Glasgow Courier. — 1855-10-16 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

SOUTU PACIFIC, NEW GRANADA, AND CUBA.  The George Law brings also later news from Australia, the South Pacific, Brazil, New Granada, and Cuba. From the Sowth Pacific the dates are—Valparaiso, Aug. 30; Guayaquil, Aug. 31.; Callao, Sept. it; and Paita, Sept. 10:" In Chili, the National Congress still pursued its legislation for administrative and executive reform. The senate had sanctioned the new consular treaty with Ecuador. An additional sum of $lOO,OOO had been voted by the deputies for the improvement of roads and bridges, and the police system had been reformed. Both houses had authorised the executive to take shares up to $1,000,000 in the Santiago and Tacua Railroad. The Valparaiso and Santiago Railroad was to have been opened on the 17th of August, and on the next day the anniversary of national independence was to be celebrateff. Late storms in the south had destroyed property valued at $490,000. and a great number of vessels, with 16 lives, were lost. The Chilian transport Indefatigable exploded her powder magazine on 3d August, and was blown to pieces, with the captain (Lynch) and three of her crew. A man named Clark, from Missouri, had been condemned to death for murder and an attempt at robbery at Valparaiso. Flour remained very dear at Conception, but had slightly declined in price at Valparaiso. The convention of Peru was still in session. Prices of provisions were enormously high, and a new food tariff bill had been introduced, at the hatred of the liberated negroes to work had endangered the crop yield. The new bill was to come into operation on the let of September. Yellow fever raged in some of the towns in the interior. The changes in the cabinet were nearly perfected. In Bolivia politics looked very gloomy. It was thought that Dr. Linares, with his partisans, would resist General Cordova's appointment as president, by choice of the army. General Santa Cruz wae promoting his own eau's', In Buenos Ayres and at Salts. From Ecuador we hear of an earthquake shock at Guayaquil, aad of reports of war with Peru, which were unfounded. Our files from New Granada are dated Femme, Sept. 18, and Aapinvrall, Sept. 22. The news is not Important. In Aspinwall the people clamoured furs firm and impartial administration of the government, and an anti-rent agitation had been initiated. The public was soon to enjoy full admission to the uses of the Isthmus telegraph, at a regulated scale of prices. A better management of railroad charges was looked for. A French company was about to run a line of steamers from Aspinwall to Jamaica, via Carthagena. Robberies were very frequent. From Brazil and Paraguay we learn that Brazil had not only rejected all the pacific treaties agreed to by her ministers in Paraguay, but was actually about to reinforce her invading squadron. It was mid that she showed a most hostile spirit, and the news created no little sensation in Chili, where full details were anxiously looked for. It was reported that the cabinet of Brazil had been changed on account of the new movement. The annexation of Uruguay to the empire was discussed in the papers.  CU B A.  By the arrival of the steamship Granada we have news from Havana to the 23d Sept. By a recent royal decree the old colonial council has been abolished, and a new council of 30 appointed, of which Manuel de la Concha, Marquis of Duero, is vioe-president.  Santa Anna and inks bailed from Nusvitas for St. Thomas in the English mail steamer Dement on the 12th ult., and reached his destination on the Ugh. lie brought to Cuba $70,000 in specie, and acted very shabbily with the officers of the steamer Guerrero, whose captain abandoned his command and proceeded to St. Thomas. Havana dates are to the 27th ult. Nothing important had transpired since previous adrices.