The Sun.
London, England, 1829-10-06 00:00:00

HINCKLEY.

DEPUTATION TO MR. PEgDEIT
Mr. Secretary Peel happening to vls‘ thrtiugh
Hinckley, on his way to Druytoa Manor, Warwick
Shire, a Deputation from the Framework-knitters of
that place waited upon him during his short stay,
to represent to him the distressed situation of that
town and neighb-ourhood. The circumstance-having
become known, numbers of persons assembled about
his carriage, and importuned him, in the most eart:est
manner, as one of his Majesty's Government, to do
all in his power to alleviate their present wretf:!:el
state of distress. The following is a copy (.1 n
letter presented to Mr. Peel on the occasion, cud his
answer thereto:—

TO THE RIGHT HON. ROBERT PEEL, M.P., war-
TIM' OF STATE FOR THE 110:11E DEPARTMENT.
Hoti. SlR,—From your extensive knowledge both
of the agricultural and commercial interests of tier.
British empire, you cannot be ignorant of the 'gr.
t!ral distress which at present prevails in'the manu-
facturing districts. But though you may have ag(-
neral idea of the state of trade, it Is only by local
information that you can really know the extent of
the evil. With a view, therefore, to give yoU that
information respecting the stocking trade in this
town and neighbourhood, of which you, as Secre-
tary of State, ought to be possessed, the frame
work-knitters submit to your attentive consideration
the following brief statement of the difliculths
and distress under which they labour, humbly
hoping that you will endeavour, if possible, to
redress those general grievances which press so
heavily on the commercial interests at large. They
are aware that his Majesty's Ministers have great
and important demands upon them, and also of the
nature of the responsibility to which they are sub-
jected; but at the same time, as the welfare and hap-
piness of the country are in a great measure at their
disposal, humanity and justice call upon them to act
as becomes the dignity of their high station% It is
not for the framework-knitters, nor for any body of
men, to pretend to dictate, where a cerise of duty
ought alone to actuate; and if conscience will-not
impel men in power to act agreeably to sound
in connection with general utility, it were in vain to
solicit relief from distress, or urge, as an additional
motive, the claims of equity and benevolence. In
Hinckley, the population, according to the last
census, is 6,706; out of this number upwards of two
thousand receive weekly parochial relief. This is in
consequence of time manufacturers having dismissed
their workmen, being unable to employ them at
prices which would scarcely furnish each family in
bread. Upon an average, the weekly earnings of one
good framework-knitter has not been more than sic
shillings, out of which he has had to maintain a wire
and three children. This is no exaggerated 'tato.
ment :—facts speak for themselves. The afihrent
know little indeed of the miseries of tire poor; and
could they for a short period change conditions, per-
haps seine alteration in the state of affairs might till e
place; they would not only see, but feel, the neces-
sity of something being done. May we be per.
mitted, Sir, to ask what is the cause of the present
distress and embarrassment of trade ? Is it in the
principles of commerce itself?—Who then have
the power to correct the abuse ? Is it in the ma-
of feigned capitalists who exclude time gene-
ral
of the :
labouring
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mechanicmaili market, by ?
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which, to support its own dignity, requires the sacri-
fice of national wealth, independence, and prosperity
To whatever cause the effect may be attributed, it
is a lamentable fact that it exists. The framewoile-
knitters speak not for themselves alone, but in behalf
of an oppressed and starving population. They call
upon you, Sir, if possible, to mitigate their suffer-
ings,—and as fortune has elevated you to one of the
highest stations of a British subject, prove your des-
cent from that noble and independent lineage, which
bade defiance to oppression, and though conquered,
never lost that sense of liberty which still graces a
British name. In behalf of the framework-knitters
of Hinckley, and its neighbourhood,

DANIEL BROOKS.
THOMAS CLEWS.
Hinckley, Sept. 5.,8, 1529. THOMAS LEIGH.
MR. PEEL'S ANSWER.
TO 14IESSRS. DANIEL BROOKES AND THOMAi
I have read with attention the paper which you
delivered to me at Hinckley, on the subject of thy
distress prevailing among the manufacturing popula-
tion in that town and neighbourhood. I deeply re-
gret to hear that it presses with so much severity
upon many of the working classes. The communi.
cation made to me shall be brought under the con-
sideration of his Majesty's Government, and parti-
cularly of the Board of Trade. His Majesty's Go-.
veinment has every motive of inclination .1,1
duty, to adopt such measures as shall be calculated :ea
relieve local distress, provided those measures are
consistent with the general and permanent interest
of the country. Any efforts which can be made by
the Government with that view will be materially
aided by the patience of the working classes, too
by manifestation on their part of a steady resole:.
don on all occasions to respect and obey the laws,
Drayton Manor, Oct. I, 1829. 11011EHT PEEL,

The end of Upper flames-street has been,
stopped up by order of the LORD MAYOR. The approack
to the New London-bridge is opening very tat elosti
the site of Fishmongers'-hali, and it is necessary to shu;'
that avenue.

