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CV PIM RD ell U T I NG.-1 esterdav John Leval Stumm, aged
about sixty, and .111r3 Cooper, a matronly looking woman about
the same age, arc put to the bar, before Matthew Wyatt, and
John Bards icke, Esqrs. the Presiding MftglOTlllell, charged with
felony under the following rather curious circumstances :
The female prisoner, who appeared by no way attractive, but on
'the Contrary was very ordinary, lived as housekeeper with Mr.
Reynolds, a stationer, in fligh-street, Whitecitapel. The male
ptisoner, a venerable-looking old man, now dressed in his Sunday
or rather courting clothes, was a married man living in Ross
lane, and has wutked for the last twenty years and upwards is the
London Docks. It was by some chance or other discovered by Mr.
Reynold*, that his (bating old housekeeper had chosen Mr.
Shawn for her sweetheart, and that she was in the habit of having
him in the house every Sunday, during the absence of the family
at church, when she of course used every means to make him com-
I lovable, supplying him with the best refreshment the house could
affrd.

Air. Reynolds on Sunday last placed himself in the window of
an acquaintance on the opposite aide of the street. and saw riic old
pliant enter his hose, at his usual hour, during Divine Service,
upon which he proceeded in search of an officer, but at his return
be had just left the house; the officer, however, pursued and sp.
reloaded him. lie was then searched, but nothing of a supi.

Anus nature was found upon him ; howtsver, at his lodgings were'
found three pocket books, which corresponded with sonic in thc
prosecutor's shop, out of which they appeared to have been taken.
The housekeeper was also searched, when out of her pockets were
taken the remains 01 a line rump steak and hot roll, the leavings
of her visitor, which she endeavoured to conceal just as the officer
pounced upon her.
Mr. Reynolds said, he had no doubt that the fellow had not
only been a long time in the habit of feasting at his house, but
that lie had obtained various articles of his property from the
housekeeper, under pretence of marrying her.
The old woman being askedif she had any thing to say in her
defence, went into a long explanation of the whole affair, from he-
Finning to end. She said she accidentally met the false villain,
pointing at Shawn), about three years agog he was then dressed
in deep mourning, which he said be wore for his wife, who had
been but a few days dead, and that he was heginning to wish for
another partner; and after some further conversation, he asked her
to keep him company. She consented, and he continued to visit
her frequently since. After they were two years and a half ac-
quainted, she observed it was too lung to be courting; but he
said, "No, it's not; we'll be married time enough." She never
had the least idea that he was n married man, for he always repre-
sented himself to her as an independent widower, without encum-
brance ; nor did she ever give him any of her master's property
but the four pocket-banks, and those he asked of her.
The old fellow seemed to treat the matter in as gallant a manner
as he had acted; and be and his poor dupe, who seemed still
much attached to him, were remanded.
It was not a little diverting to hear his wife, a stout old woman,
lecture him through the bars of the prison, and tell him how she
meant to dispose of his watch, clothes, /cc., and even of himself,
, when she could lay hands on him, for his inconstancy.

