The Sun. — London, England, 1831-10-31 00:00:00

COUNTY WILTS MEETING. (From Keene'sßath:Journal of Monday.) Friday last was a day that will be long remembered in the county of Wilts. The Anti-Reformers have been in dustriously propagating the report that there is a re-action in the opinion of the public, but the whole county seemed on this day to move spontaneously towards the scene of action, to convince the nation that such was not the casein Wiltshire. In every town within twenty miles of De vizes, the central town, all the post-chaises, chariots, flies, vans, Irish cars, and every other description of vehicle, was in requisition ; and about eleven o'clock all the roads leading into Devizes became a scene of animation. From this time the town began to fill, and about twelve o'clock ' a long procession of vehicles and horsemen entered, ton. nisting of about forty carriages, and a vast number of horsemen, from Trowbridge, still mote from Bradford, and a great number from hielkshatn. Shortly after, an other party entered from the Marlborough road, so that the spacious market place was crowded with vehicles waiting accommodation at the different inns. The town was now one scene of buck and ac tivity in all parts. The meeting -was announced to take place at twelve o'clock, but before then sands who attended could get accommodation for their cattle, and the area in front of the hustings eoul I be restored to order, it 'Waal half-past twelve. The processions having arrived, displayed their nunaerous banners to the eye, all various, but appropriate to the oc casion, and numerous bands of music delighted the eats. We shall not particularise the banners, but public opinion was strongly manifested by them in respect to the Bishop. The exhibition of a representation of one of these person ages being made by more than one banner—*--one of which with his tithe pig in one atm and his tithe sheep in the other, was mounted conspicuously in front of, and at tached to, the hustings. On this one was inscribed the words "21 ofthese tyrants against the Bill." With the banners and music the people were amply entertained until the time above mentioned, when the High Sheriff, Paul Methuen, Esq. and ail the nobility and gentry who in tended to take an active part in the proceedings of the day, proceeded with difficulty through the dense mass which filled the whole of the spacious street - , with scarcely room for one to be added to their numbers ; and having made their way to the hustings to the amount of upwards o; a hundred of the first in point of rank and wealth in the county, the public immediately recognised their repre sentatives, and those gentlemen whose opinions in favoar of the great measure of Reform were known, and they were received with acclamations that rent the air. The HIGH SHERIFF, in taking the Chair, with his usual eloquence, called attention to the object of the meet ing, and the Under Sheriff read the requisition signed by the first men of the county, and including among them the signatures of Lord Suffolk, Lord Andover, Lord Rad nor, others of title, the Mayor and Mayor Elect of Sak. bury, &c. &c. Lord SUFFOLK now came forward. If there be any re-action, this meeting proves that there is none in the county of Wilts. The Noble Lord then entered into a description of borough corruption, all which, in the e) es of the Anti-Reformers, was the purest part 01 the Consti tution. Did the people think that those boroughs were bought and sold? Oh ! .no such thing. There was pay Lord Harrowby, whose family had been connected ninety years with a borough, and he declares that he has never psid any money in his life, and he is a very honourable man, his word is not to be disputed : but how did he per manently bold the representation of the borough ? Because be was Lora Harrowby ? because he was an honourable man? or, because he had been all his life a Minister of the Crown, and connected with the Treasury ? This is the only thing that will account for tie permanency of his seat. He was thereby useful to the electors of Tiverton ; but his election expenses were not e paid for out of his pocket, nor out of the pockets of the people of Tiverton ; the whole has been paid for out of the pockets of the people of England—(Tremendous cheer ing) —who had been for ages paying the Aristocracy to enable them to maintain their corrupt influence over the people. The people saw the evil of the present sys tem so clearly that it was useless for their Lordships and the Bishops to attempt to stifle the voice of the nation. The Tories, in their very weakness, persuade themselves that they are every thing, and the people nothing. They talk of standing or falling by their order ; Gentlemen, I can only say that at present I am ashamed of my order.— (Tremendous and long continued cheering.) Would to God that all of their order would listerr to the voice of the people constitutionally expressed. Under present cir cumstances he would stand or fall by no order but that of the people, and wi-h such an order he would be au, e not to fail.—(Cheers.) His Lordship then moved the first resolution. Dr. BRABANT came forward to second it. He need not occupy them with any arguments on the great que-- tion of Reform, on which all minds were made up, which was clearly under s t oo d by the people, his Majesty, and his Ministers, whom may God long preserve to us. Our op ponents say, once yield to innovation and a revolution will follow. The Reformets too are called revolutionists, but the magic of the word has lost its influence, the Anti- Reformers are found to be the only revolutionists. They had destroyed by their revolution the Constitution of 1688, of which the Lords and the Bench of Bishops were parties in the establishing, and let it not be forgotten that, at that time, the time of the revered wisdom of our ancestors, the Lords and the Bench of Bishops were in fa your of triennal Parliaments, I•ut this Constitution by their revolution hail been destroyed, and this it is which our revolution will again build up. The determined, the unanimous will of the people must prevail over all opposition.—.(Tremendous cheering. 1 Change, revolution, indeed ! resistance to change is revo lution. What brought Charles to the scaffold and Louis XVI. ? What led to the deihronement of the Stuarts'? What has now driven from the throne the first family in Europe and made them v , gabonds on the earth ? R-- sistance to the voice of the people. The Lords know, the Bishops know, and the people of England are heainnine to know the difference between conventional and natural righta.—( Great cheering.) Lord Raneioa now appeared amidst tremendous and long continued cheering. He said, having been teuested to move the second resolution, he hesitated not a moment to do so, as he was always willing to do any thine io his power to aid the great cause of the people.—(Cheers.) This was the third meeting he hail had the pleasure of attend- ing in that place within a period of a few months on this subject, and respectable and numerous as were each of the preceeding meetiugs, they could hardly be compared to this, which seemed a climax of the determined energy of the people to convince the Anti-Reformers that there is no re-action in the public mind. Let us look to the great principle of the Bill—let us see above all that it gets rid of all nomination boroughs. That it will pass the Lords to this effect has been doubted by some, but if not, he for one should not he satisfied with it, and he hoped they wood not. —(No, no, we must have the Bill,from a hundred voices. ) And let us now so express ourselves—let the Ministers be given to understand that such is our determined resolution, let us enable them to say, on undoubted authority, that such is the 'wish of the pe,ple, and that nothing less will be agreed to by them. The minimum constituency of the rejected Bill is 300—which would effectually do away with the evil of self-elected corporations. This, then, Ministers must fully stand out for. This the people must not relax their efforts to obtain. The next principle, the extension of suffrage to 101. renters, may he opposed ; thought it probable that an alteration on this subject might he acceded to.