... HORRIBLE ATTEMPT AT SELF-STAR- VATION. Some time ago a man named Watson, with his wife and three children, went to live in Go wer-street, Shef- field, and 15 months since Watson took his three children and left his wife in possession of the house. She commenced selling newspapers and periodicals, but a week ago the neighbours noticed that her house remained closed the whole of the day. As she ...

... The will of the Right Hon. George John Warren Lord Vernon, of Sudbury-hall, Derbyshire, was proved in the London Court, on the 14th ult., by his eldest son. now the Riaht Hon. Augustus Henry Lord Vernon, formerly of the Soots Fusilier Guards, the sole execu. tor, and to whom his lordship has bequeathed the whole of his property real and personal, in England or elsewhere. His lordship executed ...

... The American papers state that unmistakeable signs of winter have made their appearance, one of which is that swarms of squirrels are passing through Michigan towards the south. ...

... THE ST. GILES'S MURDER. Execution of the Murderer. The unfortunate man Jeffery attended the prison ohapel, Newgate, on Sunday, when the Rev. F. E. Lloyd Jones, the ordinary, preached a solemn dis. course, taking his text from John, chap. xi., v. 25, I am the resurrection and the life. Jeffery paid great attention to the sermon and expressed his thankful- ness for it. On Monday he was visited ...

... MINCING-LANE, OCT. 9.—SUGAE: The market has opened quietly, but the business done has been at about last week's currency. Refined-Last week's prices are unaltered, at whioh the demand continues limited. COFFEE.—A moderate business is doing privately at last week's currency. TEA.Kftisows ex recent arrivals have been placed on the market, bat not much business has been done. RUM and RICE ...

... At Bolton, Richard Fullard, about 30 years of age, a boiler maker, of most repulsive appearance, was charged, at the County Petty Sessions, with having attempted to commit a rape upon Miss Louise Mal- colm, a visitor with Mrs. Crook, of White Bank-house, Rumworth, near Bolton, the mother of Joseph Crook, Esq., formerly M.P. for Bolten. On Taesday after- noon the young lady started out on a ...

... On Tuesday, at noon, her Majesty opened the Aberdeen New Waterworks; the weather was favour- able and the attendance of spectators large. Hitherto Aberdeen has been supplied with water pumped from the river Dee, at a distanoe of two miles from the city. For many years, however, the supply thus obtained has been far from meeting the wants of the steadily-growing population, and though various ...

... On Saturday evening, a little a,f,cr seven o'clock, the inhabitants of Wolsingham, situated ten mues from Bishop Auckland, in the county of Durham, were startled by a rumour that a man had killed his sweet- heart by cutting her throat. The unfortunatei victim was a younj woman named .Mary Ann Ivewton. She waa twenty-two years of years, and_ was em- ployed as servant to a gentleman named Gibson ...

... On the day of the discovery of the body, Dr. Long, the coroner of the district, proceeded to the scene of the murder, and held au inquest. The x'ollowiag evi- dence was tendered:— Grace M'Cormick said: I live in the townla'fid of Bengorm. I rexaember this day week. It was Toes- day. I recollect James M-Kelvey, the deceased, com- ing into my house about the hour of ten o'clock. Some of the ...

... Temperance-hall, to hear aadseesea from Air. Samuel Morley and the Rev. Newman Hall. Mr. Morley, who was in thechair, addressed some plain and faithful advice to the working classes, expresriog his earnest desire to see them enfranchised, and referred to the bitter ob- servations of Mr. Lowe for the purpose of urging them to renounce many evil habits which could give occasion for argument ...

... The Public Health.—During the second week of October the births registered in London and 12 other large towns of the United Kingdom were 4,060; the deaths registered, 2,984. The annual rate of mortality was 25 per 1,000 persons living. In London the birtha of 1,054 boys and 977 girls, in all 2,031 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of 10 years 1856 65 the average ...

... On Tuesday, at the Marylebone Police-court, Mr. Fu^bs made a statement to Mr. Mansfield with respect So the shocking condition in which he found a lunatic it No. 12, Dorchester-street, Blandford-square. His worship, upon Mr. Tubbs's statement, directed Mr. George Baker, the district medical officer of Christ- ahuroh, Marylebone, to go to the place and examine into the poor creature's state of ...