Star.
London, England, 1821-09-24 00:00:00

OLD IiAILEY SESSIONS.

Saturday, Mcry Fora was indicted for stealing the
female child of John T. King and Elizabeth Sarah,
this wife, with intent to steal its clothes, or to deprive
the parents of the possession of their child.
The prosecutor is a writer to a law stationer, and
he lives in Chichester-rents, Chancery-lane. On the
evening of the 21st of August, his child, who is not
sir years old, was sitting on the step of the street
door, about nine o'clock, when his wife, whoa as in
the shop, heard a woman accost the child, telling her
that if she would go with her she would give her nice
cakes. The child came in, and asked her mother's
leave to go with the Lady, which was refused. The
child came again for leave to go, which was again
refused ; and her mother being busy in the shop, did
not miss her for some time. Mr. Hurlewell, who
lives in Chancery-lane, saw the prisoner going away
with Mr. King's and another child towards Carey-
street, and heard her ask how the child's sister Sally
was? The latter said she had no sister Sally; on
which Mr. Hurlewell suspected that the prisoner had
some bad design, as she seemed totally unacquainted
with the child's family ; he therefore followed her
down Bell-yard, and near Fleet-..trees she was taken.
She seemed much confused ; and when asked where
'she was taking the children ? she said to Surrey-
street. She endeavoured also to escape from the
officer. The defence was, that she was an unfortunate
girl, and that she had only taken away the childten-
that they might carry a message for her to a person
in Symond's Inn, when she meant to bring them
home again.
The Jury retired for a considerable time, and then
returned a verdict, finding the prisoner Guilty of
stealing the child with intent to deprive the parents
of the possession of it, but acquitted her of stealing
it with intent to steal its apparel.

A dreadful accident happened at Keighly, on Sun-
day seennight, in the afternoon. There has lately
arisen in Yorkshire, and in various other parts of the
kingdom, a religious community, calling themselves
Primitive Methodists, from what they consider an ad-
herence to the principles and practice of the original
followers of John Wesley ; by others they are called
Rapiers, from the fervour of their devotion, which
frequently manifests itself in bursts of enthusiasm;
which runs through their public assemblies. On the
above day, in the afternoon, upwards of two hundred
of these persons were assembled in the upper room
of a wool warehouse, at Keighly, for the purpose of
holding a love-feast, which is a species of religious
service consisting of a simple repast, after which,
such of the congregation as think their own expe-
rience will be edifying, relate the particulars of it to
their fellow-worshippers. When the services of the
day, which had been peculiarly animated, were &Aw-
ing to a close, and the people were about to depart,
a dreadful crash was heard from the breaking of the
timbers of the floor, and in a moment the 'whole as.
sembly was precipitated through the floor into the
room below. It is impossible to describe the scene
of confusion and dismay which followed. The shrieks
of the females and the groans of the wounded spread
consternation through the neighbourhoed. The young
and the more active generally escaped without much
injury, but from fifty to sixty persons, a large pro-
portion of them old women, were severely crushed
and wounded. An elderly woman, of the name of
Martha Wood, died on Monday night ; and a num-
ber of others lie at the present moment in a very
dangerous state. The following is a list of some of
the sufferers, with the nature of their injuries :
Timothy Ambler, leg and arm broken ; Mary Peel, one of hat
legs broken : Harrison Ingrow, one of his arms broken; widow
Waddington, one of her legs broken ; Elijah Green, his leg broken
in two places; Sarah Sunderland, her k. g and thigh broken;
Martha Bradshaw, foot dreadfully injured and"..irtn broken; John
Naylor, his arm broken; Susannah Leach, her thigh broken;
Mary Jones, her leg and thigh broken ; Mary Carter, a widow
with three children, her collar-bone and three ribs broken;
Mary Ramsden, severely hurt, and since delivered of a deal
child at a premature birth; widow Wilkinson, crushed so
dreadfully that her life is despaired of.
—The other sufferers are many of them labouring
under severe wounds and contusions, and the situa.
tiun of the principal part of them is truly deplorable.
Poverty, in most of the cases, is added to their other
sufferings; but the more opulent inhabitants of the
place have very laudably opened a subscription for
their relief.

