SATURDAY, NOVEMBER ; 2$, 1829, V VOL. II.— No. XIII.] [ Price ( with the supplment) 2d. TO MY READERS; My Friends, Having published a Supplement to the last number of my Memoir?, and given it gratuitously to the readers of my Bristolian, and deeming it imperative that 1 also publish a Supplement with this number, I hope you vifl not think I overcharge you in estimating the value of tbe two Supplements at a Half penny— I publish this number ( with its Sup- plement) at Two Pence. When I look to the vast interests which are at stake on the success of the Bristolian Bread Association, and wlien it be recollected that it is a contest between the hard working mechanic and those Who have, by the most unwarrantable means, attempted to deprive him of pure bread, even such of you as have no direct interest in such Association, will not, I trust, regret that 1 have entered heart arid hand on the defence of the property and rights of those who are unable themselves to expose the infamy of rogues, or the sophistry of blockheads. I view the attempt made on these thou- sands ( the majority of whom I believe to have paid their money in perfect confidence in my integrity) as an attack on me— and 1 am justified in that view. 1 owe them a duty, and that duty 1 shall discharge in the hope that my effort will not be considered devoid of interest by those among my readers who might otherwise regret that these few num- bers of my Memoirs lacked their usual va- riety of information and argument. Your's obliged, JAMES ACLAND. To the Members of the Bristolian Bre a Association<• Bristol, 27th Nov. 1829. Gentlemen, On Wednesday morning, Messrs. Mondey and Tripp again called upon me with the documents which had been, as they admitted, improperly withheld from my perusal; the order for withholding them having been rescinded by the individuals, who had taken the liberty to pass it. Injustice to Mr. Tripp, I would just men- tion that he has assured me that thete docu- ments should have been returned to me by the time mentioned at a former interview, but that he did not obtain the possession of them tlil four hours after that time had elapsed Messrs. Mondey and Tripp admitted the cor- rectness of th<; facts datailed in mv address to you in the Supplement to the Bristolian of Wednesday ; they also admitted the correct- ness of ihe statement made by Mr. Acland in the Case he submitted to mr consideration- which appeared in the same paper, with ex- ception of a charge of mistake or mis statement against Mr. Acland, which I will presently more particularly advert to. With the view, if possible, of putting an end to the unfortunate differences which have existed, and slill exist between the parties to whom you had and have consigned the trust and management of your concern, 1 have, as your Solicitor patiently listened to what the conflicting parlies have had to urge the one against the other, and in defence of their own conduct, from whence I come to this conclusion, that it is of the utmost importance to the interests of the establishment, that division and discord should be set at rest, and if it b « possible an ami cable reconciliation between fhe Shareholders be effected ; and my opinion is, if it be not, the benefits anticipated by the Shareholders will not only be visionary, but thai » uits at Law or Equity or perhaps both, will be multiplied one upon lhe other, the funds originally intended to be appropriated to ihe procuring of pure bread, will be lavished away in pure law, and the value of the Exchequer Bills, in ihe purchase of whicli I consider it has been mos'improperly expended, will find its way inlo the pockets of the gen; le « men of ihe profession in which I have the honor belong, in their meritorious endeavours to obtain for you what is legally termed justice, which may be ami often is the shell but not tbe oysster. With these preliminary observations, I pro- ceed to state the result of my ' inquiries, and the conclusions which those inquiries have led me to come to upon the conduct of the parties more immediately at issue. In the first place, it is agreed on both sides, that the Meeting of the Committee on lhe night of the 12th instant was a regular and proper Meeting, and that such Meeting was adjotlrned till ihe following evening ( the lSlh) at © o'clock, from All Sainis'- street to Mr. Lancaster's pre- mises, in Temple- street. It is also admitted, that at this adjourned Meeting, a requisition, for calling a Genetal Metting by 140 individuals having moie than 500 votes the signatures of 50 having 200 votes being sufficient according 10 the Constitution of the Association, was pre- sented— lhat the Chairman received it, and Mr. Essex, the Secretary, promised it should be taken into cbnsideration. That the purpose for which theGeneral Meeting was proposed to be called was of deep impor- tance, " the protection of the Association against the insidious designs of its secret enemies." That the majority of this Committee, though they had previously to their receiving the requi- sition, contended, that their Meeting was strictly regular, which it most unquestionably was re- solved, after they had received it> that it wa » « I LIKE HONESTY IN ALL PLACES."