The Sun. — London, England, 1832-01-13 00:00:00

IMF 1" VOVRT-MARTIAL ON COL. BRERETON• I - .,: - i — Cli t- • ', ' ' BRISTOL, THURSDAY, JA .v. 1...2. II f_ . t'' The Court was fi lled this morning as o n the pre -4; , --,-, cedingdai4 Soon after ten o'clock the O ffi cers as < . ,' sembled. .* Tite , President, Sir HENRY FAKE, said, that be hi• 4 -proceeded to business, he must address • a-) lute* (voids to that portion o f the audience con nected with the public Press. In a London Jour nal, which professed to give the proceedings of Mon day last, three great inaccuracies appeared :—First, that the Judge Advocate made a speech before the trial commenced. Secondly, that the proceedings of the Court of Inquiry had been read over. And Thirdly, that some Members of the Court were allowed to add to the list of witnesses. In two of these instances he should have been deficient in his duty, if he had allowed them to occur, and he begged now most distinctly to deny that such circumstances had taken place. He trusted that the gentleman who furnished the report, would take the speediest means of correcting the error, which might spread all over the kingdom, and that, for the future, nothing would be reported but what actually took place. Serjeant Edward Dean's examination continued from yesterday. Did you hear the rioters cheer at all ?—Several times. Did Lieut.-Colonel Brereton join in, or acknow ledge the cheer of the rioters ?—Did not hear him say anything ; saw him wave his cap several times. Did any of the 3d Dragoon Guards who hap pened to be near Lieut.-Colonel Brereton follow the example set by the Lieut.-Colonel as their com rnanding-oflicer ?—Yes, Sir. Did you see Lieut.-Colonel Brereton shake hands with the rioters, or the rioters shake hands with the Lieut.-Colonel upon that occasion ?—I saw the rioters take held of Lieut.-Colonel Brereton's hand and shake it, as it hung down by his side. By Colonel Brereton—Was there any rioting in Queen-square on Sunday, the 30th, after the arrival of the 3d Dragoon Guards, until the arrival of the 14th Dragoons ?—I saw none, except hooting and shouting. By the COURT—What time elapsed between the arrival of the 3d Dragoon Guards and the arrival of the 14th Dragoons ?—About a quarter of an hour. Was there a great mob in Queen-square on Sun day morning ?—There was a great number. Had the 3d Dragoon Guards their swords drawn on this occasion, and did they wave their swords on cheering ?—Their swords were not drawn. How did they follow the example set by the Lieut.-Colonel, as stated in your previous answer ? —They took their helmets off and waved them. Lieutenant Kelson, of the 3d Dragoon Guards, called in, and examined to the second charge. Was the troop of the 3d Dragoon Guards and that of the 14th Drsgoons in Queen-square, on Sunday morning, the 30th October, at three o'clock, under the command of Lieut.-Colonel Brereton ?--- They were. Did the mob cheer on the arrival of the 3d Dra goon Guards in Queen-square ?—Not on its arrival. Did the rioters cheer soon after the arrival of the 3d Dragoon Guards, and before the arrival of the 14th Dragoons?—Trey cheered about half an hour after the arrival of the 3d Dragoon Guards, and be fore the arrival of the 14th. Was that cheering in any way acknowledged by Lieut.-Colonel Brereton ? If so, state in what manner —I did not perceive that it was. Did Lieut.-Colonel Brereton take off his hat or cap, and wave it upon that occasion ?—I did not perceive that he did. When the troop of the 14th Dragoons arrived in Queen-square, what reception did it meet with from the rioters ? It was received with hooting and hissing. Did you observe the rioters pelt the troop of the 14th with a glass bottle or other missiles upon that occasion ?—I did not. Did you hear any threats or terms of execration then used by the rioters against the 14th Dragoons ? If so, state the terms employed.—l did; " Take away the Blues ;" I know of no other term in particular. By Colonel Brereton—Was any magistrate pre sent in Queen square with the troop•, on Sunday morning, the 30th, about ten o'clock P—l saw no person whom I knew to be a magistrate. By the COURT—Were you with the troop of the 3d Dragoon Guards the whole time they were in the square on the morning of the 30th was not. Did you hear the 3d Dragoon Guards cheer, or did you see them take off and wave their helmets ? —I did not hear them cheer, but I saw them take off their helmets. Troop Serjeant-Major Marshall, of the 3d Dra goon Guard•, examined on the second charge— Were you on duty with the troop of the 3d Dragoon Guards in Queen-square on Sunday morning, the 30th of October P—l was. When the troops arrived in Queen-square, did the mob cheer ?—Not immediately on their arrival, but very shortly afterwards. Did Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton in any way ac knowledge those cheers? If so, state in what manner.—l did not see the Lieutenant-Colonel acknowledge those cheers until after the withdrawal of the 14th. He raised his cap from his head, and I saw several of the mob take him by the hand. When he rose his cap from his head, did he wave it to the rioters ?—Yes. Did any of the 3d Dragoon Guards, near Lieute nant-Colonel Brereton, do the same ?—I did not see them. Did the rioters make use of any particular ex pressions at the time that they cheered ? If so, state them.—They called out repeatedly, " Red jackets for ever—down with the blues." There were no other expressions that I particularly remarked. Did Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton attach himself more immediately to the 3d Dragoons, or take that troop more under his personal command than the 14th Dragoons during the 29th and 30th of Octo ber P—l consider he was more with the 3d Dragoon Guards than the 14th Dragoons. William Hennas, Esq., examined on the second charge--Were you in College-green at eleven o'clock on Sunday morning, the 30th of October?