MEMOIRS and CORRESPONDENCE of .11 MRS ACL AND. Proprietor and Editor— written by Himself. " I LIKE HONESTY IN ALL PLACES."—. Judge Bayley. Printed and Published by JAMES AC'LAND ( SOLR PROPRIKTOR AND EDITUHJ at ilie ERISTOLUN OFFICE, Hristotiati Court, Bridewell Lain. VOL. IV— No. VI. WEDNESDAY, OCTOBEH 27, 1830. [ PR: C£ 1 \ d. tsrasHEBEBisesBfrasn MEM.— Tuesday Afternoon.— I leave Bristol for London this Afternoon— on a crusade against Corruption— c in other words, with the Petition against Mr Bail/ it's J!'/ urn. J A. MEM — The following is a Copt/ of the Pe- tition to the Kins for Justice on behalf of the \ v\ sht IfttrjidrtiL'JhovHHut Yrg."< • > est India Colonies. TO Till KING'S HOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY. The Petition of the undersigned Inhabitants of Bristol and its Vicinity, agreed upon at a Public Meeting held in the said City, on the 22d day of October, 1830, Humbly Shewtth, That it is with sentiments of preat and unfeigned respect and loyalty, that your Petitioners approach your Majesty on behalf of eight hundred thousand of their fellow- subjects, unjustly held in Slavery in your Majesty's Dominions. That your Petitioners are of opinion, that all persons held in Slavery are entitled not only to freedom, but also to compensation, from those who have thus held them, for all the loss and suffering that they have endured during the time they have been enslaved. That your Petitioners are alsi of opinion, that if Slavery should be by law abolished in your Majesty's Dominions, and Parliament should see meet to grant a compensation to the holders of Slaves, that such compensation should be strictly limited to the amount to which they can establish an equitable claim. And, that your Petitioners are furlher of opinion, that the time has now arrived for dem mdina ^ he » ot* l » x'' tiQti^ of SUyNv rut the earTfest possible period. Your Petitioners therefore, most earnestly pray, that your Majesty will be graciously pleased to direct your Ministers to introduce into both Houses of Parliament a Bill on this great subject, which shall accord with the interests of Humanity, the claims or Justice, and the often expressed desires of the People of this Country. And your Petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever prav. CHURCH REFORM. Copy of a Letter written by Cuthbert Rippon, Esq. addressed to Sir Robert Peel, on Br. Phil- potts being appointed Bishop of Exeter, and still holding the Rectorship of Stanhope, which is a living of itself worth <£ 4 000 per annum.— SIR,— Without preface of courtly compli- ment, in apology for addressing yon, I declare the wrongs of twelve thousand inhabitants of this parish. The Rectory of Stanhope is appended to the Bishobric of Exeter, to eke out by its tythe of Four Thousand pounds a year, the revenues of that See. I speak to your understanding. J bring tn your notice naked truths, rational meaning, un- garbed from the disguises of ancient custom or « • » *' . fay ha; t-*. jec?.. .. humbug can no longer be defended on the plea af its antiquity. Tythe is a valuable consideration given in ex- change for spiritual assistance. If the price b< t received, the advantage withheld, the party is guilty of religious swindling. The Parson is the servant of the parish, paid for the performance of certain duties, which in equity he is bound t « fulfil. If he neglects or refuses, the contract between the parties is at an end. The appoint- ment of an hireling substitute, without the ap- probation of the parish, is imposition and fraud,— it is the well- paid Physician receiving his fees, and giving up his patients to the care of an Apothecary. What justification can be offered for this shameless concubinage of duties? What plea of worldly expediency can warrant this scan- dalous prostitution of the service of God, tbi » despotic outrage on the rights of man ? Has mortal the power of ubiquity ? Can he at the same time discharge his duties in Devonshire and Durham ? Could no prebendal stall, no holy sinecure, make up the weigutof priestly wealth f S4 THE BIUSTOLIAN Could Dotting less than the interests of Twelve Thounand people gratify the cravings of sacied gluttony ? Religion becomes a trade— its ministers money- > seeking men— its chiefs, a political presbytery— Fower sets up iis puppei, commands its conse- rvation, vests it in lawn, crowns it wiih a Mitre ( « nd, by forgery of language, calls it " Father in Go< i," But it is a mopsey of mortal make ( God will not accept ii— man will not respect