— Judge Bayley. Printed and Published by JAMES ACTJAND ( SOLE POOPHIKTOR AN » EOITOB; at NO. 4, All Saints'street, Bristol. MEMOIRS and CORRESPONDENCE of JAMES ACLAND, Proprietor and Editor- written by Himself A 1 60 THE BRISRBIAAN not regular, and therefore dissolved the Macting upon an untenable pretext, without condes- cending a reply to the requisitionists, and they, further re « olvfrl, that the Members should be specially summoned or Monday thenjiext. Witij tiitte taqpvp « fore me, I canppi iif'sjt. aie,. at rt. pec; ing my. tpony^ ctioti that . tUe Committee ettght, tolwtve reeled ap( j, ente. ie4. Upon the < rf-,. qutsttiorr, and that their Jeclinfng to do so, was in direct violation of their duty. On the following Monday, being a, regular Committee Night, and the parties duly summon- ed, they again met, when, in consequence of the reception of the first requisition, another, was about to be presented of the same purport, but still more numerou^ jy signed. And, whai was the conduct of the majority of the ma- jority. of this Committee ?— Do they come to any resolutipn upon tjitijirsl requisition ?— None!— They are fully apprised of the inten- tion to present this second iequisition, having for its object, the same as the first. And what is the conduct of this MAJORI I Y; Upon their own showifiw— we shall hear. They send a deputation, consisting of Messrs. C « s$ ens, I'hillipj, and another, to the share- holders who are on their road to present their Second- requisition, to tell them that they hav^ ^ djourned this meeting, and thereupon twelve of the body went to the King's Head Inn, in the samestreet as individuals, but not asaCom- mittee. They state that a resolution in their rough minute book ( in Mr. Acland't posses- sion,) will corroborate their statement, which b$( th. e bye, is the point upon which the de- putation has. charged him with misrepresen- tation.— 1 have referred to this book, and I the^ e found an entry, without date, and with- out signature, as follow*;: Monday Evening, 1 ni Mr. " That in consequence of abetter from Mr. IIar, ri^ . this meeting do adjourn till to irtor- rq-\ v„^ y? rung-' , . . Now taking tke statement of the majority of the; Committee to be true in all its parts, ( in^ t I will presently state the answer that hai1 g* vcn one might say very appro.' puiatplji^ ciui of. thine own lips will I condemn1 tJief^ Lf jhere, yra3 in truth no adjournment frotp Mp' Lancaster's, I would emphatically a^ k the majority, . why, seeing that they cqujjd, not have forgotten the reception the first requisition had met. with at their hands, apd seeing, a. lso that this majority well knew the object. of second requisition to be similar to the, A'; sh- J woui^. a^ t. wjtiy. if it, were really ne- cessary ^ jia, t at} sjdjourtynsnt.. should take place * JH » p\ P plac^. themsehes in requisition a second time ( o, Jtii^" rigjit about,, y. nd to treat their second re- SW if< W(? WPV- - Was such conduct consonant with their'du/ y r. } Vafs \\ . in conformity With ifie Qhanered Rules of your Association P— Was it he. copiing , of meii entrusted with the management of your, affairs ?— and are not- such men, putting their antecedent conduct which gave rise tor the requisition altogether'out of me <) u<- jition, ( arcording^ o. thdr^ jwi shfi^ in& whdly. unworthy ; f the trust and confidence which you reposed in them. I conceive ny man wilj an- swer these questions in their favbr, unless j indeed he be disposed to go the length to say that ihe majority of a Committee, constiiutcd ar , jhi » . was, are jusnfied, when their own conduct is called in question, to trample the Laws of ihetr Institution under their feet, and to treat " with contumacy the voice of their Constituents. , Upon this . view of the case, of the majority, . which is their case, without its answer, 1 cannot but be of opinion, that ihe Requisition's would have been justified in convening a public jieneral meeting, and moving the expulsion from Office of men who could so conduct themselves. 