The Sun.
London, England, 1832-01-10 00:00:00

VICE-CHANCELLOR'S COURT, JAN. 9.

His HONOUR this morning resumed his sittings in
bankruptcy.
THE EARL OF EGRIMONT AGAINST WATERS---INJUNCTION•
Mr. JACOB made an application to the Court for an in-
junction ex-parte to restrain the defendant in this case
from removing certain articles from the house in which he
resided, under the following circumstances the year
1817, the Earl of Egremont granted a lease of certain
premises to the defendant, which expired on the 29th of
September last. A notice to quit was served upon the
defendant, which, from some circumstance that was not
mentioned to the Court, he appeared never to have com-
plied with, being i❑ possession at the present time. He
had, however, in direct violation of au agreement entered
into for a lease of th premises, moved several articles
from the estate, and on the 23d of December last, he
threatened to take away certain gates, slabs, and a variety
of other fixtures mentioned in the proceedings, to the great
detriment of the property. The facts were supported by
the affidavit of Mr. Benson, a solicitor, and as Mr. Jacob
was proceeding to read it,

His HONOITIL said quite sufficient bad been stated to
justify the interference of the Court, and accordingly
granted the injunction.

The LORD CHANCELLOR has, we are sorry to
learn, been confined at Brougham-hall with a slight attack
of English cholera, from which it is satisfactory to know
that he is so far recovered as to be able to leave that place
on his journey to town by easy stages. lie is to sleep at the
Cock at Eton to-night, and is expected in town to-tnerrow,

COURT-MARTIAL ON COL. BRERETON.

(From the Times.)
BRISTOL, MONDAY, ./„, le. 9.
The Merchants'-hall having been appropriated for the
holding of the Court-martial, and ten o'clock being the
hour fixed' upon for its opening, before that period the hall
was approached by numbers of persons anxious for admis-
sion. The reporters for the various Papers were at once
admitted, and the most prompt and polite attentio❑ paid
to them. They were informed that it was the wish of
the Court to afford them every accommodation, and that
the Chamberlain of Bristol had promised to erect a sepa-
rate box for them, where they might be free from pressure
and intrusion ; that nevertheless that promise remains
still unperformed, but that as exertion would be made to
have it ready by to-morrow.
The upper part of the room was occupied by benches
filled with ladies, whose appearance and manners were in
the highest degree prepossessing.
The table for the Court ran down the centre of the
room, and there were two other tables at the sides, near
the President's end, one for the defendant (Colonel Brere-
ton), his Counsel (Mr. Earle), and his solicitor (Mr. T.
M. Evans); the other for papers, &c., connected with
the prosecution.
A barrier was erected at the lower end of the room, to
keep out the crowd, which was very numerous, and, in-
deed, the whole interest of the community here seems ex-
clusively directed to the proceedings of this Court, the
trials before the Judges being now matters of minor con-
sideration.

A few minutes after eleven o'clock the members of the
Court took their places, and the list was read over.
Colonel Brereton was then ordered into Court. On his
arrival the King's warrant for holding the court-martial
was read by Captain Thompson, the acting Deputy Judge
Advocate.

It was addressed to the Right Hon. Robert Grant, Judge
Advocate General, whose warrant, appointing Captain
Thompson, was then also react.
The list of the officers composing the Court was then
read to the prisoner, who said he had no objection to make
to any of them.
The President was then sworn according to the usual
form. The four Major-Generals were similarly sworn,
and the other officers, six Colonels, and four Lieutenant-
Colonels, according to their respective ranks.

The PRESIDENT then administered the oath to the
Judge Advocate.
The Court being thus fully formed,

The PAYMENT addressed them to this effect :—He
said, when he saw the Court then assembled, and knew
how it was composed, he felt it was unnecessary for him
to occupy their time with any preliminary observations, as
he would take it for granted that they all would discharge
their minds of every thing which they might have read
or heard as connected with the transactions they now had
to investigate ; and he was equally sure they would exa-
mine and inquire into the subject without prejudice, and
with the strictest impartiality. They were all so well ac-
quainted with the ordinary proceedings of courts-martial,
that it was needless for him to offer any remarks upon this
topic. The prosecutor would simply make his statement,
and adduce his evidence, which would be cross-examined
by Colonel Brereton. After this be would ask as a favour,
that if any member of the Court bad a question to pro-
pose, be would put it in writing, and forward it to the
Judge Advocate, who would ask the witnesses. They
would then at once proceed to business.
The JUDGE ADVOCATE then read the following charges,
to which Colonel Brereton respectively pleaded " Not
Guilty :"
. .

1. For that he, Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton, having, on the
29th of October, 1831, and on the two following days, the com-
mand of the troops in the city of Bristol, with directions (duly
authorised) to be in communication with the Magistrates of the
city, and to arrange with them for the disposal of the said troops,
in the event of the services of the said troops being required ;
and great disturbance and riot prevailing in the said city on the
said 29th of October, by reason whereof the said troops were, in
the afternoon of that day, called out by the Magistrates of the
city ; and the Riot Act having been repeatedly read, the said
Lieutenant-Colonel was, several times during the evening, di-
rected by the said Magistrates to use force for the dispersion of
the rioters, and the restoration or maintenance of the public
peace; nevertheless he, the said Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton,
did not act with any vigour or effect in execution of such direc-
tions of the said Magistrates, but for the most part declined, or
neglected to comply with the same, and conducted himself in a
feeble and temporizing manner, calculated only to encourage the
rioters in their ♦iolent proceedings.
2. For that on Sunday, the 30th of October, 1831, when the
Magistrates for Bristol had required the attendance of troops in
Queen-square, to save the Mansion-house, which was violently
attacked by a large body of rioters, and when, in consequence
of such requisition, one troop of the 3d Dragoon Guards, and
one troop of the 14th Light Dragoons, were some time in the
forenoon of the day assembled in Queen-square, under the per_
sonal command of him, Lieut.-Colonei Brereton, he, the said
Lieutenant-Colonel, shortly afterwards directed the said troop
of the 14th Light Dragoons to withdraw to their quarters at
Fisher's stables, adjoining to College-green, in the said city, on
the plea that their presence only exasperated the populace ; by
which proceeding the said Lieutenant-Colonel improperly
weakened the force assembled as aforesaid in Queen-square;
and for that afterwards, about noon of the same day, the said
Lieutenant-Colonel ordered the whole of the squadron of the
14th Light Dragoons, then quartered in the said city, including
the troop so withdrawn from Queen-square as aforesaid, to move
from Bristol to Reynsham, a distance of about five miles, con.
trary to the declared wishes and opinions of the said Magis_
trates, and in violation of the duty wherewith he was intrusted,
of guarding the peace of the city ; the said city being then in so
disturbed and riotous a state that the whole of the troops ought
to have been stationed where their services might have been
made available at the shortest notice.
3. For that he, Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton, stated to the
said Magistrates, or some of them, as a reason for moving the
said squadron as aforesaid from Bristol to Keynsham, on the
said Sunday, that the men and horses of the said squadron
wers in so jaded and exhausted a state that they were equal to
little or no execution (or words to that effect) ; whereas both
the said men and horses were at the time of their removal as
afforesaid in an efficient state, and fit for any duty that might
be required of them.
4. For that he, Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton, in the after-
noon of the said Sunday, repeatedly refused, in positive terms,
to comply with the directions and entreaties of the said Ma-
gistrates, requiring him to recall the said squadron from
Keynsham, and to employ" the troops under his command to
; check the tumult and riot in the said city, which were then in-
; creasing in an alarming manner, several of the public buildings
having been attacked and broken into by the rioters, with
every prospect of a still further extension of outrage, and of a
wide destruction of houses and property.

