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Yesterday Jou Peeler, who ono apperftendeel ea seepietegl
of being comented with rlopelberar. elm MOW& constitied
for shop.lißleg, was yeetertlai bruaght up Cu, re.eassni•Er
ties, when the Office woollied With flora-drapers, Sm. EU
attestant with:Hie VIEW efidliMifylog their property awd 11141
letielgter. tor.
The whole the propegg food at his. spereeneiga h$
Wales the effcer, together wish ISO Foothill/Env' doplarasine
were prodiced; sod Mr. aboolbreel std Mt. Cretthirjr,
linewarspera, of Togimbeso Osori.road, swore to 111116. 14 %elite
property Foliated, which osegsted trli,gy of ogsoughl,
pieces of Floret cohost, end 'ranges stuffy together web
the boards on which Hwy were wrapped.
Mr. Alders, pawnbroker, of Waidoer-street, Selma swore
to a piece of stuff, which was traced to his poseessiol, ant
which he peeved to have been pleased by she WINOS(.
The propeny pledged Mr. Paseelbred ideutiied as beteg
stole, frusta his shop.
The Prismet at bust denied that the female atantiltra
was his wife, bet from circumstances which Deterred re -
heave to the shove case, she mast be kis wife; and on Wag
inamme.l that hie child, which was Foot with hint in the
ofice,shoeild he separated from him, be buret lute tears, amt
covered let wish kisses.
The 150 duplicates which were produced the P. Mawr
said be purchased, being in the habit of buying diem sod
redeeming the properly. The whole of them were pledgel
is the Names of Imes and Perry, and the property cussistee
of stuffs, /se. The manuer is which be ern/owed for the
above properly being in his possessiou was, that a Nom
sawed Johnson had left it in his care till he intuited frosts
the country ; pieces of printed colitis, marked with a Crowe,
and the word "Queen" ander it, were set identiled ; they
were shot worked M. A. The Primmer was remanded tilt
Toesday mat.
toive- SALL, SOUTNW•sII.
REMARKABLE MISER.
As old womest, who gave her sante liaitaah Baehr*, sod
whoa appointee, bespoke the most appalling nii.ery, we.
brought before Alderman Smith, us a charge of witch the
following are the particulars
The Prisoner was observed ea Seterdey pilferiug little
articles from various stalls in the Borough Market, and the
different dealers Lana( lately suffered touch from similar
practices, sempiciou fell on this old woman, lobo Kite.),
the coastable, was sent fur to wattle her progress, wad ascii •
taus hoer fee she fe,4 lecliesed to carry her depredat mos. 7
officer accordingly watched her gooses the snorkel, and ••••
our untried shot she considered "all Osis test ooze to art."
the stole • tonsip from out plate, au apple or se movie
from imother, ais egg from • third, and so on till she bad
collected a etiesiderable quality. A number of the market
people had also watched Mr, sod felt nominee, that they
had wow detected she thief that bad trooped theta su long
but the quantity site bad steles from each wow Mktg so
very inflow that no conviction would take place oo is a
difficulty arose as to the anode is which she ought so be /o—
pened of: some were foe deckiug lee is the 'flumes, sad
When were for giving the old deliiiqueut a drobbiog so dab',
to her age sad the stature of the uffeece ; but the Conat•tile
overruled all their suggestiuss, by declaring that lie sue4.l
not allow any vinleote So be offeieJ to her, which the law
would not justify; and that as she was gieru iota his cus-
tody, he would take her before We Alderson'. She was or-
tordiegly brought le this afire, and wiles her pockets were
searched, nu leas thee IS apples, a member of woke., too
eggs, sod a tonsil% went fouled, all of which beluitged to 4
net oilier 'gaolers.
Whilst the Water was busied in *nosing she aforesaid
valuabiee, the relator was remarked to be rambling to lire
bosom, sad It hieing supposed that she was eudeavuoriug to
moat wore tieing, a second search was denauJed, but the
old woman made all the opposition to mach a m that
she mold; however, she was at length pimiourd, and ore,-
poweved. The Slat thiag that the cuustsble drew from her
was a boogie of Lilly raga, and the exhibitiois of
this splendid prise. doer oft the unfortunate cuusiable the
jeers sod la tighter of all Foot; but their laughter was tutu. g
is inextensible initooidlintent. wises on unfolding the
beaelee of Doak aides pre out, d themselves! Sure of the; ,
were 10/. motes, and se ise does to area, end miry ia turn,
were forty yeses old; the whole amount of the soles thus
footed was 173 f., which the Primmer mast uoiregeously
endnaveared to regain. The search was committed, sod
soother besidk of woo was found, sod in • pocket which
was curiously *Mud to the inside of bier apron, were disco.
