The Sun.
London, England, 1812-07-06 00:00:00

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For the following shetch. of the whole proceed-
ings,respecting this which has been al-
together one of the tnost outrageous and disgree-
ful events that ever took pl.ice in that city; we Are
indebted to the.Brittol Journal ofSaturday last.

'Early on Monday morning our streets and
public places. were placarded with hand-bills, ad-
dressed to " The Men of Bristol," signed " Henry
Hunt," teeming with paragraphs couched in the
following seditious and infiammatOry language :
" Many days have not passed since BIGHT
'PERSONS were swung off at once, froth the 'Gal-
lows at Lancaster : of these Eight, the crime of
Three was the taking of Potatoes by Force On the
Highway. One of the three was a Woman.

‘-` Mn of Bristol—l beg you to'refiect hero.
I beg you to look well to the crime for which
these poor creatures—for which this poor Woman
suffered death ! She, perhaps, had a starving fa-
mily .at home. The piteous looldi the streaming
eyes of these poor children, pleaded nothing in
her favour !—For forcibly taking some potatoes
on the, highway;--.she siqffered Death. How many,
alas ! how many such families would the single
Sinecure of Mr. Bragge Bathurst maintain, not
only in potatoes, but in all sorts of food and rai-
ment ! Yet while these things exist, a poor crea-
ture is put to death upon the galloWs foCforeibly
taking potatoes on the 'highway ! God of iNfercy
and of Justice look down upoh this land.
" The whole of the people of England' have a
right to blame Bristol for *hat they have suffer-
e'cl, and willsuffer, froth the sums of public money-
grasped by Bragge Bathur,„*. I confidently how-
ever hope-that your manly conduct upon the pre -
sent occasion Will remove,from.you that deep dis-
grace. But, Gentlemen,lta must be indefatigable
and RE'SOLt'TE in your" endeaVours; yolr
.enelpies
must hear in all your- words and; see in all your ac-
tions, that the fixed *purpose of your souls is not
again to suffer an Election that` shall render the
.
name of Bristol a reproach throughout the Land.
You have now ala opportnnity of -making Your
vo'ces heard; and I trust that the sound of them
will.be such us to carry Terror to the Hearts of
of Monopolizers and Plunderers, and inflict Dismay
upon the Heads of their base partizans, the
Clubs." •

These incendiary bills were also very assiduous-
ly disseminated among the lower orders of the
people on the preceding Sabbath. We were pleas-
ed, in the first instance, to observe that their au-
thor seemed to have found it necessary to apply
to a printer in a neighbouring city to get them
executed ; they were, .however, soon after re-
printed here. In -addition to these bills, about
nine o'clock Mr. H. mounted one of the pedestals
of the Exchange, and after addressing himself to
an immense crowd in similar language, he was
escorted to the-Guildhall, the doors of which
were opened- before the appointed time by the
turbulent behaviour and battering provocations of
Mr. IL's men, and the galleries were of course
taken possession of by Mr. H.'s adherents.—Mr.
Davis in the meantime had arrived at the White--
Lion Inn, from whence he proceeded to the Conn-
ed House, where the Mayor and Sheriffs were in
attendaace, and who accompanied him to the
Guildhall. And in this early stage of the elec-
tion, we think it necessary to state the following
fact :—ln consequence of the noise and intimidat-
ing appearance of the mob, which on Saturday
night and this morning were in the train of Mr.
Hunt, two of our City Magistrates were in early
attendance,swearing in additional constables,Which
were deemed necessary not only for the protection
of Mr. Davis's friends proceeding to the poll, but
even for the protection of magistracy itself. 'ln
proof of this, it was not Only 'with difficulty that the
Mayor anti Sheriff's reached the Guildhall through
the line formed by the constables, with their
staves, on one side of the pavement, and the
houses-on the other ; but the Mayor hiMself, pre-
paratory to leaving the' Council-house, observing
the disturbance which already threatened the peace
of the city, prOposed entering by a private way
into the Guildhall. This was speedily over-ruled
by the Gentlemen around -whk, were-Most
properly jealous of the:Magistracy being thus ear-
ly afraid to exercise its authority;
A considerable portion of this morning was con-
sumed in the forms prescribed at. the commence-
ment of elections, and the speeches of the two,
Candidtes ; in the frequent addresses from Mr.
Hunt to his friends ; and in the interchange of
interrogatories which it -would. disgrace the co-
lumns of our Journal to repeat. Upon the ad-
journment of the poll by the Sheriff, -Mr.. Hunt
proceeded again.to the Pedestal of the Exchange,
and afterwards to the Talbot Tavern in Bath-
street, where -he has taken, up his quarteri.—
During the whole of this morning skirmishes and
cudgellings were constantly. taking place,. and
vollics of stones frequently assailed the passing
citizen. Notwithstanding these demonstrations
of riot,• we could. not had that . any precautions
or additional securities were taken against any
breach of the peace which might ensue- Ac-
cordingly about eight o'clock in the evening, the
White Lion Inn, where,Afr. Davis's Cointnittee'
were sitting, became the wand object of attack
by the mob; and -the whole tiers of windows/
above and below, the whole front 'of the British
Coffee-room, and ,an adjoining house,. were
speedily broken in'with a tremendous crash ; and
it was not till between twelve and -one in the
morning that many'of -Mr. Davis's- friends could
with safety quit the Inn,

