ULAM* MEMOIRS and CORRESPONDENCE of . JAMES ACLAND, Proprietor and Editor— written by Himself. " / LIKE HONESTY IN ALL PLACES:'—. Judge Buy ley. Printed and Published by JAMES ACLAND ( SOLF. PROPRIETOR AND EDITOKJ at the ERISTOLIAN OFFICE, Bristolian Court, Bridewell Lane. VOL. IV— No. I. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1S30. [ PRICE AT A. p N T. R C M E F. T R X N of the Inhabitants of BR1ST o L AND 1 T S; VI C I N I T Y. HELN IN QUilE. V SQUARE, ON THURSDAY, October the 7th, 1830, For the purpose of malting a Declaration of their Rights, and of Petitioning the Sovereign for a Redress of the National Grievances ; it was Resolved unanimously, I.— That the Peoole of this Country have lo" g been most grievously oppressed by the Aristocracy. II That the People of this Country have long been most grievously burthened with tixation, in support of a corrupt s stem of G jvernment. ill.— That the causa of these evils is the undue influence of the Aristocracy in the election or appointment of those, who should be representatives of the People. IV.— That the only effectual means of Parliamentary Reformation, is to be found in the " Vote by Ballot." V.— That the People have so long and so vainly Petitioned Parliament for Justice, that they have no longer any confidence in that, which is falsely called the House of Com- mons VI.— That this Meeting of the Inhabitants of Bris'o! and its Vicinity, do therefore Ad d; ess their Stivereignr- honesfiy informing his Vlajestv of the true situation of h'rs loyal People, and earnestly praying for an effectual redress of their grievance',. and reform of the lower HVise of'Patliament. VII.— That the following? Petition be r — To his most Gracious Majesty, William the Fonrth, of'the People- of the United King- dom of Great Britain and Ireland King. We, your Majesty's right loyal subjects, Inhabitants of the City and County of Bristol, and its Neighbourhood, desire to represent to your Majesty, in the plain simplicity of truth' the degraded state of your suffering subjects; the manifold wrongs by which they have long been oppressed— the inalienable Rights of which they have shamefully been deprived— and the des- perate condition to which our beloved Country has been reduced, by Ministerial corruption and Aristocratic usurpation. We approarh the throne of your Majesty, under the conviction, that, in this our last re- scource we shall find the Royal Patriotism sufficient to the National emergency— and in the hope lhat yonr Majesty will have regard to the frank representations of your loyal subjects, whose Petitions for abrogated rights, and com- plaints of aggravated injustice, have been uni- formly neglected; as well by those Ministers w ho form the councils, of your Majesty, as by their official predecessors, for time beyond th& memory of living man. We believe that your Majesty will not set the less value on the throne whereupon the- popular voice of a loyal People has placed you, that your subjects know their rights, and with a full knowledge of their power, and a firm deter- mination to maintain the tew privileges tney yet possess, and to recover ihe many of which they have been deprived,, approach your Majesty to claim your Royal justice, and to beseech that you will rather place yourself at the head of millions of Freemen, than allow your Royal Authority lo be perverted by the creaiures of corruption, to the advantage of a few, and to the injury and oppression of your MajestyY right loyal subjects. We claim of your Majesty, as a sacred constitutional right, to be fully and truly repre- sented in the Commons House of Parliament. We complain that we have long been deprived of such share in the Government under which we live; which Government is essentially repre- sentative — by and for the support of which we are taxed, and which, in its constitutional purity, we are prepared at all risks to maintain. We claim of your Majesty, as a sacred constitutional right, that we be not subjected to any tax which is not approved and asseised by a THE BRlSTOLfAN House of Commons, fully and truly the re pre- We complain that the laws are made fpr] Mmh— The Petitianai/ l lie for signatures at the sentatives of the People. the rich, and that the wronged, by reason « f ^ istoliau Office, from Mondoy Morning. We complain that we have no voice in that their poverty, are unable to purcfc. se redress-} ' * ob"' sed < F stich Ptrsons are dis'"" ed "> .... . MW #• « obtaining eignatmes, if allowing ( He Petition. to remain at their residtnces for such purpose, trill give ill their Names and Address, so that then mag be Pub litJud in IVidnenftay's Uristolian. J. A. • which is called the Commons House ol Parlia- Justice being unattainable to all but those who ment— that we are taxed by the Aristocracy and can tribe the agents of the laws at- a price- of; wi the tools of the Aristocracy, without any times exceeding the value of. Justice iti- elf. " adequate participation or controul of the People by their representatives. i We declare - to your Majesty that the source of all these grievances- is to be found it) hf We claim of your Majesty, as a sacred corrupt formation of that which is called the constitutional right, to be exempted from all House of Commons— but wilrthe. nature, pro- charges which are not absolutely necessary for I ceedings, and ice ings of which, jour lo> al the due support of constitutionally limited monarchy, for the indispensable expences of an economical Government, and for the main- < enance of the National faith, the National character, and the National interests. We complain that we are taxed to a ruinous extent, for purposes - altogether - foreign to the National interests, subversive of our constitu- tional right ® , and destructive of the Liberties and Privileges of a free end loyal People. We " protest sgainst « ubjeetion to taxes which are appropriated to the maintenance of a'Standing Army it) time of Peace— to the profuse expendi- ture consequent on a notoriously corrupt system n I r a ua — — — of an Aristocratic Parliament, by which all f sheck upon the Nalional Purse has been wan- ' loniy and wickedly destroyed. • We claim,- as a natural • right j the enjoy - ' - ment of the light of Heaven. We complain that - such blessing has been blasfSuetneousiy taxed, as regards those who can be made to pay for it, and yet more blaspheme- ousiy witheld from these who are unable to purchase its enjoyment. We claim, as a natural right, < o purchase SBread at the best and cheapest market. We. complain that we are compelled to give . fantbat necessary of life, more than its intrinsic >• - value, in order that the landed Aristocracy may • 3 « aet higher rents from their tenants - than their felsnd is intrinsically wortbs and that the clerical SA? tstocffitcy may exact from the People, a Taiauneraaoii, than, by their . services, * rhey are entufed to., We claim a- cheap and ready dispensation v- a£ Jasitce. People have nothing in common— 110 community of interest— no participation of confidence. We declare to your M. ijesty that there is but one remedial measure for all the evils which afflict your loyal subjec;?, and that that measure is the vote by ballot, in the election of the repre- sen'atives of the People— whereby they ma) give their suffrages uninfluenced by the hope of remuneration- unswayed by the fear of vindictive persecution. • We, therefore, most earnestly beseech youi Majesty for that Justice which we loya'ly arrici pale—- without which we should have jtut c. iusi to dread the consequences of National oppression, k « , JU£ which, j-' om . Alaji sly wjji secure the affection, and fervent prayers, of a happy and grateful People. VIII.— That such Petition co lie for S-' g natures at some place in each District for Ten Days, and that it then be carried to the Pa- lace of his Majesty, for presentation. IX.— That a Subscription be immediately opened for the payment of the expences in- cidental to the proceedings of this dav. X.— That the be t thtnlis of this Meeting be given to the Right Worshipful the Mayor, for having, unsolicited, ordered th-: barriers of the Square to be thrown open for the ac- commodation of the People, on the present occasion. AT A MEETING OF THE INHABITANTS or ST. MARY REDCLIFF PARISH, Adjourned from the Church to the Hope and Anchor Inn, Oct. 8, 1830. Mr. T. Gilbert in the Chair. Mr. Chamberlain was requested to act as Secretary. It was proposed by Mr. J, Acland, and - econded by Mr. II. Ph. ilpott, that hsving been informed by Mr. Christopher George, lhat the select Vestry of this Parish have this day deter- mined to levy a rate of <£ 1900. and upwards, | upon the Parishoners, without their consent in ! a- neral- Vestry expres- ed— We pro tit against the right of the select Vestry so to act, and express our determination to oppose such a- iaiioed authority, by alljhe legal means in p o w e r.