and a hay-rick, the property of Mr. Wallis, of Broadmayne, was burnt on Monday. At Blandford and the eastern part of the county, the labours dispersed on being assured that their wages should be increased. WIMBORNE, Dec. 4.On Wednesday morn. ing a fire broke out at the farm at Old Luna. I have been to the place; it is a very lone surat # BEDFORDSHIRESA PAY DARING RIOT.On Thursday, a desperate riiot took place in the village of Stotfield, Bed-place; and I cannot find that any suspicious persons had been seen about the premises. A straw-rick caught fire, which was consumed, aud without injuring any of the corn-ricks or premises which were very near. It must have been the act of an incendiary. : DEAR SIR, LINCOLNSHIRE. Lincolnshire, 7th Dec. 1830. fordshire. For some days previous, indications of the pending storm were discoverable in the conduct and declarations of the labouring classes. On Wednesday evening, they began to assemble, and many of the more peaceable inhabitants were forcibly dragged from their beds, and compelled to join the rabble. They SPALDING, Dec. 4.-There was a thrashingthen proceeded to the residences of the more machine burnt last night at Moulton, about respectable inhabitants, demanding an in-four miles from this place, which a person crease of wages, &c. They separated for the there very foolishly used in thrashing his night, on being informed that their com- corn, and the straw and about seven quarters plaints should be attended to in the morning. of wheat were destroyed. Long before daylight, however, they collected again, and compelled every man and boy that was willing to work to join them; those who proceeded with their horses to plough, &c. Your last Register mentions two fires that were forcibly taken away, and the horses have occurred in this neighbourhood: since turned adrift. About ten o'clock, when the that account reached you there has been vestry assembled, they demanded to be exempt another fire, which took place upon a farm at from the payment of taxes (every house hav- Saltflectby, a village situate in the centre of ing been heretofore in the assessment, and our immense and fertile marshes. In addithe rates of those who were considered inca- tion to these overt acts of revenge, numerous pable, were allowed by the vestry in the over-threatening letters have been sent to various seers' accounts.) They next demanded the dis- individuals, so that dismay and consternation missal of the assistant-overseer; and they prevail all over; frightened magistrates sit then demanded that every man should receive in divan; large rewards are offered for the dis2s. per day for his work. The vestry, finding covery of offenders; police officers and local they could not comply with the demands of constables are prowling about (their palms the mob, broke up. The infuriated assembly (from 100 to 200 in number) then went through the village, demanding bread from the bakers, beer from the publicans, and money from the inhabitants generally; such as resisted their demands had a forcible entrance effected into their houses, and were eventually obliged to comply. Some violent remarks were levelled at the now resident Vicar, who had rendered himself obnoxious to them by an increase in his composition for tithes at the last audit. The lessee of the great tithes was also the object of their vilifying aspersions. On separating, they declared that if their demands were not complied with, they would have recourse to further violence. A great number of special constables were, however, in the interim, sworn in, and several of the ringleaders were taken into custody. DORSETSHIRE. At Preston, near Weymouth, on Tuesday, two hay ricks were destroyed by fire; the supposed incendiary is in custody. On Wednesday evening, 300 to 400 labourers assembled at Henstridge and Tomer Farm, and destroyed three thrashing-machines, the latter the property of Sir William Medlycott, Bart. Mr. Harding of Stinsford, has had two ricks, one of wheat and the other barley, consumed; itching for gold); every night-traveller is regarded with suspicion, and particularly if he be seen on horseback! the farm-houses are converted into sentry-boxes, and the farmers themselves sit up all night to watch, with candles burning and with their friends and them in the hour of apprehended danger, relatives (where they are at hand) to assist thus completely realising the picture drawn in one of your many slighted warnings eight or ten years ago. Farmers not insured are now anxious to insure, if they can. Ah! if they had treated their labourers justly, or, not being able to afford better wages, had explained to the men the real cause of their common grievances, and co-operated with them in seeking a common remedy; if they had done these things, they would have Those of the farmers (but they are few) who needed no other insurance from injury now. have acted this kind part towards the men, feel safe in the midst of all this danger. Some such honest fellows I know, and am only reporting their own confessions. But the mass of