The Sun. — 1813-08-03 (London, England)

POLICE.  ATTEMPT :4 AT' SUICIDE. r • • • Cli;ti.ntrAt.t...,--,Mary Smith, a Woman of iery decent appearance, ‘ia brought before the Magistrate', charged With•having attempted to drown herself in • the Thames on Stindkty morning,. by, .throwing herself from Blachfriar's-bridge, but Winch intent she was prevented.from'carrying-into Fact by some passengers.' J. Creswell stated, that about eight months back the same Woman had made.ut Similar attempt about the-saine spot._ • The landlady of the nnfortunaie woman attended, and said that .she lived with a young man in her house, bat was not married. to him. They had sOme-misunderstadding or Saturday night, and to that'she attributed this raili attempt on tier own life.  • The poor wonian,hertelf stated; that she •was born in Yarmouth, Where he had respectable friends ; but further she did not state, and seemed to be absorbed in melancholy. She was sent to Giltspur-street Compter, until Wednesday, in order that the Physician of the Jail may attend her, and report how far it will be prudent to permit' her to be at large. Another woman, named Mary Campbell, was then put to the har, charged with having attempted to drown herself from Blackfriars,bridge, on SundAy evening. She was artificAly dressed in a wily to makeher appear ,vs if she were far advaneed in a state of pregnancy. It, was asCertained th:it she was a pauper belonging to the workhouse of the parish of St: beorge's, in the Boning!), from *hence bile had escaped on Sunday morning. v ,• Sir WATKIN LEwp,s, after hearing all the facts Of the case, directed her to be taken to the workhouse.  . Bow-sTREET.---Yesterday ten, Jrish labourers, employed in the re-building. of the Si. James's Colice-house, opposite to St james's Palace, Were brought to the office, charged with riotous inhaviou at the buildingyesterdaymorning, between nine and ten o'clock, and threatening to rip open the Surveyor. It appeared, that the builder, Mr. tickall, bad contracted in the penalty,of 2004 that the building should be covered in. by the first . day of,this month, and although great exertions had been made, by paying the. men extra wages, &c. it could not be. accomplished. On Saturday se'nnight the prisoners experienced some faculty in procuring their wages, and in consequence demurred at going to work again on Monday, without some security of payment.— They said the Surveyor promised them 'payment, but this be'denied.; stating that, he merely said he ;Would do his bestto procure them payment.. 'ln the mean time their master, Mr. Hurkall, became a bankrupt, and,in consequence, on Saturday night, there was no person. to, pay the prisoners, and 'they said some. or them went without dinners on Sunday, and their families were in distress,. as the Shopkeepers. would not trust them. longer than a week. Theyapplied to the Surveyor for their wages; Who declined paying them ; and, they all, in con—. sequence, went to the Court of ftegirests, in Vine-. greet, Piccadilly, and obtained a summons against:lAm. Ile, On the other band, obtained warrants against them, charging them u ith a riot at the building, aid endeavouring to prevent °filet.: inert .141 to had been employed in their stead, from ,proceeding with their' work, by threats and hadinidaiton.  RRAD, the Sitting Magististe, tOld.the prisone that whether.they r4cOved their wages or not, they mast not go to the building, and behave in the manner they had done, and ordered them all ro find bail.