The Sun.
London, England, 1841-12-31 00:00:00

COURT CIRCULAR.

WINDSOR, THURSDAY. The Queen and
Prince Albert walked on the Terrace and in the
Slopes to-day, both in the morning and afternoon.
Her Royal Highness the Duchess of Kent
also took walking exercise.
Sir George Couper arrived at the Castle on a
visit to her Majesty.
Colonel Bouverie and the Hon. C. A. Murray.
joined a party at Swinley on a sporting excur-
sion.). Viscount Sydney and Sir Edward Bowater
rode out on horseback.
Mr. Sievier, the Sculptor, was honoured this
morning by 'Prince Albert with a sitting for a
bust of his Royal Highness.
Her Majesty honoured Mr. Partridge by again
sitting for her portrait to-day.

Their Royal Highnesses the Duke and Duchess
of Cambridge, and the Princess Augusta of
Cambridge, attended by Lady Augusta Somer-
set, arrived in town yesterday from their resi-
dence at Kew. The Duchess and the Princess
Augusta visited her Royal Highness the Duchess
of Gloucester at Gloucester House. The Duke
of Cambridge visited his Serene Highness Prince
Ernest of Philippsthal at Marlborough House,
and in the afternoon left town for Epping. Their
Royal Highnesses the Duchess and the Princess
Augusta of Cambridge returned to Kew in the
afternoon.

M. Fortique, Minister Plenipotentiary, from
Venezuela, had an interview with Lord Stanley,
yesterday, at the Colonial-office.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer arrived in
rlay evening, from Cambridge.

JG OF SPITALFIELDS'

SILK-WE AVERS.

at eight o'clock, a very numerous Meet-
Jnemployed Spitalfields' Silk-weavers was
Crown and Anchor, Waterloo-town, to re-
art of the Deputation appointed to wait on
ayor, to ascertain when the funds in his
Inds will be distributed.

ex having been appointed to the Chair,
!re was but one feeling that induced him to
-hich was, that he should be assisting those
ey were honest and industrious, were in a
. It was melancholy to him to see so many
im, who were willing to earn their liveli-
labour, appear there, and not one of them
t pint of porter before them.—(Hear.)
fore him without a shoe or stocking,
Je if they had employment. But when
.wing to the low price of wages, they
trcely able to obtain sufficient means to
lies ; and then they were. compelled to
16 hours a day.—(Hear.) When they
at the distresses of the weaver were
ince that day many more had been

that after the interview at the • Man-
'itation took immediate steps for the
public meeting called, and some of
Gammen, one of the Committee
mmunication with the Lord Mayor.
,road that the distress was not so ex-
iserted, but it was easy to show that
veavers were Out of employment.
ree persons were employed at a
a known that there were above
d, that would make above 24,000

hat he was in work, and it was
ployed were in a situation little
Nere out of work. He was only
• a day.
from Mr. HORNSBY, one of the
to the great distress which pre-

d that when he and Mr. Hornsby
ort, they would present a state-
in the district that would be
'lat day visited the best part of
)f the weavers there was very bad.
and afterwards several reso-
ong ethers a vote of thanks to
,derman Wilson, to the Acting
airman, the meeting separated.

revalent, and amounts to a
that Mr. Sibthorp is shortly
he will commence his labours
, a chapel being about to be
le or at St. Helens. His first
Newport.
%•03 H A m.—We are sorry
cease in the number of
..esh tickets lave been
ated to relieve nearly
day and Thursday, soup
.;allons on the former day,
2hursday): the amount of
.00 stones. In consequence
peat destitution of clothing,
e learn from a circular, which
.ne subscribers, that a proposi-
Aittee to vote 3001. from the relief
.ner subscriptions towards purchas-
rerlets, to be lent as loans to such
►ll undertake to return them when
), on payment of a halfpenny per
lket or coverlet ; which payments
ecessary expense of superintending
the articles, and a uniform visita-
being pawned or sold.—Derbyshire
m of 2,500 L has already been contri.
itable fund for the relief of the dis-
tingham.