the farmers and landlords have acted a different part. It is impossible to forget the careering insolence of "Yeomanry Cavalry" during the times of high prices: they were then the loud-mouthed, the clamorous bulldogs of the aristocracy against "Jacobins and Levellers;" they then roared out in their drunken toasts, fit is impossible to forget this,)" Here's Old England! and those who don't like it, damnem let 'em leave it!" How do they like Old England now? They ought to like it, for its present state is, in a great degree, of their own producing however, if they dont like it let them call in the re-poor and the wages low." Let all the farmers, formers to mend it, for there is no other alternative. The labourers are already better off: they have obtained a rise of wages; they have gained a portion of their rights by making an appeal to the fears of their employers who have shown no sense of justice, and they will henceforward know how to pre-endure greater vent a relapse: it now remains for the farmers will act justly. and landlords, for their own sakes rather than the labourer is for the men's, to turn machine-breakers them-pressed, he has selves, and to persevere until they have de-spirit to resent it. stroyed the machinery of boroughmongering. An attempt has been made to raise a body of special constables, but though the object is proper enough, yet, out of a population of some thousands, not more than seventy or eighty persons have come forward, and most of them have come forward because they dare not refuse, having been solicited by wealthy customers, tax-eaters, and others of that well. known description. The truth is, that all men now perceive that the labourers have been starved into rebellion, or revenge, by a long course of cruel oppression: most persons, therefore, compassionate their case, and say: "The labourers have long been robbed of their wages, and the farmers and landlords are now losing the proceeds of the robbery." This consideration it is which diminishes the horrors of the fires; and as the sworn patrons of corruption have at length learnt that there is a certain limit which even their well-backed tyranny cannot transgress with impunity, reflecting men can draw consolation from this excess of evil, which will most assuredly bring its own cure, will most assuredly make Oppression relax its iron grasp, and prove the harbinger of a day of justice and retribution to injured millions. If they had treated us poor creatures better, it would not have come to this," said the wife of a labouring man, who lives in the neighbourhood of a terrible parson-justice, in my hearing, the other day. Tyrants of all descriptions now tremble in their shoes, and there is one class, above all others, like condemned criminals, await their approaching end in silence. There are base creatures hereabouts who would fain attribute these fires to you! Guilty wretches! Callous as their consciences are, it seems they are not callous enough to bear the intruding thought that all this evil is the result of the system which they have supported, and which you have denounced, for more than a quarter of a century! By way of comment, take the following fact. A farmer residing in a parish closely adjoining to the one (South Reston) in which nine stacks were burnt, a week ago, told me yesterday that one of his labourers observed to him, in a copversation about these fires, "Why the farmers cannot give higher wages: I bought a little SIR, P To the Editor of the Register. As the following short narrative affords a striking example of the grievous oppression of the tithe laws, and of the vigorous rapacity with which they are sometimes enforced, and as it is free from all personal invective, and unaccompanied with any comment or observation, I trust you will allow it a place in your Weekly Journal. A respectable freeholder in Herefordshire, who from the enormous rate demanded for Composition, judged it expedient to pay his tithes in kind, granted to his workmen (I believe 4 or 5 in number) a few roods of land for growing potatoes, for the use of themselves and fami lies, and which these men cultivated with much toil and labour, chiefly in hours which they borrowed from those generally appropriated to rest and repose. When the fruit of their labour had come to maturity, and the season had arrived for laying up this little (though to them important) store of humble provision, they were informed a tenth belonged to the Rector. Nothing dismayed by this consideration, but confidently believing that under such circumstances he would readily. grant them a remission of his claim, they applied to him for that purpose, and though he is a highly dignified divine, loaded with pluralities, and whose church revenues an nually amount to many thousands, he sternly refused them, and insisted on his claim, even to the last potatoe. Is this in accordance with the emphatic precept of his great divine Master, "He who giveth to the poor, leudeth unto the Lord ?" A FREEHOLDER. lose no time in acquainting you that it has been