The Sun.
London, England, 1826-01-26 00:00:00

BOARD OF TRADE AND TUE SPITALFIELDS
WEAVERS.

Yesterday (Wednesday) Messrs. Tiornewood,
Poyton, \lraHis, Harris, and others forming the deputation ap-
pointed to present to the Board of Trade the petition agreed to
at the meeting held last week of the inhabitants of the parish of
St. Mathew, Bethhal-green, had an audience of the Board,
which lasted upwards of two hours.

tnumbers of the Board
_}}?resent on this occasion were
M E
r. Robinson, (Chancellor of the xehequer,) Mr. Jluskisson,
and Mr, Grant. _

The petition, which prayed that " the Honourable Board
would devise some means
~,to avert the distress that has over-
taken the numerplis person's engaered in the silk trade," in con.
-sequence of the repeal of the prohibitory system, having been
re* the deputation requested to know what answer they should
retiiin to their constituents.
--Mr. II USK Issox, in reply, stated at some length the reasons
by which he felt compelled to adhere to the determination at
throwing the trade open under the protecting duty of 30 per
cent., provided by the late act of repeal. Ile admitted.thar
the existing distress in the silk-trade (which he sincerely la-
mentetb was, in a considerable measure, owing to the expected
importitiou of foreign silica; but thought that is was to be as-
cribed in n still greater degree to the excessive speculations
to which the silk manufacturers had recently indulged. He telt
quite assured, at all events, that the introduction of a free
system would ultimately be attended with the greatest benefit,
not only to the country at large, but more .particularly to the
silk weavers themselves, Ile was by means, however, so
wedded to his opinions as not to renounce them willingly, it'
they could be proved to •be erroneous; and he could assure
the deputation, that if they would only convince him of
the propriety of retracing his steps, no false notion of con-
sistency should prevent, him from being the first to go be-
fore Parliament, and move for the continuance of the pro-
hibitory system. In the mean time, he was sorry to say, that
with the views he had on the subject, he coul.l not give the de-
putation any hope that Govermnent would interfere in the
matter of' their petition. The distress which the silk weavers
experienced was but a temporary evil that must he borne.—
Neither were they the only distressed class in the commu-
nity ; many other classes—the cotton-spinners in particular
being in a state of nearly equal suffering, In consequence of
the generally depressed condition of manufactures and com-
merce at the present moment.
When Mr. Hu-kismon had concluded, Mr. Iliimewood, Mr.
Poyton, and Air. Nirallis, severally addressed the Board in
support of their petition. having urged, particularly, the
advantage which the foreign silk weaver has over the English
one, in consequence of food and every thing else being so
much cheaper, and taxes so much lighter, abroad:
The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER remarked, that
the Deputation, as well as other people, were very much
mistaken on these points ; for that the French workmen
have heavy taxes to pay as well as ours have, and find
it nearly as hard a task to , live upOn their earnings as
ones do ; that if bread is cheaper in France than in
England, wages are proportionably less; and that house remit
is almost as high there as it is at ITome.
The deputation confessed that on all these points they enter.
Lined, 4 common with the public, very different notions—that
they were at a loss to conceive how the French workman could
be at ell oppressed by taxes like time English workman, when in
France there was but little national debt to pay the interest of,
and in England we have a national debt that requires a taxa-
tion of nearly 40 millions annually ; and that; regards both
the prices of provisions end house-rent in France—even con.
sidered in relation to the French rates of wages--they were sure
it could be easily demonstrated that the foreign workman had
eminently the advantage.
Mr. Ilissts:woon added significantly, that it might not he
out tif place to hint, that bestdes having little or .no national
debt;the!Freneh had no earn laws.

The UttAN CE 1,1.0 It of the Exc t: car 14 It smiled, but took no
other notice of the allabiion,

Mr. HUSKISSON and sir. GRANT were equally silent in ze-
"meet to it ;, indeed, during the whole interview, the question of
the corn laws, though so intimately connected with that of free
trade, seemed to be carefully avoided. With the exception of
the itotice taken of them by Mr. Homewood, they were never
once mentioned.