5. For that about four o'clock in the afternoon of the said
Sunday, when the rioters, after having broken into the Bride-
well of the said city, and released the prisoners therein, and
set the Bridewell on fire, were proceeding, as it appeared, to
the gaol to attack and break into the same; and when the said
Magistrates peremptorily required him (Lieutenant-Colonel
Bereton) to employ the force under his command in protecting
the-said gaol, and putting down the rioters (or to that effect),
he, the said Lieutenant-Colonel, refused or declined complying
with such requisitions ; and the said Lieutenant-Colonel, al-
though he afterwards sent a detachment of the 3d Dragoon
Guards to the said gaol, did however give positive orders to
Cornet Kelson, commanding the same, on no account whatever
to use force ; and that he was only to go to the gaol and come
back (or words to that effect). In conformity with which orders
the said detachment proceeded to the front of the said gaol, and
returned therefrom immediately, without having otherwise in- '
terrupted or interfered with the rioters, and this notwithstand-
ing that when the said detachment arrived at the said gaol the
rioters had broken into the same, and had released and were
releasing the prisoners, and were also preparing to set fire to
the Governor's house, within the said gaol, which house was
in fact fired and destroyed by the rioters shortly after the de-
parture of the said detachment from the front of the said gaol.
6. For that, about seven or eight o'clock in the evening of
the said Sunday, when the Bishop's Palace in Bristol had been
attacked by the rioters, and the Magistrates had thereupon re-
quired the attendance of the troops to save the said Palace ;
and when after the said rioters had broken in the gates of the said
Palace-court, and had also forced the main door of the Palace
itself, he, Lieut.-Colonel Brereton, with a detachment of the 3d
Dragoon Guards, under his immediate and personal command,
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remained in the said Palace-court wholly inactive, with the said
detachment, during the commission of various acts of outrage
by the rioters, under his own eyes, he, the said Lieutenant-Co-
lonel refusing or omitting to comply with the application of cer-
tain of the Bishop's servants, as well as of certain constables
and other persons there present, to afford them assistance, in
order to check the outrages of the rioters, and to save the said
Palace, and the property therein contained : and, on the con-
trary, thereof, he, the said Lieutenant-Colonel, gave most pe-
remptory orders to the said detachment not to use any violence
to the rioters, or to that effect, and passively permitted certain
of the rioters returning out of the said Palace, laden with its
plunder, to escape, and at the same time released, or caused to
be released, certain of the said rioters who had been appre-
hended in or about the said Palace, in the act of committing
outrages, or carrying off plunder, and whom the persons appre-
hending them had consigned or offered to consign to the cus-
tody of the said detachment.
7. For that he, Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton, about the hour
of eight or nine o'clock on the said Sunday evening, at a time
when the Mansion-house of the said city was in flames, and
when he, the said Lieutenant-Colonel was in the immediate and
personal command of a detachment of the 3d Dragoon Guards,
formed in Queen-square, in which square the Mansion.house
then stood, did, nevertheless, make no attempt whatever to ar-
rest the progress of such fire ; nor did he give any order, or
make any provision with the said detachment of Dragoon
Guards, to prevent the committing of further outrages, or the
firing of other houses and buildings by the rioters : but, on the
contrary thereof, after remaining near the said Mansion-house
for about ten minutes, he, the said Lieutenant-Colonel, marched
off with the !aid detachment, or with the greater part thereof,

which he ordered to return to its quarters ; thereby leaving,
throughout the whole evening and night, Queen-square, afore-
said, and its inhabitants, unprotected, and entirely under the
dominion of the rioters ; in consequence whereof the houses
and buildings composing two entire sides of the said square, in-
cluding the Mansion-house, the Customhouse, and the Excise.
office, in the course of the said night, were set on fire by the
rioters, and reduced to ashes.

