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

SEDUCTION AND ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE.-011 Saturday a young gentleman attended at this office, before It. Hanle. Esq. the slum,' magistrate, with the night constable of Si. Mary.le-Strand, won brought the charge book Irons the watch-house, in which was cotered," A gentleman enatges a lady with attempting to drown h.rrself in the Thanks:" In explanation of this, the young gentleman stated, that on the previous evening, at rather a late hour, as he was going down Catherine-stteet, Strand, lie heard cries as of a woman in great distress, and saw a young woman standing in a court, crying most bitterly. lie, spoke to her, but she continued crying; and while he turned fur a ritornelli to speak to some persons who were with him, she ran off into the Strand, acid flown Norfolk-street. e pursued, but she ran with uncommon speed ; and when she got to the bottom of the street ; she attempted to throw herself over the iron railings lino the river; but fortunately her clothes caught the railings, and she was suspended by them unit he came up, and with the assistance of a watchman, extricated her from her perilous situation. She was taken to the watch-house, where she was extremely ill, and the constable humanely took her to his own house, and his wife watched her all night. In the morning she left her for a short time, having, as she supposed, removed every thing dangerous front her reach. On her return to the room. however, she was horror-struck at 'hiding the wretched girl attempting to destroy herself by sueatibt pins in her throat I Even in this singular manner she would have effected her purpose but for the interierence of the constable's wife. lie had beet) to her this mording and she staled ic I that her family highly resirectable, and that she had been seduced by a "certain banker," (the name was handed to the WA.. giStralej who soon deserted her. Her Ii tends relosed to no ice her, and she was put into the Guardian Asy• lum, lon they still continued i:1•,-xotable, and at length in an evil 11101112 in she listened to the persuasion of womau to gun the Asylum, which she did, and went to a house of ill-fame near Catherine Street. Here, however, she had only beau two or three days, disgusted at the depravity she witnessed, and despairing of a reconciliation with her hiends, she determined to end her ni series by suicide, and had come out for that purpose when tie Mood her crying. Site gave reference to her family, who were of considerable respectability. She was about eighteen years of age, exceedingly handsome, amid appeared to have been well etloc,.tvd- lies of in appiying here was to know if ally thing could ue done with tier until her Iriends could be pre%.liled upon to receive her, or she could be placed bUllle proper asylum.  Birnie• Warmly complimented the young gentleIndia loi h:s Intwaiwy, and, Liner smile Cu)merbanom at W. 3.1 arranged ht it tinnappy girl mould remain at the C1)11,1:1Iiie'S Milli rile ileet'SSJIN seeps could be taken Ibr her Future pru%lsinu, the slowly 111.1gISI rale pl DIIIi 111 11l all in has power in furtherance of the twalevolem, ‘leu of the applicant.  ,LONLION &'riuted' and Published by the I'mprietor,