1 now come to the reply which has been given to this case by the J^ quisitignists. Iii answer to that pail of the case of ihe majo- rity where it is asserted, by ( he deputation, thai the Committee ' did- Mil ' adjourn to ihe King's Head from Mr. Lancaster's, on the evening of Monday the 16th, 1 am assured by Lieut. Rotton. Messrs. Coss. ens, 1,' hillios, Farr, Summers ai) d Bevan, Comipmee- Men, and who were present, that ? n adjournment did take pi ape to ihe Ring's Head Inn, for ihe purpose . of receiving a second Requisition and that Messrs. Cossens Moore apd- Phillips were deputed to. go and meet the R( e>" quisitionests and make this communication to th^ m- pthat they immediately proceeded to ester cute their cpmmissjpn— that, they met iKe bearer of thesecond Requisition in Temple- Street, and here. I have . had the. concurrent testimony of l| 4r. Acland and o: hers that the communication made . by M. essrs.. Coss. ens, Moore, a « d Phillips, was that Uie Commiue had adjourned toithe. King's Head fan, for the purpose of receiving such second' requisition.; thither ihe party go, pud the're thev fiiitf twelye Committee- men sitting, exrlusiyely by them- selves, Had they,. gone to this,, houfi< fflr recreation on enjoyment, would tliev not have had something by way of repast before them— uone sucfi they had— for what purpose then can it be imagined they resort'etl thither. Could it be for the purpose of insuHipg the. reqpisitionipuists, by, telling thep_ fhat they. uppK hearjug of tlie'ir iiiterijtiou, had. di^ 9.1ved.,| heir meeting, and thereby voluntarily incapacitated* them- selves from receiving, and the requisitionists from prissentipg their requisition— audi thai. they hud Only gone to, that room in t^ f, private <|| iar^ ct, er, or, was it not to receive the'requisition tne plain cqmmon sense of the thing leads me to the conclusion, that it must have beep— but what says the conduct of the parses ? Mr. Moiuley, on the appearance of. the requisitiop. ist resumes the Cjfjiir,. wlii( jh be, hud filled, at Mr. Lancaster's— objections are certainly ns^ de by some of the Committee to act in the presence of so ru, a( iy . persons ( maqy of the. Shareholders having eu. tered. the,, room) luit, in pqint; qf fatti acctbeydid., and as a Committee, voted six to five ou the motion of Lieut, Kottori. The Bathurst Hotel having been'fixed upon, there' the Committee ugain , met. Mr, Morideyiresunies tire chair,, apd certain resolutions are passed, which ult. i,-. miitely lead to' the Public General Meeting which took place at the Gallery of Arts, near the Draw- Hridge; a meeting that the majority had twice en- deavored to prevent, and at which meeting tliey were with almost unanimous voices declared to be uutii and unworthy pf the trust reposed in them, , tpi^ rspeaki » g fr, op),, t'n^ iu) n# st^ iuivi^ tipv. ot my jieart, 1 must arid, that, ! conwcler jhe jwdgnu? nt was just. ' I have not forgotten, the statement of Mr.' MdridJy, j tliat( he was in a roeas- u/ e carried among ' lie people agaipst his Will, i'rom Temple- Gate till he arrived at Hathurst Hotel— nor that when he arrived there, Liie effected bis escape from " durance vile." The | first part, of the statiemeiit, lias ipwever been denied . l> y Mr. Aclahd, Mr. ' Bitfdle, and others, with whom i he was in immediate proximity during the whole 1 time . and with respect to ihe latter, I think he | can scanjelv call himseiffaii unprejudiced man, if upon | having his liberty as he admits he had, he thought it not worth his while to take French leave of his uuco^ rte. ijus . eppipaiRv^?,. The length of this latter precludes ine from en- tering upon the points suggested iu the opinion of Mr. Pollett, and throwing out my own,' as to the course which I conceive would be'most eligible, for the Association to adopt, to secure to itpelf its primitive pjiiexts.., IVyilf eiid'eavur to ' perform this task in next Wednesday's Bristolian. In the mean tune I think yon nevif u;;( Wr no ' apprehension as to the ( Security upon which your funds have been placed— . let what may liefal the. lilfhequer Bills, Messrs. iHaytborne and VVright are your security, and they , are. we all know, gentlemen who are perfectly res- jspipsibje 10 answer any charges that may arise from Ihe " very peculiar pqsitioo they have thought proper to elect. .. In the nietin tj. ute". 