S. For that he, Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton, on the arrival
in Bristol of the Doddington troop of Yeomanry Cavalry under
the command of Captain Cothington, about eleven o'clock on
the said Sunday evening, which arrival was reported to the said
Lieutenant-Colonel by the said Captain in person, neglected or
omitted to avail himself (as in his capacity of commanding of_
ficer of the troops in Bristol it was his duty to do) of the services
of the said troop of Yeomanry Cavalry, or even to give any dis-
tinct or sufficient orders for retaining the same in the city, al-
though numerous houses and buildings in different parts of the
city were then on fire, and although further conflagrations were
threatened and expected. .

9. For that he, Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton, having received
from the Mayor of Bristol a certain letter, dated twelve o'clock,
Sunday night, October 30, 1831, to the following effect—That
he, the said Lieutenant-Colonel, was to consider himself fully
authorised to take whatever steps, and to give whatever orders,
he, as the military commander of the troops in the said city,
might think fit to restore and preserve, as far as possible, the
public peace, did, nevertheless, for the space of nearly four
hours after he had received the said letter, which was soon after
the date thereof, neglect to take any steps, or to give any orders
to, or make any attempt whatever with, the troops under his
command, for the purposes in the said letter mentioned; but,
on the contrary thereof, he, the said Lieutenant-Colonel retired
to his bed, and remained there for several hours together during
the night of the said Sunday, the 30th, or morning of Monday,
the 31st of October, at a time when the rioters, without check
or controul, were committing acts of gross outrage, tumult, and
destruction, in various parts of the said city.
10. For that he, Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton, when he
was afterwards, about four o'clock in the morning of Monday,
the 31st of October, called out of bed by a Magistrate of the
said city, and desired by him to march troops instantly to
Queen's square, which was in danger of being entirely destroyed
by fire, manifested great reluctance to comply with such desire,
he, the said Lieutenant-Colonel, stating that the troops would
be of no use, for that the horses would not stand such a fire, or
other words to that effect.

11. For that he, Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton, at various
times, and on various occasions during the said Zth, 30th, and
31st days of October, when it was his duty to resist and put
down the rioters, weakly yielded to or temporised with them,
frequently shaking hands with them, addressing them fami-
liarly, and even using to them language which reflected on
the conduct of a portion of the troops under his command, and
which was calculated to add to the irritation of the rioters, and
at the same time to augment their confidence in their own
strength and power.
Such conduct as aforesaid, on the part of the said Lieutenant-
Colonel Brereton, evincing great want of the vigour and deci.
sion necessary for the duties in which he was engaged, being
highly disgraceful to his character as an officer, and prejudicial
to good order and military discipline, and tending to destroy
the confidence of the troops in their officers, and to reflect dis-
honour on his Majesty's service.
A very long list of the witnesses summoned at both
sides was then read over, together with a letter from Co-
lonel Brereton, requiring summonses for his witnesses;
and also desiring that he should not be prohibited during
the trial from summoning other witnesses, whose testi-
mony was now collecting by his solicitor. This request
was acceded to. _ _

The JUDGE-ADVOCATE read that part of the Act of
Parliament, referring to witnesses upon courts-martial,
exempting them from arrest, and making them liable to
attachment in case of non-attendance, or refusal to be
sworn.

