r MEMOIRS and CORRESPONDENCE of JAMES ACL AND, Proprietor and Editor - written b, t Himself. " I LIKE HONESTY IN ALL PLACES,"— Judge Bayley. Printed and Published by JAMES AtXAND ( SOLE PROPRIETOR JINC EDITOH) at No. 4, All Saints' stTeet, Bristol. VOL. III.— No, Xft ] WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, 1630. [ PRICE To ARTHUR PALMER, the Younger, Of Dowry Parade, Barrister at Law. LETTER 111. — bill, 1 am told that my first letter have spoiled your appetite for eating, and ( or several nights disturbed your rest. Had it destroyed your appetite for slander grounded in falsehood, one salutary object would have been attained. That object is not however the only one ; for there remains that 1 introduce you officially to ihe people in order that they may know how, duly, to appreciate your worthlessness.— To this end I again address you; aud first, 1 ask you if you recollect the name of Sheppard, male, or female? Do you recollect your de- portment with reference to thai individual? Do you recollect retaining all the leading Counsel in the Oxford and Western Citcuits, and also the principal King's Counsel in London, in no less than about half a dozen criminal prose, cutions in which you expected to be involved ? Does your recollection serve you, or have you forgotten the atrocities mixed up with these matters ? He it my business then to awaken your treacherous memory. In my next letter I will tell you more about it; meanwhile, pre- pare your shoulder for the rod I have in pickle for you. But you have not answered iny first favor! Why not, Arthur P Your friends advise you not? YOUR FRIENDS indeed!!! Who amongst the honest or the just, the honor- able or the grateful but would consider them- selves degraded and disgraced by such an ap pellation? YOUR FRIENDS! Name them ; for God's sake, name them Let us know who they are, in order that they may be hooted from that society for which their as- sociation with you must prove them unworthy. Before, however, I pronounce their denun ciation, 1 would ask them the following questions:— 1. Are they aware of your Sheppardonian freaks ? 2. Are theyawate that your uncle brought you up, educated, and supported you ? 3. Are they aware that, vainly confiding in your giatitude and supposed integrity, he articled you to himself, introduced you to his connections and business, and crowned his affectionate regards for you by making you his partner ? 4. Are they aware that you requited his generosity, benevolence and affection, as soon as your oxen ends had been answered, by every outrage a bad man with a bad mind could inflict; that you then insisted upon a dissolution of partnership, and to enfi ice your benefactors compliance purloin : d his books of account— got in the partnership debts— converted them to vour own indivi- dual use, and all with the view and for the put pose of forcing him into a dissolution of that connection which by the labour of jearc he had estab! ish3d, and to which in a moment of blind confidence and besotted folly he had admitted you ? 5. Are they aware that after you had almost driven him phrenetic by your baseness and ingratitude, you actually refused ( what you had been seeking to effect) a dissolution of the partnership, unless your uncle would allow you to plunder him of some thousands of pounds,' or sacrifice that peace which your unnatural conduct had convinced him was only to be retained by his consenting to the sacrifice you required ? 6. Are they awate that for the purchase of that peace and to shake, off the monster he had taken to bis bosom, sueh sacrifice was made, and the partnership thereupon dis- solved ? 7. Are they aware that you Arthur Palmer, Esq. Barrister at Law ( and practising as such in the City of Bristol, where alone you can find Attornies to employ you), by way of ac- knowledgment of the pre eminent favours you had received, and without any other eause or provocation, did, in the public streets of Bristol, spit in the face of your benefactor — your friend your uncle ? 8. Are they aware that after this, your 40 THE BRISTOL! AN vanity and conceit led you to the bar— not as will at l01"' demonstrate this one ttndenl- a Criminal— but as a Barrister? able proposition— that they are as worthy of 9. Are they aware that after your unmerited advancement to this sta'ioti you iniquitously and basely, as regarded the public justice of the you BS you are of them. But be you well as- sured that not one jot will either their counte- nance or support avail you in the eslimation Country and the character of the Caste of which 1 of mankind, beyond the proof that you are you are a most unworthy membei deliberately birds of the same feather and alike obnoxious and designedly prepared to defeat the ends of justice by the introduction of flaws into a cri- minal indictment in order to effect the acquittal to the contempt of the honorable and the deprecation of the good. Leaving these considerations for your di. of the accused ctiminal wham you knew to be: gestiort, I bid you a temporary farewell guilty t 10. Are they aware that for your offence aforesaid ( as well as for others, of which, here- after) your learned brethren have cut you, and your acquaintance, as well personal, as pro- fessional ? 