The CIIANCEL Lon of the Elyzettt:QuElt and Mnlitriiicts-
SON joined in replying that' they bud not overlooked any of the
considerationa brought forward by the deputation.; that they
had given the whole matter, the fullest, consideration„ and
viewed the operation of the new law in every possible shape ;
and that after all they had heaid, their opinions remained un-
changed.
illr.11010.:wo,o».--tVhatanswe;,. then, ifyou please., gen.
tlemen, shall we take buck to our constituents e Are we to un-
derstand that Government eantfrord us noimpe of relief ?
31r, 111/SICI9SON.—.YOU will please just' to: reitiort ftdtltfttlly
what has now passed between yourselves and the,l4ard.

THE SILK TRADE.
A meeting of the engine!. Bilk-weavers took place yesterday,
. pursuant to, public notice, et the • Block 1..f0g public-house, 'fir
the purpose of taking into consideration the distressed state of
their trade. The large room in which it was held was crowded
to excess at an early hour of the evening.
Mr..lcisEen Ptt.t.au, being called teethe chair, read the re-
quisition by which they had been called together. That there
was sufficient emote for alarm in their trede could not, lie said,
be denied, and he hoped those persons who' had been instru-
mental in calling the meeting would now come forward, and
state their object in so doing.
Mr. CITA itr.vret said the meetingehad been called in conse-
quence of the peculiar situation iu which Mesev. Newberry
and :;en's journeymen Were,placed. , Mr. Newberry had de,
dared that 119 would' not give mit any mere work until -a
proper regulation and understanding took place between
the employers and the employed: The_ journeymen of• that
establishment bud in • consequence determined on taking
the seer e" the trade on the subject. One man that he
kndw worked for three different masters, 'and received a (litre.
rent price front each of them. ((friers of " Name, name.") I say
thee ,teifi Mr, Charlton) that Thomas Holland received full
pay trim Mr. Newberry% one penny less from Mr. tindetillii,
MO a difrerelit price. again, froi o Mr. • Lee. Messrs. Newberry
were willing to pay the heat regulated price, but they found that
if they did so they could not meet the other manufacturers in
the.maeket. It Wit,3,notoriou3 that the `Whole of Mr. 'Underhill's
lienda were working mul A. price and it was time that a stop
Ithould be put to such c+' duct. *tleeir his own part he never re.
ccived leas than the full price from. Mr. Newberry. He meant
the list of prices agreed to by masters arid men at the King's
!lead, in the Poultry, after the repeal of the 3.pitalarldn A9to.
The loss or those acts is now severely telt, for although a list Of
priers; was then solemnly ratified by the Masters, there wife'
'not one of them, except Mr. Newberry, that had not re-Nutted
that agreement. This was of itself sufficient proof of the loss
the trade had sustained by the rpt•til of the acts ; for although
the masters would not venture to violate the Act of Parliament,
it appeared they were nut over.scrupolout in keeping their so.
' lemn engagements.
Mr. Wm. BA X En. said he believed Mr, Newberry was will.
log to pay the highest price, but unless the' prices were Teri-
lilted, he would naturally expect that work should be done US
cheap tor him as It wee the others. He visited to know how a
imui, with five or six children hanging about his kneel, and
trying for bread, was to act, when a man offered him Id. or
evert lii. a yard instead of ltd. ? The workhouse might perhaps
be recommended ; but could it be expected that a parish, al.
ready overburdened with upwards of 2,000 could
afford them relief'? lie should like to see a•rernecsy proposed
and acted upon.
Mr. St atoetns thought a collusion existed amongst the maa.
tars, but he hope I IL Wien would assist eachother to put it
down. Ile 'was 'of opinion that Mr. Newberry got his work
performed at as low a rate its any other inanufaerotet.• For his
part,,he wits employed b Mr. Spiers ott full poly- He heard
of the meeting only that everting; 'and if any ode present find
snlY thing 6 say egeinst the character of Mr.v.Spiers, :let him
them come forward and city it.—(eriefl.Of ,t:41'1”co !")
Mr. ItouEnT. Sku,sua said, Ills Cn3PloPd Air.
gnew‘lAerrerydn,eastdiadyllart never received lessettian the cull 'ince
last he underatood-XV. NeviberrY refused fir
give out inure work; but what moist grieved: that gentleman
was, that 601110 of his workmen went to odic!, maeureeteeies,
and offercd to work at a cheaper rote. lie would propose that

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SO 1.441 QUIS DICRRE FALSUAI "lUD

• LON DON,
THURSI).4Y EVB2VING, JANUARY 26, 1826.

