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The Bristolian

Date of Article: 14/11/1829
Printer / Publisher: James Ackland 
Address: No.4, All Saints street, Bristol
Volume Number: II    Issue Number: IX
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VOL. 11.— No. IX.] SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1829. [ Price I Id. MEMOIRS and CORRESPONDENCE of JJMES ACLAND, Proprietor - and Editor- written by Himself. To the EDITOR of tin; BRISTOLIAN. Bristol Hotwells, Nov, 9. 1829. Dear Sir, I would wish, through the medium of your invaluable paper, M1d at- vcu are a stritft lover of justice, to inform you as well as I can, of the hardships and ill- trcaiment 1 have met with on my last voyage home, on borrd the " Pitt" Schooner, belonging to a well- known Merchant of this City.—" We sailed from Bristol on the 15th of September, 1828, for Africa, and had plenty of provisi ons, until the 10th of April last, when six men were obliged to put up with barely four men's allowance, until the 8th of September, when it was cut still shorter, six men being obliged to put up with barely enough for two, being no more tfun 4 pounds of beef per day, the regular allowance for two men.; this and no more we received until the t-: th of October, when we arrived in Bristol har- bour, after a vtery laborious and dangerous voyage, the ship being leaky, and- alf'hands obliged to work hard at the pumps day arid night, to keep her from sinking. " This, Sir, your feeling heart will allow to be hard for us poor sailors, but no, Sir, we have still oreater hardships to undergo on shore, and from those who ought to be our protectors, as we risk our lives to save their property, being oftentimes ( whilst they are sleeping on their beds in safety) we are tossed on the wide main, oftentimes expecting a watery grave ; nor is this all, it is impossible to tell you half the hardships we undergo, but this Printed anil Published by JAMES ACT, AND ( SOLE PROPRIETOR A » » EDITOR; at No. 4, Alt Saints'street, Bristol. To WILLIAM DIAPER BR1CE, Esq. The " Somcthing- and- Nothing" of the Corpora- tion of Bristol. SIR, Justice, to be impartial' in its administra- tion, should be pure at its source. In the Grand Jury a'l criminal proceedings, in the usual courseof criminal pro> ecution originate It ( especially) should therefore be selected with all possible impartiality. You selected that of the past Assises. You knc. v at the time that that Grand Jury would have to pass between myself ( on the part of the Rate- Payers,) and Wintour Harris, the delinquent, Clerk to the Commissioners- for Pitching and Paving. You therefore selected that body in a manner peculiar to yourself. Thirtv- one answered to their names. You had then to form a body of twenty- three. ' I he usual and impartial course would have been to swear the first twenty- three who had answered t- » the; r names. But this did not suit you. You therefore, as often as it suited you, skipped - over the names of those whom it did not please vou to have on the Grand . Jury ; skipping also upon the names of those whom it did please you to have on the Grand Jury. Havirig thus'Tormed a Grand Jury to' your liking, they aid tbeiY work—- found a true bill- against ' me for having written the truth of John Winter, and ; ignOred the bill against Wintour Harris, for pocketing 1000, the property- of the Rate- Payers. " Well done thou good- and faithful servant." ; JAA1ES ACLAISD, To the EDITO'R of i'llE B'RISTOLIA^. Sir, j '- , v. Vw V l\ VkmV Mr. William Hamley has undertaken to build Chap. el at the boitom of Lodge- street and Tienchard- street, and wants to let his work out again; and I, George Cole, living near the George Inn, in the Dings, and two other men went to him to take the said mason's work, and he had the conscience to offer ten- pence per perch for good stone walling, fit for any atchi- Uct to- pass'.' " Now, Sir, foijr perches is consi- dered a good day's work for any man to build on that work, and I want to know how we are to pay a laborer 12s. per week, arid have a living for ourselves. I have calculated the money, and when I have paid the laborer 12i. per week, I shall have 14- v. fer myself. I. want you, Sir. to ask any rf- spectnble tradesman in this City, whether this is any kind of wages for a mason or not? I think, Sir, he ought to be exposed to all the City, in your Bristolian. I am, Sir, your's & r. GEORGE COLE. MEM.