The Sun.
London, England, 1834-01-29 00:00:00

INCENDIARISM.

HALESWORTH (SUFFOLK), JAN. 2G.—On Friday
morning, about five o'clock, there was another
" Switag" fire in this neighbourhood. The fire was
in the stack-yard of Mr. James Taylor, of Spexhall,
which is only about two miles from Halesworth,
and is on the Norwich road. Owing to timely dis-
covery it was happily limited to one stack; that,
however, was a large wheat stack, and it was en-
tirely consumed. Mr. Taylor, %Cthose property was
thus designedly destroyed, is the father-in-law of
Mr. James Johnson, the minister churchwarden of
Halesworth, whose straw stack was burnt on the
night of Christmas-day, and for the author cf which
devastation the extraordinary reward, raised by sub•
scription, of .57.5/. has been offered. That reward,
as yet, seems to have had anything but the proper
and desired effect; instead of leading to the disco-
very of the culprits, it appears only to have di-
rected blind vengeance against parties who were
concerned in, er contributed to the reward of
5751, which is offered in bills exhibited in
all the shopkeepers' windows here, and circulated
largely in the county. Since the reward which was;
offered for the fire at Mr. Johnson's, a threatening
letter, of the most decided character, as far as words
can go, has been sent to Mr. Johnson; arid the hos-
tility has been extended by setting tire to the stack.
of one of the principle subscribers to the reward—
Mr. F. Robinson, of Dunwich. Mr. Johnson was
also a subscriber. Daring the extensive fire at
Holton (three-quarters of a mile from Mr. John,
ion's, of Halesworth), where so many corn-stacks
were consumed, the labourers present evinced so
much levity on their return, that it seemed as it
they were coming from ' a fair, and not from
the destruction of property that had caused so
much consternation in the country round, While

the extensive fire at Mr. Prime's, Holton,
as raging, the agricultural labourers not only
refused to assist in subduing the fire, but
,hey occupied the time in the most wanton and
tout manner. They entered the house of Mr,
?time, and consumed or carried off all the eatables
that they could gain possession of, consisting of
•Jickled pork, some gallons of spirits, &c. It is ex-
pected that a meeting will take place in the course
of a few days at the Angel Inn, Halesworth, to con-
coct measures to arrest, if possible, the progress of
these acts of incendiarism, and which have, in spite
of the enormous reward offered to detect criminals,
-o rapidly multiplied, and spread so much alarm
around this neighbourhood. It is understood that
the Earl of Srradbroke has agreed to take the chair
on this occasion. His Lordship promptly forwarded
ills subscription towards the reward of 5751.
namely 500 guineas from subscribers, and 501. from
the Insurance Office.
Tuesday evening an attempt was made to set
tire to a barn filled with corn, the property of Mr.
T. Ward, of Slleby, by throwing an ignited child's
cotton sock through a hole in the barn.wall. For-
tunately Mr. Ward, jun., happened to be near at
the time, and observing what had taken place, im-
mediately removed the cotton sock from the barn
and took the depredator into custody, whom he
afterwards found in the shop where he was employed
as a stocking-maker. He is a youth, named Napo-
leon Burroughs, about 18, who has since undergofte
an examination before the Rev. J. Dudley, and been
committed for the offence. A strong feeling of in-
dignation was manifested throughout the village
'owards the offender on the circumstance becoming
known, especially as the individual to whom he thus
intended so serious an injury is generally respected.
Burroughs had been some time before overheard to
declare h:s intention to do Mr. Ward an injury the
first opportunity.—Leicester Chronicle.

GENERAL LLAUDER.

(From the Times.)

The following particulars of an officer who makes
some figure in the passing history of the day are
furnished by a gentleman personally acquainted with
him, and extremely conversant also in Spanish af-
fairs generally :
_

'6 Llauder, not Llander, as the papers both in France
and England cab him, is a Royalist, and had been so no.
torious for his persecution of Liberals, that be could never
have expected to possess power 48 hours under Constitu-
tional Spain. He is now about 45 years of age, a Cata-
ionian born, brought up from bis youth in one of the Irish
brigades, and raised to the rank of Captain by the cele-
brated General Lacy, to whom he owed all his good for-
tut.e up to the year 1814. General Lacy, it will be re-
membered, disgusted with the return of his country to
Asolutism in 1817, attempted a military revolution.
which entirely failed, in the vicinity of Barcelona, and
he had to effect his escape, with some other unfortunate
officers. The regiment in which Llauder was then ,erring
was quartered in Barcelona, and sent out in dill rent
directions in pursuit of Lacy and bit fugitive companions;
hut General Castanet, who was there in command of the
province, and who Lad great esteem for Lacy, give secret
instructions to the Colonel of Llauder's regiment not to
overtake Lacy even if be could, but to let him get into
France. This order was communicated to the officers,
amongst whom was Llauder, who was sent with his
company in a different direction from the rest of the regi-
ment, ant', in fact, where it was known his old friend
and benefactor had directrd his course, supposing him
the last man in Vie world likely to injure General Lacy ;
but Llauder was ambitious, and forgot all his obliga•
tions to Lacy, seeing that by his capture honours and
preferment were open to him. He travelled by forced
marches and took L icy prisoner, who in a few weeks
aferwards was shot. Upon the news of the Gene•
rays capture, the King toads Llauder Colonel and
Brigadier-General. The constitution of 1820 then
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again figured conspicuously, till all was quiet, when he was
promoted by Ferdinand to the high post of Inspecior-
General of Infantry in Spain. In this post he remained
until after the three " gloi ions" days of Paris. when
well founded fears were entertained that the refugee Spa-
ui lids would enter Spain. An army was ordered to the
frontiers; Ll alder, tired of being chef de bureau, tvai•ei
on the King, lord him his sword hat been too lime idle,
and prayed to be named Cornrn order of the Army and
Vic ruv of Navarre. The King complied. and Llauder
soon exterminated the invad•ng tebeli, givinz no quarter
o those eh r fell into his hands. His next ambition was
to become Cap am General of his n itive provOinie, and
wt."r sue bite King recovered from his severe illness, he
iedueed h m to name him to Catalonia, in the twin, of
Espana, and ever since he has been trying to win the
ilea.. and gond wishes of his countrymen. Fr,an these
circumstances it can he seen how be must dread consritu.
tional principles. He is as ienorant as he is atnltitious,
and this may lead him to aspire to he absolute Prince of
Cal alumna."

