Glasgow Courier. — 1864-03-03 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

PAN. • The news from Japan is of a pacific character, and commercial relations were being renewed. A private letter, dated December 17, says :—" The Tycoon's 'Government have written a letter to Colonel Neale stating how glad they were that all was settled, and hoping that our amicable relations would not again be interrupted. Trade'is vigorous—twenty junks in harbour. Cotton and silk coming in." The China Mail is, however, of opinion that although the Japanese are Peacefully inclined just now, they will resume their hostile attitude when our forces no longer threaten them.  'Crime is said to be increasing in New York very rapidly. A man is hardly safe to walk the streets at night. Within a year hundreds of murders lime been committed, and out of these, forty murderers have never been discovered. The Discussione of Turin of the 22d says :—" The streets of this capital were yesterday covered with upwards of two feet of snow which fell during the night, and in the environs there is even snore. No train has either left Turin this morning or arrived." The special correspondent of the Star speaks of the wonderful accuracy of the Prussian rifled gun— Krupp's. The penetrative power of the Danish artillery seems to be by no means slight. One ball, fired by the armour-plated cupola Rolfkrake, passed right through the lower part of the trunk of an oak tree four or five feet thick, leaving a tolerably clean hole, then entered a cottage through one wall, passed out through the opposite wall, and finally buried itself in the wall of another house close by. In the first cottage mentioned the ball smashed the tall iron stove into fragments. The Rolfkrake herself seems to have been somewhat injured, and it was even reported that she had foundered, but this report has not been confirmed. A letter from the Spanish African fortress of Albummas describes the, assassination by the Moors on the 24th January of the crew of two Spanish boats, consisting of eight persons, who had left Alhucemas for Cape Morro for the purpose of collecting the grass of esparto. Whilst passing some small islands near the Cape, a Moor swam off and invited them to come in and purchase vegetables. On reaching the shore; the Spanish party was attacked at close quarters by a number of Moors, and all were massacred. The murderous attack was seen from Alhucemas, and on being reported to the governor, ho opened with his artillery upon the Moors, but without effect. The dead bodies of the men were subsequently recovered, and interred by the authori• ties of Alhucemas. The Paris Constitutionnel gives the following story as news from England—the question of its accuracy we must leave to members of tho Athenamm Club :-"M. It— one of the rich London bankers, had bought from Calcraft, the executioner, a piece of the cord used in banging a criminal, and on the strength of this fetish had encountered Lord D— in a game of cards for a heavY stake, which the latter won. Surprised at the result, M. S— produced his piece of cord, and found that Lord D— had taken the precaution of providing himself with the like precious talisman ; and, on his showing it in his turn, it appeared that his piece of cord was longer than that of M. S—. Last Monday morning, after the execution of the five pirates, M. It , recollecting the precise measurement of the cord possessed by Lord D—, went to Calcraft, and by payment of certain guineas obtained from him a piece of cord some centimetres longer than that whieli had brought so much luck to his friend. In the evening he presented himself with a grave demeanour at the Athenamm Club. After some talk a game at ecarte was proposed, and M. It-- S-- and Lord D were antagonists. The former won game after game till be could no longer contain his joy, and, after relating the circumstances of his purchase, he threw the cord on the table, exclaiming, There! it is longer than yours!' Lord D-- looked astonished. '1 am robbed!' he exclaimed. 'Robbed?' Yes ; robbed! knew you would possess yourself at the very next execution of a longer cord than mine, and, in order to meet your design, 1 bought this morning a piece of each of the five ropes, making sure that five talismans were better than one, whatever its potency.'" As there is a good deal of gaining for high stakes in Paris, we are afraid that the publication of this story will have the effect of of raising Mr. Calcraft's wares on the British consumer.  THE PLOT _AGAINST