1 remain, Your faithful and obedient Servant, C. H. WAtlKER. P. S. t last: niglit heard of a Select Meeting of Sharehojders, at the Trout Tavern, in order " to take iqto, impartial (; on^ ideraiipn the peculiar stale of the . Association., ^ pd to devise. some plan for restoring • junanimijY , fu> d' for putting the soeiety ou a firm and per'ni'aneiit foundation.'' I a'ddres'sed a letter, ,(" n'bt kuowing who" would take the chair) of which the following is a copy, To the Chaii man ' if the Meeting of Shareholders, Trout- Tavern, CherriJ- Lune. SIR, Bristol, 36th Nov.'^ 820. Having, by accident, seen, a private cir- cular, s, igned by sev? n individuals,. requesting the attendance at a Select meeting of Share- holders in the BriStfclian Bread Association, this Evening, at the Trout- Tavern, Cherry- Lane,. to take into impartial consideration ' the- particular state of the Association, and to devise some plan for restoring unanimity, and for put( tin^ the Society on a fair and per- manent foundation, I take the liberty of ad- dressing you as'Chairman of this Meeting, to inform you that 1, the Solicitor to this As- sociation, having at heart the laudable objects you have in view', have been attended by deputation's from the conflicting'parties, and heard and considered what each of them had to ' say against the conduct of the other of thfethj itnd that in discharge of my profes- si' 6naT1! duty, I intend having made myself ' master of the subject, and having also the cases and opinions of Counsel upon, the ge- neral situation of the Association, and the benefit' of his suggestions as to what steps ought to be taken to put the Society upon a THE BRISTOLIAN. 397 solid foundation, to addfess a public'letfer, pnse3 th'at your ' friends from bi low should have ( to the Shareholder?, 5 in the' Bristolian, of resented- the insult offered . you, jby immediately ^ riturday,' '-( being'the channel of address j clearing the way, that you might fulfil the words voted by the Committee) on these important' rtiatters, when 1 hope I shall be enabled to lay before the Association such facts, and throw out such suggestions arising Out'of them, as may lead to a satisfactory arrange ment of the unhappy and unfortuh'ate'dif- ferences that dt prfeserit exist-, and to the per- manent welfare of the concern. Under these impressions, I would take leave to suggest for the eonsidiratioh of the gentlemen who may attend your meetiVig; whether it may or not, be advisable that you should adjourn' this evening, iifttllthe ptib- t lication of mv communication on Saturday next, when YOU will, I have no doubt, be much more competent to proceed in the good work you have begun, should you deem it neceirsary, than you are at present. I am, Sir, your very obedient Servant, C. H. WALKER. I understand persons were admitted at this meet- ing who were llotShareholders, and allowed to speak, whilst they who were Shareholders were excluded, because they'had not been invited— The Chairman chosen I was told', was A: man of- the name of" Eng- lapd; he received my letter, put it to'the v'oie, if it should bp opened, the company resolved it should; he then read it to himself, and quietly pocketed it. NOTICE TO CORRESPONDENTS. I have received the note signed '' Ohetif the mem- bers for the suspension of Vicc," with cmmnuurca- riohs relative to the prosecution of THE KING AGAINST THK RELIGIOUS PHILIP ROSE, for selling; a libidinous anil grossly indecent p'lblicatiuu. I know He was convicted and so does Mr. Humphries. " If'my cor- respondent will have the goodnesstd fa^ or tue with a report of the trial, I shall be happy to contribute to the promotion of the ends of justice. Is not this man Class Leader in one of our Methodist ( ongre gations? JAMES ACLAN1J. • 1' o'tne EDITOR " OF THE BRISTOLIAN. \ SIR, Nov. 27, 1829. * I was- at the meeting held in Cheriy Lane laSt- trfght; and had the pleasure of seeing- you th^ ie, and though I was sorry to find there was some disturbance on the stairs when you came up, yet, if I am rightly informed you were not to blame; the gentlemen appointed to lake the checques', and also a deputation frcm the paity assembled informed you that you would be admit ted, and that in a few minutes ; and Sir, 1 un- derstand you went into a private room to wait those few minutes. You waited patiently for ten or fifteen minuted, but no person came to tell you that your presence was particularly request- ed ' above, or even to say that y » u> might be admitted. Sir, they did not' keep their word with you, and when ope of your friends who had an admission note went into the room befoie yotl, he was informed by - a most respectable Shalre- holderj that they did not mean to admit you, '' I afnnnt surprised that that individual should leave the room id tell you, how shame- fully they Were playing with you, nor am I sur. to reply to, any charge, that might be brought against you,'' no S, ir, they were, not willing you should bean or, isay. iany thing^ aiid they took* of Mr. MaJriot and others who said you should -, care to make. such a noise that it was. impossible for. the . Chairman to .