The National Register. — 1820-10-16 (London, England)

BOW STREET. - SEDUCTION AND ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.--On ..S3. turday a young gentleman attended at this office, before • 1113irtne, Esq. the sitting magisteate. with the night constable of Si. Mary-le-Strand. won brought the charge -book from the watch-house, in which was eotereil, " A gentleman chat ses a lady with attempting to drown her. sell in the Thameal" lit explanation of this, the 'Tung. :4etitleinati stated, maim) the pees ious evenitig, at rather a late hou, as he was gring &nen Catherine-sheet, Strand, he heard cries as of a woman in great distress, and saw a young svoinsustanditig in a cowl, crying most bitterly. lie spoke to her, but sue continued crying;. and while he turned fora moment to speak to WIND persons who were with and down Norfollu-street. le Pursued, but she ran with, uncommon speed; and when she got to the bottom of the street;. she attempted to throw herself over the iron railings into the river; but feettitiately her clothes catgut tire railings, and she was suspended by theta until he came up, and with the assistance ola walelintatt, • extricated her from her perilous situation. Site was taken to the watch-house, where she Was extremely ill, and the constable humanely took her to his own house, and his wife watched her all night. lit the morning site left her fit a short time, having, as she supposed, removed every thing dangerous fro.n tier reach. On her retitru to the room. however, she. was horror-struck at dialing the wretched girl attem; ' g to destroy herself. by sitexing pins in her throat! Even in this singular m timer she would have effected her purpose hut for the ioterference of the coastable's wife. Ile had been to her this morning and site stated to him that her family highly respectable, and that she had been seduced by a ' certain banker," (the name was handed to the magistrate,) who sooty deserted her. Her friends refused io 'twice her, and she was put into the Guardian Asyhim, iiiit they still continued inexorable, and at length in an evil mom mt she hstened to the persuasion of 3. woman to 'Hit die Asylum, which she did, and went to a house of ill-fame near Catherine Street. Mere, however, she hail only hem two or three days, disgust. tall at the depravity she withessetl, and despairing of a recaticiliatioh wt it her fiends, she determined to end her miserws by suicide, and bad come out for that ptiroose when tie lintint her crying. She. gave refer. truce to her fatitily, who were of considerable respectabiliiy. She was about eighteen years of age, excecdnoy handsome, and appeared to have been well t•titic,lted- Ills object in applying here Was to know if a ty thing could be done with her until her friends could be prevatled tidal) to receive her. or she could be placed • in some ;Tops asylum. Air. 13;rnie harm!y complimenwd the young gent/e- • titan 11/1* his humanity, and, atter some conversation, is was arranged that the unhappy girl should remain at the constable's mud the necessary steps could he taken for tier future. pros Wiwi, the worthy magistrate promising to ail in his put wet in furtherance of the benevolent views • of tire applicant. On Sal  _aura:ly evening, about six o'clock, as Air. Ke)na.T, surgeon, of Norwich, was walking in the street, two fellows came up to him, and hustling hint, picked his packet of his watch and seals. Tile same evening they stopped Counsellor Cooper, noon sonic pretence. near White Lion•street, and picket his of a small memorandum-hook, which, upon his calling out C.r assistance, they threw on the ,mood and decamped. Olt Sltur.!ay se'ailiglit, Henry Bast, Esq. was a second time en lected NlayorsolThettiird fir t;:e v.ar i!suiug , wa . ; ....