The Express.
London, England, 1861-02-20 00:00:00

DAR INC/ ATTE-41'T AT SUICIDE.

A.4elug Baker, aged 19, • mulled woman, residing in
Skinoerstreet, Somers-town, was charged before Mr.
Barker with attempting to commit suicide by taking tande-
m= at 14, York-street, Bagnigge-wells-road.
From the enileoce it appeared that the prisonerbas been
smarmed from her husband for some time, snit has been
living as • domestic servant with • family in Somers-town.
Yesterday she went to her mother's, and said if she
did not go back and live with her husband she
' would poison herself. The mother went with the prisoner
to see if she could find the prisoner's husband, but failing
in this, the prisoner pullet a bottle from her pocket and
drank the contests. She fell into • female's arms, and •
doctor was seat for, and an emetic being administered, the
prisoner's life was saved. The prisoner, when she was taken
into custody by police-constable Hughes, 3 G, mid she had
taken threepenn) worth of laudanum.
The prisoner said she was very sorry, but she wax in-
duced to do it, as her husband had left her and she had no
home or friends.

Mr. Barker reeneawled her for • week.
MARLBOROUGH-SMUT.
A THEATRIL T 11127.

Williams Tying, a young man, was charged before Mr.
Beedoe with being at the St. James's Theatre for the pur-
pose of picking pockets.
William Parsons, fireman at the theatre, but formerly in
the police, mid that on the previous night, just as the com-
pany were leaving the theatre at the close of the perform-
ances. be saw the prisoner at the Irand erNsace leading to
the dress circle try several ladies pockets. Distinctly see-
ing the prisoner draw his hand from one lady's pocket he
gave him into custody.
In answer to Mr. &ado°, Pans= said he hail been
watching him for five minutes.
In reply to Mr. Wontuer, who appeared for the pri-
soner. Parsons said he did not exactly remember what he
said to the lady, but he distinctly saw the prisoner's heed
in the lady's pocket. He allowed him to try three pockets,
and was waiting to see him take something. He had been
in the police twisty yeas, sad it was not the first time
he had met him (Mr. 'Ct ontner). (Laughter.) •
Brown, AN C, said he had the prisoner in custody in
February, Islo, for a similar thing at the Haymarket
Theatre, and be then was eintenced to three months' im.
prisoonsent.
Sergeant Cole said he also bad the prisoner in custody for
stealing a purse on the night the Princess Royal was mar-
ried, and he was then committed for three months.
Prisoner was spin committed for three months.
WORSH P.STR EET.
ANOTHER roousit GIRL.

dlizahetk Welke", 18, was charged before Mr. Leigh
with attempting to commit suicide by swallowing laudanum.
Dennett, 190 N, said that last evening his atteotion
was called to the prisoner, who was then lying on the
pavement, apparently in great agony, and by her
sale the fragments of a bottle. A young woman
declared that she had seen her drink something
from it a short time previously, and he therefore
procured the immediate attendance of a medical gentleman
rimmed Jenkins, who administered an emetic to her in the
street. She was then incapable of speaking and trembled
violently. Subeerently she was removed in a cab to the
Robert-street statioehonse, where she gradually reoovere4
and admitted having swallowed laudanum on Sunday last as
also last evening.
Yr. Hurlstoee, the clerk—How could you make this
wicked attempt upon your life, prisoner
The girl, who had manifestly suffered greatly, burst into
tears, and feebly replied—There WM no particular cause, sir.
A decent-looking woman hers stepped forward, and in
tones of acute mental distress claimed the prisoner as her
daughter,r +be lived with her in Philipaireet, Kinpland-
adding—She has been some time somainted
with a you mits, who gave her his likeness, but now
rz,:ivehis to another young woman. This I
to be the cause of my daughter's rash act.
The girl appeared pesitent, and. her patent og to
take every care of hie, the mageitrats not permitted
her discharge, but paid 10s. incurred by medical attendance
and eat, hirs.

Ping emomm Ezmertox. MTLFORD, TUESDAY.
The writ for the election a a member foe the borough of
Pembroke, Pembroke Dock. Teehy, Milford, and Watts, I.
the room of the late SirJ..)wen, has been received bare, sad
Thursday seat has been axed for the nomioation. The
candidates me Sir Nigh Own, eon of the late Sir Jolla,
and the luerseereafal candidate for Pembroke oborty, ra the
liberal WWI* and Mr. Meyriek, to the eoseervative is-
sereet. _ _

Sorl ITT OF GAUT BIIITAIN.--••
Num of geMbereen Who pawed the ass* emmisaUoo,
Ire\ llk es pherwateseeisel chemists:---lame Ham. Loa-
dee ; Jams. Aston Brigp, Tipton ; W illom Heavy Brow.,
North Shields ; John Colby. Brighton : W. B. (lathing,
Libooln ; George H. Gregory, tkeditim ; Henry Y.' down,
Gloucester; William Albert Sanger, Leaks; William
Wallace Savage, Brigham.
TIM RUMMY or BiTRNAL-GRUN.—The rectory
ri the Impend dewed) populated parish at Bethnal -green
bee leteme moat the death of the Bac Joshua King,
ILA.. who bee held it exactly Iffty-two years. In 1821 the
rev. gmilemaa took poweemion el the fondly living of
Woodehareh, near Birkenhead, worth 1,0001. a year, and
from that time the parish of Bethnal-green haa been almost
entirely without the benefit, of • resident rector. The inc.tory h worth TOM • year, mad is is the gift of the Bishop of
Logiolom_

Sts BWIJANIN Bnoonx. —We (Medical Circular)
bars, en the hest authority, that the hopes entertained of
the restorative of sight to this eminent surgeon are sot to
he realised. Prior to the late operation, the distinguished
Gomm oenliqt consulted in the ease had expresaed an
°pieties that the retina behind the cataract would be found
toj have retained it. integrity ; but a month has passed
slam the removal of the lens, and no amendment whatever
has taken place. Objects of any kind are totally undis.
tinguishable, and almost light from darkness. In other
respects, it is satisfactory to state that Sir Benjamin in in
gond health, and bears his misfortune with becoming
fortitude._

Tat PROPORID RAILWAY TERMINI'S AT FIER-
IEST CZJCVS. —A petition was preheated to the City Court
of newes•yeathwaa_y from the owners, lessees, &ad occupiers
ad primmer in Thsbury-circus and the neighbourhood,
raying the court to oppose the scheme now before Parlia-
ment for making • railway terminus non the present site
eiFireibury.circes. Mr. Saunders moved that the petition
be referred to the general purposes committee ; and in
doing so, he said that this court was constantly 'sectioning
the expenditure of considerable same of money in order to
obtain a few more feet of open space, and upon public
grounds, and havieg regard to the importance of having
such an open spot in • large city, he thought they ought
to interfere to prevent such a spot as Finsbury-circus from
being blocked up by • railway terminus. Mr. De law
said that, without hamming an potpies upon the advisa-
bility, or not, of having a railway terminus or termini in
Finsbary,areus, be wisbed to observe that this court had
no powers in the matter, and that, therefore, it would be
perfectly useless to refer the petition to a commas",
After a short discussion the motion was negatived.

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