AIARY-LA-BONNE OFFICE.
Dries Pity eirrEni.—Yeaterday a young medical student,
named Ambrose George Campbell, appeared at this office, before
John Rawlinson, Esq., the Sitting Magistrate, on a warrant,
charging him with having endeavoured to provoke Mr. George
Stewart Ainswick, also in the medical profession, to tight a duel.
Mr. A. being sworn, said he had received • letter from Mr.
Campbell, which he begged leave to hand to the Magistrate.
The Magistrate read the note, which fora challenge was a very
long one ; and in rather coarse language abused Mr. Ainswick,
calling him a liar in direct terms. The cause of the quarrel arose
from some observations, retiecting very strongly on Mr. CampbelL
Mr. Campbell was asked if he would forego his intentions to-
wards Mr. Ainsw which, however, he declined to do, and Mr.
A inswiek's note ais then read. It was couched in very taunting
language, and ascribed the challenge to the juvenile effort of an
unrestrained boy, and considering him as such, and u one who,
from calling him a liar, and from othe&circumstatices, he could
nut meet as • gentleman, he should itnitead of meeting him per-
sonally send a police officer to keep his appointment.
Mr. Rawlinaoo said, that Mr. Ainswick having made the com-
plaint, it was not neceusly to call upon him fur aft-untie.' ; but
he should require bail from Mr. Campbell, himself in 2001., and
two sureties in 1001. each, which were found in the course of the
day, and Mr. Campbell was discharged.
TO W A LL, SOUTHWARK.
ROBSTRT ow THE RivEa TH•mr.s.—lfiltiant Peering a
stout young fellow, in the wafering garb, was brought before Air.
Alderman J. J. !.with, the sitting Magistrate, yesterday, charged
with felony under the following circumstances :—About two
o'clock on Sunday morning the per sons on board the schooner
Fame, trading to Leith, the third vessel from the shore, in
a tier lying off Cotton's wharf, Toolty-street, were awoke
by a noise upon the deck, sod I)nig, one of the seamen,
ascended immediately, but cautiously, to reconnoitre. He
soon discovered the cause of alarm, in the person of the pri-
soner, who was engaged in lifting a chest of tea from off the
deck of the Union, the ship next in-shore to that of the Fame;
and he also descried a boat with two or three fellows in it hovering
round. Having watched a favourable opportunity, when the prisoner
was encumbered with the chest, I)nig rushed upon him ; he, however,
brukeaway, and ran about the deck, but at length stumbled, and
some others of the ship's employ having come to his aid, Doig
captured and delivered him over to the private watchman of the
wharf. Upon inspaWen, it appimred the main hatches of the
Union, a Falmouth coasting ?Mei, had been broken open, and
three out of lbw chests et sea, inected to Redruth, had been taken
out. One um famed in the deck of the Union, another
on that of the hs" but the containing upwards of Nibs. of
tae, was misig. It war movingly dark at the time, and in the
consternation and bustle creed nowt the crews of all the our.
rounding vessels. no siert was used to overtake the boat, which
disappeared with its booty, in the direction of the middle of the
stream, upon the int unsay. The prisoner was without shoes or
hat when taken.

Mr. Hammes deli attended ma Malt of the primmer, and ad-
vised him to reserve his defence for another place.
He was remanded, to complete the chain of evidence against him.
DISTIESSINO Casa.—A fine young woman, of the name
of Jane Champion, applied on Saturday to the Sitting Ma-
gistrate, Mr. Alderman J. J. Samna, for parochial relief, under
these melancholy circumstances :
She stated that she was been in Cork, and brought to this min-
ts) at an early age by her parents, who were poor but industrious
persons : they had both been many years dead. Left an orphan
and pressed by distress, she had sought employment at the white
lead manufactory at Lotnan's-pond, Borough where she remained
for eight years, and quitted to go into an hos;ital, having lost the
use of both hands and one foot from the pernicious nature of her
occupation. From one hospital she removed to another in hopes of
a cure, but those hopes were balled, and she was told that the poi-
son hail inflicted an incurable evil, and, thus deprived, she of ne-
cessity sought relief which sits would scorn to seek under other
circumstances than affliction reduced by no misconduct of her
own.

The Worthy Ma&trate, adverting to similar sentiments ex-
perused by him on • farow occasion, said it was truly deplorable
that some effectual means were not provided for affording permanent
relief to persons so situated, whs, driven by necessity (the law not
permitting other than voluntary labour in such cases), thus lost the
use of their limbs in the endeavour to obtain honest subsistence, and
considered its subject entitled to the public sympathy in a para-
mount degree. On being asked whether she received any assistance
from her late employers, the young woman answered, three shil-
lings weekly.
Mr. Alderman SMITH said, that In whatever light such a sum
might appear, when coupled with the pensions of numerous other
claimants, it was in truth a sorry recompense ter the loss of a limb,
and called spoil the parish officers present to afford her competent
relief.

It is but justice to say, that Mr. Huish, who represented the
parish of St. George the Martyr .so which she belonged by settle-
ment, with much alacrity &Forded the young woman temporary
relief, with the assurance to the Magistrate, that hex case should
be attended to with every possible dihgemee.