—(No, no, the whole Bill ) He did not think 10/. too low, hut at the same time, in certain large places, it may be found requisite to raise the qualification, but 101. as a general standard, could not be objected to. He should vote for the full extent of this clause of the Bill. These are the main points for us to direct our attention to, and if we obtain these, he imagined very little aifference would exist as to a few minor and subordinate particulars. Sir ALEXANDER MALLZTT alluded to the prosecutions of the Reformers, anti said that one of the Anti-Reformers had shewn the spirit of his party in saying he would go a hundred miles to see Lord John Russell hanged. Mit what is this spirit of persecution, against whomsoever di rected ? Is it for the good of the people ? No—like the persacution of the Roman Catholics, it results not from a desire to b ene fit th e people, but to keep the lo aves an d fishes to themselves ; to govern the purees of the people by binding their consciences. The Anti. Reformers had in • terpreted holy writ to thir own advantage : to him that hath they give, and from him that bath nut they take away even that which he bath ; and attempt to blind us into the belief that the system works well, and that its very evils are its greatest virtues. But the people are no longer to be deluded—tbey see in the Reform Bill those principles on which alone they can ,restitutinn ,ot theii - iighis. We want depend for active men of b us i ness, to repre men of liPeral feelings , sent us in Parliament, not a lot of drones, who sleep on the Treasury benches until the whipper in B UURTIIOIIB them to vote on any side their masters may think proper. In order to abate the ardour of the people, the agriculturists have been told the Bill will injure them, but here again tbey are foiled by the spread of knowledge. That respect. abbe body of people knew too well the intimate connection between the two great interests of the nation to be moved by '6dt - sophistry. They know frotn experj nee that they mad the manufacturers have both prospered and suffered together, that they are launched in the same bark, am have both one common interest in the general weal. With regard to confidence in his Majesty's Ministers, he 'thought them well deserving it. He had no confidence in parties. In Whigs or Tories be saw nothing of that liberal elle ratter which would suit the pedple; 'they had both, in support of prejudice and telfishnisas, deterted the cause of the people, and joined their enemies. As Whigs, then, he would place no confidence in them, but as men, as Reformers, ivho had shown us by their ace,ona what they are, he would place every confidence in them. He con cluded by seconding the reeelution, with much cheering. JOHN BENETT, Ell., M.P. for the county, now came forward, anti was received with enthniastic ekpressions of approval. He would not attribute sinister' inotiVeS the great Lords who desire tas rule both the king and the people ; but he would say that ainbiticli urged them or. : they hoped and expected that Ministers would resign, and leave them to 'carry their milk-and-water Reform into effect and reap all the glory. But they have bilim disap pointed. Our staunch friends, his Majesty's Ministers, have, by firmness of resolution', raised themselves superior to such machinationthey have declared that they will stand or fall by the measure. But did they say when theywould ftll ? No. They m e a n t o b e s t aunc h tt the %hest tense of the word, they will not fall until - ell ptiospect and all hope of the Bill is lost, and that will never be, while supported by the King, the i'arliament, sod the people. The Ministers have given us their assurance that the Bill shall be in principle the same, and if the present Lords shonid not accept it, the King will find those who will. He then alluded to the impressive address of Earl Grey to the Bishops, in which he argued for the sake of morality —the foundation of all ought to support Reform; hut his appeal, cogent as it was, proved of no avail. Whether through ignorance or dishonesty, lie would not isnpute motives, but the Bill was lost through the Pistiops. Mr. Benett concluded a long and animated speech, of which our space will only admit an imperfect report, amidst enthusiastic and several times reiterated cheering,. Sr. J. D. AS' LEY came forward, amid great applause, to second the resolution which his friend, Mr. Benett, had moved and supported with such ability. He could only say that he fully concurred in every thing he had ad vanced ; he deeply regretted that the Bill had been re jected by the Lords, for what is that Bill short of the una nimous opinion of twenty-two millions of the people. He was happy to understand that another Bill was in preps. ration, founded on the same principles, and which the Mi nisters stand pledged shall not materially differ from the rejected Bill, and he trusted that we should not find 199 Peers dare to reject it a second time. Mr. BENETT here read the addres, which was expressed in strong and powerful language, and passed, as were all the resolutions, without a dissentient voice. Mr. Jor then proposed the next resolution, and compli mented Lord Suffolk on the manly speech he had delivered, and said he had added that day another leaf to the many laurels Le had gained in his country's service. We are accused, he observed, of promoting revolution and anarchy, but who would gain by it? These who are ac cused ate those who would lose every thing by anarchy; they have the greatest stake in the country, but to use the language of Sheridan, not one stolen out of the common hedge.—(Cheers.) Look at Lord Grey, was he desirous of anarchy ? He had been a patriot from his earliest years, he was never known to look to self but to principle. His principles had been adverse to office for 50 years, not be cause he disdained office, but because he would bold it only on terms by which he may serve his country. Is he in office now ? It is by the voice of the people that he holds it, and we find him the strenuous advocate of those principles which have been the ruling ones of h;s political life, and he stood now in a proud position— public confidence the basis of his influence. But what has been the character of his opponents ? Their conduct in the rejection of the Bill was of so vindictive and so un courteous a nature towards the King, the Ministets, and the people, as to stand without a parallel in Parliamentary annals.—(Cheers ) Mr. SceoPE now came forward to second the resolu tion moved by Mr. Joy. He said, since their last meeting a new leaf had been turned over in the history of Reform. The Lords had contumeliously rejected the Bill which had been adopted by the most independent and the greatest nu merical portion of the Commons, and approved by the whole people. But how do the people receive the rejec tion ? Do they bow submissively to the dictation of the Lords, and say, your will be dine? No! The Right Honourable and the Right Reverend Peers have taken the boroughmongers under their protection, and their slaves may aquiesce, but the people of this meeting, and a thou sand others, chew the same invincible spirit of freedom which they have before so powerfully shown, unabated in ardour, sanctioned by truth and justice, and with pros pects undiminished of final triumph. In recommending perseverance by every constitutional means, and the obser vance of order, he asked of what use would it be to be violent? It would be like knocking down a flea with a sledge hammer. To oppose with violence a few petticoat Lords and Bishops would be like blowing up a house to destroy the rats that infest it. We have only to be quiet and firm; and when we hear the wholesale plunderers of the public accusing us of robbing them of their rights, we have only to look to our own interests and button up our pockets. He could not conclude without meeting the sophistry of those who say the system *arks well. Let us see how it has worked--is the loss of America well—bas war protracted to twenty years been well—is the