Friday being St. Matthew's Day, the LORD MAYOR
and Sheriffs, Sir JAMES SHAW, Bart. and Alderman
Sir RICHARD CARR GLYN, Bart. Sir C. SMITH, T.
THORNTON, Esq. J. PALMER, Esq. and the rest of
the Governors and Treasurers of the several Royal
Hospitals, attended Divine Service at Christ Church,
Newgate-street, where an excellent Sermon was
preached by the Reverend It. LYNAM, M. A.-.
The LORD MAYOR, Governors, &c. repaired to the
great Hall in Christ's Hospital, which was crowded
with Ladies and Gentlemen, to hear the orations,-
The first, in Latin, was delivered by Master JOSHUA
WELSH, the senior scholar; the English oration was
spoken by Master JOSEPH YATES CooxsoN, the se-
cond scholar. After the orations were concluded,
the LORD MAYOR, Aldermen, and the whole of the
company, rewarded the young orators by pecuniary
marks of their approbation. His Lordship and the
company were entertained with cake and wine, and
afterwards broke up.
Cosa Excn.tsna, MAaxa.Aitx. Sm. 24.—Our market was
superabundantly supplied with all Grain, and of course there
was scarcely any business done; yet what sales were made in
Wheat were full 6s. per quarter lower than on Friday, and were
very heavy at that decline. Barley is from 43. to ss. per quarter
cheaper. White Peas are also 6s. per quarter lower; and Grey
Peas sold at a reduction of ss. per quarter. Beans are al%)
much cheaper; and Oats were dull sale at from is. to 2s. per
quarter lower. It Is expected that the price of Flour will be
lowered ss. per sack.—Current prices :
mutual,. I Small Beans ............345 4011

Wheat, Kent and Tick ditto 341 38s
Essex 6os 74, old 82s I Oats, Potatoe 24s 32s
Suffolk 6os 72s old 86s 1 --- Poland 22; lithi
Norfolk ...... ........... 52s 68s Feed 20s 1,44
Rye 32s 34s Flour, per Sack 60s 65*
Barley 39s 40s Rapeseed, per Last £3l £32
Malt 6.5s 75s COREIGS.
.White Peas 3O, 36s Wheat, Dantzic . Or Os
.....--.—.--, Boilers ...40s 424 Baltic Red, Hambro' or
Grey Peas 34s 36s Brabant rtd
SIIITHFIRLD :MAME; SM. 24.-11:ere was a very full mar.
ket this morning of all descriptions of cattle, and prime Meat
ob•.ams a goad price, but inferior qualities are nominal in price.
Cut rein prices as follow :
&Nut, 3s. Od. to 41. 6d. per stone of 81bs.; Manny, 2s. 6d.
to 44.0 d. Veal. 3s. Od. to 4s. Id. Pork, 24. 6d. to 3s. 10d.—
Lanib, Os. Cd. to 014 Od --.Cattle at Market : Beasts, 2540;
Calves, 7.20; Sheep and Lambs, 22,100; Pigs, 220.—Hay and
Straw per load, Hay, U. 10s. to 41. tie. Clovers 41. to 4. vs.
SILAW, 11. lUa. tO la. In.

BONG.

• • •
ALOAVALIsICH, IMITATED FROM TM (MIMIC

Tum—Roy's nye!

(riOX TIM LJTWIT cutoxFix)

Will ye go to AldavalUeh? •
Will ye go to Aldavallich?
Sweet the mellow mavis sings,
Amang the braes of Aldavallich!
The*, beneath the spreading boughs,
Amang the woods of green °lent:dila,
Softly murmuring as it flows,
Winds the pure stream of Aldavallich !
Will ye go to Aldavallich? ate.
The first gowden smile of morn,
And the last beam that ev'ning sheddeth,
73aith that echoing vale adorn—
That brightly glows, this mildly fadeth!
Will ye go, &c.

Short is there hoar Winter's stay,
When Spring returns like Mein blooming—
Ihnd in hand with rosy May,
With balmy breath the air perfuming!
Will ye go, &c.

But there's a Bower, a fairer flower
Than ever grew in green Glenfailleh—
The blithesome maiden I adore,
Young blooming MA! of Aldavagicht
Will ye go, &c.

Let me but pu' this op'ning rose,
And fondly press it to my bosom—
I ask no other flower that blows,
Be mine this modest little blossom !
•
Will ye go, &e.
• The. Lady who favoured the Public with the well-known
song called " Roy's Wyk," forget to mention the obligation she
lay under to the original, of which the above is a close imitation,
and, in some instances, a literal translation. This beautiful air
is at least 1:b10 years-old, for I learnt it 28 years ago from a Mrs.
M'Hardy, who was then in the 106th year of her age, and who
said that, when a little girl, she had learnt it of her mother;
whereas, the Scottish words to the same tune have not been
known half that time. Indeed, the greater part of the old Scot-
tish melodies may be traced to the Gaelic liards:—" The Eerie
ter the crooked horn," " 'flee rack and the wee pickle tow," &c. are
of Gaelic original, and have been known in the Highlands from
time immemorial. As lam upon this subject, I cannot help
mentic ))) i)) g that the last stanza of " Roy's Wife" has been ren-
d( red downright nonsense, by the creation of the uncouth term
Walloch, in under to rhyme with the proper name Aldivalloch.
New words are daily invented, to designate things not already
adequately described, but no such dance as " The Highland Wel-
loch' ever did exist, though any one but a Highlander, on read.
1 the stanza iu question, would be led to suppose the reverse.
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