— This case lets in a light whereby the iniquity of many of the building contractors of the present day may be discerned. Poor GeQrye is partly right mid partly ierong— he says. 4 perches of stone waiting ft fur a ehuroh or a chap, el is considered a good day's work fom mason. Whoever {/ ires it a trial, will find three perches to be quite enough ; and at this rate, suppose a mason can build \ H perches per week, it will, at lOrf. per perch, produce poor George and his laborer only i ,' i. s. per- week. Now then, if George pays his laborer 1 is per iteek, it will Iqiweopty three Shillings per week jor himself and family. George is quite mistaken if he suoposes a mason and his laborer will build ou an average more than 3 perches per fay; he must consider the walls when finished, will be from fit) to 70 feet in height, and also that a scaffold must be irccted on each side of each trail. It is also to be considered that walls fit ' for a churrhur a chapel, require to be built better than those of ordinary buildings or quarry embankments. I mould recommend Sir. Huntley the architect, to take this as a sufficient hint of the manner in which it is intended l. y Sir. ' Hamity to execute his masoti's work, and, as an effectual remedy to employ an efficient clerk to svper- intmd tlie whole Of the works, lest after the chapel is built it should imnble to pieces. George seems to be willing . to . irork'for his bread, and to do more than rea- sonably he may be required ; he seems to feel the wound deeply implanted- in his bosom bg the iron- hearted. pro- fessors of Christianity. I fear it may be truly said of many of these modern professors, " Ye bind heavy bur- thens on nun's shoulders, grieeous to be borne, that ye may clothe yourselves gorgeously and fare sumptuously; which of you cureth for the poor and the oppressed? Ye wolves in sheep's clothing— why will yenot do untu others us ye would others shanld do unto you ?" " J LIKE HONESTY IN ALL PLACES."— Judge Uayley. Ml THE BRISTOL! AN is nothing to our hardships here on shore, . for instead of our employers succouring us in distress, and proving our only friends, after risking our lives to bring their property home safe, . how are we rewarded for our; cares- and'anxieties?'- Why, by turning us i away like dogs, instead of employing us like 1 men,.. by- turning us into the street to spend, our hird- earned pittance in the public- hbuse,- which ought to be our support in - sickness and the day of trouble; and who do. they employ ? why a set of men- called Lumpers. I am, Sir,, your. obedient Servant* A JACK TAR. MSM.— T understand these poor fellows have not had any consideration offered them for the short allowance of provisions. for. so lengthened a period. This would he but just and barely just: for it ap- pears- that so nicely had the Captain calculated. in his shipment of provisions for the voyage, that- had die l'ipt remained out two days longer, the crew would have been in danirer of starvation, jt'is the duty of the owner ( Mr:- K'ing,.. if I am correctly1 in forined) immediately to investigate these circumstances and if he be a man. of honorable - feeling, he will scorn to packet the saving on th( » short allowance of provisions — handing over the amqUBl ito- those who were entitled to a bellyfull, but who through! the meanness referred to. were compelled- to ri » e from each- meal with an. appetite but half satisfied. J. A. To . the EDITOR of. THE BRISTOLIAN. SlR) i.. I Sec the balance of; jijstice on your exchange; but I find none in the markets. I. Xvish t > know fi> r what reason Potatoes are not sold in Bristol the sameas in Liverpool, by the lawful measure, that is ninety- pounils to the bushel. Our Chief Magistrates inspects- the markets regularly lo- se ® justice Hone. A NATIVE OF LIVERPOOL; MSM—•/ refer thin letter to the. consideration of nur sw/ Ay Chief • Magistrate ; it is worthy hrs attention. Oar markets generally are much inferior, en well in extent as in regulation,-, to the very excellent and in- deed unentailed markets of. Liverpool. J. A. To the EDITOR of'THE- BRISTOLIAN. SIR, Although-, from the earliest momenf( I dis- approved of the formation of the Bristolian Bread Association," on the ground, that as sociations ef every kind are injurious to the fair trader ; yet; I gave you infinite credit for your intentions, and no less admired your tact and capability, in- the rapid accomplish- ment- of an object, appearing to you;; alike important to the stomachs aud pecuniary in- terests of Iris Majesty's liege subjects. Your Bristolian, of the 7th instant, implies that a factious cavilling has commenced in the councils of the Committee of the Association. You may feel surprised at. such an event ; I do not v and it behoves the Share- holders at lairge, to ascertain that the Committee, one and all, beactuated by motives, uninfluenced hy: Friendly, Sectarian, or * Choral concert! YlDu. have . named- the. " faction." Are; you