The Sun.
London, England, 1850-05-17 00:00:00

SOUTHIVARK.

Mary Brown, a good-looking young woman, was
brought before Mr. A'Beckett, charged with robbing
Mrs. Jane Roney, a widow, under circumstances
evincing great ingratitude. The apprehension of the
prisoner was effected on her way to church to be
married.
The complainant stated that about this time twelve
months the prisoner, whom she had a slight know-
ledge of previously, called upon her in great distress,
and supplicated a lodging until she was provided
with a situation, which she asserted she expected
shortly. Complainant assented to her request, and
so me days afterwards the prisoner complained of se-
rious indisposition, and begged of her to procure her
some medicine. Complainant believing her assertion
correct, went out for that purpose, and on her return
she found that the prisoner had absconded, after having
broken open her boxes and stripped them of the
clothing they contained belonging to her and her chil-
dren, consisting of gowns, petticoats, shawls, stockings,
&c., leaving them without a single garment except
those which they /hen wore, Complainant made every
inquiry after the woman from whom she had expe-
rienced such ingratitude, but heard nothing of her
until the preceding day, when in walking along
Union-street she happened to meet her in company
with others, proceeding towards the borough.
The
prisoner endeavoured to conceal her face, by holding
down her head, but the complainact went up to
her, accused her of robbing her, and said that she
should give her into custody. The nature of the ac-
cusation, which was overheard by the prisoner's
to be
friends, excited their astonishment, particularly
make
estyoorue
that of a man with whom she was walking. The
of voice
. said, 4b,
prisoner, who exhibited much alarm, addressing
the complainant in a low tone
know that I robbed yoolif;
anl wdillshamll
money,but
sahmapules:oo: compensation. Ism
plenty
am now on the way
married, at St. George's Church. Don't spoil it. I
waiting for us." The prisoner was then hurrying off
you everything; let us be off, the clergyman
towards St. George's church, when the complainant,
having no reliance on the word of a woman by whom
she had been plundered, called a policeman, and
gave her into custody. The circumstance of an in-
tended matrimonial, ceremony being so suddenly and
unexpeotedly interrupted, caused a crowd and some
confusion in the street, in the midst of which the un-
fortunate bride was taken off to the station-house.
The. prisoner, who stood weepmg. at the bar during
the time the complainant was giving her evidence,
when it was concluded was asked whether she had
any question to put to her accuser. She replied in
the negative.
The MAGISTRATE, in committing the prisoner for
trial, said that the alleged robbery was committed
under circumstances of very considerable aggravation.

EXTRAORDINARY CASE OF TRANCE.-A corre-
spondent favours us with a few particulars relative to the sin-
gular case of trance, of which an account has recently ap-
peared' in our columns, and at the same time affords corrobo-
rative evidence of the authenticity of the fact, by forward-
ing a portion of a letter addressed by one of the relatives of
the sufferer to a sister resident in London. The passage
whic.c. refers to the case is this :--" I dare say you will be
surpiised to hear that Ann Corner has spoken. Mother was
with .her all Tuesday. She prayed for hours very loud and
heartu, and she knew mother, and sent for her to ask her
not to let any one have the hand of her (touch her) after she
was (bead." The state into which she relapsed after this in-
terval of consciousness is described as presenting scarcely any
theca Enible signs of life.