The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-12 00:00:00

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young Frenchwoman, fashionably dressed, .and of
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quested to be directed to some hotel where she could
reside for a few days. The attendants at the station
accordingly conducted her to Mr. ;Howse's ilway
Hotel, near the terminus, where she took up her abode.
giving her name as Mdlle. Malvina, Florentine dc
marez. Mademoiselle spoke English tolerably well, and
stated that she had arrived from Jersey on her wa to
Paris, but intended first to see London sights: the
theatres, &c. Before long she had established Ler. elf
on the most friendly footing with Mr. Howse arc
family, going out almost every evening, accompanied try
one or other of its members, to some place of amuse.
ment. A day or two after her arrival she consigned se
heavy bag full of sovereigns to the landlord's keeping
for safety ; and, in answer to his questions respecting
her connexions, represented her mother as being a lady
in Paris, and herself somewhat self-willed and fond of
amusement.

On Saturday evening last she went to Astley's
Theatre, and prior to her going produced a cheque ors
the Fareham bank for 99/. 135., the name of the drawer
being Purkiss, which she requested Mr. Howse to get
cashed. Mr. Howse said the readiest mode would be t*
give it to one of the railway guards, who would present
it at the bank. This proposition did not accord wiCz
Mdlle. de Saumarez's views, and she replaced the
cheque in her pocket, saying that a day or two hence
would do.

About this time it was discovered that a cash bor,
containing upwards of 1501. in gold, two double sovereigns
and a cheque for 991. 135., had been stolen from the
house of a ship-builder living at Fareham. A reward of
201. was offered in consequence, and Mr. Gow, the super-
intendent of the Hants county constabulary, having ob-
tained a clue to the probable retreat of the depredator,
proceeded to London on Monday, and accompanied by'
the guard of the train that had brought Mdlle. de San-
marez to town, went to the hotel, and on seeing her took
her into custody. The prisoner threw herself upon her.
knees, and gave the following extraordinary statement:—.
That a few weeks since a gentleman brought her to Eng-
land, and after remaining with him for a few days, left
her at Gosport, where she obtained apartments at a
boarding-house. The family with whom she lodged.
showed her many kindnesses, and she was introduced
to their cousin, who resided at Fareham. There she
remained a week on a visit, and during that time saw the
mother of her friend's cousin give him 50 sovereigns
from a cash-box, which she afterwards deposited between.
the sacking and the bed of a bedstead. She went to
Southampton, where she purchased a cash-box resem-
bling the one she had seen, and returning with it, com-
plained of her head aching, and requested permission to
lie down for an hour before she left for Gosport. She
then went to the room where the cash-box was deposited,
and substituting the empty box for the full one, slid-
ceeded in leaving the house without exciting any sus-
picion. She then went direct to the railway station,
and, choosing a Carriage in which there was no other
passenger, she broke open the box, and, having ab-
stracted the contents, threw the box out of the window.
She said she had felt miserable ever since, and inclined
to give herself up to justice. Upon being searched, the
cheque and two double sovereigns were found upon her;
and Mr. Howse, upon opening the bag, discovered it to
contain 1461. in sovereigns. The money was given up
to the superintendent, who started with the prisoner the
same night for Fareham. On Tuesday she was taken
before a magistrate, and remanded for the attendance of
witnesses from London.