^ aimain ord^ r, and there- fore I think, ha'did wisely to vacate his sQafciftiid • you treated them wilb proper contempt , l » y leading the . ro< » m together with the, half dozen - who went with you. I am. Sir, Your- s respectfully, A SMAREHOLPER. P. S. Did I not see John Wad ge and hi& Son among the ." select " pa, rty ? Broad Street, Bris/ ut, 25th: Nov. IS29. MEM.— Having been this day attended by Messrs. Mondey aud Tripp, as representatives of the, Meeting in Redclift- Street last . night, they state, that my account in the Bristoiian, of this day, is perfectly correct.; but that , there is, a . mis- statement in, the case submitted to. my qon- sideratiou by, Mr., Ac, land. Ttiey f> a. y the Minute Book, \ yill shew, ( hat there. was not an adjournment io, th, e Kiiig,' 3 IJaed horn Mr. Lancaster's on the evening of Monday when the Meeting was held at . the . B at hurst Ho- tel, but that it was an adjournment to. tbe follow- ing evening, without stating ViAere it was. be held. Mr. Tripp thinks the adjournment was enter- ed in the Minute Book by Mr. Essex, but that on reference to that book an entry to that effect will at. all events be found to the above effect. Mr. Walker will thank Mr. Acland to make the needful reference, and to copy the minute underneath. C.. H. W. be admitted: but Sir, you had no occasion to be obliged to them for faying so, for as yon had a printed note sent you, you bad a right to be theres and they were not justified in detaining ' you; I are surprised thai- Mr. England the Chair- man,'( who certainly - behaved, . very, well . as Chairman at the Tennis . Court) should have Countenanced such proceedings,, but to hear him fcet'up and say " that Mr. Acland and his friends ( whom he styled " Interlopers " thuughl believe most of ihem had admission nol. es) should eithi r leave the room or he would leave the chair or he would call tor a constable, " pray would any man hearing this, say, that impartiality was to be the order of the nighi ?— I would not for one I very much doubt but the . object, - thp latent object of those w ho called the meeting.( the ma- jority- of whom'are known to be y. our bitten, s enemies) was not to consideriropanially howthe Association might be . fixed'- on a firmer basis than it had hitheito been ( an object you. are daily- approaching,, by die numbers who daily flock to your premises to sign the - necessary Writings) but to consider how they might injure the Association, and whetheiahey would not al the same time injure the popularity of James Acland. They would willingly ejeet y'oti from the. glo- rious situation in which you stand, as the Foun- der of the Association, but Sir, it will never be forgotton, by the thousands of honest men who now look to you lor Bread, that James Acland was the Projector ( at least) of an Association which has for its object the preservation of . the health, and consequently the increase of the happiness of a large portion of llis Majesty's suhjects; 1 say a large portion and I think 1 may say all Ills Majesty's Subjects, as I doubt not the example you have set will be followed in lime1, throughout the kingdom. Sir, 1 wish not to enter into any contest, but the man who will not support you in the attainment of so de- sirable an object as the manufacture of Pure Bread, by which every man may benefit who pleases, and that vitally, i say Sir, that man is an enemy to himself and his - fellow creatures. Go on Sir, in your laudable undertaking,-- fear nothing— keep your shoulder to the wheel, and never mind those who would throw impediments in your way; persevere, and yoa must triumph; if you want money, money you will have, and notwithstanding the abstraction of the « £ T900 from the'Bank, I believe, wheiher we are rob- bed of the money or » ot, we shall still form an Association, impervious to the baseand unmanly • attacks of the designing and the envious. , After the threats which emanated from the Chair, you can scarcely expect they, would allow you ( as you asserted was all you wished) To su quietly with them, and " to be permitted TO Mr. ACLAN1). Si « , As Messrs. Mohdey, Tripp, and Essex, and those who sent them, have seen, read, aud digest- ed the cases and opinions taken on behalf of the Bristolian Bread Association, I take the liberty to transmit copies for the like purpose on ( he pait of yourself and friends, and beg to add, that when you have done so, " 1 shall feel obliged, for your suggestions as to your view of ulterior proceedings. 