11. Are they aware that the Bristol Barristers ( not forgetting the old Dealer and Chapman, who I am told has as much notion of paying his old debts as B. irrington, when living in America, had of restoring the several articles of which he had eased their rightful owners nor forgetting his hopeful son, Joseph the Gtaceless) have cut yo i ; that they exclude you from their Quarterly meetings and can make a good dinner and enjoy themselves over their pro- fessional bottle without mixing them> eives up with Arthur Palmer the Yomger ? 12. Are thev aware that the Gentlemen of merely observing that before you can expect to fare well, you must cease to do ill, and manifest a proper feeling of compunction for the past evils of your life. JAMES ACLAND. A COPY OP I HE WILL OF CHARLES WILLIAMS, LATF. Of CASLEOS, In the Countu of Monmouth, Enj. [ CONTINUED FROM MY LAST, ] And further I direct, there shall be a power reserved unto all and every person or persons having an Estate for lifeorintail as aforesaid, who shall be entitled unto the same Lands and Premises after the decease of the said John Hanbury ; and when in the actual possession and in the receipt of the rents and profits of the same Premises as aforesaid, to charge the said Premises with a competent and reasonable sum for Daughters and younger Sons. And also there be a power reserved unto the said John llanbury and evety other the Western Circuit have sent you to old peison or persons having an Estate forlifeor Harry ? : intail after the decease of the said John Han 13. Are they aware that the Gentlemen j burv, when in the actual possession as afore i said, to demise, grant or lease the said Pre- of the Oxford Circuit have done the like ? t mises or any part thereof for anv term or 14 Are they aware that the Sessional lawyets j number of years not exceeding twenty- one c . i - j rM i;.„ i, i I sears, or for one, two or three life or Ines. in Somersetshire and Gloucestershire would > , ' .- ' , , . , , ! or ror anv numberot years determinable upon have nothing to do with you ? | one, two or tin eelife or lives from the making Do those, Sir, whom you call your friends j of such lease or leases and so as such lease or , • 5 ', i , i leases be not made dispunishable for waste, know these tilings ? If nol, they shall no longer , r 7 ' ° ! and so as upon every such lease or leases there be j- istified by their plea of ignorance. They j be reserved the bpst and most improved yeauy may be and doubtless are of kindred spirit with j rent wh'ch can be had or gotten for such of ,. , ... , , , , . , j the Premises as shall be so leased at the time yourjelf, but will they be hardy enough, after j of ie,, sintJ. thereof, wkhoiit any fine or other I shall hive done with you, and with a know- j thing to be had or taken, an! to continue pay- led ge of your coi. duct and character ( which | vlb! e bv every such lease or leaiies lespectivelv , , ..,,,. , ,, , oy half- yeaily equal payments, unto such hitherto I have detailed but m partj- wdl they | p or per8ons tQ whom , he Premises 40 I ask be hardy enough to lirir- e the public opi , leased shall according to the limitations herc- nion of the associates of- yours. If! If so j inbefore directed for the time being appertain, 11 and so as every lessee or lessees in every such lease or leases seal and execntc one part thereof.— Provided also, and my Will is, tha< l all and every such Son and Sons, Grandson and Grandsons, of the said John Hanbury, and all and every other person or persons in- titled unto the said Premises ( other than ex- cept the said John Hanburv himself) by vir. tue of the limitations hereinbefore directed, to be made when in the actual possession and receipt of the rents and profits of the same. Premises, do and shall relinquish and changc his and their former sirnames and assume and use my sirname of Williams ; and in all deeds, letters, and writings shall use and write'him and themselves by the sirnaine of Williams, and as far as in him and them lies shall cause and procure otheis to call, stile and write him and themselves by the said sirname of Williams ; but as to the said John Hanbury I leave him at liberty to continue the use of his own sirname during his life. A: id lastly, I do in a particular manner recommend to the said John HanLur>, that he will purchase that