--I was. Did you see a crowd in or about the Green at that time ?—I did. Was Colonel Brereton near or amongst the crowd ?—I saw him in the Green on horseback, and several persons fallowing—boys and men. Did you hear any conversation between him and the mob which particularly attracted your notice; if so, state the nature of it ?—The mob were using very coarse expressions with regard to the Blues, as they called out—" Down with the Blues ; murder the These were the expressions. I heard several such remarks made—all in disappro bation of the Blues. As well as I could hear, Colonel Brereton, at a distance of 10 or 12 yards from him, said " I am going to send them out of town." Ido not recollect any other expression used by Colonel Brereton in the Green. Did you shortly afterwards see Colonel Brereton in Queen-square ?—I did. Did you on that occasion hear Lieut.-Colonel Brereton use any language to the mob which parti cularly attracted your attention; if so, state it ? The mob were exulting in some way relative to the 14th Dragoons ; the Colonel said" I have sent them out of town." The mob then cheered. Did Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton in any sense acknowledge the cheering of the mob ?—I do not recollect that he did. Captain Gage, of the 14th Dragoons, exami ne d on the second and third charges. Was a troop of the 14th Dragoons ordered into Queen-square under your morning, the 30th October, and command on Sunday at what hour P—A troop of the 14th was ordered into Queen-square under my command, about ten o'clock. What reception did the 14th Dragoons meet with from the rioters on that occasion ?—Groans and hissing, and cries of " pull them off their horses." Wore the 14th Dragoons pelted and threate ned, as well a s hi sse d an d a b use d ?—They were pelted ; immediately we moved from the square they were threatened and abused so long 83 they remained in the square, but not pelted. Did Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton, some time afterwards, order the 11th to leave the square, and return to their quarters ? If so, state in what terms the order was conveyed.—Colonel Brereton ordered me to return immediately with my troop to their . . . quarters, as it was evident we were the whole and the sole cause of the disturbance that was then taking place. Be pleased to state to the Court what was the conduct of the rioters, and what the consequences of their conduct was during the march of the 14th Dragoons from Queen-square to their stables ? Immediately on leaving the square, they closed upon our rear, and commenced pelting us with stones and pieces of iron. Twice I faced the men about, and charged the mob; they retreated into the houses and passages ; we formed up, and again commenced our retreat, and were again followed and pelted as before; we charged a third time; that hour of the morning, all the houses being open, made it very easy for them to retire where we could not touch them ; in consequence of this I faced three men about from the rear-guard, and ordered them to draw their pistols and present them, but not to fire ; I remained in the rear of the troop myself, and ob served, for the first time, that it had the effect of dispersing them ; but on arriving at St. Augustine's Church, the mob closed in upon the three men I had faced about, and I ordered them to fire in self defence ; they did fire; we continued our retreat in that way, covered by the skirmishers we had thrown out, till we arrived at our quarters. Were you ordered by Lieut.-Colonel Brereton to leave Bristol with a squadron of the 14th Dragoons, on Sunday, the 30th October ; if so, at what hour ? —I was so ordered by Colonel Brereton, at, I ima gine, between one and two o'clock in the day. State to the Court the manner and place in which that order was conveyed, and everything which passed between Lieut.-Colonel Brereton and you upon that occasion ?—I received the order verbally from Colonel Brereton in the yard of Fisher's livery stables : the words were, " Captain Gage, you will march your squadron immediately out of Bristol —if you do not, the whole squadron will be mur dered." At that moment my own horse, and about seven privates were at Leigh's livery-stable, some fifty yards from Fisher's. Some delay ensued in consequence of my having to send for them, and Co lonel Brereton came up tome a second time and said, " For God's sake, Captain Gage, will you get out of the town ?" I asked him where we were to go? —His answer was, " Anywhere you please, only go away." Some man in the crowd (I believe art ost• ler in the yard) proposed that the squadron should be sent to Keynsham ; Colonel Brereton said " Keynsham will do—now Captain Gage, march your squadron off at a trot." We were again very much pelted by the mob ; a man and horse in rear of the squadron fell; the mob immediately attempted to rush upon him on the ground, when we faced about a party in the rear, and I think I heard two or three shots fired for the Dragoons' protection; we rescued the man and were no more molested, and continued our march to Keynsham. Did Lieut.-Colonel Brereton, on Sunday morn ing, 30th October, prior to the march of the squadron of the 14th Dragoons from Bristol, make any inquiry or call for any report from you, as to the state of efficiency of the men and horses ? None whatever on Sunday morning. In what state, as to the freshness and efficiency . for duty were the men and horses at the time that the squadron marched out of Bristol ?—I conceive that the squadron was capable of performing any tiny which cavalry could be called upon to perform. _ _ Do you consiaer the construction of Fisher% livery-stable% to be such as to have enabled the Dragoons under your command to have defended the stables against any attack of the rioters C—l con ceive that six men, three posted at each gateway, would defend it against any mob. BY COLONEL BRERETON. When Lieut.