The Sun.
London, England, 1842-01-04 00:00:00

MEETING OF SPITALFIELO

SILK WEAVERS.
On Saturday night a general meeting of the trilclBoo
the Spitalfields silk weavers was held at the Crovvll",
Anchor, Waterloo-town Bethnal-green, for the Plls°
of receiving the report of the acting Committee apPV
to investigate the state and condition of the silk 141'
in that district. Several females were present. 501'
Mr. BRITTI having been appointed to the chair 0,0111
that he was sorry he was under the necessity of Nil
having to address them on the subject of their PV
state of starvation. There was 500 or 600 niell tbel
that night, many of whoin had not a dinner for e
families to-morrow. This is a most distressing css,Ppli,
have no food for your wives and families, and if yot'"jo
to the parish what do you get? Stone-breaking Ie
h
es
a man who has a wife and four children, what cal" 9r,
at that ? He must go again and again to the'stoil,a"-thi!,
before he can earn a shilling. A weaver known
at all about stone-breaking ; he is not fit for its f-A
sent to the stone-yard if he applies for relief, an
he is confined and locked up. itr
we

Mr. Fox said, that at the last meeting they ~
formed that three of the Committee would pee of
fj'
to the district, and which had been done. pee
01,
Fox), Mr. Claisse, the Secretary, and Mr. Horn*
visited nearly 800 families in three days, and theft
found that their previous account as to the state 134)
distress was not at all exaggerated.--(Hear„y
They had seen many instances where children lied
crying for bread. One-half the looms were utietolnd
while those at work were not fully so ; there were °or'
houses, also, which were unoccupied where there ;rid
to be weavers who had their looms. There were wile,
ral cases where a weaver had formerly his looresw
decent furniture, but it was gone, and he was 04 b,
without bed or clothing for his large family. The(o/
seen Mr. Millar, Secretary to the Committee in Of"
nication with th Lord Mayor, at Mr. Hanbury's Oh.;
ery, and he informed them that an early meeting la fol
Committee would take place to make arrangesol
the distribution of the funds raised for their relit% the
was glad that some allusion had been made
cruelties of the stone-yard. It was an act of
to put a man who had been brought up to Olen the
trade to the task of stone breaking.—(Hear.) Ab
year 1837 there was a special order that no msl2 tor
was engaged in the silk trade should be put to e
breaking, and the reason was, that if, on leaYieg,, 0:
workhouse, they had work, they could not do it (/"Dtilt
count of the state of their hands.--{Hear.) ThatOr
Was obtained in consequence of certain diselcitiree couse
at a meeting held at the Camden Head. Their 05'
was taken up by the press, and the consequeoeV
that there was a special meeting of the Board of one
dians to inquire into the case, and that a speeledo° the
was made that no silk-weaver should be put Stem
g
stone-yard. But time had gone on, and the old ';1.4"
had come round again. He knew that the parish 511 c;
difficulties, and that it was impossible for them tgrol‘e'
port the poor they had. But if the weavers were oilitf'
down by poverty, they might be treated with billscoer
Afeer soma further discussion the report of the
mittee was then unanimously received, and Jed, •
Mr. Hotorsny moved, and Mr. CLAissE secc'rlipts4l,
resolution pledging the meeting to oppose the craeoic"
tice of sending the silk-weavers to the stone-yard,
was unanimously agreed to.