The PRESIDENT directed all persons who were sum-
moned as witnesses to withdraw until their names were
called ; and Colonel Brereton was told, that if any persons
whom he intended to summon were now in Court, he
should make them withdraw, or otherwise he might be
precluded from the benefit of their testimony.
Notice was then given that the attendance of all wit-
nesses, except the municipal authorities of the city, would
not be required this day.
Major-General Sir CHARLES D'ALBIAC, the prosecutor,
then commenced his address.—He said, " Mr. President,
and the other Members of this honourable Court," and
continued that he appeared before them there at the suit
of the King, as the prosecutor of the prisoner at their bar.
It would be unnecessary for him to occupy their time in
expatiating on the nature of the charges against Colonel
Brereton, and would therefore content himself with saying
that amongst those charges there were some which bore
upon their face every character of culpability, indeed such
as he would say was unprecedented and unheard-of in the
case of a British officer. Neither would it be necessary for
him to detain the Court by observing on the great objects
of this most important trial. The Bristol riots with their
disgraceful consequences had been the theme of discussion
in every public and private society throughout the king-
dom. They had been canvassed by all, while some
ascribed the events which had occurred to one cause, and
some to others. Some there were who attributed all the
blame to civil authorities ; others there were who declared
the blame imputable to the military alone. All, however,
agreed that in some quarter or other there was great cul-
pability. These circumstances, joined with the important
circumstances of the case itself, had fixed upon these pro-
ceedings the attention of the entire public, as well as of
the army. The intensity of this interest was such as bad
rarely attached to any occurrence that ever came under the
cognizance of a military tribunal. This was also kept
alive by another circumstance, i. e. that never was there
a case, the leading facts and circumstances of which were
less distinctly known or understood, and yet there never
was a case in which the public had a right to a fuller in-
vestigation. He would Bay that the course of this trial
must bring before the Court questions which incidentally
involved a matter of the highest consideration,—he meant
that due concert and co-operation between the civil and
military bodies on occasions of riots or disturbances,
which required for their suppression the aid of the
military arm. Questions of this kind must constantly
arise in this discussion, and certainly questions more
momentous could not be raised. They affected both
the military and moral conduct of the soldier, and they
still more strongly affected the preservation of peace and
property,:and,indeed, touched upon every subject that was
dear to civilized society. Nor could such events, even
with reference to military duty alone, be deemed by the
Court as of light moment. Up to the present moment,
it might be said that the Bristol riots had been left with-
out any examination. The conduct of Colonel Brereton
had, indeed, been submitted to a preliminary investigation
before a Court of Inquiry, of which he (Sir C. D'Albiac)
had the honour to be President. The functions of such
a tribunal were rather like those of a Grand Jury ; they
were private, and their object was simply to ascertain
whether there was sufficient cause for particular inquiry,
and for exposing an officer of rank to the trouble and dis-
grace of a trial like the present. The person inculpated
was not allowed to be present, except through the in-
dulgence of the Court. To the Court of Inquiry thus
held he was anxious to allude, as his duty as President on
that occasion had obliged him to exclude the Public
Press from taking minutes of the proceedicgs—a course
which, though commented severely on by some, be
had the satisfaction to say, had received the sanction
of superior authority. It was proper he should tell
the Court that this trial would impose upon them no
ordinary weight of labour and anxiety. The evidence
would be very heavy, more from the number of per.
sons to be examined than from the nature of the evi-
dence to be adduced; nothing, however, should be want-
ing on his part to endeavour at such a classification
as would render it simple and perspicuous. It was neces-
sary also to say that the evidence would refer to the space
of threeNvhole nights and two days of almost perpetual
riot and alarm : occasional discrepancies in the evidence as
to the time and subordinate circumstances must therefore
occur. He, however, anticipated no difficulty in recon-
ciling these minor differences with the great features of the
events that had taken place ; nor had he any idea that the
evidence on any of the charges would be invalidated by such
slight differences as might appear in the testimony of par-
ticular persons. It would be presumptuous in him to at-
tempt to tell a Court constituted as this was, that the duty
of its members was to confine themselves simply to what
came judicially before them, and to found their determine-
tion simply upon the evidence that should be adduced.
That evidence it would he their duty well to weigh and
consider, and in arriving at their determination, they would
have to go through a long and desultory course of testi-
mony, which would be found by the Court a task particu-
larly arduous. If too that were felt so by the Court, com-
posed as it was of officers distinguished in rank, and of ac-
knowledged judgment and discretion in the service, how
must it be felt by the individual who bad thrown' upon
him the painful duty of sustaining this prosecution ?
Most ardently would he have wished that this duty had
fallen upon some one more competent to its discharge
than he was, and so powerful had this feeling been with
hint, that he had often considered within himself whether
his Majesty's service would not receive great benefit
by his soliciting an exemption from the task he was
then endeavouring to fulfil. He was, however, withheld
from doing that by the same principle which had governed
his conduct during a long professional career—namely, the
principle that it was his duty not to shrink from the per-
formance of any duty imposed upon him by his King. He
was deeply sensible, however, that through want of skill,
he might fail to press home guilt upon the prisoner, and
then perhaps be accessary to his escape. If that were
the case, he hoped it would be attributed to a want of
power on his part, and not to any lack of zeal for the ho-