national debt a proof that the system has worked well—do we find proof of it in our prisons—in our poor houses—in the Gazettes filled with b inkruptcies. If it has worked well, for whom has it been ? The producers receive not the wealth. The operatives with sixteen hours labour per day cannot keep their families from the workhouse ; and the agriculturalisls and manufacturers have to pay a heavy amount of poor's rate to keep from starving those, who under a better system, would be able to maintain them selves ; and beside all tiiis the farmer has an immense por tion of the produce of his hard labour enacted in the shape of tithes, by rich and greedy pluralists. There is not a branch of the present system that evinces not the necessity of Reform. The people are obliged to pay to a church to which they do not belong ; and cannot recover a small debt without ruinous legal expenses. The tradesman finds everything slipping through his fingers he knows not how—so complicated and so ramified is corruption be come, that in whatever means he tries to gain, a fang of the devouring leech will enter his pockets, and take away all the profits of industry. The system may work well for the 130 Privy Councillors, and all placemen, and pen sioners, with all their numerous family dependents; and in precisely the same ratio it works had for the people. By the Twice have all things been mismanaged. They not only take our money, but insist upon making our laws—to marshal our armies—to direct our colonies, in any way they think proper. They insist upon our be longing to what church they think proper—they oblige as to have our notes from a certain bank—and to buy our tea of a certain company. We cannot hake—we cannot brew- r -we cannot pray—we can hardly walk without their especial leave and licence—from out cradles to our grave we are under their controul—their especial and gratuitous care.—Mr. Serape concluded a long speech with over• whelming applause. The Hon. Captain BOUVERIE moved the next resolu tion, that the address be presented by the High Sheriff. He said that the Lords might further delay, but could not defeat the Bill. In the Course of atm very pertinent and good remarks, he alluded to the contest in Dorset, where the Anti-Reformers_ had gained a contest, such a one, however, as report says will not bear investization. Mr. Ponsonby would appeal against it, but this will be attended with great expense, and he hoped all true Reformers will be ready to add their names, however • small in amount they may contribute, to subscription lists, which 'will be opened. FuLwEn. CRAVEN, Esq., then came forward to con. gratulate the county of Wilts on the auspices of the day. The Bishops are not fit to be in the House of Lords, and should be excluded on the same principle as clergymen are from the Commons. There is an old saying that the sauce that is good for the goose is good for the gander. But he would recommend them to do all things in order, and to let their conduct be an example to the world. He would say no more than to wish them "Patience under their suf ferings, and a happy issue out of all their afflictions." Mr. MONTAGUE GORE, in rising to move a vote of thanks to the Sheriff, was received with great applause. He spoke of the great importance of such meetings, in giving a vent to public feeling, and te ndin g to nation ,l enlightenment. Dr. Franklin was once asked why the oountry was not on the ere of a revolution ? He replied, the reason why it was not was our county meetings : these afforded the people the opportunity of expres.ing their feel ings ; the contest was not that of bloody brawls, but of sound argument. This was the weapon with which the Aoti-Reformers were now opposed. Oar opponents call the rotten boroughs the security of the Constitution ; but they are merely a marketable commodity, belonging to trading politicians. Their security is this, that for a cer tain number of guineas, any knaves may get into the House of Commons, and make the Constitution to suit themselves. We regret that our spice will not admit the whole of Mr. Gore's eloquent speech. NAPIER, who was loudly called for, at length came forward, greeted with enthusiastic cheers. He said it was not his intention to -have addressed them to ally, but tieing open in bo Aatteilog a manner ivotild not shrink from the expressions of his opinions. At the same time he begged that if, in the course of his observations, he should say anything ill-timed they iv6ula listen to him with patience. Ile fiad, With them, only one object in view, the for Warding of the great measure of Reform. We itre how met once more to add our efforts t' the great exertions making throughout the kingdom to attain this noble object. Of the difficulties and obstacles to be encountered, he did not reckon among the least the apithy and supineness with whi'dt many sincere Refor mers regarded the pregress of the measure. The objet 6f every hincere advocate of Reform should be to Prevent anarchy on the one hand, and apathy on the other. There should be warmth of feeling and 'vigetar of expression on the part of thn people tempered with judgment and dlibretien. This is a measure of vital, imOttalice: it is one on which the very peace tf the nation depended, and it should not be tam pered with or delayed. He thought that few viewed it aright, they did not consider it as what it really was—a great and glorious reveletioe.::. - -not a revolution such as the Anti- Refertnera would make it appear—(no, no)—but it it it paSsing from darkness to light; it is the revolution of mind, which, once put into movement, cannot be de layed, its course is onward, and woe be to us, if the people who ought to be at the head falter, and fall back into the rear. He regretted the long prorogation of Parlia mentashe was Berry the people were contented with it. Ile knew the declaration of Ministers—admitted that it was manly and noble, but declarations will not do with out acts; let them, by the latter, chew the sincerity of their hearts, and the people will stand or fall with them. The people cannot fall; but, if Ministers do not their duty, they will fall, and the people will stand of them.. selves. He urged them to place no confidence in men, of whatever set or party they may be. Look to yourselves, and form your resolutions according to your own mature, unbiassed judgments. You must, gentlemen, depend on yourselves and your own exertions. You were told the Bill could not possibly fail in the Lords; he at that time said that if the people obtained success it would depend on their own exertions. And how are opinions verified ? Has not the Bill been rejected with scorn ? And is it not now undergoing a change that will make it palatable to those who rejected it ?—(No, from several voices.) He appealed to the words of Earl Grey for the truth of what he had asserted. Did not that Noble Lord, in reply to the deputation which waited on him, say that it would be absurd to bring in another Bill that would be sure to be rejected by the Lords.