The Statesman.
London, England, 1812-05-11 00:00:00

DISTRESSED STATE OF TEE COUNTRY.

• MUDLIBUSFI FLO, MAT S.
The Luddites have been very active in collecting arms this
last week, and have been too suceessfol. They proceeded to
people's houses, in the townships of Almondbury, Wooldale,
Farnley, Nethethrong, Meltbam, lionley, and Menden, and
many 'other places in this neighbourhood; they entered the
houses by aa,outiwenty or thirty ib a gang, and demanded all
the arms in the house, on pain of instant death. By this means
they have obtained possession of upwards of 1(10 stand of arms
since my last leuer to you, and not one night has passed without
so ~e arms haviog been so taken. In order to check this alarm.
jog evil, Major Gomm,/ has obtained possession of two hun-
dred stand of arms from the inhabitants in this neighbour-
hood ; the military are in this manner daily employed
in collecting arms, hut they have not yet been forte.
nate enough to discover the depot of the Luddites.—
—A person, of very suspicious character, was apprehended inI
6addlewortb, last Tuesday, and committed to prison, and wall
undergo an elimination before the Magistrate to-morrow. The'
Coroner's Inquest sat on the body of Mr. Hostsrar.L. last Thurs..
day. and returned a verdict dui:jet murder against some person
or persons unknown. He au interred at Huddersfield parish-
church, in a very private manner, last Saturday morning—few
people knew till the funeral was over. it is presumed the busi-
ness will be carried on at Marsden es usual.

We have received accounts from Carlisle and
Leeds of the continuation of disturbances in these
quarters, but the want of room compels us to delay
their insertion till tomorrow.

The Stocks were lowered on Saturday, under the
apprehension that the loan of two millions offered
to Ireland, would not be contracted for there, and
would be thrown as an additional burden on the
funds in this country.
We have great pleasure in stating that the Psyche,
about which fears were entertained, is safe in Co-
nant.

We understand that POMA REC., King of Otaheite,
has offered to cede that island to the Governor MAC-
QVAARTE, on account of the British Government.
LAecarrzei4w INSTITUTIOS•.— OR Saturday
a meeting was held of the promoters and patrons of
the Lancasterian system of education, at Freemasons'
Tavern. The Duke of Cumberland was In the
Chair, and the Duke of Sussex on his right hand.
Mr. Lancaster, who has returned from a tour through
Ireland, Scotland, and the North of England, gave an
account of his reception, and the rapid progress of
his plan. Every where it was encouraged with a de-
gree of indescribable enthusiasm from which would
arise the most beneficial results. In the North of
England, though great exertions had been used to
prevent the Duke of Northumberland from pa.
tronizing the system, yet being convinced in his
own mind of its benefits and utility, he not only
subscribed one thousand pounds to forward the
plan, but had actually established a school for the
purpose himself, as necessary to the propagation of
knowledge, and the expansion of the human mind.—
Mr. Lancaster's report was heard with the most pro-
found attention, and gave infinite satisfaction to the
meeting, who voted him their thanks, and also to
the patrons and promoters of the Lancasterian Sys-
tem of Education. The Duke of Sussex made a libe-
ral and eloquent speech on the occasion, and the
meeting adjourned.
Several private letters have been received from
France. One of these says :—" The EMPEROR, it
Is said, has no intention, for the present, •of joining
his ally in the North. I saw him not long ago, aed
his corpeleney is astonishingly increased, tnd he is
boils nervous and lethargic." Another letter mentions
the arrival in Fiance of an Officer of distinction,who
bad effected hie escape from this country, probably
General LITIIIVRT. The General personated a Ger-
man Count. Madame LEFEBYth was attired in boy's
clothes ; and passed for his son - and his Aid-de-
Camp was in the humble capacity of valet de chambre.
The French Licences have led to a most grievous
perversion. Its France, it Is required that one-
fourth of the cargo exported to England, should con-
sist of manufactured _silk, wed on complying with
this condition, and receiving the competent value on
beard in that or other articles, the ship owner is en-
titled to return with colonial produce from British
ports. 'The ship•owuers,. contrary to the design, re-
ceive the whole in French manufactured silks, and
.petting them into small craft, smuggle them in here.
The consequence is, that a large quantity of this fo-
reign manufacture is introduced, to the mischievous
effect of throwing out of employment an industrious
class of people, who have been already sufficiently
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