quite sure that none of them are trammelled [ bv such friendly, sectarian, or choral" asso- ciation, with certain Bakers, residing not. a hundred miles from 1' ark street,:, and Moke's Croft Turnpike? Suppose vou delicately put the question to Messrs S—— r, H- y, 11 1, and A y; depend upon< it, men who run counter to such fr, ends, fdr the sake of pure bread 1 ' will give you a pure and wholesome answer. " 1 hey must, indeed, be independentcharacters,!! ! ' " All honorable men." In a moment of excited. feeling, you. Mr Aeland, you, have retired from the field ! excuse a man or'humble talent, when hfe- asserts you have done wrong, vou have deserted your army in the. field of battle; and left their fate in the hands of men un- disciplined. That you have beem treated with' ingratitude, is certain ; but; Sir, it redounds not to> the- credit of a public cha racter, to permit his health ( more dear to him thin mines of goid) to be annoyed bj- any collective body of men, whom, individually, he could'set'down at his pleasure. " Be firm-- resolute-^- and unshJikfen'' in your ad-; vice to the independent Share- holders! land if the Bakers,, or their friends, hold not the majority of shares,- trus' me, the factious will " overrate their strength " if they expect to trample on the ashes of the persevering and active projector of the Bristolian Bread Association,"' SPECTATOR. Nov; 12, 1829. • By Choral, • I mean FkMlit'lg and Singing, J> oth Sacred and Secular. M I M « —' Ihe delicacy of vw correspondent's nlhi. sinn. to Mtssr*. Alloway, II nm leu ^ Salter and Byburt might mar ins object without this Mem. I therefore ask Mr. Stevens, the Baker, whether he and I hey da not chaunt theit- holu strains in concert— and whether he has not induced them to become prominent performers in a concerto enti- tled " Alum and Bone- dust I" J. A. Tci the EDITOR? of the BRISTOLIAN. SIR, I observed in you r< office window the account of subscribers towards - the prosecution of Win- tour Harris, and I < was surprised that so few ( comparatively) had come forward to support tha* desirable object. l am persuaded that the generality of the. Citizens have not heard,, or have forgotten that you receive subscriptions for that purpose, jf not they would have came for- ward in a body to aid' you. This is an object which i deserves particular attention ; we live in a land of liberty and jus- tice which is within the< reach of all,' though it may not reside in our city, but still ft is within our, reach, and in a few hours we may arrive at its seat; yet an effort is needful, and our fellow citizens should not forget it; What!' shall jus- tice be trampled under foot in Bristol ? Shall dishonesty flourish in this city? • Shall it bear .. the stamp , of itifaroyT and be. accounted the. hot bed of iniquity ?" No ! my fellow citizens, I' hope it will no longer wear the badge, hut let the surrounding cities see that knavery and « 1 is-• honesty be turned out from amongst us. Those of us who employ servants should above all otheis discountenance dishonesty in snob characters. If we delect a servant in a ihef; we- immediately expel the offender, and shall we allow Winlour Harris to continue in our service after he has committed so many, and such enor- mous roblicrie*?..' What an example should we set by such conduct ? We should be support- 1 ing. dishonesty and encouraging fiaud. But I am persuadtd no such stigma shall rest on us; let us come forward like Britons, . and give " a long pull; a strong pull; and a pull altogether," and ihe end will be attained. Sir. your enemies wish to quiet you;. your truth- telling Bristolians are vexing to their spi- rits, . and to vex- you they have endeavoured to call down thedngher power upui you. I refer to ihe proceedings respecting the Stamp Duty. But why should this disturbs ywn ? r Vou are in our service, and I feel assured that if you should, sianil in need of any sum of money to pay the same, your employers will conic forward witli ihe needful. They find- in youa faithful tervant, . and they will not allow you to want their sup-, port. Wishing you may continue your, lauda- ble exertion", I remain yours, . M. S. MEM.