ancient Messuage and House, with tho Grounds and Buildings thereunto belonging, situate, lying and being in the sajd Town of Caerleon. - A hi eh was my late father's and brother's, and in which I was Lorn, to the end the same may be the capital and chief seat of all and every person and persons who shall be my representatives and intitled to the same Premises hereinbefore directed to be purchased and settled on the said John Hanbury and his Sons, or issue male as afore said ; and if he cannot purchase the said Messuage at a reasonable price, then I desite he will purchase some other House or Mes- suage for the same end and purpose, in the said Town of Caerleon— it being ray desire that the chief seat and Mansion House of all and every person intituled unto the said Premises as aforesaid, should be in the said Town of Caerleon wherein 1 was born. And I do hereby nominate and appoint the said John Hanbury, and ihe said Richard Vaughan and the said John Aubrey to be mv Executors of this mv last Will and Tes- tament, but nevertheless in Trust, and to and for the same intents and purposes herein- before mentioned— In witness whereof, I, the above named Charles Williams, have to these presents set my hand and seal, and da publish and declare the same to be my last. Will and Testament, on this Seventh day of in the fourth jear of the reign of our Lord George, by the grace - of God. King | of Great Britain. Fram e and Ireland, De- i fender of the Faith, and in the year of our : Lord Christ, One Thousand b'even Hundred and Seventeen. CHARLES WILLIAMS. Signed, scaled, published and declared by the abovenamed Charles Williams to be his last Will and Testament in ihe picsence of THE BR18T01JAN 47 us, whose names are hereunder written as pletcly unsaid what he had before said, Witnesses, and we do subscribe our nanus dooming me to the death of an unbeliever as Witnesses? in the presence of the said ,,..,. . . , , Charles Williams, the Testator, for doubting his comm. sston and for exposing GRILLING GIBBONS, his " cacolology." However, Sir, he has ] OHN BROWN sent me some plainly stated facts which shew me tha if he is mad, you by your relentless roguery have driven the Godlike reason from JOHN ROBERTS. Sir, April, 1716 I design this shall come into your hands at lts seat- the same time with my last Will ; the perusal The following is the statement to which I and resolved to print their determination. Let them ; it will not be a dissolution then. What asses has this Essex— this Secretary of the opposition concern, made of John Cossens William Lowe, and the others ! Not content with robbing the Shareholders of their money — they would now rob them of their Associ » ation ! Puer. le attempt! Ha ! Ha! Ha 1 Does my imprisonment deprive the honest Shareholder of his reasoning faculties George Essex ? Of which will give you a. much. better te; u- mony of the value and friendship I since, el/ have for you and your family than any ex- „ T| jig js [() inff) rm you thft( j contract wjth pressioin 1 can use. 1 have the prosperity ; yir< Pr< lthero for a Leadore Consarn, which 1 Doss a league with the robbers of the and welfare of the Town of Caerleon, the have bpon ,0 sn mllcll expence to open a level Shareholders prove you an honest man, John place of mv birth, so much at^ heart that^ an(, other dead work which a true account may Cossens ? Does \ our treason to the B jard of D'rectors make you a hero, Isaac Carling p JAMES ACLAND, cannot forbear recommending it to the care be bn) Ught fnnvar( li so much as ^,< 50. and protect on of you and your posterity — ,{ e ( j.( j , t , o ano( her man whjch , ncwr have been long absent, and live at so g< eat nne sbini f() r m labour— also he tnrn me ' t ,0 nneeimrt th^ ff1 rnair oe I . J . . notice to Iso I — - o , MI i K ''' 1 ^ sniiiiti" nit my uc a distance, that ' tis possible there mav b= , holU (> f m_ house wilhout ive me some poor, families related to me in blood, ^ bundle my. ? oods in lhe rna( i . U,. t htt . ccsnM mv zirrtnain- i . . ... . ... ......—- ..— ..... i quit, and bundle my woods in the road— also 1 thin the County that escaped my acquam-, ^ ^ [ o rise for whjch was ( Jne tance; if you find any such, I am confident j R J mn o( Lanh( mhi. he have ^^ your own generosity without any particular recommendation from me, will incline you to show them some distinguishing marks of your favour and coumenance. CHARLES WILLIAMS. To John Hanburv, of Pontypool, Esq. P 5. ' 1 is probable you may find amrmg mv papers in the secretoires some frivolous and useless paper3 and letters not fit to be exposed, whatever ion find of that kind I desire mav be burnt — i have hitherto been so lazy that I have not taken tine to look them on . Sir, August 10, 1830. it this 8 years and I cannot get one penny from him— also he keep me in prison a 12 month after my diicliarge came from the King, which he was under Sheriff th~ t year— in so doing he breach ths law of the Country." 