The Sun. — 1857-11-11 (London, England)

ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.—John Cartar, plasterer, 10, New Pye-street, Westminster, was charged with attempting to commit suicide., , Police-constable Dighton, 175 B, said that last night he wu on duty in Old Pye-street, when he heard a cry of " Police " at the house where the prisoner resides. On getting there he was told that he (prisoner) had attempted to commit suicide. Witness found him on a landing, and by him was a handkerchief with which he tried to hang himself. Some one cut him down. Prisoner, who said be was drunk at the time he made the attempt on his life, was remanded.  (From Galignani's Messenger.) We described very recently four distinct measures proposed by the Patric with the view of meeting the effects of the financial crisis ; that journal appears since to have changed its ideas on the subject, for it now advocates the simultaneous adoption of the three following measures, which, we presume, represent its definitive opinion : _  "1. A foiced circulation of bank-riotes and the immediate issue of the 50fr. notes authorised by the law of the 23d June, 1857. 2. A high duty on the export of specie, with severe measures on the part of the customs authorities and the police for the detection: and punishment of attempts at fraud. 3. The immediate reduction of the rate of discount to 6 per cent. No person would find cause of complaint in these measures. Commerce would be supplied with abundant capital at the bank ; speculators in the precious metals would experience the greatest difficulty in exporting specie which they could no longer obtain from the bank cellars. The bank would preserve a specie reserve corresponding with, the extension taken by its paper issue. Fiaally, money would be maintained at a reasonable price, for it is evident that it is not worth more than 6 per cent, in France at the present moment ; this is proved by the daily investments in railway bonds, which bear no higher interest. Let these combined measures be adopted, and France will be respected by the storm without her commerce being affected, or her prosperity diminished." The Pays takes a more favolirable view of financial matters, and does not appear to be highly impressed with the wisdom of the many and conflicting remedies proposed by its contemporaries ; it says  " The unsatisfactory financial position in which the great States of the West have been placed by the folly of young America cannot be concealed. The rise of the rate of discount in all the principal money markets of Europe is the immediate and deplorable consequence of the disasters in the United States. But these consequences are not the only ones, for we are now called on to guard against -the export of English and French gold to the United States. We will not enter into an examination of the various systems which have been proposed by the journals during the last few days ; each journal, with the very best intentions, no doubt, recognises in its own ideas the best means of putting an end, not only to the drain of specie, but to the crisis itself. Without wishing to appear optimists, or to create false allusions with respect to the position of French commerce, we do not consider matters to be so gloomy as they are represented. We will remark that the rente, which last month figuredaat 66f. 50c. is at the present moment at 67f. (it has declined since the above was written). The bullion reserves of the Bank of France amounted on Saturday last to nearly 200 milliaost; 0a year ago at the same period the reserve was The excellent harvest of this year,allowa the disposal of resources which an unfavourable year would have absorbed. Finally the last customs return, published by the Moniteur proved beyond a doubt the prosperity of the country.' Our contemporary concludes by affirming that the attention of government is seriously directed to measures which it is hoped wilt check the progress of the crisis,