The Express. — 1864-08-04 (London, England)

AITZMIT AT BUICLDE AND GALLANT RESCUE.  Eliza Baqg, aged 16, described u • boesevehawe-maker. ling og at 32, Asatinmreet, Sboreditch, was charged with the following neolate act of attempted suicide :  Hoary Balkan, a youth apparently-about the MOW age as =r, :—Last night 1 was with a ociespanioo, sewed Howard, mar Bborsditch chunk when I saw Elise, whom I have known about two months, in com.pasy with another girl. I ~baud bey y, 'Now I am gulag to drown myself.' They west down the Haeksey-road, and we followed. Whew they got to Goldsmith's-row Eliza command running, ant ea reaching the Canal-bridge leading to the Loodoo-deldse she got riAt cm the top of it, sod jumped into the water. The other girl stood at the end of the row. When I saw Wm jump I got up and west attar bar. I got her to the side somehow, ton it wee the wrong aide, for there was • well, and I couldn't get her oat, so I was obliged to eras with her, for she kept calling out, "Let me go ; I will do it aide," when I managed to take her to the other gide. My oompanios helped to pull her out. Magistrate—Tao you eared her life. Cho you awkm ? Wilson—Yes, but col y a little ; besides I very seedy dashed my brains out by striking my head wheat the bottom of the canal (rubbing his bead). Magistrate—fa the water deep et that spot! flosstoble—Yea, sir, and about 25 feet to it from the eopteg of the bridge. The prisooer's father is in court. A respectably-dressed maw, about 50 can of age, and with dernly.eet features, came forward at the remark. aid looking full at the girl, replied ea follows to questions from the hooch —Yes, this is, unfortunately, my child ; mr uoir child fish* Sloe will be 17 oast April if she Ines. She is en idle. slothful. bad girl—so mescal' • of the wont obansisee et both ems, and will sot do the slightest thing for me. Same time past she left bar base for two nights ; and she hog stow bora awszoninsiMeoday._  has a mother ?  The tether—Yee, but we have Dot lived Sogetber for Rise years. • The magistrate—Whet hr become of her (primmer's) basset mad shawl!  Girl—l pasted the shawl for Bets Brows ; she had wok say may. I dote, know when the basset is. We www at a lodgiaglionse, and two young Alen came and fetched as out. I could sot bear the thought of going home •ltsr being • tad girl sad serving my father as Ihad. Mamstmie —Do you (the fattier) believe that she made this attempt spew her life from fear of returning hoots? The father (bitterly)— Not Ss. Fear! She has no fear. Not a fear of s•ything. No, no. She most likely thought it was the sly &saes she had of being takes home again. Magistrate—Well, I shall remand this girl, sad orsidee what sows I. adopt respeetiog her. The stamper, who had, except when speaking. best over the dock rail, with Sr face in her heeds, was this removed. Yesterday, on the oasis of a "roman being brought before Mr. Cooke. on • rens/led mead attempted suicide. Set witless' remarked—My fined ictmetion is to send all such eras as Ibis for trial if brought before me, sad I earnestly trust that this stows will teed to diminish their cumber, for in this district they are as fro:moat as cams of petty larceny.