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FRIGHTFUL MURDER of an 1D-f thei
We copy from the Monitor an account of one, in see,
most diabolical outrages that ever was perpettateu,;tirke.
country, even amongst savage tribes. It is-the I",bocoi
of a poor idiot, under circumstances of the mest,,:liti °,l
ing barbarity. Unwilling to believe in the posswie lbe;
such
.a fiendish crime, the perpetrators being dtfir
as military gentlemen, on a visit near Philipste'ho"'fore
expressed our disbelief of the statement. But jes„tia-crsef
going to press, we learned, with horror, that toe -13 y
actually occurred, and that the description give'
Contemporary is correct in all material partieultig;osA
It seems that a mock inquest was held—that t, 7,4
the delinquents have fled, and that the Upor„eontirc7.,
far as we are yet apprised from officiaror owe' -rptchr
has taken no step for the arrest of the diabolical Iv` -oil'
concerned in this most dreadful murder.-Dublin
ing Post. pO6
[The following is the statement referred te• us 1,
of the particulars appeared in The Sun last week, bhotilo
appeared so incredible that an atrocity of the kinds dos
be passed over or hushed up in a Christian count*
we attached little credit to it. —ED. Sua.]
THE PHILIPSTOWN MURDER. of
The horrible murder of the poor idiot, by aP. tbe
gentlemen who were sojourning at a country seat
immediate vicinity of Philipstown, and to whic 99
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adverted on Tuesday last, has been consideno
wholly incredible. So horrible are the facts:. bar
scarcely any person is willing to believe that 50'101e'
barons cruelty could be practised by a party of geo, to
men in a Christian country. It is our duty,1101:1 take
reiterate our statement. The horrible murder did
place; but we have received additional information,
„. 0e
states that the idiot murdered was not a boy but afr ollli
was besmeared over with oil and turpentine, and a well°
roasted to death. An inquest was held—a mock one,. en'
led to believe, from the fact that one of the Parti,v b 0
gaged in the murder sat on the inquest !
been squandered in profusion to hush the inatt,end or
almost all the parties have decamped to Eng'6(l ,
elsewhere. The majority of them were officers, $ 0
suppose, are now with their respective regirnents'il upol:
will the Government do in this matter ? We Cabe :,Pe
Lord Eliot to send a stipendiary Magistrate to ,Gregor
to inquire into the matter—we ask Colonel M bio
whether the police in the district made any report_i°o3olce
on the subject ?—we call upon the Government, tu
„id
the proceedings of the Coroner's inquest public. .t , oder
foul and barbarous murder has been cominittedi d
circumstances of aggravated barbarity, uneqUal: titer'
the horrible atrocities of Indian cruelty, and p.o jai'
have been taken to bring the savage perpetrators
tice.—Dublin Monitor.

family A CASE OF DISTRESS.—I
the other night,b h d 't
rung t to destitution visited a distres°g-ti
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the man being out of employment. As in nianY we
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cases, the hail's had taken all they had. TheJ
living in a damp cellar,iwith a large collection of staglad
water at the door. There was the man, his wife,
three children; but one stool was their only furnitos'eit
few crusts of bread, which the woman bad begged, 0006
only stock of food; and two bundles of straw on the coll
without a shred of a sheet, blanket, or cover, was theiviii
bed for the night.—The Struggle, a spirited hal'
Corn-law paper published at Yreston.

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MORNING SUN

CHURCH OF ENGLAND QUARTERLY

In this Number we find, among other shrewd
but sophistical articles, one which takes for its
theme " The State of the Nation," a subject on
which it descants with more than ordinary acri-
mony. The writer of this rabid diatribe sets out
with observing, that all the distresses under which
the country now labours are directly attributable
to the misconduct of the late Government; and
yet, immediately afterwards, it neutralises the
force of this assertion by adding, "We are
anxious to guard against a popular error, which
always finds currency even in good times, but
which is yet more popular, and still more fre-
quently resorted to, in bad times. We allude to
the popular error which ascribes, in difficult
times, every existing evil to the Govern-
ment! Now, even in absolute times, this
habit of ascribing all evils to the Go-
vernment is still indefensible ; for it will
be easy to show, that there are many causes
of evil over which no human Government, how-
ever perfect, can have an absolute control."
If this be the case—and we are far from meaning
to deny that it is so—what becomes of the writer's
previous assertion that all the distresses of the
nation are to be laid at the door of the Whig
Ministry ? How can they be responsible, if
there "are many causes of evil over which no
human Government, however perfect, can have
any control ? " The writer, in his headstrong
zeal as a Tory partisan, overdoes his case, and
by attempting to prove too much, proves his own
utter want of common sense and consistency.
He closes his article by congratulating the Tories
on their present majority of ninety-one ; but can
he be sure of that majority ? Is it a settled, or
a fluctuating one ? To our thinking, no great
dependence can be placed upon it, when we see
how many desperate monopolists go to swell its
numbers, and how many are enlisted in its
ranks who regard their leader with the wary
eye of distrust, if not of positive dislike.

CHARLES DIBDIN'S SONGS.
How and Parsons, London, 1842.

We have here the Fifth Part of Dibdin's
well-
known naval songs and ballads, arranged chrono-
loFically, with notes historical, biographical, and
critical, and accompanied by new pianoforte
accompaniments. The edition is by far the corn-
Pietest that has yet appeared of this popular
composer's melodies.

DISEASES OF THE CHEST AND SPINE.