vend three small bags fell of silver ono, who b altogether
(motes and silver) made a sum ett 2041. 18e. lo tie same
pocket were fused a number of papers, wet • *ug of sine
sad other documents, which the Pi isomer refused les account
for, otherwise ghats by saying obey were her owe, mud hal
been husestly coolie by. She was equally alleut as to the
inewor in which she became pawned of such large sums
of mown, tor would she give as, information relative to
her place of tendon, or her coeuesions, than that her bit..
band had boss • sailor, but was sow dead.
Amongst sits papers found on the Prisoner was en under.
taker's bill, which afforded souse elate towards tracing the
woollies family, sod she was accordiegly remanded with a
view of scoosepliehieg this object. Stuce Saturday Kislev
bad discovered her residence to be in a wretch. d bole at
Shadwell, called Knee's Arens-gardeu, where she lived with
her son, a yeses gum of good character Asti indentriouo
habits, but why was wholly igooraut of his sulfite' wealth.
lie lad missed leer for a day or two, and when informed of
her belay In custody seemed very much affected. As sues
as possible be waited ea the Magistrate, add, from ha stet*.
Wilt, it seems that not only himself but a:l his siauther's
relatives were unacquaiated with her pessoLsiug say mosey,
although it had always latest suspected.** his father whew
ho died lead bequeathed a mosiderable whit to some owes,'"
but to whom bad always remained a imPitery. lie ales add:
id, that sietwithetansliag every reediest ots his owls port,
they had sleep lived mierrably Fmk pod se charge of ft
disbesest eaters bed ever been 1110,fe ligaimsat his mother to
his ewe knowledp.
It was aimed that the Prisoser bell tieiitnity demo gywit
crenieg is her petty system of prouder; but twee wide
detected escaped thrueigh the now Wooten' of people to pea:
Neste foe such kitting lases Pail of the fruit was versed
by Mr. Raker sad Sir. hi•Guire, two fruiterers, of the
Borough Mathes.
The Prisoner's sos expressed his readitteas to pay all Wises
If the Prosecutors felt digitised to withdraw their charges.
Mr. Alderman Smith observed, that It would not be toe
pelmet in him to be privy to such a leausaction, lest it thew
was est Presecutur forthcoming, the Prisoner would be dis-
charged as • milk, of course. .1f the case was Mussed,
sad • 1:0111/idiele ensued, the money ?Mud urea her Woad
be coglaceted, whisk might be thought he'd igloo the
Ar seMelpielblial ibis took place, mot We damps were
withdrawn.
The worthy 4111drorimoo, iu ilismisaitsy the Prisoner from
the bar, told her that her conduct had twee. marked by ch.
coaastarces of great sygrsystiou. It did sot seem thee sb.
Needed say thine which ibis world affookel (if hoesesey was
eacepied), yet, ootwilbetnedisg, eke load stooped to • mesa
depravity, far which she richly deserved to be tranopeeted,,
and would have we doubt offered more or less peoalwaseiat
fur the offence, had met the flattest' of her sus been
hamasely attended to by the Prosecutors. He loped the
Narrow escape she bad had would operate upon het mad
during the ramifies few years of hoe life, sot pelmet bra.
self sad bee family beisg brought to shame by her wawa-
dot.
The Primmer was then discharged, and her sooty relented
to her sm. Wee appeared aloes 1111 yours of age, and an
bar appestat woad not cones. With sly 7e* eletheeleas.

There reuldes at Vruvileau. spear (.'herbourg. su
old matt, aged 142 years. He ei.joys good !seek!).
and is d..ily occupied its aviculture! labour.
Oa Tuesday 26 amide were tide. of seliseb 17 sec
from Irekuid. The only si-rivals w Lloyd'r books
its say part of Great litiutou or Ireland, rem a yes-
tel lees Surinam to Amitertiam, put eistii Moo.
castle, sod owe from America to tie Clyde, at
iLochryart. It is Imbruing ;bet Use Lards, of the
Admiralty here ordered out stip tiith supplies fort
the booths ard-bouud trade.

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