The Sun.
London, England, 1860-04-21 00:00:00

HAY MARKETS.

SMITHFIELD.—Meadow hay, £3 Os to £5 Os Od ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 7s to £1 14s per load.
Trade rather active ; prime qualities very dear. Supplies
moderate.

CUMBERLAND.—MeadOW hay, £3 Os to £5 Od ; clover,
£4 Os to £5 15s Od ; and straw, £1 8s to £1 16s per lead.
Trade firm.

WILITECHAPEL.—Meadow hay, £3 Oa to £6 03 Od ; cloves
£4 5s to a 15a ; and straw, £1 6s to 12s per load.
A steady demand for both hay and straw, at our quo
tations.

COAL MARKET—APRIL 20.
(Prices of Coal per Ton at the close of the market.)
s. d. Walls End.
Byass's BeWide West 0 • d
Hartley l7 0 A.eorn close 21 6
Howard's West Hart- Eden 21 6
ley..
Buddle's West Hartleyl7 0 Haswell .... 22 6
Hastings Hartley ... .17 0 Kelloe 2l 6
Holywell • 15 9 Hartlepool..... 22 0
Walker Primrose 14 0 Cassop
Wylam 16 0 Keiper Grange. !......21 9
South Hartlepool... .. .21 0
Whitworth l6 0
Carway and Duffryn
Malting 23 0
:et, 35—Sold. 20.

Walls End.

Framwellgate
Braddyll's Hetton 21 b
Ships at mark,

THIS DAY'S SHIPPING.

',or/now, April 21.—Wind this day at noon, North•
Westerly ; strong breeze, and fine weather, but cloudy at
intervals.

NEWPORT, April 20.—Wind N.E.—Arrived—Hen-
drika, frem Rotterdam for Singapore ; Eva Johanna,
from Rotterdam for Hong Kong. Sailed—Tranqueban,
for Bahia.

SOUTHAMPTON, April 20.—Wind N.E.—Sailed—Cey.
lon, steamer, for Alexandria. _ _

QUEENSTOWN, April 19.—Wind N.E.--Sailed—Her
Majesty's ship Virago, from Plymouth.
PORTSMOUTH, April 20.—Wind W. to N.N.E.—Arrived
—Her Majesty's steamer Firebrand, from the Channel
Islands.

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CLYDE, April 21.—Wind S.W.—Sailed—Toronto, for
Singapore.
GRIMSBY, April 20.—Wind N.—Sailed.—Prince Albert,
for Quebec.

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WATERFORD, April 18.—Wind N.B.—Arrived—Re-
gina, from Quebec
DOVER, April 20.—Wind N.—Arrived—Lessing, from
BuenoslAyres for Bremen.
OFF NEWHAVEN, April 20.—Wind N.B.—Arrived--
John Hillman, from Buenos Ayres.

(BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH.)
SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday Morning.

Wind N.
Arrived, April 20.—Hero, from St. Maio; Nancy, from
Sunderland.
Arrived, April 21.—Argyll, steamer ; Wonder, steamer,
from Havre.
Sailed, April 20—Charlotte, for Guernsey ; Dispatch,
steamer, for Jersey; Alliance, steamer, for Havre; Ceylon,
steamer, for Alexandria ; Edward and Martha for Sunder-
land.

. (BY SEEMARINE AND BRITISH TELEGRAPH.)
GRAVESEND, Saturday Morning.
Wind N.W. ; tide second hour's flood, weather fine.
Arrived, April 20—Esther, from North Sea; Matilda,
from Gothenburg.
Sailed, April 21—Triton, steamer, for Calais.
DEAL, Saturday Morning.

Wind N.N.W. ; moderate.
Passed—Elizaloeth, from London, for Buenos Ayres.
Sailed—Mencuis and Agricola, for London, both in tow,
and Times, for Bremen.

EXTRAORDINARY ATTEIIPT AT I
singular attempt at self-destruction is described by the 41-
'ldd Telegraph as having occurred a few weeks back. A man
named Jas. Axon, aged 45 years, went to the cemetery gates,
and asked permissibn to go into the grounds to see the grave
of his mother.. He was refused admissioni whereupon he
threatened to avenge himself by committing suicide. Ile
went to some lads who were playing a short distance off
and told them he was goin, to hang himself, if ho could
,only find a likely spot for flie job. Thelads, too anxious to
see the fun of the thing, helped him to seek a place for the
purpose, and Ihe party adjourned into a neighbouring grass-
field. A flue strong tree, with a good stout bough, here
rewarded their research, and the man very methodically
proceeded to tie his handkerchief and a cord together and
attached them to the branch above. He divided his half-
pence among the boys, and told the senior of the party not
to cut him down till he whistled. The lad promised to do
se, and Axon attached the cord to his neck and flung him-
self into the air. Ho had no sooner done so than blood
gushed from his nose and mouth, and without waiting for
the signal, the lad cut the rope, and the would-be suicide
came sprawling to the earth. His first words were a sound
blackguarding to the boys around hire, and an indignant
remonstrance to the eldest of them for not waiting as he
had promised ; 'but the boy gave information to a policeman
who happened' to be close I)y,•encl, Axon was taken into
custody.