it; human reason detec. s the jugole, and smiles with contempt on the worldly conjurer. The day of farce is gone ; the mist of de- lusion is cleared away. Men judge of others by their lives and actions. Priests must be or seem to be, really solicitous for the worship of God the sa'vation and hapoiness of men ; they must evince a sincerity of heart, a single rtess of purpose, unmixed with schemes of woildly profit— they must offer some fair presence lor their support, by aisidous attention and unremitting devotion to their duties, or they Cannot long ei joy the protection of the people. A change is al hand. All men must meet i by wHHnaness or compulsion. Reason " witl'e'xa- inine into the utility of • ur Church Establish- ment, to find some excuse for submitting to its continuance— its ministers must be servants of Cod, noi lords among men — they must discharg Iheir sacredotal functions without mischievous meddling in temporal affairs— in a word thev must be what a! present they are not. Then » nd not till then, ban the favor of God, and the affection of man, be secured unto thera. 1 have the honor to be, Sir, Your most obedient huml: Servant, CUTHBERT RIPPON. 1 have thought it my duty to give all the in j To THE EDITOR or THS BR1STOLIAN. formation in my power. Some three Months | ^ ago I exerted myself to call a Special Com-: mittee, which was accordingly convened, and j 1 wish y° « to ", f" rrn v,,, lr rS tl' » t the I tried to obtain a Balance- sheet of the thenj( iav appointed for making a Watch Rale for lb » state of the B. B. A. At that Meeting it was i. Cit>'- mu5t ^ , h<" Stc" nd M"" d'J » ' » proposed, that a Balance sheet should be given to the Shareholders, of the Monies ex- pended, ( how and in vihat manner) and I what remained over and above to the Credit of the! Associa ion. Bu; this proposition was resisted, and a majority, ( to the best of month of N" vember. Notice of ihe hour and place must b- given on ihe Parish Church riot • ^ This is seldom done till late on the previous Saturday, whereby many of the inhabitants know nothing of the Meeting. At the last Meeting of this Ward, it was agreed unanimously, my knowledge, of one,) voted that it could ! hat oil< instead of candies, should- be used, nor be done, in consequence of the outstani- ing Shares not being brought in, which argument is in itself absurd as many of the Scrips are lost and burnt. But wishing to gi\ e vou all the information, 1 can state that upwards of < i, 700 was then standing to the credit of Messrs. Salter, Ebsex, and Monday, having originally stood tothe names of Mooie, Etnly, and Salter, in trust for the Association , but was subsequently withdrawn from their trust, in my opinion in no very honorable way. Now, being desirous of clearing my cha racter from any chaige of fraud, 1 can, in llie most positive manner state,, that my desire and endeavours have uniformity been to do that, that would be for the best in. ereats of the Shareholders. L am, j our's & c WM. SCOTT. MEM,— 7he Petition to the King fur Vote by Ballot, will lie for Signatures until Saturday night, una will ire forwarded me- per Sunday's TO THE SHAREHOLDERS IN THE B. B. A. Bristol, Oct. To, iS30.. SHAREHOLDERS, An inquiry having appeared in a former Bristolian, from a DISSATISFIED SHARE HOLDER, to know what was done wi h the Money drawn out of the Bank by the first Committee. Having wait d to see if any one would give the information required, and not finding any one come forward to do so, Conch, J. A MEM.— ihe Select Vessry of St. Mary I Redcliff, do r, ot intend proceeding with their i illegal demands for Church Rate at present. Let not the Parishioners, however, be de- « hereby a saving of'- two thirds would be effected^ Many other resolutions were passed for the belter regulation of ihe watchmen, not one of which has been attended tit— neither will llie Alder- man of the Ward pay any attention to regjila. lion which does not emanate from himself! ! ! The long and shorl ol . the tale, is, that as goon as the money is voted, they will spend it in what manner they think proper. Sufficient proie l: at been given by the coniempt of ibe resolutions of he last Meeting. To prevent a recurrence, and a-, there may hot Ire a sufficient lio'tice to have full Meeting of the inhabitants, the Meeting oo he Monday should choose a Committee to lay before another General Meeting, the result of their inquiry into the expenditure, and why the last resolutions were rro! carried into edict• Nothing short of this ought to saiis'y