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

rIASFINGS.

(From the .11righttt Guardian.)
On Thursday last, at Brede, near Battle, a scene took
place which perhaps exceed* any thing yet repotted. .101 et
At 1, the assistant overseer of that parish, employed the
poor unfortunate ;ampere, and ditureisted them noire than
was actually necess try. Nearly starved, and driVen by
want to desperation), the poor came to a resolution that
things should no longer be endured. The threatening
aspect of affairs led to a conference between the' peasantry
and the farmers, one of the results of wide!: via that
Abel sinned quit the parish. Daring tiio period tif his
rower, this man had compelled the lalenwere to drag it vest
laden with beech, to a wharf some miles distant. The clay
following that of the meeting of the delegates of both p -
ties, the villagers leong!.t the curt to Abel's door, seiz:
him end placed him in it, with a rope round his neck, to
which a stone was tied. Without scarcely an exception
the whole of the inhabitants tecrompuital the labourers,
who thus drew him out of tier parish, attended by
" rough music." They at first fixed on the palish d.l
Westfield to deposit their load ; but his fame having
extended to that hamlet, be wits rejected by the people,
and the procession bent their steps to Vineball, near
Hobertabridge, where, it appears, rubbish-like, he was
" shot out" of the cart into the road, and there left with
this blessing, fleet if ever he made his appearance again
at Breit, he would get his head broke. We trust that
this proceeding will he 'a Ireton to those flinty-hengedi
assistantsvrtrgners, Who seem to make a merit of oppress-
ing the poor confided to their rare. On theme 'pone Men's
return, after this exploit, they toll the farmers, their dna,.
term—that if they could not regulate matters, they would,
if it were left to them t which the Linnets, to 'reap them
quieti agreed to. In the first place," they tepbed,
" you pay too touch by owe-half to your Parson—lot
shall nut have so touch." They then went to the Pawn
(Hill), and told him what they had fixed as leis denemel.
He replied, through fear perhaps, th,es he would *moth's
It appears now that 24, a day in winter, ant! te. Old. a
day in summer, is to be the regulation and.law of Ilrelre.
At Gurgling, near this place, the paupers gave notice
to the heads of the parish that their cotnpany was rd queeted,
to meet them at ten o'clock in the forenoon of Monday,
with this addition, that if they did not come they wliuld
be fetched. But few were ahsent from the meeting, at
which about 120 labourers were assembled. They very
soon informed their late masters that they did nut any
longer intend to go on in misery ; they bad resolved ne
receiving higher wages. " Whet wipe did they seek r
The reply was, " 2s. 3d. a day till summer, Mt then 2s
6d. ; we only want to be paid for our labour, and that
you may meet this fair demand, you most shake off the
oppression of the tithes. Mr. Parson (he was there), we
say to you that, as your demand on the parish has ten
raised to about 8001. a.)ear fur a very Huh, done by you,
we demand that you the Immediately give up IWO/. a.vear
to our employer.." The Parson very readily age ert! to
do so, the men gave three cheers, and every one went to his
late unsettled home with happiness beaming in his omen-
tamer.

Oa Monday morning, about seven o'clock, a large
barley stack, belonging to Mr. Moses Fielder, of East-
bourne, WWI discovered to be on fite. By great exertions
Mr. Fielder was enabled to stop the flit ther progress of
the flames. Had it not been day-light much mischief
must have followed.

Sundry night a straw-barn, WI of straws belonging to
Mr. JIM* Ililarr, of lionortabriiige, wa• burst to tho
ground.

There was a full meeting of klagiatrates at the Cicorv,
fettle, on kforiday. The WWII was full of labourers,
amounting to nearly 700. About 40 dragoons were in
readiness in case of any disturbance. Sir Gadfly
Webster, in a moat kind aliiitetgleti the num, tell-
ing them that they (thelegion-Ate%) would continue to Nit
et Battle, Ruhertebridge, and Hurst Green, till the
peasantry were perfectly estistiol All these places are iu
a convulsed state.

DESTRUCTION OF PROPERTY AT
BEDFONT.

Great alarm prevail' at Heurdinve, Bedford, Nortbhide,
Hampton, and Heston, amongst the Carmen and m 11647111.
turists, for the safety of their property, in consequence of
the work of inoemlieries having commenced in the rwigh-
bourbood above named, end threatening lettere have been
rent to the following farmers and gentlemen, who have
estates upon which they have for wome time octal marhineiy
instead of hartil.labouct....The Rev. Trimmer, at
Heston, one of the fikiistratee for the county; Mr. Polo,
at Heston, of the firm of lien and Orirsell, the hoildere
in the York-road ; Mr. Taylor, of Hampton ; Mr. Par-
sham, of Northhide ; Mr. Sherborneo of BL.dfoor, anti
many others. The threatening epistler are signed 'as they
are in Kent, with the name of " Swing," nail are dio
name purport. About a fortnight since one of them was,
rent to Mr. Sherborsw, of iletlfout, 'teetering that, tio.
less he immediately dispetered with his threshing.-machioro,
his barns ehould be rased to the ground. Mr. Sher•
borne took no notice of the threat, *ids the exception of
keeping a sharp lookout after any auspicious rharecters.
On Tuesday afternoon lad, Raton two o'clock, it in said
that two reolpeetably.tireloed men, who wi re travelling in
a lonouche, stopped a boy on the road, and ono of them
said, " Who's your master, hey?" The lad replied,
"Master Sherborne, Sir." "Oh I then tell him to keep
a look-out," and then (hove on. The boy, it is said, told
his matter of the eircumstence upon his return, yet still it
did not excite any alarm in Mr. Sherbortte. About teat
o'clock, however, the Mae night,', his two barns, several
outhounes and stabling, were discovered to be
elll fire, and
the Flames were an rapid that very little of the stock
could
be !laved. The villagers, as may well be imagined, as well
us those adjacent, were roused to the highest elate
alarm, especially those to whom letters hail been sent,
The inwndiaries, previotio to firing the &Wrier, hail P.,-
moved the horses to a place of lady hard by, where they
were found afterwards. The Magirtrates and the iotod
respectable fanners ant using every exertion to scree oot
incendiaries, but up to last night not the remeriet clue
could be obtained.