Glasgow Courier. — 1846-02-14 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

NIGHT SIGNALS AT SEA.  The several notices which have appeared in the daily morning and evening papers of late, respecting the importance and necessity of a universal code of night signals at sea and on the coast being established, appears to have attracted amongst the mercantilelndrine interest the attention which the subject deserves. It remains for Government to sanction some simple code, in order to lessen the constantly-occurring loss of life and property by the want of established and understood signals. Mr. Henry C. Chapman, shipowner, of Liverpool, in addressing Lloyd's upon the subject, mentions that he, with the view to the introduction of some simple code, adopted one for the use of commanders of the ships in his employ, which the captains all highly approve of, as being extremely simple, and easily understood by the parties employed in the coasting and fishing trades. Mr. Chapman mentions also that Sir Charles Ogle, and several naval officers, approved of his code.  Fiee.—Yeaterday evening, about five o'clock, a hay-stack, on the premises of Mr. Gavm Alston, eowfeeder, Sauehiehall Lane, was discovered to be on fire. Tho .epgines,.were speedily on the spot, and the fire was very soon subdued, so that only a small part of the stack was destroyed. The fire is supposed to have been caused by some sparks having lodged in the, stack from the fire connected with a boiler which stood n4ar it. -  Destructive Fire at Inverness.—We regret to state that the candle-manufactory of Mr. J. Forsyth of Inverness was totally destroyed by fire on the forenoon of Monday last. How the fire originated has not yet been ascertained. A few hours previous to its occurrence, Mr. Forsyth received a letter threatening him with assassination for opposing the populace in the recent potato riots, but it is believed that this was not connected with the above calamity. The fire seems to have been accidental. We are enabled to announce that it is now fixed that an additional Sheriff-Substitute for this County is to be appointed; and that his residence is to be at Kilmarnock.— Ayr Advertiser. Sudden Death—Culpable Homicide—On Tuesday last, James Donnelly, a weaver in Saltmarket, who had been in good health during the day, died suddenly about five o'clock in she afternoon. There were no outward marks of violence upon the body; but a report having got abroad, and reached the ears of the Superintendent of Police, that there was reason to suspect foul play on the part of Donnelly's wife, the Sheriff, in compliance, we suppose, with the late regulations as to sudden deaths, ordered immediate inquiry, and a medical examination of the corpse. The result qf these iti-te show that Donnelly's death has-beet cattathlbiit blow on the back part of the head, which had fractured the skull. The wife of the deceased has accordingly been taken into custody, examined, and committed for trial at the next Circuit Court on a charge of culpable homicide. It is said that the blow which caused Donnelly's death was inflicted with a heavy "potato beetle," thrown at him by his wife in consequence of some very abusive and provoking language he was using towards her at the time. Trade in South Staffordshire—Here all is bustle and activity: all the masters have on hand double the amount of orders they are able to execute. In the neighbourhoods of Tipton, Darlaston, Wednesbury, Bilston, and Great }fridge, new furnaces are in course of erection; but the want of coals is felt here as in North Worcestershire; the miners are obtaining about fiva shillings a day; but they will not work more than four days a week; and the proceedings in the police courts afford daily proof of the disputes between the men and the masters. The gun-lock filers and the saddlers' ironmongers have not been so busy as at the present time for many years.—Manchester Examiner.