The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-22 00:00:00

ALARMING STATE OF CHICHESTER

AND ITS NEIGIIBpUR11001),

Cram oum, cutunzarEa CORRESPONDENT.)
CHICHESTER, HOV.

Last evening a man of gentlemanly address, appear-
ance, and appointments, well mounted, and in all respects
appearing of the better class, was apprehended at Nut-
bourne, near this city, and brought here for examination
Wore the Magistrates, on suspicion of being one of the
'promoters of the mischief which has lately occurred in
this district. The examination Wai strictly private, and
the result has not transpired, further than that a ennimu-
nielttioll on the subject was last night sent off to the office
of the Secretary of State. The man is a stranger, and I
understand that he refuses to give any account of himself,
or cannot do so vatisfactorily. He is detained.

(rant ANOMIR CORRESPONDIM)
The state of this city and neighbourhood has consi-
derably improved in tranquillity since Friday evening.
Yesterday (Saturday) the depot of the 52d Regiment of
Infantry marched into our barracks, and this- afternoon
the Dragoons are also marched into the barracks, where
the troops of the 2d Life Guards have been lying idle
during the whole week, the Magistrates having found the
civil power quite equal to preserving the peace, and the au-
thorities are quite in the dark as to the motive of Govern-
ment sending these troops here, where they will be useless,
or even worse than that, for it is well known that the ap-
pearance of the military oftener leads to a breach of the
peace than preserving it in these feuds; for in no instance
are the agricultural labourers disposed to riot or mischief
if we except the destruction of machines. A practical il-
lustration of the great majority may be instanced in the ap-
prehension of a ringleader on Thursday morning last by a
party of yeomanry and special constables, headed by his
Grace the Duke of Richmond, who, on addressing a large
party, requested they would state their grievance., when
the individual in question behaved in a most riotous and
insulting manner, exclaiming ONo geolitl"—" No psi.
owners !" &c. lee. When his Grace asked if the langu ige
was fitting to be addressed to him, the whole exclaimed
" No, no !" and he was instantly taken into custody, with
the opposition of only a single individual out of 300, the
whole of whom declared their willingness to wept any
Vrrns the Duke should make in their behalf. Nor have
the real agricultural labourers required more than any rea-
sonable nun would give, viz., from 10e. 6d. to 14s. per
week. That the state of excitation in which the neigh-
bourhood (we may say the whole country) has been
placed has been the means of bringing into action a set of
most worthless characters it cannot be denied, as on Sa-
turduy eleven of the most desperate were committed to
Petworth llridewell for trial, who, during the night
(Wednesday), bad extorted money from several farmers
and gentlemen at riosham, Fishboarn, &c., under the
threat of burning down their houses in case of refusal ; but
no fire., nor any destruction of property, has occurred ;
and this day (Sunday) all is perfectly quiet, and, in short,
a little inquiry would show how contemptible is the force
of the rioters. On Friday morning, the parish officers of
Westbourn met in vestry. The mob were drawn up in
the village, when they were separately asked if they were
volunteers or pressed men, when eleven only admitted they
were volunteers, and on the arrival of the Magistrates and
special constables, a short time afterwards, six of them
withdrew their plea of being volunteers, and declared for
being pressed men. Thus one of the most formidable
forces, and one having done the most mischief said at one
time to exceed 600, were dispersed in a fee; hours. The
neatest praise is due to the authorities in Chichester, who
have taken every precaution to preserve the peace. Up-
wards of 500 special constables for the county, end nearly
as many for the city have beers sworn in, and every thing
is now perfectly tranquil. The appearance of the military
is deprecated by all, and hopes era entertained that some
inquiry by the higher powers will And out at whose insti-
gation they were sent, far that they are not wanted all ad-
mit. A police-officer from London arrived in this city
en Saturday morning with, it is raid, a warrant from
Sir Robert Peel, against an individual who has lately been
residing a few miles out of the city, and he was appre-
bottled, and a very private examination took Ante at the
Council Chamber, before Lord G. Lennox, us late as 'nine
o'clock on Saturday night, but nothing has been suffered
to transpire. But whispers state the individual to be the
person who calls himself " Swing." He is detained in
custody wt the inn. Mr. R. Roper, of the town clerk's
office, left fur London at twelve o'clock en Saturday night,
eoppois,d to be connected with the apprehension of the
admeas individual, end to report the state of the city and
*eight-saw hood, Not a single fire has taken Ova within
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