Glasgow Courier. — 1863-11-05 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

THURSDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 5.  Fitascii accounts from Mexico are favourable, but private letters describe the hostility of the population as implacable. KING VICTOR EMMANUEL is going to visit the two fairest of the provinces he has acquired by force and fraud—Naples and Tuscany. At Naples there is to be a great naval review. THE Prussian elections have resulted in a preponderating majority for the Opposition party, but the Ministmialists have gained an accession of strength, and even one Minister has been returned. The Chambers meet on Monday next. SHOULD the judges decide against the Government in the matter of the steam rams, Mr Laird will claim heavy compensation for the damage and loss he bas sustained by their detention. The case of the Alexandra is to be re-opened up by the Government, who are not satisfied with the late decision.  THE Bank of England has increased its minimum rate of discount from 4to 5 per cent. This measure has been delayed somewhat too long, considering the state of the foreign exchanges, the numerous jointstock projects in the market, and the rather weak position of the Bank itself. The coin and bullion are only £14,437,574, and the reserve of notes £6,547,360. There are some fears of a still further advance.  THE chastisement inflicted upon the Japanese Daimio, Prince Satsuma, though severe, has not, we fear, been either so complete or so unequivocally a display of preponderating power as to have much salutary effect upon the imagination of the ingenious but most exclusive Japanese people. The object of the expedition—compensation for the murder of Mr Richardson, and punishment for his murderers—has entirely failed, nor will it be possible to accomplish it without the aid of a considerable army. In Japan, even more than in China, commerce is only practicable under the shelter of our guns. Whether we do. not nay somewhat dear for our whistle in maintaining a large naval and military force in those far Eastern countries for the protection of our not very extensive commerce with them is a question well worthy the attention of the British taxpayer. THE clubs and private society in London have been hugely entertained during the last week by a case of scandal rivalling in piquancy the celebrated case of Norton v. Lord Melbourne. The hoary sinner in this instance is no other than our "popular" Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston! a gallant now in his 80th year! The frail respondent in the intended action for divorce on the part of the husband is the wife of a clergyman named O'Kane, residing in London, and she is said to have paid numerous visits to Cambridge House in the summer of last year. Unfortunately for the gossips, the case is said to have been " arranged " by a payment of £6OOO. If this be true, it is equivalent to an admission of guilt ; and, notwithstanding the "popularity" of the aged Don Juan, the matter can hardly fail to lead to his retirement from political life. The English people will tolerate a good deal, but they still retain their respect for the domestic virtues; and a breaker of the seventh commandment is not fit to hold the first place in public affairs, or to appear at a Court which is a model of purity. EARL RUSSELL has, it is said, addressed another despatch to St Petersburg on the Polish question, in which he has not ventured on declaring that Russia has forfeited the rights over Poland given her by the treaty of Vienna. It is understood that such a declaration, made officially, would have been immediately followed by an Imperial rescript decreeing the incorporation of all the Polish provinces with the empire, and that by right of conquest. The barbarities of the Russians continue as atrocious as ever, but the Poles are going to try to hold out till the spring, by which time they expect the French Emperor, at least, will assuredly succour them. In this hope they will too probably be disappointed. Russia is not as vulnerable as Austria; and France is beginning to feel the force of the financial objection to war almost as keenly as England. Meanwhile, Lord Russell's notes and despatches have no other effect than to increase the sufferings of the Poles, whom it is now a point of honour with the Russians to subdue, in order to prove their independence of foreign interference.