The Express. — 1864-12-05 (London, England)

MARYLEBONE. ATTIMPTZD SUICIDE.  Julia Cofemea a reapectehlydressed young man, sou charged with attempting to commit suicide. Robert French, police-covetable 449 S, deposed that be. tween 9 and 10 yesterday morning the prisoner came up to him on the railway bridge in the Kilburn-road. and said be bad taken poison, and gave him two papers, =Ow, "That's what I have takee." They were marked " sugar of lead." Ile was taken to a doctor's, where, after baring taken In emetic, be vomited. Mr. Vardley—What did he vomit! Witness did net know.  Mr. Yardley—The effect of an emetic would be to make anyone vomit. What have you to say, primmer? Prieoner—l had a mieunderatending with my father. I am sorry for what I have dose. Mr. Yardley—This a foolish idea to excite compaisim. I can't conceive an act more likely to excite extreme contempt. Yon, a young man of 19, had no intention to destroy your. self. It was only a trick to frighten your father. The father said he was a retired officer in the revenue police. Hie son (the prisoner) had an appointment in the City. He did not think he had any intention to *KO himself. He had • misandeistanding with him, acid he rtes afraid to come ►ome. Mr. Yardley—l must have this more inquired isle. Such vagaries ea them cannot be allowed joet because he chooses to show his temper. Father—He got abort of reprimand at his place. and sIo of me, became he does not thoroughly understand to duties.  Yr. Yardley—What sort of temper is he Father—A good temper. Mr. Yardley—You are trying to shield him, but you rasa know that be has committed an indictable oleo" asdfor which I amid send him for trial. Perhaps 1 shall strand him fat a week. Don't hide anything from me. Father—He got a reprimand and wee afraid he would be dismiseed.  Mr. 1 ardley--Strangest course that ever I heard pursued —through temper to go and destroy his life berenie be Wad afraid of dismissal. Fortunately for bim lam sot to master, for he might rely upon sat. I should not take b back with snob a temper Father—On my knees I implore you. Think of to mother. Prisoner treated the matter with great indifference, aal was remanded.  The old difficulty occurs this year regardin; the declaration of a holiday on the 261.1 i apt., Christmaedsy this year falling on a Sunday. A general enspensiou of business will probably take place, aa on former similar cow sloes ; but owing to the absence of power on the part ot this government to legalise any such arrangement, the baits met nominally be kept open, thus causing alike in Loedm and the country great risk, uncertainty, and iocooreniec^e• "Itis a singular fact," observes the Toner, "that iv 1 coccmarcial community session after session should ha allowed to pas without the introduction into parhameat cl the short act of half ► dozen hues th►t would reme.ly the eviL"  A Dublin paper has been requested to mention that Mr. A. Bootle Wilbraham ceased to belong to the Coldstream Guards is October tut. This statement $ wade at the request of an officer attached to that plant corps.  ' A letter from Naples of the 28th ult. sal, "Prince Humbert will visit Naples positively at the WO' sing of the next mouth. and take up his residence here for the winter. The importance of a decisa which interest@ the tradespeople of this city as much ea it does the al' loamy is very great, and the more so that =ay of the emigrant femiliea, saga( the perfect hopelessiseas of the muse of the Bourbons, are gradually coming back. ii I 6 potty good proof of the happiDess of a people that they conamit to be amused, and, speaking of this city. I my state that whereas under the former dynasty there ..16 only ninethestree, on Sunday there were twenty not osll open but crowded. Sorely there cannot be that miser, ad discontent in Naples which some are so anxious to depict: