The Sun.
London, England, 1823-07-22 00:00:00

SPITALFIELDS, WEAVERS.

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Yesterday being the third .and last day of the
public rejoicings of the joernepttOe Weavers,
most of the streets in the extetelive districts
of 'Spitalfields, Bethnal-green, 111ile.;end and
Shoreditch, were ornamented by' the Olhibition
of the preductioes of our native artists there
were .but few factories which 14:ere''ncit 'dii-
tinguished by silk flags of the most" ingenious'
description. At twelvo o'clock-the' bells of
the several churches commenced ritigine; their
merry peals, and two deputations' orthe Gef
neral Trade' Committee 'proCeede.d froM the
house 'of Mr. White, in Have-street, Bethnal."
green, with two elegant new flags; 'to the two
trade houses, viz. the knave of Clubs, in Club-
row, and the Flower Pot, Brick4aue. 'The
flags are each nine by seven feel, formed of 'a
beautiful mazarine blue silk. The 'dOvices,"the
Weavers' Arms attd-the union of hands—the in-
scription," The Journeymen Weavers Glorious
July 18, 18'23." The flag-staff was 'tastefully-
anithated with rosettes, blue, white,' and green
(the latter in compliment to Mr. 13rutton, the
Solicitor against the proposed Bill,. that having
been his electioneering colour in the far-famed
contest for the Vestry'Clerk of St. Matthews).
The staffs have also painted on then theWeavers'
Arms and motto, Each of the Secretaries
in the 'procession carried the Old Spitalfields
Acts, embodied and appropriately bound, and
ornamented with rosettes. The processions were
accompanied by numerous bodies of their fello.w-
tradesmen, and on the exhibition of each flag at
the windows of the trade-houses the assembled

throng gave three times three hearty and astound-
ing cheers. These flags will be exhibited on
each succeeding " glorious" anniversary.—The
following bill has been very generally pla-
carded :

" BROTIIER, TnikutsatEkt.—The justice and humanity
displayed hi the Legislature towards us on the ea:ions
eighteenth., deserves our warmest acknowledgments, and in the
illtthinatton of this evening, your Committee respectfully and
earnestly recommend you to behave with that good order ona
decorum that has gained you tbe continuance of the 4cts grants(
to you by the wise Legislators of your country.
(Signed by the Trade Committee.)
God. Save the ling. ".

SUICIDE OF MR. WILLIAMS THE COMEDIAN:*
On Thursday last a strong sensation was pro-
duced in this place by the report that this ill-
fated gentleman had Cut his throat ; and, on in.
quiry, it was found that the wound had been
inflicted with such desperate resolution that it
had instantly terminated his life. In the even.
ing an inquest was held on the body, when the
jury, without hesitation, returned a verdict of
lunacy. The deceased was, it appears, very well
connected, and has a brother a Lieutenant-
Colonel in the army. Of late his habits had been
very irregular, and Mr. Mansell 11411 discharged
him from the theatre about a fortnight ago.
Want of an engagement bad reduced him to pc.
nury, and his distress and irregularity acting
upon an infirm mind awl a disturbed conscience,
had driven him to desperation. Mr. Williams
was not a first rate actor, but he was respectable
in his line, and his person was tall, well formed,
and majestic. His age must be about fifty, and
he had spent the greater part of .a lung theatrical
life in the York company.---(Leeds, ,fully 19).

TI!E DUKE Or DEVONSHIRE.—HiA Grace, it is
said, will leave England when the marriage between his niece,
Lord Morpeth's daughter, and the Hon. 'Mr. bnscelles. sun
of the Earl of Hotel... Doti, shall have been celebrated in York-
Shire, at which Ceremony. his Grace intends to .be pre,.
sent. The Noble Dyke intends afterwards to visit Paris
and Italy. The Duchess of Devonshire resumed her ex-
cavations in the neighbourhood of Rome during the Winter:
with increased success. The valuable antiquities which
were found are destined to decorate Chatsworth, Devon-
shire Ilonae, and the Palladian Villa at Chiswick,
where the Noble Duke's admirable taste is already .tIP;
conspicuoint in the arrangement of the guest collection, of,n
Greek and Roman busts and statues, both ancient and modern',
now known, many of which were collected by his Grace himself.
His Grace entertains some thought of visiting Pamtum and after-
wards the Greek Islands. The Noble Duke's friend, Captain
Clifford, and his accomplished Lady are now in Italy, or visit-
ing the most favoured islands in the Mediterranean.
111.i.caEADy has been playing some of his
principal characters at Birmingham, and, with
that success which must ever attend his distill..
guished talent. •
Madame CATALANI, the admirers. of wonder,
ful musical talent will be glad to hear,:arrived at
BuuNETT'S llotel yesterday from the Continent.
We understand that an application is• to be
made to the Town Council, to institute. a Pro,
h!ssorship of Conveyancing in the University of
Edinburgh. Considering the imporcance.,of the
subject to the multitudes of persons connected
with the practical department of the law of
Scotland, who either reside in Edinburgh, who
resort to it from all quarters of the country for
instruction, It seems wonderful that such a Pro-
fessorship should not have been long ago insti-
tuted. The Professor of Scots Law is friendly
to the proposal, and we hope soon to find the
fume and utility of our University enlarged by
the. adoption of this measnre,—(Edinburgh Ob-
server..
Blots took place in St..Gilesr's and on Saffron.
hill, on Sunday night among the Irish inhabitaut‘i
of these places, but no serious injury was sus-
tained by any of the combatants.
LAMENTABLE A CClDENT:—.Yesterday morning'
a Mrs. Brydges, of Great St. Andrew-street, Seven Dials, hav-
ing occasion to leave home for a short period, left her child,
about six months old, in the care of a girl in the house, who,
during the mother's absence, laid the infant on the bed and
covered it over with the clothes, while she went up stairs to
do some work. In her absence a female who was in the habit
of cleaning Mrs. Itrydges's room, entered it, and ,torned up
the bed, unconscious of the child being on the bed, and it was
not until the return of the unfortunate mother that the accident
was discovered when the child was found quite dead.

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teoe loka d
had
do nla rsoet:eNrVeocrakusi,zabruAt 1 lnottat:
host;---it was a' in his head, for his nose was
sair stappit ; he was sair but had nae sickness,
and it was concluded that the thief was in the
bane, .from the absence of any outward appear-
ance in the flesh. Accordingly, after "
simples," and administering some of them to
bring out the extraordinary mystery, to I one
morning in wee Davie's nose shot forth a beau-
tiful germ from a garden pea, in the process of
vegetation l I It is said that 44 to, know the di,
ease is half of. the cure ;" so here it proved true
in this growing-distemper, and, Davie was soon
freed of his nosegey.—We have the fact' from
undoubted uuthority.---( Stirling' aper.)