Glasgow Courier. — 1861-02-14 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

GHOST AT FAULT.—A rather singular affair, in which the serious and the ludicrous were about equally combined, occurred on Wednesday morning last. Mr William Helium, beer-house keeper, Rochdale Road, retired with his wife and family to rest, at their usual time, on Tuesday night. All slept soundly until six o'clock on Wednesday, morning, when, at half-past six o'clock, Mrs Helium went down stairs, carrying her clothes over her arm. intending to dress herself before the fire, which had been raked. When at the bottom of the stairs, however, she perceived a light under the kitchen door. On opening the door, she was surprised to see two men sitting enjoying themselves very comfortably with a can full of ale and two glasses on the table. They were equally surprised by the unexpected visit, and, jumping up, made towards the kitchen door. She cried "thieves !" and seizing the poker gave one of them a blow on the arm. The other man struck her on the head with one of his boots, which be held in his hand. She screamed out murder I" and the men got out at the back door. At this moment, Mr Hallam rushed down stairs to hie wife's assistance, and, of course, he had not stayed to dress. lie sprang into the kitchen, and taking the poker from his courageous wife's hands. lan out into the back yard and passage. Here he unfortunately turned in the wrong direction. A youth who was going to his work, seeing some one ninning in his shirt, and concluding him to be either a madman or a ghost, instantly took to his heels. Mr Helium taking this as a proof that he was one of the thieves, 'pursued him, and gave him a blow with the poker, which brought him to a stand. The youth screamed for protection ; but he was taken to the beer-house. tin presenting him before Mrs Hallam. however, she said he was not one of the two men who had been in the house. AR might be supposed. he e,ippplained of king capturol and struck in melt a manner. and threatened legal punishment. Mr Hallam told 11113 he ought not have run away, but shoiffil ha% e stopped. "Stopped, Amid the youth, •• Would than have stopped I thomiht thou was sonic madman or ghost after me." Wheiake master was explain.sl, however. hebecame better satisfied. the house had been entered through the kitchen window, and from the slops on the table, it was concluded that the thieves hash made pretty free with the drink. A quantity of wearing apparel was wrapped up, ready to carry off; but having stayed too long, indulging in their love for beer, they were disturbed in the way narrated. nditoter Guardian.  A woman, named Mary Connor, who had neglected her own child to nurse Lady Fitzroy's, and allowed it to die of starvation, has been committed for manslaughter. The Chambers of Commerce in the United King dons have formed a sort of central committee fi; London, with the view of urging their views on the Government with greater effect. They dined together at the Westminster Palace Hotel on Wednesday, their first anniversary. The details of the attempt of a crazy individual to thrust a petition into the carriage of the Queen, when her Majesty was proceeding in state to open Parliament, are quite incorrect. The man never got near the Queen's carriage, but was intercepted at once by the police, whose line he never passed. The Earl of Wilton, has, during the past week, given a number of amateur theatrical and musical performances at the Corn Exchange, Melton Mowbray. It is said that Lord Diffierin has resigned his commission in Syria, and that a hint has been flung out to the French Commissioner that it is time for him to follow suit.—Cburt Journal. The appeal on behalf of the distressed weavers of Coventry has been responded to in so liberal a spirit that the relief committee are enabled to announce that the necessities of the case have been fully met, and that for the present no further contributions are required. During the last few weeks four soldiers have set farmers' ricks On lire, an offence formerly unknown in the army. There are over one hundred convicts, formerly soldiers, now inhe coevict prison of Portsmouth alone, the greater proportion of these being guardsmen.