1 am disposed to imagine that you never i et became connected with any man of cha- racter or property without his being speedily tainted with the pollution of your name and acqua'ntance or ruined by your unprincipled b lawlessness. JAMES ACLAND. 1 hear so very good a character of m- God son, \ our Son Charles, that I must with par j titular concern, recommend him to your FAVOUR. CHARLES WM I. IAMS. [ TO BE CONTINUED.] TO the STORK KING TOM. MF. M.— The Shareholders in the B. B A, need not to be informed that the mummery of George Essex and John Cossens and Isaac Carling of last night is nothing rno- e than mere laughter; but it mav make them lau « h '' ' o the irore if I state shortly the nature of their cir, proceedings. They managed to collect about A poor madman of the name of Phillips, a Hundred persons together— persons who sent me the other day what he called a pio- called themselves or whom they called Share- phecy, on the fulfilment of which I was to hoklers' and , hc first thinS the>' d5d become Prime Minister! I published his' rcsolve that » "./ « ' » « meetings the general , , r body should be bound bv their decisions communication fo.- the amusement of mv ' . , . , , , , . . i ,• They then resolved to rescind the Constitu- orthograuhical readers, but I at the same time ' .... , , , . tional resolution, which requires a month's gave the frienns of the poor lunatic a hint, . ..... , . . , nof. ee of a motion ot dissolution, and which that they should look sharply after him also requires that four. fifths 0f the Share This not ce of mil e h* s brodght me another holders shall agre. to such dissolution when packet from the Prophet, who has now com proposed, Xhcy then voted the dissolution, MEM — I some days since received a letter about an individual connected with Music an- l Musicians. Not bang in pesstssion of the name of my Correspondent, 1 cannot in fairness pubiiti his letter. Bush- fighting is unfair fighting. U is as if A should say to B, " When I have tied you to this post. 7 will retire behind yonder hedge and fire at you in security." A: l this may be very musical for ought 1, who am not a musi- cian, know, but it. is not in harmony with the principles ou which I sign my name or ( which is tantamount) my initials, to every thing I write J. 1. ToEBENEZER LUDLOW, Esq, Barrister, ( that was) Sei'gcant at Law ( the. t is j— and Judge that would- be. LETTER IV, . Sir, I have charged you secondly with an illegal suppression of evidence; and in suppoit of such charge I have only to refer to your refusal to receive the affidavit of my prosecutor when tendered you by his Counit i after a speech in aggravation, I believe it will not be disputed that the Court of King's Bench, when called upon to pass judgement, acts upun the principle, Ihi. t THE IHllSTOUAN Peace for the said City and County, and which was afterwards laid before the Judges at the / KM.) j thin* imJie » We ;> f ^ Msnre or » » at el I s » row held by adjiifiirnetit fit ihe Council llouM- b wnag on t'ijE m « rii « of the aim slwniid be re. in and for the said. Cily and CtMjnty » | » Wordiiy ciml b! » / t considered, Perhaps however y » n the 39ib day of March, one thousand elfthl. knew the (. cntence to have bee;) pre- dejermined hundred and twenty eigin ( iimifwd of the Fees h. kI pe iisps you aide. d in ilmt pri'- deiermination. contained in the Table which was made end I kxuw vou did. 11 ow does that feet operate? settled by ihe Justices at their general quarter Thus: Yon refused lo receive the affidavit in i Sessions of the Peace held wi'. hiii the said City I q uestion ( even after J had told yoti thai it would I and County 011 Monday the 2Jy day of April faiily go in mitigation) and so refused 011 the | one thousand seven hundred and ninety seven) ground of my being ei titled to reply to Mr. | pnd approved by ihe Justices of the Peace at the Palnr. er'a disgusting tirade if you received it. i next succeeding general Quarter Sessions of ihe Did not such procedure, in effect say—" We have determined to send the Defendant to Gaol i> i' three tn inths — and having so dtlcrmined,- next Assize for the said Cily and County, and argument is useless— therefore will save time; by iheni ratified and confirmed, pursuant to ilv and sentence him." j Act of Parliament passed in the 26th year of But what fatality it happened I know not! the reign of his Majesty King George, the but true it is that the prosecutor's affidavit admitted that he had at the time I published ipy " ifs" possession of a portion of the pro- perty of the Association founded by me, and of which I atn even now a Trustee. On the