The Express.
London, England, 1857-10-14 00:00:00

4 DAY OP SUICIDES.

(Frost Gelegessi of yesterday.)

Several somewhat singular attempts at suicide
were made yesterday (Monday). An elderly man flung him-
al( headforcmost from the roof of an omnibus in the Rue de
(Lento de and severely iejured himself ; he was
recornised se an inhabitant of the neighbourhood, and it ap-
peared that he had attempted .elf-destruction from • diaap-
isointment in love.—A lire was discovered in the wart of •
house in the Ruo St. /AMR, and when some pssaoea went
:co the spot they found the door cloud. A foreihis entrance
taring been effected, the occupier of the genet, a foot-
run to • gentleman residing in the house, woe seen ly-
big in the bed In the midst of flames. The con-
&potion was promptly eltingulahed, and the man,
who was dreadfully buniecl, was taken to the hospital. It
appeared that be had conceived a violent pumice foe his
waitress., bad made • declaration to her, and had been in-
dignantly repelled; whereupon he had determined to commit
auricle and idler thinking until be was almost stupefied,had se; fire to his bed. An artillery soldier, on • visit to by
brother at Vaugirard, having been rejected by a young
woman for whom he had conceived a union, locked him-
self in his room with some pane of charcoal, end then threw
himself on the bed to await death. Hut he forgot to close a
hole In the door, and the air coming through it fanned
the charcoal into • blare, which set flee to the bed
curtains. The eight of the flames dissipated the man's
ideas of suicide, and jumping up he attempted
to leave the room ; but he had locked himself In, and
could not bad the boy. He shouted for help, the door wee
forced open, and he was rescued. He wee only slightly
burned, but the fire could not be eitingniahed until it had
dose considerable damage.—A water-ourier, living in the
Faubourg Montmartre, having learned of the bankruptcy of
a man to whom he had lent the eavings of his life, wee re-
duced to despair, and he went to the fortifications at La Cha-
pelle, and threw himself into the fusee. He was found by
• passer-by lying in • deplorable state, and wu conveyed to
the hospital - In addition to these attempts at snick* two
cases of self-destruction occurred yesterday: one was of a
German workman, who hanged himself in his lodgings In
the Rue du Temple; the other was of a literary man res., id.Z
in the Rue d' Ender, who tot his throat in a delirium
by a nervous malady.

The Milan and Venice railway wee inaugurated
on the 12th. . _ _

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The telegraphic intelligence received from India
is considered favourable to the British ranee by the Debate,
which expresses itself in the following terms The general
state of things remains doubtless the same; but it most not
be overlooked that, in the respective positions of the ball-
gerenta the simple status quo to en advantage for England,
end that time silo fights her battles. The date of the 17th
September gives the largest importance to the despatch, for
it is amends' to remember that the greater portion of the rein-
lon:entente from England see expected to an In to India by
the end of that month. On the snivel of the latter th
Mangle will be placed on en entirely fresh footing, and win:
we have no doubt, result in the decisive succor of England.
This date, we repeat, gives to the sews we have received •
particular eigritleanie and a real importance."
THE Ray. DR. LIVINGSTONE IN LIVERPOOL.
LIVERPOOL TELEDAY.—This celebrated traveller addressed
• public meeting, called by the African Ageociation to the
Cotton Sales-room, this afternoon. The mayor, Francis
Shand, Esq., presided. After a brief introdurii,m from the
mayor, the rev. doctor at considerable length detailed his
travels in Southern Africa, hie experience of the different
tribes, and urged the development of the not resources of
that continent. The seticls of production, especially °piton,
the short supply of which is ending much attention, called
forth much approbation from a very crowded asrembly. The
president of the African Association, T. B. Horsfall, Esq.,
M.P., in a few practical remarks moved, and Christopher
Bushell. Esq., vice-president, seconded, • vote of thanks to
Dr. Livingstisne, which was tented by soclaniation end duly
srhnowtedeed. A vote of thanks to the mayor, proposed by
the Rev. Dr. Rates, and seconded by the Rev. H.
D.D., concluded the proceeding.
FRIENDLY SOCIETIES.—A small blue-book of
80 gages
.contains the report of the Registrar of Friendly
Societies in England. There spews, in 1856, to have been,
In the whole of the United Kingdom, 9,046 depositors is
friendly societies, the amount of whose investments was
1,408,9621., being et average of 1531. for each depositor.
Including the sagaisbanks and charitable sienna, the
number of depositors is raised to I 341,6721, and the amount
of deposits to 34,946,0121., making average deposit of
261. fur each person. There see friendly societies to
direct account with the ISlatimri! Debt Commissioners.

It is ehown, by comparative tables, that the number
of depoitors in savings-banks Y flve times more
than the number of persona entitled to dividends cm the
public debt, and that in molars beaks there were 186,362
depositors, whose average was 6s. each, end that then were
619,208 depositors (nearly one moiety) whose Invesinseeds
were under 101. each, and that of the number of perms
entitled to dividends 92,206 received under 101. seek 43 287
more than 101., but under 201., and 89,601 men th:at
but under 1001., so that out of 268,995 perinea who
dividends 225,093 were under 100'. per =sum. In savings
beeks the number of depositors whose investments exceeded
2001, woe only 1,619, and the number of persons mealving
dividend. exceeding 4,0001. per RIM= only 227. Friendly
societies of some kind or otter apperir to exist in most of the
civilised countries of. the matins= of Europe.