The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-21 00:00:00

SPITALFIEDS' WEAVERS.

On Friday night a general illumination took
Place among the weavers and their neighbours, in Spitalfields
and Bethnal-green, in consequence of the Bill being thrown
out by the Commons. Church-street, Bethnal-green, was
completely choked up by the assembled multitude, so as
to prevent carriages having a thoroughfare ; blue ribands
were worn by numbers, and most of the weavers had flags
of manufactured silk displayed from their windows. The
bonfires, fire-works, and ringing of bells, were as general as
if some great national victory had been obtained, and many
houses were decorated with variegated lamps. An immense
number of copies of the following bill was given away and post-
ed at the shop windows of tradesmen :
" Success and prosperity to the Journeymen Weavers, and
their families ; likewise to the Houses of Lords and Commons,
and may they always do as much justice to every tradesman,
as theyhave done to the Journeymen Weavers."
Thejoy'that was depicted in the countenance of men and
women, may be more easily conceived than described.
Saturday morning the bells commenced ringing, and large
gags were suspended across the streets. At the windows of
nearly all the Weavers were smaller flags of variegated colours,
wove into different shapes, which had a most excellent effect.—
The following bill was posted round the neighbourhood:—
" The Journeymen Silk Weavers of Spitalfields, and its
vicinity, return their sincere thanks to the Right Honourable
the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and the Honourable the
House of Commons, for their justice and humanity towards
them on the glorious 'lBth of July, 1823.—G0D save the King."
Signed by the Trade Committee and the two Secretaries.

THE POPE.

ROME, JULY B.—r hasten to transmit to you the circum-
stantial details of the deplorable accident which happened to the
Pope on the evening of the 6th.instant.
The Holy Father had taken an airing in a carriage, and had
Walked as usual. He had dismissed his servants, and after
conversing with his Auditor remained alone at ten o'clock. His
Holiness attempted to rise from his chair, leaning one hand upon
his bureau, and with the other endeavouring to reach a rope
attached to the wall tbr that purpose.
The Holy Father having raised himself could not reach the
rope, and he fell upon the marble floor between the table and
the chair. His head did not strike against the marble, his left
side bearing all the weight of the fall. On hearin; his cries
he was taken up .and conveyed to bed ; some convulsive move-
ments were perceived, arising from the violence of the fall.
At the first visit.the surgeons stated that the shoulder-bone
was broken. The Faculty assembled yesterday morning con.
firmed this opinion.
He passed a restless night, but without fever, and his pulse
nearly natural.
His Holiness is ignorant of his situation; and no one has told
him of the fracture.
Cardinal Gorizalvi has not quitted the Pope's bedside except
fora few minutes.
The persons who are about his Holiness feel themselves much
embarrassed, because being ignorant of his real state he conti-
nually manifests his repugnance to remain in bed.
It is singular that this accident should happen on the anni-
versary of the fatal night of the 6th and 7th July, 11106, when
he was carried off.
Fever manifested itself last night, anti the general report in
Rome is, that the Pope is in the greatest danger.

ENGLISH OPERA Ilouss.—The public are in-
debted to the Proprietor of this Theatre for
having introduced many performers of both sexes
to the London Stage, who have risen to well-
merited reputation, and are standing ornaments
of its boards. On Saturday he added to the
number of good actors Mr. RAYNER, who, we
presume, has been strongly recommended by pro-
vincial celebrity. Mr. RAYNER came forward in
the part of Giles in the very interesting
Drama entitled The Miller's Maid, and, with
a full recollection of the merit of poor EMERY
in this character, it is but just to acknowledge
that Mr. RAYNER supported the part with great
feeling and ability. It is not to be supposed
that he did not feel somewhat embarrassed in ap-
pearing before a London tribunal ,for the first time,
in a character that seemed to be identified with the
deceased favourite of the public, but Mr. RAYNER
displayed such merit as well entitled him to the
warm and reiterated applause of a very numerous
audience, and he will doubtless appear to still more
advantage on hisnext performance. Miss KELLY'S
personation of the Miller's Maid is so admirably
recommended by feeling, simplicity, and truth
of character, as powerfully to operate upon the
audience and fully justify their warmest appro-
bation.

Letters by the last Peteriburgh mail mention
the failure of several Russian houses at Moscow.
The Poor-rate in the parish of Holy Cross and.
St. Giles, in the town of Shrewsbury, is now
is. 6d. in the pound, being less than it has been
- for the last fiftryears.
We have very great pleasure in .stating, upon
the authority of an intelligent Gentleman con-
', versant with agriculture, who .has just returned
from a tour through Warwickshire, Gloucester-
shire, Worcestershire, and Herefordshire, that
there is every prospect of an abundant harvest in
• those counties, and that the orchards wear not a
_less promising appearance than the corn fields.—
(Coventry Herald.)
ACCIDENT 'fly DROWNlNa.—YeSterday even-
ing, is three young men were in a boat opposite
Cumberland Gardens, one of them undressed
hirnself.for the purpose of bathing, and leaped
from the boat into the river, where he had only
• been a minute or two before he sunk. One 'of
• his companions, observing his perilous situation,
instantly leaped into the water with his Clothes
on to render him assistance, without effect, as he
never rose ngain, and be. narrowly escaped 'a
similar fate. The body was soon after dragged
for, and found about two hours afterwards. The
deceased was a promising oung man, and, we
hear, one of the dancers at Vauxhall Gardens:
ExEcDriort.—This morning the last awful
sentence of the law was carried into effect, at
New gate, upon Samuel William Miles, aged 19,
for uttering forged notes ; John Welford, for a
burglary at Vauxhall; and Robert Roe,' for the
extensive burglary in the house of Mr. Donovan,
Oxford-street.—Since the conviction of these
wretched men they all have demeaned them-
selves becoming their awful situation, and on the
arrival of the warrant of execution they seriously
resorted to prayer and meditation, and, with the
assistance of the Rev. Mr. COTTON and Mr.
flAtcsa, became perfeCtly resigned and penitent.
The culprit Miles entertained hopes of a respite,
'but, unfortunately for him, he was found to be un.
worthy the Royal clemency. This morning, at
half-past seven o'clock, Messrs. TuoMesoN and
LvcAel the Sheriffs, with their attendants, ar-
. rived at the prison, and proceeded to the Press,-
yard, where the wretched, men were severally
introduced and disencumbered of their irons.—
Welford and Roe appeared calm,, resigned, and
collected • Miles cried bitterly, but became more
Composed by eight o'clock. The preparations
being complete they were led to the scaffold, and
in a few minutes in the midst otprayer, the drop
s
Igtiuld they were launched into eternity.