Hyde-park had, on Sunday, a tolerable sprint;.
ling of pedestrians, Lot of equipages an October scarcity.:
The Cartoons of RAPHAEL, which were re-
moved from Windsor Castle to Hampton Court, for the
convenience of the late amiable tlr. HOLLOWAY, who
has executed from them a series of engravings in tha
highest style of the art, will shortly be transferred to the
New Private Chapel, appended to the Royal Palace, la'.a
Bucisingham-house, which is built in an octagon nod
so constructed as to exhibit, in the best possible light,
those inimitable productions. We trust students and ama-
teurs in art, as well as the public generally, will, at all
proper tines, be permitted to see them.

LITERARY REWARDS.--The King of Prt us.
STA, who in 1813 wrote a very flattering letter, accomg
panied with a gold medal, to M. .If:urn, at Paris, the
author of The Spirit of Pestalaz-zi's Method of Ed,uce,
Lion, has recently addressed to the same gentleman another
letter, accompanied with a second gold medal, in return
for a copy of the fourth edition of his Essay on the Em-
ployment of Time. Such notices from crowned heads are
among the best encouragements to literary and useful
exertion ; and we sincerely wish they were lucre usual.—
Literary Gazette.

The regimentals worn by GEORGE 111, as a
Captain in the Royal Horse Guards, are now in the pov-
session of Lieutenant-Colonel HILL, of that regiment, to
whom they were presented by his present 31Artsrv.
late Kivu had a great partiality to the regiment, raid ,^,or
only wore the uniform, but also exercised the ftw.tioos of
an officer of that regiment.— Court Journal.

The Inspector at the Post-oftice having re-
ported the road in Feet-street, near Chanecry-lane, to be
in such a bad state as to render it dangerous for a car-
riage to pass over it at a speed of five miles per lour, the
Surveyor of the Diotrict has been served with notice to
came the same to be repaired forthwith.

On Saturday morning, between seven and
eight o'clock, a dreadful accident occurred to a little boy
of the n.erne of PETEM SMITH, whose parents reside a

No. 4, Maidenhead-court, Berwick-street, Soho-square.
The unfortunate deceased came by his death under the
melancholy circumstances :—The mother, it IMO:
Lrhaving• to go out early in th- morning to wa,b,
two children in bed. The eldest was directed to
fire, and prepare his mother's breakfast. After
lighted a candle, he placed it oa the hearthstone,
aillf:ieon‘gel.°l:lll:o;jaiwjdaetdiruli:ll:ing his temporary absence ft tr a few minutes to
purcha,,e some wood, the unfortunate chid got out of bed,
and began ',laying with the cand!e, when its bed gown
took fire behind, and it was instantly enveloped in flames.
Its screams brought instant assistance, but it was-so dread-
fully burnt that it was immediately conveyed to Middlesex
Hospital in dreadful agony. Every exertion was used by
the surgeons until ten o'clock yetterd..y morning,-when
death put a period to its sufferings.

ÜBLIC DINNER TO LORD DUNCANNON.

(From the Tipperary Free Press of Oct. 3.)

