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Match, 300, h. ft. D.M.

Lord Cleveland's Trustee
Mr. Greville's Dryad
5 to 2 on Trustee, who won by a neck.
The Criterion Stakes, of 30 sovs. each, 20 ft., for 2-yr.-
old colts and fillies, from the turn of the lands in ; 42
Subs. The owner of the second horse to sate hi: stake.
Lord Chesterfield's Weeper
General Grosvenor's Glaucue
Duke of Grafton's Divan
Five others started, but were not placed. Won by a
length.
Match, 100, h. ft. T.Y.C—Lord Mountcharles's Car-
, well heat Lord Wilton's Bras de Fer by a length. Even
betting.
Match, 100, h. ft. T-Y.C.—Lord Exeter's Dulcinia
beat Lord Worcester's c. by Zealot by two lengths. Even
betting.
Sweepstakes, of 100 sovs. each, p.p. D.l. Five Sub....
Mr. Gulley's Hokee Pokee
Lord Exeter's Byzantium
Lord Lowther's Bugle
Match, 200, h. ft. D.M.—Sir M. Wood's Count Ro-
binson beat Lord Worcester's Copper Captain by two
lengths. 11 to Bon the winner.
DERBY.—The Duke of Rutland's c.--Moses's dam it
backed freely at 14 to 1.

Kingston House-rooms, ➢londay Night.

Revenge has been backed at 9 to 1, and Moses's dim
freely at 14 and 15 to 1 ; Glaucus is not affected in the
odds by his defeat. The rest as before. Fur the matches
Hargrave and Camarine are at evens, and Crutch has the
call of Camarine.

We are informed by a gentleman from Rot-
terlam, that on Friday last the Dutch Government issu,d
a notice to all the shipbrokers at Ainst,rdain and Rott,r-
dam, to prepare and to forward that same day, to the Go-
vernment, a list of all British vessels in the Dutch ports
with which the said brokers were connected. Tie list
was to set forth—the name of the vessel, of the owner,
and of the captain ; the tonnage, and a description of the
cargo, with general particulars. The returns thus or-
dered were made up and transmitted to the Hague on the
evening of Friday. 'Whether this measure is preparatory
t) an embargo or not we cannot pretend to say ; but if it
is, the thanks of the merchants and shipowners concerned
are due to the Dutch Government for the warning thus
timely given to them. With respect to the right of the
Dutch Government to lay an embargo on British preperry,
it would be idle to blink the question. Should the prelimi-
nary act of hostility take place on the part of Great Br itain
in pursuance of the coercive measures resolved on by the
Conference, which is at present contemplated, the King
of HOLLAND, in accordance with the policy of resistince
which he has adopted, has an indisputable right to avail
himself of all the means of defence in his power against
the execution of the coercive measures, the justice of which
he denies. —Morning Paper.

PERTHSHIRE.—The real constituency of the
county has been finally ascertained t. stand thus:—

Total number of Claims 1,436
Rejected

Admitted by the Sheriff
The old roll of freeholders

Makes a total constituency of 3, l
—lnverness Courier.

Exertions, on a most extended scale, coninue
to be made in all quarters to reintorce Don PEDRO. We
her of embat kations of troops for him from Antwer p ;
also from Cherbourg, and other Ft ench ports, and mere
particulotly from this country. No expense s ems to be
s Jared, though there is no waste of funds, and ready money
i, paid in all eases. On Tuesday last hills were posTed is
these towns, desiring all persons " out of employ," who
wished for work, to apply at the Bite Posts; it was, of
course, soon ascertained that this was an invitation to enter
Donna MARIA'S service, and about 50 were spe•r'ily en-
listed, and to prevent reflection, inston,ly embarked in the
Royal George steamer, which had that morning arrived
from the river. She sailed in the evening full of men..._
On Wednesday the Soho steamer come in from London ;
she embarked some men, and went away the same a ter-
noon On Friday the Adelaide brig sailed with 40
horses and a few more recruits. About 100 have volun •
Leered from the Isle of Wight.—Hampshire Telefraph.
THE SILK TRADE.—The East India Corn-
piny's periodical sale of raw silks which commeneedc on the
22d inst., has terminated, the pureh :s s during he tv-,ole
of its continuance having been made with great spirit.
The total quantity offered was 5,285 bales, consisting of
2.600 bales of Company's &tip:, ne425 boles of Itc,zl,4ct
Chins, 235 bales of licensed Bengals, and 25 boles of
Persian silks. The following is an accurate statement
of the progress arid result of the sale :--On): rf the Com-
p ,ny's silks, about 480 bales of the most inferior qu thties
were refused at the taxed prices, air he rentairo'er seld
at an average advance of two and a half per cent, on the
q rotations realized at the June sale. The demand was
In tat active for the Company's finest arid best silks.
The private trade Bengals were all sold at prices realizing
the same advance as the Company's silks. Of Chil a
silks about 2,500 bales were brought forward for sale, of
which a larger proportion was bougi t in, and the re-
onainder was disposed of at about the sarne price. as those
given at the June sale. The Persian silks were bought
in at from 9s. 4d. to 9s. 9,1. per it. The foil,,ing d,
tie averages of the prices realised for the Company's
finest silks :—White Zonatea averaged 17s. 4d. per lb. ;
white llarripaul, 17s. 7d. ; Junjyfrire, I6s. Si. ; Corn-
mereolly, 15.. 3d. ; Rungpore, 13s. 7t. ; Radnagore,
13.. Bd. ; Bauleah, 13s. sd. ; and Surdah's, 149. Lt. per
Ir. Some of the coarser sizes realized very full prices,
Beuleahs fetching 12s. 5.1. ; Maldas, 12s. Bd. ; Cossent-
busars, 11s. 10d. ; and Rung,pores, 13s. 7d. per lb. In
China silks the finest Tsatlee averaged 139. 4d. ; and
Tiwtiatos, seconds, from 12s. 4d. to 12s. 11d, per lb.
The total stock of row silks remaining in the East lode
Company's warehouses for future sale amounts to 7,917
bales, of which 7,669 are Bengali) (Company's), 151 ba'e
of private trade Chinas, and 97 bales of licensed Bengal,.
SEIZURE OF THE THAMES HOSPITAL
Slue, CHANTICLEER, 31.0 RED OFF MILLBANK.—(ROM
a Corresp indent.)—On Saturday last, about 10 o'clot k,
by the command of the Right lion. the Lords of the Ad-
miralty, several boats, under the direction) of a Lieutenant
of the navy, and accompanied by a party of the Thartros-
police, boarded the above ship, arid ordered the whole
hospital establishment forthwith to quit the vessel, which
was directly unmoored and carried away by those who
had token possession of her. As it n:ay be inferred a
measure so prompt and decisive would not have been take n
unless to disabuse the public, no donut some satistactoiy
explanation will be given of the cause for it.

On the ith inst. a labouring man, named
lIALLA3I, of Bottesford, whilst at the Belvoir Inn, in the
village of Belvoir, undertook for a wager to swallow two
quarts of ale at a draught. This he accomplished, and
shortly afterwards added nearly ap nt i.f neat gin to it.
He was soon in a state if intoxication, and put into a sta-
ble fo, the night. On the following morning, he, witn
difficulty, leached home; cold anti ialimmation ca:m, on,
and after languishing in a distressing con .ition tilt Mon-
day last, he expired, leaving a wile and large family (les-
t itu T.—Derby Reporter.

