The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-08-05 00:00:00

FIUME DELEGATES TO THE MINISTERS.

A few days ago a deputation from the distressed manufacturers
and workmen connected with the woollen cloth trade of the town of
Frome in the county of Somerset, waited upon Mr. Peel, to re.
quest that he would present a petition to the King, praying for
what they considered a remedy for the existing distresses of that
trade—a law to abolish the use of certain pares of the machinery-,
by the use of which the employment of halals has become less ne-
cessary, and numbers of workmen have been thrown ottt of em-
ployment. They were, as they state themselves, most graciously
received by the Right Honourable Secretary fur the Home Depart-
ment, who grunted them a patient and attentive hearing.
Upon presenting the petition to Mr. Peel, they stated that they
had just left an immense number of their toss molten in the greatest
possible distress, out of employment, and without any visible pro-
bability of being able to save dieting:lris from starvation.
Mr. PEEL expressed great astonishment at the assurance made
by Mr. Greenland, one of the Deputation, that there was any dis-
tress in the West of England. lie could scarcely credit out h a re-
port, as it had never reached his ears through any other channel.
lie was, he said, perfectly aware of, and he deeply lamented the
fact, that the woollen-manufacturers of Yorkshire were sufferkg
severe privations, but he had no notion of the foundation which
existed for what he had just heard of the manufacturing mule-
Lion of Frome.
Mr. GREENLAND declared that it was not in the power of the
Deputation to give an overcharged repreientation of what the peo-
ple of Frome were suffering.
Mr. PEEL begged to be informed what was the opinion of the
most intelligent persons at Frome, as to the causes of this distress.
The Deputation then pointed out some particular portions of the
machinery, by the operations of which, combined with that of the
Corn Laws and other measures of desperate severity upon the poor,
the people were, they said, reduced almost to the lest extremity.
In their description of the machinery they were not a little sur-
prised to find that Mr. Peel was wholly unacquainted with the
technical phraseology, although one of their principal reasons for
going direct to him was, that they believed him to have some
knowledge of the business to which he owed his present elevation.
The SEe It ET ART, after having listened most attentively tolevery
thing the Deputation had to say, expressed his regret at the condi-
tion of the poor, but lamented that he could hold out to them to
hopes of a remedy. He was not aware that Parliament could
suggest, or Government adopt, any means of altering the present
condition of things.
" And what in the name of God is to be done It" said the Depu-
tation.
The SECRETARY said that the evil, although great, must cure
itself. How could the Ministers, who had urged the manufacturers
to lay out immense awns of money in machinery, turn round upon
those manufacturers and compel them to abandon what they had en.
couraged them to adopt in the first instance i
The Deputation thought that by mere strenuously urging the
extreme necessity of the case, they might induce the Secretary to
advocate the subject in Parliament. Ile declared that the sufferers
must have patience under the infliction, and the evil would cer.
candy cure itself ; and lie acknowledged to them that he felt lie
could not conscientiously support a measure calculated to ao irre-
parable injury to the manufacturers, who had expended such enor-
mous capital in machinery.
The Deputation then left Mr. Peel in absolute despair, and ap.
plied for advice to Mr. Hunt, to whom they commitnicved the
result of their conference with the Secretary. .Mr. Hunt, who had
been fully acquainted with the distress of the manufacturing popu-
lation of Erotic, during his camas for Somersetshire, suggested to
them the propriety of waiting on the Right Honourable George
Canning, w:totn, we understand from the Deputation, he represented
as being it finitely more capable, and possessing better means, as
.well as stronger inclination, to relieve them, than the Secretary for
the 110111 e Department. Upon this suggestion they determined to
act; and t.',ey accordingly went to Downing-street on Thursday
last, anti requested an interview with Mr. Canning by the follow;
ing note :
" Sd August, 1826.
" Sir—A deputation from the manufacturers and unemployed
workmen of the town of Frome, in the county of Somerset, having
brought a petition to be presented to his Majesty through Mr.
Secretary Peel, would fed highly honoured if you could afford them
an interview on this interesting and highly important subject.
" I am, Sir, for the Deputation,
" Your moat obedient, most humble servant,
" &trysts:se GREENLAND.

" To the Right Hon. George Canning."
The Deputation were however disappointed. The clerk or officer
in waiting, to whom they applied, upon hearing what ttuir business
was, told them that Mr. Gunning's time would be occupieol for that
and the rwo following days in conferences with Ministers of Foreign
States. They, therefore, apprehensive that some days might elapse
before they could obtain an lute. view with Mr. Canning, and find-
ing that their busineu would not allow of longer delay, left town
last night. They, however, before they went, waited upon Mr.
Hunt, and put into his hand the papers containing the particulars
of their ease, with a most urgent request that he would endeavour
to obtain an interview with Mr. Canning, and implore him to give
some portion of his attention to their dreadful condition. Alt.
Hunt promised to do all in his power on the occasion. lie would
endeavour to gain an interview with Mr. Canning. who, he had no
doubt, would give their case the most compassionate attention.
AVM' this assurance the Deputation departed, with some taint
hopes of relief.

