Star.
London, England, 1830-12-13 00:00:00

THE AVLICULTUILIL RIO ISIS.

James Grant, Thomas Grant, John Grant, John Ingram. George
Davy, and William Jeffries, were indicted for breaking a threshing
machine, the property of Mr. Samuel Wilson, of Walton-le-Soken, on
Wednesday last. It appeared, from the evidence of the prosecutor,
who is a fanner, that the prisoners, with several persons who were not
apprehended, after going round the Ravish, threatened those who hindered
them, especially if the Preventive Service were called out, whom they
would rend limb by limb—from whom theywould have blood for blood.
Mr. Wilson met them at his premises, and begged them to go away, but
they refused ; and the prisoner Dave rushed on to the premises where
the threshing machine was, and called to his comrades, with an oath,
to follow him. The threshing machine wat then knocked to pieces.
After which the prisoners went away.
The Jury found all the prisoners guilty.
The trial of John Ewen, labourer, thirty-four years of age, for set.
tins fire to a barn and several stacks, the property of Mr. Sach, at
Rayleigh, on the sth of November, came on at these Assizes on Fri-
day, when the Jury, after deliberating about twenty minutes, returned
a verdict of Guilty.
Dlr. Justice TAUNTON itnmediately passed sentence of death upon
the prisoner, and told him he must expect no mercy in this world.
Robert Cullender, Wm. 51ilis Samuel Sexton, George Porter, John
Hart. R. Rowland, Abraham deal, Thomas Ship, and John Nevard,
were indicted for feloniously breaking a machine in the parish of Ram.
sty, the properly of Samuel Champion. They were also found Guilty,
sod sentenced as follows: Porter and Sexton, twelve months' hard la-
bour"; Neal, six months' ; Mills, Rowland, and Nevard, three months';
Oullerider, Hart, and Ship, seven years' transportation.
Edward Barret was Indicted for arson, in having set fire to certain
premises in Isis own occupation, at Braintree, with the intent to defraud
the Suffolk and General Equitable Insurance Office.
This indictment failed, owing to the want of proof of the renewal of
the policy.
The prisoner was then indicted again for setting fire to the same pre.
raises, and thereby injuring the premises of Sarah Harker.
After eight hours' trial Barrett was acquitted. The defence went
principally to impugn the truth of Hardy's evidence.
The Jury stopped the evidence for the prisoner, declaring themselves
perfectly satisfied.
Tuesday, a riot took place, In consequence of some farmers' labour-
ers having assembled for the purpose of compelling the farmers 113 that
neighbourhood to agree to a rise of wages. A number of them were
taken. The trial of some of those captured came on this morningwhen
Willem Hardwick, Samuel Lilly, Edward Edwards, Thos. SH
W. Bugg, Edw. Fetchall, Jas. Wright, Samuel Revered, Dan. Brown,
and Thomas Farrow, were charged with the miedentesnour. The facts
ofthe ease are shortly as follows :—On the morning of the 6th of Dee.'
a number of men assembled to the amount, in the first instance, of about
Woe 40, and proceeded to the. of Dlt. Pad, a former, In the
parish of St. Michael, nest ester; *hire they were mot by Mr.

Ford's tae, to whose inquiry as to what they wanted, Hardwick replied,
" Better times, or worse: while another said, " He should know when
it was dark." They then went to Mr. Ford's stables, insisting that the
men who attended the horses should accompany them. The men at
first refused, but ultimately did go. From this Place, after pressing
two men, they appear to have gone to a Mr. John Turner, at Mile-end,
in the sigma neighbourhood. To this person Hardwick handed a
paper, to the following effect t--" We wish to have Is. a day and beer.
up to Lady-day ;it Is all we wish to have. We will have it
by fair means or foul." Mr. Turner replied, that where there were
largefamilies there was need of more wages ;" but observed further, that
"my expenses are so heavy, that I can afford to give you any more."
He, however, signed the paper, from fear that any thing serious should
occur, as well as because his wife bad been lately confined. They then
demanded Mr. Turner's men, and insisted upon their going with them,
which the latter accordingly did, notwithstanding Mr. 'Turner's ranee-
murices. Mr. Wm. Kindel!, another farmer, was next visited, to
whom the same paper was presented, and which he also signed, under
fear of the consequences if he did not. Mr. H. J. Nunn. a farmer,
wise signed the paper, under similar circumstances. The mob took
some of his men. After this they were met by a party of horsemen,
consisting of magistrates and other persons, under the direction of
Sir Henry Smith, Bart. as special constables, in Mile-end; they were
now in number from SO to 100; they told Sir Henry very respectfully
tiiat all they wanted'was a rise of wages, and upon his promise to con-
sider the matter with his friends they dispersed.
All die witnesses, to whose farms the prisoners went, gave every one
an excellent cite:recta for being sober, steady, and hard working men
till this affair.
A verdict of Guilty was returned against them all.
The Learned Judge, alter an impressive address, sentenced Wright
and Hardwick to 12 months' imprisonment; Holland to nine months;
Bugg, Edwards Fetchall, and Nevered to six months; and the re-
mainder to three months ; all to be kept to hard labour.