Glasgow Courier. — 1863-10-29 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

GLASGOW GRAIN. —Several parcels of wheat have changed hands in the course of the week, chiefly American sorts, and prices have advanced about 6d per boll. To-day's market ruled firm at the enhanced currency, but the business done was only limited. Sack flour unaltered, tut barrels were rather dearer. For prime Irish oats fully previous rates were asked, and oatmeal bnniglit 64 per load more money. Maize firm. Beans and other articles without change. CORK St:mtg.-Ist, 104 s; 2ds, 98s; 3ds, 90s; 4ths, 85s; sths, 68s; 6ths, 455. Mild cured-Ista, 10:3s; 2ds, 103 s; 3ds, 96e. 1400 firkins in market.  On Tuesday the Rev. Walter Roberts was ordained to the pastoral charge of the United Presbyterian congregation meeting in Wel lwynd Church, Airdi ie. Samuel Auld, the Port-Glasgow rigger who fell at the steamer Peruvian on Monday, died early on Tuesday morning at the Greenock Infirmary of concussion oi the brain.  On Tuesday afternoon, the paddle steamer Presto sailed from the lower end of the harbour, bound for a foreign port, her owners designing her to run the American blockade.  Wm. NI 'Cue, the lad supposed to he an accomplice of the man NI ‘Cormick, who was taken up charged with the theft of a large quantity of silk from a warehouse in Virginia Street, has been remitted to the Sheriff.  The as. United Kingdom sailed from the Tail of the Bank on Thursday evening on her fifth voyage this year to Quebec and Montreal. being the last steamer of the season from the Clyde to Canada via the St Lawrence. The Rev. Mr Brown. of the U.P. Church, Wishaw, has intimated his intention to iesign his charge, having resolved to proceed immediately with his family to Australia, in obedience to a call from the U.P. Church in Melbourne. On Saturday morning a splendid paddle-steamer, which was named Lord Clyde, was launched from the building yard of Messrs Caird & Co. The Lord Clyde is the property of the Glasgow and Dublin Steam Navigation Company. Messrs Scott, Bridgeton, having made arrangements with their workers, the works resumed operation on Monday.—The Keppoch, Kenmure, and Blackhill strike has now come to an end, the men having been out nearly eight weeks. In the Justice of Peace Licensing Court on Tuesday, there were in all seventeen applications presented, ten of which were granted and seven refused. —Yesterday, the number of applications for new houses was 145, of which 132 were granted and 22 refused. On Tuesday, at the Western Police Court, a servant girl named Mary Clark, in the employment of a family in Newton Street. was sentenced to 60 days' imprisonment for the theft of .£4 and a quantity of wearing apparel from her employer's house, on Sunday last. About nine o'clock on the evening of Saturday last, a little boy, about three years of age, named Michael Cairns, son of Joseph Cairns, carter, residing in Pipe House Close, High Street, was killed in Trongate, being knocked down and rau over by one of Menzies' omnibuses. From the London Gazette of last Friday we learn that Lient.-Colonel Dreghorn, of the 3d Regiment , Lanarkshire Rifle Volunteers, has resigned his commission. We understand, however, that Mr Dreg. horns connection with the regiment does not cease with his resignation, as he has been aproiuted Honorary Colonel. On Monday morning, about eight o'clock, Patrick Graham, a man, 29 years of age, residing with Mrs Quin, Great Dove Hill, died very suddenly in his lodgings. He got up early in the morning, between seven and eight o'clock, and dressed for the purpose of going to work. He subsequently entered the kitchen, and almost immediately afteiVards returned Into his room, where he was found soon after dead. On Sunday the body of a man was found on the beach about a mile to the west of Inverkip, apparently about sixty years of age, 5 ft. 8 in. in height, having the dress of a hawker or labourer—suit of brownish pilot cloth, square jacket. Vest with double row of buttons, and stout boots, qimme new. It appeared to have been only a short time in the water, and the fact of several stones being in the pockets leads to the conclusion that deceased must have committed suicide.