The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-09-02 00:00:00

ATTENPT AT SEDUCTION.

On Saturday evening, about tire o'clock, several persons were
attracted to the upper part of Trinity-street the wild and dis-
trazual trite of a female of about fourteen years of age, who had
xi escaped from one of those houses of infamous character in that
uc0,.113.,..rh0cd. She clung particularly to a woman in the crowd,
0: a decent and motherly appearance, wh3 hails child in her anus,
and besought her protection. When she remeered a little trout her
oa being (vacationed as to the particulars of the tianlac-
t..n. blue told the ;allowing story with the most heart-touching
(7:indoor hal simplicity :
livcil in Tuliow, in the county of Carlow. Her name was
A!.t. (Artastasiai Simmons. Some people from that neighbour.'
to Donnybrook, to sell cheese at the fair; she purchased
...A:ls:ick, and acecuipaniod them. On Saturday. whilst in the,
t... mac Modem and map:viable appearance, Lc company with
t.;.e looking lady, came up to her, and, after same conversation, !
ina if she came into town he would immediately give her a
place in his family, as he wanted a servant of her descrip.l
t That the lady and all the neighbours advised her to come
to town, which slie accordingly did, with the gentleniar. who
s.i.unly after leaving the fair, parted from the lady. He brought
c to the how*: there and took her up stairs. That
an (after some whispering between them) immediately came
n.p and began to close the shutters, and he thereupon attempted to
, lilAnties with her. That on perceiving his object she screamed,
tan down *tetra; that two women below thuoght to huld her,
I. the escapee. from them.
.1t the conch:stem of her story, she turned round to the crowd in
ct.ost pathetic manner, and said, ". Oh, all I want in the wide
• ~;.t is, that some. good Christian will bring me back to the 1
p 1 know in the fair, that I may get home to my own country. I
often heard of Dublin, but 1 never knew what it was before."
;1L1... the pour cr.-nu:re burst into tears ! A gentleman who hap.
way.: to be panii.i.-„ reguesud she would accompany him to Col.
me.street Polico.odice, when: the above complaint was put in
t on the day.constable's book. There being no Illagistiate at
tt..: time in atten.l.mce. peace °Meer Halpin, in the most probe-
r, t!tv inannei. trade her FM along with him to the house to which
sip::.ad been et:napped. The peace officer being told by a person
• Thad seen the g:t.tizrain follow the little girl from the house of
tin fame. that be was walking up and down Dame street, pursued
li•to. and on add: e5.1:41 him, he assumed a most determined tone.
t!.. .sked the peace cfficer for his authority for stopping him ; the
• ..r evrete the. cues:ion, as he hid no authority for taking him
;we custody, and told him all Le wanted (and he would not let him
thane he pee itt was Ills address. Ilea, length, after much
a,,eroition, siert Into a public-house, and write a name end suldros,
wt:•cli he gave to the officer as Isis. The peace Mbar then sr:a the
tnthe, to her friends in the fair ; she promised him she would come
yesterday (Sunday), but at the fair was broken up on
Sima-
I'a;evening. it is supposed slur went home with her poor
hours. Several permits attended the poor girl to the police °then
,old some of their manna were taken down, who saw her make her.
cape —Dwiern .11fonsisit Post.

Vu, 31'

caravan, loaded with prisoners eentenccd to tanspor-
iAnln, arrived at NLwgate from Chelmsford win after eight o'clock
r sterday morning. The Chatham coach vas chiefly lashm with
e,Anbporta liont tlw abovs gaol. All country prig as.

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