The Sun.
London, England, 1852-12-01 00:00:00

LAW INTELLIGENCE.-(THIS

MIDDLESEX SESSIONS.
The Assistant-Judge (Mr. Serjeant Adams) and 3-fa
bench of magistrates, sat this morning at the Session' 0
house, Westminster, to hear bail and appeal eases
which there were four in the paper.
CHARGE OF ROBBERY AGAINST A LATE SISTER Or
MERCY.
Anne Campbell, who, it is stated, is very reolie—ssbe
connected, and who has gained some notoriety in ee'lin
quence of having published a pamphlet reflecting IT t
the system pursued at Miss Sellon's establishwern
,1
Devonport, of which she was an inmate, surrender t
this morning and pleaded not guilty to an indictT,a
charging her with having stolen a set of diamends.„,
pearl necklace, and other valuable property belong 47
to Mrs. Julia Anne Phillips, widow of the late d'en'
Howell Jones Phillips, of Seymour-street, Caw
town.
d gr.
Mr. Bodkin appeared for the prosecution, an
Ballantine and Mr. Parry for the defence. •
tiation,
Mr. Bodkin, in opening the case for the prose— eeir
said that it appeared from the evidence of the pros 46,
trig, who at the time of the robbery resided 3it her
Albert-street, Camden-town, that the prisoner an"ha
mother were on a visit to her residence, and that on To
19th of October last having occasion to go to Exeter,' or 's
placed a number of jewels under the care of the Pris°o4
mother, Mrs. Campbell. On her return from the egstii of
the whole of the property was gone, and on the y.
October Mrs. Campbell returned the jewel-cases eniPple
Finding her property gone she sent to a Mr. Tsersdivi'
man, who afterwards with Lockerby of L.li!,,i,""iilleA
sion of police, went to Knowle-hill, near ilia' v 5.35
and saw the prisoner. The officer told her that s_theicte4
suspected of stealing a number of valuable a:;arits
belonging to Mrs. Phillips. He was after tair
on
shown a trunk from which he saw the box e
,oner
ing the jewels taken. When he first SaNV the Po.— t
she did not express the least unwillingness iiliP9
search should be made, but asked if the Misses )- phkill
had been questioned upon the matter. Mr-:;nner
having adverted to the statement made by the Pil.stsbe
when taken into custody, and in which she said thluta *
had taken the jewels, thinking that the daughter' t she
right to them, said if the jury were of opinion tha
.„to
had so taken the property with that intention, theruusio,
return a verdict of not guilty. He would, eftriVill state that he and all parties concerned were
sorry at the appearance of the private correspondeer to
the prisoner—a correspondence which ought ne.:he de'
have appeared, and which by being taken from ofoor
fe ndant and published was against the prineiPies
law and justice.
After a few words from the Learned Judge, the
Mr. Ballantine said that he was much °Wig'd d tha
learned counsel for the way in which he had staten the
case, and, in conclusion, made some comment uPa°, 1)0°1
manner in which the defendant had been treate letter;
at the police court and by the publication of her
—letters which had no bearing up ron the ease. the
Mr. Bodkin, after a short pause, withdrew
,ifiltioa
prosecution, and die prisoner was, under the "14
of the Judge, discharged from custody, the jury
previously returned a verdict of Not Guilty.
The Court was crowded.