— (" No, no, we'll have no other BilL") When he last spoke of Reform in that place he was accused of violence ; he was vio lent, and held it to be no sin. Our enemies said we were luke warm in the cause, because we were not violent. Then hesaw, or thought he saw, their enemies creeping on them in their slumbers ; but now, he was proud to say, he saw the strong man awake, he had burst the seven green links that bound him, and stood erect in all his Majesty and might. He would now say that there was no occasion for violence. The British lion was aroused, and his kindling eye would pierce his enemies, and defy them to the combat—would cause corruption to crouch be. fore it in silence and dismay. It would be found now, that the noise of a few Lords—the violence of a faction, will not subdue the Majesty of a great and enlightened people. We must not be violent, but firm and resolute. The angry waves that break upon the shore leave but small traces of their power. It is the great and deep heaving of the water s by which he would typify the people of England. The power of public opinion, the Press, the great engine of enlightenment, let us wield with union of purpose. But if we do not do this we shall be crushed, degraded, and debased. Our liberties, the very moment they are in our grasp, will be lost. While we know that to be hasty and rash, only evinces intemperance and want ofjudgment ; let us also know that apathy is the charac teristic of cowardice. Let us then be determined to do no wrong, but let us be equally determined to have our right. Commune with yourselves, and each with his neighbour in your private moments, and then one spontaneous act will be the result, should circumstances render it necessary. He con cluded by adjuring theth, as they valued the happiness of them selves and their families, to follow the advice of no man, or set of men, but to satisfy their own judgments. The thanks to the Sheriff was carried with enthusiastic accla mations, who, in rising to return thanks, rivetted the attention of the meeting to a speech at once forcible and eloquent, in the course of which he combated the Gallant Colonel who preceded him, but expressed his regret at differing with so eloquent, honest, and warm-hearted a friend to the great cause; but there was one remark in his speech tantamount to this—a man is found in a ditch, a Tory comes by, the poor fellow calls for aid to help him out, but the reply he gets is—my good fellow, you are very comfortable where you are, you had better remain there. A Whig then comes by, and says—my good fellow shall I assist to lift you out of the ditch ? and then comes along Colonel Napier, and says—my good fellow, don't listen to him, they are both knaves together, and you had better have nothing to do with them, but depend on yourself; no body can get you out of the ditch but yourself. The Tories must give way—our cause must be gained--but let us conide in Ministers. The Tories will, by them, be taught not to defy the laws because they can make and unmake them at pleasure. We will let the Aristocracy keep all things to which they have a right, but let them not try to get those to which they have no right, or they'll lose all. I have heard that Rome was saved by the cackling of geese—if cackling would have saved this country, the Tories would have saved it long ago. The Tories are all for Reform until you come to the question, and then they won't admit any, and if you don't mind them they will again be riding back to Cornwall over the necks of the people. But by firmness in aid of the Ministers we shall obtain a legal preventive. If we are firm, even the Duke of Wellington cannot save the worn-out trunk of corruption, and its shattered branches under whose spread. ing foliage even Royalty has heretofore reclined. How fallen is the great military leader What an army did he muster the other day—Falstaff's army was princely to it—a band of pen. sioners was his advanced guard, and the bench of Bishops his powder magazine. An army that will leave him when their pay ceases—without honour—without credit. He wished, for the sake of religion, that the Bishops were not politicians. The wisdom of our ancestors had connected Church and State: but we must now give up these venerable prejudices. He esteemed Dr. Phillpotts for his inconsistencies, he hoped he would be consistent in his inconsistencies, and as he had turned on a former occasion, he hoped he would be inconsistent enough to turn again now, and support the Bill. He then complimented the Lords who supported the Bill, and said they must be distin guished from those who have nothing distinguishing but their titles, nothing ancient but their prejudices. Three cheers were then given for the King, - three for Re form, and three groans for the Bishops, and the meeting sepa rated at four o'clock. THE UNKNOWN TONGUES. We have every reason to believe that the gift of tongues has fallen on us, and that we are inspired to the mini! extent as that devout virgin, Miss Condole. Our reasons for coming to this conclusion are, we conceive, un answerable. On perusing in the Times of this morning the following sublime bursts of poesy, which were delivered at the Caledonian Chapel last week, we found that they were perfectly intelligible to us, and that we could trans late them with the most enviable facility. We have done so accordingly, and have merely to add that our version is strictly literal, with the single exception of the word " Hippo" in the first poem, the meaning of which the Spirit hath not yet vouchsafed to reveal to us. Our own opinion is, that it is derived from the Greek substantive " IrrOS"," a horse, though what a horse can have to do with a Bishop, we cannot for the life of us conjecture. Had it been de rived from " otiog," an ass, the meaning would have been more obvious. Hippo—gerosto—hippo—booros—aenoote Foorime Oorin Hoopo Tanto Noostin Noorastin—Nipares—Hipanos, Bantos—Boorin— O Pinitos—Elelastino—Halimungitos—Dantitu Hampootine—Farimi—Aristos—Ekrampos-- Epoongos Vanganii—Beresessino—Tereston— Sastinootino—Al inoosis—O F'astos Sungor 0 Fuston Sungor —Deripangito--Boorinos—Hypen— Eletanteni—Eretine—Menati." " Hippo gerosto niparos, " 0 Deripangito boorin; Boorastin farimi Aristos ekrampos 0 Easton Sungor boorinos, Senoote hypanos noostin, Epoongos menati.: Hypen hippo booros." TRANSLATION. Anathema! Maranatha! Or the outpouring of the vials of wrath on the Episcopal Bench Oh, ye Bishops, the day of your triumph is o'er, And ye go to revisit the Bishops of yore ; So down with your crosiers, and up with your eyes, For the vials of wrath are let loose from the skies. I saw in a vision of horror last night, Old Nick; (and I nearly dropped down with the fright) He called for your Lordships, he called you by name, And away you all vanished 'mid tempest and flame, While from rafter to roof Tophet echoed with laughter, And my room smelt of sulphur for ten minutes after. Mammon, the fiend, is hard at work, His master's meals to dish up, With his tail he makes a toasting fork, And toasts a good, fat Bishop ! COURT CIRCULAR. Their MAJESTIES, accompanied by the Princess Au- USTA, left the Palace at Windsor about eleven o'clock on Saturday morning., for the Pavilion at Brighton. The Duke and Duchess of CUMBERLAND entertained a select party zt dinner yesterday, at their residence at Kew. A conference of the Ambassadors and Ministers of the five Powers, on the affairs of Belgium, was held at the Foreign-office on Saturday afternoon. The Ministers as sembled about half-past three o'clock, and concluded their sitting shortly before six o'clock. Mr. MAYERS, the Agent for Barbalces, Lad an intt r view wi•"t Viscount GODERICII on Sattird,y, at the Co lonial .office. Lord Hitt transacted business with Viso unt Goof - .RiCif at the Colonial-office on Friday. RIOTS AT ERISTOL. BRISTOL, OCTOBER 29. SIR CHARLES WETHERELL. (FROM OUR CORRESPO§DENTO If the above eetitionzin is hot now convinced that a re-action rie_ong the people has taken place in favour of the Reform Bill, I believe that he has had demonstrative proofs that they are not indifferent to his late conduct in opposing the wishes of the people. This was the day appointed for his entering this cit! ,- , to open the cominiasioli for the gadi deli'rery. The usual hour is four the evening, instead of which he arrived at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. From the known feelings of the inhabitants, the Magistrates were afraid of some personal violence to the Recorder. They had bills issued, calling upon the inhabitants to keep the :peace. Thty aiso summoned the whole of the ctratables, with an order for each of them to bring two more men, who were engaged for three days, at seven shil lings per day each. Before they proceeded on duty they were collected in the Exchange, where the Mayor addressed them very forcibly on the danger of having the peace broken. He told them he was sorry to be obliged to call them together on such a day as thlti (Saturday) from their business, but from in formation he had received he could not avoid it. He told them not to molest any person for expressing his opinion peace ably. After arming the men with white staves, they proceeded to meet the Recorder. With such a force and in