Glasgow Courier. — 1861-08-08 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

LIBERAL PURITY.--Further evidence by which the London election was won to the Whig-Radicals, has conic to light. It has already been stated that a letter was issued in the name of Sir Fitzroy Kelly, asking :lonservative voters to come from the country and poll for the Lord Mayor, as their expenses would be paid; this letter has been proved to be a forgery, no such letter having been issued by Sir Fitzroy Kelly. Conservatives can well afford to leave the "Liberals" in theexolusive monopoly of the morality and purity which could resort to such disgraceful means for injuring& political opponent. It has now been discovered that circulars, of which the following is a copy, were issued ;—"City Election, 1861 Western Wood, the Liberal Candidate. Central Committee Room,Gnildhall Coffee House, King St., Cheapside, July 22. Sir—lf you can call here tomorrow morning, at nine o'clock, I may, perhaps, be able to give you some employmeut.-1 am, Sir, yours obechently, Willian A. E. Atkin." This "Lib.. doonsusat tolls its own tnleo-kondon Raw,  Vice-Admiral Sir Thomae Hulbert died on Monday. There have been thirteen more deaths from fever on board H.M.S. Firebrand, in the WeAt Indies.  The Bishop of Durham Continues in innch the same state, but no hopes are entertained of his recovery. Viscount and Viscountess Palmerston will leave Cambridge House on or about the Bth instant for Broad lam Is. The Vice-Chancellor has made an order for the dissolution of the Life Aseirance, Treasury, Deposit, and I ) iscount Bank. It is stated that several life assurance offices will have to pay considerable slims on the policies which have of late years been effected on the life of the Duke of Buckingham. Captain Hall, Into corntuanderof the Great Eastern, haa been appointed general manager of the Inter. colonial Royal Mail Bt.onni Company in Australia and New Zealand. The Baron de Vidil, who has been committed upon a charge of attempting to murder his son, will be tried at the next sessions of the Central Criminal Court, which commence on the 19th inst. It is rumoured that Lord Granville will speedily 9ult the Cabinet, and accept the Embassy to Paris, in order to leave to Earl Russell the unquestioned leadership of the House of Lords. —Spectator. The Rev. Augustus Denham has sent to the Tinmq an account of an terolite, the fall of which he wit. rimed at (Thorley, Lancashire, on Thursday. It is believed to be of unprecedented size; the weight is 83.1 lbs. It buried itself nearly nix feet in the ground, and for a considerable time was too hot to he touched.  A notice from the Poet Office announces the reestablishment of the hi-monthly mail to China. The postage is raised to Is, and the first despatch overland will be on the 6th inst.  The number of shipwrecks in June last Wll9 115, making a total of 1,117 during the present year. The remains of the late Lord Herbert of Lea will be buried in the vault under the east end of Wilton Chord], which was specially constructed for the interment of the members of the Pembroke family. The installation of Lord Palmerston in the Ward. enship of the Cinque Ports may be expected to take place ,tbout the middle of September. . .  The Emigration Commissaners have accepted the Brechin Castle for the conveyance of coolies from Trinidad to Calcutta, at ati 14s 3d per head. A