Glasgow Courier. — 1845-01-04 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

THE COUNTESS OF BLESSINGTON'S NEW NOVEL, STRATEEBN. The Mandy Chronicle devotee two &alumni to a clever work. The reviewer observes Wst. series of sketehm of fashionable life, and biting I. levelled at fashionable follies. In this novel Lady certainly bits right sad left, tinmestiog all the art., the cold hypocrisy, which pervade the most artificial, and  _ toea._ and at the same t producing here a wholesome economy which may yet prove that no other country can succemitilly compete with Bengal in this important staple. We have noticed the state of the exchanges above, and we have reason to believe that money is likely to continue abundant in our market for some time, though the shipment of the bulk of the indigo crop, and some thousands chests of opium in the next three months, together with other staples, will relieve the place of a sum not far short of three millions sterling. The Company's advertisement declares fir sale no less than 21,526 chests, of which 5800 will be sold on the 6th of January. The last advice' from China are far from favourable, and our market will consequently open at lower rates than was previottsly anticipated, but the fluctuations in this article are so great, owing to the extensive time bargains continually made in it by native capitalists, that it would not surprise us if last season's prices were to be very nearly maintained. The demand for British goods has latterly revived, and some descriptions are now eagerly sought for, notwithstanding the immense increase of supply during the past year. There can be no doubt that a more general and extensive consumption is gradually taking place and we expect very soon to find India at the head of the list of British exports. The home Government will then, perhaps, become aware how much it is in their power to do for the prosperity of this country, end be furnished with a sufficient motive for undertaking it. The improvement in our overland communications, which we have reason to think will be effected next year, will, we hope, be the first great step to a course of measures on the part of Government for the improvement of the most important of the British possessions. By it they will have brought us near enough to be heard, and it will be our own faults It we do not speak. It is with extreme grief that we announce the death, by murder, of Captain Alcock, of the Quartermaster-General's department. The following is a letter from Cawnpore on the subject 1 have just heard of the following dreadful murder :—The Deputy Quartermaster-General, Capt. Alcook, left Cawnpore by palkee dawk for Agra on Thursday last, from whence he intended to march to Nusseerabad. He took dinner at Mrs. Clarkson's house, at Mynpooree, on Saturday, and left in high health and spirits towards evening. At Bhooreah Tallao he was attacked by a -Dacoitee gas,; he got out of his palkee and defended himself with his sworl, until they cut him across his wrists, when he ran towards the village calling for assistance, and one of the Decoke then shot him dead. He was, it is evident, mistaken for the magistrate, Mr. Cowin, who had been hunting after this gang, and he (Mr. Howie) also left Mynpooree dawk, and alone, that evening arrived at the vil:age two hours after, to find Captain Alcock sacrificed to the vengesnoe of these wretches for him. He returned with the body to Mynpooree, which was buried with all due honours on Sunday. The same leader of this Dacoitee attempted Captain Tudor's life last year! Is this not a dreadful outrage in the midst of our own territory?