The Statesman. — 1820-10-09 (London, England)

SUICIDT.-011 SAM,. day, a young' gentleman attended at this Are before K. Kt RN Ir, Esq. the Sitting Magistrate, with the night constable of St. Mary-le-Strand, who brought the charge-book from the watch-home, in which was eatered, " A gentleman charges a lady with attempting to drown herself in the Thames!" In explanation of this, the young gentleman stated, that on the previous evening, at rather a late hour, as he was going dose. Catherine-street, Strand, he heard cries as of a woman in great distress. and saw a young woman standing is a court, crying bitterly. He spoke to 'her, but she continued crying ; and while he turned for a moment to speak to some persons who were is ith him, she ran off into the Strand, and down Norfolk-street. Ile pursued, but she ran with uncommon speed ; and when she got to the bottom of the strut she attempted to throw herself over the ir•.l railings into the river, but fortunately her clothes caught the railings, and she was suspended by them until lie faille up, and, with ' assistance of a watchman, extricated her from her perilous situation. She was taken to the watchbouse where she was extremely ill, and the constable hatuanely took her to his own house, and his wife watched with her all night. In the morning she left her for a short time, having, as she supposed, removed every thing dangerous from lie( reach. On her return to the room, however, she was horror struck at finding the wretched girl attempting to destroy herself by sticking pins in her throat. Even in this singular manner she would have effected her purpose but for the timely interference of the constable's wife. He had been to her this morning, and she stated to him that her family was highly respectable, and that she had been seduced by a " certain banker," (the name was handed to the Magistrate) who soon deserted her. ' Her friends refused to notice tier, and she got into the linardian Asylum, hut they still continued inexorable, and at length she listened to the persuasions of a woman to quit the Asylum, which she did, and went to a house of ill-fame near Catherine-street. Here, however, she bad only been two or three (lays, when disgusted at the depravity she witnessed, and despairing a reconciliation with her friends, site determined to end her miseries by suicide, and had come out for that purpose when lie found her crying. She gave references to her family, who were of considerable respectability. Site is about In years of age, exceediogly handsome, and appeared to have been well edu- • gated. las object in applying here was to know if any thing could be done with her until her friends could be prevailed npon to receive her, or she could be placed in 11 some proper asylaus.  TII MOMITE*.  Oet. NI.. .. t Tu... 4. W.... 6. Th.. I. F....  Mr. Manta warmly eotnplirnented the young gentleman for his humanity. and, after some conversation, it was arranged that the unhappy girl should remain at the constables until the necessary steps could be taken for her future provision; the worth• Magistrate promisiog to Jo all in his power in furtherance of the IreneTakla views of the applicant.  $ u'clock.  514 47 SIOAO 57 40 Ai 56 44 AI : 53 i 40 AI ' SR 541 .40 58 49 .30 30 i - .VS  Oct.  ATTP:bIPTIM SOVIDIS AT Battairrov.—Last Teesday ay elegantly-dressed hmale contrived to descend the sloping part of the Cliff, near the Royal Crescent, and was making towards the sea, with her mind made up to drown herself: but being Observed, she was followed, and happily overtaken before ale maid get to the water's edge,, and conducted to her Meads. The unhappy lady, we undentand, has for some time past, laboured under treat deptession of spirits, which aeAmounts for her risk revelation. Oa'the sansrday. a Frenchmen, of shabby-genteel appearance, leaped from the Newsier puke', into the sea I Jews,as the ferry-boat was lyieg along-side Opel • tread eesbn Mew.. Is was denbtfal whether he made: "flosabitt ea. Mk bold and dasgemes leap to elcite lampoonists sod 44161".1blasokr*Wir We osaap, visrelecisees. _ANS of the to Mr Wm. jersis dtf obtain relief, oc with an iirtentioa to alreww binitelLN em • r NPrik4l4.llo4l Amovor of the At soy rate hit Ws was preareed. • •1. soot nacre. ••  The Vane, Duthie, from Clvth to London, foundered off Clyth "29th ult. Crew latided at Wick the following utormag. The Sarah and Min, Mortimer, from New Brunswick to Drogheda, is on shore in Drogheda River. Cargo diarharging. The Centaur schooner, from New York, laden with 700 bales of tobacco, was taken off Achill Head the nth ult. by 41. M. S. Fly. and carried into lialway. BPOKIN WlTH.—Edward Downes, Mortimer, 30th Aug. from Liverpool for St. Andrews ; Rebecca, Harvey, 19th Sept. from Glasgow for Quebec, lat. 46. 14. long. 39.; lirodrick, 30th Sept. lat. 49.31. long. 6. 56. by the Rufford, arrived at Plymouth. Dorothy, Cook, of Newcastle, for Halifav, 19th Aug. lat. 49. long. 34. by the Albion, from Miramichi, arrived at Southampton. Bridget, White, from Demerara to Liverpool ; Lavinia, from Demerara to Belfast ; Spectator, Richardson, front rem to London, 14th Aug. by the Harmony, Woodhall, arrived from Demerara.  I II I momenta. o'eloek. at night.•  Fair Fair Fair Fair Fair Fair Fair  DI.111)* FOR TILE PRESENT WEEK, IFFER THE TIMES OF lIIGII NT Al ER AT