-Colonel Brereton ordered you to re move the Dragoons, as you have stated, did he not order you to remove them to Brislington, and, as there was but one public-house there, if you could not get accommodation, to push on to Keynshain ? And did he not, at the same time, direct you on the road to Brislington ?—I do not recollect Colonel Brereton ordering me to Brislington, several people belonging to the yard named various places. When Lieut.-Colonel Brereton ordered you to re move the 14th, as you have stated, did he not order von to keep the horses saddled, and to be ready to be recalled as soon as there should be a reinforce ►nent of troops ?—I was ordered by the Colonel to keep the squadron in readiness, but I am not aware that any mention was made about ,a reinforcement of troops. Was not General Pearson in company with Colonel Brereton at Fisher's stables, at the time when you removed the 14th Dragoons, and did not General Pearson accompany you towards Brisling ton ?—General Pearson was present befote we left the yard, and he accompanied the squadron to the Hot-wells, until he came to a road that led to his own house at Clifton ; he left us, saying that he would go home; he wished us success, or good luck, or words to that effect, and said lie would very likely come and see us at Keynsham that evening or next morning. On the arrival of the 14th Dragoons at their stables, from Queen-square, on Sunday morning, the 30th, did not Colonel Brereton send to you a Ser jeant for a report of the reason of the firing ?—Just before I arrived at the stables, a soldier overtook me, and asked me what the firing was about ; I don't recollect whether or not he said he came from Colonel Brereton ; I told him that I had been at tacked in the streets, and fired in self-defence ! I have said that I did not recollect whether or not he :old me that he came from Colooelßrereton, but the impression on my mind is, that he did say so. Re-examination—Did you not proceed with a squadron of the 14th Dragoons from the College green to Keynsham by a circuitous route, agree ably with the orders of Lieutenant-Colonel Brere ton to do-so ?—I am not aware that the route was a circuitous one, but a more private road - than going through the town was pointed out by Col. Brereton. William Gregory, Big., examined on the 2d and fourth charges. PRESIDENT-Mr. Gregory, what is your profes sion? Witness—An attorney, Sir. Were you in Queen-square on the forenoon of Sunday, the 30th of October, and was there a con siderable mob assembled ?—I was in Queen-square, and there was a considerable mob. Was Colonel Brereton present ?—Nut whe❑ I was first in the square; hut he came soon afterwards• Did you hear any conversation between Lieute nant-Colonel Brereton and the mob upon that occa sion? If so, state IL—After the troop of the 14th arrived the mob became very clamorous; on which I saw Colonel Brereton go inside the rails on the gravel walk of the square, when the mob began to cheer him, and to take hold of him by the hands; he then addressed them, and told them, as well as I could understand, that if the soldiers of the 14th were obnoxious he would send them away. If you observed any particular conduct on the part of the rioters towards the 14th Dragoons, or on the part of the 14th Dragoons towards the rioters, state it ?--Before Colonel Brereton went to the mob, as I have before stated, I saw one of the rioters, who was standing near a tree opposite where I was, throw part of a glass bottle at the last man but three at the end of the line of the 14th ; on which the soldier immediately drew his pistol. I believe the Officers interfered ; however, he did not fire. Were you present at the Guildhall on the after noon of that day, when there was a discussion be tween some of the Civic Authorities and Lieutenant- Colonel Brereton, as to the expediency of immedi diately recalling the Ilth Dragoons into the city ? I was. Did you hear any of the Municipal Authorities address Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton on that sub ject ? If so, mentio❑ in what terms.—l did so. I heard Serjeant Ludlow, the Town•elerL, sa t i to Colonel Brereton, " Colonel Brereton, you must send for the 14th." The Colonel said something, which I did not distinctly hear. The Town-clerk immediately said, with strong emphasis, " Colonel Brereton, I demand that you immediately send for the 14th." The Colonel replied. " I will not, Sir. By the Court—Did Lieutenant• Colonel Brereton in your hearing express any doubt as to the autho rity of the Town-clerk to give him (Lieutenant- Colonel Brereton) the direction of the Mayor and Magistrates as to sending for the 14th ?—Certainly not. Corporal William Smith, 3d Dragoon Guards, examined on the 2d Charge. Were you with the troop of the 3d Dragoon Guards on duty in Queen-square on Sunday morn ing, 30th October ?—Yes. Did you observe Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton at any time (luring that morning in Queen -square, go up to arid address the rioters ?—Yes. State to the Court the conversation you heard on that occasion between L;eutenant-Colonel Brereton and the rioters ?—I cannot state exactly the words. Colonel Brereton rode into the square, took off his cap, and addressed the mob ; he said, " For God's sake, my good fellows, go home." The answer made was, that " We will not go home until you send away the 14th." The Colonel said "If I send the 14th out of the town, will you disperse ?" The mob replied, " Yes, they would ;" and then gave a huzza and hurrah for the King and Reform. Colonel Brereton went to the 14th, and shortly afterwards they left, and marched off. John Fisher, examined on the second and third Charges. Mr. Fisher, are you a livery-stable-keeper ?