Saturday v last, about three o'clock, a most
alarming and destructive tire ..rake out on the premises of
Mr. CHARLES GIELIN, in the fields of Great Swaffham,
near Newmarket. It commenced on the top of a barn
wherein two men were thrashing, aid the ace out of one
of these men is, that he heard a report ike that from a
gun ; he immediately went out to see irom whence it
cime, and on turning round discovered the b trn in 11
Note drop of water could he procured, exc•pt what was
raised by the two buckets of a deep well, or brought from
a distance of snore than a mile hy water-carts ; so twat
:he engines which artived from Cambridge and other
places were totally useless, and in a short time the barn,
..leven stacks of corn, forty ca onibs of thrashed coin,
stables, cow sheds, farming impletnent., &c.. were entirely
consumed. The cottage, which wasof brick and ',date,
and two stacks, were the only propeity ;nese,ved. Al-
though a great part of the proper-1 was in-ured, the loss
to the proprietor will he very great ; and it is painful to
Ad, that no doubt exists but the confligtation was from
the diabolic hand of an incendiary.

SHOCKING BARBARITY.—TtIe 1.)10)(1 re-
coils, the heart sickens, at the relation of i deed of crueov
committed in the meadows, between Frid y night and
.sloiiday evening last. S m•• monster in hum.n f ,
••ither from spite to the owner or out of wanton mischief,
wi.h some instrument, twee, Daft the eye, of an
.r,s, which war d. pastur,ii in the Tie wretch
at his been guiity uf this most iiorrui injury to an un.
Aeserves to be ileprived o, sight, an I
Iriven trout IV'CietY, to wander d blind and wretch-d fuzi•
five, coo defoimed in cl,arawer and diptuiion for th,
vaunts of mati.—X.ittiptyhant Review.

COORT OF KING'S BENCH, OCT. 28.

THE BRISTOL RIOTS.
THE KING V. PINNEY, ESQ.
Sir JAMES SCARLETT'S Speech, continued from our
Paper of yesterday.
You have it in evidence from many of the witnesses,
that although the whole mob of persons assembled did
not join in plundering, yet that by their shouts and cries
they encouraged those who did, so that evidently it would
hava required a force not equal to that of actual plunder-
ers, but more nearly approaching to that of their encou-
ragers, to have put down the riot. That such was the
apathy of the inhabitants that the Magistrates could not
put down the plunderers, is proved by the shouts which
proceeded from ten thousand people, of " The King
and Reform," when the troops came up
If 150 gentlemen, or decently dressed persons, had
come forward from the mob of 10,000, perhaps the mis-
chief might have been prevented. But why did they not
come forward, unless it was that all assembled, if they
did not actually join the plunder, were willing
to encourage by their presence those who did. I am
now come to the evidence of Townshend, the discharged
servant. Upon his evidence you are called upon to be-
lieve that the Mayor made a ridiculous escape. But I
will prove to you by three or four respectable witnesses
that there is not a word of truth in that story. Indeed,
the next witness called, the servant of Mr. Lemon, who
lived next door to the Mansion-house and saw the escape,
contradicted him ; for he proved that Major Mack-
worth was with the Mayor, whilst Townshend swore
that there was nobody present but himself and the ser-
vant maid, who, to throw a ridicule over the thine:, he
had described as being assembled in a larder. Again,
Townshend swore that he introduced Colonel Brereton to
the .Magistrates—that he went up stairs and found the
Magistrates in a bed-room, and the Sheriff behind a bed.
Now I will prove to you that he did slat intro-
due. Colonel Brereton to the Mrgistrates, and
that there were two Magistrates in the hall who re-
ceived that gentleman whe❑ he came in. There are
other parts of this person's evidence which I shall so
chirinctly contradict as to leave you no doubt of his being
unworthy of belief. Another witness called was Mr.
Waling, the Quaker, with whom it was much a matter
of religion, not to give a direct answer on cross-examina-
tam, so cautious are Quakers generally, but not
to take off his hat. This gentleman, however, as
far as we can make out, proposed to the Magis-
trates as a mode of quieting the people that they
sl ou!d preside at the burning of their own Recorder in
effigy. Had they stood to such a mean mode of pacifying
the mob the Magistrates would only have been worthy of
cunt-rcpt. Perhaps Mr. Waring, nad the Recorder been
in the town, would have been willing to go a step fur-
ther. We are told that at Constantinop'e, where mobs
govern the Sultan, it sometimes obliges him to throw
them out a Prime Minister to work their pleasure upon;
and so, perhaps, Mr. Waring might have said to the Ma-
gia'rates, " Just throw out Sir Charles Wetherell to
the mob. The insulted feelings of the former will
be ppeased by tearing him to pieces, and all will be
quiet." Indeed, one of the witnesses actually did express
a wish that Sir Charles Wetherell had been thrown into
the river ; but I am sure that you would not have ap-
proved of the Magistrates pursuing either that or Mr.
Waring's plan. No allusion was made in the
whole course of the proceedings for the prose-
cution, till we came to the Mayor's statement to
Lord Melbourne, to the state of Bristol at that time, al-
though it must evidently have a great influence upon your
decision. I wish I had the eloquence of my Learned
Friend in order that I might present to your minds an
adequate idea of the state of Bristol, of the activity and
alacrity of the rioters, and of the apathy and indifference
of the inhabitants generally. At that time troops were
required in various parts of the country, and probably a
greater number could not be spared in the first instance,
than Al ere sent to Bristol. I am not instructed to
complain, therefore, of the deficiency of force, or to
blame the conduct of Colonel Brereton. That officer
acted under a fearful responsibility, and if it could after-
wards have been shown that there were means of pre-
serving the town without violence, he might have been
made to answer, and no doubt he acted under that im-
pression, for any blood that might have been shed. But
it is proved that Colonel Brereton stated to the Magistrates
that the force he had was not sufficient to keep the town,
considering that the inhabitants would not come forward
to support them, that they must gai❑ time and send in all
directions for reinforcements (which was done), and that
by Monday he would he strong enough to undertake to
suppress the riot. The important measure, which had
some time before been brought into Pa,liament, having
been disposed of by the House of Lords, the country
generally, as you will recollect, was thrown into a state
of great agitation. Do not understand me as saying a
word against the Reform Bill. It is now the law of the
land, and it has ever been our practice in this Court to re-
frain from discussing the merits of any law ; our duty
being to execute it. All I will say, then, is, that I
sincerely hope and earnestly pray that that important
measure will accomplish the great objects which, I
am quite sure, many of those who introduced it, in-
tended it should obtain. No man in this Court, no
man i❑ this kingdom, will be more happy than myself, if
I find that the result of it is to secure the authority of the
Sovereign, to maintain the privileges of the Peers, and to
gather into the House of Commons men of wisdom and
moderation. I think, and always have thought, that the
true liberty of the country can only he maintained under
a constitutional Monarchy. A constitutional Monarchy
can only exist with an hereditary Peerage and an
hereditary Peerage cannot stand without wisdom
and moderation in the House of Commons. It
wants that wisdom and moderation to prevent its taking
the executive Government into its own hands, destroys
inos, the Crown, and becoming itself the tyrant of the peo-
ple, If, furthf r, foreign nations are taught to respect us, if
the union with Ireland be consolidated, if the affection of
the Colonies be secured, by this Bill, I shall be still more
ppy. This is all I have to say with respect to it, but
perhaps I maybe allowed historically to call to your atten-
tion to the state of the country at the time to which I allude.
The state of excitement, Gentlemen, had nearly brought
the Government to a dissolution, Those classes of the
community which generally exercised great influence found
that it was gone, and the numerical mass of the nation,
with whom the Reform measure was popular, would only be
influenced by those who were of the same opinion as them-
selves. The feelings of the people were excited against
Corporations; then Magistrates were defamed, and a sys-
tem of persecution was carried on against them, in
many pla.cet, to such an extent as it was almost
incredible to believe. At last the mania for
such became prevalent over the whole country. In
Bristol, Gentlemen, as doubtless many of you know,
there existed to a very great extent many local diffe-
rences. The part taken by Sir Charles Wetherell in Par-
liament, which is alleged, Gentlemen, as the cause of the
riots in this city, involved him not only as an opponent of
the Reform Bill, hut as an advocate for Corporations, and
Corporations were the subject greatly of attack. Hardly
a printer existed in any provincial towns who had not
someteing to publish against him, and in many instances
lee was held up to ridicule. These and other circumstances
tiara the effect of raising a great excitement against
bias un Bristol. The day arrived, Gentlemen, when
it was proper to deliver the gaol at Bristol. This
cannot be effected without the presence of the
R. corder, as he is an essential peroon to he present
at the trial of the prisoners. Formerly it had been the
practice at Bristol, to deliver the prisoners only once a-
year ; hut the Magistrates, thinking this too long, the
Corporation had adopted of late years the practice of hold-
ing the assizes twice a-year. At this period there were
16 prisoners charged with capital offences in the gaol,
Mr. Penny, I beg you to recollect, Gentlemen, at this time
bad been Mayor only two months, and was, of course,
but little aware of the duties of his office.
Knowing, however, the feeling that existed against
the Reorder, a consultation was had by him with
his brother Magistrates, as to the manner in which Sir
Charles should be escorted into Bristol. The Mayor,
however, was not at the time in the least aware of the
extent to which the feelings aeainst the Recorder would
be carried ; and little did the Magistrates think, that in
Bristol, where the feeling fur Reform was so universal,
angry feelings would be carried so far as almost to
devastate the city, leaving it a heap of smoking ruins.
However, Gentlemen, they thought it their duty to consi-
der the propriety of escorting the Recorder into the city
to open the gaol delivery. They at first consulted
whether that delivery should then be held,
but determined that it would be improperly detain-
ing the prisoners if it were not. On the other hand, they
thought if it was held, Bristol would be exposed to a
state of confusion. Not knowing well what course to
pursue, they sent a deputation to town, Gentlemen, ac-
companied by one of the Sheriffs, to consult Sir Charles We-
therell as to the course they ought to pursue, and to as-
certain whether, in point of law, it was necessary to hold
the gaol delivery. Sir Charles gave it as his decided
opinion that it was, but advised them to take the opinion
of the Secretary of State. The deputation accordingly
waited on Viscount Melbourne, who agreed in the
opinion given by Sir Charles Wetherell that it ought to
he held. When the deputation returned, the Magistrates,
as it became them, were anxious to do all in their power
to insure the safe reception of Sir Charles Wetherell into