By W. Coulson. Longman and Co.
Although this volume does not exhibit so at-
tractive a title as the glittering shoal of Keep-
sakes, Souvenirs, and Bijous, which at the present
season are putting forth their varied attractions,
't is one in which our fairer and more fashionable
readers are deeply interested, and which we
earnestly recommend to their attentive perusal.
The subject is the deformities and diseases in-
duced by the pernicious practice of tight lacing
--a subject upon which we believe more has been
said and written, and less done, than- almost any
other, for with all the boasted enlightenment
and intelligence of the present day, the practice
is still carried on to a frightful extent. Mr.
Coulson's high professional character is a suf-
ficient guarantee for the masterly manner in
which the question is discussed; and the work
is written in an unpretending and perspicuous
Style) divested of all medical technicalities, which
renders it easy of comprehension to the general
eader. A bare enumeration of the long train of
appalling diseases produced by stays, busks, and
other articles of female dress, would, we imagine,
hue sufficient to appal the stoutest advocate of this
most destructive system ; but until information on
these roints is more generally diffused, it is in
vain to hope for a remedy. The structure of the
chest and spine, and the injurious effects of im-
proper pressure upon them, are clearly described,
and illustrated by a number of well-executed
plates; and we should be glad to see the work in
the hands of every mother of a family in this
country.

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
TATTERSALL'S—YESTERDAY.
So many are absent in the country, that business con-
tinues dull in the extreme, and presents nothing worth
particular notice. The betting yesterday was confined to.
a " select few," viz. :

THE DERBY.
27 to 1 agst Lord Verulam's Robert de Gorham—t.
33 to 1 agst Mr. Wreford's Wiseacre—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Bowes's Meteor—taken
45 to 1 agst Lord Westminster's Auckland—taken
40 to 1 agst Mr. Scott's The Artful Dodger—taken
THE OAKS.

S to 1 agst Mr. Etwall's Passion—taken
11 to 1 agst Mr. Wilson's Sister to Yorkshire Lad—t.
A notice was posted yesterday, to the effect that the
Subscription this year will commence on the 15th of
February instead of the Ist of January.
LATEST BETTING AT MANCHESTER—FRIDAY.
haina)"l3l-.-8 to 1 agst Attila (taken), 10 to 1 agst Chat-
(taken), 25 to I agst Robert 1)e Gorham, 25 to 1
agst Ilallinkeele, 33 to 1 agst Wiseacre (taken), 40 to 1
agst Meteor (taken), 37 to 1 agst William De Fortibus
(taken), 40 to 1 agst Dirce colt.
Axs•-6 to 1 agst Passion, 11 to I agst sister to
Yorkshire Lad, 14 to 1 agst Lass of Lowton,lB to 1 agst
Baleine filly.
CrtEsrlat TRADF.S CUP (enter or not).-20 to lon
the field, 25 to 1 agst Prince Caradoc, 30 to 1 agst The
Dean, 6 to 1 agst Scott's lot, 8 to 1 agst Dawson's lot,
10 to I agst the Irish lot, and 12 to 1 agst the Welsh lot.
COURSING.
LANARKSHIRE AND RENFREWSHIRE CLUB, DEC. 16
AND 24.--The Wine Slide and Stakes of 301. were won
boY yes A. Mr. Graham's His Royal Highness, and his States of 121 y.
were I 0 won'es
by Sir A. The ChW.ampMaxwelll'ion Colasr
Mo-
and
parchivokb
s,
w,
sating Mr.
A. Graham's Molly Loo. The Poi-
Stakes of 141. were
beating Mr. A. Pollok's Phillip. The Darnley
Stakes of 9/ were won by Mr. Pollok s Gipsy.
Her
HUNTING APPOINTMENTS.
Brick-bridge, Majesty'satlls.tag-hounds will meet on Friday at
Redl Mrync . Tudwzy'shds., Wed , Bertleigh Hill Cross ; Fri.,
h Gate.
Warwickshire hds., Tues.,
Alveston House ; Mitford-bridge ; Thurs.,
Sat. Farnborouh-10.
Mr. Hellier's hds.,, Wed., Dungchurchi ; Fri., Castle
Bromwich.
Brighton hers., Wed., Patcham; Fri., Dyke-road-10/
Brookside hers., Thurs., Telscombe Tye-10i.
Mr. Mure's hds., Thurs., Woolpit Heath-10f.
Mr. Candler's hds., Wed., Himbleton ; Fri., Grafton
Cheshire lids., Wed., Duddon Heath ; Thurs., ditto
Sat., Tilstone-10i.
Shropshire lids., Wed., Pimhill ; Fri., 0 teley Park-101
East Kent hars., Tues., Wingham-street ; Thurs.,
Pineham ; Fri., Telegraph-10i.
Findon hds., Tues., Holmbush ; Thurs., Dial Post ;
Sat., Hurston.
Tickham hds., Thurs., Key-street.
Somerset Subscription hds., Tues., Bagborough Plan-
tation ; Sat., Cleeve-hill-10i.
Mr. Meynell's hds., Tues., Kedleston Inn ; Thurs.,
Radborne ; Sat., Swarkstone-bridge--104.
Herefordshire hds., Tues., Acombury Turnpike--10.
Mr. Atty's Lids., Tu., Brym-y-pys ; Fr., Charlton Hall.
United Pack., Wed., Broadway-9.
Holdernes,s hds., Tues., Kilnwick Percy ; Thurs.,
Burton Constable ; Fri., Londesbro-gate-10i.
Harewoud hds., Wed., Hook Moor ; Fri., Bickerton-
bar-1
Sir R. Sutton's lids., Tues., North Caul ton ; Wed., Seop-
wick ; Thurs., Gate Burton ; Sat., Newball Conmen-11..'
F. B. H., Fri., South Turnpike-gate, near Redruth-10.
Wynysrd hds.. Thurs., Bradbury-bridge--10.
Lieut.-Col., Hildyard's hars., 'Wed., the Kenne s ;
Fri., Stainton—lo).

