The Sun.
London, England, 1840-08-27 00:00:00

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fc to the Lord Mayor, charged with having attempted to t
:hrosv herself over London-bridge.
A young fellow who was passing over the bridge at a
late hour, saw the defendant endeavouring to get over
the parapet, end she would have been off in an instant
if he had not caught her by the leg. A police-officer, ,
who ears, the attempt frustrated, immediately took the
swz-etched female into custody. She seemed to be re-
iheillied to destroy herself, and said it was quite useless
to prevent her at that time, as it would be a mere post-
yonement for a short period. There was. she observed,
several ways out of miserable life, and she had chosen
the Thames in preference to the Monument, because
she was sure drowning was the easiest death.
The LOUD MAvon asked whether she was in liquor
at the time?
Inspector Brake said that she was inebriated upon.
-I:.ing brought to the station-house. In her pockett-
:book there were a vast number of duplicates, the pro-
duce, as he was given to understand, of gig, and. there
were also some prints of a certain description, which
roved thee she kept the most abandoned company.
Her hastanad and mother were resent during the ex-
eminatieu. They both said that the inspector was per-
tly right is what he said about the gig. The wretched
irl'e propeseity to it was so intense, that there was,
they believed, nothing she would not do to get her guar-
tern of a night. The husband declared that be had
-WO duplicates of articles of domestic use which the
lad pledged all for gin. In fact be wee completely heg-
.gared by the uufortunato creature.
The poor mother bore testimony to the truth of the
statement of her eon-in-law, who had, she tolenanly de-
wed, done all that man could do to reclaim his wife.
Whatever resolutions of amendment, however, she pre-
mind to carry into effect, were all destroyed by the in-
\lend spirits. Every shirt, or in fact stitch, her husband
was once maimed of had disappeared, with the excep-
tion of what he bad upon his back. It deeply grieved
the witness to say such dreadful things of her child, but
after all that had been done for the girl, without -pro-
,lucing any effect, she could not help making flaw ac=
Inowledgment.
The LOAD MAToa—She was never before a
trate before ?

The husband—Never, my Lord. We have done all
Ire could to hide her vices. _ _

Thc, policeman who apprehended the young woman,
he feared, from the manner of the girl, that she
we ald carry the threat of self-destruction into effect.
The defendant—No ; I shall turn over a new leaf. I
shall change my conduct altogether.
The husband—l have not the least reliance upon
you. The first gin-palace you go into will break your
resolution. _ _

The defendant—l shall not go into any. I declare
solemnly I will not touch a drop of girl.
inspector Brake—You had had a great deal of gin
before you were brought to the station-house.
The defendant—l acknowledge it. If I had not
taken it, I never should have attempted to destroy rny-
seif ; but I did not know what I was doing—l was mad

with gin.
The Lords MAYon—I do think there is some chance
of her reform, and I would advise her husband to take
her home once more.
The husband—She has not only pawned all my
clutiics, but the very bed. blankets, and sheets, for gin ;
natt does To-ar Lordship think that your kind words will
cur, her? The whole world would not do it.
The LORD MAYOR—WeiI, let her go to her mother,
wad commence htr reform there.
The mother—Ol course, my Lord, I shall do every-
thing, I can for her ; but I must say, that I believe it
be all useless.
The defend.mt—lt will not indeed be useless. De-
pend upon it that I shall be another woman.
'l'h' Lon') Ma.Tua—Come, I shall place dependence
in ion you. Go home with your mother, and your bus-
!, and will mak• her an allowance for your support, and
I.2;ave no doubt that I shall one of these days hear of
yc or completo reformation.

QUEEN-SQUARE.
Pf.i'lNG 0% THE TIiAMES.-A vraterrnan, named
Grvocs, appeared befwe Mr. Gregory, charged with
anlawtully plyiog for hire on Sunday, tha 16th of Au-
rust, tho Sunday Ferry at Vauxhall-bridge.
dofe_lidant pleaded not guilty to the chary©.
Mr. Banyoug. clerk to the Watt:noon's Company, as-
tklsted by Mr. Cooper, a solicitor, apparod in support
tl,l, 'um woos.

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.;acne Watson, the beadle of tha Waterman's Corn-
gays the defendant convey several persons across
ferry, and receive money.
Mr, Frederick Fearon, one of the arsetors of Vana-
lial!-Lridge, mentioned to the Bench that he and his
ner Diraetore Lid paid the Waternaen's Compluiy
a s lin amounting to nearly 1,8001. for the right of thaw
sad that, therefore, the plying for hire of au,Al
I,ersons a the defendant inflicted great hardship both
on roe Bridge Company and the licensed waterincn.
4,!,e,,icies, in the present state of the river, tlarouged as it
V". 3 by steamers, the protection of the public required
that there should he a strict surveillance of the water-
taco and their boats. In his opinion, the greater num-
Ler of the lamentable accidents that occur (lady were
:riti,ributablo to the small and unsafe state of the miller-
tics row in use.

'Mr. Gni:Goal' said he felt bound to inflict the maxi-
nwiti of punishment, namely, a tine of 101. or two
iinotitlig' imprisonment.
The defendant, wko declared his inability to py ten
fattLings, was removed in custody.