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Glasgow Courier. — 1844-07-20 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

IRISH STATE TRIALS. It was very generally expected that the opinion of the Judges, in the case of the Queen n O'Connell and others, would have been read is the House of Lords this morning, but such was not the case. No mention was made of it during the morning, and we under. stand it is not likely that the decision of the Judges will be given until the conclusion of the circuit. —Standard Correspondent.  The King of Saxony.—His Majesty was expected to arrive in Edinburgh yesterday; and it is understood that he will reside chiefly at Dalmahoy, the seat of the Earl of Morton, during his stay. The Registrations.— We beg leave to direct attention to the fact that this is the last day upon which claimants can register with the view of being put upon the roll of electors for the ensuing year. We trust, therefore, that no Conservative will neglect the opportunity, particularly after seeing the result of the last election in Birmingham. —See Adv. Case of Murder or Culpable Homicide, in Main Street, Gorbale.—We gave an account of this case in last Courier; and we have now to add, that on Friday a post-mortem examination of the body was made, which, we believe, leaves no doubt that M'Peak's death was caused by violence. Briggs, the alleged murderer, so far as we have heard, has not yet been apprehended. Old Tontine Close.—We observe that workmen have been employed, for some days past, in lifting the foot pavement near Buchanan Court, on the north side of Trongate, it with the new substitute for stone, termed A correspondent suggests that this °iron, rts a favourable opportunity to went widened at the foot of the Old Ton narrow state of which has long been the subject of complaint and of great inconvenience to the public. Some months ago a committee of the Police Board unanimously recommended the improvement, but individual proprietors having objected on account of the expense, it has now become essentially necessary that it should be done at the expense of the city funds. On Thursday Mr. Wallace, M.P., passed through the town on his way to Kelly. We learn that he has paired off for the remainder of the session. The Rev. Mr. Lewis of Dundee, one of the Free Church deputation to America, returned to this country in the Acadia, and arrived in Glasgow on Monday in excellent health and spirits. The Rev. Mr. Chalmers of Dailly was not to leave America for a month later.—Scottish Guardian. Cruelty to Children.—At the Gorbals Police Court, on Wednesday morning last, Robert Lang and Margaret M'Gregor were accused and found guilty, before Bailie Pearson, of maliciously and cruelly maltreating, assaulting, and striking with a cane, the persons of David Moor, a boy of about three years of age, and Martha Moor his sister, a child of tender years, while in their own house in whereby the children were severely injured, e cane left on different parts of their was one of a very aggravated nature, • a admonition, sentenced Lang M'Gregor to 30 days impri.—W  9;.;:1;;+;14..,,g  get . itine Close,—thel
Glasgow Courier. — 1863-05-14 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

OTHERS. This is an action to reduce and set aside a deed executed by Mrs Alexander, widow of the late John Henry .1 lexander, of the Theatre-Royal, Glasgow, in favour of Ler daughters, wherebt, on the eve of her bankruptcy, she transferred various bank shares to them. It also seeks to reduce certain decrees obtained in absence by the daughters, to the effect that they were entitled to certain anon out of their father's estate in name of tiro. With regard to the latter element of the case, the Court pronounced a decision in lan., 1861, but to the effect that the daughters were entitled to legitini. The pursuer then brought a supplementary action to .tscertain the amount of the legitiro to which the defenders were entitled, and the question was whether that action was competent, and also whether it should be conjoined with the original action. The Lord Ordinary (Jerviswoode), in his interlocutor. held that the supplementary action was competent, and that it should be conjoined with the original action. He held also that it was the better course to follow to ascertain the amount of the legitim due to Mr Alexander's daughters before trying the validity of the transfers of bank stock. . . .  The defenders reclaimed, and the case having b(en partially discussed to-day by Mr Lamont' and Mr Pyper for the defenders, the Court unanimously adhered to the Lord Ordinary's interlocutor.  An unsuccessful attempt was made the other evening to blow up a house DOW building in Queen s Road, Manchester. The owner believes it has been done by some bricklayers, wheal he has annoyed by using machine-made bricks. On the recommendation of Lord Palmerston, ;Miss Chalmers, Ashgrove House, Kilwinning, has receive:" a handsome sum from her Majesty's R0y...1 Bounty Fund. 'lbis gifted and spirited young lady (a.; yet but in her 19th year) gives promise of becoming a literary eelebrity. A brutal murder was committed at Bedford on Sunday evening. AMr Budd and his wife were returning home, after visiting a friend, when a mob of militiamen and rough fellows, without warning Om provocation, beat Mr Budd so violently that he die( a few hours afterwards.  By a notice received in Liverpool, it appears that a large vessel has been burnt at sea, and as no boats were near the remains of the ship, it is supposed that the crew have also perished. When discovered by a British ship. she was burnt to the water's edge, and another supposition is, thet the ill-fated vessel has been a prize to the Confederate cruiser Alabama.  A parliamentary return was published on Monday giving an account of all the arms, stores, SEc., captured at Sebastopol. The estimated N,alue of the whole is £26,000, and the only stores sold are the old flint lock arms, fetching £137 19s 71, which was paid into the Treasury. Among the items of these stores are 524 pickaxes, 175 of various carts and carriages, 126 cwt. of iron chains, 26 cwt. of copper, 638 cwt. of iron, 1407 muskets, 1167 of ordnance, 44 cwt. of rope, and 106,356 shots and shellsCOURT OF
Glasgow Courier. — 1863-12-31 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

