His Majesty's Answer To T...
Af.ter the bill for the repeal of the Spitalfields Acts had passed both House of Parliament, the operativesilk-weavers of' Sitalfields 3nd ils vicinity lost not a moment in preparinz and forwvardbg a pe- 1ition to His 1rlaiesty, imploring him to withhold the Iloval assent. To widch the following answer was sent:- " WVhitehall, June 7, 1824. "Sir,_I have not failed to submit to His Majesty the petitinn of the operative silk-weavers of Spitalfields. praving that His llajesty will not give his Roval assent to a bill which they apprehend wvil b- preludiinal to their interests. - As this bil bac received the sanction of both Houses of the Le- gislature, anrd as His M41ajesty has not been advised by his confiden- tial vervants to withdraw from it his assent, be cannot complv with the prayer of the peLtinners. u But he earnestly and confidently trusts that the measure will rnot have the cffccts which the silk-weavers anticipatc from it, and wll not tend to diminish that comfort in which it is His Atajosty's .sl-TOus wish that all claqses of his industrious subjects may be en. abled to support themselves. " I am, Sir, your most7obedient humble ser.ant. " R. PEEL. Robert Brutton. Esq., 5., Old Broad-street, Bank." UISr MAJESTY'S ANSWER TO TrE P'TITION OF THIE SPITALFIED,DS WEAVERS.