— C urn ed Un a n i? no usly. Proposed by Mr. Thos. Chamberlain, and seconded by Mr. Jas, Carter, lhat a- Requisition be immediately drawn up and signed by the in- habitants, calling 011 the Churchwardens , to convene a meeling of the Rate Payers, to take into their consideration the most efficient means > f opposing the said Rate, if illegally passed and levi d.— Carried Unanimously. Proposed by Mr. Jas. Noyes, and seconded by Mr. John Bingham, that the following Requisition be approved:— To Mr. WM. POWELL, and Mr. JOHN BULLER COLTHURST, . . , , ,, , , • . j Churchwardens of the Parish of St. Mary XI.— 1 haiMur grateful thanks be given to i ' Redcliff. Mr. James Acland, for having convened this j • Meeting, and prepared the Petition l- o his j Majesty, which has been adopted. , GENTLEMEN, We the undersigred Parishioners of St XII.— That the thanks of the Meeting be ! Mary Redcliff, hereby request you to call a* given to the Chairman, for his impartial con- General Meeting of the Inhabitants of the ( Parish, on some early Jay in the en « uing - duct in the Chair. THE BlilSTOLIAN • veek, for the purpose of taking into consi. deration the most efficient means of opposing the rate of ,£ 1900 and upwards levied, or in. - tended to be levied, by the Select Veslry, on MEM.— I learn with regard to the case against Mr. Brigstoeke, that when theJatlier of the unfortunate child complained to him of his negligence, his remonstrances were received with 4he Parishioners without their consent ; if i abuse in aggravation of his parental sufferings' en legal enquiry such proceeding on the part cf the Select Vestry, be found to be illegal. Proposed by Mr. Wm. Andrews, and - Se- conded by Mr. Josh. Brain, That a Parochial Subscription be imme- diately commenced, for defraying the ex- pences incidental to the proceedings - consequent on the resistance to the illegal - act of the Select Vestry— and that no sub-< acription shall exceed One Shilling— and that . further calls be made on/ the Parishioners, as; further amounts may appear necessary to the Parishioners in General Meeting assembled.—< . Carried unanimously. Proposed by Mr, Thos, Baker,, and seconded by Mr. Jas. Noyes, That Mr. John Fnst be mpested to take tin . office of T iasurer.—- Gar. ried UuQ » imuusty. Piopostd by Mr. jas Aclaml, and stconded Ay Mr. Jas. Noyes, That the Chairman, with Messrs. Llewellin. Moore, Brain, and Chamberlain, do form the De| utation to present the Requisition lo the ^ Churchwardens, and to report thereon — Car ried Unanimously Proposed by Mr. Brain, and seconded by "• Mr. Taylor, That this meeting be adjourned until Twelve o'Clock un Monday next. MFM,— This Requisition was immediately signed . by about Forty . Householders, each of whom subs ribed his quota of the expences. Mr. Lansdown u, as the Surgeon who opened the body ; Mr. Fryer, of'RedcFiff'Hill, had promised. to attend the Inquest, but was- our of the way at the hour named. - Mr. J ones, ( Assistant to Mr. Lansdown,) told the Jury that the death of the child was caused by Mr. Brigstoeke's powders. J. A. To THE, EDITOR OF THE BRlSTuLlAN. October 6, 1830. - To TIIE EDITOR OF THE BKlSlOLlAN. Bristol, Oct. 5th, 1830. SIR, A number of us, Share- holders in the late • B. B. A. wish to ask the Delegates appointed at the Genera! Meeting of the 48ih of May last, through the medium of your " Bristolian,*' in whose hands the Property of the late. B. B. A,, ' is at the present time, and when- a distribution • • of the same will take place. A Dissatisfied Share- holder. Sir, Being connected with the Press, you are probably aware, that a Subscription has re- cently been set on foot among the Printers in this City, for. the purpose. of raising a small sum to defray the Funeral Expences of a young man, named Southern t, whose dea b was accompanied with peculiar circumstances of misery and privation ; and who, during a severe illness, was solely dependant upon a widowed - mother, wilh a numerous family,, for subsistence. In common with other employers, Mr. Mills was solicited to bestow a trifle for the purpose above mentioned, but he replied, Mo, his father owed me money I shall give nothing." Now, Mr. Editor, I do not mean to ques- tion Mr. Mills's right to . refuse to contribute for such . a purpose,- but 1 