The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-19 00:00:00

STATE OP TIH COUNTRY.

By. some accounts received yesterday, it would appear
that the burning* of farming stock are approaChing nearer
to London. A gentleman who holds an extensive firm io
the tieighbourhood of II rmpton was informed in ts letter
from his superintendent, that he distinctly saw three fires
on Tuesday.evening--one in the direction of Vglusm, alto •
slier in that of Retlfoni, and a third in the neighbourly-gni
of Ditton or East Moulaay. On the farm first alluded to
there seems to have been a narrow escape from a similar
calamity, as the bailiff, in passing near a large oat rick,
premed his font ity accident on a fire-ball, or enme coin •
bustible of that kind, which immediately ifmited.iThe ma-
terial is strongly suspected to have been prepared f9r in-
cendiary purposes.
On Friday a fire broke out on the premises of Mr. Hide,
at Wateraford, near Arundel, where a barn and a stack
were destroyed by the incendiaries. On Monday night
tome stacks belonging to Mr. Bkinner,itt Ashington, were
consumed ; and on the same night ti shed upon the pre-
mises of R. Prime, Esq., at Walberton. On Tuesday
some stacks on the premises of Mr. Amore' at Angmering,
were burnt down, and so strong were the flames that the
glare terra perceived from Brighton. The time night two
fires, apparently in the direction of ilnrahans, there seen
by the passengers of the mail-coach from London.
On Tuesday a serious riot broke oat at Ctickneld (which
is only 14 miles from Brighton), and there have also been
risings at other'places in the werern part of the county.
The disturbancea st Cuckfield originated in the :prehen-
sion of a boy, Only 18 or 11 years of age, on a chorge of
sending as many as six threatening lettere to ',mon' in the
vicinity.
The peasantry have 1160 assembled tumultuously at se-
vet e) other villages in the west of Eins.ex, for the purpose
of demanding higher , .
On Way evening, about eight o'clock, e body of 20')
men ementbled at Worthing and its vicinity. The Magni-
'orates called in the assistance of the blockade, and on
their apnea:rause the mob separated and went to their
hOPON. the same evening 300 farmers' labourers
of e.p.. struck for an increase of wage, in the parishr I I,am,
a little to the eastward of Bognor, and visited several
farmers' houses to urge compliance with their demands.—
On the following day their numbers increased ; they are
coming eastward, compelling the farmers' servants to join
them as they proceed. They are armed with large sticks,
but hitherto (up to noon on Tuesday) no act of violence
has been committed,

On Monday, from 7Q to 100 labourers proceeded in a
body to vial; most of the farmers in the vicinity of Lewes,
and peremptorily demandA that they should pay their
labourers per day, and destroy their machinery, if
they had any. They bad no offensive weapons in their
possession, and in every other respect, save the above de-
mand, their behaviour was peaceable. We have heard
that most of the farmers whom they visited have in rouse-
titteure tabled the wage", of their men.
Ttswasspatt Warta.--On Tuesday a troop of the sth
Dragoons arrived from Tunbridge, and are to be stationed)
hare for *inter/tit, to he in readiness if wanted.

On Thursday last large parties of labourers to the num-
bearof,ooo or 700, assembled is the neighbourhood of
Wadhurat, for the purpose of compelling the farmers to
raise' their **gee. They went round to all the farm.
houses,
and stated their determination to have at least 2e.
3d. per day, anti that they would in return lend their as-
sistance to the farmer*, in compelling the parsons to give
up half their tithe.. One man has been apprehended in
the act of holding forth at tine of the public-hnuses, arid
trying to persuade some men to join the rioters at Front.
On being taken before the Magistrates he underwent a
long private examination, and it is understood made im-
portant incloaurer relative to some of the late fires ; and a
communiestiou wits subsequently sent off to to the Secre-
tary of State. During the day also reports reached the
Magistrates of several excesses committed by the mob in the
surrounding country, and they deemed it necessary to
send iiff to !Millstone for a party of military to be at hand
in cese of further distialieuree; and in the evening a troop
of horse arrived, and took up their quarters at Tun-
bridge town.
Mr. Crowley, the clergyman of Rotherfielk wes.virited
by the snob, and compelled to sign a paper giving up half
the amount of his tithes for the future ; and on the came
day a large quantity of machinery belonging to Mr. Bowie,
of Crowboroligh, was destroyed.
CANTIMBURY, WEDNICSDAY.....,Staeh continues the agi.
tated state of all parties in Kent, that scarcely a coach or
conveyance arrives in any town or village but the moat
eager inquiry is made as to the state of the peasantry in
the parts they have parsed through. The Weald of 'Kent
now appears the priqeieral place, where the alarm con-
tinues greater than ever. Every one appears ready to be
the avenger of his supposed injuries. Ilunslreds of coun.
trymen daily congregate, and proceed from house to house,
demanding the farmers to.sign document* raising the la-
bourers' %veers front the present sum to its. 3d. to Vs. (Id.,
t et day. They boldly declare their wauts shall not be stopped
by instruments of force; that they cannot endure them-
.selves,--..they have ,stronterms,—they Wive almost been
suffered to famish, whilst the rich have plenty of supplies,
and the wants of the poor are never thought of, This is
the language made use of by many who were assembled at
Chart and.fluckinge yesterday and to-day, by man armed
with large sticks. It is reported that in a few hours,
from the borders of Sussex, throughout Addington to
,Ashford; organised bodies could assemble to the number
of 2,000 or 8,000. Last evening the constable of the
Ashford division arrived in this eity,ibringing an order for a
,squadron of the 7th Dragoons again to march to Ashford ;
a troop accordingly left early this morning, proceeding on
the road at about ten miles an hour.

