The Sun.
London, England, 1821-07-12 00:00:00

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.

GUILDHALL.-041 Monday' fternoon heto Pen*
5 and 6 o'clock, as Miles Phillips, a Waterman, was returnitt4-
in his boat to Blackfriars-bridge, -after a fare, he observid 3
female in an apparently disordered state on the causeway
ing the landing place ; and perceiving her in the act of ta.kirts
off her bonnet and shoes, he suspected she was about tothroo=
herself into the river ; he rowed quickly towards her, bet slie
immediately took a run along the causeway, and plunged into.
the water. Phillips was near enough, and attempted to catch
her in her fall, and again upon her rising the first time, but
without success. He waited, however, patiently for her corn*
up the second time, and was fortunate enough to succeed in say:
ing her, got her with much trouble into his boat, and, conveye4
her on shore in a state of insensibility. She was subsequentlf,
taken care of at the Compter, but not being sufficiently teat-
vered to give any account of- herself on Tuesday, . she wag
brought up yesterday at this office, before AldermarrT.
tiulith-
She appeared in great agitation, said she was a married wonPn,
that her name was Sarah Hoskins, and that she was in such
deal. of trouble, she scarcely knew what she did, or what she had
done. A more detail:d account of Cie poor woman was, howcyrr•
given by Mrs. George, who keeps the Old Feathers pU
house, Waterloo-bridge. She stated that she had known MO'
HoSkinS for a long time, and that since Good Friday last she had
been living entirely at her house. The poor woman's distress-4
and troebles she understood arose from the neglect and ill treat-
ment of her husband, who had deserted her and was-living tvil:l'
another woman, taking care not to let his wife know where 12(4'
resided. lie was by trade an auctioneer and appraises', 241
she believed in tolerably good circumstances. Ile had agrce`
to allow his wife 10s. a week on their first separation ;eth!
payments had, however, been very irregular both as 0 twl:,
and amount ;so much so, that she had frequently "1'
bee
wholly destitute, and must have perished but for the asis„,,t4n„cC„
that she (Mrs. George) was enabled to afford her. Tile
immediate cause of the rash act, she had learnt from the
woman, was the having met her husband on Monday.after",;'
who, in the :course ourse of their conversation, had contr t°
his wife's hands and feet shut in with a' gat-! where the):
talking, and before she could extricate hevsself he ran
out affording her any relief, and in the distress and agitaticin:l,
mind thus occasioned she had'determined to make avatY
herself. Mrs. George undertook to protect her until soinethul
could be done for' her, and she was according) delivered tr't7
her care, after a serious admonition from rho worthy aldernta
who advised her to apply to the parish office, who woold tniL
officer;
the necessary steps to cerapel theintsband to support her,•
could be found. A trifle was given her for her immediate stwf.
sis'ence, and she retired with her friend Mrs. George, aPP"reFo,
ly deeply aft' cted with her situation. The poor oms.:
appearance w. s -very respectable, and her age anoot forty.--'
Phillips, the w..tertir n, applied to know whether threerpcire(lsal,
praiSe wls due to him fur his exertions, reward to be had for his trouble. The Magistrste
that on his application to the. Humane Society, every prof
er a
tention would, be paid. to him for his good conduct- _
and, he had no doubtt

BIRTHS.

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On Tuesday last, the Lady of Andrew Spottiswoode, -
1.143. 9, I:mlrd-square-, or a daughter. '
On the Bth inst., at her father's house, St. Leonard's, -
the Lady of Capt.'Kortright, Coldstream guards, of a

MARRIED. . • .
Yesterday, the I lth O. B. F. Potticary, E9q.9jAte
Blackheath, to Elizabeth Mary, eldest daughter of the:
•
G. IL Eirton, 17,Sq.
.On the 9th. hist„, :at Caister, tke Rey. .11oratia;Da01441a#01.•
Rector, to Miss Warren, daughter of William Warreof
of Caister-hall, near Norwich,. Norfolk. Vl*
- On the 25th of September, 1819, at St..jOhn7A_ClC,4
Calcutta, Charles W../IntcYns, Esq. to Ann, datig"—.•
John .White, Esq., of Chiltf.gong. •

• . D1E1). • • - ~,toref
On Tuesday Morning last, at her house in Audley
the Hon. Barbara S!. John, in the 90th year of her agAe'ol....t_d.''
Yeta.n.e.sy, the 11th inst., at his. Rectory house, s" `^
Rev, Henry Grace Sperling, Rector of Papworth
Hu Id ilgcloash , • PA"- lle
On Mond. y evening, the 9th inst., at
Jot nL. Close, Esq., son of the late. Rev. :John "1,t)"
died; in. the 34th year of his age,' of a rapid decline, Jo aft':
gan at Messina, and terminated his existence in 11
his arrival at the above place,
On the 23a June, at Beaulieu, nest -IJr.nsLerne,
Mrs Kelso, wife of Archibald Kelso,.F,so of SaoF;.';-‘ ••-• •
On Wednesday, at Brighton, Amelia, the W"`
Cream%
ACl3ortobellb, near Edinburgh, on the 30 'silt
Diaxisell Morrison, Esq ati,,ocat•-•
. , 14.11TecA
LONI3ON : P:inted by J. B. CARSmA 1111 S, of w, A •
Ormccti..street, Queen-stipato; said • pub:l[ol,4l E SUS
'SCRWPS, or N 6. 7, south moiten_Atrt•tt. et
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