cannot help ex- pressing indignation at- the mean excuse wit- h which he accompanied the refusal, " his fa- ther owed me money ! " If the father of the poor young man, who has just left the worlj, did owe Mr,. Milis a few Shillings, I am con- fident the debt must have been standing for nearly twenty years ; and to what aie we to attribute - his paltry excuse, for^ refusing to contribute his mite towards the interment of . an « ' unfortunate . professional brother," as the lawyers: say, ( for JMr. Mills was himself a journeyman printer ) Shall we attribute it to the weakness of his head, or the avarice of • his heart ? Certain am I, that. Mr, M, ii not: one of those who " Do good by stealth, and blush to find it fame and if the geDtleman had had an idea that, by giving a Crown for so laudable and necessary a purpose, his name would afterwards have figured conspi- cuously in the columns of his Gazette, I have no doubt he would willingly have done so. I will not comment further on this subject, my only object being to point out to the members of that excellent institution, the Anchor Society, the nature of the man whom they have appointed as almoner of the sum, they annually collect for charitable purposes, I am, Sir, your's ' truly, . CENSOR. MEM.— I think the censure of my Corres- pondent perfectly just. If the father of Souihcott had employed ' Mr, Mills years back in a job$ the profit of which was considerable, would Mr. M. have given any more towards the burial of his son than he has now given ? I can see no reason why he should— ami the insufficiency of the cxcuic, is self evident. However, the poor printer will be interred with decency, thanks to all in the trade-, ( or nearly allJ but the Froprie• tor of the Gazette, J. A. To T. UE EDITOR of THE BRISTOLIAN., Minor Theatre, Oa>. 7th, 1830. SIR, As the decided enemy , of oppression in every shap-, and- the friend and advpeate of the lower classes in the City of Bristol, you will rejoice in common with ourselvess in the triumph we have this day obtaiued by the failure of ihe informa- tions exhibited against us, at the Council H mse, seeking to recover from us, under 10 Geo, 2n two penalties of ,£ 50, each, simply for exercising our profession, by acting parts in the Burletta represented on Thursday, 30th Sept. at the Minor Theatre, Drawbridge; or in. default of payment, to procure our confinement in the Common Goal of this City, there to be kept to hard laboi for a term not exceeding six months, leaving our families in the interim without sup- port. The. nominal informers in this ctise were Messrs. JEW, Sheriff's Officer, and IIQBBS, Night Constable ol St. Augustine, 4 THE BR1ST0LJAN but the actual parties with whom this liberal proceeding is stated to have originated, and who attended to give evidence against us. had such evidence bee admissible, were five tradesmen in the immediats Neighborhood, How either of these parties can have snstained injury or incon- venience from the nightly representations at the Minor Theatre, we are totally at a loss to conctive, for not only are proper persons em. ployed to preserve order, but for the poupose of obviating any inconvenience o the immediate Neighbourhood^ which tnight olherwise arise from the assemblage of a croud in the Street awaiting the opening of the doors for either the, first or second performance, sutih doors ar kept constantly open, and the proprietor ol the premises of which the Theatre forms a part, has gratuitously placed at fhe disposal of the Renters, the Saloon on the first floor a spacious apartment 30Fr', by 23 ft. to be used as a waiting room for the audience, an accommodation not possessed even by the regular Theatre here. We cannot trespass further on your columns at this moment, but in in a future number we sha 1 probably call your attention to a brief discussion of the question, why Bristol should stand alone among all the other gieat Towns in the Kingdom, in refusing to tolerate some cheap place of amusement of a Drama ic nature, for the recreation of the lower classes, in order to diminish the attractions of the tavern or of still more injurious places of nightly resort.? We, in conclusion, will content our- selves with briefly remarking lhat duriig the continuance of our liule establishment in this City, the renters rely on the further support of. that indulgent Public by whom their humble efforts have hitherto