Glasgow Courier. — 1860-03-17 (Glasgow, Strathclyde, Scotland)

JULLIEN. —Though the report of M. Jullien having attempted suicide is without foundation' the fact of his being now in a lunatic asylum, with but slender hopes of ultimate recovery, is undoubted. It is also true that owing to unsuccessful enterprises, which led to his recent appearance before the Bankruptcy Court in Paris, he and those dependent on him are left wholly without resources. Under these circumstances a subscription has been set on foot by the friends of M. Jullien, to which the English public will doubtless be glad to contribute, in testimony of their appreciation of services long and zealously rendered. For upwards of 20 years the concerts of M. Jullien have afforded gratification to thousands upon thousands of persons; and it was not his least claim to notice that, in providing for the amusement of his patrons, he also contrived to improve and elevate their taste, and thus—while establishing an essentially popular entertainment—to aid in the great work of art-progress.—Times. Rovst LITERARY Fmen.—The annual meeting of the subscribers to the Royal Literary Fund was held on Wednesday at the office, Great Russell Street, London—Earl Stanhope in the chair. From the report of the council for the past year, it appeared that during the past year they had expended £1,640 in relieving the wants of distressed authors and their families. The total number of grants was 49, of which I were of £lOO each, 1 of £7O, 3 of £6O each, 5 of £5O each, and the others of smaller sums. Of the applicants 35 were gentlemen and 14 ladies. Among the latter were five authoresses, the other nine being the widows of authors. Several of the applicants were relieved for the seventh time out of the fund. Of the total sum distributed, the gentlemen received £985, and the ladies £655. Theroport was adopted, after which the Bishop of St David's was elected a vice-president of the corporation in succession to the late Lord Macaulay; the Rev. Dr Croly, the Rev. Dr Russell, and the Right Hon. E. Cardwell were elected to fill three vacancies in the council, and there being one vacancy on the general committee Mr W. M. Thackeray was elected to fill it.  THE CUSTOMS Aers.—A meeting has been held at the London Tavern to take into consideration the resolutions of the Chancellor of the Exchequer. The attendance was numerous, not only of merchants, traders, and others of London, but also from Liverpool, Glasgow, Hull, Southampton, and other parts of the kingdom. The chairman, Mr Crawford, M. P., stated it was no political meeting, but the object was to petition Parliament against new, petty, and vexatious charges which were calculated to inflict injury, not only upon British, but also upon foreign trade. Messrs Baring, Hubbard, Magniac, Moffat,-Somes, Hankey, and others, bore testimony fa the correctness of the observations of the chairman, remarking also that it was not altogether the amount, but annoyance and delay that was sought to be inflicted, which would tend to limit commercial operations, and ultimately drive trade into other channels. Several resolutions were presented and all unanimously carried ; and the petition to be presented by the chairman to Parliament last evenmg was numerously signed. In Mincing Lane there is but one opinion, and that is, that the House should divide upon A.—Commercial Daily List.