The Sun.
London, England, 1824-01-17 00:00:00

MEETING OF SILK-WEAVERS.

REJECTION OF THE JOURNEYMEN'S PRICES.
On Thursday night the meeting of Silk-
Weavers took place at the Red Lion, Pbcenix-street, Spital-
fields, in order to hear the Report of the Committee who were
appointed at the last general meeting to wait upon the Masters,
for their approval of the list of reduced prices agreed upon.--
Shortly after eight o'clock,
Mr. BENSON took the Chair, and briefly stated the great im-
portance to themselves and families of the business upon which
they had met.
felt it t i
The committee had, agreeably to their instruc-
tions, waited upon the Masters, and they were then prepared
to return their answers ; and he hoped, whatever private feel-
ings some individuals might entertain, the same good order
which had hitherto been observed would be strictly adhered to.
Mr. mr3l. BAKER, one of the committee, then rose, and,
after a few observations, read' the resolutions, 'empowering the
comm
consequence,
edy to issue he said; ofi theseea
in
circular'strtzc
leter,-
tions,
and to have it left at the residence of each Master,l of ,
committee toor- committee} In
cn
which letter-the following is a copy ;__

" 14th January, 1824.
4, sin—The Committee of Journeymen Engine Weavers,
appointed by the trade to revise and correct their list of
prices, having revised and corrected the same, most respect-
fully request you will meet the rest of the Manufacturers at
g's Head Tavern, in the Poultry, at five o'clock this
afternoon,
when. the. Committee will submit the list of pricei
for your inspection and approval.
then
am, Sir, your humble servant,

" BAxEn, Secretary."
Mr. BAKER continued, and said, in consequence of dial letter,
they (the Committee) were in attendance at
the place iad hour
appointed. That only six masters attended, namely, Mr.
Thorpe, Cheapside; Mr. Newberry, jun. of London-wall; Mr.
Williams, of Stewart-street, Old Artillery-ground ; Mr. Gil-
bert, Fort-street, Liberty of the Tower; Mr. 'Underhill, of
the firm of Jones and Co., Wine Office-court, Fleet-street;
and Mr. Spires, of Church-street, Spitalfields. That the mas-
ters, shortly after the meeting, retired for a little to the Man-
sion-house, and returned with a new list of prices, which he
would then read. The masters at the same tkine observed, a
good deal would rest upon the Committee recommending
their adoption to, this meeting. The Committee however re-
nlied, they could not then, nor would they now.; offer any thing
in the shape of an opinion, but in their individual capacity
[several voices, " read, read," and one .voice exclaimed, " si-
lence for the condeMned sermon"]. Mr. Baker then read the
masters' list, which in almost every article went below not only
the standard of 1805, but was nearly 20 per cent, below the
standard of 1795; one article in particular, which in 1795
brought the journeymen Is., the masters marked for 9d., being
even under the standard of 1774. The reading of these prices of
the masters gave rise to a warm and a lengthened discussion, in
which Mr. J. Lewis, Mr. Yeller, Mr. Funnel, Mr. Simmonds,
Mr: Charlton, Mr. Baker, and Mr. Richardson, took an aetive
part ; they (the masters prices), were however rejected in toto,
and the following resolutions were unanimously adopted :-
1. Resolved, that conceiving, with every justice to our families,
we cannot accede to the list of prices (in the whole) as given by
our employers to our Committee--2. Resolved, that in order to
keep the door of accommodation still open, we do again request
our Committee will wait upon our employers, for the purpose
of effecting a reconciliation.—Thanks were afterwards voted to
the Committee and Chairman, and the meeting, about twelve
o'clock, separated. ' . -

COAL-MARKET,- JAN. 16.
Ships at Market. Ships sold Pries.
57i Newcastle - - ni -35 s 3d to 45s 3d
251 Sunderland - - 13 -41 s 6d to 45s 6d
1 Cinders - - 0 - —s Od to —s Od

[ COURSE OF EXCHANGE, January 16.
I instei ditto
Ditto, at Siglit
,
Rotterdam l2 4
Antwerp • le 5
liatoborgh 37 7 34 us
Aituint
Paris, 3 Day's sight
Ditto
Bourdeaux, ditto
Berlin
Frankfort °utile Main ' .... 1561 Ex. Money
Peteisburgb . 9 .
Vienna. .1
Trieste • 10' 11
'N/aelrid - Effective
Cadiz
Bilboa 35:3 Effective
Barcelona ..... 35
Seville
Gibraltar
•
•
Legliorl 464
Gem.ts .
Malta 45 -•Naples 3Bi
Palermo
Lisbon
Oporto

49
Bahia . 51
1)t11)1;t1 .... 91 OkiI; 9/ ye; Colt.
BULLION.

Portugal Go1(1,i ti Coin 1.0 0 0 pttt Oz
Poreitzti Gold, in Bars 3 17 6
New Doubloons
New Dollars 0 4 94.
Silver in Bars, Standard 0 0 0

THE PARKS.—..Oaring to the comparative mild-
hess of the Weather, Hyde Park yesterday boasted a very nu-
merous display of gay and elegant pedestrians, the carriages of
a great part of whom were in waiting for them. The Serpen-
tine River was alMost entirely free from ice; but the basin in
the Green Park continued nearly frozen over, the ice having
given way only in *..very few places.

MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE
OF MR. WHITE.

[FURTHER PARTICULARS.]
..
It has already been stated that Mr. WHITE or
the Quadrant, Regent-street, disappeared under,
very. mysterious circumstances, after having re',
ceived 6181. from the Board of Works, on the
12th February, 1822. Mr. Thomas White sra',
smith to his Majesty, and although it was know°
that he was going to receive so large a sum frog'
the Surveyor-General, his family were not made
acquainted with his intention to proceed into the
City to deposit it for special purposes, having
few days before borrowed nearly 300/. of MP
Lee of Westminster. He forwarded 6001. for
Nr. Lee to pay himself the borrowed money,
and deposit the remainder in the banking-house
of Messrs. Farquhar, Herries, and Co., Saiat
James's-street, ,which was done.—When IVI?‘
White left home on the morning of the 12th of
February, 1822, he stated to Mrs. White that
he should that evening go to Bishop's Auckland,
Durham, on a visit to his sister,; but that he
should return home, after having been into the
City, and dress, and get some things ready for his
journey. He did not return, but sent a letter to
his wife, stating that he was " almoit crazy''
with what had happened to him in the City,
was a curious circumstance that a Mr.'
Cruikshank, a jeweller from whom Mr: White'
had a bill, received a letter on the Htlt •
February, announcing the forwarding Such
bill, and stating -that he had taken the docu-
ment with him out of town by mistake. The
letter was dated " Huntingdon," but the post
mark was 66 Coventry ;" and the letter stated,
that the parcel enclosing the bill would arrive by
the Huntingdon mail. Inquiries were made
about it, but nothing of the kind was at the Hunt
ingdon mail coach office. It was learned, by the
inquiries of Mr..l.ee, in consequence of the letter,
being dated "'Coventry," that such parcel had'
Come by the Coventry mail. This circumstance
led to further investigations, whether any such,
individual as Mr. White`had gone to Liverpool,
Coventry, or Huntingdon, on the night of
12. In the way-bill of the Liverpool mail of that
night, it was found a Gentleman had taken
place in the name of " Evans, to he taken up ac •
the Peacock, Islington." But whether such ilia
dividual was Mr. White or not, could never be
ascertained. It was found that the Mr. Evans,
whoever he was, left the mail shortly before its
entrance in to Liverpool, facing some private houseS
on the road. As the letter's post mark was " Co;
ventry," Mr. W.'s foreman, Saunders, made in-
quiries there, and found that a 46 strange ,
Gentleman" had appeared at an inn there,
and retired after taking breakfast. He thence •
went to Liverpool. Inquiries there also failed:
The offer to produce the body of Mr. White for,
301. has already been mentioned. No effects
Suited from • the offer; it was made by some re-
puted " agents" for aiding peOple to get out of
the country to Ameriaa, &c. A curious circume
stance occurred at Liverpool during the inquiries
for Mr. White. A,reward of 1001. having been
offered for his discovery, and placards having
been circulated in Lancashire, Durham, Ikc it
Was said there- was a gentleman living mysteri-
ously in a private house near Liverpool, and that
in fact it was Mr. White. Saunders went there,
gained admission, and found a secluded .gentle-
man there. He explained the reason of•his se-
clusion, finding himself an object of suspicion-7-it
was in consequence of the loss of a wife. Mr.
Beard soon after the disappearance, went to BoW-;
street;. and presented himself to Sir R. ilirnie:
Mr. Beard said he undoubtedly was a " play-
man," he was.accustomed to " play," but of Mr.
White, whose brother An-law he was, he knew
nothing. He, in common with others, had.made
all possible inquiries about Mr. White,- but he
'could not imagine what had become of him. Mr.
White, thou4h he had excellent connections and a
good btisines, had involved himself in some diffi-
culties by his buildings in the Quadrant. Bills were •
circulated toatid,his affairs ; and some of those, it
is stated, got. into' Prohert's hands 'through Mr-
Beard, and thus Probert may have become' ac-
quainted with Mr:While's affairs. Probert isnot
in custody, nor has any search been made after
him oil account of Mr. White'i disappearance; et
.•
least, not with the knowledge of Mrs. White, or
of any of his creditors. -Mr...White bird only •
181. about his person when he disappeared. His
sister, in Durham, never heard any thing of him-
With the family, when Mr. White' th•-cre •
were only 30s. in Money, though there was t
plenty of property ; and Mrs. White, and her
four children, after the bankruptcy, which was
deemed necessary, must have known immediate
want, had not the creditors, mainly through the
humane and active interference of Mr. Lee, a 1...
lotted 501. for her use. • Her present situation IS
humble enough; she resides in Somers-town ;
she has seen her brother, Mr. Beard, but once
within the last two years.