CAPTURE OF A BRIGAND IN ITALY. A letter from Naples, December 14, says—" Caruso, the notorious brigand chief, has been taken. For three years he has kept the province of Bene7entum especially in a state of terror by ferocious acts which have scarcely ever been equalled even in Southern Italy. Wholesale)iii 'outchery and mutilation have been during this period, his daily pastime, and the thirst f r blood which seems to have distinguished this rnonste spared neither age nor sex. On one occasion he is se' to have murdered thirteen of the peasantry of Capitanata with his own hand with a razor. Froi,,r the Ist to the 15th September last it is calculated that 100 murders were committed by his band, divided into small detachments, and cutting off unresisting unarmed persons in detail. At the very gates of the small town of San Bartolommeo, on the 9th September, he slaughtered a number of the inhabitants, and his audacity led him at last to threaten even Beneventum. He was only twenty-five years of age, and a native of Torre Maggiore. Of middling height and thin, there was a restless expression in his right eye, which made him extremely repulsive; a long chin, chesaut-coloured beard, long thin nose, and olive complexion complete the portrait of the monster. He was formerly a timber-merchant, or rather a dealer in wood, which gave him the opportunity at acquainting himself with the woods and by-paths of the country, a knowledge which has been so fatal to his many victims. In IA6I he was arrested on the charge of being connected with a band of thieves. During the reaction he escaped, and has ever since kept in the open country, at the head of sixty well-armed and wellmounted men. Ordinary efforts failing to secure him, General Pallavicini, who commanded at Aspromonte, was sent against him, and by untiring energy he has at length destroyed nearly the whole band and captured Caruso himself, though the immediate honour of the affair belongs to the mobilised National Guard of Mollnara. He was taken at four o'clock on the morning of the 9th inst., together with a girl called Filomena della Riccia, whom he carried off and violated a few months since, after having murdered her father. Together with them was taken a young lad of seventeen, who was much reduced by his sufferings from a musket-shot in the arm. It is easy to imagine the intense joy which filled the many thousands who assembled last Friday afternoon outside the town of Beneventum to witness the arrival of the brigand. at last he appeared, seated on an ass, and bound with many cords. Around him were the National Guard of Molinara, and at the head was the Syndic of Molinaro, who commanded the brave men who took him. In the evening a dinner was given to the guard, and afterwards they were taken off to the theatre, where they were received with the greatest applause. In fact, the whole province is in festivity at being liberated, not merely from this monster, but from brigandage. On Saturday, he and the other brigands were tried by court-martial and shot; and so ends the bloody drama which from time to time I have descrilide."
Glasgow Courier. — 1863-09-03 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