receipt of that affidavit 1 might have argued much on its admissions— enough to convince — not the Court possibly, but at least every body else, that if I had wounded the sensi- bility of Roger Moore, the wound was not inflicted until the wounded had taken to himself t! at which belonged to others. But the thing was predetermined— three months it was to be— and three months it v: is. How you can urge such predeter- mination as justifying your refusal to receive the evidence tendered and your reason for so refusing it— because I should be entitled to rebut the lies and slander, and to expose the folly of Arthur Palmer— I know not. You, perhaps, being a learned Sergeant think • you can tell— but, pardon my ignorance in nuppcsing you to be NO JUDGE. JAMES ACLAND. City of Bristol and County A TABLE of of the same City > Fees l0 be taken TO WIT. 3 , , , J by Clerks to Jus- tices of the Peace within the City of Bristol and County of the saijie City, made and settled by the Justices of the Pesce at their quarter Ses- second, intituled ah Act for settling and ascer- taining the Fees to be taken by Clerks tu Justices of the I'cace. viz For every information or examination on oath of a person for felony, if under the number of words contained in a com- mon law sheet or foilo . .20 And for every sheet of folio above one sheei or folio . . .10 For every information on oath of assault and battery. . . .10 For every information on oath of any other misdemeanor if under the number of words contained on a common law abeet or folio, . . . id For every sheet above the number of words contained in a common law sheet or foiio. . . • .10 For every information on oath where sureties of the Peace on guod behavior are required. . . .20 For every information of runaway and warrant thereon. . .36 For every Capias warrant far felony, assault or other misdcme « n< r, peace or good behaviour . . .10 For every warrant of commitment for like offence. . .10 For backing- every capias and oath. . 1 0 For every recognizance for the appear- ance of any person charged on suspicion of any felony, or with any assault or mis- demeanor, or lo keep the peace or good behavior, and for certifying the same to the Quarter Sessions or general Gaol de- livery. . . 6 S For every information exhibited for offences relating to the duties of Excise or | Customs, or for any offence where the I'n » ltt 1* u. nder or above tliat sum ami wfieru. the fonii of couvlnioa Is not' glvt'ii by law. 1 , , . 5 for tliu public notice or siimunms to ihsi ofTtturfpr to awpesr and answer such iufuirnaii'iti and copy to ssrye \ fi> r at- tendiug- ( he justices fit ihe hearing of surli information, aud tsfeiiijf minutes of evidence or both sides, in order tudravv up » proper record of the conviction ( it ne- cessary) aud fur such warrants as » U » U be necessary to levy the respective penalties, or lor ( he sale of goudi forfeited' I 2 For every information or complaint ex- hibited lor au offence where the penalty is 40s. or above, and when by Act of Pur- iameni a form of conviction is given, and | nr summons thereof and copy. . .5 For every information and complaiut exhibited for an offence when ttre plaintiff is undor - AOs. an 1 when ilia form ol con- viction is given by law. . i For every conviction when the form thereof is given by law, aud return there- of to the Quarter ^ sessions. . 2 For every warrant to levy the penalty by distress on the offenders goods. , 5 For every return of no goods o » such Warrant. ' . . .1 For every warrant of commitment on such, return. . . .5 Bui if the offence be for profane cursing or swearing, then for the information, eumm. vus, and conviction. . , 1 For every licence to sell Ale, B er, and other Exciseable Liquors liy . cunning the recoguizauces thereof. . . 5 And for the Cierk of the Pea. ce for ftliug the Recognizance. . . 2 For every transfer or turn over of such licence for the remainder of the year, and for taking aud returning the recognizance 3 Aud for the Clerk of the Peace for filing the recogaiza- ice. . 2 For every certificate of a licence being granted 10 any person to sell Ale, Beer, and other exciseable liquors by retail. . 2 [ To bs Continued.] Jerry Sneak shall hear from me anon. He is a pretty fellow, truly, to draw the public purse- string for his own benefit. Will the people of Monmauthshir e submit to be made his cat's pate ? 1 should think not. They are not ye! the mere rounds of the ladder by which he may ascend to opulence and importance. If he tread too heavily, he will find them give and when a man tumbles he may break his head and spill his brains if he hare any. A. Edited hy JAMES ACLAND ( Sole Proprietor) in Bristol Goal, and Published by him; ( through his servants) at the Bristoiiiu Office, No. 4, AU Saints' Street, Bristol.