Glasgow Courier. — 1848-02-12 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

GREAT STEEPLE CHASE MATCH FOR MOO.  Two Glasgow gentlemen, of celebrity in the sporting world, visited our neighbourhood on Tuesday, for the purpose of deciding which of their two hunters was first able to carry his rider over four miles of good level country, nicely intersected with thirtyone fences—many of them of a very formidable character. The flags marking out the course were all floating in the breeze by eleven o'clock a.m. The horses and their riders soon afterwards were on the ground, and yet the start did not take place till between two and three o'clock P.M. During the tantalising Interval the rain fell literally in torrents, end the assembled spectators had their patience and love of sport tried to the very last stage of endurance. The competing animals (a cheanut and • grey), seemed in good condition, and both were more liberally backed with the money of their respective admirers than ever any two horses were in this district of Scotland. After starting, both animals kept pretty closely together, at rather a slow pace, over the first five fences; at the sixth fence (an ordinary hedge) the grey refused, and re-refused, till the chem. nut, at a mere canter, bad stolen half a mile a-head of him; nevertheless the grey's rider kept up the chase with gre,t nerve and judgment, taking the principal leaps in splendid style, and gained gradually upon his opponent until he caught hint within two fields of the winning-post, when a brief but Ineffectual struggle took place—the chesnut being too fresh to yield the prize to his very swift but now considerably exhausted opponent. The grey, being an Irish horse of good repute, was firmly backed by every one of his countrymen, (and many of them were spectators of the race). A great number of Glasgow gentlemen also fancied him, but every sportsman in this quarter had unlimited confidence in the cbesnut, and his steady unflinching honesty, and unquestionable speed and bottom, well merit their esteem. The ground gone over was near the same spot on which last year's West of Scotland grand steeple chases took place.— Kilmarnock Journal.  Wilsontown, Morning tide, and Cables. Railway Company._ The ordinary annual general meeting of the shareholders in the above-named Railway Company was held yesterday in the Black Bull Inn—John Houldsworth, Esq., in the chair. Mr. Littleton, the Secretary, having read the advertisement calling the meeting, and also the minutes of last meeting, Mr. Dunlop of Craigton moved the re-election of the former directors, and that the vacancies be filled up by the election of Mr. Henderson of Park and Mr. J. G. Openshaw, wbich wigs unanimously agreed te. The morning then read and agreed to, and the meeting authorised payment of a dividend of 10s. on old stock, and 2.. 6d. on the new stock, being five per cent. on the call of ~£5 in June last, and that it be payable on the 221 current. A vote of thanks was then given to the Chairman and Directors, after which the meeting separated. Fires.—On Wednesday night, about nine o'clock, a fire broke out in the shop of Mr. 'Robert Grange, boot and shoe maker, 26 Saltmarket. The fire was first observed by a boy who was passing at the time, who perceived smoke issuing from beneath the door. The alarm was immediately given, and the keys of the shop having been obtained, an entrance was effected, and the flames easily extinguished. The damage done is but trifling.—About 11 o'clock a second tire broke out in the shop of Mr. Brown, painter, King Street, Tradeston, but it wasfortunately extinguished before much damage was done. _ _ _ .  &veered Murder.—During the present week, a labourer, named Francis M•Guire, has been taken into custody, in connection with a rather suspicious case. The preliminary investigation has been conducted by the authorities pr. vately; but so far as we have learned the prisoner has cohabited for some time past with a female named Mary May—that the woman was in good health on Saturday night last, but died, in their lodgings in the Old Wynd, on the following day, and that the body presents such marks as leave room to suspect that death has been caused by violence. Meanwhile the investigation is in progress. Tap ANATOMICAL Vases—The proprietor of this inimitable production announces, in the most distinguishing spirit of tiberaHty. which we feel confident cannot fail to be appreciated and highly encouraged, that for two weeks previous to the figure being removed from Glasgow, the public, will be admitted at half the usual - and persons purchasing the very inter, and Untrue" ' will be admitted free to thee- in tbe wen. who desire to know the with all its