Glasgow Courier. — 1846-02-21 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

ENGLAND.  Among those who are most likely to be well informed, it is confidently stated that her Majesty's confinement is not expected before the end of May.—Times. Birth of a French Princess.—On Monday morning, at 11 o'clock, the Duchess of Nemours was safely delivered of a Princess, and the guns at the Hotel des Invalides fired a royal salute upon the occasion. The Duchess of Hamilton left Portman Square on Saturday, for Hamilton Palace, in consequence of the indisposition of the noble Duke, who has been for some time indisposed.— Moraine Herald. The buke and Duchess of Sutherland and family arrived at Trentham Hall on Friday. The Countess of Lincoln has improved in health during the last week. Lord John Russell received Viscount Melbourne, Viscount Morpeth, Mr. Rutherford, and a select circle, to dinner on Saturday, at his residence in Chesham Place. Lord Brougham was one of the guests at the dinner given on Wednesday by Lord Aberdeen, and appeared to have quite recovered from the effects of his recent indisposition. The Earl of Ellenborough and Admiral Bowles left town on Saturday, for Portsmouth. We regret to hear that General Lord Bloomfield, Commandant at Woolwich, continues indisposed. We are glad to state that the Lady Louisa Oswald is now rapidly recovering from her late severe illness. We are authorised to state that there is no truth whatever in a report contained in the Morning Chronicle, that Colonel Harding°, of the Artillery, at Woolwich, had received a letter from his brother, Sir Henry Hardinge, relating to the recent operations in the Punpub. The report stated that sixty officers had been killed, and the utmost anxiety has been occasioned amongst the many families who have relatives in the army engaged by the careless publication of this unfounded rumour—Times. . .  Sad lea Death of Mrs. Braham.—We regret tio announce the death of Mrs. Braham, wit' • of the celebrated vocalist, which occurred very suddenly in the course of Sunday night last, at the residence of her husband, No. 8, Gloucester Road, Victoria Gate. The deceased was the mother of Lady Withlegrave, and was in her forty-eighth year. The young wheat plants in all parts of the country present a most healthy appearance. If they are not checked by spriag frosts, we shall, in aU probability, have an early harvest. . _ .  The "young American planter of immense wealth," who recently took to himself an English wife, at Birmingham, has absconded, leaving behind him a few empty boxes, a suit of regimentals, a rusty sword and an old pistol. The disconsolate and disappointed bride, who was thought to have made so great a catch, has returned to her friends. The Charge of Fvrjery at Leeds.—Ott Monday, Mr. Herman Julius Marcus' the sharebroher of Leeds, who had been in custody 80111 e days, on a charge of forging a conveyance or transfer of railway stock, was liberated on bail to answer the charge at the next Yorkshire. assi444 wiso commence on the 7th of March.  The Can of Alleged Infanticide at Greenwiel4.—The coroner's Inquiry into this paidul case terminated on the 11th inst. The evidence of a man, named Jones, went to show that the hole, in which the body was buried, had been dug before the death of the infant, and subsequent to the administrating of poison. The coroner dwelt on the testimony of the medical gentlemen as to the examination of the body, tending to prove that death had been occasioned by arsenic. The jury returned a verdict of wilful murder against Win. Richardson.  The Militia.—The following appointments in the militia have been made from the household troops:—Sergeant J. Were, from the 21 battalion Scots Fusilier Guards, to be Adjutant in the 2d Lancashire Militia. Sergeant Macgregor, same regiment, to be Adjutant in the West Suffolk. Quartermaster-Sergeant Miller to be Adjutant in the Ayrshire Militia. Sergeant Giles, of the 2d battalion of the Coldstream Guards, to be Sergeant-Major In the First Royal Surrey. Drill-sergeant Austin to be Sergeant-Major in the King's Own Light Infantry (Middlesex.) Sergeant-Major Lumley, of the 14 battalion Coldstream Guards, to be Adjutant of an Irish militia regiment, the name of which has not transpired. Other sueh appointments are in contemplation.