OPENING OF THE CANADIAN PARLIAMENT.  The Canadian Parliament was opened by the Governor-General with the usual formalities on the 13th ult. On the following day the Governor-General delivered his speech. In the course of his remarks, his Excellency said.—  "I would specially direct your attention to the existing militia law, which requires extensive amendment, in order to place this important arm of the public defence in a ondition of efficiency. The large increase which has ()warred in the Volunteer force, and the offers of service which I continue to receive from new companies, are gratifying proofs of the patriotic zeal which animates the whole community in reference to the subject of public defence. The interest which has been displayed in the formation of drill associations, and the manifest desire of the youth of the country to perfect themselves in the use of arms, are satisfactory evidence that the people of Canada are prepared to submit to any personal sacrifice which can reasonably be demanded of them, in order to enable them in the most efficient manner to put forth their strength in defence of their institutions and their homes, should circumstances ever require from them such an exhibition of patriotism. I trust to your wisdom to give a proper direction to the excellent spirit by which the people are animated, and to your liberality to supply the means by which practical advantages may be obtained from it."  Commercial houses in Vienna have received telegrams stating that a conflagration had taken place at Monastir, in Turkey, destroying the Bazaar and 3000 houses.  A very sad accident has happened at the Theatre Dejazet. The usual ghost tragedy was to be given, in which Al. Fribault represented the murderer. As, however, the apparatus had been damaged, the ghost had to be represented by one of the chorus singers; unfortunately this was not told either to the publics or M. Fribault. The audience seemed to be hissing the • ghost, which M. Fribault took to himself, little guessing the disturbance arose from the discovery that, the ghost was flesh and blood. He made the thrust with the dagger at the ghost; the poor man gave a horrible shriek and fell, the dagger, which was a sharp-bladed instrument, remaining in his body. A few hours later and the unfortunate man was a corpse. The town of Pampeltma, say the Madrid journals, was a few days bask the scene of a fearful incident. A lion belonging to a travelling menagerie escaped from its cage and rushed through the streets, attacking every one that it met. Three persons were killed by the terrible animal, and about a dozen received injuries. The number of victims would have been more considerable if the lion had not perceived a butcher's shop, into which he sprang, enticed by the meat displayed at the door. The butcher had the presence of mind to close his shop, and the owner of the lion being informed of the detention of the animal, fetched one of his cages and applied the Opening of it to the shop door. The lion being satiated, rushed out as soon as the door was opened, and was caught in the cage as in a trap.
Glasgow Courier. — 1863-08-06 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

USEFUL INVENTION.  At a time that the public attention has been painfully excited by the recent murderous attack in a railway carriage an invention has been perfected for enabling the guard an,l, if necessary, the passengers in a train to communicate instantaneously with the engine-driver— an invention which for its simplicity and efficiency ought to be extensively used. The inventor, who is in charge of the Telegtaplt-ofiloe, Holyhead, has, in conjunction with Mr Ciisborne, the well-known telegraph engineer, patented the invention in England and America. All former plans in use in England for enabling railway guards to communicate with the drivers accomplish their object by mechanical force, but by Fletcher and Gisborne's plan this is done by the more speedy and certain power of electricity. A small instrument worked by a voltaic battery is placed close to the handle of the engine whistle, the connection with the guard being maintained by an electric wire running on the top, underneath, or through tie carriages. This wire is fitted with a spring coupling between each carriage, so that it may be, if desired, a fixture on each of them. The communication is of course instantaneous, and seems adapted to meet every kind of mishap that may occur to a train, because any disconnection of the wire with the guard's van, whether arising frem negligence or accident, sets the whistle going at once. Should a train become detached in going up an incline, or should any one of the couplings not have been connected, the driver is, ipso facto, warned of it. In order to prevent any unnecessary whistling when a carriage is added to or removed from the train, a small handle is provided, which the driver draws out about an inch, and which not only cuts off the communication with the train, but at the same time blocks the handle of the whistle. This arrangement compels the driver, before he can whistle in starting his train, to replace the electric communication. The instrument is comparatively cheap, and not liable to get out of order easily. All that is required is that the battery should occasionally be replenished. The Marquis of Clanricarde and several other gentlemen well qualified by their knowledge of railway affairs to form an opinion have seen the apparatus and recommend it highly. There is nothing to prevent the communication being made available from every compartment, though it is a question for railway managers how far power should be given to every passenger of stopping a train. However, whether it he used by the guard only, or by the passengers as well, there seems to be no doubt that this electric communication is immensely superior to the "rope system" for instance, which is in use on the London and North-Western Railway and other trunk lines. The strain on the rope is frequently so great as to make it snap, while any disconnection of the train cuts off the communication without warning to the driver, and even when it is actually in working order some precious moments are lost before the whistle can be sounded.
Glasgow Courier. — 1848-01-04 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

