Glasgow Courier. — 1844-07-11 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

DERBY 1845.-30 to 1 against Mr. S. Stanley's Virago colt (taken); 41) to 1 agst. Mr. S. Stanley's Minikin colt (taken); 40 to 1 agst. Lord Eglinton's Lyourgus (taken). Bastion, who was quoted by us last week, is, and has been for a considerable period, the property of Mr. Hook, not of Mr. Gregory, in whose name he appeared by mistake.  Four vessels laden with guano manure arrived in Cove on Thursday, from Ichaboe; two others were off the harbour for orders, another sailed for London and three for Scotland, with similar cargoes, and yesterday a vessel left .our harbour for Ichaboe.— Cork Constitution of Saturday. Bothwell Free Churoh.—The Presbytery of Hamilton met at Bothwell on Thursday last, and ordained the Rev. John Buchanan to the pastoral charge of the congregation at this delightful village. The services were conducted by the Rev. Mr. Jackson, of Airdrie. Shipwreck —Sutpicious Case.—The following letter was received from Girvan this morning by the Customhouse authorities here. The facts detailed lead to the suspicion that there has been some foul play enacted. which we trust will be duly investigated Girvan, Bth July, 1864.—Gentleme0, there was towed in here yesterday she hull of a sloop, with everything taken off her, also the name on the stern partly put out with black paint; but I have made out so much of it-that I think it has been the Diana of Spey. I have heard to-day that a vessel, from sans part of the east country, had been wrecked lately on the lanai of Sena, salt loaded. The hull of the wreck seems toist very little hurt."—Ayr Observer. The Late Attempted Murder.—The unfortunate Mr. Smith, who was on Saturday so severely wounded by a pistol ball fired by the Hon. William Touohet, has gone on, up to one o'clock this day, rather favourably, certainly without the manifestation of any unfavourable symptoms yet. The ball has not been at present extracted, in consequence of its being lodged too near the spine; he cannot be pronounced out of danger.—London Paper. 0-^4itieidek to the-Hcm. Min Boyia—The Hon. Carol! Boyle niece to the Earl of Cork, and maid of honour to the tiueen Dowager, had a miraculous escape from drowning last "reek, at Allarston, the noble Earl's seat, near Frome. , It aware that Miss Boyle was on a pleasure excursion on 1 the lake, and when pushing off amongst some willows she lost her footing, and fell from the boat, where the water was 16 feet deep. Miss Boyle clung to the boughs. Miss Warburton, her companion, threw 'her the end of an oar from the shore. Miss Mar,y Boyle, who had been waiting the arrival of the boat at the further end of the lake, alone unmoored the boat, and assisted by Miss Warburton, succeeded in dragging in the half lifeless lady just as her strength was giving way and her hands were relaxing their hold. The Representation of Birmingham. —Mr. Joseph Sturge, Mr. Wm. Scholefleld, and Mr. Richard Spooner, are in the field for the vacant seat: the first on the Complete Suffrage interest, the second on the Whig interest, and the third on the Conservative interest. an instance of the increasing ide, we may mention that the of a large establishment on the received by post advices of to be shipped, amounting to The rails are chiefly for . Merlin. The preparations for this The pavilion is are issued, and the the peculiar , all the o active . turn-out on the ger' with  The  the above )t, at Nev day last - for a  trade,  iwport  week,  railway o.—Me  iron.  ' onmough  going on n, the are  ~ apace. tickets  , great in provarious arrangements despatch possible. measures to insure , great occasion. brought by the Government coffee  adopting  India papers, articles against the n of the duty on : in all the islands the queen on the an in the duty on '  West  reduction • and  .e Queen alteration ir  -per ewt.  the produCe.  Iron briskness of t ship*, agent flint, in ono da charter parties 8,000 toes of Charleston, B. Thip Dawns Festival.. national foe are goinv gress of erection, sub-conunittees ark committed to their The Masonic bodies a“. a splendid and formidable West Indfae.—The v Thames, are tilled measure for the re aud free-labour sugar; being held to memorialise the calculation that the cause a reduction of Ern.