The Statesman.
London, England, 1810-06-01 00:00:00

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To the EINTOR of the STATES-U.IS.

• Sra,—lt is with extreme concern that I have to
inform you of a very serious riot in our market
this day. It was generally
,reported, that there
was rioting at Birmingleon can Monday and yester.,
day, and fears were eutertained of similar scenes
taking place here on this day ; but no prepare.
lions orhatever, as far as I know, were wade to
prevent the evil. About eleven o'clock, a num.
pier of women and children, with sonic Colliers
and journeymen locksmiths, &r. Bcc. began to
shout in the market. The Local Militia (Which
we now have here to the amount of 1300)
were looking on, and when they were ordered to
their quarters by their officers, the populace hoot.
ed the officers, and soon began to pelt them with
potatoes that were exposed to sale just by. _Co.
loud Sir 101 IN WM/TIMET, Bert. WAS most
shamefully abused by the Amor misguided people
the rest of the officers also came in for I share of
abuse in endeavuuring to get the men to their
qnarters. Violence having bees once offered to
private property, soon' as they had thrown all
the potatoes away, they went to the butchers,
threw down their stalls, and threw away all
the meat in every directiou. One butcher
in attempting to defend his property, was kicked
and bruised in a most &hocking manner. Butter,
free all
was
geihs trprawtel,
cheese, garden stuff, oatmeal,
abOut the market in a few minutes. By this time
about
_SOO of the Local arrived,
and their Colonel at their head; the Riot Act was
read (all the shops were already shut), and the
Imarket was soon cleared with the bayonets. To-
wards evening, about fifty Volume( r Cavalry
from Bil,ton arrived, and no further mischief has
taken place.
The pretext for all this violence is the high price
of provisions; and although every matt of continua
understatiding must know that such proceedings
tend rather to increase the evil than otherwise,
yet it is nivel' to Jo, regretted that the House of
Commons have not paid a little attention. to this
very serious national evil, and to have adopted
some ellective measures to prevent the prices ever
arriving at the. present very alarming high pitch.
It is impossible to view the conduct of that
House with any satisfaction ; their own pri.
vileges is their constant theme, but the high
price of provisions, the situation of the labour.
ers, mechanics, &c. &c. gives them no trouble.
I do not remember seeing any account, that any
of these things have beeo noticed by, them. It is
impossible for the working people to advance their
wages to correspond with the present very depre.
elating state of our currency ; and in destroying
theia men you destroy the country, because they
arc the sinews of every State. I base strong
doubts, whether it be possible for the present
miserable and mad. ministers to carry on the war
' for two years longer. Is it not, then-, high time
for every man who wishes well to. his country,
more particularly those who have every thing to
lose, to • address the King on the absolbte
cessity of seeking for peace in the true spirit of
peace ? Every year of war has increased our
difficulties, and we have not an ally in the
world worthy
.the name. France, on the other
hand, has steadily extended her congnests.—
She has now nearly all Europe at her command,
and our conduct at Coveultagen has dose more to
bring Europe to its present state, than all the
French army could do in 20 years. Is it possible.
to suppose that all our political pilots have bees
mad since gm commencement of this barbarous
war ? They certainly must have been. In that case
they ought to be Scut to the hospital where such
patients are taken care of.
I am, Sir, your obedient servant,
AN OBSERVER.
WolveskemptoitMay 30, inn.
, MERRIL, INTELLIGENCE.
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rnutiv gir4s,—Thair Majesties arrived at
Ll4le on the 21,11, at sit o'clock in the evening.
From Dunkirk to Lisle they heard nothing but an
almost uninterrupted concert of benedictions, sad
declarations of attachment and fidelity. The,
'were expected at Boulogne .on the Rithl. and it is
still endentood that they will return to this eapitel
on or before the 30th.
The most recent letters from Madrid speak of
different advantages gained by Gen. Sebastian ever
the rebels in the kingdom of Murcia, and his entry
into .Murcia, the ca pita!' of that kingdom*, where he
found 50 pieces of heavy ordnance, and destroyed
cortsid,Table magazines. The body of Spanish troops
that were in Murcia; precipitately retreated is the
direction of Carthage:wt. They are incom,iderable
point of numbers, land Completely dispirited. Ge.
neral Fraser is their prevent commander. Blake,
' whom he succeeded, embarked at Carthame for
;Catlin. A wooraanent. made by the Marquis riovia•
Romana, with the view 'of effreting a general
rising,Of the peasantryoluring Passion-week, hail
completely failed. General Regnier defeated,
took, or dispersed 6,000 rebels that composed
this body. The taking of Guu head of cattle ia.
tended for Barlajos had thrown that city into a
state of consternation.
On the 20th invt. a beantiful• frigate, named
L'lphigenie, was launched at Cherbourg.
His Majesty having given orders for expediting
the construction of gun.carriages for the marine
at Antwerp, there has been a levy there of car.
twitters, eartwrights, and sawyers, fur this parti-
cuter service.
VIENNA, MAY 12.... The Emperor and Em.
press were to leave Wittinean this day,
and are
expected at Prague on the 14th.
According to letters from Lemberg, the Russian
army, commanded by Lteut.•General de Dockto.
row, has not yet begun its march for Turkey ; it
will, however, move shortly. It is estimated at
60,000 .men, and is stationed from Brzescz.Lt.
tewsky as far as Zaleserick.
WARSAW, MAY 7.—The Russian troops posted
reiring the frontiers
,of this duchy, began to break
up a fortnight ago, from 'the Dwitea, on their
march for the shores Of the Baltic. More thin
7000 waggons have been ordered for traaspurting
the magazines. The Russian troops that were ins
Potion'', and the Ukraine, have taken the road to
Moldavia and Wallachia."

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