Glasgow Courier. — 1846-10-13 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

GLASGOW.  We understand that the Sheriff of Lanarkshire has appointed the following Members of the Faculty of Procurators to act along with the Sheriff-Clerk, as his Commissioners for taking all proofs before his Courts, viz., Mr. Alex. Morrison, Mr. John Burnet, Mr. Robert Jameson, Mr. James Ritchie, Mr. A. S. Ogle, and Mr. Adam Paterson. From the failure in the potato crop, and the consequently increased demand for meal and flour, the grain mills here have of late been working night and day, and the terms for grinding have advanced nearly 50 per cent. A considerable quantity of oatmeal has been shipped from the Clyde, during the last fortnight, for the west of Ireland. We recently noticed the case of an elderly man who had gone into a public-house in Stockwell Street, in company with two lads, and died there suddenly. A post *torte,a examination was made, which shows, we believe, that death was caused by apoplexy. The body, which was never• claimed, was buried on Saturday last. One of the lade who accompanied the deceased into the public-house is in custody, charged with stealing a sum of money from the person of the old man, either before or after death. Child Murder—About a week ago' the body of a fine male child, eight or ten days old, was found under a hedge on the Shields road, between two and three miles from the city, with a cord twisted tightly about its neck, by which it had evidently been strangled. The body was conveyed to the Gorbals Police-office. and a clue, we are informed, has been found, which is likely to lead to the discovery of the murderer.  Singular Discover,' of Extennve Thefts.—On Monday, Mary Fleming, or Flemington, residing in Bridge Street, Tradeston, was apprehended by the Gorbals Police, charged with having been art and part concerned in feloniously stealing, and theftnously taking away, from a green in Portland Street, Laurieston, two gowns and a pair of stockings. The suspicion of Mr. Brown, chief criminal officer, Gorbals, having been excited, the house of the prisoner was searched, when a great variety of articles of wearing apparel, bedding, napery, &c., which had been stolen at different times, and from various parties, was discovered. The first theft was in 1838, from the house of a lady at Helensburgh; the second in 1838, from the house of a lady (now deceaaed) at Ardrossan; and the others from a number of houses in this town where the prisoner had been employed as a servant, at different times since 1838. The whole of the property, almost amounting to a cart-load, has been recovered by the activity of the Gorbals Police. There were upwards of thirty pawn tickets, involving a great deal of the stolen property, found in the house. On Friday the prisoner was brought up at the Gorbals Police Court, and the case was remitted to the Sheriff.  -Weekly Statement.—Number of inmates in the Night Asylum for the Houseless, in St. Enoch's Wynd, from Satur. day, 3d Oct., to Friday, 9th Oct., inclusive :—Men, 79; women, 278; boys, 38; girls, 61: total, 455. The average number of nightly inmates for this week is 65, exclusive of 38 inmates in the House of Industry.