Star.
London, England, 1831-01-29 00:00:00

PROGRESS OF INCENDIARY FIRES.

On Saturday evening last as the Bridgewater Hero coach
was passing near the halloo of Mr. Self, a reapeetiYe
farmer, near Ameabtu7, Wilts, a rick of barley, ci.ri;:lin-
ing about 1,000 bushels, was then on fire, and coieniiiiing
with great rapidity. Our correspondent Motels us, th:,t
the same gentleman had a rick of hay and anolher of beans
destroyed about five weeks since, it is supposed by au incen-
diary, and that it is difficult to account for the motives of
such a diabolical act, es Mr. Self is a highly respectable
man, and much beloved in the neighbourhood where he re-
sides.—Bridgewater Herald.
Several papers have recently been dropped at night in the
town of Ilminster, threatening personal violence against
various individuals; in consequence of which the principal
Inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood have circulated
notices, offering a reward of 1001. for the discovery and
conviction of the writer or distributor of such papers.
The following is the copy of one of the above-mentioned
papers, several of which were dropped in and about the town
on Sunday night:—" Old Henning shall Let Iris Laud in
Smaller Farms, and at a lower Rate and Drop the Tithe also,
if he do not he shall Dye his Blond is Required, if he keep
himself in his closet he shall Dye."—
A Ere broke out on the night of the 18th, at Hijhall
Farm, at Horniogsey, about six miles distant from Cam-
bridge, belonging to, and occupied by, the Rev. T. Mus-
grave, Fellow of Trinity College, and officiating llinist. r of
the parish. Three wheat and bean stacks were consumed,
and two others partially damaged ; but by great exerlions
the fire was got under without extending to any of the adja-
cent buildings. _ _

We regret to state that the work of incendiarism has rerth-
el the neighbourhood of Plymouth. On the night of Tu
day, the 25th of January instant, certain premises, the pro-
d arty of Mr. Carpenter, of Morlitonham, near Saltash, a ma-
, gi grate for Cornwall, were set on fire by some individual, who
las yet remains undiscovered. The mansion-house., near to
which are the premises that were fir 41, was only saved owing
to the unusual stil:n-ss and calmness of the night. There has
been a good deal of specuilation in the neighbourhood as to the
character of the incendiary. Mr. t arpenter, it seems, nevi..
the labourers of the rarish of any participation in the abomi-
nable act referred to, he being very popular with that class.
not only from his general conduct, but particularly on en count
of the course be .00k a• a recent meeting held at ilia house,
to consider what as .ins ought to be adopted to alleviate the
distress felt in the parish, and which meeting was fully at-,
tended by the farmers, taboo rerr, and other inhabitants cf the
neighbourhood. On that oc..asion, not only did Mr. Car-
penter recommend that the farmers should Five advanced
wages to the labourers, and provide full employment for t e
poor, and to enable them to do so, that the landloria slava'
reduce their rents, but he also propose I setting the example
himself, by taking off no less than 15 per erne. from hit
own rents. The affair app-ars to be enveloped in consi.'er-
able mystery.
On Saturday last, a granary beionging to a p .rtion of th?
name of Williamson, occupying a farm beta• Reariby
and Systen, Lincolnshire, was consumed during the night by •
fire. It was at first supposed to have been the work of
Captain Swing ;" but from information since reef ived, it
appears that a man named Ward gave another man a shil-
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hag to bold his horse while be mounted tl • ladder, and
having effected an entrance at the window, he threw unt a
lot of wool, and in order to avoid detection, it osed
he set fire to the premises. In the cuurse of Nlonday a
lwarrant was granted, and the cons•able succeeded in an-
'
Iprehending him the following morning at Derby, and he was
last night lodged in our county gaol. The pri-over. we
understand, acknowledges taking the wool, but denies set- •
tins the premises on fire, and says there were lb ere con- .
cerned in it. Fifteen quarters of wheat, a quantity of beans,
beside, a lot of wool, Arc. were totally destroyed. -- Stant-
"ord Bee.
Tilt LATZ FIRES AT 8A51LD0111......1t will be 'real-
'meted that on the night of tie 2d inst. a ins at terrible and '
destructive fire took place on the farm of Mr. Rai..barn, an
extensive farmer at Basildon, near BilLuicay. The barr.s,
stables, granaries, stacks of corn, with a numb •r of nett's,
were entirely destroyed, and the dair.age done exceeded
3,0001. It nue quite (evident that the occurrence was caused
by an incendiary, and a reward of 1,0001 was offered for
the detection of the 11116c:eant. la the early part of this
week two labourers were apprehended. Their trues ate
Lseb-sod Atkins. The principal evilance against ti em
the brother of Atkins, who said that his brother had cm& .4.11
fired to him that be hum who nursed the ire ; and Atkin" .4-
added that his beothee's language implied that he bad a hani*"."
in the Us, sad that Lech bad assisted him. Another nit. es
nos said that be saw Lach near Mr. Raiabrim'a harnebostly -
before the ire took place. The prisoners bore hoe. rte- 4
'mended.

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