The Statesman.
London, England, 1820-04-29 00:00:00

THE LATE RIOTS .--1-77-Gt.ISCOM

The following is an extract of a letter from Olas-
gow, dated April /1, 1820:
'• You have no doubt heard a great deal about the Rod-
ads In this quarter—it is exaggerated to a great degree.
Yoe nest not henrys: a word about assenfaetatieg elf pikes
or nightly drilling. You ueed not wonder at the oemulles
of the lower classes, when you think of thirty er key Gov-
wand of weavers and others, with their familia% reeeivial es
an average not more than ls. 10d. or h. lid. Family. now
can you be surprised ut their grumbling / Theyder Into-
ning to emigrate, such as can, in great members; and It is
proposed to apply to liovernmed for a grant, to enable Om
most destitute of titer to go to Cooed.; for although the
passage money is no more than three guineas from this to
Quebee, that is a sum beyond the reach of the balk of tit
starved population. as they have to provide their oatmeal
besides for the voyage. In sec* a state of tidily' so won-
der that trade is so bad, the lower classes ca e with the great-
est difficulty keep bi.Jv end soul together. and therefore thee
Is no money to lay out in tea and sugar. or other 'sported's.
Unless the Government do something this Perttement.
either by commercial treaties or otherwise, to help thew
nufacturiag iaterests of this country. the distress eel dr
election mast inereave, and the number of wretched lives
sacrificed to the laws of the country, increase also—fee lo-
'Gramme nerd not fear always having the victory; fer re
far from their being any cause for alarm. I am persuaded
that a few, say a tenth part of the forte they now hare,
would be quite sufficient to keep all the Radicals it the
country in awe. I was In Greenock a few days after the af-
fair there: had the scene of 'lawgiver bees in Raglan!, it
would have made to ice the noise c% en of the celebrated Mu-
cheater busineva ; but in this country the authorities are so
corrupt, and the liberties of the snhject so notch less thee :a
England, and those few they have, so disregarded. that It's
thing is not stated iu half Its real character Is the newspa-
pers, and every means is taken to hush up the matter; there
are no Coron.rs' Inquests la Scotland—no Habeas Corpus
Aet, for people are taken up on the slightest ssopecler.
and liberated when the Magistrates Fine, so es the
time does not exceed thirty days confinement; them is am
opportunity, as with you, to bring en action foe MN hi*
privoriment. lam proud to think yon manage those :It
dlsturbanees tweet' London than imy wherm•tesa
same moderation been evercised at Greenock. Its Oboe
tleards displayed in Piccadilly. those few Ms threw*
s'ones might have been repulsed without the leas efflOisob
of so many innocent people. I counted eight bulleelhollesta
two atijoinin; panes or glass io a wittiest at !
What a pity that these uproars are not {sato the rooks or
salty to quell, who so perfectly uoderstood it."

SI 111131110Y6 or THE NATV.—Yesterday the Astaire-
sary Dinner of the St.ciety of Medical Oesdespea is
the Navy, was held at the Frerniasons Tavel. is
the air.ence of Mr. Croker, prevented from 'Media,
by sickness in his family, Mr. Serie, the head of
Victualling Board, was called to the Chair. it rat
gratifying statement of the funds of the Society ess
made, and we gathered generally, that four years hew
every Surgeon's Widow in the Navy would have he
annuity of 401. doubled out of the mesas se gelseffeal
provided.
&syrinx Pent tosts.—Petitions against the re•
turns from the following places will be preassiell
within 14 days from this day :—.Bortraghlfridg*
UI
linens, Petri-afield, Leominster, Bishop's Castle, Net-
tingham, Berwick, Tregony, Camheidgs Tetra, *0"
stone, ipsw:ch, Chester, and Poe: month t and kk r-
necally understood that the whole of them will Mt es-
eeed O. It is thought that two days in each
sr
will be appointed for the ballots of Election Csmoli•
tees, and that Parliament will not terminals its oitdor
until the beginning of Aegust.

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