The Express. — 1847-01-05 (London, England)

SUICIDE PRITENTFII.—A few evenings ago a young woman went to the shop of Mr. Fingland, chemist, ih'avertree, and asked for a pennyworth of arsenic, saying her mistress wanted is poison rats. Mr. Fingland, though he knew the young woman, refused to sell arsenic to her unless she brought a witness. About two hours afterwards she returned, having a witness with her, but the chemist thinking he observed something unusual in the girl's countenance, folded • little tartar emetic in three separate papers, and marked each, "Arsenic ; poison." Shortly afterwards Mr. Fingland heard that the girl had been ill, upon N% loch he called upon her, when  he learned, in reply to his questions, that she had called at a shop in Livereo el, accompanied by a witness, and purchased a pennyworth of arsenic, which she determined to take, in eamseque nee of berv'ng quarrelled with her mistress. Finding that she had not procured enough to destroy her, she called at Mr. Fingland's slop, and obteir.ed what ale believed to be another prnnywurth. She mellowed the 'ramie wltirh she purchased at Liverp ml, end finding that it gave her horrible agony, she mixed that which she had purchased from Mr. Freeland in water, and swallowed it also, belies ing that it would speedily terminate her s etferines. It did so, but in a very different method from what she anticipated. The dose being very pee erful, brought on violent vomiting, and thus saved her life. Site is now doing well. ire SARAH Seens.—The trials of this tine @Lip barn beeu looked forward to with great interest, she king the largest vessel i.. which the principle of auxiliary steam-puma has been fairly tested. Messrs. Sands and Co. are the largest owners, sad she is commanded by Captain W. C. Thompson, late of the Stephen Whitney, also above owner, and for tweuty-five years commanding vessel, from New York. She was Melt from the designs of Mr. Grantham, of this town, tereethiug engineer, who hes had considerable tepee knee in this description of veneer I; he also superiunmeled her construction, assisted by Capt. Thompson. The repotSons of the Sarah sands arc as follow:—Builders' nee metrement, 1,000 tote ; new measurement. 1,300 tons; les gth of keel, ISt feet; length user all, about 215 feet ; &am, Z.: feet; depta of main deck, 19 feet 6 inches; height or spar (leek, 7 feet 6 inches. She is barguerigged, with the attention of a low mast Pvtvarf , making four ma is in all. She M clenches. built. and double rivetted, has a clipper-how, and a handsome billet-head, but, not having the broad flan: he at the Lows for which the American Teasels are distiuguished, she loses sereethiug of their bold appearance tecearel. The broad bow has, hoeever, been found to possess e :iamb vantages when going head to wind. The engines have cylinders fifty instals diameter, and three feet stroke, • nominal power 200 horses, and capable of working much higher, cud are made on the oscillating prin:iple, connected direct to the propeller shaft without spur-wheels, an arrangement patented by Mr. Grantham, and applee el by him to several yew!, with great terries. Her bunkers will contain 300 tuns of coals, having room for stowing about 1,000 tons of cargo. Her screw is le feet diameter, has for r arms, and is on a plan patented by Mr. Wo ederoft. of Maechester. She has watertight compartment., and lower, marl,, and spar decks. The following parties have been employed in her conetruetoe : Vest I built by blesses. James Hodgson and Co. ; engines by ?dens. Bury, Curtis, and Kcnuedy ; the cabins by Messrs. Humble end Milerest ; the decorations by Mr. Hail; the furniture by Mr. Blain ; and the paintings by Messrs. Jensen and &Midge. Every or.e seems to have performed his part exceedingly credit 'Ay, and. we believe, to the perfect satisfaction of the owners. Her cabins are considered by all who have seen the re to be much superior to anything yet produced in Liverpool, leaving the celebrated New York liners far behind, both in arrangement sod magnificence. Instead of the tom , narrow cabins generals adopte 1, with sleeping roams on e ecla sk ce, the forward end in the Sarah Sandi is the full width of the shies, forming two long Tetra-es, which are Otte.! up in excellent tote. This armee< tarot admits of three rows of alining tables, capable of atfo:ding ample room for nearly 70 passengers; while in the daytime, the :side tables with their fine sofas, will form the favourite lounging placer. The eguipmenta of the vessel generally are of the n oat nee perb description, no expense being spared in any port. Tito Sarah San Is was taken salt of dock on Tuesday fur a private trial, Messrs. Sands, Ripley, l'ace, M'Tear, Grantham, and others being oar board. On Wednesd ry she again started, in light ballast trim, having oa board Mr. Atherton, an engineer from Woolwich, sent expressly by tier Admiralty to witness the trials. At the Bell Buoy Mr. Atherton and Mr. Grantham lett her, and returned in a steamer; after which she proceeded to sea, with Captain Thomson and Captain Nicholson, Mr. Grantham's superiutendent. The foggy weather was very unfavourable for the trial; but an appertunity occurred of testing her sailing qualities when near Holyhead. She remained out three days, and returned on triday last, to take in a cargo fur New York, for which place she starts on the 18th instant. rise following account of her performances may be: relied ripen, being taken front the log and from the testimony of the various parties who witnessed them. tier draught of seater was 15 feet 4 inches aft, and 13 feet 10 inches forward. The ateani averaged about 5 lb. pressure instead of 14 lb., as intended, a detect which will easily be ren.cdied. It does out appear ever to have exceeded 6 ,lb. The c 'gine+ made generally 30 revolutiens, 180 feet per minute f r the piston, or 40 feet less than the usual standard. Wilt full steam the speed of the engines will be 35 to 40 revolutions. The speed of the vessel ueder steam alone, and with 30 revolutions, was full eight knots, and, (Cr a short time, when the steam-pressure was its best, the revolutions rescued 111, and the vessel rather exceeded nine knots. When Mr. Atherton was on board her, she ran from the Rock Lighthouse to the Bell Buoy in bb minutes, altiesugh obstructed by a large fleet of tenets inward bound. Under canvass she performed most admirably, being remit ',ably stiff and manageable. 'I he following remarks appear ic. the notes that were made during the passage :—" foe pilot eats he would never wish to be in a stiffer vessel as she mould roll to a ind sward." " The idea that the ship would• be tender is all nonsense."—Lieerpool  soaKstn KZ.