The Sun. — 1821-07-12 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.  GUILDHALL.-041 Monday' fternoon heto Pen* 5 and 6 o'clock, as Miles Phillips, a Waterman, was returnitt4in 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 teatvered to give any account of- herself on Tuesday, . she wag brought up yesterday at this office, before AldermarrT. tiulithShe 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 treatment 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