Glasgow Courier. — 1857-12-31 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

SET. Till se re dist di 8k deuce stances apprehet. The wit rudely clip, financial syst been doubly ' disclosures of it sion the vices tion have been lc burst has agitated, 's atmosphere. The hi issuing from the west crossed, unchecked, the. dearer within the last tw vious occasion. Banks anc an of high position have succus as once wealthy have suddenly I. has been arrested in its pt thousands have been cast upon .o The national treasury itself has solvency only by Ministerial ith disasters will not be without what a sacrifice has this been have learned lessons from trial, at which experience has been purchase While the entire country has sufferea. been sorely hit. We do not dwell upon topic. The wound is too deep to be epee For years to come will our communit effects. In the shattered fortunes, and health and reason of many victims, will the overtrading be long apparent. Thousands, rich and happy, have been beggared that foul , mon• worms might fatten. In order that merc.a criminals might bask in momentary sunshine, the dastrious have been robbed of their earnings, t, wealthy of their capital, widows and orphans c their all. We have nursed a viper which has stung our bosom. We have harboured reckless commercial criminals who have been but too successful in their nefarious scheme,. Turning from the calendar of mercantile, survey tbhe, we that of social, crime. And in this alarming advances have been made. Our city, nay, the world, has 1, was but lately engrossed with the case of one whose to es. sex, appearance,and beauty, could not fail to interest, require arraigned before the supreme tribunal of Scotland portant on a charge of murder by poison. Shortly there, that he is after the horrible fate of an inoffensive gentleman in day, end y Dublin startled the country, and is not yet fully ining into , explained. And within a few days, in this city, It is imp)sei work. I wt. has a diabolical murderer received the final sentence ' car ry 'ng out c of the law. But the record ofsuch occurrences is too Maeonochie an lengthy to be detailed. Every newspaper tells of with him at last some cold-blooded crimes which cause humanity to have an opportue shudder, and rival the horrors of Sepoy cruelty. men of deeds as w, From such melancholy recitals we turn with relief further suggest tha to notice the growing efforts in the cause of religion, tbestowedeontnupothnetihr d the CI. o t Gladly do we remember that, surrounded though it trollingTthee directors t be by a dark putrid mass, a leaven is at work which (Cheers.) I move, the. will ultimately prevail over all obstructions to its pointed, and that Ceptai, In high places of the state are men whose afforded by the ensuing piety is • grateful contrast to the indif- yestigation iuto the bask of their compeers, and a mighty (Laughter.) cowards the evangelisation of the masses A desultory discussion and Scotland has been inaugurated, motion, altering the words -ime incrruises, its antidote is widely 'assist' and 'co-operate with,' 'trough the community, and amid the to. smirks, urging the neof suffering, true consolations are ing from too strongly At home an unwrought field of misTors the management 'our has been entered, and abroad the ‘roducing dissension peace is to be more generally proclaimed. hareholders would in 1857 read, traced in blood, the dangers n improvement in policy, and at last recognises her tht become much May she never again deviate there_ Is ed per pound, 'pad that a few more in, uch to lighten 'w close the the heavy Idled. They With could not !ass month areholders I that the ecomi have smi thed,