—Yes, Sir ; I keep the Repository. Was the greater part of the squadron of the 14th Dragoons stationed in your Repository on Sunday, the 30th October, 1831 ?—Yes. Did you hear Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton, about noon on that day, give orders for the march of the 14th Dragoons from Bristol ? if so, state in what manner those orders were given—and any conversa tion which took place at that time between Lieu tenant-Colonel Brereton and the officers of the 14th Dragoons 2—l did hear Colonel Brereton give the orders; the Colonel came into the yard, and Cap tain Musgrave was present; Colonel Brereton said the 14th must leave the town ; Captain Musgrave asked Colonel Brereton what for; Colonel Brereton said it was for killing that unfortunate man at the top of the Pithay (in Wine-street); Colonel Brere ton repeated that the 14th must leave the town ; Captain Musgrave asked him by whose orders ? Colonel Brereton replied by order of the Mayor and Magis•rates. In the meantime Captain Gage came ; Captain Musgrave said to Captain Gage, " the 14th is to leave the town." Then I asked Colonel Brereton and Captains Gage and Musgrave to come up to the Counter with me. Colonel Bre reton then told Ciptain Gage that the 14th must leave the town; Captain Gage asked what are we to leave the town for ? the Colonel returned the same answers he had previously given to Captain Musgrave. Captain Gage then asked who was to give him orders for the 14th to leave the town ? the Celonel replied, I will. Captain Gage then asked where they were to go ? the Colonel an swered that they were to go to Brislington, leaving the town by the way of Gloucester-hou se : he added, that if they could not get in at Brislington, they were to go on to Keynsham. I gave Colonel Brereton a piece of paper, to write an order for Captain Gage ; he wrote something, but I do not know what it was; the Colonel ordered me to get on a horse, and show them the way ; I did not do so, having sent all my horses out of town. What distance is Keynsham by the direct road, and what by the road of the Hotwells 2—Five miles by the direct road, and, going by the Hotwells, suppose about one mile further. Be pleased to state, as briefly as you can, the con struction of your range of stables, and the number of horses contained therein on Sunday, 30th Octo ber ?—The range of stables are both right and left as you go in. The ride is between them, and is about 48 yards long. Th ere were, I believe, sixty horses of the 14th D ragoons on Sunday morning there. We had room in stalls in the yard for forty three horses. There were between fifty and sixty horses in the stable, from eight to nine in the morning. Are there folding doors at each end of the ride, which close on the inside, and are secure unless forced from without ?—There are. By Colonel Brereton--For what reason had you sent your horses out of Bristol, at the time when Lieut.-Colonel Brereton ordered the 14th Dragoons to , leave th e town ?—Ald erman D an i e l an d M r . Under-Sheriff Hare called on me on Saturday, and requested me to make all the accommodation I could for the dragoon horses that were coming into town. Captain Christopher Musgrave, of the 14th Dra goons, examined on the 3d charge—Were you pre sent at Fisher's stables on Sunday, 30th October, when Lietit..Colonel Brereton ordered the squadron of the 14th 'lagoons to leave the city 2—l was. State to the Court what passed between Lieu tenant• Colonel Brereton, Captain Gage, or your self upon that occasion ?—Colonel Brereton, about eleven o'clock on Sunday morning, came to Fisher's stables, and inquired of me to see Captain Gage; he said that C apta i n G age ' s squa d ron mu st:immFdiately leave Brist o l ; C apta i n G age cam e in, having left part of his troop in Leigh's stable ; I heard Colonel Brereton say to Captain Gage that he must leave Bristol as quickly as possible, and not to lose a moment ; Captain Gage was only waiting for his horse, and as soon as he got him he left the spot; Colonel Brereton stated to me that the 14th were to leave Bristol immediately, as the safety of the city depended upon their going. Was the squadron followed from Fisher's stables by the mob, and was it hissed and abused by the mob as before 2—Yes. Did this happen in sight of Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton ?—I did not see Colonel Brereton—he had left us as the squadron moved off. Is there sufficient space in the ride for the num ber of dragoons that were in Fisher's yard to form up when mounted ?—There is hardly room for 60 mounted men. John Johnstone, examined on the second charge. PRESIDENT—What is your profession, Mr. John stone ? Witness—l am a blacksmith. Were you present in Queen-square on Sunday morning, 30th of October ; and if so, were you placed in such a situation as to have a good view of what was going on 2—l was present, and was placed in the situation described; I was standing on the leads of the Custom-house. Was there a large and tumultuous assemblage of the people there ?—Yes. Were any of the troops there; and, if so, was Lieut-Colonel Brereton with them ?—The 3d Dra goon Guards were stationed nearly opposite the Mansion-house ; I saw Colonel Brereton pass, and repass several times. The 14th were also in the square, nearly opposite the Custom-house. State to the Court any particulars of the conduct of Colonel Brereton, or of the rioters, w hi c h came under observation until you left the square 2--I saw some thousands of persons in the square, and the rioters who were nearest to me I saw insult the 14th repeatedly with stones and sticks. I thought at one time one of the rioters would have struck one of the 14th off his horse. The Blues were hissed and hooted in every direction, until they were taken out of the square. I saw Colonel Brereton take off his hat and hurrah with the mob, who were running after him, taking hold of his hand repeatedly. 