The following Extrnct of a letter from Batavia',
(I;itcd October 1, 1825, is from a Merchant of
the first respectability, but whose name we do
not feel ourselves at liberty to mention :
The public prints will have apprized you that the Eastern
part of Java is in a state of insurrection, and that several
Dutch Europeans have met an untimely fate from the incur.
gents. The aspect of affairs is, indeed, so alarming, that the
existence of the Dutch Governtnent in this Island may be
considered extremely precarious. The number of European
soldiers in Batavia, scarcely amounts in the whole to two
hundred ! A short time ago the Governor issued a Pro-
clamation, calling upon all Christians in the city to enrol
their nantes—a requisition with which they readily com-
plied. It wax then announced by the President, that it was
. only intended to put the Gentlemen into a state of discipline,
ths4 *tight be useful in case the operations of the insurgents
should eventually produce a very great emergency. A
few days after this communication, a Code Military, of Pains and
Penulties was published, and orders issued for the newly
enrolled volunteers to mount guard at the Governor-General's
residence and the public offices, as private soldiers. This na.
turally excited dissatisfaction, and tite British merchants, in a
body, attended at the house of the Governor-General, to remoa-
strate against what they considered an unnecessary hardship.
Three Only of the body were admitted to the presence of his Ex.
cellencY, who expresspd his regret at the necessity of the measure,
which, on his honour, he protested, was the result of necessity,
and that as English they must consider themselves volunteers.
•The Deputation, in reply, assured the Governor, that, in the
hour of actual danger, they would never be found backward in'
personal exertion and co-operation to protect the Govern
mitt, but that as the Insurgents wee then known to be
three hundred mile* distant from Batavia—and their
advance opposed by 8,000 troopso.there could be no im.
Ilmediate 'necessity for subjecting them to that species of duty.
Much more passed, but no relaxation of the Governor's orders
could be obtained. All from that time were considered soldiers....
and as such were obliged to mount guard. The Governor General
'then thought proper to retire to his country residence, about 40
mites from Batavia—leaving the volunteers to mount guard,
for the protection of his etapty house. I could add much
more to chew the went of cordiality between the Gover-
nor-General, and civil European population of Batavia. Sue-
cenive accounts come in, bringing intelligence of the iucreas.
lag force of the enemy, and of fresh disasters befalling
the Dutch army. The natives have displayed considerable
military skill, by getting between the principal Dutch Eastern 1
settlement, and their troops, whose retreat has been cut off
by burning all the bridges, by which alone they could retire.
It-is tbought.here, that if they had pushed their advantages,
they' might have destroyed Semarang.

This morning we have Intelligence of 26 of the dragoons being
muriag—and of a new insurrection at Billeton. All the troops

at the outposts, are ordered to Batavia, and a general
gloom pervades every department. A few days ago wren
English were killed in a skirmish. The British Merchants
are all preparing to leao Java, and, with that view, are taking-
measures to wind up their affairs.

