The Sun.
London, England, 1830-11-08 00:00:00

KENT.

Thu following is the infl nnin 'tory pisend 311'144 to I y
Mr. Baring in the &bate on Friday
;--
«' SWING,' Eft ! '"
OUTRAGES IN KENT.

Doyen, o..*The county of Kent ,is in a vet v
agitated state, on account of the organised eystern of stmt...
burning and machine-braking, which eppears to be oda..
Wished in several extensive districts. The farmers fLat-
tered themselves that the large reward which bad
been offered would have the effect of inducing some
of the incendiaries to betray their accoMplices ; but
in this re.pect they have been hitherto divappointol,—
, Last night several corn stacks in the neironehoud of
Ashes and Lyminge were tie fire to au burned to Ow
ground. One of the sufferers hal boosted tbat if
the incendiaries came to hiin, he was prepared to sreset
them with a !melte' of bullets. They, how,ver, did conk,
but his bullets did not save his corn-staiike. It appeets
that the conspiratora do nut seek for money or plunder of
any kind. On the contrary, when offered money not to
destroy property, they have uniformly refused tt, end they
have on no emotion rubbed. I understand, that the High
Sh °riff of the county lately attended one of their meetings
in the open air, and addressed them. pointing out to them
the fully and wickedness of their proceeding*. They appeared
to attend to his observations; but previous to dispersiog, ono
of them said, .6 We will destroy the corn-stacks and
thrashing-machines this year. Next year we will have a
turn with the parsons; and the third we will make wee
upon the statesmen." What will such a state of things
as this end in ? It is understiexl, the farmers whose
thrashing machines have been broken, du not intend to re-
new them. So far, therefore, the object of the rioterswill
he answered. Fertuere do not consider thrashing machines
of much advantage, seeing that they throw the labOurers
out of employment, and consequently upon the pari.h.
Anonymous letters, signed " Swing," have been received
by poet by two individuals, threatening the destruction of
their premises by fire, which have caused great alarm in
their families. The dead walls all through the town, and
for some miles on the road to Cesterbury, all bear the manic
significant word " Swing," written in cha1k...41,1010s
Gazette.

The gentlemen and farmers of Kent are in the greatest
consternation on account of the organised system of con-
flagration, from which so many of them have suffered.—
Every man who has ever employed an Irishman is in con-
stant dread of a visit. The insurgents go about in' bands
of one hundred and fifty, and cta►liy demand the keys of
the barns to destroy the thrashing marlines, and all idea
of resistance is out of the question. Indeed, when gentle-
men have applied to their servants to assist them in re-
pelling the at►ack, they haVe met with a flat refusal.--
The signal* ate given by sky-reekete, and as tnany as It
stark•ysrds have been in flames at the ►ame time. There
has long been a sullen discontent among the peasantry of
England. May the .Aristaerae,y take warning in time !
The SheSithi award, in noticing the Belgium stnir,
very properly remarks.-" Y we do not mistake► the boll-
oetions whicityppear in the political horizon, 'there are
dangers nearer home, and on all sides, which our Govern-
ment may be too blind to see, but which, nevertheless,
threaten Europe' with terrible, 'sweeping, and extensive
convulsions. Let them, weary beware."