1 saw the Colonel several times pull off his hat, and make his obeisance to the lowest of the low. Captain John Cook, on half-pay, examined on the 4th charge :—Were you present in the Guild hall on the afternoon of Sunday, 30th October, when there was a discussion between some of the civil authorities and Lieut.-Colonel Brereton as to the expediency of immediately recalling th e 14 t h Dragoons into Bristol ?—I was in the Guildhall about three o'clock in the afternoon ; Colonel Brere ton arrived a few minutes after; Mr. Ludlow had been speaking to the citizens assembled there, but he immediately addressed himself to Colonel Bre-' ton, and asked him if he was aware of the state in which the city then was; that the prisoners had been released from the Bridewell, which was then burning, and the rioters, he believed, were then pro ceeding to the city gaol, and asked whether they were not to have the assistance of the troops P So far as I can recollect, the Colonel said they were jaded, fatigued, and unfit for service, and as the mob were iiritated against them, their lives would be in imminent danger. Mr. Ludlow said, is t hat a sol dier's reason for keeping them away ; I demanded the return of the 14th from Keynsham, and I shall feel it my duty to report this, if it is not done imme diately, to the proper quarter ; I remember no reply ; there was a general exclamation in the Hall, that they were lost Nv thou t the support of soldiers. S'r Charles Dalbiac should offer no further evi dence on the second, third, and fourth charges, nor on the first part of the fifth charge. He should confine himself to the latter part only. Cornet Charles Kelson examined—Were you or dered, with a detachment of the 3d Dragoon Guards to proceed to the New Gaol, on Sunday, 3d Octo ber? If so, state as precisely as you can the time when the detachment marched from the College green for that purpose ?—I was ordered to do so ; the detachment marched about half-past three from College-green. In marching through College-green, did you see Colonel Brereton ? and if so, state particularly any orders you received from him on that occasion.— I saw Lieut.-Colonel Brereton, and was ordered by him to go to the gaol; I asked him what I was to do when I got there; he replied, that he could give me no orders to act ; he could find no Magistrate to give him orders; I was on no account to use any violence, but to go there and return. What numbers did your force consist of, when you marched through College-green, and what num bers when you arrived before the gaol P—Eleven men when I passed through College-green, and twenty when I arrived at the gaol. State every thing which you did with the detach ment, and every thing that came under your obser vation with respect to the rioters, from the period of your arrival in front of the gaol, until your return to College-green. On my arrival at the gaol I saw an immense mob assembled together ; I marched my men up to the gaol door, and saw a great number of people inside the gaol ; they were knocking things to pieces; I don't know exactly what ; I put the men three abreast, and took them back to Col lege•green again. Did you, on you your return to College-green, report your arrival to Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton in person ; if so, state every thing that passed be tween you and him when you reported your re turn.—l reported my arrival in College-green to Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton in person ; he asked me what I had done at the gaol ; I answered that I had done what he told me, " nothing ;" he told me that he had heard I had shot four men there ; I said that I had had done nothing of the sort; he re plied, that I had acted perfectly right. As precisely as you possibly can, state the hour of your so reporting your return to Colonel Brereton.— About four, or a quarter past. . _ By Colonel Brereton—Did you not tell Lieut.- Colonel Brereton, on your return from the gaol on the 31st of October, that you had found ten thousand rioters there, and that you could do nothing against them, and that you found no Magistrate or Civil Authorities there ?—I recollect telling Lieut.- Colonel Brereton that I saw an immense mob at the gaol, but I cannot specify numbers, and that I had done nothing to check them. The Court then adjourned. THE BISHOPS OF NORWICH AND CHICHESTER. The following ure the replies of the Bishop of Norwich and the Bishop of Chichester to the com munications which the Right Rev. Prelates received, that a vote of thanks to them for their support of the Reform Bill had been unanimously agreed to by the " Independent Association" of the town of Rye, Sussex : REPLY OF THE BISHOP OF NORWICH. " Sin,—The approbation of so respectable a body of men as the members of the Independent Association of Rye, is one of the best rewards which an honest individual can receive in doing what he believes to be his duty. Your letter of course must give me very sincere pleasure, and also encourage me to persevere in the same line of conduct. " Yours, &c., " HENRY NORWICH. " London, Dec. 19, 1831. REPLY OF THE BISHOP OF CHICHESTER. " Preacher's Chambers, Lincoln's-Inn, Dec. 26, 1831. " Rev. Sir,—ln consequence of an expectation, very generally entertained, that the recess of Parliament at the present season would be extremely short, I made arrange ments for remaining in town, instead of holding a n Ordi nation and passing the Christmas at Chichester, as I wished and intended. This has occasioned a delay in the conveyance of your obliging communication ; for it was not forwarded to me till yesterday. " I make this explanation, because I should be ex tremely sorry, if it could be