Star.
London, England, 1830-09-25 00:00:00

IPITALFIELDS WEAVERS.

Thursday an adjourned meeting of Spits Melds weavers was held at
the Camden's Head, In Bethnal-green road, to receive the report of a
committee, appointed at a former meeting to prepare and forward an
address to the King, and also to superintend the preparation of a piece
of richly brocaded pros de Naples silk, upon which it is intended to in.
scribe, with pen and ink, an address to Her Majesty. The latter
is an object of considerable curiosity in the trade, on account
of the difficulty of forming the silk of such a ange as to
bear the ink without spreading. It was stated, that dazing the
reign of the late King, several attempts which were made to
getlus 'Adroits in a similar way failed, but the difficulty has at
length been overcome. The address, which had been transmitted
to Sir Robert Peel, was read. After condoling with his Majesty for
the death of his Royal brother, and congratulating him an his ac-
cession, it went into the subjects of free trade and machinery, to
which the addressers attributed their distress. A letter from the
Home Department, stating that the address had been forwarded to
the King, was also read. Mr. Wallis alluded to the brocaded silk
which had been prepared for the address to be presented to the
Queen, which he described as one of the most beautiful spsci.
mem of workmanship that had ever left any trade. The materials,
he said, were provided by the masters, and one of the journey-
men had undertaken the duty of working it, and it was then wove and
ready for the pen. It is of white grog de Naples,* yard bag and 20
inches broad, with the Royal arms brocaded at the aides in Moses in
the richest style ; the wads “ Spitalfields Weavers," woven at the
top, and the address to bee Majesty written in the centre. Rome dis-
cussion took place as to whether the silken address should be exhibited
to the public previously to its presentation. It was suggested, however,
that its presentation to her Majesty, after being publicly exhibited,
would be less respectful; and it was finally resolved that it should
merely be shown to the trade.

As kr, Jonathan Harrison, one of the lavies Mieistastes,
was walking up School Hill on blonds', ha ofwbbnis Yl shwa la a fit,
which, in a few Wastes after he was amid benks• sesssissl I his ex-
istence. In him the poor man has hot a frisk sod dm Ina sC Ks-
silicates an active and intelligent member.

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OLD BAILEY, Sept. 24•

This morning there rem;i7tercr—it —wary to expectation, eight cases
only for trial, and hence the sessions unexpectedly terminated, owing to
the non-appearance of persons charged with misdemeanours who tra-
versed to the next sessions. At noon the Recorder, attended by Alder-
man Brown, entered the New Court, when the prisoners, upon whom
sentence was nut passed at the conclusion of their trials, were called up
for judgment.
The awful sentence of death was paned on the following 18 ill-fated
individuals :
George Ford, Wm. Wood, Wm. Newcombe, Alfred Shaw, Chatlesl
Serjeant, Henry Gray, and Robert Tilsey, for stealing in dwelling.
houses goods and monies above the value of 151; James Leach, and
Richard Driscoll, for sheep-stealing; James Hyatt, for returning to the
King's dominions before the term for which he bad been transported
for telony ; William Hectrup, for stabbing and cutting a person with
intent to kill ; James Taylor, Thomas Allen, Francis Cox, and Ste.
phen Bordener, for housebreaking and larceny ; John Guyer, for bur.
glary; and Michael M'Carty, for robbery upon the person.
Eleven were ordered to be transported for life, 38 foe 14 years, and
60 for seven years.
Several other prisoners were sentenced to various terms of imprison.
matt for minor offences, varying from seven days to two years.
Thomas Plymouth, a notorious meat-stealer, was ordered to be pub-
licly whipped by the comman hangman for the space of 100 yards, near
to Newgate-market, and to be confined in the House of Correction six
calendar months, and there kept to hard labour.
In passing judgment upon the capital convicts, the Recorder earnestly
entreated them not to be buoyed up with hopes of mercy. Some of
them, the learned Judge said, would inevitably suffer the awful pe-
nalty of death.