PARTY,

The fmntess of Antrim entertained a select party at c.:innt.r
terday, at her house in Derkoley-square.

"MOVEMENTS.

The Duke and Duchess of Montrose and family have lei; me-,
for their mat in Scvl end.
'f les 31archiones. of Chandos has left her seat, Wo&tone Mat
for the Earl of Breadalbane's seat in Scotland.
Countess St. Antonio left town yesterday, for her villa at Wiz,.
bledon. .

lord and Lady Barham left town yesterday, for their teat is
Kent.
Lord Stowell left town yesterday, for Boulogne.
The Hor Nit. and Mrs. J. B. sumpson arrived yesterday a! thtit
house in bAville.street, ftorn their seat, Babworth, "sottirgba,n,
shire. _

Sir John and Lady Ramaden have left town, for their sea•
Pyram. Yorkshire.
Sir George SVarrender, Bart. arrived in town on Thursday, from
his seat in Berks.

The Rev. Mr. Carter has left Eton College. for Dover.
A. R. Stewart, Esq. left his house in Arlingon.street yes-
terday, fore leltenhtm.
Mr. and Mrs. Deering hare left their seat in Herta, on a :out
into Wales.

Dr. and Miss Berney left the St. James's Hotel, Jeml7n-vreet,
yesterdsy, for Guernsey.
Departures from the British Hotel :—Mr. and 3lrs. Ellis for r e
Continent; Captain Lynne for BtiOuti ; and R Richards. Er;,
on a tour. _ _ _

Arrivals at the Clarendon Hotel, Bond-street:—The Esrinf
fluildford from C,.rfu ; J. Lyon, Esq. and Green, Esq. tray
Praia. The Earl and Countess of Huwth have Left ditto, fax
Brighton.
Arrivals at the Brunswick Hotel, Jermyn.street. (late Illskr'.;:
—Mr. and Mrs. Davis from Wales; Mr. and Mrs. F.ll:le7elU,
Mrs. Cornwallis. and Miss Dobson, from Suffolk. Dtpar:urei
from ditto:—lie Chevalier Pederson and Mrs. and 3liss Ptitenion,
for Denmark.

THE UNION OF ARCHITECTURE, SCULP.
TURF, AND PAINTING.

The literature of this country will shortly derive a very
valuable acquisition by the publication of a work under
the above title, exemplified by a series of illustrations, with
descriptive accounts of the house and galleries of Jahn
Soane, Esq. Professor of Architecture in tl.e Royal. Act.
demv, F.R.S., F.S.A.; &c., by John Britton, Esq. F.S.A.,
F.R S.L., &c., which we have no hesitation in predicting,
from the well-known classic attainments and highly cold.
voted talents of Mr. Brttton, will be prized as a " brilliant
of the finest water- by all true admirers of the Fine
Arts. The professional characteristics of Mr. Sosne's
works must he so generally known to the architect, and to
all persons who take an interest in the Fine Arts of the
country, as to render it unnecessary, on our part, to
pass any eulugium on the refined and classic taste of this
accomplished architect. Many edifices, both in London
and in different parts of the kingdom, have been raised
from his designs, and testify at once his science andfancy.
I The Bank of England alum will ever remain a lacing
I monument to perpetuate his name to posterity, as one of
the brightest ornaments of the profession he has chosen,
and rendering him deserving to be ranked, in pointof genius
and talent, with a Michael Angelo, a Burlington, a Janes,
and a Wren. Ilis own house is filled with a large teller-
tion of antique fragments of architecture and sculpture;
casts from the choicest specimens of ancient Art, drawings
and prints almost innumerable, also numerous manuscripts
and books of great value and rarity. These may be said
to constitute the treasury of knowledge, the storehouse of
wisdom, and are of inestimable value when properly ap.
preciated and applied. Had lnigo Jones, Sir Christopher
Wren, and Sir John Vanbrugh, possessed such treasures,
and the wealthy part of the community known how to
appreciate and patronize genius thus aided, our churches,
palaces, and mansions, would have presented different
features to those they now exhibit ; and we may safely in-
fer that England would have escaped much of that re-
' proach she has experienced from foreign, and even from
her own, critics. Mr. Sdatte has most successfully de-
voted a long and active life to se'..,rn and honour his pro-
, fession, and has collected around him a valuable mass of
C materials, to illustrate the beauties and record the history
• of Architecture, which the volume to which we have before
alluded is intended to represent and describe.

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