this way, were the worthy Recorder and senior Alderman of Bristol escorted into the city. His reception was any thing but courteous : such yells, hissing, and hooting were never before heard. On the Recorder's arrival at Guildhall, it was filled with the constables and their men. On reading the commis sion, at the sound of Wetherell a general burst of indignation resounded from all parts of the hall. It was some time before peace was restored, and then not until the Recorder threatened to commit the offenders to prison. On his way to the Man sion -house, he was followed by more than twenty thousand per sons, who saluted him in the same manner as on his entering the city. But, lam sorry to add, some fellow threw a stone into the carriage, and broke the plate glass. No sooner was Sir Charles set down at the Mansion-house, than a general skir mish took place between the stave-holders and the mob. Nearly the whole of the staves were taken trom the constables. So much for a political Judge. SEVEN O'CLOCK. Since writing the above, I regret to inform you that the mob have gained possession of the lower part of the Mansion-house. The mob hare torn up the pavement, dashed in the windows, and with the iron railing demolished the doors and shutters; they have thrown a great part of the furniture into the street, and would have set fire to the premises, but for the arrival of the troops, who have been under arms since seven o'clock this morning. Sir Charles Wetherell escaped by a ladder over the roofs of the houses. At this moment the troops arc parading the streets. The shops are all shut. Some of the inhabitants talk of calling a meeting to petition the King to remove Sir Charles Wetherell from his office. A political Judge, of all men, is to be detested. How it will end no one knows; but it is believed that the Assizes cannot be held. SUNDAY MORNING. Dreadful work has taken place during the night and this morning. There is one man killed, and four wounded. The Mansion house is quite stripped. The wines were got at in the night and drank by the mob. They strewed the road with iron pikes, which were taken from the railing, to prevent the troops from following them. Sir Charles is fled, and left his hat and wig behind, which were taken by the mob, and torn to pieces. The following is a copy of the handbill issued by the Magistrates : " The Magistrates most earnestly entreat the assistance of their fellow-citizens to restore the peace of the city, by assem bling immediately at the Guildhall." FIVE O'CLOCK. The mob have broken open both Bridewell and the New Gaol. The former place is on fire, and is now raging with great fury, and the snob will not permit the engines to play on the fire. The cavalry horses are quite knocked up. What the result of this night may be, God only knows. All the places of worship are shut up. BRISTOL, OCT. 30. (FROM ANOTHER CORRESPONDENT.) From the course Sir Charles Wetherell has chosen to pursue, with regard to the Reform Bill, and his frequent attacks upon the character of the citizens of Bristol, together with his re peated misrepresentations of their opinions, he has become highly unpopular in this city for some time past, and this coupled with an opinion entertained by a large majority of the respec. table inhabitants, that a political Judge is an unconstitutional Judge, had induced many persons to express their opinions pretty unequivocally upon this subject. Our Tory corporation are amongst that class of blind and infatuated individuals, who cannot read any signs of the times, and instead of yielding to the expressed will of the people for whom they act, and thus soothing the public mind and calming the turbulent dispositions of the public, they adopted all the means which feudal tyranny and despotism could have suggested, for the unholy purpose of forcing this unconstitutional Judge upon the inhabitants of Bristol. Three troops of horse soldiers were brought into the immediate vicinity of the city, many hundreds of special con stables were sworn in, and these precautions, together with the circumstances connected with Captain Claxton's meeting, had the effect, as might have been expected, of arousing the public attention, and exciting popular indignation. An indirect commu nication (it is reported) was made by the Magistrates to the Po litical Union, in consequence of which the Union published the following address:—" The Council of the Union have heard with feelings of surprise that the Corporation have re quested and obtained the assistance of armed troops, for the purpose of conducting Sir Charles Wetherell, in his judicial capacity, into this city. It is the opinion of this Council, that if the Magistracy of the city feel themselves incompetent to preserve the public peace without being supported by the mili tary, they should resign their offices, and suffer the civic au thorities to be elected by a majority of the votes of their fellow_ citizens. The Council think that a man clothed in the robes of magistracy ought never to be a politician,' as such a Ma gistrate cannot be expected to possess the public confidence, without which he will always be found incompetent to preserve the public peace. They would therefore recommend to the Corporation the immediate resignation of Sir Charles Wetherell as Recorder, such being the means best calculated to prevent riot, and perhaps bloodshed. At the same time the Council, earnestly recommend Members of this Union, and Reformers in general, at all times of popular excitement, to use their most strenuous endeavours for the preservation of the PUBLIC PEACE, as it is only by such a course they will be enabled to ob. lain the rights they seek. " By order of the Council. "Oct. 23, 1831." " J. P. VEN, Secretary." Happy had it been for the peace of the city if the Magis trates had adopted the recommendation contained in this ad dress, or if they had been actuated by the feelings of the Em press Josephine when she wrote," It is ever better to endeavour to soothe the public mind than to exasperate men by fresh terrors," if they had not been hoodwinked by party prejudice, they might have observed the apparent reluctance of the poor dependants, who were driven up by their employers, to be sworn in as con stables, from which they might have drawn a useful lesson. SATURDAY. The eventful day, that shall ever be remembered, at length arrived—there seemed a settled determination in the minds of the people, and which might have been read in their counte nances, even at the eleventh hour, by the professed conservators of the public peace—but no! we know what Toryism means, and what local despotism is, and the Aristocrats, and the tools of Aristocrats, and the dependants of the Aristocratic . .tools—West India slave-drivers, night constables and catch-poles, bludgeon_ men, and corporate tradesmen, aIL mingled into one heterogene ous compound, surrounded the worshipful body, and accom panied them in state to meet the hero of Boroughhridge. Throughout the whole length of the road, from the Guildhall to Fotherdown, there were posses of constables placed at distances of about thirty yards, and, although the public had been de ceived as to the time of the public entry, it being four hours earlier than usual, without any previous notification of the al teration of the time, many thousands of spectators had assem bled at different parts of the road. The cavalcade at length arrived, and as it approached the city (the carriages being sur_ rounded by officers on horseback, armed with swords, and by special constables armed with bludgeons, about 54X) of whom formed the rear of the procession), the groans and shouts, and screeches of the populace, occasionally intermingled with cries of " Resign, resign," " Reform," " Where's the re-action ?" " Are we all paupers ?" &c. &c. became truly deafening. As the cavalcade came nearer the place of its destination, the density of the crowd ; and the shouts of the populace increased ; some few stones were thrown at Totterdown, Bathbridge, Temple-street, and Bristol-bridge, none of which did any injury, but one thrown in High-street severely wounded Mr. John Mercer, a ship-wright, who was one of the special constables. At length they arrived at the Guildhall, to which I obtained admittance. The Learned Recorder and the worshipful body having taken their places, the doors were attempted to be shut, and the people excluded, but this being illegal, under the direction of the Town Clerk the public were admitted. Mr. Brice now attempted to read the Commis_ sion, but could not proceed in consequence of loud and discordant groaning, and cries of " Reform, no re-action." Silence being commanded by Sir Charles another attempt was made, but unsuccessfully, as were several succeeding ones, in conse_ quence of the public indignation. Sir Charles now said, " If any person makes a noise, bring him before me, and I will com mit him."