The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1825-07-06 (London, England)

LITTON DAM,. INTERESTII4O CASE.—A poor woman, apparently about 23 years of age, named Sarah Siseelair, who had been twice brought before the Alagistrates of this Office, having attempted to destroy ' herself, was a third time conducted befiwe them by the constable of Christchurch watchhouse, having made another unsuccessful attempt to drown herself, from which she was rescued with difficulty. A watchman of the above parish stated, that on Sunday night, when on duty near the foot of Westininater Bridge, ou the Lam. beth side, he observed the unfortunate woman walk deliberately down the stairs, and plunge into the river. Ue gave the 'alarm, when a man, who now declined coming forward, immediately jumped in after her, and succeeded in getting her on shore. For a length of time she seemed to be dead, but having conveyed her to ' the watch-house and used restoratives she soon revived. The constable of the night stated that when she partly recovered the effects of immersion f.,S expressed great anxiety to proceed about her business, but he refused to allow bar, as she then had every apperisaire of being disordered in her intellects, from her incoherent mealier. The constable added that as soon ns the woman was brought into the watchhouse he recognised her as having attempted to strangle herself some short time ago at her lodgings in the New Cut. 11Irs. Sarah Denney, of No. If, Robert-street, New Cut, whose husband is a silver chaser, stated, thnt she was the sister of Sarah I Sinclair, and would be happy to take her borne, but was not in circumauinces to maintain her without some assisnuice from the pariah. She added that all her sister's misfortunes arose in conse- , nitence of having been abandoned by a military officer, who seduced her, and by whom she had two children, both of whom lie had taken away from her, and sent them on the Continent. This 'latter circumstance sho said weighed heavily upon her sister's mind, in addition to which her seducer deserted her without giving her tiny allowance, or making the slightest provision for her support, her sister fatted), had endeavoured to support herself by making soldiers' foraging caps, but this was such a precarious wsy  of imbsistiog that, had it not bein for her (Mr& *Ksosey'a) assist- I ante, she would have often gone without a meal. 71be Magistrate having asked her the name of the person.by whom she had been so scandalously treated, Sinclair at first hesitated to disclose it, but at length she con. sented to write down the name and address of the author of her misfortunes, which WAS handed to the Magistrate, who, having read it, pointed out to the unfortunate creatute the sin and wicked. ness of the attempt which. Ace bad made upon her life. He then asked her if site thoughtifiewlhould be happier in the next world, if she committed self-dii(rartion ? _ .  In reply, she said that. sfr.,; had long contemplated suicide, in consequence of her troubles and distress, and that she was quite tired of life.  Being further interrogated by the Magistrate, as to whether the would consent to go home along with her sister? she answered in the affirmative, repeating the facts before stated by dlrs. Kehsey, relative to the treatitent she had experienced from her seducer, and expressing a hope that lie would now be induced to do something for her. She thought it a hard case that her two children should be banished from her sight without even the consolation of hearing whether they were dead or alive. Mr. Chambers undertook to write to the gentleman alluded to, whose name, at the request of thi Magistrate to our Reporter, we forbear mentioning, ualess she is compelled to apply for parochial relief.  • . , I t 4 14) • r  . . •