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

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.

MARLBOROUGH-STREET. A gentleman, a 4
companied by a young and attractive female, asked pm.-
mission for his companion to make a statement of bier
case. The young woman said she was the daughter ,of
a farmer of respectability in the Isle of Wight. A p ir-
son assuming to be a gentleman, living in Warwic
street, had lodged during the summer months at hur
father's farm, and had induced her, under a promise i .f
marriage, to leave her home and accompany him to Loi t.•
don. She had been in London about five months. He r
seducer, finding she was enciente, deserted her and lel 't
her penniless. Had it not been for the kindness of th e
persons with whom she now lived she must have fount 3
her way into the streets. Her parents were incensed a t
her conduct, and refused to assist her.
Mr. Hardwick said he had no means of interferils g
effectually in such a lamentable case. All he could cto
was to afford some temporary assistance from the poi • r-
box until confinement occurred, and then, if the pare, its
still- continued inexorable, to make interest to get t he
applicant into some reformatory institution.

CLERKENWELL.—ViIIiers Pearce was put at t h e
bar, before Mr. Corrie, on a remand, charged that be 3,
having been convicted and transported for felony, was tt
large, without license, before the expiration of his set I-
tence.

Seven years ago the unfortunate accused was .col n-
victed of forging the signature of the Marchioness of
Queensbury to a cheque, which he presented for pi sy-
ment at Messrs. Coutts's bank, where he was given .in
charge, the forgery being at once detected, and he v rats
ordered to be transported for 10 years. Five mon the
ago he came to, London, and was living in obscurity w ith
his wife and children, when, through some family dispu ate,
hia hiding-place was made known to Sir Rich: Lrd
Mayne, the. Commissioner of Police, and on Sunch by
he was apprehended by Sergeant Gunn, of the G
division, and remanded to procure his former convic-
tion. That evidence was now given against him, an d
on' being asked by Mr. Currie if he had anythin g
to say, as it was his duty to commit him for tri d
at the ensuing Old. Bailey Sessions, the prisoner, vrti to
was extremely agitated, and seemed overwheli at td.
with remorse, thanked the worthy magistrate, say itig
his history was a sad one indeed, and he hoped the at aLe-
ment he was about to make would be placed on the .de-
positions, so that the judge and jury by whom he wo odd
be tried should become aware of the severe sufferii t,gs
and privations he had endured.
The learned magistrate kindly informed him that Lie
wishes should be complied with.
The prisoner then 'gave a melancholy account of 13.'4
life, dating from 1822. It appeared that he was I% NI II
connected, and had, before the commission of the fa r-
gem which was his first offence, held some responsibl e
situations in the colonies. After his conviction in 1841
he was sent to Van Diemares Land, where he obtains Ki
a ticket of leave. He then. went to the diggings,, as id
though he was several times successful, he was rbbt
of his gold by bushrangers.. He waslrepeatedly wrec!kes 1,
and underwent great sufferings on each occasion. F[e
fervently implored the Government to have compas sift=
on him for the sake of his numerous and respect. tide
family, for his great mental and bodily sufferings, snd
for his , present weakly, worn-out, debilitated state, -of
health.
The recital of the extraordinary sufferings of the un-
happy man excited much sympathy in every one prece n t.
Having signed the statement, the prisoner was fu
committed to Newgate, the worthy magistrate human el iy
observing that he hoped the punishment would be light) t.