the lax. payers, at d no rale should be voted until lb' § is done— but unless the inhabitants pin together, to carry this plan into effict, they cannot expect individuals will come forward and fight the battle singly. A RATEPAYER. io tats EDI I OR OF I HE BlllS'lOLlAN. SIR, I concluded my last letter in reply to the Lawyer Lysander and the X of W. Wilkin- son, with a promise on Wednesday, to explain to your reader?, the seemingly inex- ceived. The Select Vestry will not, 1 fear be content with one attempt. The Two' plicable conduct of the latter. With vour Hundred Pounds being collected— let it be permission, I will now proceed in order to held until there be a CERTAINTY that it will\ the, redemption of my pledge. not be wan'ed in legal defence of the many, ] from the lawlessness of the few, J. A. As the 29th of Sept. last approached, W. W. overjoyed a", the piospect of being soon released \ * THE BJlISTOLlAft from the influence of this posse of " txquisi es," claimed the sympathies of a resptciabl'e master tradesman, to whom he addressed himself on the s. ti ji ct; and while inveighing against the whole ot them, the then noble chief was the peculiar Obj ct of his reprehension— and, with regard to the waichmen, expressly stated ha theycouhi not ® et the r money ! This was no a solitary instance, but can be proved upon tlit* oa< h if of M- VI ral respi- ctable pejsons, who beard the same at diff.- rnit times from the mouth of W. Wilkinson. ( VVIiat thuik you of this, Lysaitder ?) Bit alas! alas! though this poor old man ha< i for the last two years been the victim of " the insole; ce of office, and ihe spurns that patient merit of the unworthy lakes," he soon expert enced he " killing frost " of disappointment, bv finding that his wotlhy master and one of Ihe worthy peities, had nieitly made an exchange of nffitt— namely, that Jonathan Rood, who fot ihe last two years was a petty-, should, for ihe current yenr, be the ch'ei constable, and Thomas Howe should be his piime minister ' 6w seme illnatured persons say there art ipf- C'al reasons" in regaiti to his accounts, wh) Mr. lit ws should have slipped the chiefstii[> in! I He bat ds of his worth petty ; but why Mr. F. oo s ould take upon him such an otfic<, is » ' iil » ni) sien— f . r, as " Lysander " * ' id, " to a pet- son in business, lime is valuable." Rot then- SiT, the office, to all * ho preceded M:. H >*<-. | i been an expensive one, bill if Mr; HUM kt » ingeniously turned the « ffici to pecuuiai) jiccomit, no drntb he c imtnunicitled to Mi Flood the result of his superior talents, and Mr. Flood may profit by his example. I am a ( aid, Sir, I have tir- d your patience, though 1 have not nearly exhausted my subject, but must conclude, and sub cribe myself, Your obeditnt Servant, ALPTRI A Dl ' S To ins EDI I. OR OF THE BRISTULIAn" Sir, A Subscriber sends the enclosed with the following observations, in order, that Mr- Acland may exert himself to " show up" knavery and prevent similar tricks, in such manner as Mr. A, tmy deem expedient. A mere school- room at Cockroad, for the cducatioaof the pour Collier's Children— total income <£' 103 19 0 Under these circumstance', the tremendous and unheard of sum of £ oi> 19 i 1 h s been picketed bv some knavish Attorney for a common Lease, ( dtgnifi d with the names of Trust Deed and Agreement ! .') for w'nixh £ 7. or £ 8 would be amply sufficient it is believed — but if not. none but ati unprincipled crtaturt • would put' a poor and charitable Institution jot Educating Poor Co/ lit rs, to such an expense. The Subscribers have been defrauded^— for who would subscribe, if one- third is to go to some Attorney and not to the Children ? I he Scholars have been cheated also, in hav- ing had one- third of their Funds improperly appropriated. Ought not such a t ransaction as this to be explained? a large portion of Subscribers me dissatisfied, and you would do a great benefit by obtaining redress. Q ; erry Is:.— Who is this Attorney? proba- olv one of those ctealutes, who push them- selves on Committees to pocket monies, which hey c.. nnot obtain by fair and legit'mate t- raclice, and while with one hand I hey give a paltry Ten Shillings for CHARITY !! take out with the other hand jCi'j all but a Penny. Having obtained the c ame of the Attorney — then obtain, if possible, a Copy of the BiU . if Costs - this will be a rare treat, and will shew ihe affair in its true light. Any of the Committee, or Auditors, or Collector, will of course give it, if applied for b>, you. They do nut wish to screen, but do not like, perhaps, to squabble wi h their Attorney. If it can- not, however, be obtained by these means, cannot Mr A. set on foot It gal measures p 1 would willingly give my mite towards ex pences. 