— 1 do not tloubt the correct foe. ling of a vast majority of those who art readers oj me/ Memoirs 1 therefore re) t ain from the- use > of arguments, which might seem to i- nply a doubt tin my part, of their di\ chargeuf > wh\ t my corres- pondent considers a dutu. J. A. i o the EDITOR of Tilt UKisTOLlAN. SIR* Last Monday'se'nnightj'ths 2d November,., about five o'clock in the - afternoon, as. two house- keepers of the parish of • St. i James,, were walking along this top of ' St. Jaimes's Church- yard, thev observed a , in an corning out of the burial ground with his pick- axe and. a larpe tomb stone.. On- being asked what he was- about, the reply was « " Oh ! ! go and ask . Parsorr Biddulph". They immediately re- solved upon following him . to see- what was doing with the grave- stones. Accordingly, they soon found themselves under the belfry, where ihe man, who- was a mason., i. was em- ployed laying down a. new paving. How many score ( or hundred), feet of « tone cost nothing: or. of the amount that tneiy be chargeel to the Parishioners in the next Church- Rate^ for this item of expence— this deponent saith not. A CHURCH- RATE . PAYER. MEM.'— What will the Select Vestry of Sti . James' say to this ? Some ene/ uiry ought, ctr- - tiinly, to be instituted, and if the Parson has been guilty of thus robbing the memory of the dead, something should follow the enquiry which ' might be calculated to read a wholesome lesson to such and such- like Evangelical professors. J. A. THE BRISTOL! ANi.. 35 Mt. ir,— I haef received a lettersigned " A Constant Reader'> respecting a gross assault committed or alleged to have been committed on the person of a married female, residing in Wilder- Street, by three tradesmen of this City. My correspondent gives ine the names of all the parties, and states that the mat- ter was compounded at the Council House bv order of the Magistrate. . If this he true, the married female and tier husband have eternally disgraced- themselves by allowing the Magistrate to dictate a course which is most unquestionably illegal— if the statement of my anonymous- correspondent be correct.— Why has not the husband applied to me, if, as I suppose, he was coerced t(> this measure of unnatural and unman- ly compromise. If th* case were fully established to my mind, I should venture a remonstrance with the parties— but 1 cannot or. an auouymou* communica- tion. J. A. l'o Messrs, BUSH and 1' iUDKAUX, SIRS, Gints. and AHnrntys. The Assignee of Mr. Tyler's estate, ( Mr. Charles Williams) shfortly after his appoint- ment by the Insolvent Court, demanded your account, which' vou refused, or a sight of it, which vou also tefused. The two< houses last sold were so sold by you under authority of the Mortgagee, but I think you will find that you had no right to sell, and that- the Mortgagee gave you no such option-; ( he property mortgaged being worth more than- the amount for which it was mortgaged. I think the purchasers will fiftcj their^ ities but indifferent, wirhout the consent <> t" the Insolvent's Assignee to the sale of the property of the Insol- vent. It is high time your accounts were enforced, for I am not ignorant'of the ingenuity with which your honesty can melt the raonev, due from you to another, into mere figures. . Take the following as a specimen :— Vou procured <£ 300 for Tyler, from the Rev. David Hughes on mortgage. From this ( and it was one of the conditions on which you procured it) you deducted your law charges of j£ 8I. The remainder you paid at different times, - toserve your own convenience. On one occasion, however, - you gave Tyler bills and cash to the- aroount of <£ 90.• This was in part of the aforesaid mortgage; . yet In your account against Tvler, you charge him first with the mortgage of <£^ 00(' and afterwards, as for a suparate. debt with the above amount of <£ 90. This is orre way to grow rich, but until riches be generally in repute, as in exchange for honesty-— this method of accumulation will but tilli jour " coffers with'the base coin of ill- gotten w'eakh. JAMES ACLAND you will place thismattor before the public, in your Bristolian. A friend of mine in the Spirit Trade, having served a Publican with two gallon* of " Brandy, and not being able to get the money, put- him into this court for it. At the first hearing,' the coun- sellor'and judge having hearil the debt proved, and no objection made to it, said it was ail'nght, and the money mu^ t be- paid; and appointed another meeting of the parties, which tooloplace the next Court meeting ; - when Counsellor Smiih told the plaintiff'he conld have no redress there, and must go with it to another " Court. In another case in this Court', in which repairs were done to a house by the plaintiff for the defendant, by the defendant's order, to the amount of £ 4 15. » . Or/, which older was not de- nied,' nor the bill objected to by the defendant, nor was there any objection whatever made by the defendant ; and yet Cotmseller Smith told the plaintiff that he could have no repress- there, but must go to the Sheriff's Court with iti Now Sir, this caprice ol Counsellor Smith, ( for it could be nothing but interested caprice) lis com- pletely humbugging the public out of nearly - halt theexpence of putting into that Court ; and advis ing them to go with thfeir cases to ( mother Court, is sending the remainder of ' the grist ' to anoiln r mill, because he cannot cabbage it all himself, after he has fieeo- d them of as much- money as he well could in his own mill or Court. 