The Sun. — 1831-06-17 (London, England)

UNION-HA LL. Yesterday a young female, apparently in a delicate state of health, was brought up from the Southwark station-house, having attempted to destroy herself in the course of that morning. A policeman of letter M. division, while on ditty in Blackfriars-road that morning, about two o'clock, near the bridge, was called by a gentleman who held a female in his grasp at the top of the steps leading down to the river, and gave her into his (the policeman's) charge. From the gentleman's statement, it appeared that as he was returning home from. a party, in crossing the bridge he observed the female present walk with a hurried step, evincing at the same time great agitation. Suspecting from her manner that she contemplated self-destruction, he followed her unperceived,' at some distance, and saw her descend the steps leading to the water, upon which he made great speed, and caught the back part of her gown just as she was about to precipitate herself headlong into the river. She struggled hard to break away from him, in order to effect the olject she had in view, but was prevented, and during the confusion she drew a letter from her bosom, and flung it into the Thames, and it was carried away by the tide, which was running down at the time. At the station-house she excited the sympathy of every one who saw e itivvnor rher,ithet:aertmniminombsn brought consequenceotf:untgthidiiiaeetnr ukbunfortunate %iir.ocitenufh shaihfretoee. rdc%l vrtaehohbaeatodni Chambers, laboured edisrxtsnNap,i, state of oesoe expressed whichsrei sisoTheeuledsr with her on the wickedness of the act she was about n g s had experienced, both there and at the stationhouse, and appeared grateful that the gentleman had rescued her from destruction, at a time when her mind was in such a state that she had no cuntroul over herself. The Magistrate interrogated her as to the cause which led her to meditate suicide, and after some slight hesitation she stated that she had been seduced, about three years ago, by a gentleman of fortune, while residing in he family of a Baronet (Sir R. Wigram), at Walthamstow, in Essex. At the period she had met with the misfortune she was living in the Baronet's house as companion to the family, and her seducer was in the habit of visiting there. He afterwards brought her to town, took splendid apartments for her, and accommodated her with the use of his carriage, in which they were accustomed to ride together. She had three children by him, and, during her last accouchement, Laving met with a serious accident, owing to the unskilfulness of her medical attendant, the gentleman who had seduced her from that moment became less assiduous in his attentions, and finally abandoned her, leaving her an outcast on the world. She had respectable friends residing at Brighton, but tiny had discarded her ever since she had fallen into the path of dishonour; and she could not bear the thoughts of going into their presence after having brought disgrace upon them and herself by her conduct. For the last four months since her abandonment she had lived entirely by the sale of her clothes, and that resource being exhausted, rather than pursue a life of infamy, in the height of her despair, she had determined on drowning herself, and was prevented from carrying her intention into effect by the interference of a strange gentleman. He held her at the moment she was about to throw herself into the river. After considerable hesitation on her part, she at length stated that her name was Broughton, and while at the office she was furnished with pen, ink, and paper, and wrote a letter to the gentleman whom she accused of having treated her in the manner above described. Mr. Chambers sent for the parish officers of Christ Church, who undertook to take care of the unfortunate woman, until her friends were made acquainted with the circumstances under which she had been taken to the station-house. Mr. CHAMBERS seemed to have made such an impression upon the poor creature's mind, by point• ing out in forcible language the miseries attendant upon a life of infamy, that there is reason to believe she will not repeat the attempt on het life.  W