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flour of the army or the service of his King. Stiehl'
dulgetice as this he would expect from this Court as 0,
front the clem-ncy of his King. One circumstance'
must dwell a little upon—i. e., that he came into 11
Court without the slightest tinge of prejudice or partial!
towards the prisoner. This bolt had devolved upon
solely on account of having presided over the Court
Inquiry. To him Colonel Brereton had been previO'
unknown ; and from the moment he had received IA
Hill's command to preside, he had withdrawn his strt
tion from everything which might tend to inculpate'
prisoner, whether in private conversation or through'
medium of the press. The Gallant General then
into a long and elaborate account of the various OA
with the evidence he should adduce in support of the
Time will not allow us to notice this, nor indeed bre
permitted us to give more than a very brief outline of '
opening speech, which was delivered throughout in
of the highest and most gentlemanly feeling.
The first evidence handed in was documentary, con..,
ing of 11 letters either received by the prisoner or writ
by him to the different authorities at the Horse Guards'

They were admitted by Colonel Brereton,
The Ist was a letter of the 24th of October, dated fro') 1
Horse Guards, addressed to Colonel Brereton. It anno'' I
the arrival of three troops of dragoons to obey the command'
the Magistrates of Bristol, and directedthe Colonel to put 1
self in communication with them.
2d. A letter from Colonel Brereton to the Quarter-Mae
General of the Forces, dated 25th October, acknowledgissl
ceipt, and that he was in communication with the Magistrate
3d. A copy of a letter, dated Horse Guards, 28th Oct'
1831, to Lieutenant-Colonel Brereton, from Lord Fitzro/
merset, Military Secretary to Lord Hill, desiring Colonel 1
reton to report the next day if there was any disturbance 01
public peace at Bristol, and the circumstances attending
disturbance.
4th. A letter from Colonel Brereton, dated Bristol,
October, 1831, five o'clock, p. m., to Lord Fitzroy Some
acknowledging the former letter ; and said, that by desire 01
Magistrates he brought the troops into town ; that on the
proach of Sir C. Wetherell there was some hissing ; but
the mob was not so great as might be expected ; that about
o'clock some stones were thrown on a prisoner being take
gaol, but that no rescue was effected.
sth. Letter from prisoner of same date, half-past five eel
p. m., addressed to Lord Willoughby Gordon, Quarter-10
General—nearly a repetition of the former letter to Lord ,
roy Somerset.
6th. Copy of a letter from Colonel Brereton, dated 131'
district, Oct. 31, IE3I, half-past 4, p. m., addressed to 1 -
Fitzroy Somerset. It stated in continuation, that about
o'clock the Mayor again called for the assistance of the 00
and that they arrived time enough to save the Mansion-h'
from being burned; that the mob afterwards became fur''
and the 14th were obliged to fire, and one man was killed.
on Sunday morning the mob again assaulted, and the 14th
fired, killing one, and wounding three or four more ; that it,
considered advisable to remove the 14th ; expressed fear'
the night would not pass over quietly, and that a strong mil'
force was absolutely necessary.
7th. Letter from Colonel Brereton to Lord Fitzroy Some
dated Bristol, 31st of October, 1831, stating, that after hi,
letter the mob went to the work of devastation without
military being able to resist, and there being in fact no'
force. It then gave a list of the fires ; stated that the 14th'
ordered again in ; another troop on the march from Glouce
and part of the Bedminster yeomanry, had joined ; that Cal'
Codrington's troop had come in about twelve o'clock the
before, but not finding a Magistrate on the spot, they
marched back again.
Bth. A letter from Colonel Brereton to Lord Fitzroy S°s
set, dated Bristol, Ist of November, 1831, with an encle -
signed "T. Pearson, Major-General," addressed nIY
Colonel," and presumed to mean Lieutenant-Colonel Brero
The letter said that the removal of the 14th Dragoens ws
on his own opinion merely. The enclosure was to the e •
that he did not hesitate to say the continuance of that
force would have endangered the safety of the small boa'
troops, from the fury of the countless thousands of the citi,
and would also have made the loss of private property gel'
that it unfortunately was.

