Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-01-01

ooh In no'h, nc crisis Is urged on by arbitrary MI
n'sters coni'ing N that which is no longer tower
ofstrengtu, the KIN = name Even tho minute cir
cumstauceso the cases are paraicl--lor the conf;,
grations which preceded the Rova u;ion in France
in seycra! of thu Provinces, and which could never
be traced find their counterpart in the mysterious bur
nlngs Krnt Berkshire and Sussex.
We find IN Cobbett's Register OF Nov 18TH an
cnumera ion Of many Of these outrages.
FROM Cob5eirs Register Nor. 13
DOMESTIC AFFAIRS
FIRES.
I Great alarm prevails 1t Hounsow, Befnnt NsrtlI-
had. Lanplon, and He~ton, amongst the farmers and
aGrlcuiurists, for he SAFETY of their property in con-
sequence Of The work of incendia -ics ha wing com
m"ncod in the noghbourhoods above named and
threatening letters have been the following
farmers and gentlemen who have upon which
they have far some IN" used machinery instead OF
hand labour:-Phe Rev. Trimmer AT HestoD
orc of ihc magistrates for the county: Mr. Peto nj
IIeston, the buildpr in he Wa erioo road Mr. Tov
lor. Of Lampon; Mr.. ParSham. of Northhide; Mr.
Sherwin. of B"dfon1, and many others. The ihrca-
tenrng epistl"s signed thew @ in Kent bv
the nam" of SWING" and are to The same purport
About fortnight since nf them as sent to Mr.
Sherwln, At Bedfon' declaring that unless he inn1c
diatelv dispensed with his threshiDr machines bs
barns should be RAID 10 til" ground. Mr.. Sherv,in
took no notice of tn threats, with the exception OF
keeping a sharp look out after any suspicious char
actprs
o" Tu"sdav afternoon last, aboat two O'Clock if is
said that two Especially dressed men, who were tro
Yelling IN barnuche stopped boy on the road and
of hem SAID. "Who s your master bow III
boy replied NJ 1stcr Sherwin, Sir" ''Oh, then ell
him to keep look nut;" and then drove on. The
boy. it Is said told his of the circumstances
upon his return, yet sill ii did not excite any alarm
IN Nr Shrrwin About ten o'clock. however tho
sam NIGHT his twr barns, several ouihouses and sta
h!ng, were discovered t. be on fire. and tho flames
ragged so RAPIDLY. that very tlr of the stock could
be saved The villagers, as might be imagined nc
well as those adjacent. reused to the hinhest
state OF alarm especially those TO whom letters had
been sent
Messengers were despa' ched to Brentford for tba
engines but before thew cauld arrive the whole of
the barns and ou'housas we're destr we'd The incen
diaries pr'vious t" firing the stables had removed
the horses to place CT safety ha ID BY where thew
were found afterwards by NJ Sherwin Notbinr
can exceed he "Xcitem"nf this daboical OUTRAGE has
creaed, and fea-s arc entertained that further acts of
a SINH ar infamous nature will follow The Maois
tracy and tlp respectable farmers are usinu
every eXer'sn IN trace Ont the inceninries hut IN
to last nigh not til" remo"st clew could be obtained
| When Our informant left. the villages Surrounding
df"nt were in the creates state of suspense and
alarm, and Ii is feared other rses will take place d.
RING the night NJ She-wn's IS is very great
MORE FIRES IN SUSSEX.
From me B'ightya Guardian Of pVeduesduy Noe TO.
| o" Sunday evening. about O'Clock barn. in
the occupation of Mr. Hh"r. =, Robert bridre
agent to the iiasngS Bank. discovered to be on
fire, and with its ntents entirely consumed
Our informant states that two or three other fires
were disco vered dis ance. but he could not rive
n any positv" account of ther.exact situation On
the dav the lab"uring popuIa ion of Burwesh
assembled en- and declared their determination
of 'akng Frreman The Assistant Ovcrseer bv force
and carrying him without the boundaries of the par
,llSh, accompanying he avowa of their intentions
with throat of severe punishment if he ever apain
were seen in Burwash. The poor were appeased bv
being informed that general meeting of the Naos-
racv farmers lawyers. tradeEmen. and labourers of
the several parishes in and about Battle would be
held a that place on the (Monday0 for the
primrose # raising the wages of the abourers This
hal the desired HfScf; and trust that our neirI-
! brurug farmers will follow the example thus set
( them, which, suggest, the best means of pro-
tecng their properly against The incendiary
! While writing the above. person from East Grim
stead has informed us that the premises of Mr. Ken
fnard on Old Tie Common. fred last night
LEWES
The terrible cnnla Frati,ns which have ia ken pIace
in the neghbourho ID Of Bat e have sprend upiver
sal gloom over this town and its pcighbourhood; but
IN the midst of our anxiety, W" have the consolation
to find that no hing Of the kind has occurred in the
vicinity of Lewes. although are not free from
alarm threatening letters having been sent to neiph
honrnT t7fmerS and stsDIcious persons having visit
ed The promises and made rer' am inquiries resnec,no
t5em Those Of them who h We observation-disclosures
on their promises removing hem with all possible
dNGDatch We have heard hat Lord Sheffield and
amIv have left Sh field place consequence of the
threatening letters his Lordshp ha- received, and
that strong nightly watch is established TO 0uard
the premises. These threats are alleged to have
( been caused By the unpopu rty of HE Lordship's
steward who appears % have rendered himself OBJ
noXious 10 the "eg:bourh nd The dismissal of the
steward demanded, with which h s Lordebp in
sanily complied
70 great a pitch were the excited fsenrs of
some of our towns people raised that an eff Ct was
produced on heir ocular powers On Friday morn
ing, the 9th Instant when about twenty bonfire bows
were seen on the bewrs Hill, getting frze for their
tire, the cl-cHms aUcP was ougmen'ed into a body of
eve hundred men with bats or largo sticks in their
h1nds securing the hills in the direction Of Ofham
ana marching up he country a thousand coniec-
lures f,llowed and reports springing from these con-
lectures spread, which happily proved alike unbound.
Cd. On the same day. a detachment of the Life
Guards from Brighton, passed the western boundary
.. the town, on heir route to London through East
/ Grustead
\ HASTINGS.
l On Thursday last, at Brede, near Battle, a scene
took pac" which pcrpaps, cTcnods any thing vet re-
ported Toh- ALei. nc assistant OUcTseer of that
garIsh employed the poor unfortunate paupers and
distressed them more han ives actually necessary,
I1F'aly starved and driven by want to desperafion
the poor came resolution that tbinos sboriJ ny
longer be endured Tho threatening aspect of affairs
led 70 conference between the pcasaDtrv md III