The Sun.
London, England, 1858-09-18 00:00:00

THAMES.

FALLEN WOMEN ATTEMPTED SUICIDES. - Emma
Miniam, alias Meglan, a woman of very excitable tempera-
ment, about 30 years of age, was brought up on remand,
before Mr. Selfe, charged with attempting to commit sui-
cide by cutting her throat with a knife. The prisoner made
the attempt upon her life in the dwelling of a woman named
Hare, of 12, Phillip-street, St. George-in-the-East ; and
after the wound.(a slight one) was dressed by a surgeon,
she attempted. to tear it open again, but was prevented by
the police, who had much trouble with her; she would
have hung herself in the station-house cell if her hands
and arms had not been fastened.

In defence the prisoner said that she had lived with a
man, a greengrocer carrying on business in Mary-street,
Poplar, for several years, and had been recently married to
him. The attempt she had made upon her life arose from
drunkenness. All her sorrows were the result of drinking
ardent spirits, and if she was liberated she would become
intoxicated again.

Police-constable Bidgood, 168 ,K, stated that the pri-
soner made a similar attempt on her life some time ago, and
was then forgiven after a short remand on her promise not
to do such a rash act again.

Mr Selfe was -afraid the prisoner was a very wicked
woman, and she must be remanded for a week, and if, at
the termination of that period, he received a good report of
her, he might be induced to set her at liberty on her hus-
band giving him an assurance that he would look after his
wife closely.

She was now brought 'up from the Clerkenwell House of
Detention a sadder and a wiser woman.

Mr. Selfe said he had been informed that the prisoner
behaved well in prison, and he (Mr. Selfe) hoped she had
listened to the exhortations of the worthy chaplain.
The prisoner—l will never do anything so foolish again.
A respectable, well conducted man, who said he was the
husband of the prisoner, lyre stepped forward and said
the accursed drink was the cause of all the mischief.

.Mr. Selfe—Keep her from strong drinks, and keep her at
home. She has behaved well in prison, and therefore I
will discharge her. Take her home directly.
ANOTHER FALLEN WOMAN.—Mary Bryan, of the class
called unfortunate, and aged twenty-eight, dwelling in
that notorious place, Angel-gardens, Shadwell, where
none but fallen angels dwelt, was brought before Mr. Selfe
charged with attempting to commit suicide by throwing
herself from the bridge, in New Gravel-lane, Shadwell, into
the lock entrance of the London Dock. The prisoner was
very drunk last night when she made the attempt to ter-
minate her wretched existence. Marty unfortunate females
have committed suicide at the same place.

Mr. Selfe said he would give the prisoner time for re-
pentance by remanding her to prison until Wednesday
next.

THIS DAI'S SHIPPING.

LONDON, Sept. 18.—Wind this day at noon, N. ;
light breeze, and fine.
SOUTHAMPTON, Sept. 17,—Wind N.—Sailed—Atrato
(s), for West Indies.

PLYMOUTH, Sept. 17.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Mary
B. Rich, from Segala la Grande ; Actif, from Nantes ;
Duke of Cornwall (s), from London for Dublin ; Dublin
(s), and Ondine (s), from Dublin ; Sybelle, from Water-
ford.

FALMOUTH, Sept. 17.—Wind S.E.—Admiral Wind-
ham, from Rotterdam. Sailed--Hilda, for Marseilles ;
Danube, for Thistol; Lawrence, for Liverpool ; Swan, for
Cork.

HULL, Sept. 17.—Wind S.E.—Arrived—Prince (s),
from Antwerp ; Anna, from Memel; Thetis, from Elsi-
nore; Indian, from Gothenberg ; Occident (ss), from
Cronstadt.
DOVER, Sept. 17.—Arrived—Sophia Maria, from Havre
from Frederickstadt, with bows stove and other damage,
having been in collision on the loth of Hythe, with a
screw steamer.