ARREST OF THE PRINCIPAL MURDERER OE MR. ROE.—We are happy in being enabled to state that this wretch, who so long escaped the untiring vigilance of the police, has at length been captured, through the indefatigable exertions of Sub-inspector Cox, of the Caahel district. Night after night, and day after day, did this efficient officer and his men search the country, in the hope of bringing to justice this assassin; but until last Sunday morning their efforts were unavailing. It seems that Mr. Cox received information a few days since that John Lonergan (the object of his pursuit), was to speudChristmas-day with his relations, on the lands of Boytonrath, near the scene of the fearful murder; and although he did not stall rely on the information, still lie pretended to believe it implicitly, and accordingly gave orders to the police in the neighbouring districts to be at the place on Christmas evening. Mr. Cox proceeded there also with his party; but, in accordance with his anticipations, there was no trace of Lonergan to be found. Both officer aml police, we understand, affected mach anger stool finding "their man," and all left the lands evidently in great disgust. However, Mr. Cox was not to be baffled , he is a gentleman who, from great experience, knows the Irish character well; and that oftentimes information is given by the lower classes, in the most plausible manner, in order to puzzle the authorities, and lead them astray; knowing this, he made his plans accordingly. He ordered the police from the adjacent stations to be at the lands again before break of day, and that he would meet them with his own party. Complying with the order, all the men and their officers were at their posts between six and seven o'clock; all the different passes in the neighbourhood were occupied by them, and they waited in anxious expectation until the dawn of day. About the grey of the morning the assassin made his appearance, proceeding in the direction of his sister's house; chase was immediately made, and after a short run the fellow was captured. The policeman who first came tip to him was in plain clothes, and wore a fur cap, and the wretch said to him, "The devil shoot you, I thought you were the saddler from New Inn He was then handcuffed and marched through the lands of Boytotiratti, and across the very spot where the frightful murder was perpetrated; when some of his relatives sobbed, and cried as he passed along, he used to call out—" D—n you, what are you crying for" He is now placed in the Cashel prison, and in a few days will be brought into Clonmel jail.— Tipperary Constitution.  Banday , Lidail miff letter coi— foregoing was conveyed, _ _ _ information. L. too much reason, however, to fear, that melawcholy as the ceding paragraphs are, they do not contain all the disastrous , legs of the gale of Sabbath week in Orkney. The weather is ne once more so unfavourable, that even should it moderate soon, th, high sea must prevent the crossing of the mail boat sooner than, perhaps, a day or Oa .--Joka Ain* Janta6
Glasgow Courier. — 1848-08-17 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

CATTLE MARKET, AUGUST 14. The market with a view of the hanging, did not exceed twenty-five. Of stock, especially beasts and calves; yet the demand for it was in a mthuerdreerlaetdionsHoef, Mrs.hun_ very sluggish state at barely stationary prices. The numbers of home-fed beasts were less than those exhibited on Monday last, but A Lthae:ine,m aboutßae Bacon, thirdwoh mpatrhte convict t had of co band, her brother-in-law, her two sons, and her four brothers, there was a slight improvement in their general quality. Notwithwhom were of the number. The murderer was dressed in a long standing the prevailing wet weather, the beef trade, as the attendwhite robe and a whitecap. When the sheriff asked him if ante of both town and country buyers was good, was somewhat he had anything to say, he replied-" I have a good deal to brisk, at an advance in the quotations of fully 26 per 81b. A few .0 12. say, but do not feel as if I could say it." Seating himself very prime Scots sold at 4s 2d, but the general top figure for beef 81b. Although the supply of sheep was again on the de to be cap- as he spoke, be groaned aloud, bat shed no tears. He then wanaecre4s per ase the sale for teat descriptionf k ' -- o stock was in a very ger, to be corn- called for some water with camphor in it, which was brought sluggish I state, and last week's prices were with difficulty sup' ' .thampton ;G. B. him. He looked round him rather sulkily, and said, ' I ported. The best old downs, which we scarce, sold at from West, commander, think it stmnge that any one should want to see a man in 4re lad to 56 per 81b. The lamb trade was very heavy, at Fridzy's ant, to Crocodile; T. this situation." After a short pause, he continued, "I don't decline of from 4d to Gd per Sib. The best old down lambs real.midge, clerk, to South- feel as if I could die after all. Here he raised the knot of ised only from 4s 106 to 56 per 81b. Calves, the supply of which Myrtle; .1. F. Johnson, the rope, and laid it against his left ear. He then said, "I was limited, moved off steadily, at late rates. There was scarcely oital; Andrew Millar' sun. suppose there is no getting away from Ebbs at any rate;" and any inquiry for pigs, in the prices of which, however, we have no . Marines; J. Slop, actinghe rooked over the front to See how far it was to the ground. change to notice. Auvergne,assistant-surgeon, It was now about ten minutes before two o'clock. The she- By the quantities of 8 lb., sinking the offal. riff told him he would give him whatever time he wanted s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d. - - ----- - ' - - before the rope was cut. He replied that he would like to Inf. coarse beasts..... 3 2 3 4 Lambs 3lO 5 0