At the Liverpool Police-office, on Friday, a distressing case of
seduc- tion came under the notice of the Magistrate. The unfortunate young At the Liverpool Police-office, on Friday, a distressing case of seduc- tion came under the notice of the Magistrate. The unfortunate young
lady is not, we imagine, judging from appearance, more than sixteen or seventeen years of age, possessed of considerable personal charms, andwas being educated at a highly-respectable boarding-school in the vicinity of Edge-hill at the time of the occurrence. It appears from what trans- pired, that the young lady, since her residence in this part of the coun- try, has been educated in a highly-respectable style, at an expense to her mother of little less than 1601. per annum. The father of the young lady is at present abroad, and holds a commission in the navy. Soon after she came to Liverpool, she was introduced, at her mother's house, to a medical man, whose name we deem it prudent, in the pre- sent stage of the business, to omit, but who cannot eV vanee the plea of youth or inexperience as the cause of his conduct. The intimacy thus formed was subsequently carried on by the defendant after the young lady left her mother's house, and his appearance in the neighbourhood of the boarding-school was very frequent. Ultituately the young lady was decoyed from the school by her seducer, and she is now enceinte. When these facts came to the ears of the mother, the poor girl was forbid the house ; and, being deserted by her betrayer, was compelled from necessity to seek refuge in a house of ill-fame. On Thursday even- ing about nine o'clock, she appeared at the Duncan Street Bridewell, charged with attempting to annoy her mother by getting into the house ; and, the latter refusing to see her, the interference of the Police became necessary. The mother of the poor girl, a woman of very respectable appearance, was present ; and, in reply to a question from the Magistrate, stated, weeping bitterly, that she had not seen her daughter for four months. Magistrate—" It has been stated to me that this poor girl has been wandering about the streets, and that you refuse to take her in : do you know the state in which your daughter now is?" Mother—" No, I do not." Daughter (weeping)—" My mother would not see me ; I made many attempts, but she would not see me : she
knew of my situation." Magistrate—" She ie your child, and in a state of destitution : will you support her ?" Mother—" I cannot take her home." Mr. Rushton here expressed his regret that, in the present state of the case, he had not the ability to interfere. The case would probably soon conic beibre hint in another form, when he would take
such means as would efinctually secure the ends of justice. In the mean time, if the girl became chargeable to the parish, they must let him know. The mother then left the Court in tears, followed, after a short interval, by the unhappy girl herself; who appeared to labour under great mental excitement.—Live/pod Chronicle.
On Saturday week, a fire, belieeed to have been wilful, destroyed a considerable quantity of wheat in stack, a barn, and some fanning implement:, belonging teMr. 'Huddle, near liar :den, in Kent.
Four larec candlesticks, which had been stolen about six weeks agO from the Catholic chapel at Pontefract, were found one day lately by some she trers in a field in Ackworth Lane, neer that town ; having been discarded by the thieves on account of their beiug only plated.— Leeds Mercury.
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