1 am, Sir, your's, & c. A CHRISTIAN. MEM.— I shall be happy to receive the name of this Philanthropic Lawyer, and. any further particulars that may be accessary to the full | elucidation of- this case. J- A. To THE EDITOR OF THE BRISTOLIANf. Dock- Yard, Uotwetls Oct. 22d, 1830. SIR In our correspondence with you, respect- ing the complaint of Anderson, we have kept close to the facts slated by him, and controverted those facts, in more than one instance, by the evidence brought forward by himself. It was not our intention to have again troubled \ ou, or the public, but another garbled statement having been put forth by' him, we are compelled, for the last time, to deny his assertions— as we staled in a pre-' vious letter, we gave Anderson a freight fioth Bristol to Newcastle, with s ricl injunctions to procure " a general Cargo- back to Bristol ; and, in consequence of his not doing this,' or his letting u. s know what had become of him, we made enquirtes respecting him, and ascertained that he had arrived at Portsmouth' — Mr. B, immediately proceeded there, and infoimed Anderson, that it was his intention to sell theVes- el, and be should therefore wish to have he: dischaiged' as soon as possible^ and then to have hi?, ( Anderson's) accounts ar. d voucheis — what did he do upon this ic quest ? Not only refused to del ver any accounts, bat audaciously and' villainously de- nied that Mr. /! hail any interest in the vessel —- that he was an impostor — a person whom he had never before seen— this alone is sufficient to prove the villainy of Ibe man. In this ddemma, Mt. B. t; ave him notice to deliver the vessel's Register and Papers to the Col- lector and Comptroller of the Customs, which he did not do till long a'ler the time allowed by law, ( but of this Mr. B look no advanlag'tj"' and upon his delivering ihe" papets at tb* Custom House, lie then asserted the falsehood respecting Mr. B's non ownership-- and be- fore Mr. Bartlett could get possession of them he was pur to great trouble and expense (• prove that he was the individual, called in Ihe Register by the name of Robert Barileit. i After Mr. Bartlett had satisfactorily made © tit I t his clnim to the vessel, the Officers of tke Customs strongly reprobated Anderson* e& a- | due;, slating, that such villainy had ti « r « 24 THK Httisr< » l. l*> come unoer * he'r notice, during their expe- to pi « e th » m any information on ihe subject, been si » ed by our clerk in Court, and unt by rience, and a tv. sed criminal proceedings 10 (* btc*. ib « * e Gr » t « . « .!! m.* t- Wei y jm « * 0 » u » selvrs. T » Court held the « bj<- c ion to be be ado ted a- jamst him. Anderson finding » "'' « wa" u,," i 3 ' r 4 *! av5 , la< i and hr wa* d « ch4 » Red- b « . as we nowcw- tbat Mi. B had ob amed possession of the and Ar. drrsoncould not be br. Kiah; to any terms, tend, and shell in another place contend hereafter* Papers went to the C nsigneeand drew £ 10 lhal Mr- llar:|<! t « « * « * « » ' « « » " Uepaliy discoarged. The words of the rule Of the fir. igh', for the pu pose, a, he s'a ed, Sent, up- nthe ct, ( which be served n us, are— That the Plaintiff* or cf victualing . he vessel; one farthing ct did under the- direction « f Messrs. Jarman and |' heir A tor, ey, do deliver to the Defendant or • which he never 4p,, ied » o the purpose— Mr. ! Massey) and ibis Gent. Mr. liokms, ( a most j his Attorney,- & c." We did deliver the particu" Bartlett then p'ocee ed to discharge the ! respectable man) after bearing Mr. Bartlett's ] lars, sigmd by us, to the Defendant's Attorney' vessel, and found, to his astonish., lent and statement, and perusing the documents lit his . and within the time presented by the Rule before. dismav. that there were upwards of twenty Tons rnoe < f foals oil board the vessel than • were included in ti e Bills of Lading— this fact was ascertained by the Custom House Officers— thev seized the Coals, but upon Mr. Bartlett's representing, that it was done b> the Mas'er of the vessel for his own profit, without the knowledge of the Owners, they were res'ored, and the vessel released ; other- wise, had thev proceeded against the vessel, she would have been liable to a penalty of <£ 5C0— the freight for this extra quantity of Coals was destined for his own pocket which we can