Bristol. They thought, Gentlemen, if they landed him
safely at the Mansion-house the popular ebullition would
pass away and all would be quiet; they thought if they
defended Sir Charles from the insults which he might
meet with in his approach, that would be sufficient;
but, Gentlemen, as you are all aware, not only by re-
port, but by your being called here to-day, the re-
sults which have taken place have proved the contrary.
The Magistrates, however, did all which lay in their
power ; and is it to be said after they have done so that
they are to ire found guilty by a Jury of their country with
a dereliction of duty ? I hope you will say they are not.
Things being as I have stated to you, the Magistrates ap-
plied to Mr. Under Sheriff Hare, stating that it was his
business to see the Recorder safe into the city, and in-
quired of him what number of constables it would re-
quire. The Under Sheriff stated that 300 would he
sufficient, and as all the constables in the different
wards only amounted to about one hundred, the special
constables at the bead were ordered to triple their force.
The Under Sheriff was to see theirs organized, and if
he could not get a sufficient number of volunteers, be
was to hire the quantity he wanted ; in consequence of
this, upwards of 119 were hired to make rip the number.
This force, Gentlemen, met Sir Charles Wetherell a short
distance from the city, ir.stead of going, as was usual,
upwards of two miles out of town. To elude any persons
that might be evilly disposed, the Recorder had been re-
quested to arrive there a few hours earlier than
usual. The Recorder was assailed with some hisses;
and on his arrival at Guildhall some demonstration
of riot taking place, Sir Charles Wetherell, as is usual,
desired the constables to bring any persons before him who
attempted to interrupt the proceedings, and he would in-
stantly commit them. Gentlemen, I forgot to state to you,
and I may as well do it now, that on the morning the
Recorder was to enter Bristol, the Mayor was up as early
as 7 o'clock, and himself assisted in the marshalling of the
constables, and exhorted them to do all in their power
to keep the peace. He afterwards dressed himself, and
waited the corning of the Recorder. After finishing the
opening of the Sessions the Mayor and Magistrates present,
accompanied by the Recorder, went to the Mansion•house,
where it is usual, Gentlemen, for those Magistrates who
have not been present at the Guildhall, to meet the Re-
corder. There, Gentlemen, there were demonstrations
of riotous conduct; boys in the street had thrown stones at
the carriage of the Recorder, and some severe struggles
had taken place between them and the special constables.
No serious demonstration, however, of feeling had as yet
taken pl ice. Hootings and hissings against Sir Charles
Wetherell, and cries of " The King and Reform," re-
sounded from different parts of the multitude. The Ma-
gistrates, however, had no idea of popular feeling being
carried to the extent that it was. In consequence of the
multitude continuing to increase, the Magistrates held
another deliberation, as to whether they should go to
church on the following day, as was usual, with the Re-
corder. After some considerable consultations it was
thought expedient that the Recorder should not go
to ct urch on the Sunday in state, as that was
a d ry on which the populace were idle. It was,
therefore, proposed that they should not go in
state till the Monday, and immediately from thence the
Recorder should proceed to the Guildhall. Gentlemen,
as the day advanced, the multitude increased. Stones
were thrown at the Mansion-house windows, which were
broken in all directions. Some of the mob got into the
interior of the building, and began their work of mischief,
but were ultimately expelled by the constables. At this
time there were between 200 and 300 constables at the
Mansion-house, who had been out since seven o'clock
in the morning. From this statement, I think it will be
apparent, Gentlemen, that all was done that could be to
quell any disturbance. One of the witnesses for the pro-
secution has stated to you, in a mariner which I think
you will not easily forget, that Sir Charles Wetherell,
with his hands in his pockets, and with a peculiarity of
gesticulation, said to him—" Sir, I do not consider
that a sufficient case has been made out for call-
ing out the military." The mob, however, in-
creased ; the Mayor, Gentlemen, went out and addressed
them, impressing upon them the impropriety of their con-
duct, and entreating them to disperse, stating at the same
time, that he should be very sorry to take any measures
to repress them, but that he should be obliged to do so
if they persisted in remaining. The Mayor being unable
to persuade them to retire, another deliberation took
place, the result of which was, the sending for the mili-
tary. When the military were sent for, the mob increased
in violence, and I would ask any of you, Gentlemen, whe-
ther this was a time for the 'Magistrates to go out and
assist in quelling the disturbance, when every man's life
was in danger. The mob, as I have before told you, Gen-
tlemen, hail broken the windows of the Mansion-
house, had forced open the cellars and take❑ out the
liquors, the effects of which had produced the ut-
most excitement among them. Sir Charles Wetherell
was advised to quit the place; and, as I shall show most
clearly to you, the Mayor was never backward in putting
himself in personal danger. He received Colonel Brere-
ton at the risk of his life. Is it, therefore, Gentlemen,
I would ask, seriously to he argued, that the Ma-
gistrates are to he prosecuted, because, in conse-
quence of an infuriated mob having broken into the
dr rwing.room, they had taken refuge in the bed-room?
I know ne law that calls upon Magistrates to go cut and
play at fisty-cuffs with a mob. I call upon, nay, I defy,
my Learned Friend, to point out to you and to me any
law that renders it imperative upon Magistrates to put
themselves at the head of a party of constables, and charge
a mob, or, failing in so doing, render themselves liable to
the heavy punishment of a criminal information. Thc
duty of a Magistrate was undoubtedly to make arrange-
ments for the safe keeping of the peace; it was his duty to
collect and summon constables, and so to organize them as
to render them capable of doing that fur which they were
called out; but in no instance was it his duty either to head
them himself or put himself in personal danger. Well,
then, the military arrived. Colonel Brereton, accompanied by
a party of the 3d Dragoons now came up. It is as well that
I should now state that Colonel Brereton was not an officer
in active service; he was an officer on half-pay; but hav-
ing received an appointment in the recruiting service. by
some arrangement of the army, that gave him the com-
mand of the district. Well, the 3tl Dragoons arrived, and
by some means they had contrived to conciliate the good
will of the people, for they were cheered by the
mob on their arrival, and were received with gene•
ral cries of " The King and Reform," in which many
of the soldiers joined. A squadron of the 14th Light
Dragoons then came in, but their reception was a very
different one from that which the 3d had received—they
were not such favourites with the mob. I will prove
must distinctly that the 3d Dragoons came in amidst
great cheering, cries of " The King anti Reform," in
which, as I said before, the soldiers joined, and also that the
mob, shaking hands with the military, said, " You are for
the King, and we are for the King ; you won't hurt us."
Was not that enough to make Colonel Brereton either
distrust his troops, or justify him in thinking
that as the mob were in such good humour, it would be
enough to keep them in order by merely parading the
military till such times as he could collect more force?
Well, Colonel Brewton was going out and in, between the
root, and the Mansion•house. He was seen to shake
hands with the mob, and, on being remonstrated with by
the Magistrates, he said " 'What would you have
me do, must I fire upon them ?" What was the
answer ? " If it lie necessary to clear the streets,
you must." He was told, emphatically, that the
streets must he cleared, but he refused to employ force
fir that purpose, alleging, that Iris force was not strong
enough for the purpose, and stating that it was un-
necessary, as the mob were in such good humour.
My friend Serjeant Ludlow remarked to him that it
was very strange that a peaceable and good-humoured
mob, such as he described it to be, should wound so many
of the const Odes, as well as some of his own soldiers.
Colonel Brereton was then further urged to em-
ploy that force which he had at his immediate
comm ind, in order that the mob might be
put down. His answer to these remonstrances was,
that he would be responsible for the peace of the city.
My Learned Friend save, it was the duty of the Alagis.
crates imperatively to order Colonel Brereton to fire.
But I emphatically say that it was not. What ! when
Colonel Brereton, the commander of the military, had
taken the responsibility upon his own shoulders, had be-
come responsible for the peace of the town, after refusing to
obey the orders given him by the Alagistrates, were they
to say to him, " We order you to fire upon the people,
and insist upon your obeying those orders.' Why, Gen-
tlemen, if they had act d thus, they would have been
guilty of murder, and would have been tried far it. Nay,
even Colonel Brereton would have been guilty of murder
if he bad ordered the troops to fire, when it was his de-
liberate conviction that such a measure was unnecessary
in consequence of the good humour evinced by the mob,
arid that the riot could be stopped without the loss of his.
It is perfectly char that the conduct of the Mayor had not
been such as was represented by the witnesses for the pro-
secution, and I will prove it to demonstration. It is now
my duty ten enter a little into the details of Mr. Pinney's
conduct. It was reported to him by Colonel Brereton
that the town was quiet, and that, the mob had retired.
The Mayor and two Aldermen sat up the whole night. It
had been arranged that the others of the Magistracy
should arrive to n,eet them in the Mansion-house
early in the morning, and durin4 the night Sir
Charles Wetherell, who had been advised to escape, bad