1 remain, Sir. Your's faithfully, C. H. WALKER. Broad Street, 26th Nov. 1829, To Mr. C. H. WALKER. Bristolian Bread Association Office,' Sin, ' November% 6th, 1829. . I have to acknowledge your, favor, of last night, and, am authorised by the, C< yin trainee, in . answering it, to present to you ( heir grateful acknowledgments for your prompt and frank attention tflt the interests of tlje A « so( qiatjo! i, as manifested in your correspondence of Tuesday night. 4- 2 THE BRISTOL AN I am in receipt « f your letter and note of yes-! terday, which I will severally refer to ; and first as to the letter. You state that Messrs. Mondey and Tripp have returned you the Cases and j Opinions with which you entrusted them. 1 am glad to hare this evidence of their sense ( howe- ver lately they may have come by it) of proprie- ty and I may add of honesty. You say that you are making copies of the documents in question for our consideration, and you desire to be furnished with any observations that may suggest themselves to our minds, on perusal of the papers, with a view to the establishment of the Association on a firm and rock- like foun- dation. In reply, I have to acknowledge the subsequent receipt of the copies of she Cases and Opinions, and whick I shall lay before the Cbmmilt » e this evening. With regard to the subject matter of your note, in which you inform me that Messrs. Mon- dey and Tripp allege a mis- statement of the facts of the case I submitted to you on Tuesday night, I would beg you to bear in mind that those per- sons are actuated by a de> ire to effect the disso- lution of the Association. I mention this circum- stance be « ause I coRcieve that a knowledge of the motives of a party will materially assist in enabling you correctly to appreciate the nature and tendency of their acts, and the value of their assertions. My acquaintance with the mo- tives of these persons4s consequent on an obser vation made to ne by Mr. Tripp, and such knowledge is abundantly confirmed by every act of the factious Ex- Committee- Mem. Now Sir, the question is, whether the late Committee did adjourn on the I6 h instant from Mr. Lancaster's to the King's Head? And I think I shall shew yon that such was the case, although there is tin entry on the subject in the Minute Book. Why did they not continue sitting at Mr, Lancaster's? Because they received a letter from his Solicitor, announcing the indispo- sition of Mrs. Lancaster, and requesting that the Deputation of Shareholders might not be permitted to present their requisition on his premises. Why did they go in a body to the King's Head? Because they had adjourned there as can be proved on oath of several credible witnesses. How came the letter of Wintour Harris in the possession of Mr. Cosscas ? It was give* him as ® ne of the deputation appointed to meet me and to Inform me of the adjourn- ment of the Committee to tke King's Head. Now Sir, when. 1 went to the King's! Head, I found twelve of the Committee in a room. Mr. Mondey took the Chair. Why ? j Because ( as he said), it was an adjourned meeting, and because be had been Chairman at Mr. Lancaster's when the adjournment to the King's Head took place. Having taken . the Ch.- jirs Mr. Mondey called on me to pre- 1 sent the requisition. Would he have done so j if the adjournment in question had not taken j place ? On my refusal to present the requisition in so small a mom, a motion was regularly made for another adjournment, and being Seconded was as regularly put from the Chair. Would the Chairman have so acted if the Committee had not been duly constituted? This question having been put, six voted for and five against it. These five were Messrs. Turberville, Hy- bert, Salter, Scott, and Allen. Mr. Mondey, as Chairman, accompanied me afterwards to Bathurst Hotel, when he again took the Chair. Vet in the face of this concurrent evidence of the adjournment of the Committee from Lan- caster's to the King's Head, Messrs. Mondey and Tripp have the hardihood to stake— the former his veracity— the latter his veracity and his religion on their mere