thing is omitted to be rated, that ought to be rated, it must be quashed for vs hat ever affords a certain annual profit is rateable to the poor. Thus for instance, Lands, Ground Rents, Tytbes, Tolls in this and other Maikets, Corporations, Weighing machines on Turnpike Roads, Shipping belonging to our port, and even Stock in Trade is generally believed to be rateable. Yet, Sir, for my part, I wish not to see this last rated, well knowing that Shopkeepers have got already too great a difficulty to contend with, but the others before mentioned ought strictly to be attended to, and rated, and then Sir, 1 am quite confident if this was but done, no Hoiise or Tenement of o£' 8 a year need be rated, but this plan will not meet the approbation, of some of our great Vestry- men, because self and favor is the predominant in these days, therefoie I must truly say, kissing goes by favor, and the truth ihertof generally ends in oppression upon the most industrious of mankind. But Sir, the law likewise says that every Rate- payer can go to the Church- wardens or Overseers, and inspect the rate, at all reasonable times by paying Is. and it" he wish to have a copy he must pay Cd. for every twenty four names, if the Church- warden or Overseer refuses to grant it, they are subject to a fine of <£ 20. Now Sir, about a, fortnight pasi, I went to Saint Nicholas's Vestry to inspect their rate, as it then lay there for six days for inspection, but to my astonishment, 1 was prevented, and denied the privilege of ex- amining it, by the Sexton who was there to pre- vent any but those who teside in the pansh. 1 told him my teasons for wishing to see it. which was that the Markets were not rated as they ought to be, consequently what was omitted there, the burihen became heavier on other parishes, therefore being a Rate- payer in Tem- plei Parish, I considered he was bound to permit me, but he replied, I hope, Sir, you consider the situation I stand in, having strict orders not to permit any one but those who reside in this parish. Now, Sir. on examining their last year's rate in the Tax- Office, I perceive the Corpo- ration was only rated at <£' 284 for the Corn- Market, High- Strtet, and Nicholas- Strcet Markets; here is partiality in its fullest sense, for I gave myself much trouble and pains, these three months past, to find out nearly the receipts of those Markets, ( the Rents) and I have found it to amount to <£ 2894, without those sixpences a- week given by the Cap, Shoe, & c. sellers, which I calculate to be more than ,£ 200, now say £ 300, which two- thirds of that is <£ 200, this appears to be <£ 1,81G laid upon other parishes, in consequence of those Markets not being properly rated, but to say more on this and other rates, I must defer for your next pub- lication, only I give you a small sketch of the stalls, & c. in these Markets, the number and rental thereof. I am. Sir, yout's respectfully A RATE- PAYEB. 24 Boxes in the Exchange, let at £ 4 per ann. Butchers' Shops and Dwellings, ,£ 40 & £' 60 do. 150 Boxes and Stands in the Shambles, at 4s. ( id. 4s. and 3s. 6d. per week. 24 Vegetable lock- up Sheds, at <£ 8 per year. 20 Ditto ditto at <£ G ditto. 337 Butter Stalls at <£ 3 and <£ 2 ditto, fruit, & c. Standings cannot number. 2f. per week. [ MEM: I have received a note replete with complaints jrom Mr. IValktr, for my having inserted in Saturday's Bristolian, the letter ad- dressed by him to the inhabitants of Clifton, in the year 1822— My answer is, that I considered, and still considers them public property, and 1 mud be allowed to add, that whenevtr his prod- uctions come under my surveillance, which is not unlikely to be the case, I shaU nit hesitate to filch from them under any apprehen- sion oj not being justified in doing so, J. A J 188 THE BRISTOLIAN To the BREAD- EATERS of Bristol. My Friends, The Ten Thousand Shares were sold by noon of Thursday last, and will be strange indeed, if within three months these Shares be not at a higher premium than those of the little concern, I shall have been very much deceived in mv calculation. There was a motion made in the Com- mittee, on Thursday evening, for an increase in the number of Shares at a Premium, but it failed, and the only chance now afforded of obtaining Shares, is that of adding the • name and address of the party to the list of those desiring to purchase at 15 s. the Shares forfeited by the non- payment of the instal- ments. There are already upwards of fifty- bespoke, and there is no doubt thev will ex- ceed the number that may be forfeited. The amount paid into the City Bank to last night, is o£' 8<) 5. The General Meeting of the Share holders will take place on WEDNESDAY NEXT, the ?