The Statesman.
London, England, 1818-09-07 00:00:00

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The complication of tnmpliints, ender Which her
Majesty is labouring, appears almost daily to swots
a more decided character. The intervals between
each relapse- regularly decrease in duration, whilst
every succeeding attack is more violent than the last,
and consequently leaves the Itnyil sufferer in an in-
Creased state of debility. There is, therefore, but
ton much reason to apprehend the most serious con-
sequences. Her Majesty is tilao said to suffer re-
treat, mental anziety from her increasing inability to
remove to Windsor, and regrets that she did not
sooner follow the dictates of her feelings; for, in her
present state, the journey, it seems, is deemed alto-
gether impossible.
• It was yesterday. jest a week since her Majesty
has been in her bed ; during the whole of that time
she has remained sitting in her chair, in one un-
varied posture: the least attempt to alter her posi-
tion causing the most distresqind effects. Still, how-
ever, her chair being contrived to move on rollers,
she has been able to bear being wheeled into the ad-
-joining boudoir, where her dinner has usually been
served: but, on Saturday her state was such,
that overt this very slight motion was discontinued.
Her Majesty's state, on that day, was truly alarm•
ing, and Sir Francis Millman was the only physi•
clan in attendance till three o'clock, when Sir Henry
Milford arrived from attending the monthly Connell
at Windsor. The Archbishop of Canterbury arrived
from Windsor, at the same time, to lay the Report
of the Council before her Majesty, hut she was an
ill, that her Royal Highness the Princes, Augusta
was deputed by her to receive it ; and his Grace was
afterwards invited to dine with the Princesses. In
the Mestitiore, Sir Henry Ilalford had a cntisultation
on the state of her Majesty, when it was determined
to send an express for Mr. Keefe. lie 'wised late
in the evening ; and, after conferring' some lime with
the Physicians, her Majesty underwent an operation.
At the same time, an espreal was sent off to the
Prince Regent. at the Stud•house • and the Arch.
bishop, who had already left the Palace to proceed
to Lambeth, was recalled. The Prince arrived about
half-past nine o'clock, and immediately visited tier
Majesty. The Archbishop was afterwards intro-
duced to her Majesty's climber, where his Grace
read the service for the sick, and administered the
linty Sacrament to the Queen, the Prince Regent,
the Princess Augusta, and the Duchess of Gloucester.
Iler Majesty experienced considerable benefit from
the means which were taken to relieve her, arid,
about 11 o'clock, his Royal Highness the Prince Re-
gent again returned to the Stud.howe. The Arch-
bishop slept at the Palace, and set out for Lambeth,
at 'oven o'clock, yesterday morning.
The following *as the Bulletin of Snottily :
" Krw Pular,. Sept. 5.
The Quern has not had a good night, sad her Nlajesty con-
tinues much indisposed.
" FRANCIS MILNIAN."
Yesterday morning, the following Bulletin was
issued
" The Queen rootinned very ill throughout the whole of yes-
terday. hut her Majesty has had a pod night, and is a little
better this morning.
" F. MILLNIAN,
" H.IIALFORI)."
Up to seven o'clock, last night, her Majesty con.
tinned tolerably composed. In the course of the /ley
the Earl of Liverpool, Sir Davld Pandas, Dr. Wit.
lis, and Mr. Keate. arrived at the Palace. Dr. Wil-
lis had a long interview with her Majesty. At half-
past four o'clock, the Prince Regent arrived from
Hampton Court. and was expected to remain late.
Sir Francis Milman left the Palace for London,
between nine and ten o'clock in the morning.
The Botanic Gardens, and the whole of the Royal
Pleasure Grounds, were closed against the Public,
yesterday. in consequence of tier Majesty's increased
indisposition.

DIS7'URBANGES Ix

[PROM THE LEEDS MERCURTI
The following letter from Maischester, dated at
nine o'clock on Thursday night, has just reached us:
6. I am sorry to inform yoe, that the contest be-
tween the Cotton Spinners and their empluyers, has
led to the effusion of blood and the loss of life. Fur
some days past the combined Spinners have mani-
fested a disposition to use violenee towards the few
of their fellow-workmen who had resumed their la:
boor at the old prices; and yesterday, about noon,
a considerable number of these deluded men assem-
bled at the spinning factory of Mr. Grey, of Au.
coates-latte, for the purpose of impressing their re.
seistment against the knob-slicks, the name given to
those who returned to their work.
" The transition from threats to deeds of violence
is always rapid, where large bodies of men are con-
cerisNl. Some stones were thrown at the windows of
the factory, and the garrison, if I may so term the
inmate% of the factory, retaliated by throwing stones
upon the 'insatiate from the roof of the bullding.Thls
led to increased violence on the part of the Spinners,
who commenced a furious discharge of stones sad
other missiles, against the doors and windows of the
factory.
'l'o resist these attack., a number of shots were
fired from tine factory, the result of which was, that
one of the easeitaists was mortally wounded in the
groin, and is since dead; and t • o others are consi-
dered in a very dangerous state. The number of
those who have been less seriously wounded, has not
beets ascertained, but it is supposed to be very consi-
derable. The military Were, of courts., called out,
and they paraded the street; the whole night. In the
execution of this duty, they were occasionally as-
sailed with stories, when one of them irritated at
this treatment, fired his piece, and wounded the per-
son who he supposed had thrown a stoats et him. The
ball entered the thigh, and the wounded man is con-
sidered to be in greet stronger.
" The town, as you may readily conceive, is in a
state of great agitation, and serious apprehensions
are entertained from this unhappy state of things.—
The military, the police, and a isernerous body of
special constables are on the alert ; but, not with.
standing their vigilaisce, the windows of several fac-
tories have been broken in the course of the day ;
and more dependance is to be placed upon the heavy
rain, which has happily set in, for the preservation
of the public tranquillity during the eustiiing night,
than from the united exertions of both the civil and
military powers."
The Cotton. weavers, we regret to arid, have also
tarried out; and yesterday morning several thousands
of them paraded the suburbs of Manchester in mili.
tart' order, with bags, on which were inscribed the
win' ds " Seven shit:logs in the pound," which is the
advance they require on their present wages. Gene-
ral 11.01 g is now at Manchester, and yesterday the
95th regiment of foot and a troop of heavy cavalry
entered that town. Up to yesterday, et IT. o'clock,
no serious distur barite amongst the weevers bad taken
place.