Glasgow Courier. — 1845-08-23 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

ENGLAND.  Death of the Dean of Llandaf.—We lament to announce the decease of the Very Rev. 'William Bruce Knight, Dean of Llandaff, which took place, after a long and painful illness, at the Deanery, on the night of Friday, the Bth inst. The late excellent and reverend dignitary, who expired in his 60th year, had literally impaired a naturally robust constitution by a life of unceasing labour in the duties of his sacred calling. The remains of the lamented gentleman were interred on Thursday last, in Llandaff Cathedral. The funeral was strictly private. The Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of the diocese was present, and assisted in the service, which was conducted by the Rev. John Montgomory Traherne, Chancellor of the Cathedral, and brother-in-law of the late dignitary. The chief mourners were John Bruce Pryce Esq., and the Right Hon. the Vice-Chancellor Knight Bruce, brothers of the deceased.—Bristol Journal. Religion in the Colonies.—From a bulky Parliamentary return, it appears that according to a schedule of the grants, endowments, and appropriations, made for the purpose of religious instruction or of education in the colonies (the Foss total population of our colonial dependencies amounting in the aggregate to 4,705,789 souls), there was paid in 1842 a total sum of £226,902 to the clergy of the churches of England, Scotland, Rome, and the Methodist and Dissenting ministers, of which £46,964 was paid by the British Treasury, and £176,938 from colonial funds. The grants from the British Treasury to schools during the same period amounted to £26,117, and that for colonial funds to £146,230, making a grand total of £172,407. Of the sum a £49,964, granted by the Treasury to the clergy, those of the Anglican establishment received £44,693; those of the Scotch. £347; and those of the Romish £2024. Of the sum of £176,938, granted from Colonial funds, .£118,443 was received by the Anglican Clergy, £29,645 by the Scotch; £4634 by the Wesleyans and Dissenters, and £24,216 by the Romish priests. Agricultural Labourers.—The wages of agricultural labourers, in Pembrokeshire, have risen to 16e. and 18s. per week, in consequence of the paucity of good hands in the country. A great proportion of the able-bodied men have left for the Continent, where hiFh wages and continued employment may be had on the various lines of railways in progress of construction there.  Execution.—On Monday, at twelve o'clock Benjamin Ellison, an old man, upwards of 60 years of age, who was convicted at last Cornwall Assizes of the wilful murder of Mrs. Ruth Seaman, at Penzance, was eteented at Bodmin. The prisoner, who exhibited great firmness, confessed his guilt to the chaplain before ascending the drop. Destruction of Dogs—The dog persecution still goes on in Leeds. About 100 dogs have been destroyed during the past week; and the total number of the canine, race sacrificed within the last month is between 300 and 400. .  Ingenious Fraud.—The following fraud was practised on the 13th inst., upon Mr. Mininon, a tailor, of Rupert Street, London. He had been occasionally employed by a foreigner named La Blanc, r - •in Gerard Street, whore. . 88 • a flute, his  presented Mininon, •  —hill.elf and left a one, in h '`.<: it, aa an