Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-01-01

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told the farmcrs--thcir mastcrs-that If they could
not regulate matters, they would # it-wcrc rft To-
them: which tho farmers. IN keep them quiet egreed
to- "ln he 6rst place they rcpi,d d. You pay 90
much by one hslfto Your porson--hr shall ny have
so much" They then went TO the parson (II,l) and
told HIN what they had fixed u, his demand He
replied, through fear perhaps, that he would accrde
IL appears now, that 2s. day in win,c-, aud 2s Sd
udny in summer is 10 be the regulation and law Of
Bredc.
4, GUESSING, near this place the panpcrs . ave no.
iice to the heads OF the parish that their company
was requested To meet them at 10 o'coc. in the nf-
tcrnoon on Moniay with this addition, that if they
did not come hey would he fetched But few were
ahArnt from the meeting, nj which about 100 labour
srs were assembled They informed their late
masters tina they did not any longer intend % 90 IN
misery's they had resolved receiving higher wages.
"What wages did they SEEK" The reply was, '2s
Sd day till summer and then 2s Cd; we only want
to be paid for our labor and That you may meet this
fnr demand, yon shake off the oppression of the
-sithcs~4 Mr. Parson the wa, thcre). we So n YOU
that as your demand on the parish has bee raised Ia
about 8Ooi. year for very little done by you
we demand that you do immediately give up 5OOl.
year to our employers The parson very READILY
agreed to do the gave thrrc cheers and
went TO his late unsettled home with happiness
beaming IN his countenancp.
On Monday morning about seven o'clock n rye
barley stack belonging Mr. Moses Fielder. of East
bourne, was discovered TO BE- on fire. By great OK
ertions Mr. Fielder enabled stop Tho further
progress ofthr flames. Had it not been daylight
much mischief must hav" followed
Saturday night straw barn. full ofsraw belong
ing 10 Mr.. James 1ilder, of Rober'sbrdgc, burnt
TO the ground.
There full meeting of Magistrates at he
George. Battle, on Monday Tne town was full of
labourers, amounting to nearly 700. About forty
Dragons in readiness case of any distur-
bancc Sir Godfrey Webster, in the most kind man.
ner. addressed the men. telling them hat they 1.-THE
Maglstrates) would coninu" to sir at Battle. Rn-
berfsbrdge and Hurst Green TIL the pnasantrv were
perfectly satisfied Al these places arc in a convul
sed state.
risb IT
Monda1 night. The barn conta ned iftv quarters
of oats, which were consumed with the building.
RYE.
The 40 rculfn:ists IN tins neighbourhond in
state of constant alarm, caused bv tho frequent
currence of the burning Of n snd hav stacks and
on, buildings On Thursday evening. n fire was dis
covered at farm in the parish of cklcsham. abou,
six miles from this town, which destroyed about 40
quarters of oats in the straw, stack nf clover hav S.
a barn, the property ofNr. Henry Farncomb Ma
nv other persons have wed hints and threats Of
similar vengeance.
Itat length appears TO be pretty well understood.
bv the large farmers and great landowners. that
the poor will I endur" suffering beyond certain
limit that limit being nv"rStepprd has caused the
destruction of machines. In several parishes farm
ers have agreed ford fair wages for labour: and
where this humane course has been ad"ptnd. it has
uniformly succeeded IN qu"lling The turbulence Of the
APPREHENSION OF SOME OF THE SUP
POSED lNCENDIARIES IN KENT
CANTERBURY Nov. 0, o'clock / Extract If a
letter. This morning at three o'clock tho pnncpal
turnkey AZ S. Augustlne's, accompanied bv some
Bow-streei officers and The town cnnsables. to the
number OF eight proceeded hence 10 The village Of
Bridge. the Dover road about three miles distant;
they were armed with pistols cutasses, and crow
bars. When tn reached Bridge they proceeded
to the cotage nj man named Taylor. whom they
took into custody without his making the least resis
lance, telling them that he did not what happen
cd MIN, his condition in life could be made
worse. Part Of the officers then proceeded TO the
village of Kingston, where they surrounded The
thnyu
ued, and conveyed both their prisoners into Canterbu
ry gaol this morning
We have since learned that information has been
given against the prisoners a. having been among
the most active in ha late drprcdatons on achinery
Taylor is shoemaker, bnt states, that being able
to procure full employment. he has occasiony gone
to agricultural labor: that his condition IN life has
been miserable, and his family nearly starving
The parishes of Preston and Wingham now
parnlled nightly the greatest alarm prevailed at the
latter place this morning in consequence Of the head
officer having delivered in a report that they had
heard during the night several shots. and one of the
patrol was hit by spent ball in the hat, which how
ever, did him no injury. Rockets were also in
yarious directions, let off IN the air.
There q sale of some wood at Mailman. near
thi1 city, to-day, belonging to Sir J. Courtney Ho-
noywood, Bart person who purchased part Of the
wood openly threatened, that unless he raised his
abourcrs wages ! should be consumed
The Corporation Of Poole have signalizcd thcm
selves by setting glorious example 20 oil corporate
bodies in the kingdom by at once dlspessessing them
selves " heir cXc!uslvr privilege to return Members
e. Parliament. They have, with liberal spirit hat
will shine like mirrng star Of future hope 10 the
people of this kingdom, freely offered the elective
franchise all of the inhabirants of the town who
NAV choose to accept it. Great things rise from
small beginnings: may this noble example lead to
those great results which alone will save England
from the gulf of ruin!-B uth Journal
ATTACK ON THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
Being i'll the park the day his Majesty went to
Parliament House, my attention was directed To- the
announcement Of the mob Here he comes Here
Inc comes. Sec, here comes Wellington! Now is III
time my hov,!' ~ this moment an immonse mob
surrounded the Duke snd his groom, wh" with mar
" r,ritude, bore patiently the insults Of law!css
Infatuated handitti: groans Kisses and gravel, were
literally bestowed on them, with tremendous vncI!"
If l NJ, Hnltrrfl Snrlnr his ltrhCG