The Dinner given on Thursday in Carrick-on-
Suir to this distinguished, talented, and patriotic
Nobleman, exceeded any thing of the kind we ever
before witnessed, in the elegance of the arrange-
ments, the respectability of the numerous company
assembled, and the enthusiasm and harmony which
prevailed during the evening.—Among the gentle-
men who first arrived, we noticed the Messrs. Ma-
bony, of Limerick and Cork, Mr. Duffey, of Kil-
kenny, Messrs. Dominick Ronavne, Nicholas Pur-
cell O'Gorman, Henry Winston Barron, of Belmont,
Pierse George Barron, of Belmont-house, Richard
Power, of Bonmahon, &c. &c., with several
Roman Catholic Clergymen. The arrival of Mr.
O'Connell was watched for with intense anxiety,
and at length the shouts of the immense multitude
assembled outside the Bessborough Arms, announced
the arrival of the Liberator. The Learned Gentle-
man, whom we never before saw in better health
and spirits, was at once ushered to the drawing-room,
attended by the stewards, and immediately threw
open one of the windows and addressed the
multitude, who received him with deafening
shouts of applause. He with his usual elo-
quence, recommended peace, good order, and
union amongst them. It was thus he said they
would put down the fell monster of Orange Ascend-
ancy, and obtain the full enjoyment of their civil and
political rights.—(Great cheering)—lt was the com-
mission of crime that gave power to the faction that
had too long trampled over them. The eloquent
and learned gentleman having dwelt with peculiar
force and energy on the memorable fact of seventy
Magistrates of the county of Tipperary having
called fora renewal of the Insurrection Act in order
to make the Police the means of executing their
vengeance on the people, declared his hopes of yet
seeing the day when the only police that should be
found in the county would be the natural police--
the frize-coated men.—(Cheers and laughter.)—All
his brother Irishmen should mike a long pull, a strong
pull, and a pull altogether, to drive the Beresfords
from the representation of the county of Waterford.
Why should not the 10/. freeholders of that county, or
any other county, be as independent as those of his
own county of Clare.—(lmmense cheering.)—After
appealing to the people of Tipperary, in behalf of his
friend, the independent and honest member for
Leicester, Otway Cave, for whom alone should he
offer himself as a candidate, for their county, they
ought to vote—and again enforcing the necessity of
peace and union among themselves as the best se-
curity against the designs of Orange Magistrates,
the eloqnent gentleman concluded a short but ani-
mated address by requesting they would preserve
the peace and separate in peace and harmony that
night, and lie retired from the window amidst
deafening shouts of applause.
The arrival of the noble guest Lord Duncannon,
and of Mr. Otway Cave, M.P., both of whom were
received with continued cheering, was the signal of
the adjournment to the great room of the Hotel,
where covers were laid for 100 persons. The effect
produced on entering the room was very striking;
festoons of laurel and roses intermingled with varie-
gated lamps adorned the saloon and windows of the
room, and the splendid candelabras and branches
with wax-lights, produced a truly brilliant and unique
aippearance.

EXPRESS FROM PARIS.

(From the Messager des Chambres of Sunday.)
SECOND EDITION.

JASSY, SEPT. 16.—A report is generally spread
this morning that a courier from the Russian head-
quarters has brought to M. Minziacky the tenor of
the treaty of peace with the Porte. However, no-
thing official and positive has yet been made known.
The treaty of peace is reported to be extremely
long, and to contain many remarkable clauses. If
there is any truth in all this, we must have an offi-
cial notice to-morrow.— Alkemeine Zeilung, Sept. 30.

VIENNA, SEPT. 23.—We are assured that a cou-
rier from Adrianople has brought the conditions on
which Russia would make peace with the Porte.—
They are, for the Porte to pay 90 millions of pias-
tres (360 millions of francs), England and France
to guarantee the payment of this sum, and the Rus-
sian army to retain its present positions till the con-
tribution is paid.
The Navigation of the Black Sea to be free to
the merchantmen of all nations, but Russia alone to
have a right to keep a fleet of men-of-war in that
Sea. Several fortresses to remain in the hands of
the Russians. The liberty of Greece to be recog-
nised by the Turkish Government, and to be placed
under the protection of Russia, France, and Great
Britain.—Nuremburg Correspondent.
(From the Gazette de France of Sunday.)

PARIS, OCT. 3.—Letters from Constantinople of
the 10th of September, received to-day at Paris,
announce that the Sultan has accepted the last pro-
posals of the Russians, which were less moderate
than at first supposed. The Russians will occupy
Adrianople till part of the indemnity is paid, and
will repass the Balkan immediately afterwards. The
Sultan assents to the conferences of London respect-
ing the affairs of Greece.
(The Austrian Observer of the 25th has no news
from Turkey.)
(From the Allgenteine Zeitang of Sept. 30.)

VIENNA, SEPT. 25.—Metalliques, 99i; Bank Sharer,
1,182 i.

PRICES OF STOCKS THIS
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Ditto Bed. shut
I per Cent. 'o3!, 3
Ditto, 1526
Ditto Scrip -
Bank L. Ann.
India Stock -
Ditto Bonds 6u 62 pm.

PRICES OF FOREIGN FUNDS THIS DAY AT OWE O'CLOCK.
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Brazilian Bonds 604 Peruvian 13(3-lids
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United General Gas Co
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Gov. Stock, 334 per cent 97%
Ditto, New
4 per Cent lO2
Gov. Deb. 3 percent 97%
Royal Canal Stock 43
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City Deb. 4 per cent
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