The Sun.
London, England, 1830-12-04 00:00:00

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STATE OF THE COUNTRY-.

(FRONI OUR CORRNSPONDRNT.
llenTroansmax.—Toe Earl of Veruhttn, Lord Lieu-
tenant of this county, his addressed a letter to the inha-
bitants of the county, in which it the following paragraph ;
—6, The crime of the incendiary is not of English growth
—it comes from a foreign country, and through the instru-
mentality of malignant and designing characters in our
WO has visited those unhappy distriets I have alluded to.
These unholy miscreant have hidden ulterior objects in
view ; fur it it not the greatest abottraity to stippo,e that
they can take such trouble—that they run such risk—that
they expend money for the benefit of the people, whose
very means of existence they destroy. Will burning wheat
make bread the cheaper ? Can ruining the farmer
give employment to the labourer ? I have not the satne de-
gree of horror to express, though I deeply deprecate the
conduct of those who (coin mistaken motives have as-
sembled together for riot and tumult, thew rioters will
assuredly be opposed wherever and whenever they appear."
sur•vot.rc.,--The labourers have deterudoed, it Appoom
to meet on Monday. next at tcusbulere heath. The
proper precautions rir the Magistrates, ' however, whis ltad
tutted handbills stating that measures have been taken tri
prevent it, and preserve the peace, and to secure all
offenders that it can who see present,' will, it is thought,
induce them to abandon their intention.

Nous.°Lx.—The Lord Lieutenant Of this county has
appointed the Hon. Georg,' Miller, the High Sheriff, his
new Lieutenant for the Western Division of the county, as
recommended to be done by Lord Melbourne's ciNular.
The Lord Lieutenant also recommends the swearing in of
con4ables, who, upon a proper application, are to be sup-
plied with cutlasses, It is also intended to call on the
pensioners throughout the county, at the labourers of nearly
every parish in Waive struck for an advance of their wages.

CA al.mx, Dec. I..—The incendiary system which has
devastated the southern counties has at length extended
to Cumberland. Within these few days several con-
siderable farmers have received threatening intimations,
anti yesterday afternoon a report was eirculatt'd (no one
knowing how it had originated) that some fires were to take
place that evening. About half-past eight o'clock the
windward of three wheat stacks belonging to a fouler
named M'Cutcheon, close on the outskirts of Ike sawn,
was discovered to be on fire ; and 'shortly :tfter the flames
were seen issuing front a very large hayrick, situated about
half a mile out of the town, in it Urge meadow belooging
to the Duke of Devonshire, and farmed by Mr. Andrew.
'the police with two the engines were speedily at the fires.
About twelve o'clock, however, when the police had left,
a rabble assaulted those who were extinguishiag the re-
mains of the fire, drove them off, uud set tha eick on fire'
again. it is burning at this moment, These events took
place within sight of the t 'Otte, Nod almost under its walls
It is difficult to say who are the author* of these out-
rages, but they certainly me not the agricultural labourers.
The great object of exasperation here is the Corn 'Tax;
even the farmers are beginning to see its wickedness and
itnpolicy. The hopes ofall moderate men are fixed ou Re-
form, which, if entered on in good earnest, would soon
calm down all tingly tidings. As to the ballot, we ate
all uuanintous in its favour, and the Radical% tuake it a
ine (pm nen.

Bret! hits, —A numerous pe:,
ni labourers assembled'
on Tuesday I4st, at T.',;47s an 4 Had tiacr, Norfolk, and
Pr"ettdad to ii.atidlicao Crown, where the Tithe audit of
the Rev, Thoth glliton was to he held ; they broke the
windmill and the furniture, and prevented the dinner ham'
taking place, and kept the Hey. Gentleman in bodily fear
Bill italf..pait ten o'clock at night. J. Kerrich, Etq., ul
Gellettone, fat on tlta ipot, and used hit power as a
Magistrate to quell the disturhaneth—Whiht I ant writing
the above, a tire it raging at Tuft, within three miles of
Becciez, to which two engines mid hundreds of people are
gone.—The My. J. Lillittlins, Rector of nath"ti, hae
called together his, parishioners, and remitted them 10 per
cent.. on their tithe paid about a fortnight since, which
the farmers have benevolently laid out in coals, for the
relief of their hthourers..—/VoilA Ctroniele.
EAST altitteitA3G---011 Eittturday but, a large body of
labourers assemble) ut Lyng, to the number of SOO or
400, and flirced the door of the paper mill and broke the
machiuen for making paper therein, aed did other damage
to the amount of 8001. From thence they proceeded to
Mr. Hart's, of Hoe, and broke hit thre.hing-mathine,
&c., and front thence to Itillingfortit *here they destroyed
two threshing-tuachines.

On Monday, a bolo& body of about 300 persons, as-
sembled. at, TlLAttbsltall, bred proceeded to Mr. W. P. Sal.
ter's, at Whittbergh, atul broke awl destroyed his thresh-
ing.maehine, of eight horse power, worth 8014 horn then.•..
they proceeded to %Ir. Gall's, of Ynaltam, and br:Ke Li„
threshing...machines, Ste,

On Tuesday a large body 500 s."kisettrhled xt Garyo.
torte, and begin the dtstructiv4 work of breaking thresh•
ing'lngDitinint iu that and Adjoining villager. Air. Stet,-
bings, of Letton, Ow chief constable, anxious to stop
their proaress called upon a number of the special con-
*tattles to, widow/one to apprehend the delinquents; when
atrial t foot' respzetsble farmers of Shipdliatit, thought
pamper to ride over to East Dereham, and vervest the ato.
~,istatice of Copt du Stracey and his pasty of the Ist Hoy&
Dragoon Guards who wkit-il, 414VItioutet there. Ciptain
RtrdreY immediately r. 0444 out bie wen and proceeded to
Shipdliani ar,sd, 41.ser valves to disperse the mob, *oil pre-
vent tIN dcatruction of property. Eleven prisoners were
tuken and conveyed to Dereliam, escorted by 11 party of
soltliers, to be examined before the Magistrates, when sit,
were committed to Swatihartvliritlewel for for tiler
tix-
rriinarirnt on 1'64, and escortees there by a turfy of the '
Rut Derehem special constables.

o Wednesday a quantity of fire-arrus were tHotributed
amongst the special con4tathlet vre,...2V0)101k chronicle,

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from Smyrna.

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ham I,rrtirrickwhtun.

iluvuxii., Die. 2.--AtrivEd the Alorid, I,lmto, from
and lady Ilelen, Altar, from ditto,
LANARK, Dte. h.—Arrived the 'rig, Fr4l,k,
Trinidad.

BELrAt.r, Bre. I.—Arrive.) the Ptincvsa Vitioii.z,
front Bordeaux.
MILKMAN. 1)X(2. I,—Arriyel the limo ll,tideo,
---, from itiga.
ettatIARTY, DEC. 1.-011. port the Limi‘a,
frotn Rigv ; and Mercury, Walker, frctu Multi

(Mena, iienann, from Dantgie to GI sear
carried into Margateyestardiy, nod must disehlrge, having
411,41 Itiargatv s.tod—vciy leaky.
The Loyal Britoil, CtittlAmi froin Gottetdittrg, 1,48
rived io the river.