Star.
London, England, 1819-09-25 00:00:00

OLD BAILEY SESSIONS.

This morning Mrs. Mary Ridding, who was tried
yesterday, and found Guilty of Child-stealing, was
brought up before the COMMON SERJEANT to receive
her sentence. The COMMON SERJEANT, after stating
at considerable length the enormity of her offence,
being one of a most heinous description, sentenced
her to pay a fine of one shilling, and to be confined
twelve months in the House of Correction—to which
place she was immediately conveyed in a coach.

A Requisition was presented to Alderman ANSLEY
to call a Meeting of the Inhabitants of Bread-street
Ward, but the Alderman has declined complying

with it.

A Requisition was presented, on the 20th, to the
Convener of Renfrewshire, requesting him to call a
Meeting of the Noblemen, Gentlemen, and Heritoss
of the County, for the purpose of receiving the Re-
port of the Committee, appointed at the last County
Meeting, for providing Relief to the Operative Ma-
nufacturers out of Employment; and for considering
what farther measures ought to be adopted. The
Convener has, accordingly, appointed a Meeting to
be held at Paisley, on Saturday, the 2d of October.
A few individuals in Glasgow, who, owing to the
depressed state of trade, and lowness of wages, had
turned their attention to the British settlements in
North America, formed themselves into a society de-
nominated the Bridgeton Transatlantic Social Union
Society. In July last they wrote to Earl BATHURST,
wishing to know what assistance they might expect
from Government in the prosecution of their design.
In the course of fourteen days they received the fol-
lowing answer,• accompanied with a duplicate of
the conditions of Emigrating to the Cape of Good
Hope: Downing-street,
" Colonial Department, 234 July, 1819.
" Sic—ln reply to your letter dated the Bth instant. lam
directed by Lord Bathurst to acquaint you that his Majesty's
Government no longer give encouragement to persons proceed-
ing as settlers to his Majesty's possessions in North America.
" I am, &c. (signed) " HENRY GM:Lit:RN."
The following gratifying information respecting
the growing demand which exists in India for the
Cotton Manufactures of Glasgow and Paisley, may
be regarded as correct. By the Cornwall, arrived
at Liverpool from Calcutta, there have been received
letters to the 22d March, which state that the market
was' improving for manufactured goods, particularly
for Scotish muslins, which are gettinevery generally
into use, and having once done so, the natives will
not be able to do without them, as is now the case in
Brazil. This augurs well, and holds out the cheer-
ing prospect of an increase of orders every year for
the staple manufacture of Scotland. There was
very little cotton at Calcutta when the Cornwall
sailed, and the former accounts of a failure in the
crop up the country, are confirmed.
Monday night, between eleven and twelve o'clock,
a fire broke out in the hop oast belonging to Mrs.
SWAFFER, of Chilminton Green, Great Char; and
before the arrival of the engine from Ashford, the
oast and stowage, and between two and three hun-
dred weight of hops, were entirely consumed. A
young lad of the name of Punnett, was found in the
ruins entirely burnt to a cinder.
Tuesday, a haystack was discovered to be on fre
at Potter's-corner, near Ashford, which burned with
'such rapidity that it yeas entirely consumed before
sufficient assistance could be procured.
, Friday sennight a Coroner's Inquest was held on
• the body of John Dismonlings, at Great Oakly, Es-
sex. It appeared the deceased had left his house,
about six in the Morning, and at nine was found in
a pond upon the estr.te of It. B et. L, E•y. 'Verdict—
Accidental death.