Glasgow Courier. — 1863-04-02 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

ENGLISH LINES. Great Eastern 23,059 24,172 Great Northern . 26,167 23,216 Great Western 54,551 49,642 Lancashire and Yorkshire 30,770 29,251 London and North-Western 81,909 77,040 London and South-Western 19,186 14,913 London and Brighton 14,380 13.172 Manchester, Sheffield, &c 12,848 13,185 Midland 34,426 36,726 North Eastern 37,721 37,213 South Eastern  On Tuesday morning a man, seemingly of 60 years of age, was found lying almost dead on the moor above the farm of Coves, near to the Gourock Water Works. He had evidently lain there for some time, and could with difficulty articueate; and it could only be gathered that his name is something like Peter Shannon, from Bute. He must have been wandering the country, and lain down exhausted from destitution. The police had him removed to Gourock, where they had him stripped of clothing, he being completely overrun with vermin; it is expected he will recover.  The sum of £5OOO has been remitted from Geelong, Australia, to her Majesty's Colonial and Emigration Commissioners, to be expended on the introduction of distressed operatives from Lancashire and Scotland to the colony. And our mindful 'countrymen have accompanied this intimation with a remittance of £2OO, to be appropriated either for immediate relief to the poor Scotch sufferers, or for emigration, and they hope by next mail to send a larger sum. Sir Archibald Alison has transmitted this sum to the Lord Provost, the chairman of the Glasgow Cotton Operatives' Relief Fund. COLLIERS' Smiwa.—ln consequence of a requisition from certain of the masters, a pro re sate meeting Was held on Monday in the George HoteL The meeting was numerously attended, and after full deliberation, a resolution was unanimously adopted, to the effect that the men whose strike had led to the present suspension of work, should be allowed up to Thursday first to resume operations, at 4s per day, failing which a committee would be appointed to adopt measnres for having these parties ejected from the houses occupied by them belonging to the masters. The meeting accordingly adjourned till Friday first, when a report will be received, whether or not that permission has been acted upon. A meeting of the directors of the Glasgow and West of Scotland Guardian Society was held. on Friday within the Society's Offices. The Tice-President (William Cockey, Esq.) was called to the chair. The committee formerly appointed by the society to consider the Judgments Execution 13111 were re-appointed, and certain members added. • Draft of a letter proposed to be sent to the Lord Advocate on the subject was submitted to and approved of by the meeting. It made reference to the principle of the bill being so far conceded in the 25th and 26th Victoria, cap. 89, entituled "An Act for the Incorporation, Regulation, and Winding-up of Trading Companies and other Associations ;" and a hope was also expressed that his Lordship would, in conjunction with the Attorney-General for England, recommend the extension of the bill to the Bntish colonies. A draft of the proposed new rules of the society was also submitted to the meeting, and slips were ordered to be printed and distributed among the members of committee for perusal and consideration. The COD' sideration of the Partnership Law Amendment measure was delayed. Letters [lately received from Tahiti mention that a Peruvian vessel is at present cruising in the South Seas kidnapping the natives of the more secluded island,h to meet the demand for labour at the guano localities on the coast of Peru.  The Archbishop of Warsaw, Mgr. Felinski, whose re. signation as Councillor of State has produced an itnpression 80 favourable totbe cause of his country throughout Catholic Europe, intends passing very shortly through Paris, on his way to Rome. By a letter from Malta we learn that the cotton (per. atives of that island had begun to suffer from the stig. nation of the cotton trade, and that steps were being taken to afford them relief. Mr E. Seichna, banker and merchant, had given a contribution of £7OO towards that object, . . .  'A respectable citizen of Leavenworth, Kansas, while on his way to California overland, a month or two since, was captured by the Indians and put to death with the most horrible tortures, being unjointed limb by limb; It is said that many emigrants have been found murdered and scalped, at the instance, it is stated, of the Mormons.  Havana papers report that the inhabitants in the dis• trieta of Guayalin anti Monte Cristo, in San Domingo, had risen against the Spanish rule. The insurrectionibts were headed by General Lucas de la Pella. TTOOPS bad Ws despatched from Puerto Rico, Santiago 4* Clt* via efflaVoakta 011^ vim strilA.  L