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

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was previously withdrawn by me, at the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 doef
conduct of the present High Bail:ff, offering a 5

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_gratuitous insult to the whole town, that if the inhabitants
hnetc'wn willjOin me, I will pledge myself they shall never
be 'gazed in so humiliating a situation by the conduct of
future
-1/41i8 h Bailiff.
Cottage, 113 I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
BENJAMIN HADLEY.
rtringham, Oct. 26, )631.
having ,:reY to the High Bailiff I avoid all comment
hon
of.iskuXed My name in his manuscript report, as t e
-,,;.,"e fifth resolution, and Mr. Russell's as the seconder,
""' not ?neve it, but seconded it, and when Mr. Russell
er, ,
.oefore stated, opened his lips on that resolution.

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