The Sun.
London, England, 1828-11-05 00:00:00

THE SILK TRADE.

ALERTING OF WEAVERS.—Last Monday night,
pursuant to public requisition, a very numerous
meeting of the Silk-\i eay.Ks of Spitalfields and its
vicnity, tuck place in St. John's-street Chapel,
Brick-lane, for the purpose of receiving the Report
of a Committee, appointed on the 28th of July last,
" to endeavour .to obtain some better protection
against the importation of foreign wrought silks,"
and to take into consideration a copy of a Memorial
which would be submitted to them previous to its
being presented to the Board of Track.

About seven o'clock Mr. KNAGGS was called to
the Chair.

Mr. WALus said that, as one of the Committee,
and before the draft of a Memorial intended to lie
laid before the Board of Trade, should be submitted
to the meeting, he had one or two prefatory obser-
vations to make. It would be recollected, 'that on
the 21st ult. Mr. Vesey Fitzgerald, the President of
the Board of Trade, se:' :ni'',:nt;27 '0 the Com.
mittee of Silk Weavers to attend a retire with
him on the following Thursday. The Committee
accordingly attended the Board of Trade, and stated
the situation of the Silk Track particularly of that
part of it which they were capable of judging, with-
out reference to its spreading brandies into the
country ; and after giving the fullest explanation
in their rower, as to increase of crime and
pauperism, which were engendered by the •low
rate of wages, caused by the impot talon of
foreign wrought silks, they hoped the Board would
thoroughly investigate the subject, with a view to
recommend its prompt and serious consideration to
his Majesty's Government. Mr. Fitzgerald assured
the Committee that without any affectation what-
ever, he felt much pain on hearing the melancholy
situation to which the workmen in the silk trade
were 'educed. But he also assured the Committee,
that it was not the intention of his Majesty's Go-
vernment to institute any inquiry into the sense. In
the mean time it was his opinion, that at all times and
under all circumstances, the Government had a right
to attend to any statements that mightbe made to them
from any body of his Majesty's subjects ; but more
particularly from so large a body us the silk trade,
the more so when there were such contradictory
statements set forth and circulated, if for no other
purpose than to ascertain the truth or falsehood of
them. If the Committee would, therefore, lay a
statement before them, no doubt his Majesty's Go-
vernment would give it their particular attention,
and the deputation would be granted another
interview, and apprised of the result of the in-
vestigation. The Committee then apprized Mr.
Fitzgerald, that as they were the mere repre-
sentatives of a very numerous class of mechanics,
they would feel it a duty to call the trade toge-
ther, and recommend a respectable memorial to
be sent to the Board of Trade, on the part of the
silk-weavers of Spitalfields and its vicinity. " such,"
said Mr. Wallis, " was the result of oar interview
with the President of the Board of Trade, and for
which purpose the present Meeting was called; and
a 3 the Committee had hastily sketched the draft of
a memorial, he trusted the Chairman would suffer
the Secretary to read it."
Mr. Grove, the Secretary, then read the Memo-
rial, which wits completely consonant with Mr.
Wallis's view of their situation; upon which, it was
moved and seconded, " That the Memorial then
read be adopted as the Memorial of the Silk
Weavers of Spitalfields, and that it be presented to
the Board of Trade by the Committee."—Curried
unanimously.
The Meeting then separated.

A method Ins lately been discovered of filling
scats and cushions, and even beds and mattresses, with air.
70 persons travelling it is found a great convenience, as a
soft and dry seat is made by only breathing iuto a cover,
which can be folded up and cat ried in the pocket.

The present Earl of RADNOR, learning that
one of his tenants was in difficulties, owing to his farm
being over-tented, immediately reduced the rent 10Q/.' a-
year, and relinquished all claim to the arrears. •

The following letter from Dr. DoYLE ap-
pears in The Dublin Evening Post, dated Carlow, Oct.
29,1828:--

"My Dear Sir—ln kinkil',. over the proceedinge at
Maidstone, as reported in your Paper of yesterday, I find
my name mentioned among those of the persons who at,
tended the great Kent Meeting near that town.
"However Curious I might be to witness the proceedings
of a popular ;.meeting in England, upon a subject, of all
Others, the most important and interesting; it was not in
my power to be at Maidstone, or at Penendeu Heath, or
at the meeting held there on Friday last.
" May I request the insertion• of the above in your next
publication, and that you will believe me, with truth, my
dear Sir, your most oliedieM, humble servant,
‘t i. W. Conway, E,q, - . " —I-- J. DOYLE."-
SnoCKING MURDER.—A Murder of a most
brutal kind was perpetrated eM Saturday eveniny, last, on
in the county of Cavan. A fair had been held on
a man named 13toxAm, in the neighbourhood of Bally..
in Banyconnell; a party of about five in number,
h,i,sbreast, and
etritn
their return from it, went. into a public-house at the
tliti"dia'y
oroads of Lismore, to drink. DANIEL O'REILLY, one
cross
oir, the party drew a slreathed_,d_a!_gterr,f_ro_m_
saki to another of the patty, !!""e''f"m`a"l: We have not
been good neighbours, but this will
did-!'so- peaceb l'Qtween
us ;" he was desired to put it
ulb
and
from the house,
had not
proceeded more than twoaty
l""al wounded Dosuen, when
m the
O'BuILLY thew out his fligger, and . .
• el 'Wm• rI.OXAM rode up
knee. Here r. young man nett,
when O'ReILLY struck
and interfered in behalf of Dori),
....
I haring demounted
him, and Dorn made off. I3Low
blow
he
received,
for tint purpose of resenting the
m down and
when O'REILL.Y, slim
Y, being far stronger, threw
mute
victim
despatched him. He inflicted on his tu7 t:...t
no less than seventeen wo.andi; I. live o:. .!•:.21 near the 1:
.t. Their
heart, and one of them actually passed tinting!' t
companions, who had supposed that they were only box-
t.ound.
ing, came up on seeing O'REILLy make off, and
poor IlLowt weltering in his blood, and life totally ex-
tinct. The greatest promptitude was exerted in pursuit
of the villain, ansi he was taken that very night near Belli-
namore, where he resi(l,l. An inquest was held next day
,>n the body, amt ',kr,: NVILLIAm fawns, Esq., Coroner,
1 verdict of " Wilful ?gorier" iris returned against
iOlimixy who was in,taptly lodged in.the county gaol.
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