Glasgow Courier. — 1864-07-21 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

THE AUSTRALIAN POSTAGE.— The Lords of the Treasury have decided not to carry into effect at present the alterations in the Australian rates of postage, and have issued a warrant re-imposing the old rates. MARRIAGE IN HIGH LlTE.,—Lady Florence Paget was married to the Marquis of Hastings .on Saturday at St. George's, Hanover Square. The marriage was a hurried and unexpected one more var.. tieularly, it would appear, to. the:connee'tiens Of her. Ladyship, none of whom .vvere witnesses: to:rthe, ceremony. . . There is a bit of gossip about Bernal Osbornewhich may be taken for its worth. It seems that Mr. Bernal Osborne has not been on the best of . terms with Lord Palmerston, and has not: been invited by Lady Palmerston for two years back to • her Saturday evening parties. .But -when Mr, Disraeli gave notice of his resolution a. card of iriV.lta;' tion came from Lady Palmerston, asking the pleasure of Mr: Bernal. Otiborne's society to the;ri:' union of the following Saturday night. This vitation, however, was confined to the hen.mqmbei and did not include Mrs.. or Miss .9sbbrne. Nr.; once Lady Palmerston is said to have not played„her . . part well.  The adjourned inquesk on the bodyof Mr. Briggs, ; murdered on the North-London Railway, was re: sumed on Monday. The evidebce of his niece showed that deceased had been threatened. by.: a person to whom he had • refused to 'lend money. The ticket-collector at Hackney spoke. to one-man . in the train,-.--by which Mr. Briggs left .Fenchurch. Street, having shown great ithpatienee to leave..tlie station. The medical witnesses were 'positive as to the injuries of deceased having been cauby, blows, but one serious wound over the par,was caused when he fell on the line. Nothing further transpired to throw light on the mystery, and 't inquiry-was again Adjourned. It is not quite clear that the Feruvian Govern.: meet have been • concerned in the., robbeEr: ofAdmiral Pinzon's despatches. They were not .stolen from the couriers in their.tiansit across the Isthmus of Panama, as stated in the recent telegram,..were taken on board the Panama steamer from the despatch-bag £ient from tlie..Spanisli squadron- to the French consul at Panama, the bag from: the commander of the French vessel of war at . Valparaiso • being also broken open., in both eases the official despatches had been extracted, but it supposed, and for the credit of the Peruvian Government it is hoped, that the robbery was Committed by some adventurer on speculation, and not by any emissary from Peru.  On Thursday afternoon, a disturbance of no .1 ordinary character took place at- Barnsley. A mini-. ber of the wives of the men recently arrived from , Nottingham to Work in the Oaks Colliery carnet .. Barnsley to make some purchases,: were recognised," and were booted and hissed by a 'Mob :numbering, nearly 1000. Stones were then thrown, arid.At One time serious apprehensions were entertained that. some of the unfortunate women would be sacrificed to the fury of-the mob.. The arrival of a number of the police force, who escorted the women home, prevented any increase of violence ; still, stones were indisetiminately thrown, one of the females being' struck. A boy who was in the crowd was seriously injured by the letting down of a •cart. The affair will lead to a judicial investigation. A correspondence - has taken • place betWeen.,' General the Hon.: C. .Grey, behalf of Hee' -Majesty,. and. the Council of: the, Royal Horticeltura.l Society:- The Queen, ,expresaing- the, pleasine ' which her recent visit to the gardens affordenier, wishes that, in' commemoration of .the birth-day of the late -12'ince Consort—who took such an active part in rendering them So worthy of admiration— they should be, opened annually on the 26th of, August to the public -free of charge.. . The Cetincil' have, through their secretary, Mr. Murray, replied, stating that the wishes of Her Majesty will be carried out. The -Strawberry fete was well attended.' on Wednesday; as, indeed, all the shows at these gardens ought to be. In the evening the Duke. of Buccleuch, as Presid.ent of the Society, entertained their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. It is almost needless to add that thePartY was very numerously attended.