1 conceive Sir, that the Act for the Court of Requests- ought to have been far ballotting seven citizens out of each parish or ward of the city al- ternately, to sit- in that Court, every Coutt Meet- ing, and that a Barrister, or two orthresBarristers should take it alternately, one at a time, to stale cases and the law thereon to these ballotted citi- zens, who as a jury, would give a fair, impartial verdict. But HS it is now ordered- by Counsellor Smith, who is both Counsellor, Judge; and Jufy, they get no redress, but are fleeced out of their money, and if they complain, ( as it is natural to suppose they would) they are told byCbuiisellor, Judge and Jury Smith, that he has no time to hear them as there is another case to heard directly ; thus this little sharping Counsellor, poekets theirmoney, and quickly dismisses them. This is no faolery but great roguery-— for why shiHild any case be turned out of that Court un- decided, that is for the recovery of less than £\ aj I am, Sir, your's & c. T. M. MKM.— I have had mnr. g- such complaints against the'firactice in this Court-. I hope before lon< g the evil may be cured by an appeal to the justice of the legisla- ture. J A. TO THE EDITOR' of ithe BRISTOLIAN SIR,.. As a detector of fraud, and aprotector of pub- lic, justice, I appeal to you-, whether the Court of Requests ought to he under the sole direction and caprice of such a man as Counsellor Smith is? I . will state to you Sir, two cases out of the many that have come to nty knowledge, and hope that private diaughts'of a liquor, of at, least the strength of wine, whilst his poor hearers were restricted to w glass of cold wate-'. Now, 1 really cannot affbrd much space for contro versial matters, and" I have only to observe on this case, that- if the Ranters of Bed minster allow then- High Priest1 to become an inspired despot, they will pay dearly for the encouragement of imposture and fanaticism; J.' A'.-" MEM.— I have been applied to by one who is, or was a member of the sect called Ranters, and who makes many and serious complaints against a person named Piercy, the High Priest of the Bedmiiister dis- trict. It'appears from the statement of my appli- cant that this Piercy lias committed two grievous sins, — To wit;— 1. The pocketing-, of the funds of the congregation, and refusing to give any account of his stewardship ; and 2. The iudulging( ata love feast) to the extent of twe whole plates of love cakes, and two To the PARISHIONERS- of St. JAMES?. Heads of Families,- A circumstance, seldom- paralleled in atro- city. has recently taken place in your Ward,' w hich demands the interference of your local authorities, and which will entitle them to claim at your hands pecuniary support irv furtherance of the ends of justice, - and in' protection of the interests of humanity. Thfefe resides, at No. 8, in the Horse- Fair, a man of the name of Deavin, a plumber, formerly in the emply of Mr. Bowgin, of Old King- street, but now carrying on busi- ness on his't) Wn account. This man has two children bv a. former wife, and was unfor- tunately married again to a woman- devoid of humanity. This unnatural father and brutal- ^ tep- mdther, have perpetrated the most dis- gusting acts of inhumanity on the persons of the poor children in question. Their mother was sister to the late Mr. Jackson, of the Riding- Sclidol. The bov is about 8 and the girl about 10 years of age. The former has been kept on- a disgracefully insufficient supply of bread and Water, for" ten days or a fortnight" togethef, and was was within a few hours of starvation, when' the tale of infamy wis hitppily promulgated, and the poor little victim of parental brutality removed to the Infirmary, through the bene- volent interference of some'humane ladies connected with the Barton Schbol at which- the girl' is a regular attendant.' The child; when removed, was unable td stand from weakness, and the bones of his emaciated person were on the point of bursting their skinny confinement. During his ten days residence in the Infirmary, lie has not been treated for any disease, and by merely nour- ishing food, has acquired sufficient strength to walk the width of his ward- room without assistance. The inhuman step- mother has been in the habit of punishing the poor boy, by tying him up by the thumbs to a staple fixed in thes ceiling, and the brutal father of violently beating