HORACE WALPOLE'S LETTERS TO Slit
HORACE MAN.—" If compered to the correspondence of
Walpole which has been previously published, arse letters
will he fount to abound more in political information, and
convets itional anecdote. This arises from the situation of
his cm respondent, who, being our Envoy at Florence, was
of course greatly interested in the political information that
might reach him from the Cabinet of England. Toe cc-
c of the gay, the aceotnpli.hed, the witty, the care-
less Lord Carteret ; the close, reserved Mr. Pelham ; the
Watling, vapouring, chattering Duke of Newcastle; the
portraits of his old uncle Horace, of Lord Bath, of the
Duke of Cumberland, are admirable, painted with the
freedom and spirit of Vandyck: while the slighter sketches
—the Princess of Craon (called Mimic), Lord Carteret,
the Duchess of Qiieensbury, Lady Orfoid, Lady Pomfret,
and Mrs. Pulteney, whom he called the wife of B:dh,
squabbling at the gate with St, Peter for a halfpenny,
have all the lightness, the grace, the eleganc,, it is possi-
ble to give. The very portraits seem to slide down from
the frames, and appear the living models before us."—
Gentleman's Magazine, January, 1834,
About four months since the Hampstead
Water Company commenced digging a well near the large
reservoirs on Hampstead Lower Heath, which was intended
to supply a large reservoir on the top of Hampstead
ileath, and so be conveyed to the inhabitants of the neigh-
bouring places. A few days ago the miners, after digging
to the dept') of 460 feet from the surface, came to a rock,
and after boring it with an augur, the water suddenly
rushed forth with such violence, that the three poor fellows
rang the alarm bell, and all of them got into a single
bucket, clinging tightly to the ropes, leaving their imple-
ments at the bottom ; the water then rose rapidly, and in
a few hours reached the height of 160 feet. The water
is extremely so't and applicable for domestic uses.
FEMALE PRECEDENCE.—The order of pre-
cedence, as it affects the daughters of peers, has some-
thing very strange in it. It may not Wimps be general:y
known that unit arried daughters have always the same
rank as their eldest brother, during the lifetime of the faa
ther ; awl this independent of the particular title which by
courtesy the brother may hem For instance, a Duke's
eldest son ranks as a Marquis, consequently, all his sisters
unmarried have the rank of Marchioness, though he him-
self should be nominally but an Earl or Baron; "-for the
title of Marquis being less ancient than the latter, is not
the second title of the oldest and highest Dukes of the
realm. The Duke of Norfolk's eldest son is only Earl of
Surrey, and the Duke of Somerset's eldest son but Baron
Simour. Still their daughters would all rank as Mar-
chionesses till they married, and, under particular circum-
stances, ever, afterwards ; which forms one of the stranzeit
anomalies of all. For if a Duke had ten daughters, ihrce
of whom were to marry Earls, three Viscounts, and three
Barons, and tenth and youngest should marry her father
footman, the latter would retain the rank of Marchioness,
and go before all her eldest sisters, though every one o 4;
teem he peerrsseg. Let us suppose that the youngest soil
of a Duke, Lord Francis, should marry the daughter of a
Duke, Lady Frances—being a commoner, his Lordship's
rank, as the youngest son of a Duke, would be below a
Viscount, while her Ladyship. continuing a Duke s daugh-
ter, might assume the rank iif Marchioness; all dep-ntliog
upon the retention or disch urge of a single letter, little e or
little i! If, alter her marriage, her Ladyship shout(
choose to call herself by the name of her lord, L olv Fran-
cis, she would go below Viscourre.s.es ; if (which she
would have a full right to) she should retain her own
name, and c4ll herself Lady Frances, she would precede
not only Viscountesses but Countesses. The c infusion,
however, might not stop here.—Let us further suppose
that his Alates.y should be pleased to call the noble Lord
up to the House of Peers, by the title of Baron S.l.incl-so
—how strange woad the state of things be now ! Ry
their elevation to the peerage, (fir so it must be regarthd,)
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