The Sun. — 1854-04-05 (London, England)

CLERKENWELL.—EIiza (,roves, a young woman 23 years of age, was charged with having attempted to commit suicide. Edward Turner, greengrocer, of 43, Hampden-street, Somers Town, said that at 10 o'clock on Monday morning last he was returning home in his cart from Colney, when he saw the prisoner wandering about strangely in a field near the New River. He suspected that she meant to drown herself, and watched her until she plunged into the water. He instantly hastened towards the spot, about a quarter of a mile off, when he found her struggling, on which he jumped in and brought her out in a state of insensibility. He then drove her to the Manor-house, near the Green-lanes, Hornsey, where every humane attention was afforded, and she was restored to her senses. She was then given into the custody of Baker, 242, and Greenway; 377 N, who conveyed her to Homerton Workhouse, where she received every attention, and yesterday she was sufficiently recovered to be brought to this court, but she was in a most melancholy state. _ _  Mr. Tyrwhitf asked the poor creature what she had. to say ?  She replied, despondingly, " I have done something wrong, and am sorry for it.." Turner said when he took her from the water she was praying, with her hands clasped, and said, faintly, " Let me die. She afterwards said she was a dressmaker; her mother had not treated her well; she married a man with a family after her father's death, and she would not return to her mother,-but would to her brother, who had treated her kindly, and she gave his address. Turner, the witness, said when she was taken from the river he found her garters tied tightly round her neck, and he cut them off with his knife.  Mr. Tyrwhitt feelingly remonstrated with her, and delivered her over to her brother, and after complimenting Turner, who is a poor man with an afflicted wife and six children, he presented him with a sovereign, for which he thanked the worthy magistrate. A cabriolet driver, in the employ of Mr. Richard Veal, of 4, Dowwester-mews, Crawford-street, Marylebone, was charged at the instance of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty with cruelty towards a horse. Mr. Forster, the superintendent of the society, at' tended for the prosecution, and called evidence to prove that the horse was driven all night whilst in a most horrible state. The defendant said Mr. Veal was aware of the animal's condition when it was taken out. Mr. Tyrwhitt reprobated Veal's conduct, and fined him 40s. and discharged the driver.  PRICE OF GoLD.—Tho quotation of gold at Paris is about 3 per mille discount (according to, the last tariff), which, at the English Mint price of 36. 17s. 101 d. per givran exchange of 25.091 ; and, London at short being 24.95, the.oi tz followsexchange hs taanngtdheaaar g ttd Parisgold o ld , on is about 0.58 per cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advises from Hamburg the price of gold is 42.0 per mark, which, at the English Mint priceof 31c;f 111. 10 .id. per oz. for standard gold, gives an exchange 2g . and, the exchange at hamburg on London at short being 13.14 i it follows that gold is 0.30 per cent. dearer in Hamburg than in London. The course of exchange at New York on London for bills at b6O days'wee sight is 109 per cent., and, the par of exchange a England and America being 109 23-40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally 0.58 per cent. against England. between England But, after making allowance for charges of transport and difference of interest, the present rate leaves no profit on the tra.nsmiseion of gold either way between the two couhtries.