'(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.

Wind W.
Arrived.—Fellowship, from Seaham ; Lady Constance
and Mary Lawson, from Sunderland ; Cornier, steamer,
from St. Thomas •; Havre, steamer, from Havre.
Sailed—South, Picton, Llangothland, Sea, and Alarm—
all for Newport; Alliance, steamer from Havre; Despatch,
steamer, for Jersey.
I LWind W., fresh.

LIVERPOOL; Saturday Morning.

.Arrived, Sept. 17.—Historia, from Kooria Mooria ;
Shakspeare, from Arica ; Ocean Pearl, from New Orleans;
Pyramid, from St. Georges, New Brunswick; Olafuge,
from Iceland; Cynosure, from Smyrna; Kingaloch, Sines,
Jacqueline, and Elise, from Amsterdam.
Arrived, Sept. 18—Clarence, from St. John's, New
Brunswick ; Cochituare, from Baltimore ; Ricardo and Bille
Brune, from Alexandria ; Cook, from Ostend ; Neutral,
from Riga ; Lavie, from Dantzic ; Edoward, from Ghent ;
Brevente and Little. Marie, from Nantes.
Off—Canadian, Nautfitisomd Agnes.
Sailed—Metcar, for MOlbourne; William Tapscott, for
New York.

(BY SUBMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH!)
GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
Wind N.W.; high water; fine.
Arrived, Sept. 18--Prospect, from Cronstadt ; Cyprian,
from Hudickswall ; Pica, from Onega ; City of Norwich,
Trident, steamer, and Swallow, steamer, from Terming;
Imperial, steamer, from Malaga ; Vibraltar, steamer, from
a,&.
Sailed, 18—Move, steamer, for Bremen.
DEAL, Saturday Morning.
Wind N.W. moderate, and fine.
Passed—R. B. Sumner, from London, for New Orleans.
Anchored—Australian, from London, for Brixham.

EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION.---A most fearful
fire, destroying property to the extent of nearly £4,000,
occurred at •Wilbrighton, near Gnosall, Staffordshire, on
Tuesday night. The principal portion of Wilbrighton
11,
be-
longs to Sir Thomas F. F. Boughey, of Aqualate-hall,
Newport and the hon. baronet, finding that the land was
badly cultivated, has within the last few years farmed it
himself, and by an improved system has brought the whole
into a high state of cultivation. The steward's house is
situated on a hill, and the homestead adjacent was crowded
with gigantic stacks of grain, the produce of the well-
managed estate. About 9 o'clock on Tuesday evening,
smoke was seen issuing from the stackyard, and an imme-
diate alarm was made. The engine from the Duke of
Sutherland's at Lilleshall, the town engine from Newport,
and the engine from Aqualate, were soon on the spot,
but not before the flames had reached such a height
that the faintest possibility of extinguishing them vas
hopeless. The fire spread from stack to stack
with fearful rapidity, and the extensive yard was
soon enveloped in one huge sheet of fire, which raged so
fiercely that no one could approach it. Every possible
effort was mad; to save the implements, waggons, &c., in
the yard, but, with few exceptions, their efforts were unsuc-
cessful. The difficulty of obtaining water from the valley,
the stackyard being on the hill, was so great that no check
could be given to the devastating elemen!, which continued
to rage until the afternoon of the following day, when not
a single vestige of anything but the iron from the waggons
and implements was to be seen. The heat from the flames
scorched the trees near the stack-yard, and literally roasted
the apples on the trees. The origin of the fire is at present
unknown, but there are strong suspicions that it was the
work of an incendiary. Sir Thomas Boughey was at the
spot as speedily as possible, and remained there the whole
night, and numbers of neighbouring farmers and labourers
flocked to the scene to render any assistance they could, the
flames from the burning mass having lighted up the coun-
try for a circle of many miles. We understand that Sir
Thomaa is not insures,--Manchester Guardian.