The Sun. — 1833-03-28 (London, England)

SEDUCTION AND SUICIDE.--Yesterday mornine, soon after seven o'clock, a most afflicting cir cumstance took place at the house of Dr. CONQUEST, in Finsbury-square, by which that respectable family was thrown into the deepest grief. Late on Tuesday evening an old and faithful servant of the family came into the drawing.room and asked her master if he would permit her niece, a girl of about IS years of age, to sleep with the cook that night, as she was passing through London, and had a great objection to sleeping in a public-house. The Doctor consented, and the girl passed the night, in a room on the fourth story, with the cook. A little before six o'clock yesterday morning the cook got up, leaving her companion apparently asleep. however, it would appear that on the moment she (the cook) left the room she must have got out of bed and locked the door, and then, opening the window, precipitated herself out on the pavement in the square. Several persons who saw her fall ran home diately to her assistance and alarmed the family. The unfortunate girl was picked up, and carried with all speed to St. Bartholomew's Hospital (still alive), writhing under the most excruciating agony. Dr. CONQUEST attended the unhappy girl to the hospital, where, upon examination, it was found that her right arm and bladebone were most dreadfully fractured ; but, strange to say, although she fell from an altitude of above 60 feet, no other bones were broken. In the course of the day the unfortunate young creature underwent amputation of the arm, and the blade bone was taken from the socket. During the operation the unhappy sufferer was perfectly sensible, and she bore it with surprising fortitude. Tha cause which led to the despe rate attempt is as follows :—About a month since she lef; the family of Mr. Wiccu4s, of Higlibury-tetrace, with whom she lived as housemaid. Whilst there a young man, under pretence of marriage, seduced her, and she became enciente. Her situation was discovered by her mistress, who, in the kindest but most earnest manner, requested her to confess the name of her seducer, prowls ing to do all in her power to promote their marriage and future happiness. The misguided girl, however, denied most positively being in that condition, and the result 01 her obstinacy was her dismissal from her situation. About a fortnieht ago she went to her friends in Oxfordshire. and while there she received a 1.-tter from her seducer begging her to come to London, in order that he might make her reparation by an honoura'de marriage, ap pointing to meet her on Tuesday evening at the co.ichoffice. The poor girl on her arrival in London waited at the appointed place till a late hour, but ber lover did not, Iron.' some cause or other, keep his appointment. The poor girl in a distracted state proceeded to her aunt, at the residence of Dr. CONQUEST, imploring her to allow her to pass the night with some of the servants, expressing her det-rmination to go home to her friends directly. Nothing particular was noticed in her manner to induce any suspicion that she intended herself any violence; but she seemed cheerful when she retired to bed. On inquiry at the hospital last night, we were told that she could not survive till morning,