Atherstone hds. Tues., Newbold-gate ; Thurs., Bit-
tesvvell ; Sat., Bosworth-1041.
Shute House beagles, Fri., Shapwick.
Major-Gen. Wyndham's hds., Wed., Ifold ; Fri., Pep-
per Harrow ; Sat., Oakhurst.
E. 'Cent hds., Wed., West Brabourn ; Fr., Reindeer-10.
Oakley hds., Tues., Riseley ; Thurs., the London
entrance to Woburn Park ; Sat., Cranfield-11.
Mr. A. Smith's hds , Tues., Netheravon ; Thurs.,
Daily Wood • Fri., Crowdown Clump--11.
Pytchley hds., Wed., North Dilworth ; Fri., Sulby ;
Sat, Pytchley-104.
Mr. Russell's lids., Wed., Butcher Race ; Fri., Don-
nington • Sat., Farnborough-10.
lieythrop hds., Wed., New Barn ; Fri., Addlestrop-
gate--14.
Baron Rothschild's stag-hds., Thurs., Denham, near
Quainton-104.
Abbott
Earl Fitzwilliam's hds., Tues., Barnwell Castle; Thurs.,
's Ripon-10.
Quorn hds., 'rues., Bardon Hall ; Thurs., Billesdon
Kennels ; Fri., Six Hills-10,i.
stoc Cottesm
oiore
..lids., Tues., Laund Abbey ; Thurs.,
ken—i
An
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-n humble imitation of the heroic conduct of
,itize. Lavalette was witnessed last week at Privas, in
the Ardeche. Vial, a deserter from the 53d regiment of
a`e line, was arrested, and while on his way to the prison
o_Aube nas was accompanied by his brother and sister.
n arriving at Privas, where they were to leave him,
they entreated the gendarmes to allow them first to give
they entreated the gendarmes to allow them first to give
diC brother some refreshment. The escort consented,
,vll4 shut them in a room together, within the prison,
aenemere they were served by the gaoler. During his ab-
1, e, Alarie Vial undressed herself and invested her
4fortunate brother with her clothes, and when the hour
%11:weparation came, the two brothers went out together,
Maine all the marks of poignant grief, while Marie re-
to in the soldier's habiliments. To allow her brother
114142, place of safety, the girl preserved her disguise
to ,o''''osed for 24 hours, when the gendarmes re-entered
thentrluct the prisoner to his next destination, and she
sorrie I.lfurnaed them of the deception. The girl was, after
slotyet tirtber detention, discharged, and her brother has
b(,eri retaken.
of ,-",nEAP RIDE BY RAILWAY.—In the fares
es_ "Pe Manchester and Sheffield Railway there is the
tt3trotous feature of a penny fare from Newton to Godley,
tb:_u a mile and a half. About 20!. was received at
'4‘s charge on the first day the railway was opened.