—(Applause from the underlings and groans from the people.) Another attempt having proved abortive Sir Charles again said, " Officers, keep a good look out, bring them before me, and I will commit them." The groaning still continuing Mr. Serjeant Ludlow, the Town Clerk, rose and said, " Gentle men, the public have a right of admission to all Courts of Jus tice—the Magistrates have therefore thrown open the doo rs t o admit you, but it is also the duty of the Magistrates to cause the King's Commission to be read in silence, and I hop e your good sense will enable them to do so." — (Cries of " Re a d th e Commission for Reform.") Mr. Ludlow, " as to Reform, gentle men," Sir Charles here pulled him back, and said, " No, no ; say nothing about that." Some Magistrates also said, " -s xr o, no." Mr. Ludlow continued,—" As to Reform, gentlemen, that has nothing to do with the present occasion." The people now re mained quiet, until he came to " God save the King, an d my Lord the King's Justice," when there were loud cries of, " God save the King," some voices intermingling, " Never mind the Justice." The people then gave three cheers for the King, and three groans for Sir Charles; after which, the Court having adjourned, they left the Hall fur the purpose of conducting the tvortliy Recorder to the 1 1 lansion-house, which they did amidst discordant yells and shouts, clapping of hands, and jingling of pattens. In Queen'irsqUare thotisairds of persimS had assem bled. As Sir Charles deseeilded frOm his carriage, several stones were thrown which demolished the lamps and windows of tte carriage, and some panes of glass in the windows of the l‘lansion-hoUse. The people gave three groans, after which some of them departed, and others were preparing to depart, when several special constables, amongst the most active of whom was one William Hole, a gunsmith, and one Barton, a West India Captain, sallied forth, and commenced an attack upon them with their bludgeons. One man, it is reported, had his ba . A brUir . ifir. The sth - geolis at the QUeen's..square Dispen sary assured me that they had several cases of fractured heads and noses; and I myself saw a man, named John Whittam, of Bedminster, who had received a very extensive concussion of the brain from a blow with a constable's bludgeon, and who, I am credibly inforined, is since dead. It should be remembere►i thht nbne or the Wounded in this assault were constables. In consequence of this impolitic attack (to say the least of it) on the part of the constables, there was a cry of, " Arm your selves," and several hundreds of the populace went to the Welsh back, armed themsd►es from the faggot-piles, and returned to the square, when a determined contest ensued between the people and the constables, but which, after a short time, termi:. mated. All then reinained tolerably tranquil for some hours, until the special constables made another sally, in which they were defeated, and driven into the Mansion-house. Elated with this conquest, the people, in their turn, became the assailants, and immediately commenced an attack. A neighbouring wall was pulled down, and the bricks, serving for ammunition, were thrown at the windows, the whole of which were completely demolished. The large posts in the square were cut down, and the iron railings torn up ; the former serving as battering rams, the latter as pikes. The lamps were broken to pieces—the doors destroyed—the window-blinds and curtains torn to ribbons —the elegant chandeliers completely demolished—the chairs torn in pieces, for the sake of obtaining their legs as arm,— the luggage of Sir Charles was recognised and thrown into the street, and a general, though ineffectual, search made for the object of the popular vengeance. Sir Charles's gown was at length found and torn into pieces, each person preserving a small portion as a trophy of victory—(l have a small portion of it which was presented to me this morning.) The mob next ob tained possession of a special constable, who was thrown into the river and well ducked, being upheld by a boat-hook. The Magistrates now read the Riot Act, and the soldiers, who had been under arms in the prison yard, new market, &c., the whole day, were sent for, and arrived just in time to prevent the burn ing of the Mansion-house, a large quantity of straw and tar having been put into the house for the purpose of dostroying it. Where Sir Charles is it is impossible to say. There are various reports. Some say that he escaped,through the stables; others by the roof of the Mansion-house; others that he owed his escape to his assuming the disguise of a female; others that he was disguised as a special constable; but the most general and, I think, most probable account is, that he was concealed in the cellar, the entrance to which was guarded by about 600 special and petty constables. The soldiers having arrived, the people gave them three cheers, and immediately sang, " God save the King." The soldiers cheered for the people. Too much praise cannot be given to Colonel Brereton (Staff:Colonel), for the ad mirable manner in which he endeavoured to soothe the people. The 3d Dragoons have displayed considerable urbanity, and are popular; but the 14th Hussars (the Duke of Cumberland's regiment) are very unpopular. As soon as they came into the square one of them cut an old woman with his sabre. Late last night an attack was made on the Council-house, and the windows were broken. The 14th Hussars were called to guard it, and the people threw a few stones at them. Two men and two women were standing at the entrance of the Adam and Eve passage, in Wine-street, no person being nearer to them than twenty yards, when two of the soldiers rode up, and one of them, with a sabre, cut one of the men down the head. The people then hurled some stones at the soldiers, who followed them into the Pithay. A poor man, named Stephen Bush, an ostler, was, about half-past twelve o'clock at night, returning from his work up the Pithay, when, observing the attack, he stood in a door-way. The soldiers pressing upon the people, they commenced running away, and Bush amongst them. A soldier followed him, and, with a pistol-bullet, shot him through the neck. His death was almost instantaneous. SUNDAY, ONE O'CLOCK. The people have again broken into the Mansion-house, and demolished the remaining furniture. They have beaten the 14th Regiment out of the city on the road to Bath. A constant firing has been kept up, and there are several wounded, it is impos sible to ascertain how many, but we may say six or seven. A man of colour, named Lewis, was standing peaceably in a court on the Quay, when he was shot through the arm. There are several bullets in the walls of Augustine's Church, in ditTh.