Glasgow Courier. — 1863-03-12 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 12.  THE Bavarian Consul at Athena, arrested upon a charge of conspiring against the present Greek Government, has been lodged in prison.  Fr is currently reported at Warsaw that the Grand Duke is about to retire from the Governorship of Poland, and that Prince Alexander Von Hessen will be his ultimate successor, the duties of the office being discharged pro tem, by the Count de Berg.  THE unhappy struggle in Poland is still carried OD with varying fortune, one side achieving a success here, another there. Garibaldi's son passed through Berne on Saturday on his way to join the Polish patriots; several Swiss military men have also set out for Poland.  IN the House of Lords on Monday, a conversation took place on the subject of the Brazilian affair; and it was agreed to appoint a select committee to inquire whether it was proper that the powers given already to landowners to charge their estates with terminable annuities, in order to raise money for the improvement of their lands by drainage, should be extended so as to enable them to raise money on similar terms for the purpose of taking shares in railways calculated to increase the value of their property; and further, to inquire under what conditions and limitations such powers ought to be granted.  IN the House of Commons on Monday night, Sir George Grey, in answer to Mr Hennessy, denied that either before the state of siege was proclaimed, or at any other time, did the Russian Government apply to her Majesty's Government for the services of any British detectives to instruct the Russian police. Mr Gladstone announced that he should introduce the Budget as early as possible after Easter. On going into committee of supply on the army estimates, Sir G. C. Lewis stated that these showed a reduction of over a million compared with those of last year. The reduction would be chiefly gained in the vote for guns and stores, Government feeling that they might now safely relax the efforts which had swelled the expenditure of the last few years. Amendments to reduce the estimates proposed, £15,237,000, by General Peel, Mr W. Williams, and Sir Morton Pete were negatived, and progress was reported. The Malt Duty Bill was read a third time and passed. Mr Stirling, in consequence of a request from he Lord Advocate, stated that he would not bring forward his motion for the production of the evidence taken before Mr Young in the Sandyford murder case till after Easter.  WE have advices from New York to the 25th ult. by the Asia. The Federal attack on Vicksburg commenced on the 18th, but so far without success that the attacking gunboats were compelled to change their position. The Federal ram Queen of of the West was captured in attacking the Confederate fortifications on It,xl River. The snow still prevented all military movements on the Rappahannock, and there is no news of interest from the army in any district, excepting that great dissatisfaction existed among the officers in consequence of the employment of negro troops. In the Congress at Washington the Conscription Bill was meeting with fierce opposition, and the symptoms of dissatisfaction with the Government had not abated. The steamer Ruby had run the Nassau blockade.