followed that advice. Well, the Mayor and two Aldermen
sat up all night in the Mansion-house, where thi were
joined by a gentleman, an officer in his Majesty's
service, Major Mackworth, who came to tender his
services. I will call that gentleman before you, and
he will prove, that during that night, the Mayor,
with his assistance, actually marshalled the constables,
and appointed divisions of them to different points. Two
of the witnesses had claimed that idea as one of their own
suggestion, hut, unfortunately for them, it would be proved,
in fact, it was already proved by one of the witness,s
already examined, I believe a Mr. Cossens, that be-
fore that advice was tendered, it had been acted
upon. Mr. Cossens says that he was placed at
the head. of twenty-five men, and appointed to a par-
ticular part of the square—true, he also says that he had
not been long out when, on looking round, he found he had
lost twenty of his men, and had only five remaining;
hut was the Mayor to he charged with a neglect of duty
because men were either cowards or something
worse ? He had clone all that his duty required of
him so far as they were concerned. Ile cou'd ❑ot possi-

bly be in every place to keep them to their duty, nor was
it required of him. Major Mackwoi th again arrived at
the Mansion-house early in the morning ; the military
who had paraded in front of the Mansion-house had been
withdrawn, and the mob taking advantage of that circum-
stance, again atticked the Mansion-house; and I‘Ljor Mack-
word) would tell them that so furious was the attack, that
not only was the life of the Mayor in jeopardy, but that of
every man present. The Mayor was urged to escape, but
he refused, till Major Mackworth said to him, " Sir, I as a
military man tell you that the house is untenable, and that
your duty calls upon you to make your escape." You
have been told an amusing tale by one of the
witnesses, the servant who dismissed himself from
Mr. Sheriff Lax's service, about the escape of the Mayor.
Gentlemen, in that evidence there is not one word of
truth. 1 will prove most satisfactorily to you that the
Mayor and Major Mackwor'h got through the drawing-room
window on to a sort of leads ; that from there they got to
Mr. Lemon's premises by a ladder, and that by that same
ladder they got into Mr. Lemon's house. It
would further be proved, that in place of the Mayor
escaping alone, as was sworn by that witness, he escaped
in company with three gentlemen, at all events, if not
five. Well, was he wrong in not insisting on Colonel
Brereton to fire? I think I have convinced you that
neither in justice nor in mercy could he do so.
What, then, was the course for him to pursue?
Assemble more constables! He had got every man who
was willing to serve, and had even hired others, yet
he was deserted. What then was he to do ? Was be to
face an infuriated mob, and be torn to pieces? Gentle-
men, I feel convinced you will say that that was no part
of his duty. Well, then, escape was the only plan left
him, and I say that in so doing lie was fully justified.
It appeared that the Mayor, having got away, went to
Colonel Brereton, told him that the Mansion-house was
again attacked, and required his immediate assistance.
lie met Mr. Alderman Hillhouse on the road and took him
with him, anti that morning he actually brought the