- rent places on the Quay, and in Lower College-street. The people kept up a constant shower of stones on the soldiers, (many of whom are wounded), who retreated, under the di rection of Col. Brereton, to the Hot-wells ; the people followed them up the New-cut, and they are gone off at a gallop towards Bath. Placards, dated " Council-house," are just posted up announcing that Sir Charles Wetherell left Bristol at twelve o'clock last night ; he made his escape from the back of the house by means of a ladder, and was disguised in an old great coat and hat, borrowed from the landlord of the Hole-in-the- Wall Tavern. THREE O'CLOCK. The 3411 Dragoons are drawn up round the Mansion house. The Bridewell is now on fire, the people having liberated those who were arrested. It is reported that the Magistrates have sent for fresh troops. There is a meeting to take place in the Guildhall, and the Political Union have a meeting of their Council at half-past three o'clock. If in time you shall know the result. FOUR O'CLOCK. The populace are gone, it is reported, to the new gaol. It is impossible to contemplate the mischief that will result at the close of the evening. The fire at Bridewell is extinguished. QUARTER TO FIVE. The Bridewell is now in flames. A. 13. C. BROAD-STREET, BRISTOL, OCT. 30. (FROM A KNOWN CORRESPONDENT.) I trouble you with this letter, for fear that you are without an account of the melancholy circumstances taking place here. Yesterday Sir Charles Wetherell made his public entry as Re corder, to preside at our Session of Oyer and Terminer. The Magistrates had issued bills, entreating the people to receive him,only as a Judge, and to abstain from any demonstration of feeling; but the people seemed determined not to let Sir Charles again inform the House that a reaction had taken place in Bristol. The Magistrates applied to the Secretary of the Home Department for soldiers, and three troops were dispatched here, but with strict orders to keep out of the city, unless the Riot .kct was read. The Magistrates also swore in a great number of special constables, but most of the shopkeepers refused to be employed in the business; and when Sir Charles made his ap_ pearance, the constables made but a poor show and a few stones were thrown. Groans and hisses resounded through the city, but Sir Charles made good his entry to the Guildhall, and opened the Assize. The Corporation then proceeded in state to the Mansion_house, situated in Queen-square, where an immense multitude had congregated. There the disturbance assumed a more alanning aspect, the special constables became angry, and in attempting to seize some that they considered the very foremost conflicts ensued, which only irritated and inflamed the popu_ lace. About three o'clock they began to fling stones, battered in all the windows, and got partial possession of the premises. About five o'clock the Magistrates found it necessary to read the Riot Act. Charles Pinney, Esq., the Mayor (a Reformer), then came out and begged the people to disperse, and told them he was obliged to read the Act, which having done, the mili tary were sent for. The soldiers soon made their appear ance, and no language can give you 'a sufficient idea of their forbearance and good temper. The officer who con, manded, with a humanity that did him infinite credit, reasoned with the people, told them of the folly of their conduct, and did every thing in the power of man to allay the ferment without having recourse to one act of violence. This continued till half-past eleven o'clock on Saturday night, when a party of the rioters left the Mansion-house and pro ceeded to the Council - house situated in the centre of the city, where they commenced a wanton and useless destruction of the windows. In about half an hour the soldiers received notice of what was doing, and made their appearance. They charged in all directions on the people, but with their usual humanity, till from stones and angry words a soldier found it necessary to use his pistol. A man, who bad just finished putting up his master's horse, was shot in the breast and instantly expired. About three o'clock this morning the mob dispersed and the troops retired. Unfortunately at seven o'clock the mob increased and again took possession of the Mansion-house, and have destroyed every thing in it. The wine -barrels, and the bottled wine and porter, all was either drank or wasted. The soldiers were again called in, and here I cannot write but with sorrow—the soldiers charged and cut and wounded many. Reports give the number of killed from six to twenty, and the wounded from twelve to thirty ; but at present nothing certain can be ascertained with safety to any person. The soldiers have been charging all the morning, and it is feared will not preserve the peace of the city without more loss of life ; two of the soldiers are seriously wounded, and arc now determined to use their weapons. The soldiers are charging in various parts of the city, they consist of the 3d Dragoon Guards and the 14th Hussars. The Colonel has ordered the 14th out of the town, considering them too inflamed to trust to. The city is thronged with fellows drunk with wine, and they are to be seen fifty together, proceeding to their homes in a beastly state of complete intoxication ; every householder has been called upon to keep the peace, and the most dreadful anticipa tions are in every body's mind. Au attempt was made to fire the Mansion_house, but, fortunately, the soldiers stopped it. A fire in this old fashioned city would be an awful thing indeed, for once on fire, the mob would be joined with the thieves, and prevent it being put out. lam afraid in reading through this letter I have not stated the riots in their true light, for every body gives me a worse character of the dreadful affair. I will go on writing, and shall put in the latest intelligence I can obtain. It appears that Sir C. Wetherell left the city at twelve o'clock last night, bills to that effect having been posted up all over the city. The number of persons killed and wounded has greatly exasperated the mob, but every friend to Reform and good order are unremitting in their endeavours to keep the peace from further outrage. I have, unfortunately, been an eye-witness of much of the r i o ti ng , and also of the behaviour of the soldiers. The mob seemed to be chiefly boys. At two o'clock they broke open the Bride_ well and liberated the prisoners. After this, peace seems gradually to have spread itself over the city. It seems that Charles Wetherell, against whom this rioting was originally designed, left the town early this morning, and bills to that effect have been posted up, but the people did not for some time re dit the statement. The Assize has been put off. Disturbances are anticipated during the ensuing nigh t ' will write to you to-morrow any thing further that MO , (ANOTHER ACCOUNt.) SUNDAY AFTERS' Sut,—You will probably have receiv , disturbances that have taken place here terday; but as I was an eye-witness to take the liberty of giving you an acct who had congregated to receive Sir Chi undoubtedly prepared to offer him ev, don't think that any personal violence w mitted. The injury that has been doe have been lost, were the natural conseq , judicious, and, indeed, barbarous concb stables, about 4€k) or 500 individuals, con: of Tory attorneys' clerks, or the porter chants. The Magistrates endeavoured I able tradesmen of the city to be sworn in, man refused. Nothing of any consequei Sir Charles had entered the Mansion-how stables either gone home, or at least hay body before the Mansion-house, the win peaceably retired. But such conduct di gentlemen; no, they must show the " r, they were armed with a little brief auth of these young specials did their utmost To do this, they frequently went out sii the unarmed and quiet multitude, shoo faces of the people, and did their utmost course they sometimes succeeded—for wl submitted to such insolent conduct? means succeeded 4p creating a little dish of constables rushed forward to rescue th, doing so indiscriminately attacked every consequence of all this was, that many I wounded, and some lost their lives. Of about a dozen constables around one knocked down ; they kept him down f( beat him in such a barbarous manner, th, taken off in a coach, and has since died. men might have taken one man into cuss barons conduct as this. Such scenes were yesterday afternoon : in fact, they acted than constables. When this had continued hours, they had managed to get people inl citement, and a great deal ofdisturbance [ gratuil the tow, in be pi future BRISTOL-(LAST N (EXTRACT OE A PRIVATE " Since the P.S. to my letter last night you know that the Mansion-house was at whole of the windows and