The Express.
London, England, 1860-04-16 00:00:00

AITZIIPT ►T MI'ICIDL

mar, gird, was charged
before Yr. Corrie with attempting to commit suicide
throwing herself into the Regent's Canal, in the City.road.
The aefrodast, about 10 o'clock no Fr Inv morning,
went to the Wharf-mad, and threw herself into the canal.
Me was at once rescued and taken to tie hospital. The
primmer is a very bed girl, and has been taken home be her
mother no Ims than fourteen times after she has abeeMided.
Nbe boa also before attempted to commit suicide by throw.
igfllorosif tato the water.
ibi
prisoner, 10 answer to the charge, said that she
eftesspted to Los her life bemuse she could not get any
work.

lir: Cowrie waled the prisoner if ■he would go to • re•
formatury if he would send her.
The defewd•nt said that she dal sot wish to go to •
reformatory.

Arrival toe the week aiding 1110 d
and delivery, 1,1100 casks. The snivel
mike

led pet mks.
week eumplTria•C a

METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET.

MILS DAY.)
Tbe supply el beases is eonifierahly larger than on Woo-
dsy lad, yet Use dsmead is active, sad late prism are well I
supported Illiesp me also mere plentiful: beds
for them is slow, and priers me the average are scarcely
as good as cm Thursdey. Good calves and lambs are sellint
about as of late. From Gamow sad Holland there are ND
beanie, 1.200 sheep, and 100 calves ; Scotland, 80 beasts ,•
Norfolk and Suffolk, 2,700; sad 100 from the Northers sad
Midland Counties.

Per stone of I 2 SA- I. 4. Par stone of Blbs 4. 4. Ld.
Rest P.rots, Herefds. 4 10 5 0 Best Dos& Bf bets Sh 6 0 6 1
Best abort-barns 4 II 4 1$ Bra Lodi-wools 6 4 5
Second qua. beasts S 4 4• Da do. Shorn 4 8 5
Calves
Pip
Beet Dna &HU beads 6 8 0 II War
Boasts at market. 4,140; amp sad Latta, 14,010; Calm,
116;

BOROUGH HOP MARHET.—(THIS DAY.)
Messrs. !attendee sad Smith report that the market
matinees very quiet Ilia prices about the same as lest
week. Owing to uneseally esti weather the hop plant, like
all ether vegetation, is la a tug baskward state.

LOCAL T•EATION.—A return wan issued this
morning, showing the amount annually collected of rates, •
tolls, and dues in the United Kingdom, so far ea the
same can be ascertained from existing returns. The
totals are : England and Wales, 11,613,383/. ; Scotland,
1,286,414 W. ; Ireland, 1,729,683/. ; United Kingdom light
dues, 273,5701. ; making in all, as far as the same hoe bees
asoertainsd, 14,903,0961.
MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC INTIILLIGENcE.—At the
Royal Italian Opera Diming is to be given to.morrow, aid
on Thursday Piddle is to be produced, when Millie. Case
will debdt in London as Lsouora. At her Majesty's 11
rroralore will be repeated to-morrow, and on Ti eibwaday
Mdlle. Picoolornini commences her farewell performances as
Violetta in the Traria:ex (Hello is to be played on Thurs-
day, with Madams Borghi-Mamo n. Desdemona and Signor
Mongini em Otello. On Saturday the Troriswa is to be re-
peated. The New Philharmonic Sone: ty's third concert takes
place at St. James's Hall to-night, Spobr's "Power of
Sound" being one of the principal features of the programme.
The Amateur Musical Society also give a concert to-aiglit at
the Hanover-square Rooms. On Wednesday the Vocal Ammo-
dation hold a coarerstrion at St. James's Hall, and on the
following evening Mr. Richardson gives a concert at the
same hall, which will be supported by Mr. Sims Reeves.,
Mr. Bantle., Signor Belletti, Herr Becker, Mies Arabella
Goddard, Raster Drew Dean, Mims Parem Miss Palmer,
Lime. Weiss, and Min Moment. At the %manse ne e
of bills takes plan excepting at the Princess's, atraa
Tom Taylor's oore Remove will be given on WelaindaL
and at the Strand, which produces a new fares, by Mr. T. Williams, on Thursday, entitled A Rafe for a Widow. A
new and original two-act comedy, by Messrs. French sad
Sorrell, Lolled A Priced is Need, is to be brought out this
night week ; and on the same evening a new comedian& by
Mr. Tom Tarlac will be produced at the Olympic.
GALAS tIALZ or PICTURES IN OLASCIoW.—On
Thunday last the valuable collection of pictures—by living
ninnies of the British School—of the late John Houlds-
worth, F.sq., of Cranstoubill, was sold by Mr. Nisbet, in the
Scottish Exhibition Rooms, Glasgow. As the pictures were
well known to the art-loving public, from many of them
Wong been exhibited here, as well as in London, Man.
cheater and elsewhere, the interest excited in
their disposal was evinced by the numeroto attendance,
and by the spirited biddinp during the sale. It
will show the increasing value attached to modem
works of art when it is mentioned that although Mr.
Healdswerth's co/Union boa been formed only within the
last few years, and the greater number of the pictures have
been =yd ed directly from the artiste at full prices, the
at the sale yielded a considerable advance upon
re cost. The total amount was 11,0391. The followift'
are the prices of the principal pictures :—" Eastward Ho!
1867, arid Home Again, 183&" By Henry O'Neil. 4721. 1011.
" Leith Hill." By William Lianal. 5671. " Uncle Tom
and Ms Wife for Sale." By Sir Edwin Landwer. 8081. 10a.;
purchased by Mr. Wallis, of London. " Interior of the
Doom., at Milan." By David Roberta, R.A. 1,0701;
purthand by Mews. Agnew, of Manchester. " Co-
venanters Preaching." By George Harvey, R.S.A.
3401. ; purchased by Memel. Agnew. " Port na Span*
are the Giant*. Oausews_y." By Clarion Stanfield. R. A.,
1,300/. ; purchasedby Meson. Agnew. "The Raven',
Hollow." By Waller H. Paton. 162/. 1011. "The !Reb-
ind Ferryman." By Wen. Dyes, A.A. 1751 Ns land.
saps. By Witharington. Orandsd's Muir Party"
By Alexander Burr. 1831.18 a " Wiurior Poets Omstind-
lag in Song." By Pickengill. 2101. " The (homing
Sweeper." By W. P. Frith. 341/. 511. ; purchasedby
Mews. Agnew. "The Sleeping Beauty." D. Mediae,
R.A. 9001.: purchased Iry Mr. Flatou. "Crossing the
lord, Seville.* By Richard Anadell. 301$1. ;purchased hr
Mews. Agssw. "Sunday in the Bsokwooda of Canada.'
By flans Feed. 1,310/. ; purchased by Mr. °embark of
Lemke. idineurpt Calmat.