troops with hint. Mr. Hillhouse read the Riot Act, and
the troops for a time managed to quell the mob. The
Mayor had made arrangements for a meeting of the Ma.
gistrates, and had ordered handbills to be circulated, stating
that Sir Charles Wetherell had left the town (one
of which the Learned Counsel read). That bill
was dated at the Mansion-house, and published early
in the morning. Large placards were also posted, with
the words, " Sir Charles Wetherell left Bristol at 12
o'clock last night." Now all the acts that had been done
proved that it was the belief of the Magistrates that Sir C.
Wetherell was the main object of attack, and, therefore,
they thought if he was known to have left the town,
the riot at ould have been quelled. The renewal of
Vie riot at the Mansion-house that morning also contri-
buted to that belief. But will you believe it when I
tell you that many of those bills were torn down by the mob?
The Mayor went to a meeting of the Magistrates that morn-
ing at 10 o'clock when the state of the town was agitated,
and it was agreed to issue notices, calling upon the inhabi-
tants to attend upon and aid the Magistrates. I beg to call
your particular attention to this, as in my conscience I be-
lieve it will show the utter inability to support
the present charge against the Mayor. The Riot Act
had been read three times the night before; then in the
morning the bills were issued calling for the assistance of
the citizens, and requiring them to assemble at the Guild-
hall. Those bills were carried and left at every door at half-
past 10 o'clock. Now it is extraordinary that only one person
has been called who got one of those notices, and that one was
from the Church of England. The bill requested the atten-
tion of the parishioners to the necessity of forming in bodies
as constables, and then to proceed to the Guildhall imme-
diately. I beg to ask, what was the Mayor to be expected
to do? Was he to be expected to go to all the houses,
and deliver the notices himself? But what was the result ?
Only one churchwarden, Mr. Quentin, has been called,
who got the notice. Mr. Quentin said that on receiving
a note (which, by-the-bye, was not produced, and
real to you before, but which I have just now
read) he assembled his parishioners, and ascertained
that he could muster 70 persons. Did that 70 form and
proceed in a body to the Guildhall ? No ! but he went
to the Magistrates alone, stated he could muster 70 con-
stables. but added that they required to hive fire-arms;
on which the Mayor or Town Clerk said they could not
authorize any man to have arms, but that every man was
justified i❑ using them in his own defence. My
Learned Friend thought that by arms were meant
staves, and therefore the witness was asked if he
meant staves; but he said, " No, as they had plenty of
staves in the parish." I say that the Mayor had no
right to order them to use fire-arms, and even if he had the
right it would have been indiscreet to do it. Mr. Quentin
was asked by the Mayor how many of the 70 men he
could lie sure would not assist the mob, or whether

many of them, in a moment of panic, might not
fire and kill some of their own body, or that
from a want of discipline, and their being un-
able to obey orders, their ranks might not be broken,
and thereby enable the mob to rush among them
and take away the fire-arms. It was extremely dangerous
to allow the indiscriminate use of fire-arms. There
might be occasions for persons using arms. I do not
know that if 'Westminster Hall or Abbey were fired—
I don't know but that if I could use one of the Park
guns I might fire it, and I should hope I might be justi-
fied in so doing, even although a little patriots' blood
might be spilt on the occasion. But it was very dange-
rous to put arras in the hands of an undisciplined crowd to
fire on a mob indiscriminately. The answer of Mr. Quen•
tin was, that his seventy men would not act as constables
without fire-arms. Now, my Learned Friend did not
inquire what effect the notices had upon the other parishes.
Is it to be endured that a prosecution by the Attorney-
General against the Magistrates, whose protection ought
to be the object of every wise Government—is it credit-
able to bring such a charge without making the most
ample inquiry as to the effect of this notice on
the other parishes. But with all the evidence that has
been brought, you have not found that all the pains the
Magistrates took produced a meeting of more than 200
persons. Good God ! only the offer of 200 persons out
of a population like Bristol ! What is the amount of the
population ? I am sure there could have been as
many as 30,000 able-bodied men at least who could
have rendered assistance, and yet 200 men were all
that were stated as the result of this painstaking, of leaving
notices at every man's door, requiring them to form
in bodies, and proceed to the Guildhall. Why, if
there had been but '7O or 80 formed in every parish
tinder a constable, or other officer, you would have had
some thousands. However, it appears there was only
one churchwarden and abinit 200 other persons, who all
went to propose plans. It appeared, then, that Colonel
Brereton ordered away the 14th Dragoon Guards. Co-
lonel Brereton said, the conduct of the 14th Dragoons
had greatly irritated the mob, and m tde it dangerous for
them to stay, aid he told the Magistrates he must send
them away. The Magistrates begged of him not
to do so, but the Colone insisted on sending them off;
he had previously sent them to their quarters, where they
were compelled to barric tile themselves in, and to which
they had been pursued, and assailed with stones, by the
mob. This was on the 30th of October. Now, I find
about the 30th of the October preceding, this book which
1 hold in my hand was published ; it is called the Edin-
burgh Review, and is a work of extraordinary merit and
of high patronage. It professes to give an account of a
book which is much read by mechanics as well as
by the army and navy. I will read you this merely
to show you how Magistrates and military officers
were put upon their guard. It professes to give
an account of the three days of July in Paris. LThe
Learned Counsel then read a passage in it respecting the
conduct of toe military and the people in Paris on that oc-
casion.] This book is read by every body, and what
impression it might make on military men it is not
for me to say. Cal. Brereton thought the 14th Dragoons
were in danger; it was plain the 3,1 Dragoons had learnt
their lesson ; how did be know when the troops came in that
the citizens bad not taken their lesson ? He certainly
thought they had, for he stated h;s opinion that the troops
would be killed to a man. He thought so of course from
the force and violence of the mob. He came to the Ma-
gistrates when the 200 persons were there, and when the
mob were not dispersed, and yet he said he. must send
the 11th Dragoons out of the town. The Town
Clerk said be was surely nut going to send them

