Glasgow Courier. — 1853-12-31 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

THE INVADERS OF LOWER CALIFORNIA,  GOVAN PAROCHIAL BOARD. The Govan Parochial Board met on Thursday—Mr. Wilkie in the chair. The CH v i RNI AN stated that not a single ease of cholera hail yet been reported in the parish, and so far as had been ascertained no case had occurred in private practice. (From the Morning Post of Thursday.) It would be remembered that when cholera made its appcnranee in Glasgow five years ago, there were very few It is not surprising that, at a time when so eases comparatively in this parish. Ile believed that this great a power as Russia is in a position of imhappy exemption was attributable, partly at least, to the minent hostility towards such states as England superiority of the water supplied to the inhabitants on this side of the river, and to the plentiful supply for the and France, we should hear of efforts made to Hushing of the drains. enlist on her side, not only the sympathy, or, at Mr. HERs IE called attention to the naptha nuisance in Rint.niton, and complained of at the Police Committee least, the neutrality of such powers as Austria meeting on Monday. and Prussia, but also the more or less active noThe Inspector was desired to give the police Whorl- operation of smaller nations. We learn that, with ties every assistance in their present inquiries, with a View to the removal of the nuisance, this view, the government of Russia has actively purMr. NI:IL moved that the Board should petition Par- sued negotiations at Stockholm and Copenhagen, for lisment against the Water Bill promoted by the Corpo- the purpose of inducing the governments of Sweden ration, lie maintained that the Board had an interest in this question, inasmuch as the prosperity of this par- and Denmark to side with her in what we suspect ish was greatly owing to the inducements to residency she has long_ foreseen as an approaching European on this side of the river from the superiority and cheap- struggle. When we say that she endeavours to inuess of the water. duce these nations to side with her, we mean in active Ir. Jolts TAYLOR said that the Relief Committee be- hostilities; because the great object she has in securlieved that if the Corporation's water scheme was car- ing their alliance is to obtain the closing of the lied, and a heavier rate imposed upon the inhabitants of e passag s of the Sound and Belts against the western this side, many who were at present poors' rate-payers, • powers; but as these passages are by treaty free to though in in indigent circumstances, would become paupers themselvfes. all nations, we need hardly observe that they cannot • Mr. Mmit.i:tv, while lie disapproved of the intention be closed by Denmark and Sweden unless the governto include this side of the river within the operation of snouts of those countries are ready to enter upon a the Water Bill, bad doubts as to the propriety of this war with England and France. Our influence, howBoard taking any steps in such a matter, ever, in those regions is sufficient, we trust, to courtMr. Ch %WIRD agreed with Mr. Maclean that the torbalance the efforts of Russia. Her aim, of course, Board should not interfere. He thought it would very is, by ill become the inhabitants of this side of the river, who excluding the western fleets from the Baltic, to secure the safety of her. large commerce, which had just been congratulated by the chairman of the would be completely ruined by the presence of a meeting...on their exemption from cholera in consequence hostile force in that sea. Not only, however, in the of the superiority of their water, to do anything that extreme north, but throughout the whole of Europe, might tend to prevent the inhabitants on the north side of the river from sharing the same advantages. Russian diplomacy is more active than perhaps at any The CIIAI RN{ Vi disclaimed all intention to throw ob. former period, and the endeavours of the Czar, and stades in the way of the inhabitants on the north side of the western powers, to secure the permanent to prevent them getting a good supply of water, but countenance of Austria, are eager in their rivalry there .as no use drowning the people on this side with I We are happy to say that the course of Prussia is, to water, when they had sufficient, and of the best quality a great extent, decided; and we have every reason already, to believe that the extraordinary mission of that Mr. Br ben suggested that the Board should vote a distinguished diplomatist, the Count de Pourtales, sum of money to assist the Landlords' Association and i from the Court of Berlin to this country, has for its others in opposing tho bill. object to ascertain the positive determinations of the Me. Cuss. roes moved the standing orders, to prevent a division upon Mr. Neil's motion. Mr. Neil gave notice western powers, with a view to Prussia's participat- Bane would bring it forward at next meeting. ing in their line of action. This important step can'Ph- Bo irtl then adjourned, not fail to have some considerable influence with I Just before the chairs," of the meeting made his Austria, who, were she to side with Russia, would s. Itement about the freedom of Um pariah from cholera, find herself greatly embarrassed by the hostility of n Ise ie.( sin. bronght into the Govan cholera hospital, I France on the west, and her great German rival on the fahottrin7, under the usual symptoms of the disease. Ile ! north. As we stated yesterday, though there is some i. it aim inhabitant of the parish, his residence being in show of negotiation at Constantinople and at Vienna, It idiertson Street; but having been lodged in the Goebel' 1 we cannot expect that the projects there devised will Police-office on a charge of embezzlement, and there scised with the premorStorl symptoms of choksrs, he , ever .r. c, result in anything more tangible than the paper which they are written. There is every reason Sons on whias sent to the Govan hospital. We understand he had i i.'en siiffering from bowel complaint for two days pee- Ito belt ' • eve that the Turks will not agree to the re,,..0..1 , newel of the old treaties, and so long as they refuse  peopl  THE SUICIDE OF COLONEL LAYARD  that, the conference cannot even make any proposi- RnTR