The facts detailed in this extract corroborate
the intelligence which had already' reached this
country, but the concluding subjoined passage of,
the letter, will Perhaps be thought to open a new
view, of the real situation of The Europeans in
Java, and the other greit Indian Islands :
The Aftrfay*, according to repot ts,—itt first only whispered, bat
now generally circulated—lately made an attempt to assassinate
the Dutch President at Bencoolen, on a visit that he made to
the Chinese Bauer. All the native Chiefs consider thetn•
selves to have been sold by the English to the Dutch, by the
late treaty, every word of which is generally known,. the Dutch
Government having printed and dispersed copies translated
into every Eastern Language! Mr.Canning'sopinion express•
ell last year in the House of Commons, of the nature and value
of Treaties with the native Chiefs, has been circulated by the
Dutch Government with equal industry, translated copies of the
whole debate having been dispersed throughout the Island.
The natives say they now feel to their cost that the troths
made with them were indeed but mere waste paper I The
Unfortunate Treaty of March 1824, has sullied the English
name with an indelible stain in the opinions of all the Native
Chiefs. The name of Mr. CANI4IIXO, who is considered as the
author of it, is universally mentioned with the greatest hatred
by the natives.
Piracy in the Straits increases, and tho Dutch have no ade-
quate force fur the protection of the, traders, who thus fall
prey to the merciless Malays.
It will perhaps be considered not one of
the least remarkable circumstances of modern
times, that the political opinions, expressed In
debate in the British House of Commons, being
thins communicated to the natives of the Great
Indian Islands, should have opened their eyes
to the real estimation in which they have
beets
held. That they are becoming formidable from,
the light of increased, and increasing, knowledge
cannot be doubted, and although the period
may be remote, it nevertheless must finally urrivet•
wren the myriad population of the East will Do
longer submit to the dominion of a handful of ;
Europeans.

