The Sun. — 1850-11-06 (London, England)

CABINET COUNCIL.—(THIS DAT.)—A Cabinet Council, for which summonses had been issued on Saturday, was held this afternoon, at two o'clock, at the Foreign-office, Downing• street. The Ministers present were Lord John Rusaell, the Marquis of Lansdowne (who arrived in town this morning from Bowood), Earl Grey, Viscount Palmerston, Sir G. Grey, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, the Lord Chancellor, the Earl of Carlisle, Sir Francis T. Baring, Sir John C. Hobhouse, and the Marquis of Clanricarde. The Ministers have accepted the invitation of the Lord Mayor elect ( Musgrove) to dine at Guildhall on Saturday next (Lord Mayor's day).  The Lord Mayor entertained last evening at the Mansion-house the gentlemen of the committee of General Purposes, including several Aldermen. Covers were hid for fifty.  PREPARATIONS IN NEW YORK•--An American correspondent writes :—" As the time for the great Exhibition of 1851 in London draws nigh, preparations are on foot to give it American support. Steamers will be shortly advercised to carry passengers from the United States and back at half the usual charges, and a large number of persons will take advantage of the occasion to visit your country for a few weeks. I should not be surprised if you had an invasion of Yankees, armed and accoutred at all points with inventions and models."  ATTEMPTED SUICIDE —Yesterday morning, between six and seven o'clock, considerable alarm was occasioned at Waterloo-bridge, in consequence of a young man, having the appearance of a labourer, attempting self-destruction by precipitating himself from the parapet of the bridge on the Strand side. It appears that at the above-mentioned time one of the labourers in the employ of the Waterloobridge Company, on going down the steps leading to the pier, found the body of a man lying upon the bottom step, completely insensible, and in a most mutilated condition. He instantly raised an alarm, and the unfortunate man was removed without delay to the Charing cross Hospital. He was examined by Dr. Golding, the house physician, and Mr. Hancock, the surgeon, and it was discovered that both his legs were fractured in several places, his skull was also fractured, and he had received other injuries of a most serious description. The usual remedies were adopted in such cases, and the unfortunate man afterwards rallied sufficiently to describe where he experienced the most pain. On being questioned how he met with the injuries he refused to inform them, and remained perfectly silent. He said his name was Hennessey, but refused to give his address or tell where his friends resided. He was dressed as a plasterer, and appeared to be about 20 years of age. On being searched, a trowel was found in his pocket, the point of which had entered the hip joint A Replicate was also found, which only referred to a trowel which had besn pledged. The surgeon gave very little hopes of his recovery, and from the extent of the injuries be had received Hennes: ey is not expected to survive the day. The unfortunate man must have thrown himself from the parapet joining the steps leading to the pier, and instead of falling into the water, as he anticipated, he fell upon the steps. His hat was found upon the steps near him.