thought that such a marked expression of respect and confidence from a respectable body of men of my own diocese could be a matter of indifference to me, and that I had suffered any time to elapse unnecessarily before I acknowledged it. " I will beg you, therefore, to assure those gentlemen who have affixed their signatures to the address, that, par ticipating as I do in their zeal both for civil and religious freedom, I was happy in having an opportunity to record my sentiments by my last vote:in the House of Lords. I shall be still more happy in finding myself united with a patriotic and wise majority in support of the new Bill, when it shall come before us,—for, in its success, I anticipate a return of activity and enterprise to trade and commerce, more confidence in our public resources, greater security to private peace, and moreover additional stability to our religious as well as civil institutions. " I will not anticipate the possibility of defeat ; for I trust that the idle fears and interested hopes, which, in some quarters, obstructed the success of the late measure, may by this time be sufficiently dissipated. If the many marks of national feeling which have been since exhibited (some of them indeed we must deplore and condemn) shall not have convinced our opponents of their mistake, as to a supposed alteration of public opinion about Reform, still we have the satisfaction of knowing, that the Constitution places in the hands of the Sovereign a safe and easy re medy- for ignorant or factious opposition. In that case, no time should be lost in augmenting the number of those who have at once wisdom to see, and courage to provide, what is absolutely required by the circumstances in which the country is placed, in consequence of the ardent and al most universal wish to correct long standing abuses ; and to guard against their future recurrence by a more rea sonable distribution of the elective franchise, and by a more fair and equal representation of the people in Parliament. I have the honour to be, Rev. Sir, your most obliged and very obedient servant, " E. CHICHESTER. " The Rev. R. R. Knott." THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.—We are happy to have it in our power to announce that the Duke of WELLINGTON has so far recovered from the effects of his late indisposition as to be able to take exercise for above an hour yesterday in the enclosure behind Apsley House, where his presence excited some observation. • His Grace does not appear to have lost flesh during his illness, which cats scarcely be a matter of surprise when one con siders how little he had to lose. His features, however, have become more prominent, and his face more like the caricature likenesses which every body has seen. The Duke was accompanied during the whole of his prome nade by the Earl of ROSSLYN and Earl BATHURST, with whom he appeared to be engaged in earnest dis cussion. He wore the short cloak which was familiar to all who were in the Peninsular army, and which the soldiers used jocularly to observe " must have been made when the General was a littl e un , as h e h a d greatly out grown it." He Naw•ahlikeehdhwavitehaltwhaeyssadmisetinqguuiicskhefidrnhiimst.ep, K HILDYARD, E sq . M.A. o f an d F n it iil E it p ar E y l a t i i r c , Trinity College, has been appointed Fellow and Tutor of Trinity-ball, in the room of the Rev. Wm. HILDYARD.— Cambridge Chronicle. On the s th i nst. the Rev. GEORGE EDIs WEBSTER, M.A. Senior of Trinity College, was instituted to the rectory of Grundisburgh, Suffolk, vacant by the death of the Rev. Dr. MAnsnEN; patrons,th e Master and Fellows of that Society,— Cambridge Chronicle, LITERATURE. G ARRICK'S CORRESP ONDENCE, VOL. 11. LONDON. I 832. This entertaining—and so far as character is concerned—instructive publication, appeals to the sympathies of a very numerous class of readers. The actor—the manager—the author —the critic—the man of fashion, and the man of pleasure, will each and all find something in its pages to arrest and rivet their attention. From Lord Camden, who held the seals in Lincoln's Inn, and whose correspondence is dis tinguished by a pertinent brevity, and correct, though somewhat cynical literary taste, down to Mr. Hopkins, who snuffed the candles behind the scenes at Drury-lane, we have some sort of memorial of almost every man, who even in the most insignificant degree aped the public cha- The most amusing portions of the correspondence, however, are those which relate to authors and actors. Poor Mr. Garrick ! His managerial life must have been a sad plague to him, and when under the influence of the gout, must have been absolutely intolerable. if ma nagers of the present day suffer like those of the past, we know no day-labourer who breaks stones fourteen hours a day on the King's high-road, who is not in the enjoyment of perfect happiness compared to them. The author finds fault with them ; the actor as a matter of course abuses, and if circumstances permit, bullies them ; the very scene painter himself, and—oh, shame of shames ! —even the scene-shifter have a sly fling at them. Fortunately Mr. Garrick's temper, though irritable at times, was usually of so mer curial and cheerful a nature, his vanity so exces sive, his knowledge of the world so profound, that the sneers and taunts and invectives, which would have driven other less shrewd and more sensitive men distracted, passed him by as the " idle wind which he regarded not." Almost the very first letter in the present bulky series is one from an irritated author to Mr. Garrick. The latter had refused a tragedy in five acts, hight " Alfred ;" and the Rev. W. Hawkins, Profes sor of Poetry at Oxford, and writer of the drama in question, is in consequence in a state of mind bordering upon phrenzy. His letter to the offending manager is most divertingly charac teristic, and forms a curious compound of con ceit, indignation, and close attention to the main chance. In the first few paragraphs the Rev. playwright is all storm and tempest, but the at mosphere clears as we advance, and we find him at the close of his communication endeavouring to make a compromise between his feelings and his interest. " After all, Sir," says he, "I do not want to come to an open rupture with you ; I wish net to exasperate, but to convince"—and this after he has accused Garrick of pride, in justice, ignorance, and illiberality, as if to abuse were the only way to convince !