observed with great regret that the Justices of Peace and others have in many instances, under the influence of threats and intimidation, and the apprehension of violence and outrage, advised the establishment of an uniform rate of wages to be paid for labour in their respective neighbourhoods, and have also, from the same motives, in many iustances recommended the discontinuance of the employment of machines used for thrashing out corn and for other purposes. Reason and experience concur in proving that a compliance with demands so unreasonable in themselves, and urged in such a manner, can only lead, and probably within a very short period of time, to the most disastrous results; and that the tranquillity which is obtained by concessions grounded upon principles so erroneous is likely to be of very transient duration. The Justices of Peace must be aware that they are invested with no general legal authority to settle the amount of the wages of labour; and any interference in such a matter can only have the effect of exciting expectations which must be disappointed, and of ultimately producing, in an aggravated degree, a renewed spirit of discontent and insubordination. Upon the second point it is only necessary to observe, that these machines are as much entitled to the protection of the law as any other description of property, and that the course which has been taken of prescribing or recommending the discontinuance of them is, in fact, to connive at, or rather to assist in, the establishment of a tyranny of the most oppressive character. His Majesty's Government are fully sensible that allowance is to be made for the new and difficult circumstances in which Magistrates have been placed, by the recent disturbances which have occurred in various parts of the kingdom; but under no difficulty, nor in any extremity, ought principles so contrary to the general interests of the community, and so injurious more especially to the welfare of those who have been deluded into the commission of these offences, to be recognized, still less to be sanctioned, by persons in authority, whose duty it is at all hazards to maintain the authority of the law, and to secure the liberty of the subject. His Majesty's Government feel deeply for the sufferings and privations which have of late years pressed, and still continue to press, severely upon the labouring classes of the community. They are anxious to adopt, as speedily as possible, every practicable and reasonable measure for their alleviation; but they are also entirely convinced that these sufferings will only be iucreased and protracted by a course of concession to violence and tumult. It is my duty, therefore, to recommend in the strongest manner, that, for the future, all Justices of Peace and other Magistrates will oppose a firm resistance to all demands of the nature above described, more especially when accompanied with violence and menace; and that they will deem it their duty to maintain and uphold the rights of property of every description against violence and aggression. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, MELBOURNE. From the LONDON GAZETTE, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 1830. BANKRUPTCY ENLARGED. OGILVY, J., Fleece-yard, Tothill-street, Westminster, and Barge-yard, Bucklersbury, cabriolet-proprietor. BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. ROSE, J. E., Bath, linen-draper. BANKRUPTS. ALEWYN, J., Fenchurch-street, merchant. ALLEN, S., Stratford, Essex, coal-merchant. BRICKNELL, J. P. A., Exeter, haberdasher. COPE, H., Barnet, tailor. DELVES, R., Tunbridge Wells, lodging. house keeper. DRYSDALE, J., Little Hermitage-street, Wapping, ship-chandler. HUMFREY, J., Manningtree, Essex, winemerchant. JOSEPH, A., Penzance, flour-dealer. Cheshire, inn keeper. PADLEY, W., Tetford, Lincolnshire, common brewer. PLUMMER, J., and W. Wilson, Fenchurchstreet, merchants. SHIRREFF, M. A., Mount-street, Berkleysquare, milliner. SINDREY, W., Mitre Tavern, Fish-streethill, victualler. SMITH, G. B., Bristol, corn-factor. TUESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1830. INSOLVENT. DEC. 3.-MOORE, W. J., Derby, manu. facturing jeweller, BANKRUPTCY SUPERSEDED. KING, J., Lamb's Conduit-street, draper. BANKRUPTS. BOOT, J., Nottingham, bleacher BRISTOW, W., 4, Milner-terrace, New-cut, Lambeth, baker. DAYUS, H., Bankside, Southwark, engineer. FOGG, J., Manchester, surgeon and apothe SMITHFIELD-Dec. 6. PAGE, W. Back-hill, Clerkenwell, victualler. There is to-day a large market of Beef, and very fair of Mutton. Choice Scots obtain 4s., and the best selling Lincolns 3s. 8d. and 3s. 10d.; middling Beef is no better. The trade for Sheep may, doubtless, be considered VARLEY, J., Manchester, machine-maker. LONDON MARKETS. MARK-LANE, CORN EXCHANGE, DEC. 6.Although we had not a very abundant arrival of English Wheat, yet it was much larger this morning than it has been for some weeks past, and we found great difficulty, even where the quality was good, in supporting last week's prices, while all the middling and inferior sorts were rather lower than otherwise, and the stands at the close were not quite cleared. Flour remains at our last quotations. Barley was taken off at prices fully equal to last Monday, and in some few instances of picked samples for malting, rather more money was obtained. Oats are ready sale, at an advance of ls. per quarter. White and Grey Peas are dull, and scarcely maintain the prices of last week. In Beans of both sorts, or other articles, no variation. Rape Seed, per last ........ 