away, and leave the town to be sacrificed, and
the Colonel was told that if he did, he only was respon-
sible. He, however, persisted, and asked where he should
send them to. Ile was informed that the village of Keyns-
ham was the nearest, but that, in naming a place to send
the men to, the Magistrates would not divide the respon-
sibility with him. The 200 persons were then told by
the Magistrates that they were wholly insuffi-
cient, and they were advised to go home and
to come again at 1 o'clock, and bring as many
of their friends and neighbours as they could get. The
Magistrates had stated what plan was to he adopted, viz.,
they were to come to the Guildhall formed in bodies.
Many of the constables who had been employed the night
previous were wounded, and the rest were with the Ma-
gistrates, but they were too few to repress the mob.
Well, what then happened? At half-past three o'clock,
instead of assistance coming, in increased numbers, only
about 150 came. Consider, Gentlemen, in what a desti-
tute situation these Magistrates were placed_ The Ma-
gistrates asked those persons if they could suggest any-
plan to obtain a sufficient force to save the city. At that
time no danger was apprehended but to the Mansion-
house, Council-house, and Guildhall, which were all cor-
porate property. It was said some persons went to t'oe
Guildhall but could get no admittance. Be it known that the
Guildhall was never opened but when official business
was being transacted there. I will next go to another
point. After the first meeting at half-past ten o'clock,
some of the Magistrates, observing that the Mayor had
not been in bed all night, nor even spared time to wash
his hands, requested him to take some repose. He refused,
and wished to wait and see what would take place at 3
o'clock. However, he was again advised to take but an hour's
rest, and he consented. Only see how this fact has been
twisted. The City Solicitor, Mr. Burgess, went over the
way to the White Lion and got a room prepared for him.
It was during the time that the Mayor was there, about 1
or 2 o'clock (though it was, by mistake, in the Mayor's
statement to the Secretary of State said to be eleven
o'clock) that the intelligence of the Bridewel I
being in danger reached the Magistrates. Mr. Burgess
went immediately over to the Mayor, who had not been
there more than an hour, and who had his coat off and
had just been shaved. He immediately put on his coat
and accompanied Mr. Burgess hack to the Magistrates. In-
telligence was brought that the mob were going to the Bride-
well in considerable numbers. The witnesses for the prose-
cution do not state that there was any great number ;
but it was very easy for persons to be mistaken in their
estimation of numbers. Col. Brereton was sent for, and
he was asked what was to he done, as they were ready to
go with him any where ; but he said it was in vain to
bring out his troops, for the horses were so fatigued they
could not raise one heel after another. They asked bun
if he would consent that they should furnish him with
other horses. Mr. Protheroe, whom youhave examined,
stated that he went to the Repository and the Bazaar, and
could not obtain any horses. But I will produce to you a
gentleman who went to a coach proprietor, who offered the
use of 40 horses. Colonel Brereton, however, when he
heard this, said they were not trained horses, and there-
fore they were of no use. They then asked hirer
for a party of dismounted dragoons, and they would
go with them. But Colonel Brereton refused to let
any of his troops act dismounted. During that period
of time the Bridewell was destroyed ; the mob carried
sledge hammers and broke down the gates. They went,
it is proved, in a compact body, and apparently organized,
and a dense multitude followed them. Perhaps that mul-
titude did not join the mob, but by their presence they
countenanced them. The next object was the gaol, the
Magistrates being still at the Guildhall. Colonel Brereton
was again despatched for. It is in evidence that two Ma
gistrates, and about 30 or 40 persons went there ; it
seems the gaoler came, and that something was said
about leaving the liberation of the prisoners to his discre-
tion. Two Magistrates went to the gaol at all events,
and Colonel 13rereton was sent for, and it was
insisted that he should come. They forced their way
through the mob, hut several were attacked and
wounded severely; the mob entirely overpowered them,
and they had the mortification to see the troops then
come to the gaol, upon which the mob began to fly, but
then the troops were seen to turn back and quit the
ground. The military it seems were hailed by the mul-
titude, the troops cheered in return, and waved their gloves,
the cry was, " The King and Reform," and the officer
marched his troops back again. What were the Magistrates
to do? What parish officer with his forces, what priest,
what clergyman, was ready to assist? None. Their ca-
lamities took place in almost as short a period as I have
taken in relating them. Tee mob burnt the gaoler's house,
but not the goal ; the prisoners were, however,
liberated. Tine next place was the Bishop's
Palace. Mr. Isaac Cooke went to the Magistrates, and
it seems made an attack upon them for not employing
the military to put down the mob. He said that he
was quite ready to go out and take 50 persons to suppress
the mob, if he could but get 10 or 12 of the military
to go with him, for he says he knew from former
experience of a Bristol mob, that they could not he put
down without the military. The Magistrates could not
give him any military, and he turned back to go
home and take care of his own property. Mr.
Cooke was a man of rank in the town—a solici-
tor of eminence, but he and his fifty friends had re-
fused to render any assistance unless the Magistrates
would give him that which they had not to give. On
that very point the whole of this case rested. What
were the Magistrates to do ? They could not get
the military, and were unable to get the civil power.
You have heard by one of the Sergeants that the men got
into the cellars—the cellars, I suppose, open outside; and
when a man got into the cellar he had no objection, I
suppose, to find that there was wine there ; indeed one of
the witnesses has said that when he got there and found
that there was wine there he thought it not wrong to help
himself to it. However no particular conflagration had
taken place then except the burning of the Bridewell
and the gaol. The Mayor was advised that it would be
proper to send off expresses. I should here tell you that in
the morning the mob had been breaking in in all direc-
tions, and they sent to Gloucester and in all directions for
troops. Wherever the Mayor heard there was a corps,
thither he sent an express. I believe there was
considerable expense incurred for expresses at that
time. He determined to send one also to the Se-
cretary of State for the Home Department, through
the Post-office. The Magistrates, however, thought
it right to let Colonel Brereton know what they
wrote. They were not prepared to say that their jude-
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course of tire evening. When the two Magistrates went
there the Colonel was not there, but two drunken ser-
geants ; one of them, I will prove to you beyond
all doubt, was drunk at the time. Now I
beg you to remember that it was not the Mayor who
went to Colonel Brereton's office at this time.
The Sergeant said the Colonel was at dinner ; the
Alderman observed the letter they had to write would
take some little time, and they would not at that moment
disturb him. Whilst they were there, Mr. Burgess, the
solicitor, and the Mayor came up to them. The object
of the whole was the same—it was to know what
was to be done. The letter was written by Alder-
man Fripp, signed by the Mayor, and read over to
Colonel Brereton, who by this time hail come in. But
the immediate cause that took the Mayor to Colonel Bre-
reton's office was this—A Report had come to the Guild-
hall that the mob intended to go and set fire to the ships
in the Quay. Now you have seen the map of
Bristol, and you are aware that the Harbour
is so situated that if the ships were set fire to the
whole town must he in a confl ignition. They went
then to consult with Colonel Brereton how that was to
be prevented. Alderman Fripp then read the letter to
Colonel Brereton, which, having been approved of by him,
was sign-al by the Mnyor, and sent off by an express,
through the Post-office; and the whole history of the
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when Mr. Burgess carried out tine letter to the Post-
offic e e, one
of the Sergeants went with him, and he saw
sent a
some of the mob corning towards where he was, and
crying, " anwn with the Bishops ;" " Down with
the Now I em told that that was after-
wards. He saw some of them ; he asked them who they
were, and he was told they were only some of the mob.
I am much obliged to the gentleman who sits below me
for correcting me. In the mass of facts which are here,
it is not to be wondered at, that slight mistakes should be
made. I understand that that was at a later hour at
night ; hut, however, the Mayor went away in perfect
calmness to the counting-house. I beg pardon, I ought to