—" and I tender you once more my friendship and my play." This last touch of character is admirable. The Rev. Gentleman, it seems, will have a fair commutation of goods—he must have been thinking of tithes at the time—or none at all. He has no idea of throwing away his friendship on the undeserving, that is, on those who will not pay down a handsome equivalent. If the manager will accept his play as well as his friendship, good ; if not the bargain shall be instantly declared off. Mr. Garrick's reply to this clerical proposition is temperate, but severely cutting. He rejects both the play and the friendship, and truly con sidering the hard bargain the Rev. Dramatist strives to drive with him, we do not wonder at his decision. There are not three men in ex istence whose friendship is worth having, if it is to be purchased at the price of reading or seeing a prosing five act tragedy. A little further on in the volume we come to Mr. Garrick's squabbles with !sirs. Abington, the comic actress ; and who, were she living at the present day, would have been courteously pronounced " the martyr to an overpowering delicacy of nerves." The manager, however, we think, was nearer the mark, when he described her as being altogether " impracticable." On the thousand and one other letters in the volume we cannot afford in the present cursory notice—for we have only just dipped into the book, which we have but just received—to offer any further comment than that they afford specimens of the " gaieties and gravities" of all the eminent men, whether in Church, State, Law, the Belles Lettres, the Army or the Navy, who figured in the last cen tury. The dramatic portions, those we mean, which throw light on the public and private peculiarities of the sterling actors of the old school—almost the only relic of whom lingers among us in the person of Dowton--will be read with marked interest. But what, in the name of common sense, could have induced the Editor to insert such trash as the letters from " Mr., Mrs., and Miss Potts," of Lincoln's-Inn ? They might have been worthy folks in their time, but who cares to know in the year 1832 that Miss Bessey Potts was married in the year 1776, and dined at Twickenham with Mr. Potts's uncle on the same day ? racter. PARIS, AND ITS HISTORICAL SCENES, 2 VoLs.—Lo NDo.v, 1831. The present volumes contain the history of the French Revolution in the :oha suoysrw,ec however I r vsv l rt hBb apparently brought ga t l t s k t t s ; ga a c tdh o n ri i ga l a en u o fi n ut ys f r .e o d m i Nn v t o t o t r t nt u ieg s insignificant, has escaped the author's research. He has spared no pains, hesitated at diffi culty, but boldly prosecuted his task in a spirit of diligence and perseverance that deserves great praise. We feel it but an act of common justice to him to say that his history of the famous " Three Days" is incomparably the best and fullest that has yet appeared on the subject. From the abundance of characteristic anecdote it em bodies, it is also the most amusing. The ori ginal portions, which are principally restricted to the two first chapters—though here and there, in the progress of the work, occasional reflections are thrown out, which indicate considerable shrewdness and political foresight—have the merit of being sagacious in point of thought, and eloquent in point of expression. Above all —and this alone is a great recommendation they are temperate, though enlarged and liberal its their character, and less imbued with party feel ing than could have been anticipated, considering of how recent, how very recent a date are the extraordinary events which the author under takes to relate. His history, which we have no doubt will be popular, gives us a full insight into the character of the Ministry who brought about the French Revolution, and had the ex clusive merit of having dethroned their idol, Charles X. Polignac, and more especially Marmont, appear in a most pitiable light in these pages; the first as the very Coryphesus of bigotry ; the last as the very hero of defeat. 'We may add that the volumes are profusely em bellished with a variety of superior engravings. We annex a specimen of the style and quality of the author's reflections : " The examples of England and of France seem to au. , thorize us in receiving it almost as a proverb in politic* that freedom and a restoration cannot live together. All the natural feelings both of the sovereign and of the nation tend to engender jealousies adverse to their cordial union. Allow even that the real intentions of both parties are fair and moderate, their suspicions of each other must of ne cessity alienate and divide them. On both sides there is the haunting memory of what once was, continually hold , ing up the picture of what may again be. The monarcb sees in his people the same power, exhausted, or asleep, or in some way or other tranquillized, perhaps, for the mo ment, but in no respect essentially weakened or disarmed, which formerly rose against him or his race, triumphed over them, trampled on all their pretensions, and cast them forth to what was bitterly pronounced, and at the time nol less firmly intended, to be an exile from which there should be no return. Is he to suppose that, having ac complished his return, in the face of this unforgotten, perhaps unabrogated edict of eternal exclusion, and after that victory which taught his subjects their strength, he will find all disaffection and hostility changed into loyalty and submission, all desire for the vindication of popular rights extinguished, all pride of national honour dead of the wound which the restoration has inflicted ?