66s. to 72s. 28s. to 32s. 30s. to 36s. 37s. to 41s. 40s. to 50s. 51s. to 54s. 30s. to 39s. 35s. to 43s. 30s. to 41s. 253. to 26s. 27s. to 28s. 55s. to 60s. 301. to 441. HOP INTELLIGENCE. BOROUGH, Monday.-Our Hop market remains steady at last week's advance on new Pockets and rather more inquiry for good 1826's and 1827's. Currency: New Sussex Pockets, 71. 15s. to 91.; Kent, 81. to 10/. 10s. ; choice, 11. to 134. 13s. 1828, 61. to 71. 10s. 1827, 86s. to 96s. 1826, 80s. to 90s. In our last week's account of the Worcester duty, the amount is 2,0291. 10s. 5d., instead of 2,4291. 10s. 5d. MAIDSTONE, Dec. 2.-Our Hop trade continues very dull, for, although the duty is come out and falls so much short of what it was laid at, still there has been little or no alteration in the trade worth notice. WORCESTER, Dec. 1.-The amount of the Duty for this district is stated at 2,0947. New Hops are on the advance. top prices are only made for any thing very complete. For the general trade to-day we call Downs 48. 4d.; half-breds, with difficulty, 4s. 2d.; and the white-faced light weights, rather under 4s. There is but little alteration in Veal, the best in very few instances exceeding a crown. Beasts, 3,135; Calves, 100; Sheep, 21,680; Pigs 190. SMITHFIELC-Thursday. This day's market exhibited about 30 highlyfattened oxen and steers, of exceedingly fine symmetry; the best of which were 10 Herefords, estimated to weigh, on the average, about 175 stone, of 8 lbs. each, belonging to Mr. Rowland, of Crislow, Bucks; but was otherwise but indifferently supplied. The prime Beasts abovementioned went off slowly, at from 4s. 2d. to 4s. 6d., whilst prime small Calves sold readily at an advance of 2d. per stone; but the trade was, otherwise, very dull, at little or any variation from Monday's quotations.-Prime Beef, from 3s. 4d. to 4s. 4d.; middling Beef, 2s. 6d. to 26. 10d.; inferior Beef, 2s. 4d. to 2s. 6d. Prime Mutton, 3s. 6d. to 4s. 6d.; middling Mutton, 2s. 6d. to 3s. ; inferior Mutton, 2s. 2d. to 2s. 4d. Veal, 3s. 4d. to 5s. 4d. Pork, 3s. 2d. to 4s. Ed.-per stone of 8 lbs., to sink the offal. Suckling Calves, from 12s. to 38s.; and quarter-old store Pigs, 12s. to 18s. each. Supply, as per Clerk's statement: Beasts, 506; Sheep, 3,700; Calves, 188; Pigs, 130. 3 per Cent. Cons. Ann. THE FUNDS. Englishmen to second my efforts. New Fri. Sat. Mon. Tues. Wed. Thur. arrangements have been made for ac82 83 82 83 83 83 MARK-LANE.-Friday, Dec. 19. The supplies are small, but the prices have not altered since Monday. There is but little demand to-day for any-thing. commodation at the Rotunda, which has made a difference in the expense. There are a PIT, a GALLERY, and Boxes, the price of admission to the two former 3d., to the Boxes 6d. HISTORY OF GEORGE IV.-I cannot promise No. 4 till the 1st of January. This case of the labourers demands all my time. I will devote it all to them, except what is absolutely demanded by COBBETT'S LECTURES. ON Wednesday next, the 15th instant, at EIGHT o'clock in the evening, I shall give a Lecture at the Great Theatre, at the Rotunda, Blackfriars Bridge my weekly dutise. (Surrey side), on the CASE OF THE LABOURERS OF ENGLAND. Havoc. The Article on the Ballot, from HE BALLOT. TAXES on LITERATURE, ing always, since I had the ability to do it, maintained the cause of this part of our countrymen, I will not now neglect my duty towards them, a duty the sacredness of which yields to no duty that imposes itself on man. every possible way in which I have the power to aid them, that power shall be employed; and I call upon all just In the Westminster Review, has been carefully abridged, and is now published at the low price of One Penny, for extensive distribution, forward the good cause, will be supplied at Persons in the Country, desirous of aiding 6s. per hundred. Also may be had, the Article on THE SIX ACTS especially TAXES on LITERATURE, Sixteen pages 8vo. 2d. W. Strange, 21, Paternoster-row, and all Booksellers. This day is published, price 1d., twelve pages 12mo., TOE to the LEGISLATIVE ANARCHS! or, Proofs, from the Laws of the Land, and from the flagitious Abuse of usurped Power, that the "Radical Sweeping Reform," denounced by Mr. BROUGHAM, is the only Reform with which the Starving People of Eng land ought to be satisfied. "Is any thing complained of as amiss ?-Instead of redress they give you an ORATION." LORD LITLLETON. London: W. Strange, 21, Paternoster-row, and all Booksellers. Printed by Wm, Cobbett, Johnson's-court; and published by him at 11, Bolt-court, Fleet-street. |