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

merit of depressing the poor coniided to their care
On these poor men return. after this cyrlIt tho,
told the armers-their masters-that if The, coulf
not regulate matters, they would IF W re lrrt !,
chem: which the farmers to keep them o,rt a,,-ent
to- I'm he first place. they repli.d. s.vou pa;, Ior
much nv one half your pars 'n--he shall ~. have
so much They hen went % the parsnn IIlN. and
told HIM what they had fixed a his dom4nd He
replied through fear perhaps, that ia wou'a accrde
1t appears now. that 2s. day in wintc- and IS Cd
dav in Summer, is to be Tie regulation and lay oi
Brede.
A. Guessing near this place the panpors gave no.
tiee to the heads OF the parish that their company
was requested to meet them az o O'Clock in the nj
ternoon Monday, with this addition, that if they
did not come they would he fetched But few were
absent from the meeting, at which about $50 labnir
ers were assembled They soon inf,rmrd heir late
masters thai they did not any longer end o 90 in
misery's they had resolved on RECEIVING hgh'r wages.
"What wages did they seek?' TIL" reply was, s2s
cd day till summer and then 2S Cd; orlv WIS M
to be paid for our labor; and that may meet this
fair demand, you sh 'i5o ofthc oppression Of the
iithcs MIR Pars'n The there), we say 10 YOU
that your demand on the parish has bee. raised tn
abnut 800f. year for very little don" by YOU
yre demand that you do immediately give up 50Oi
year to employers - The parson readily
agreed to do the gave hrrc cheers and every
went TO his late unsettled home with happiness
beaming in his cOuntPnanee
On Monday morning about saVcn o'clock, 4 large
barley stack belonging to Nr Moses Fielder Of East
bourne was discovered TO be on fire. By rr~a, OK
ertons Mr. Fodder wos enabled 10 stop the further
progress ofth, flames Had it not been daylight .
much mischief must hav" followed
Saturday night. straw barn full ofstraw, beiong-
ing Mr.. James Hlde5, Of Robersbridge, was burnt
to the ground.
There WIS full meeting of Magistrates at he
George. Ba tie. on Monday TIE town was full of
labourers. amounting to nearly 700. About forty
dragons in readiness in Of any distur-
bance Sir Godfrey w 'bster, in the most kind man
ner. addressed the nHn telling them tha they 1.-THE
Magistrates would con'nu" tn sit at Ia tie. Rn-
perfectly satisfied All these places are in convul
sed state.
Mr. Mittng's harm Mt FIooe was burnt down on
Mondo- night. The barn ned i,v quarters
of oats. which consumed with the building.
RYE.
The 40 rculturists this nnighbouriond re in n
stat eeof consf ant alarm caused BY the frequent
currance of the burning o. n and hav stacks and
out buildings On Thursday evening. fire was dis
covered at farm in the parish of. irklesham, about
six miles from this town. which destroyed about 40
quarters of oats in the straw. ac Of clover hav &
a barn, the property of Mr. Henry Farncomb Ma
ny other persons have received hints and threats of
similar vengeance.
Tt length appears to be pretty well understood,
even bv the large farmers and great landowners that
the poor will endure suffering beyond certain
limit that limit being ov"rStenpnd has caused the
destruction of machines. In several parishes farm
ers have agreed to rt fair wages for lah1u-: and
where this humane course has been adopted It has
uniformly succeeded IN qurlng the turbulence o. the
peasantry.
APPREHENSION OF SONE OF THE SUP
POSED lNCENDIARTES IN KENT
CANTERBURY, Nov. 9, 8 O'Clock L EriyqcI Of a
letter. -Fhis morning at three o'clock thu principal
turnkey at ST Augustne's, accompanied by some
Bow-street officers and he town cnnsables, to the
number of eight, proceeded hence to the village of
Bridge the Dover road about three miles distant;
they armed with pistols, cntlasses, and crow
bars. When they reached Bridge they proceeded
to the cottage of named Taylor. whlm they
took into custody without his making the least -ass-
tance, telling them that he did VIVA; happen
ed tn him. his condition in life could not NC made
PaG. of the officers then PROCEEDED to the
-vi,lage of Kingston where they surrouty
house of another cnttager. whom thnv also "a hen
ded and conveyed both heir prisoners into Caatarbu
nv gaol his morning
We have since learned hat information has been
efiven against the prisoners having been among
the active in tho late doprpdatons on machinery
Taylor is shoemaker but states. that not being able
to procure full employment. he has occasory Go~c
to agricultural labor that his condition in life has
been miserable. and his family nearly Starving
The parishes of Preston and Wingham
patr,led nightlv the greatest alarm prevailed al the
latter place thus morning. in consequence ofthe head
officer having Delivered in reporf that they had
heard during the night several sless and me
patrol ygls hIf sva spen U3fT N the hat which how
ever did him no INJURY. Rockets were ahe seen ii
various directions, let off in the air.
There was a sale of some wood at Walham nea
thl' city, to-day, belonging to Sir J. Courtney Ho-
heywond, Bart person who purchased part Of the
wood was openly threatened that unless he raised his
labourers wages 1t should be consumed
Fhe Corporatlon of Poole have sgnalizad them
selves by setting glorious example all corpora; .
bodies IN the kingdom by at once dIspossessng them
selves IT heir exclusive privilege to return IT NIB rs
to Parliament. They have with liberal spirit bat
Will shine like morning star of future hope o tn
people of his kingdom freely ofered The elective
franchise to all of the fnhabrants Of The town who
may choose to accept il. 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!-Btah Journal
ATTACK ON THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON
Being in he park on the day his Majesty weni to
parliament House, my attention was directed to tn,
announcement Of the mob Here he comes Here
he comos Sec here comes Wcilngtnn Nov is tn.
time. nv hovs!" A. this moment IN imnense mon
surrounded the Duke md his groom who. with man
ly for'itnde, bore patiently the insults of awess
1nturisted bandltt: groaus, Kisses and gravel were
literally be,towrd ON them, wi '-nmendous vocife
ration of IN" Police no Pace" Seeing his Graco
surrounded on MI SIDES with crew Of fj1rcs and
peted with gravel by mob | frarIcssly got near
5Sss..-9s, and. octuated With The snrif of IN old
British tor boldly tnJt of my hat, and loudly sang
out, The brave Wellington for ever. who dare insult
,n TTprO Of WafprtnC2" ST fto.a words y few h