preparatives, on the part of the Commanding Officer, boding a warm reception from the soldiers. Having vainly attempted to cut the boat adrift, their fury found vent in execrations, and wishes for the sinking of the vessel, ere her crew should trouble their confederates at Bristol. On approaching the scene of action, Colonel Love heard firing, and quickened his pace, but, to his surprise, met with no one to give him directions or information, although he had twice sent to the Civil Authorities to announce his approach. On entering the city by Park-street, a quarter principally inhabited by respectable persons, Colonel Love ordered his drums to strike up. In an instant every sash was thrown up, and ladies appeared, cheering the troops in the most enthu siastic manner-calling out with grateful emotion,-"Thanks, thanks, brave fellows; you are come to save us from pillage and death." Many ladies and gentlemen rushed from their houses to the street, to welcome their deliverers, as they styled the soldiers. The veterans present had never witnessed a scene of more extravagant joy, even when they fought as the liberators of oppressed nations, amidst the horrors of actual and foreign war. It was a scene which no soldier present will readily forget, and the memory of which will serve as an incentive to the faithful and manly discharge of his constitutional duties. Shortly after, Colonel Brereton made his appearance, and directed Colonel Love to march to Queen-square, where he would join and give him orders; which, however, he failed to do. Having waited an hour, and feeling for the fatigued state of his men, who had now been for fourteen hours in movement, Colonel Love at length proceeded to the Council-chamber. Here he found the Mayor, and having expressed his resolution to keep his men together, and not scatter them in billets, he received permission to place them were he liked. Old soldiers, in these cases, are not difficult: so the gallant Colonel contented himself with putting half of his men into the ball-room of the White Lion, and lodging the remainder in the Guildhall. On Thursday Colonel Love, with his companies, embarked for South Wales, whither he was summoned by the apprehension of riots at Merthyr Tidvil. Thither many of the villains from Bristol, and others of the same stamp, but more decent appearance, from Birmingham, had repaired, to excite the inflammable population of that neighbourhood to repeat the scenes of Bristol-a calamity which was only prevented by the judicious disposition of the troops, and the activity and determination of the Magistrates. The contagion did, however, extend to Bath, Worcester, Coventry, and some other places; but by prompt and resolute measures on the part of the Authorities and respectable inhabitants, the march of anarchy was, for the time, arrested. Of the Bristol Riots we could supply abundant anecdotes, did our time or limits permit. We have been rather solicitous to give the principal features of these events in historical order, and to record the official documents connected with them, than ous. to diverge into details, which might prove revolting or invidiWe may mention, by the way, that during the fire at the Mansion-house, a man was observed to take a pigeon from under his coat, having round its neck a ticket marked "Nottingham." On the person of another, who was killed by one of the 14th, was found a list of the houses to be burnt. We have reason to believe that the number of rioters cut down by the troops or self-destroyed by their own excesses, fell little short of 500-a number in itself sufficient to perpetrate enor mous mischief. We affect no sympathy for the atrocious criminals, thus overtaken by a most righteous retribution. When the riots at Bristol had assumed a serious aspect, a brigade of artillery, with a supply of ammunition, under Major Walcot, was ordered to proceed with all speed from Woolwich to that city. This forced march was effected with characteristic rapidity. The presence of a single piece of artillery at an early stage of the riots, would probably have had a decisive effect. On Tuesday morning, the 1st November, Major-General Sir Richard Jackson, Deputy-Quarter-Master-General, arrived at Bristol to take command of the troops, which now began to pour into the city and its neighbourhood. [To insert in this Appendix the "Personal Narrative" of Major Mackworth, mentioned by the Correspondent of the United Service Journal, would be to enter into a repetition of numerous facts already detailed in the foregoing pages; and we must further remark, that some of the Major's statements, for which we presume he too hastily adopted the information of other persons, are now known to be incorrect.] SPECIAL COMMISSION FOR THE TRIAL OF THE RIOTERS, At the Guildhall, Bristol, January 2d, 1832. BEFORE Sir NICHOLAS CONYNGHAM TYNDAL, Knt., Sir J. B. BOSANQUET, Kt. Sir W. E. TAUNTON, Kt. The Judges were met at Totterdown by the Sheriffs, GEORGE BENGOUGH and JOSEPH LAX, Esqrs., the Under-Sheriff, W. O. HARE, Esq. and a numerous body of police. The procession moved on slowly through a line of special constables, marshalled and directed by Mr. Dowling, a superintendant of the metropolitan police; and no disturbance occurred. Merchant Tailors' Hall, Broad-street; the new Wool Hall, Thomas-street; and the late Armoury, Stapletonroad, were fitted up as barracks for the military. Beds and bedding for 1500 men were forwarded from Woolwich. Major-General Jackson was in the military command of the district. At eleven o'clock the Judges entered the Guildhall, and took their seats on the Bench. They were accompanied by his Grace the Duke of Beaufort. The Commissions of Oyer and Terminer and General Gaol Delivery having been read, the Lord Chief Justice adjourned the Court till one o'clock. The Judges then went to their lodgings in Park-street, from whence they were escorted with the usual state and ceremony to the Cathedral, where divine service was performed, and an admirable sermon was preached by the Rev. Professor LEE, from Proverbs xvi. 12,"For the Throne is established by righteousness." At two o'clock the Judges returned to the Guildhall. There were about five hundred persons, including a considerable number of special constables, in Court. The following Gentlemen were sworn of the Grand Jury:Thomas Kington Bayley, Foreman. Charles Bowles Fripp Thomas Hill William Ford William Watson Thomas Daniel, Jun. Adam Holden James Moore John Tomlinson James Lean John Hurle John Manningford William Morgan Richard Ricketts John May Joseph Metford, Jun. Henry Seeley Robt. Edward Case Thomas W. Radcliffe The LORD CHIEF JUSTICE addressed the Grand Inquest in the following terms : "Gentlemen of the Grand Jury,-We are assembled on the present occasion, by virtue of the special commission of his Majesty, for the purpose of inquiring into, hearing, and determining certain charges of no ordinary stamp and character, founded upon acts of tumultuous outrage, violence, and rapine, which have recently taken place within this city. "This proceeding, his Majesty, out of his paternal solicitude for his subjects, has thought fit to institute, rather than to leave the investigation and punishment of such charges to the ordinary course and stated periods of the administration of criminal judicature within this city; for in the case of offences at once so alarming to the public tranquillity, and so dangerous to the property and safety of individuals, it is of the first importance to make it known to all, that inquiry and punishment follow close upon the commission of crime, in order that the wicked and ill-disposed may be deterred by the dread of the law from engaging in similar enormities, whilst the peaceable and industrious may look up to it with gratitude and affection, for the safeguard which it extends over their persons and property. But it forms, perhaps, a still stronger reason for an early trial of these charges, that where |