The Sun. — 1848-09-02 (London, England)

WORSHIP-STREET. A gaunt, emaciated youth, named Edward Long, was charged before Mr. Arnold with having attempted to commit suicide by suspending himself from the top of a lamp-post. I Police-constable Branningham, N 145, stated that while on duty in White Bear-gardens, Kingsland, shortly before twelve o'clock on the previous night, his attention was attracted by a terrified exclamation from a woman, who was looking down from an upper window of one of the 'houses, and on reaching the place he observed the prisoner hanging in strong convulsions from the ironwork at the top of a lamp-post, to which he had attached a handkerchief, the opposite end of which was securely twisted round his neck. With the assistance of a person who came up at the moment the prisoner was cut down and conveyed in a senseless condition to the stationhouse, where medical aid was promptly obtained, but a considerable time elapsed before-their efforts to restore animation was attended with success. On being questioned by the Magistrate as to his motive for attempting such an. act, the prisoner said that having no friends who were able to assist him, he bad lately endeavoured to obtain a scanty support by hawking small articles about the streets, but that he became gradually reduced to a state of utter destitution, and not having tasted food for twenty-four hours, he applied at the door of the workhouse for a night's shelter. His request, however, was met with a harsh refusal, and he was therefore impelled in a moment of desperation to adopt the mode described to put an end to his misery. Mr. ARNOLD said he should direct inquiries to be made into the truth of the prisoner's allegations against the attendant at the workhouse, and as he evidently remained in such a state of mind as to render it unsafe to intrust him with his liberty, he should remand him until Friday next. Sarah Ladd, a distressed-looking sempstress, was charged with unlawfully disposing of six calico shirts which had been intrusted to her to make. Sarah Lyons, who presented as wretched an appearance as the prisoner herself, stated, that having received the materials for making np a number of calico shirts from a person in the employment of Messrs. Moses, on Tower-bill, she was induced from motives of charity to engage the prisoner to assist her in her work, and the latter undertook to return six of the shirts on Monday last; but having failed to do so, she sought after her, and found that she had pledged them. The witness added, that she herself had a large family dependent upon her, and as she would be required to make good the loss of the shirts by the person who employed her, she was compelled to give tho prisoner into custody. In answer to a question from " the magistrate, the witness stated that the warehouse price for making up the shirts was Is. 6d. per dozen, but that she herself was only paid at the rate of ls. 3d. by the woman who obtained the order, and out of that had to provide the needles and cotton, but allowed the prisoner the same as she received. Police-constable 95 H said that upon proceeding to the prisoner's lodging, in a wretched attic, which was entirely destitute of food and furniture, he found her lying upon a heap of rags in a corner of the room, and she handed him a duplicate relating to the articles, which she said she had pledged under the -pressure of severe distress. The prisoner, in an agitated manner, 'Assured the magistrate that such was the fact; it was impossible to live upon the produce of such labour, for let her work as arduously as oho could, she was 'amble to make more than three shirts per day, at five farthings each would only produce qd. for ker subsistence. Mr. ARNOLD said it was certainly a very melancholy case, but as the charge was pressed against her, he had no other alternative than to remand her upon it, and shordd order her to lee brought up on Wednesday next.  lAdolpb von, Zvi Id, been soul • at a