9th. A letter from Colonel Brereton, dated Bristol, 14°'
1831, to the Deputy.Adjutant-General, acknowledged the
ceipt of a letter of the day before, stating that he had all
himself of the recruiting service, GO in number, and 64 I
sioners, who were stationed in the ruins of the city gaol.
10th. A copy of a letter from Lord Fitzroy Somerset
Colonel Brereton, dated Horse Guards, October 31, 1831,
ing receipt of prisoner's letters of the 29th and 30th of Oct°
which were laid before Lord Melbourne, who ordered 0
cession of force. Lord Melbourne would not, without fuel
evidence before him, observe further than that the remo''
two thirds of the small force at his disposal appeared highly
prudent.
11th. A letter from Colonel Brereton to Lord Fitzroy S$
set, dated Bristol, Nov. 3, 1831 : it was in answer to that
graph relating to Lord Melbourne's disapproval of sending',
the 14th Dragoons. It went to defend the line of condi'',
pursued, stating that his situation was unenviable, as hells,
an inadequate force, and no aid whatever from the magise,
Mr. Serjeant Ludlow, the town-clerk of Bristol,
then called and examined on the first charge only, AI
was read.
Question—You are, I believe, the town-clerk of the
of Bristol ? Answer—l am.
Were you personally known to Lieutenant-Colonel Br
ton previously to the 29th of October last ?—Not at 1,
Were you at the Mansion-house on Saturday eve
the 28th of October last ?—I was there from twelve o'e;
at noon, till after twelve at night.
Was there a riotous and tumultuous assembly in the
mediate vicinity of the Mansion-house that evenilll
There was an assembly, and, in my opinion, riotous
tumultuous.
Were the troops called out on that occasion, and
whom were they commanded ? ,They were called and I presume, they were commanded by Colonel Bret,
'Was Was proclamation made on that occasion, as require'
the Riot Act ?--I believe it was; but cannot pose
swear to the fact.
Did you hear, or do you know of any orders that
given upon that occasion to Lieutenant-Colonel Brete;
for repelling the tumult and dispersing the rioters ?
know that orders were given ; but I think it woo'
better if I were to state the facts as they occurred 0,
time. I know that orders were given to Lieute!
Colonel Brereton at the Mansion-house, upon his strf'
to clear the streets, to disperse the mob, and get the
quiet as soon as he could.
Were the rioters promptly and effectually disperse
compliance with the orders for that purpose then $
to Lieut.-Colonel Brereton ?—ln my opinion 00
promptly and effectually as they might and ough'
have been.
For how long a period did riot or tumult, or diet:
ance, continue, after Lieut.-Colonel Brereton was ore
to disperse the rioters?—That state continued from
to time, until after twelve o'clock, when I left the 1".
lion-house. •
Be pleased to relate to the Court any further ;nil
tion you possess, arising from your personal knowl
touching the conduct of Lieut.-Colonel Brereton, on
(I
night, with reference to the charge now under conar, t'
tion ?—When Colonel Brereton and the troops eat? '"
the Mansion-house door, the people on the outside
engaged in battering the front door. They had bat°
in one of the windows on the ground-floor, and soli
them had entered into the dining-room. The imme:
effect of the arrival of the troops was to remove them'
the front of the Mansion-house, but they did not 4,
draw far. I repeatedly noticed that after the people
withdrawn from the streets, while the soldiers were f
ing, they returned again to the front and very door of
Mansion-house immediately after the troops bad pal
A great many atones were thrown at the windows, and
indications of tumult and violence did not appear te-
to decrease materially. Colonel Brereton oceasict
went down stairs, and returned. He said
they (the people) appeared to be very good hurne°
and he had no doubt he could walk them
by merely walking the horses about. Just before
occasions two of the soldiers of the 14th bad been broi
in wounded, one of them very seriously. I asked Cciij
Brereton on one of these occasions if he thought
were symptoms of the good humour of the people ow,-
doors. I said also that the mob appeared increasing 11_,
than lessening, and certainly intimated to him that it
w;
be desirable to get the city quiet at that time at 01 "
Cannot tell exactly what Colonel Brereton's answers tr,
but the effect of them was to induce me to ask him wile, .'
he had any secret instructions from the War-offiee-
Horse Guards, to prevent him from attending to the'" •
rections of the Magistrates. He said, my direction°.
to attend to the order of the Magistrates. I then said!,
Mayor and several Magistrates being in the dining-5
" Your directions are immediately to clear the 90
and get the city quiet as soon as you can," or words to,
effect certainly. Some sort of cavalry movement i
made by the troops into the interior of the square le,
the people had collected. That was railed off, and
troops went in and drove them out, and after thatl
people went into the courts in front of the houses.
also again occasionally came in front of the Mane'
house, and continued in part the same sort of coop
which prevailed in the early part of the evening.
short, they were not effectually dispersed. Late io
evening, probably eleven o'clock, an officer, I believe e,
4th Dragoons, came into the Mansion-house. Ca,:
Brereton was in the room at the time. The officer sti
that his troops were receiving considerable annoyanel
one of the stieets near the Mansion 'house, the situate
which he described. He said the lamps had been put:
that it was quite dark, and the people, when fullowei
the soldiers, retreated into some boats or barges co
were lying in the river, from which they annoyed, -
troops, where of course they could not follow. BC