have mentioned here that the adjournment to the Council- 1
house was made as a matter of last resort. They found that
the civil force would not come, nor yet the military power;
and then the speech made by Serjeant Ludlow, as stated
by Mr. Roberts, was a speech which, I am sure, Mr.
Roberts himself would not wish to put the construction
upon which has been attempted to be forced upon it, Mr.
Serjeant Ludlow expressed no fear. What he said was
this, " As we find we can do nothing, as we can
receive no assistance, it will soon grow dark, and it
is true we should consider what is to be done for our
own safety—that was, the safety of the Mayor and the
Magistrates—which is the best fortress from which to
defend ourselves—shall it he the Guildhall or the
Council-house ? The Council-house contained Corpora-
tion muniments, and there was a cry, " To the Council-
house." They adjourned, therefore, to the Council.
house, and it was to the Council-house the Mayor
went. Upon his return there he went up stairs ;
whilst he was there Alderman Camplin came there—
he had been ill and had not been able to go out for some
time, but on this occasion he came there ; he is
the brother-in-law of Dr. Grey, the Bishop of Bristol.
Al lerman Camplin being there, and hearing a report that
the Palace was likely to be attacked, and that the Man-
sion-house was in fl imes, proposed that a party should go
to the rescue of the one or the other. You have heard it
was a question whether they should go to the Palace, that
was about to be attacked, or to the Mansion-house, that was
on fire ; and the cry was " To the Palace." There were 30
or 40 Gentlemen ready to go to the Palace. The Mayor was
at this moment coming down stairs, and some of the gen-
tlemen said to him " We are going to the Palace, will you
go with us ?" He said "I will go," but he turned and went
up stairs for his hat. Afterwards he did go—they know it
—and yet they have it upon the evidence that has hero
given you to suppose that be skulked away, and never
afterwards made his appearance. He asked Mr.
Sergeant Ludlow if he would go with him ; and
I will prove to you that as the Mayor passed
along he called upon every individual he met to assist, and
that Mr. Sergeant Ludlow also demanded them to do so.
Alderman Camplin's party had arrived, happily for them,
at the moment the troops had driven at lerst some of the
mob from the Palace-yard. Aiderinan Camplin had a
desire to protect a part of the Palace, whieh he could
not do without lights. He went and got lights, and
some of the mob were taken prisoners. The military were
in the Palace-yard at the time ; and I will prove to you
that one of the Bishop's own servants had taken
hold of a man who was plundering his master of
his prop,rty, and the soldiers forced him to let him go.
He took a second man. The soldiers desired him to let
that man go also; lie said, " Sir, it's my master's property
which the man has got." Let it go, Sir," said the soldier to
the servant; " if you hold the property, I will cut you
down with the sabre." That was the language ; the sol-
diers had taken their degrees in the University of Paris.
I do assure you that the persons who went to subdue
the mob were as much afraid of the dragoons as of the
persons comprising the mob. The immediate plunderers
who had got into the house, some of whom had been taken
prisoners, the military actually forced the people to let go.
A party of persons staid, however, for 20 minutes or half
an hour in the Palace, rummaging about to see if there
were any rioters there; and I will prove to you that
the Palace was set on fire in several places, which
they put out. When they came down stairs,
they heard a cry of, " The mob is coming, and
the troops are gone." Just before that period the Mayor
arrived with his party. When he came to the Palace-gate,
a gentleman of the name of Bulwer, a clergyman, joined
him and went with him, the party who had run off in
the first instance having found their way there first.
When the Mayor got there with his party of about fifteen,
he was informed that the troops had got possession
of the mob, anti that he could not get into the
Palace without passing through the troops and through
the mob. The troops having got possession of
the mole there appeared to him no reason why
he should go in, but thought, upon consultation with Mr.
Sergeant Ludlow, that the best thing to be done was to
go to Colonel Brereton's office. That office consists of
two rooms ; the back room has a bow window that ac-
tually opens into the very place where the troops were
assembled, so that if they had thrown the sash of that
window open, they could have laid hold of a horse's tail.
They went into this office; there were Mr. Sergeant Lud-
low and two or three others, who could not get admittance
into the Palace-yard. When they entered the office the
very Sergeant who was examined yesterday said, " Oh,
Gentlemen, they are all caught, if you come in here I will
shew them to you." One of the gentlemen went into that
room, and from it he saw a number of military apparently
formed in a circle, inside of which there were some per-
sons. In a few minutes an immense noise of the mob was
heard, end then a cry that the mob was coming. Upon
hearing this, anti ascertaining that the numbers of
dia mob were increasing, the gentlemen who had
gone up stairs, the Mayor being one of them,
descended to ascertain what was to be done.
They then found that the military had deserted the pri-
soners and the Palace, and had gone past the door in
very good order. The crowd was thus left increasing
in numbers, to do just what it liked. What then was to
become of the Mayor? You will find that eight or ten
persons with him were obliged to run for their lives. One
of them received a violent contusion, and some of his teeth
were knocked out of his jaw. The Mayor made his way alone
towards the Council-house, and Mr. Serjeant Ludlow knew
not what had become of him—he had got to another place.
They all came out from where they were, one after another,
as rapioly as possible, finding that the troops and all pro-
tection
had been withdrawn from them. The Mayor soon
afterwards found himself on College-green. Alderman
Daniel saw him there, and begged of him to take his
arm. The Mayor was much fat gued ; he had had no sleep,
and no fond since the Saturday morning. Alderman
Daniel persuaded him to go with him, but the
Mayor said he thought that he had much better
go to the Sheriffs, and he was informed that
unless he received the assistance of the military the
town was gone. Aldermen Fripp then came forward and
said to him, " You had better go to Clifton ; " " No," said
the Mayor, "I will not leave the town." And yet 12
months alter this the reproach is thrown into his
teeth that he was out of town. He went then to
Mr. Lax's anti saw Townsliend there, but it will be
positively proved to you that no mention was made
either by Mr. Daniel or the Mayor of their going to
Mr. Fripp's ; so far from it that Mr. Daniel
said that his partner, Mr. Grainger, would, he had no
doubt, receive hon. The Mayor and Mr. Daniel accor-
dingly went to Mr. Grainger, who took them in ; but
whilst the AI ryor was in the act of writing a note to the
Council House to let the other M igistrates know where
he was, Mr. Grainger came to Mr. Daniel and repre-
sented to him that his wife was in so delicate a state
that she would be obliged to leave the house if the
Mayor remained in it ; and lie therefore begged
him to ask his Worship to go, for that if the mob disco-
vered where he was, they would pull the house down.—
Mr. Daniel accordingly went to the Mayor, and told him
the state of the case, upon which both the Mayor and
Mr. Daniel went into the street, without knowing where
they should lay their heads. After a time the Mayor said
that pro -ably Mr. Alderman Fripp would be at his
brother's house in Berkeley-square, and that he would go
there. Mr. Daniel and the Mayor went to Mr. D. Fripp's,
who received them, and the Mayor, as he expected, found
his brother, the Alderman, there. On his way to Mr.
Fripp's house, he met two persons, whom he charged to go
to the Council-house, to tell them at whose house he was
to he found. The first thing that he did, too, on his ar-
rival at Mr. Fripp's, was to send to the Council house,
and apprise them of where he was. The charge of his
concealing himself from those who ought to know where
he was to be found must therefore fill to the ground.
I now come to another event. The Mayor bad sent a
letter to Captain Codrington, the son of Sir B. Codring-
ton, who had the command of a corps of yeomanry in the
neighbourhood, desiring him to come to Bristol. Captain
Codrington, having despatched to Tethury the messenger
who brought him the note for the purpose of getting
another troop of yeomanry stationed there also to come
to the town, Jet out for Bristol. On his arrival
he saw Mr. Alderman Ili (house, who, having,
as I before stated, received notice of where the Mayor
was, sent to Mr. Fripp's to get billets from the
Mayor for the yeomanry. This was at the late hour of
12 at night, and the Mayor forwarded the blank billets to
Colonel Brereton, to whom also he had sent a particular
description of where he was. Colonel Brereton knew per-
fectly well that quarters were to be provided for
troops who were expected in, and I shad prove
by Fisher, who kept the stables where the troops
were first stationed, that Colonel Brereton came and told
him that troops were coming. Fisher actually proceeded
to light up his stables, and only stopped upon being in-
formed that Colonel Brereton told Captain Codrington
lie might go away. Now the Mayor had given full
with
authority to Colonel Brereton to make use of any
troops that might arrive to preserve the peace.
I do not wish to reflect upon Colonel Brereton.
imagineuon m
so that
motive
which
hilookedel i a
appeared pleasureto him
upon Queen-square in a blaze : and I doubt not
ffortlhecant:cnto acted p
tha
sufficient, and that he thought that, even with Captain
Codrington's troop, it would lie of no use to employ mili-
tary. All I want to establish is, that the Mayor did all
that was required of him at this moment. I have now

