The Sun.
London, England, 1854-02-27 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

:MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A gentleman, se-
companied by a young and attractive female, asked per,
mission for his companion to make a sta.tement of her
case. The young woman said she was tls.e daughter of
a farmer of respectability in the Isle of Wight. A. per-
son assuming to be a gentleman, living in Warwick-
street, had lodged during the summer months at ber
father's farm, and had induced her, under a promise of
marriage, to leave her home and accompany him to Lon-
don. She had been in London about five months. Her
seducer, finding she was enciente, deserted her ,and left
her penniless. Had it not been for the kindness of the
persons with whom she now lived she must have found
her way into the streets. Her parents were incensed£ at
her conduct, and refused to assist her.
Mr. Hardwick said he had no means of interfering
effectually in such a lamentable case. All he could do
was to afford some temporary assistance from the poor-
box until confinement occurred, and then, if the pan ants
still continued inexorable, to make interest to get the
applicant into some reformatory institution.

CLERKENWELL.— Villiers Pearce was put at tilie
bar, before Mr. Corrie, on a remand, charged that be,
having been convicted and transported for felony, was at
large, without license, before the expiration of his sen-
tence.

Seven years ago the unfortunate accused was con-
victed of forging the signatvre of the Marchioness of
Queensbury to a cheque, whic.ti he presented for pay-
ment at Messrs. Coutts's bank, where he was given in
charge, the forgery being at once detected, and he was
ordered to be transported for 10 years. Five montlhs
ago he came to London, and was living in obscurity with
his wife and children, when, through some family dig pi, tte,
his hiding-place was made known to Sir Rich and
Mayne, the Commissioner of Police, and on Sun( lay
he was apprehended by Sergeant Gunn, of the G
division, and remanded to procure his former cowrie-
tion. That evidence was now given against him, and
on being asked by Mr. Corrie if he had anything
to say, as it was his duty to commit him for trial
at the ensuing Old Bailey Sessions, the prisoner, who
was extremely agitated, and seemed overwhelmed
with remorse, thanked the worthy magistrate, saying
his history was a sad one indeed, and he hoped the sitate-
ment he was about to make would be placed on the de-
positions, so that the judge and jury by whom he would
be tried should become aware of the severe sufferings
and privations he had endured.
The learned magistrate kindly informed him that iris
wishes should be complied with.
The prisoner then gave a melancholy account of his
life, dating from 1822. It appeared that he was well
connected, and had, before the commission of the for-
gery, which was his first offence, held some respon Bible
situations in the colonies. After his conviction in 1846,
he was sent to Van Dieman's Land, where he obtained
a ticket of leave. He then went to the diggings, and
though he was several times successful, he was robbed
of his gold by bushrangers. He wasirepeatedly wrecked,
and underwent great sufferings on each occasion. Re
fervently implored the Government to have comps salon
on him for the sake of his numerous and respectable
family, for his great mental and bodily sufferings, and
for his present weakly, worn-out, debilitated state of
health.
The recital of the extraordinary sufferings of the am•
happy man excited much sympathy in every one present.
Having signed the statement, the prisoner was filly
committed to Newgate, the worthy magistrate humitne4y
observing that he hoped the punishment would be light.