. .
-The next morning hi consequence of the sug--
gestions of the City Magistrate to Mr. Davis's
friends, that the- disturbances might be in some
measure attributed to the Constables employed by
them, anti in obedience to his recommendation, it
was determined that they' should he discharged,
a:id their colours taken from their hats as soon as
the poll was closed, of which the Mayor had no-
tice ; and he was also requested to be provided
witi a sufficient power to protect the peace of the
city, which he was told would be entirely in his
hands after five o'clock. . .

The-military quartered here had of course re-
moved to a proper distance at the commencement
of the election. With the city in this unprotected
state (we say unprotected; for the only civil
power which "was in employ was the common
posse comitatus, which Was assembled in the Man-

Wc4h-tillsel it iris not long ere the moat
tiou's scenes !of disturbance began.
Up'oti iiie close of the V°ll, Mr. tlirnt preceded
his followers on horseback; and headed them
through the most public pails bf the city; among
other places through which he led them teas the
Back; where Mr. H., we understand, Pointed tb a
pile, of faggots and'hurdles, making ii:3e iir appr,o7
priate gestures and language too significant to be
misunderstood. With this encouragement blud-
geons and sticks were gpeedily procured; Here
we ar informed Mr. -11. took his leave of his
friends.' but these po6r deluded\ creatures; alter
their- passions -.rer_ inflamed by their leader'l
speeches, and their hands armed with the weapons
pointed out to them, were not again easily to be
restrained; arid the different public-houses where.
Mr. Davis's Committees bad assembled soon bi-
came the object of attack.

