Glasgow Courier. — 1854-03-21 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

SCOTLAND  MAN KILLILD.—On Thursday last John White. law, a collier, was killed in the Ilurnhead Coal. psi, near Airdrie by the roof falling in upon him. It appears that the 'deceased had hero working his drift wider than the prescribed width in the pit, which led to the roof giving way.  Tao Gummi 51canaa.—The number of eases for trial at the approaching Circuit at Ayr is not very large, and the crimes for the meet part not of a very serious stature. The trial of Cunningham for the murder of his wife at Girran will form the burden of their Lordship's duty.  GNAW, PARR' —So far as the public let of grams parks has gone in some parts of lifeshire, the prices obtained are higher than those of last year The first letting of parks for the season about Coldstream took place at Langton no the POI instant, and the result was an increase of rent on all the fields, on an aWlllll4le equal to 441 per moot. no the rent of last year. One field let last year at £9O was put up at £llO, and finally let at £l4O.  EFVECTS 01 TRI WAR crow Lerrii.—At this Se.*OR of the year, the bustle of preparing the vessels tor starting on the St. Petersburg voya,•ees has, by the expected war, been put a stop to, although some Of the owners of them are so sanguine as to hope all will be settled before lb* middle of April—the usual gime of departure. Some, however, are heir, placed In the Dry Docks, •nd fitted for the Quebec trade. The trade to Cronstadt being an important one a stoppage of it will be severely felt, and will, for ihe prevent at least, enhance the priees of candles, saap. sails, rope., Sic. Evorrutul'ELlllllll,llto A . We are glad to learn that there is every probability of the electric telegraph being very noon extended to Aberdeen. At a meeting of the leading business men in that city, held on Saturday last—the Dean of Guild preeiding—it was unanimously resolved that a subscription should be immediately set us foot to rafts 1538, the sum for which the Aberdeen Railway bare agreed to construct and work the telegraph for four years. The members of the Stock Elehange beaded the subscription lie! with L 5), and as it is expected that Montrose and the other towns along the line will contribute, so as to share in the bemefits of this speedy means of communication, there can be little doubt but the requisite amount will 60011 be raised.  lizsuLT—Mr.istiost Aremorr.—We regret to learn that on Tuesday evening, about sic o'clock, a seaman named Charles White, a native of London, who was serving on board the schooner William Wells of Goole, Capt. Hawsworth, was accidentally drowned at Beauty. He was somewhat the worse of liquor, and was amusing himself along with his shipmates, when his bonnet fell overboard, and was carried away with the stream. White was a good swimmer, and rushed into the water to recover his cap He succeeded in doing this and pot it on his head, bat in retorting to the shore he sunk. A boat immediately put out from the ship, and one of the men tried to seize the drowning man by the head, but he only grasped his bonnet, and the Rags was immediately carried out of sight. His body has not yet been recovered. PROMOTION IN TIM Citreous —The Lords of the Treasury having received and considered a memorial from the extra or glut weighers in the port of London, praying to be placed on an improved footing, and it being considered that it would be advantageto the service if the regulation at present existing at Liverpool of promoting an extra officer for every third vacancy that occurs in the lowest class of established weighers at that port was extended to the port of London, their Lordships have been pleased to authorise the Board of Customs to select and recommend the promotion of an extra officer for every third vacancy that may occur in the lowest date ef established washers is the port of Leaden.