Glasgow Courier. — 1861-11-07 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

HORRIBLE TRAGEDY.—The commune of Pertuis (V.:manse) was the scene of a horrible tragedy a few days since. A farmer named Leonard murdered his wife and two children, cut their bodies to pieces, and then set tire to the premises. The murderer afterwards attempted to shoot himself, but failed, and was immediately arrested. Nothing is known as to his motive.  In the Municipal Council of Vienna a few days back, a discussion took place about a revelation by the Medical Gazelle that in the Foundling Hospital the children of Jewesses were baptised and taken away from their mothers, the latter not even being allowed to know where they are kept. Eventually B motion requesting the Government to remedy this state of things was adopted almost unanimously. A new method of smelting ores has been introduced into the copper mines of South Australia. Instead of the ore being reduced to slag, as in the old furnaces, the heat is so regulated as to fuse the metal without melting the other elements contained in the ore. The latter, on being removed from the furnace, is then crushed and washed. The washing effectually separates the copper, which is then ready for the refinery. C title +TURING IN FRkNCE.—The Cliarieari publishes an engraving which represents Austria and Venetia quarrelling with arms a kimbo, while Europe with helmet on bead, armed to the teeth, and holding a huge rifled cannon under the right arm, shows every mark of impatience and says, "Swristi! try and come to some understanding ! I am quite tired of remaining armed in this way on account of you both. I want to lay aside my rifled cannon, and all this warlike preparation, which is grinding me to dust ?"  On Ai, that in consequence of the French having formed a colonial establishment in Cochin China, the English will take possession of some island neat the coast of that conntry. —Court Journal. The King of Siam has approved of a proposition to erect a Protestant church at Bangkok. and will contribute for its erection. The most liberal and enterprising policy appears to prevail. The commander of the iron-cased frigate Oloire has received orders to proceed on a mission, the nature of which is unknown, and to receive on board five passengers whose names are not given. Negotiations are going on for the construction of an immense Crystal Palace in the neighbourhood of Paris, and Sir Joseph Paxton and Mr Brassey are now in that capital in connection with this undertaking. Mr Seward seems to represent in their coarsest form the national defects and prejudices of his countrymen. At the beginning of the contest he fawned on the Seceders, he flattered the vanity of the Federalists, and he blustered against the nnoffending Government and people of England. —Saturday 11,-view.  IGNORANCE IN SPAlN.—According to recent official statistics, out of 489,332 in the province of Madrid, 266,992 could neither read nor write. In the province of rarragon, out of 321,888 inhabitants, 271,404 could neither read nor write; and in the district of Moncado alone, out of 28,000, 23,000 could neither read nor write.  The ex-King of Delhi, Bahadur Shah, is said to be dying. He has received every comfort which ten rnpees a month could pnrchase, and has been allowed, in common with his family, to wander at will, on hie parole, within the limits of his cantonments, a privilege he has seldom been able to avail himself of. Ills son, Jumina Bukht, and the two brothers, are fast becoming accomplished English scholars. The climate of Russia makes fuel a necessity of life. Hitherto the peasants have enjoyed commonage in the forests ; they are excluded from this right in the new code, which makes them pay for what they have till now enjoyed gratuitously. This will probably explain the numerous risings of peasants that have taken place in the very year when all Europe thought that a people had been brought out of ben. daze. —Spectator.