Glasgow Courier. — 1850-05-11 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

NDINBIOIOII CLOSING MM. From Rome, letters of the 30th bring the official notice Friday, May 10.—Dundee and Perth Qrs., 285.; North British, of the constitution of a new Roman bank. The chief es- 1,7 3s. tablishment will be in Rome, with branches at Bologna and Ancona. The capital is fixed at 2,000,000 ecus—about £4so,ooo—and the concession will be for 24 years on that amount being raised. The bank engages to stamp for its I own account at the mist every year about £90,000 in gold land silver coin, and the rate of discount is limited to 6 per I mint. I The advices from Smyrna to the 20th ult. mention that ;the inhabitants were recovering from their alarm occasioned lby the late shocks of earthquake. The Government authoIngres had issued instructions for destroying, as far as possible, the young locusts, in order to prevent their ravages at a more advanced season of the year. Not much business had been transacted in produce. Cotton was firm, and gum tragaeanth had attracted some attention. Oil was well supported, but there was nothing fresh in opium. The demand for manufactures was limited. Exchange remained 111 to 1111. Approaching Marriages in High Life.—We are enabled to announce that the arrangements are completed for a matrimonial alliance between Viscount Chewton eldest son of the Earl Waldegrave, and Miss Bastard, only daughter of the late Captain Bastard, R.N., of Sharpham, in the county of Devon. We believe we are also correct in stating that tazerrMge will shortly be solemnised between Mr. WodeCurrie, son of Mr. Raikes Currie, M.P. for Northampton, and Miss Vernon Smith, only daughter of the Right Hon. R. Vern m Smith, M.P.—Morning Post. Court of Queen's Bends—Sisters of Mercy—On Wednesday, the prosecution raised at the instance of Miss Sellon, against the publisher of a Devonport newspaper, for libel, was abandoned, on the defendant consenting to pay costs, and pleading that he did not intend to cast any imputation upon the ladies.  4Rla, Titweenev.—The Presse states that five regiments comprising the garrison of Paris, which were to have quitted theenpitakon Wednesday morning, to occupy other quarters, receive i a counter order as they were preparing for their march.' the intended visit of the President of the Republic to Fontaiubleau has been postponed for some days. A fee, Inoffensive groups collected, on Wednesday, in the Faubourgs St. Marceau and St. Antoine, amongst whom tjke new Electoral Law formed the topic of conversation. OtherOise, 'Paris was tranquil. It being Ascension•day, the Bonne was shut. In the Opera passage the Fives rose that night to 8810, upon hearing that the previous question, moved in the dismission of the Electoral Law, had been rejected, and urgency voted by a large majority; but when the evening journals gave particulars of the bill, with a report of the dismission, Fives went down to 88*, but soon after rose to 88*. An opinion is prevalent that the bill will be modified. The members of the extreme Left advise the club leaders to exercise their influence to restrain their adherents and the petitions. There seems no doubt that ,Barnet will vote for the Government. The authorities are perfectly prepared to meet any attempt at disturbance. Notice has been sent to the gun-smiths and makers of arms, to ilive up to the police, on the first summons, the whole of their stock.  Captain John Edwards (it is believed of the 19th Foot), committed suicide by cuttin! his throat with a razor on Sunday morning, at the lodgings of his sister, in Clarence Square, Brighton. The deceased was a widower, and about sixty-three years of age. An inquest was held on Monday last, when the evidence produced completely established the fact of his insanity, and a verdict was returned accordingly.