•
Three Hamburgh and- one Flanders Mail er'
rived in town this morning.. It will be seen
by our extract of a Communication from 14
tha
Prussian frontiers, that the resistance of -
mutineers at St. Petersburg!) was as obsti"ate'
and the consequences to the full us sanguinarY,
as has been stated in preceding reports
FROM THE PRUSSIAN FRONTIERS, .1,121. 1 le,
The tumultuous scenes at St. Petersburgh on the 2ffti,o on
the taking the oath tri. the Emperor, Nicholas 1., have "teto
described on the whole so correctly and circumstantially in,t_.
Berlin State Gazette, that the novelty loving public should ,e.:
length cease crin like the boys in the streets of London
during the revolution, more bloody news. Nearly six law;
were spent in parleying with mutinous troops,who were inflame!
with brandy, and marching from diluent barracks with droll;
beating and colours flying into the Square of the Palace, had
diawn together a great concourse of people, and having form„,.
a square, placed in the centre of it their officers and 1/e—e
pother
e agitatorshed ihneecivilx
he:setit:l t
helt
twhasey
wnoetretifilrleadl
pmoenan:ilij
grApeeehop, and the Horses Guards ordered to charge. Gen'tr
Milltradowttsch was shot before the front as he was
his horse ; the voice of the Archimandrite, who appeared *lei
the crucifix, was drowned in the uproar, and incessant cries ger
" Let the Grand Duke Nicholas live, but let the EuiPeeL
Constantine reign I" were uttered by thecontinuellY-increegh;
multitude. Some of the artillerymen, at the eight guns winch
had been brought up, were wounded by the rebels. The new
Emperor, repeatedly exposing himself to the greatest &Ira'
had attempted to overcome the obstinacy of the mutineer", sn,
to convince them of their error, in fancying that the renundat,,le
of Constantine was a fiction ; till at length a discharge of Oter.
_Aim killed some hundreds of them. About 4(1 officers are i'r.•
rested and confined in the fortress ; among whom there ere cer-
tainly tainly young men of the oldest houses. " He shall live," wre
' -
Emperor the te himself to the wife of one of the most dee I
Foe
plicated, who had in vain sought refuge iii the house of a
reign Ambassador, his brother-in-law. The last Courier, „
left St. Petersburg!) on the 30th December, and brought sin
letter from the Empress Alexantir ato the King of Prussia, V`e
that he left the Capital on the Newa in profound tranquilalr
anti the most satisfactory accounts were hourly received flor
the Southern Government, where entire corps of the ;truth th
instance the 2nd, under Count Wittgenstein, had taken the/ „
with great enthusiasm to the Ceserowitsch. Jr. has been olei,'"
said lately.that if the Grand Duke Constantine had acted a
days only in St. Petereburgh as Emperor, and then
the male-contents and intriguers, would have been deprive ho
every pretext, and many lives would have been spared ; l'uteete
can decide whether this measure would not have had A pr"`"!'.;
contrary effect, even if the health of the Grand Duke Conltt-teJe
tine, whose sufferings are not to be described, had 136511",eth
its adoption. It is evident that the mistaken tirtences
ttch
which Constantine remained faithful to his renunciation,,w'oe,
is as little the result of petty anxiety as of selfish love 01elibi
but Is clearly enough expressed in the pious expressions "" Die
act of renunciation uddressed to the Emperor Alexander‘nle by
feats as much strength of mind on his part as the oath tali%
itt
Nicholas to his elder brother thews prudence and intefri,
imitatetttts
PKr ininctgeh 111
him in whose favour the renunciation was made. It wig
of
is
task of the future historian duly to appreciate this tinclal%e
friendly contention between two brothers. At present
and party-spirit are too much excited. ,ete,
ei
aiercoronWsteroisintei;
gone to St. Petersburgh to congratulate the new setae ore
passes through Warsaw. General Von Spinckwitz, Nne°l,tell
goTeshisttineimusThee way. Other
os
who immediately on receiving the Atanifesto, caused tile oat
to be taken by the- whole Polish Army, which he intends
.0.„
to command. As he stipulated in his renunciation for soy to
axajauloinpntlyel."l3nd soil of the King of Pruesia..,
sonal advantage, it seems that his appanage, which is sat
be only two millions of rubles, paper currency, can harolecn.
flee for his own expenditure, and the gratification of his I"
nation to charity.
newels
trr-tseu'inlitteeCii twhaitthliAeri4vxalaun'alberle
According to the latest accounts from Odessa, the eto
Elizabeth had so far overcome her affliction and her do,nlr-he
enbe
reported in St. Petersburgh that the Emperor wotunsl•o- est
life
et
would
ds h
ea represebegirydned!gi was
undertake a journey to Moscow and the southern pr° zno.
where his presence would certainly tend, in these eritlesonce,
ments, to make the minds of the people easy. Ills pre Id be
his truly dignified appearance, and his eloneace, Nou dole
able necessarily to direct public opinion, which is more All,
sive there than any where else in favour of the tireag"--(
gamine. Zeltung, Jan. 19.)
ST. PETE/Mt/510H, JAW 1,
We are happy to have only satisfactory news to etatimunrco
to our readers. The whole of the first army has Already ta,
the oath to the Empeeor Nicholas. The seine has been dons
le_y the corps of Finland, and by all the civil ituthoritees of
.14
.s composed of
Grand Duchy, The Committee of Inquirr
cis'
Grand Duke Michael, of the 3linister of War, of Gen
Kutusow, Lewaschoff; and
er Bruckendorff, Adjutants-Genet''
of Colonel Adl id-de-camp, and Al. Bucharow,
lawyer.
il
I esterday being Christmas-day (0.5.), and the miniversa
of the commemoration of the expulsion of the enemy front.
Russian territory,
the Court, and. persons of distinction of 'Tot.
sexes, as well as the Generals and Officers of the Guards PIA,
the Army, attended Divine Service and Te Deum in
Winter Palace.— (St Peterrburgh Gazette.)
J or lent
WARSAW,,
e Prince 'William of Prussia arrived here yesterday,, the
immediately and visited the Grand Duke Conetauttne.
Prince passed the evening with the Lieut.-General of
Kingdom, and will set out for St. Petersburgh this evening
•
(Brussels Papers, Jan. 25.)

VIENN
EXCHANGES ON LONDON.
HAM/MUM, JAN. 17..--30. 0. ; 2 Us., 3.1.
PETERSHURGH 3.--10. 7-16.
mum°, JA.. 13.-1 Three months., 6. 17.
111citLIN, JAM. 14.—Three months, 6. 27.
.—Three months, 9. 67,
liuminirg A,
h JAN. 7Paper:, Jun. 17.)