- th instant, at Ryan's Amphitheatre, in Monta- gHe- streef. The chair to be taken at Twelve for One o'clock precisely. It is but just 1 add that Mr. Ryan's generous offer of his spacious Arena to the Association merits a commensurate return by the Share holders on the occasion of his benefit. At all events I shall act on my opinion. The Share- holders will be admitted by cards, to be issued by the Provisional Secre- tary, on Monday and Tuesday, the Scrip- Receipts being first produced. It will also be necessary that the Share holders should be provided with their Scrip- Receipts at the Meeting on Wednesday. The following were among the Resoluti- ons on Thursday:— That the following list of twenty- four members of this committee, selected by the sub- committee appointed for the purpose of preparing such list, be submitted to the share- holders at the general meeting, for their ap- proval, as the Permanent Committee for the management of the affairs of the Association. Mr. Henry Neyler, 36, Bridge street Lieut. Rotton, R. N. Langton- street, Cathay Mr. Richard Salter, Lodge- street C. H. James, Lower Berkeley Place James Thomas, Redland John Hybert, 7, York- street —— Humphrey Sommers, Redland • George Essex, Montpelier John Nash, 2, Cannon- street • James Farr, 27, Host- street John Alloway, Bath Parade George Hamley, New Cut Llewellyn Bevan, Zion Academy William Lane, Jones' Buildings, New Cut Mr. Henry Tripp, Pembroke- itreet Isaac Smith, Newfoundland street John Cossens, Castle- street William Seott, College Green John Monday, Marlborough Hill Koger Moore, 123, Redcliff- street • Giles Turberville, Excise Import Office, Quay Alfred Phillips, Milk- street Robert Steger, Bridge street —— James Acland. That the conduct of John Wadge during his canvas has been so disgraceful, that he is deemed by this Committee utieily unfit for the situation of Secretary for this Association, and that he be struck off the list. That two Office stamps for the Association be ordered by the Provisional Secretary, ^ nd that cards of admission be provided for the Share- holders with reference to ihe General Meeting. That the time for payment of the Instal- ments be extended to Four o'Clock on Tues- day next. On the conduct of the individual who has been deservedly struck from the lit, t of candi- dates. I shall hereafter have much to say— if necessary ; but for the present I forbear. Your's truly, JAMES ACLAND. The Sub- committee of the Bristolian Bread Association have resolved to make public their intention of receiving tenders for premises— TJiey therefore hereby stat e to those persons who have extensive premises to dispose of, that they will continue to receive tenners of the same, until nextT'uesday, 4: o'Clock, I' M. Direct— The Chairman of the Sub- committee of the Bristolian Bread Association. SUBSCRIPTIONS In favor of William Rains, for the purpose of re- es ablishing him in some small way of business. „ , The Right Rev. The Bishop of ® Sl d' Bath and Wells 2 0 0 Joseph Fisher, Esq „.... 10 0 - Bean, Esq, 1 O 0 A Lady 0 5 0 Rev. T. S. Biddulph 10 0 0 The Bristolian Bread Association Committee 15 6 G. F. P 0 5 0 T. W. Elliott 0 2 6 Mr. Tanner, 0 5 0 A Friend, per G. F. P 0 1 0 W. per G. F. P 0 1 6 In the Committee Room 0 17 0 T. C 0 1 0 Mr, Harvey 0 0 6 <£ 17 5 0 I shall be happy to receive any further donations from the kindly disposed, J. A, To the EDITOR of THE BRISTOLIAN. SIR, A letter appeared in your Bristolian some time since, calling in question the conduct of two very respectable tradesmen, of the most unblemished character— Messrs. Jones and Willcox. The hypothetical argument con. tained in that letter, was of the most unfair natute towards the gentlemen whose charac- ters it maligned — calumniating them upon a falacious basis, and perverting facts to the writer's own base and malicious purposes. In order that the public may not labor under the false opinion which they still hold through the utter contempt with which Messrs Jones and Willcox treat the slanderous attempt. I will state the particular circumstances that induced Messrs. J. and W. to raise the wages of their journeymen at that particular period. The fact was, that the journeymen were threatening to leave their employers, and go to Mr. Phillips. Ho< v, under such circum- stances, were they to act ? What could they do otherwise than raise the wages of the men, in order to induce, them to remain ? I shall conclude. Sir, by calling upon you, as a " lover of honesty in all places" to give up the name of the anonymous slanderer, who courts darkness and shuns Sept. 20. 1829. TRUTH. [ MEM : I cannot perceive that th$ statement of this friend to Messrs. Jones and Wilcox, militates against— but rather supports the posim Hon before established by Anti- oppression. Be- fore I give up my authority, if I do so at all, it • will be surely necessary that the modest self- christened Mr. Truth, should prove that Messrs. J. and W. had not committed the injustice charg- ed against them, instead of calling on me for my author. J. A.~\ To Mr, THOMAS ATTWOOD, Man- milliner, Taney dress- maker and Organist of Unity Street Dress Rooms. Sir, The time appointed for your reply is gone by, consequently I conclude ( from your silence) that I have your consent to proceed. You were commissioned to buy timber for Michael Phillips. Query. Did you pay Mr. Lane for more than two lots of timber? you have charged Mr. P. for three, this is the first time of asking. QUERIST- Printed and Published by JAMES AGLAND, ( Sole Proprietor and Editor,) at the BKISTOLUN- OPFICE, No. 4, All Saiuts' Street, Bristol.
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