—The people, on the other hand, behold in him, if not the re. animated shape of the very tyranny which they had slain: at least the natural heir of its appetites and its claim* whose ambition and instinct must tend to bring back al speedily as possible the whole of that old system of which so much has already been re-established. They watch, therefore, and fear each other; no spirit of mutual attach. ment or confidence can grow up between them ; on the contrary the feeling of dissatisfaction and uneasiness in creases every day ; every act and expression on the part 01 the one is construed in the worst sense by the other; til at last both probably begin to entertain in earnest the de signs which had been imputed to them, and to look upon themselves as justified by the right of self-defence in treat ing each other as eaemies with whom no terms are to bi kept. Then commences again the old struggle—in al likelihood to end as it did before ; and a separation which this time is for ever, takes place between the ill-matched pair, who bad ventured upon the unnatural experiment 01 renewing their union after having once been divorced." AMERICAN ST ORIE S. 3 Vor,s. LONDON. 1832 This is a very amusing child's book, editec by Miss Mitford, who has displayed her usua taste in the selection of such tales as would bl most likely to make an impression on the youth , ful mind. The volumes are remarkably well go up, are neatly printed, handsomely bound, ant cheap in price. FINE ARTS. SPIRIT OF THE PLAYS OF SHATC SPEARE, PART XXII. The present part comprises illustrations o Troilus and Cressida, and Pericles, Prince o ) Tyre, and exhibits no falling off from its prede censors, either in conception or in execution Mr. Howard, we suspect, will continue his course unflagging to the end : indeed in his grouping his latter are superior to his former parts, for hi is evidently one of those men of talent who suc , teed more by practice and perseverance, than b; the first ready, unhesitating impulse of genius Though his illustrations are but sketches--men shadowy outlines, it is astonishing what force and energy he throws into them. The engraving are always well filled, nothing appears barren, o meagre, or vacant. This is more particularly th case with the illustrations of Troilus and Cres sida, which are as replete with matter, as the pla itself with poetry. The character of Cressida i throughout beautifully poutrayed ; she is, indeed to use the exquisite simile of her creator— “ Modest as morning when she coldly eyes The youthful Phoebus," The seventh illustration, which represents hei in the act of being given up to the Greeks 11 exchange for Antenor, is as exquisite a sample of skill and delicacy as ally Mr. Howard ha yet put forth. The second illustration, entitle " The Ravings of Cassandra," is less felicitous in its execution. The Prophetess is well enough though she is rather too stoutly timbered ; bU the old man Priam, who sits listening tl her ominous vaticinations, looks as if he V 4 rather affected with the stomach-ache than wit horror. The fourteenth illustration, t , Tl Death of Hector," is very spiritedly designer The son of Thetis, his victor, looks a tru demi-god. The remaining illustrations we mu:. dismiss with the remark that they are worthy io Mr. Howard's fame. We are the less solicitor to notice them at length, because the prevailin; character of the whole series must by this tim , be familiar to the public. COVENT-GARDEN THEATRE.---.-MiSS fir Scanda l ena c fi t , e r d th L e ady Teazle last night first time, e xcepting in t t e occasion e c h u of benefit, we believe, last season. It is without doubt b best performance in comedy. We must not take leave her without remarking on the unusual circumstance of b wearing her hair in ringlets, in which, and a very b coming wreath, she looked the character to perfectiol CHARLES KEMBLE'S Charles was the beat performance i the piece, and the Moses of FARLEY was also excellen next to these we rank BARTLEY and Wannt (Sir Pet and Joseph) as satisfactory; while F. MATHEWS, as S Oliver, and all the rest of the characters, were very mu' the reverse; the ?Ire. Candour of Mrs. GIBBS being course an exception. The house was very well attende Prince ESTERHAZY, who had taken leave their MAJESTIES, and was to have left town at the core meneement of the present week, on his return to the co] tinent, will not leave for some days yet, owing, we l! lieve, to the delay in the ratification of the Treaty of t London Conference. Mr. SHELL being asked what he thought Miss Gull, a dancer in one of the prsvincial theatres, v. , is remarkably agile, and has a peculiar spring in her ince rnents, but whose countenance is very plain, answers that she was an excellent spring-gun, but a very b man. trap FOR DAWS TO PECK AT.—The Baroness 1, FEITCHERES, who is an Englishwoman, appears to ha' treasured her country's proverbs in her memory. 4' Wbi there's a will, there's a way," seems to have been the maxi she acted on, when, having got the will, she made a rti in the case of the Duke de BOURBON.—Figaro in Londo SOPHIA so FlERY.—Considering the ausp cious circumstances under which the Duke de Bowls( came by his death, one might naturally have expected find the Dawes bolted.—Figaro in London. A STRONG TlE.—The will of the Duke BoumaoN, who was found hanged, is now the theme universal discussion. There appears to be uo doubt as who were his executors.—Figaro in Loudon.