brought you down to 12 o'clock. Did the Mayor then
go to bed ? No, he remained sitting up with Alderman
Fripp, ready to receive any communication which might
be made to him. Some actually were made to him, and
at 3 in the morning he addressed another letter to Col.
Biereton, or whoever might be in command of the troops,
calling upon them to take decisive means to suppress the
riot. What else could be required of him? Would my Learned
Friend have had him have a horse at the door ready to
mount upon the arrival of every troop of yeomanry? A
Military Officer may require a written authority from a
Cavil Magistrate to raise military force, but the Civil
Magistrate is not required to head the military,
or run himself into every danger that may cross
his path. Having made known to the military and
civil authorities where he was to be found, and authorised
the first to act, it did not matter whether he was at the
Cauncil-house or elsewhere. Indeed, he could not have
gene to the Council-house without the probable sa-
crifir•e of his life. He was obliged to leave Mr.
Grainger's house, because that gentlemen apprehended
the violence of the mob ; and even when he was
received at Mr. Fripp's, I shall prove to
you that Mrs. Fripp fainted away with terror. Never-
theless, having received information that fatigue and
drunkenness had rendered the mob no longer formidable,
he repaired between five and six o'clock in the morning to
the Council-house, and immediately sent to Col. Brereton,
desiring him to clear Queen .square with his troops.
13t ereton and Major Mackworth accordingly did so, although
even then Colonel Brereton was unwilling to charge the
mob, and it was Major Mick worth who said, " I corn-.
!nand you to charge ; Colonel Brereton will not object to
it." The Attorney-General has been pleased to refer to
the prosecution of the Lord Mayor of London, in March
1781, on account of his conduct during the riots
in 1780. But what was that case ? It was in short
this :—.The Lord Mayor was informed that the
mob was burning the houses of the Catholics in Moor-
fields, and military was sent to him. After some press-
ing he agreed to accompany them to the conflagration.
Before starting, he asked the messenger whether he WAS
not a Catholic, and upon an affirmative answer being given,
he said, " I thought so." Having arrived on the spot he
witnessed the conflagration, but being requested by
several persons to read the Riot Act, he refused to do so,
assigning as a reason that the mob was only burning the
property of persons it thought enemies, and that when that
was done it would be satisfied. Lord Beauchamp, who
bad the command of the Tower, and who had sent the
military, was amongst those who urged him to read the
Riot Act, arid even threatened to report him to the
House of Commons; but still he refused to do so. Now
see the difference between this case and that. The Lord
Mayor of London was charged with the specific act of
refusing to read the Riot Act, and his offence was confined
to one hour; but in this case we have a sweeping charge
of neglect of duty, extending over the space of 48 hours.
It may happen, Gentlemen, that each one of you
separately may think the Mayor wrong upon a particular
point, while the other 11 of you may be ready to acquit
him upon the point selected by the 12th. if ever a net was
spread for innocence, this is it; and although the Attorney-
General may think you will let the defendant he entangled in
one or the other of its meshes, I trust you will not so suffer
yourselves to be deluded. What I complain of is, that
the Mayor is obliged to defend his conduct for a space of
18 hours, embracing, perhaps, 48 different events, without
being made aware of what he ought to have done, and
what he was charged with not doing. What is the par-
ticular point, I would ask, which my Learned Friend
fixes on to say that the Mayor is guilty ? 19 it from
being absent from his post? If so, I would ask him
where that post he considered ought to be ? Was he
bound to stay at the Mansion-house or at the Guildhall,
or was it criminal in him to go for an hour or so to wash
his hands ? Does my Learned Friend mean to say that
the Mayor was criminal, because he obeyed the
request of his brother Magistrates, and went to lay
down for an hour? If he does, let him state so, and we
shall then know what the law is to be. But it was said,
" Oh, he was not afterwards to be found," and Mr. Goss
thought he was not in town. Is the law, I would ask,
so severe, that a person who holds the high office
of Mayor of any city is bound to hold his sittings at the
Guildhall or at the Mansion-house? Or is it ne-
cessary that he should be always accessible to every
officious person who chooses to go and state to him
his own tittle-tattle ? The law would be extremely
absurd, Gentlemen, if it were so. I want to know, Gen-
tlemen, where my Learned Friend means to put his
finger, and on what particular point he means to
charge the Mayor and Magistrates with a neglect
of their duty ; and I beg of you, Gentlemen, not to
be satisfied unless he lays his hand upon some par-
teular point, and convinces you that the Mayor and
Magistrates in that respect did not do their duty.
Does the Learned Attorney• General mean to state
that it consists in not ordering out the military?
If so, I think his own witnesses have withdrawn
that ground from under him. Does he mean to
state that it consists in calling out the posse corn-
mitatus ? If so, I think you will have no
doubt that that is a work not to be accomplished
in a moment. To do so, it is necessary that
the Mayor should issue his precept to the She-
riff ; that has to he given to the Under-
Sheriff, and from him to the different officers
under his control, who have to call out those who are
under them. The Magistrate gave the necessary orders
to the Sheriff, who was employed pert of Sunday evening
in issuing his precepts, and on the Monday morning, as soon
as it was possible, there were multitudes assembled who
had been induced to come forward, because it had been
stated to them that their, as well as the Corpora-
tion property was in danger. Under such circumstances
I will leave it to the sanction of an enlightened Jury
to say whether the Mayor and Magistrates have been
guilty of the crime laid to their charge. I ask you, Gen-
tlemen, whether you can for one moment hesitate in sup-
posing that both the Mayor and Magistrates had the greatest
interest at stake ? Their property was in danger, and, inde-
pendent of every other circuinstance,tbat would have induced
them to have done all in their power. Let be
said what will of them, this at least cannot be laid
to their charge, that they have degraded the cha-
racter of British Magistrates, or have inflamed the minds
of the people to attack those who lived on the public
funds, or public malefactors. They have never said that
they would never pay taxes, unless they had public men'
sures of which they approved. Ne meeting has been held
at Bristol, at which any Magistrate has stated that the
people should not pay taxes unless a particular measure area
carried. If the people of Bristol had derived satisfaction
from burning a Bishop's Palace, or in the destruction
of Corporation property, that was not a charge against
the Magistrates who did not advise persons to " put their
houses in order." Gentlemen, I blame nobody for these
severe proceedings, but if Magistrates are to be con-
victed upon evidence like that which has been
offered to you, I declare before God and Heaven,
that justice can no longer exist in this country. I bi
your pardon, Gentlemen, for having troubled you at,fstitchtle
Msubjecalengthgistrates,
altbLei,iedaubso because I felt the great importance
cured men when they ought to have
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their lives ; and
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MARRIED.
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of the Inner-Temple, and Park-street, Westminster, to ,
Jane, eldest daughter of the late James Christie, Esq., of King'
street, St. James's-square.
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Radcliffe Bond, of Trelick-terrace, mlico, Esq., to M'arY„';ise-
Horsetield, of the same place, widow of the late Richard rA
field, Esq.
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Pariseridg
William, son of Richard Fitz Gerald, Esq., of
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House, county Cork, to Sarah, relict of the late Rev. C"
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G. 11. Crutchley, Esq., of Sunning-hill Park, Berks. 01l
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On the 27th inst. Mr. Edward Easum, of Aldgate, in the '
year of his age.
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in her 712 d year.
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Lieutenant John Hale, of the 7th Regiment of Infantry, c nty
son of the Rev. John Hale, of Holton Beckering, in the coo
of Lincoln.
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long and painful illness, Charlotte, daughter of the late LI otY
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widow of John Silver top, Esq., and daughter of the late Sir .r.
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