This evening another express arrived, requiring the
assistance of a greater military force, and another troop
will immediately proceed to the same destination. The
men in this part of the county seem more determined than
any we have yet heard of, and daily collect freslyassociates.
We have seen a gentlemen' of Homestreet, who conversed
with the men for a long time, and who signed a paper
to the effect above stated,.bat at the same time, said he
could not apt continue to pay the labourers that rate of
wagoo,..it.was impossible to continua it.

Et•xr o'CLoca.---Persons arriving from Ashford state
that the rioters have been busily engaged in destroying the
property of those who did not agree to their demands. A
report has also reached here this evening that another fire
has taken place on the London-road. Two persons who
were employed watching the farm-yard of Mr. Lake, of
Milton Chapel, state that for the last hour they have seen
a great light in the air, having every appearance of a fire
at a distance.

ALurssrome, WIDNISDAY.—Extraot of 4 letter:---
" There is, it is said, some eine to the incendiary (for
suspicion attaches only to one individual) who has been
busy neighbourhood being detectol. A mom
dressed in shabby-genteel, but of manners apparently above
the ordinary class, wesoluterred the evening before the fire
at tlearsted, and entered into conversation with a labourer
in a barn on the subject of the tires. On 'Friday he Ivan
seen on the road to Otham, ivhere there was another tire

that night ; and a person answering his' description mks
also observed during the last five days at Battle. The
officers of justice are iu close pursuit of him at present."
DAGISILOT, Nov. 17.--Fires have been seen from hence
almost every night during the past week. The whole
neighbourhood is in great alarm, and many persons are
employed in watching.

COOKERY AT TILE PALACE.—The present
Krua has dined in his Falser, during the first time
months of his reign, upward. of trrenty-one thousand per.
sone, including domextuni; hut, what is very extraordi.
nary, the kitchen bills fur Vie same. period are less in
80,111104 tlum those of the corresponding quarter in the
reign of OitilliGt IV. Ilia ACCISITY does not employ in
.the department Of the cuisine at any of his palaces, one
single French Cook." This piece of court intelligence,
humble though ,it be, proves beyond doubt not only the
excellence but the economy. of our, native culinary art, es
: e vekst4l jm .the popularCook'. Dictionary" of Mr.
-Dorair ,of the Thatched. House Tavern, the only pre-
tested English, cook whit het recently, published a body of
'receipts end instruction, for the, due preparation of the
dinner, the dettert, and the supper.' 'II i a 14.4 Jan ea 90-
ttion as to who are the beet caterers for the table, cannot
fail to have due weight, and the demand (already large) is
increased far Donutts New Family Manual of Cookery.

• iiO,IZIA'S EXPEDITION TO THE GULF OF
IitARAVAI/$O.--410,1XDA,, tnst daring cavalier, who had so
much distinguished hitnielf in flir wnioiu under Cor,ust.
avai and subseq uently' in the career of discovery, proceeded
in I bOl to the gulf of liferatutibe, for the purpose of eetsw
colony in the province there soaped hhn. But
the violence of his. character we* suited to COltittlitriti
dissension* arose antong his followers, .who resisted his
atlithoritys.end loaded him with cheins, Intheta 44118,00 A
he seized en opportunity of throwing himself overboard,
confulerst:of his strength.
,ftrtli hoping to be able to ',vim
to lurid,, pud thu. (scope fropl the mutineers. The weight
of bis iron fetters, l'iowever, woe more then he could sus.
fitils, and he was on: the 'very point of sinking to the hot.
toru, when it 'hintt, despatched' to his assistence, retrued
,hint from' present des for new scenes of peril end ativer-
eity.a.,Dr. .Lardnces Cabbie t _Cyclopedia, Vol. XI. ;
l*•ny the axlletve y ot Maritime eind- Inland Discovery,
`Vol, 11.