he wished to fire a few ball cartridges in that direction.
• °lle of the Magistrates, I believe Mr. Alderman Daniel,
laid that from the situation in which the boats were de-

scribed to be, there were probably a good many market
People there, and they were probably the market boats,
1,11(1 it would be desirable to avoid injuring those persons,
If possible. One of the gentlemen present, I believe a
special constable—said, " Let me have 25 men, and be
supported by the troops, and I will undertake to go down
end dislodge the people from the boats." That certainly
Would have been undertaken if it were not for what Colo-
llel said. He said, "If you take my advice,
You'll let them alone. It is getting very late, and if you
don't disturb them, they will go home to bed." Some
observations were then made as to the necessity of getting
the city into a state of peace and quietness; to which
Colonel Brereton answered, that his men should patrol
the streets during the night, and he would be answerable
for the peace of the city, or words to that effect. The
officer of the 14th then went away, and so did Colonel
Brereton, and I saw no more of him that night, as well
as I recollect.

When you on behalf of the civil authorities gave direc-
tions to disperse the rioters and clear the streets, did Lieut.-
Colonel Brereton protest against, or in any respect dispute
your authority as the organ of the magistrates?—Not in
the slightest degree. I had been introduced to him as
such, and had repeated communications with him in that
capacity; besides, all this was in the presence of the civil
authorities.

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Were the rioters in fact dispersed from Queen-square, or
Were the streets in the vicinity of Queen-square cleared at
any one period from the hour when the troops arrived in
Queen-square on Saturday evening the 29th of October,
up to the period of your leaving Queen-square on that
night or the following morning ?—I should say that the
square was in a great measure, if not entirely, cleared when
I left, and that the people had then gone to the streets in
the neighbourhood. And as to that, I will say that the
people were then less riotous and not making so much
noise, or I should not have left the city.
The evidence of Mr. Serjeant Ludlow was then read
over, and he was then directed to attend at ten o'clock to-

morrow morning, in order to allow Colonel Brereton an
opportunity to cross-examine him.
The Court then adjourned at four o'clock until ten
o'clock to-morrow.

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