| Content Description | Reports that all is quiet in Cornwall at the moment; still believes, however, that a military force, particularly of cavalry, is needed to encourage magistrates to do their duty; thinks that the magistrates in West Cornwall might have been too lenient with the mob, as many agreed that the price of foodstuffs should be lowered; writes that they feel that they are sanctioned in this following an opinion delivered by the bench in the winter; has heard that there was a riot in St Ives the Saturday before; comments on some episodes that happened there and in Penzance that call into question the attitude of the magistrates; comments on the reliability of his source; does not imagine that they will successfully crush dissent without the support of all the magistrates.
Pl C 52/12 was originally enclosed with this document. |