the girl with a stick until- her body has been covered with bruises. But- the usual plan of these wretches was to starve the miserable children, and only on Tuesday last, the girl was allowanced to two potatoes- for her dinner, whilst her father aud step- mother gorged their ample meal of beefsteaks. I have the pleasure of informing you, that the Visitors of the Infirmary, with Mr. John Hare, jurn. - at - their- head, have resolved on THE BR1ST0LIAN. affording every possible protection to the pi- ness. Therefore it is that at the instigation of dupes. Their plan is to decry the Shares, tiable object placed under their care; that the utmost possible atiention has been paid him, and will be continued to be paid him by the medical officers of that excellent Establish- ment. Nor is it withoilt cause, that 1 con- gratulate you on the promptly benevolent interference of your Churchwardens, in the removal of the girl from the influence of her unnatural father, and (! hope and believe) in their determination to prosecute the brutal pairto conviction fortheir inhuman conduct many among you J lake the lead ai this crisis. It is your business to come forward— I afford you the opportunity of righting the vessel in which you embarked a goodly Cargo. If she sink, blame no me, or blame me unjustly. I give it as my unqualified opinion that either you must re- ai range your system of management, or re- distribute the funds among the Share- hohi- ers at as much per share, as there may be lelt. and I believe trie loss per share would in such case, be under a shilling. This however should of the disgrace these wretches have cast upon ficient system of management, it by their brutality to the defenceless and objectionable Committee- men JAMES ACLAND. motherless children. COMMITTEE- ROOM, 12th Nov. 1829. Resolved, That MR. ACLAXD be requested to insert the fol- lowing Notice in his Bristotian:— The Committee having resolved to remove from No. 4, All Saints" Street, to Mr. Lancaster's Pre- mises,. in Temple- street;— they hereby give Notice, that the Business of the Bristolian Bread Association will, in future, be carried oh there. I beseech you to come forward as a body he a demur resort— a last and desperate remedy, of friends to humanity, and rid your parish Your first effort should be to re- model your de- You have many get rid of them. I You have loo many for a hope of unanimity— I reduce the number. In short, at whatever sa- ' crifice, preserve the Association from the destruc- tive'artifices of a secret conclave of men who despise you. I believe that the object of the faction is simply to rob me of the merit of effecting ihe good I have devised. Is this Justice ? I believe there are individuals who would de- stroy the Association, in the hope, thereby to destroy the individual vvi h whom it originaied. In short, I have not had sufficient soap for these gentry, and my bluntness has made them sore— and their soreness prompts them to every act of annoyance towards myself. They care not if the Association sink or swim— so that they can be revenged upon me for daring to propose a Soli- citor without the recommendation of sectarianism — for daring to tell them that the secret resolu- lionsof the S'lbfCommittee were not binding on the General Committee of Management, and for daring to attempt the counteraction of their mea- sures of secrecy. Yeslerday Morning I drew up the following document:—- ' REQUISITION To the Managing Committee of the Bristolian Bread Association, for the convention of a GENERAL MEETING of the Shareholders on THURSDAY next, the 19th of November instant, at Seven o'Clock in the Evening, for the purpose of considering by what means the interests of the Share- holders can best i> e pro- tected against the INstmous DESIGNS OF ITS SECRET ENEMIES— - andfor other business. In the course of the day 547 votes were at- tached to this document, and in the evening as ( under the kind auspices of Wintour Harris and his client Mr. Lancaster) the Committee were sitting in Temple- Street, I waited on them, read the requisition, and demanding immediate atten- tion to its purport, placed it before the Chairman. As soon as I shall be informed of the place of meeting, I shall be prepared to give you such To. the ASSOCIATED BREAD- EATERS: Brother Shareholders, I have to announce to you, that since my last letter, the Faction have removed from my < ffices to those ou the premises of of an individual with whom ilie Committee have been endeavoring ( but hitherto ineffectually) to drive a bargain. On this subject I shall only state that what- ever opinion I may have entertained of the fac- tion, they have not lacked any convenience or accommodation