assertion to the con- trary. Sir, I feel that impudent falsehood is scarcely worth a refutation, and had not your letter seemed to require a business- like answer I should not have gone into this de- tail— for error or mistake or forgetfulness are utterly out of the question. If su » h should be your opinion, you will know how to deal with your informants. I am, Sir, Your obedient Servant, JAMES ACLAND. To the ASSOCIATED BREAD- EATERS' Friends,— Rend the able Ltter of your Solicitors learn that upwards of Four Thousand Shares were last night signed for, and believe with me, that pure bread will at last croun our exertions aud confound our enemies. Your's as ever, JAMES ACLAND. EXCHEQUER SUBSCRIPTIONS. Amount required. ..'<£ 23 17 s. () d. Previously acknowledged... oflS 4 D. S. and two friends, " Lovers of ") q j r y Ilonesry in all places" j J Mr. Wilkins 0 0 6 Widow's Mite 0 4 0 From Cieve 1 0 0 Krom Brockley 0 10 0 C. C. B. M. w. D. A S 0 2 6 20 12 4 COMMITTEE- ROOM, 4, All Saints' Street, Wednesday Evening, 25, Nov. Mr. WATTS, ' Chairman. Present; Messrs. Rotten— Neyler— Farr— Sommers—- Cossens—- Gwyer and Phillips. The minutes and resolutions of the last Com- mittee were read, the latter confirmed. The Provisional Secretary placed in the hands of the Chairman the sum of Ten Pounds received as deposits on Shaies, which the Committee re- quested Mr. Neyler to take charge of, taking his receipt for the'same. The Provisions! Secretary stated to the Com- mittee that on presenting the Cbecque for >£ 3.4 7?. 6d. drawn for the purpose of paying Mr. Wm, Milsom for Sacks made for the use of the Association, to the banker he wasfinformed they had no effecis. The Provisional Secretary read the corres- pondence which had taken place between Mr. Walker and himself, on behalf of the Associa- tion, he also read the following letter which was received by him from Mr. Walker thisday. To Mr. ACLAND. StR, The cases and opinions are returned ! Messrs Moudey and Tripp this d » y attended at my office, and brought them— I am now writing fair copies of them— when done, they will he open to the perusal of you and your friends be- longing to the Awocialion, whoso observations I shall be happy to hearoo these opinions, arid the present state and condition of the Association with the view to iis establishment upon a firm and rock- like foundation.— i am, Sir, Your faithful aud obedient Servant, Bristol, C. H. WALKER. 25th Nov., 1S29. That this Committee authorise the Provisio- nal secretary to write to Mr. Walker in reply to his letter now read, and to present to him the high feeling they entertain, and grateful thanks for his prompt attention to the benefit of the Association.—( Moved by Mr. Neyler, Second, ed by Mr. Cosians.) That the thanks of this Committee he presented to the Provisional Secretary, for the very able manner in which he conducted the late correspondence with Mr. Walker the Solicitor, to the Association. ( Moved by Mr. Rotton,— Seconded by Mr. Phillips.) Mr. John Nash, member ot the late Committee, and appointed a Trustee last evening, attended aud took his seat at the board in that capacity. ( Moved by Mr. Neyler,— Seconded by Mr. Farr.) That the Provisional Secretary do write a letter to Mr. Rawlins of Paulton, requesting him to inform the Committee if any and what part or parts of the Steam Engine and Mill, or appurtenances thereto, purchased by the Association, remain at Pauitou Nov. 26//)', 1826.— Mr. Neyler in the Chair, ' The Provisional Secretary placed in the hands of Ihe Chairman, the sum of Fifty- five Pounds, received by him this day. / Resolved,— That the Provisional Secretary be authorised to receive tenders . from such person* <•* may be disposed to deliver the Bread of the Asso- ciation to the Shareholders, the persons making the tenders to provide Horses and Carts. Nov. 27th, c2829.— Mr.' Neyler in the Chair. The Provisional Secretary pieced in the hands of the Chairman 30/, received this day, for Instalments. Resolved,— That the Miller proceed to- morrow to Warminster with 1751. for the purchase of whaat. That Mr. Phillips be requested to place in the hands of the Provisional Secretary plans and specifications of fourOvens, and a Hake- House by 10 o'clock on Mon- day morning, and that tenders be receivedfor the same until 6 o'clock on Tuesday evening.— The terms of paymerft— Cash; and the workv to be completed on tlld Eve of Christmas Day. Printed and Published by JAMES ACLAND, ( Sole Proprietor and Editor,) at iheBRisroLlAK- OrFics No. 4, All Saints' Street, Bristol.