furniture d, Wetherell driven over the roofs of made his escape in disguise—the mi. —one man, named Stephen Foley, aged killed by a pistol-shot in Wire-street. Thr and the people dispersed ; but they asseml ing at seven, completed the work of destrui house, emptied the cellars of all the wine an anti threw them into the street to annoy t: charged on the mob and wounded severs to let the prisoners out. lam on the G but do not expect the sessions will be posted all over the city. " Sir C. Wet evening at twelve o'clock, dated Court Hot Another Bill, '° The Riot Act has Leen persons found assembling will be guilty P.S. I open this to say, the Bridewell and the prisoners liberated, and they 11 prison to let them out also. TUMULTUOUS CONDUCT PULACE IN BRISTOL, (From Kee»e's Bath Jo, Saturday very riotous proceedings mal The arrival of Sir Charles Wetherell, thl petted, by ten o'clock several thousand pc, Totterdown, awaiting his approach. A rival was announced ; be was attended constables, with bludgeons or staves. within sight of the populace, execrations, uttered, loud and deep. Several volleys This was continued all the way thence ti masses of people thronged all the road. the Guildhall, and proceeded to open the the groans and yells not a word could threatened in vain to commit ; the noise i were then sent into the body of the Ball The people then began coughing, so that Commission could be heard. When mendous cheers were given for the 101 , the thousands outside. Afterwards Sir the Mansion-house, amidst continued gro: Commercial-rooms, he was cheered by assembled in the rooms; this quite infu, entered the Mansion-house. Another now thrown, fortunately without ink', persons were collected round the Mansif windows of which were broken. A sli; between the mob and special constables, taken into custody. A general rush people to the Quay, where they armed tl geons. They were met on their retui stables, who completely routed them, their bludgeons. The crowd, however, several more windows were broken. Thi read the Riot Act, at which a stone was nice an aim that had he not lowered killed him. At five o'clock the Riot Act after which every window, frames and house, was smashed to pieces. The 1 , rived, at which the people only became mi town was now one scene of disorder, loud huzzaing from the people, and soldiers At eight o'clock the crowd was still increasi fury when our report left; the most were anticipated to take glace during tin constables were quite overcome. Seven severely wounded by the constables' staves that he cannot recover, his skull being f and it was feared that several others had We trust that nothing . so serious will occu edition necessary. d this a Aja account n morning some of them'" a ving !count. The ' ' rer of tl sarles Wethe "eq I dic very indignity , e r , as would have bed, Ise, and the II v i nuence of the luct of the s'This •nsisting alnaa 4 , &c., cif ' to iticince thP 411 be in, but they lha c k ) ence took place e use; and had d back ve remained (lur add", sole sole crowd We e t ' 1 to did not suit th e r t tlf oi rascally f-adi ▪ a WI hority. In 0 9 ' , 4 1 ) . to create dis' ,j„t l i ee l ingly into the th ask their stave' a e st to enrage uuty ,vho could ha ve '• ee of e When theyb five turbance, a nh, heir compalsioev Noce y one they M et ! e % of were ' Persons Wes, )n one occasi eve_' man, whose , 'lin Y for some nl lol ' 2 f hat he was eh ~1 1 co, . Now , surely , '. a y s tody without ▪ triage thlr 's Ire very trelli s° ' dis ek more like e% " t h_ . - K1 for about to2:* , rito a state .°l , e has been the t, , ' l fni NIGHT). 4 en , .114,” , 4 41 LETTER.) . ty j at I think it .31 attacke d last r ,11,1 destroyed- h it; the house" , "ot Ji aged ita t r y twenty were l e t for fc ai :: The Riot Act far i mbled again !. o ti t ruc tio n at the, I el, le and ale, broke"' i ' L t } a hemilitarY I l tt '`e I „ ral, they are 4 I%e n Grand Jury th e , held. Larg e .> Pto k i, et h ere ll left ' e re ' nese, Sendai read threeo term" of high treo", lik " 11 has bee tom,b,, to, have now gu" r' tors to =wpm Ofa to 11$ I.* Pe ntt r OF T.' to 'ten ee, , OcT. 2 9 ' " Ot t ol 4 'ournal.) t k 4 , 11 „ 41 arked the dal' rde,4ll h e Recorder , 1 54 ersons had te e At half-past d o or N2l by 400 The mornelo ro ta th yells, and D A . ;of stones Wei" , ‘ls, to Broad-stre et ' The Reenrd er b di , k th e Commission, " Will Ibe heard. Sit h i co l ets t t i c tni r scl eas lei uinztoi ed e:dt .. l:e wtoboriv , h L vh ic h Pw i In s h r r e r : u h h : Charles ;roans., the persons L ' ; hati i f ur i a ted the " v olley of 6 a !Pei try. 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IVO Mr. r ' O 4 e reques t • % sttlf eriottg" , A. . 1 n drawn "P, ,t 4 ead to the a ' stinctly uu sle t f sO ituted in w it • '. 0 0 4 Mr. Rush- • A el ti V s t: i: h h aad e ttli ß l em l i a l i e s erad i h sa l ed i o ir ;i P s ' ato ° ;oo, , ,:; , .ting ins t l t n u t i n th slionteo,r,fnefehnttvthabirin:nai prevented "il,jr„„snitetaeheedg,passage.iMoßnvoit:edae.irtiry,leicarsiii.g.isensteten:,::;:r;rl, LATE TOWN'S(BIRMINGH TO THE EDITOR OF $lll,-As lov* re of truth and fair-ph falsehood and sbufllinz,l trust that you ai brother journalists in your great tom inserting the following letter, which w; Monday's Birmingham Gazette, in Oliver Mason, Esq., our High Bailiff last Monday's Birmingham Gazette, sive sth resolution, in which our • tot censured, and which passed the publi illation. Though this question is not cure, I would not have troubled you cation had not the High Sheriff, in 4:n siastical censure, published his most in your and several other London pape I am, Sir, your obedi Hay Cottage. TO THE EDITOR OF ARIS' SlR,—Having been most improperly High Bailiff; I rely on your impartiality to remarks on that gentleman's letter; wh7 paper of Monday last. The High Bailiff' in addressing you is "to request you will on Monday next the inaccuracy into whit ries have fallen as respects the mover and . resolution. That resolution was proposed Hadley, and seconded by Mr. Russell, as script report of the proceedings, and was Low Bailiff', or seconded by Mr. Hadley am utterly at a loss how to account for thi conduct on the part of the High Bailiff: put forth the above statement as being correct his belief," or " the best of his recollection,' little difficulty in publishing my own version but Sir, the positive and unblushing mans put forth a statement diametrically opposed that his memory is either lamentably defc are such as I dare not trust myself to descl The following statement, which has four gentlemen ( besides four reporters ioi. were both eye and ear witnesses to the occurreo literally took place at the late meeting, to' I here pledge myself :—The fifth resoluti. shops were censured, was not proposed by corded by Mr. Russell, as stated by the Russell never having opened his lips on . resolution which I proposed, and which M was previously withdrawn by me, at the Bailiff; who alledged that it was not " si "obnoxious" fifth resolution having been ten out by the Low Bailiff, was then read that gentleman, moved by him (as was dirt' Mr. Parkes), seconded by me, and substif the one I originally proposed, and which,: Such are the facts, Sir, however the Higi them in order to save his credit with th. the expence of offending every person who.. There is also another pretty sample of bad thing worse, in the High Bailiff's letter. situation of Chairman of the meeting _ making any appeal or objection to a sentiment us adverse to his own opinion as it was to in itself, which attributed to the Bishops rooted attachment to corrupt and corrupti; a political disregard of the first principles of which they claim to be pre-eminelitly tho Sir, your readers will no doubt be surprised "offensive" resolution containing the abov' muter the eery nose of the High Railifir; on he was sitting, and was actually read over snaking the slightest objection be ore the La Good God, Sir, was there ever such shufflii. never reproached myself for having entertalf , verence for High Bailiffs, and so perfectly ca , " ' n d oef conduct of the present High Bail:ff, offering a 5