After' another brandish at the White Lion in'n,
and a furious, volley of swine discharged up tD::.
passage--"-To Clifton" was the signal of, the
party ; and proceeding up 'Park-street, and
•Berkeley-square, where some of Mr. Alderiata.
Daniel's windows _were broken, . they reached
Mortimer-House, the residence .of Mr. Davis,-
.where that Gentleman was quietly reposing, after
the fatigues of the day, in the bosom of his ami•
able family. The windowS, window-frames, blinds,
gates, shrubs, and railing in the front of his house
speedily presented a deplorable scene of ruin and
devastation. Happily, this was the only damage
done ; and we are glad to say that the report m
a Contemporary print of the house of Mr. Davis-"s
venerable mother, at Whitehall, having been at-
tacked, -is unfounded.—During these proceedings
several of Mr.. Davies friends waited upon the
Mayor, to 'reipiire his assistance. His worship
was at the Council-House, surrounded by his cone
stables,. &c. 'but in' the very teeth of himself and
officers, another volley was discharged at the de..
citadel' of justice, which. broke 'every window
and dooi °outside of the building. The Clemency • -
and forbearance of his worship here happily termi-
nated ; for through the repeated solicitations and
urgent suvestions of. several respectable gentle-
men, who lead witnessed these scenes, made both
at the .Mansion-huse and the Connell-house,'
strong and efficient measults were at last resosLt,ed
to, theatot Act wak fead,and civil power now rust
'appearing, inefficient, military aid was called in,.
and abbul 40" of the rioters, secured and talcen to
Bridewell. General Oswald, with a,detachment.
of the Scotch Greys arrived at Clifton about.
nine o'clock, and shortly after a company of the-
East' Militia, who have been on duty.
there "eVir since. The alacrity of Mr.D.'s friend;
in informing the General of tbe-disturbanceseand-
the expedition with which the Veneral arrived on.,
the ;pot, are deserving of the highest eulogiums.
Gabriel Goldney, and A. B. Deverell, Esirs. Ma—
gistrates for the. County of 'Gloucester had in the.
mean time been. Using every endeavour to restore
quiet and order, and the Riot Act was read, by
each of these gentlemen, in front'of Mk. Davis's
houSe. , Thus ended the second d.ty's election,
.eith the addition of numerous broken heads and
limbs of too long a catalogue for us to enumerate,
Regret has been expressed that the supporter;„
of Mr. Davis should have employed in his service ,
so great- a number of constables or clubmen, as
they have been. &united' ; and which has Demi
sidered as an infringement on the rights of election; ,
but we would appeal to those whO have been calm
spectators. of this. election, Who have coolly beheld,
(if an Englishman could do so) the. licentious' spirit
which has been excited in the minds of the pn-
pulace, whether it would not have been utte.ly
impossible for Mr:Davis or his friends to oier- .
cise'their elective yights without a c,upernume.rary
civil power., But meeting this ajegation in its
fullest force, we have not heard, though'we have
made industrious inquiries of any act of violence
committed by these constables except such as .
were really made on the two first evenings of the
election in defence :of. their oWn lives. And
were further argument necessary to defend this .
measure, we would adduce the almost general.
reprobation bestowed upon the friends of Mr. •
Bathurst, in not having afforded sufficient protec- •
tion to, that Gentleinaus person, the last time he
was a,car.didate for this city ;. and tvc defy Mr. .
h ant hitnSell to prove that ,beyond the precincts
of Broad-steeet the interference of one Of these

Men ever took -
:We. have thus endeavoured to give a true and
impartial relation of -the proceedings of the twG
first days of this election ; the very appealance of
the miirtary (for there has not hitherto been any
occasion further to resort to them) has since kept
the city, in peace.-
With Mr. Davis's own-words, addressed to you
at the close of this dolls poll; we wilitheilefore.cent
chide : My adversary has pledged himself to keeo
open the poll to.the latest legal period, by poll-
ing one man an hour. I hope he will do so, as
each :ticceeding hour will produce a fresh triumph
to the ,cause we_ support ; but I have little
doubt long "before the arrival of that period, his
poor deluded supporters' of themseves have
turcied him with indignation out .of the city."

On Saturday. morning, about seven o'clock,
one of Mr,: Butts's PoWder-mills, at Hounslow,
blew- up, with a most dreadful explosion. Two
men, Who Were employed in is; Were at' a short
distance at the time, were knocked down, and ex-
Terienced the shocking effects, but,were not killed.
heir bodies presented a most distressing spec-.
tacle'; they were so mucji changed, and black,
that they could scarcely be known. A Surgeon
WO:4 sent for, who advised their being taken to
St. George's Hospital, which was, accordingly
done in the afternoon, in a caravan which is
used far conveying powder to LoiAlon. Their
groans and screams, when they were moved, were
extremely distressing.
The sentence of the Board of General Officers,
rately assembled at Chelmsford; was on Thursday
read at the head of the regiment of that garrison,
by which sentence, as sanctioned by the Prince
Itegerit, Captains Bigott, Thompson , Ford, Leigh,
Thompson; and Licufenant and Paymaster Hun-
ter arc. to be removed from the Royal Surrey Mi-
litia. A General Court-martial is shortly to bi as-
sembled for the trial of another officer of the said:
regiment.
Detachments of the 15th, 63d, and 96th Four,
are ordered to the Leeward Islands, as is a deta.l•
ment.Of the 18th to tau:mica.

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