been so liberally encou- ta; ed, and to whom they feel themselves so highly indebted. We remain, Sir, Your obedient Servants, To THE EDITOR OP THE BRISTOLIAN. Friday, Minor Theatre, Drawbridge Sir, I beg to apprise'you, that so late as Seven o'clock this evening, 1 was served with a second Summons on a New Information, to recover from me a penalty of £ 50, under 10 Geo. 2. for performing a part in the Melo drama of last evening. The hearing is ap- pointed for to- morrow, at One o'clock, at the Council House ; but whether it may take place then, or on a subsequent day, there is every reasoN to expect, that this Information will uot prove more successful then the former ones. The Legal Expences of Defence are, how. ever, ruinous to persons under my circum stances, who strut and fret their hour upon the Stage" ' o obta'n a fare subsistence for the support of themselves and families, under every privation. I remain Sir, Your obedient Servant, GEO. COO KE Mini.— Sampson Chivers, of High Litlleron, may be quite sure of redress against his late Landlord and his Agents, in the illegal seizure and removal of his property. A Constable cannot make a swotn Appraiser — and ihe parties mny calculate on as much law as may be necessary to the attainment of Justice, for illegally oppressing a poor, honest, but ufifortunate man* J. A. MEM.— I have been] applied to by the s< Friendship and Unity Society," for my decision as to whether or not they are bound in equity, to pay the sum of £- 20 to the blood. stained widow of the mur- dered Wintle, who claims it on the score of such sum being paid by the Club, to the Widows of its deceased Members. Unfeeling and inhuman, as I believe this wretch to be, I must confess I am sur- prised, that she can have the fiend. like hardihood to seek any advantages from ! the industry of him, who, in his life STEPHEN GREEN, t'me dishonored, and of whose un. * timely death she is the author; but as GEORGE COOKE.' she has done so, I think the Club jus- Piiated and Published by JAMES ACLAN0, ( SOL » PROMIRTOR AXD EDITOR) at the BRISTOUAK tified in its refusal to pay the sum, as its 12th Article" expressly declares, that " No Member shall have the benefit of the Fund, that has been disabled" by fight- ing " it being notorious that the unfor- tunate victim to bfutality in question, came by his death in consequence of a fight with his wife, or with her and her guilty paramour Lowe. J A. MEM.— Mr. Anderson's answer I? Ihe letter of Smsri. Bartlett & Williams, shall appear in Wed- nesday. MEM.— K. C. should not be abusive— he nearly paid for his temerity on Thursday, in Queen Square. Why is he ashnmed of his name' Is it necessary he should fight under false colors ? Not if he were the friend of truth. J. A. To THE EDITOR op THE RRISTOLIAN. Sin, ThrOngh the medium of'your useful Paper, 1 beg to call the attention of the Directors of the various Bible and Missinnery Societies, to the surprising fact, that, whilst they are distributing Bibles to the most remote and uncivilized regions of the Gh'be, that no fur- ther off than across the English Channel, in the Town of Cherbnrg, in France, which is supposed to contain 45000 inhabitants, nearly the whole of whom are Roman Catholics, • there is not a Bible to be found. Sir, it is not more than a month since 1 left Cherbure, and during my stay there, which was sever. I iSveeks, 1 made every possible enquiry amongst the most respectable housek « epers, to know who had a Bible, but could fii d none, they being forbidden by their Priests IO h tve such an article in their house. If such is the slate of Cherburg, a maratime populous Town, on the English Channel, facing Portsmouth, 1 leave you to judge what must be the slate of the intetior. I point out this fact to show to the Bible and mis- sionery Societies a large field for their labors, where Bibles are much wanted, and in a situation very near lo England. By the late happy change in the Government ot that now liberally disposed Country, where Catholocism is no longer the religion of the sta'e, we may fairly anticipate the successful labors of those useful Societies amongst theCatholic Popnl uion; and the French Press being now unshackled, will be the me- ins in some measure, of distributing virtuous know- ledge to theit Neighbours, the Spaniards and Portuguese, ( | I am vours, A PROTESTANT, OrrtCE, Bristolian Court, Bridewell Lane.