The Statesman. — 1812-05-23 (London, England)

ALEXANDER- - HOOD, and Colonel, IVOOD, as Depuappeased by the Vice-Chancellor's producing an Ad- : ties of Generals BERESFORD, HILL, G n A HAM, timedress which he bad himself prepared, and which ap- : CER and Hoer, previous to the installation of the peered, on the whole, to be considered preferable to Ktiiihts of the Bath on the Ist of June, at West. the Bishop's : yet the former having been rejected, ! .monster Abbey. the latter, on being proposed, was likewise cost oat l•the Most His Royal Ili Imess held a Meeting of by the law of retaliation ; and the Bishop's Address 1 Ancient and Mostg Noble Order of the Thistles in is now left for individual signatures at Trinity Lodge, the Room adjoining thr. Levee Room, called the Letters were received yesterday from Manchester, Bice Room ; the Prince wearing a green ribbon on which communicate the unpleasant intelligence, that this occasion, as representing the Sovereign. The during the last few days several violent outrages had meeting was attended by the Duke of CLARENCE, been committed by the Luddites. No fewer than I FAT' of MORTON, the Duke of ATHOL, and Viscount three pers Ins had been shot in different parts of the CATHCART ; the Duke *of Bccurunn, and the Earl country, without any discovery or even suspicion of - of EGLINTON, were introduced and invested with the the murderers. Besides the atrocities a gentleman , Order. obnoxious to the hatred of the Luddites, was attack- I Soon after four o'clock Mr. STVART WORTLEY ed in a lane, in the middle of the day, by several . and Viscount MILTON arrived as the Deputation men who were strangers to him : after receiving a . from the House of Commons, •with-the Address voted 1 violent blew on the head with a large stone, he had i on ThursdayAiight, for the formation of an efficient I the good fortune to escape by the swiftness of his' Administration. His Royal Highness received it on horse. A working man, who had been mistaken for ; the Throne., and was graciously pleased to return the 1 another person that had given information against the I following answer:— . • . I Luddites, was taken to a coal-pit with an intent of .. I asalt take into my serious and immediate comideration the i precipitating him to the bottom, when it was disI 'Address which I have now received from the Rouse of Com[ covered that he was not the man whom the assailants; itm." were in quest of; and in consequence he was suffer-1 The persons of chief note at Court were— ' ed to depart, without sustaining any injury. All pus- The nukes of Rlltlead, Athol,_ Mo.errose, Bacelesigh, and Bible means have been tried to induce the Luddites inWestmeath, fonts 1,1 rt""IZ tap,totinli:;e7,adoergtrhaes'ari Yr crew el; Rasburgh Rs prison fe divulge the whole extent of their plan, and , Yarmouth, Merton, Lgiinton, aleam.s, Chichester, Belmore, ' to impeach their ringleaders, but without effect. Some ' tioartozn, Meihovilireeek.:zievelteydderslayie. Algicirti!.4l,Cglearle.t, Ihave been promised protection, and a competency ton, Lartaiindia , Waterpark, Iger,-Kirkwill, Bayning, Boston. 1 for life, but to no purpose. Other letters state --Odr• nig, &A am :Abe following alarming fact, viz. that no sooner I has a person taken the oath of traitorous union in that county, than he receives that constant pecuniary supply which enables him to support himself end : family without work.  Jack Ketch is likely to make a fortune by the wardrobe of Bellingham Silly people are so-anxious to have a relic belosgiag to him, that a bait= of his coat now sells for a Sailor