The Sun.
London, England, 1840-01-03 00:00:00

QUEEN- S QUARE.

DETERMINED ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE BY A FRENCH-
MAN.—Francois Visseurs, a French cook, in the service
of a family living at 40, Albemarle•street, and who was
wrapped in a policeman's coat, was placed at the bar
charged with attempting to destroy himself.

Police-constable 156 A, stated that he was on duty
in the mall of St. James's Park, opposite the Duke of
York's column, about seven o'clock last evening, when
he observed the defendant, who was only dressed in
his skirt zlnd trousers, run down the steps from Water-
loo-place ; and climbing up one of the trees, he took a
rope from his pocket, fastened one end of it to a branch
of the tree, and was in the act of putting the other end
round his neck before witness could come up to him.
With some difficulty witness got him down from the
tree, the defendant all the time exclaiming, " Why you
not let be! what for you touche me ; sat I not do what
I like for myself? If I like hang vat is dat to
you." When witness had got him to the ground, de-
fendant, who was very powerful. entwined his arms and
legs about witness in such a manner as nearly to suffo-
cate him. He called out to a corporal of the Foot
Guards, who was standing by in the Queen's Mews to
assist him, but he refused. After struggling with the
defendant for some minutes, relief came from the stt-
tion-house, and after the constables had strapped both
the defendant's legs and arms they were enabled to take
him to the Police-station.

Inspector Haining, of the A division, said that he
had learnt that the defendant had, in the early part of
the evening, some words with his wife, who is a servant
in the same family, and he ran out in the half naked
state he was in. In Piccadilly he threw himselt into
the road, before a waggon and horses, and was with
much difficulty rescued from his perilous situation. He
again attempted to throw himself under the wheels of a
coach, but was interfered with, and he afterwards made
his way into the Park, where he was taken under the
circumstances mentioned. When at the station-house
he was exceedingly violent, in fact he showed all the
symptoms of raving madness ; he seized upon everything
that he could, to. destroy himself, and up till tweive
o'clock at night it took five constables to hold him. In
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the course of that time Mr. M'Cann, the divisional sur-
geon, was sent fur, and he gave him a composing draught,
which about twelve o'clock sent him to sleep.
. _ _

Mr. BURRELL asked the defendant what he had to
say to the charge. _ _ _

Defendant said, in a low melancholy tone, I noting
say ; do vat you please.
I‘lr. BURRELL ordered defendant to find sureties.

The sureties were found in the course of the day, and
defendant was liberated.

It may not be generally known, that the moss
gathered from the bark of the ash tree will imme-
diately stop the effusion of blood from a wound, caused
by cattle goading or fighting with each other. This is
an excellent remedy, and the more valuable, as it may
with safety be applied in the absence of a veterinary
surgeon.

DETAILS OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE HULL
BANK.—WITHDRAWAL OF DEPOSITS FROM SAYINGS
BANKS.—In their last annual report the Committee
had to announce an increase of 22,0001.; and for seve-
ral years previously large and steady accessions had
taken place. During the year just ended, the payments
have exceeded the receipts by upwards of 5,0001. The
amount deposited has been 59,644/. ss. 3d. The
amount withdrawn 64,976/. 9s. 9d. But the amount
of interest placed to the credit of depositors
(8,260/. Os. Id.) more than covers this deficiency, and
leaves an actual increase on the year's account of
2,927/. 15s. 7d. The total amount due to the deposi-
tors on the 20th November, 1839, was 254,1691. 3s. sd.
It is a gratifying circumstance that the deposits have
equalled, within 1,0001., those of last year ; the differ-
ence arising, with that deduction, f om the larger
amount withdrawn by depositors which has been
19,000/. more than last year.—Report of the Committee
of the Hull Savings' Bank.—Hull Observer.
THE CHANNEL FISHERY.—Anthony Perrier,
Esq., her Majesty's Consul at Brest, and the Commis-
sioner appointed by Lord Palmerston on the part of
this country to execute the Convention between the
English and French Governments, signed in August
last, for defining and regulating the limits of the oyster
and other fisheries on the coasts of Great Britain and
France, was here and at Worthing for several days
last week, making inquiries among the fishery as to
the causes of the collision between the trawlers and
the line and long-net fishers of the two countries,
with the view of preparing a set of regulations to
be agreed to by both Governments for the guidance
of all fishermen in the Channel. The Commissione
collected the statements of the owners of mackarel
and herring boats and craft, as also those of the trawl
boat and small boat fishery separately, and is now, we
understand, at Hastings, intending to return shortly to
this place to examine the Brighton men before he pro-
ceeds further to the westward. Mr. Perrier is the gen-
tleman to whom the fisheries are indebted for the satis-
factory arrangement of the disputes respecting the oyster
fisheries in the Channel—an arrangement that was rati-
fied by the convention above named, and which has
worked so well that no complaint has been made by
either party concerned in that particular fishery since
the rules and regulations for the guidance of the fisher-
men have been in force, though previously disputes and
collisions had for very many years been even more fre-
quent between the oyster fishermen of the two countries
than between the French trawlers and English long-net
fishers on this coast.—Brighton Guardian.
The Gazette de Genoa contains the follow-
ing :—" The little village of Saligni, in Piedmont, the
population of which was about 800 souls, no longer
exists. Some houses had been shaken by the extraor-
dinary rains in the Autumn, but the damage had been
gradually repaired, and the people had forgotten their
past danger. About two in the morning of the 7th
December, a dresdful crash was heard. The houses
fell and disappeared in an abyss The inhabitants fled
in all directions. At day-break nothing was to be
seen but part of the church and the steeple. The cler-
gyman, M. Alvigni, rushed into the church, in spite of
the danger, went to the altar, and got the consecrated
wafers, and then proceeded to the belfry to sound the
toscin to alarm the inhabitants of the environs ; the
walls are shaken, the ladder on which he stands
breaks, he lays hold of the fragments, and hastens to
encourage his fellow-citizens."—Constitutional.
IRVINE.—SERMON ON TOTAL ABSTINENCE.
—The Rev. Mr. Leechman, pastor of the Baptist
Church, Irvine, delivered a sermon in the parish church,
on Sunday evening, Lie 29th inst., from Ist Timothy,
sth, 23d—" Drink no longer water, but use a little
wine for thy stomach's sake, and thine often infirmities."
The Rev. Gentleman laboured to make it appear that
the use of all spiritual liquors, except as a medicine, was
contrary to the rule laid down in Scripture ; and took
occasion to state, that in Irvine, where there is a popu-
lation of from 7,000 to 8,000 inhabitants, there were
no less than 72 public-houses.