prove by his then Crew— while these transactions were going on, Anderson was endeavoring to influence the minds of the Crew to detain the vessel for their wages ( which he had neglected to pay them) and Mr. Bartlett was obliged to write to Bristol for a remittance to satisfy their demands, Anderson was, at this time, desired to remove all that belonged to him from the vessel, which he did, and aftetwards arrested Mr Bartlett for « £ 40— he, Anderson, having been absent from Bristol but five weeks, ( and on leaving which, there was nothing due from us to him, as appears by his own accounts now in our possession.) and having received <£ 54 12 6 for freight during that time. Docs not this look like a malicious ariest? Bonds of award were then proposed, ar. d in structions given loAndeison's Solicitor to prepare them, and 3 o'Clock on that day was named as the time of meeting to sign them. Mr. Bartleit attended at the time appointed, and Anderson then refused to comply with the terms he himself kad proposed— he would not sign the bond. He » ev « r waited oo Capt. Jarman or Capt. Massey,! I ossession, advised Anderson's immediate aires', j mentioned. lie was arre- ted, and under Mr. lloskins's advice, Mr. Bartleit again u nsemed to leave the mailer in di^ pule to arbitra'ii n. The same Gentlemen » eie named as arbitrators— the bonds were drawn and signed— three days was the time litni ed for the settlement of he business. Mr. Bartlett remained at Portsmouth during this time- nothing wasdoue— the atbitrators never met the bond became of no use. Mr. Barilett returned to Biistol, but not till after the lime expired in which the awaid was to have been made, lie never threw any impediment in the way of its settlement, but vv » s anxious and willing to have the account adjusted, which several Merchants at Portsmouth are ready to testify. Seierjl days after Mr. B. returned to Bristol, Anderson arrived, and was again applied to fur bis accounts, but this application was treated with abuse. 1 ie u as told that it they were not delivered by 4 o'Chxk, on that day, measures would be adopted against him. lie did not do liver the accounts, and we arrested him— and he in return artes'ed t: s, but his claim is founded in delusion which t!: e issue of this case will prove. We even then bad no objection to fair erms— it was ptoposed to leave it to arbitration, which we agreed to do if he would give security for any sum that might be iound against him under this award. This was declined, and we We are no! the oi. ly persons in this City « ho have suffeied from the treachery of Anderson's character, and it is through the conduct of per- sons of his description, tbat honest Masters of Vessels are so strictly looked after; as he is, in every sense of ihe term, a disgrace to the name of a British Sailor. But in order to shew that we will not allow our feeiings of hostility to carry us beyond the bounds of reason and justice, we beg again lo state that if be will give us security for th » payment of any Sum that may bs found against him under an award, to be made by two Ship- Owners, or Masters of Vessels, to be mu- tually agreed upon, we will immediately consen to- entei into the arbitration; but we niitke this offer without Hie h ast pujudicelo otir claim. Whether this offer is accepted or li< t, this letter will conclude our correspondence, as any further developement of the facts in our pos- session, would be iiijuiiotis lo ihe merits of our Case. We i t main, Sir, Yours most respectfully, BARTLETT & WILLI \ MS. MEM — If what- MV Little Bird " w his- pers be true, the Worthy « nd Reverend Rpctor of St. Paul's has called a Special Meeting of the Select, in order to the consi- were compelled to file our declaration, and after-! dcrati, in cf the propriety of Addressing the wards ruled for the particulars of our demand.! KinS" The of the Select wan These particulars we delivered, signed by out- rather illogical> they grounding their refusal selves, amounting to the sum of « £ IOI. 12s. 6d. on the Position. th" what is the business of An application was afterwards made to the the City is not that of an individual Parish—• Court, by the defendant's Attorney for bis dis- as well may they argue, that that which charge from custody, on the grounds of irregu- affects England, cannot be interesting to larity, stating that the particulars ought to have Bristol, J. A. frtited and Published by JAMES ACLAND, ( Son PBOMIKTOB < SO EOITSB) at the BBUTOIUUI OFFICE, Bristeliaa Court, Bridewell Lsu » fc