my premises could afford them. I looked upon them as your Committee, and treated them accordingly. However, on a refer ience to their resolution at the head of this letter, you will perceive that they have resolved to remove from my premises— and they have re- moved, accordingly. I have told too much for them, and they seek to keep roe in ignorance, that you may learn no- thing of the proceedings of your Committee. It will be within your recollection that so long as I had found the members of the Committee faithful to the trust reposed in them by you, so long I contended they were worthy of your con- fidence for the future. When however, I found them greedy after the interests of their friends— negligent of the interests of the Share- holders and unable to bear with an honest exposure of their ignorance, it appeared to me necessary that I should take some step which should sound the alarum— that you might awake to in order that the poor Share- holders may be hoaxed into a disadvantageous sale, and that the wary . capitalist may get into a good thing at an easy rate. Hold your Shares, unless you can sell at a premium. ' I he Association shall not be knocked up, if I c: m prevent it— and if you are with me, I shall be strong enough to weather the storm, and bring your cargo of pure bread into a safp harbour. ' lake my advice, and having paid up your FIVE SHILLINGS per share, pay no more until you know the rusult of the next General Meeting. Let that be your guide ; for, if ( he faction can pack a clamorous party sufficient to over- awe the general body of the Share- hi Iders I shall prefer a dissolution to an illmanagcd continu- ance of the Association. Yours faithfully, JAMES ACLAND. P. S. FRIDAY NIGHT.— I am this moment enabled | inform you that no sooner had 1 presents I vour ! Requisition, ( ban the Faction got rid of the subject by deciding that that n e ting of the Committee was illegal. 1 THEREFORE inform you that the LAME Requisition will lie at my office all Saturday and Mon day for your signatures that you may shew these peo. pie that tile rabble rout are not to be " done." by such " gentlemen." Such of you as please to attend me on Monday Evening to Temple- street, for ihe presentation of your Requisition, can meet me in All Saints' Street, at 6 o'clock. The honest Roger Moore has threatened to move on Monday that no Committee- man shall take NOTK. S of what passes in the noi- K antf. coRNKR. " What will the Share- holders say ? " inquired one, not of the Faction ; " Never mind the Share- holders; we don't cure for them1'' said this kniyht of the " Greasy I'arse." J. A. TO THE CQNSUMi. Ks. OK COAL. FRIENDS,— As Manager in Trust for the " BIUSTO- U* « Co A n ' ASSOCIATION " I have'taken into consi- deration the cutting price of the Coal Venders of this City at the present moment, and in consequence aunouuee to you, that Share holders are at libeity ( bv relinquishing their claim to profit on their. shares) to obtain their supply of'C'dat at the very low price of Twelve Shillings aud Six- pence per Ton, or Seven- pence half- penny per C « vt.— the expem e of delivery iucluded— full weight guaranteed, aud the quality best Red Ash Newport. If you will be at Ihe trouble of calculating, vou will find that 50 per Cent, per an mini, on the cost" of the shares, will be as nearly this Is. lid. per Ton on tha quantity each share . eolitlcs a person to take, as can well be supposed. Still there are in any poor persons to whom the immediate arid constant advantage of purchasing the b'fe'it coal'at a lower price than that charged for the worst, mav be disiriible ; and to meet their view} 1 have determined on this equitable . ad- justment. Shaie- holdfcrs oil this plan will sink their capital on the consideration of havimg a rtfgular sujip'lV of Coal, at 12s. Oil'. perTnV Th « f can have no dividend, nVir can^ they incur responsibility. JAMES ACI. ANI). EX CHEQU ER • SOB S C 111PTTONS. Previously acknowledged Anonymous Crape ... E M. 2s. 6d. Cig. argk. 6d. A Well Wisher,, Staunch and True the necessity of active. interference in protection of your ov'iti property and in advancement of information at my office. your own' interests. I I think it right to caution you against the ^ It is. high lime- something were done by you. iniquitous project of some of the heavy purse ! A friend, per G. F. P. What is sverybody.' s business, is nobody's. husi- gentry, lest some of you should become their Amount required £ 23 17 0 Priuted and Published by JAMES ACLAND, ( Sole Proprietor and Editor,) at the BKISTOLIAW- OFFICB, No. 4, All Saints' Street, Bristol. d'G ' 1 0 0 I o 4 0 4 6 0 0 0 fii 73 o
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