Star.
London, England, 1830-10-07 00:00:00

ATTEMPT OF A MOTHER TO DESTROY HERSELF
AND INFANT!

On Tuesday evening, about seven o'clock, an interesting young
female, rather genteelly dressed, with an infant st her breast, went
into the house of Mr. Gardner, the New Globe Inn, in the Mile End.
road, and called for a glass of hot rum and water. She remained a
short time, when, having finished her glass, she bade Mrs. Gardner
good night, and left the house. In a few minutes after, some men wen:
coming across the field near the bridge over the canal in Bow Common.
lane, when they saw the female first throw something she had in her
arms into the water, and immediately after jump in hersel£
men, with all speed, ran to the house of Mr. Holmes, a grocer, 14r
means to rescue the unhappy woman from a watery grave. Mr. Holmes
returned immediately with the men to the bank, where they found the
poor creature struggling in the water, and apparently sinking, and her
infant was lying in about two feet of water nearer the side of the car.al.
Mr. Holmes, at therisk of his life, rushed into the water, and at the mu.
ment the poor woman was sinking for the last time, he caught hold of
her dress, and dung fast to her, and the men on shore dragged thew
both to the side of the canal, the female quite insensible ; in which state
both she and her offspring were conveyed instantly to the New Globe,
where Mr. New and Mr. Huskiuon, the surgeons, attended, and used
the necessary means to restore suspended animation, in which they
happily succeeded after a lapse of three hours. The infant was also
recovered; and too much praise cannot be given to Mrs. Gardner tor
her humanity towards the unhappy woman and her child. die pro.
cured a wet.nurse for the infant, and prepared an excellent bed for the
mother, and employed a woman to sit up with her all night, with ne-
cessary nourishment for her and the infant. The poor creature gate
her name Hannah Stonehouse, and that she resided at No. 51, '4'ml:-
hope-street, Clare-market; and she stated that her infant (a tine girl)
was only three weeks old. Her cause for attempting the dreadful act
she alleged to be the desertion of her husband, and abject distress. The
unfortunate woman and her infant are now in lilile.end workhouse.

Yesterday morning, between six and seven o'clock, Mr.
John Tcw, who for a considerable time has rented the nip of the Boar
and Castle Tavern, Oxford-street, was found in the cellar with his
throat cut. The female servant, as usual, went up stairs at the above
hour to call her master, but not finding him in bed, and his clothes le.
ing on the chairs, she ran down stairs and discovered the cellar door
open—which was very unusual. She immediately gave an alanii, when
two of the men in the yard came to her assistance. and on going into
the cellar discovered the unfortunate man lying on his face, and wel-
tering in his blood; his throat was cut in a dreadful manner, and the
razor was grasped in his right hand, with part of his apron weund et,
the handle; he was quite dead ; he had only his shift and drawers 07.
Deceased has laboured under a melancholy affection for some titre.

BI RTHS.
The 4th inst. at her mother's house, in Portmamoguare, the 114
of Capt. Coulson, Grenadier Guards, of a daughter, which only w-
vited a few hours..—The btk inst. at Harrow.on-tbor.Hill, Mr.. T.
Hewlett, of a daughter.—The 6th inst. at Sydeolsans-common, 31r'.
Nis, of a son.